2025-26 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
Roster
Cole Hutson
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- Defenseman
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 171
- Hometown:
- Chicago, Ill.
- Previous Team:
- U.S. National Under-18 Team
AWARDS
• National Rookie of the Year (2024-25)
• First Team All-American (2024-25)
• New England Rookie of the Year (2024-25)
• New England Top Defenseman Award (2025-26, 2024-25)
• New England Division I All-Star (2025-26, 2024-25)
• Hockey East Rookie of the Year (2024-25)
• Hockey East First Team All-Star (2025-26, 2024-25)
• Hockey East All-Rookie Team (2024-25)
• National Rookie of the Month (Feb. 2025)
• Hockey East Rookie of the Month (Feb. 2025)
• Hockey East Defender of the Month (Oct. 2025, Nov. 2025)
• Most Outstanding Player (Toledo Regional)
• NCAA Toledo All-Regional Team (2024-25)
• 2025 Beanpot MVP
• Hockey East Player of the Week (10/6/25)
• Hockey East Defender of the Week (3/2/26, 3/31/25, 1/20/25)
• Hockey East Rookie of the Week (3/10/25)
• Hockey East All-Academic Team (2024-25)
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2025-26
Appeared in 34 games … Earned Bob Monahan Award as New England’s Best Defenseman for second straight year … Just the second defenseman (joining brother Lane) to be named a Hockey East First Team All-Star as both a freshman and as a sophomore … New England Division I All-Star … Led Terriers in points (32) and assists (22) … Two-time Hockey East Defender of the Month (Oct. 2025, Nov. 2025) … Scored shootout goal against Northeastern on Feb. 2 that sent BU to Beanpot title game … Led all Hockey East Defensemen with four game-winning goals … Opened season with five points (2g, 3a) across the first two games … Tallied one goal and four assists in a weekend series at No. 12 Maine on Oct. 31-Nov. 1 … Scored twice, including the overtime-winner, in a 4-3 triumph over No. 12 Northeastern on. Nov. 22 … Notched the overtime-winner in a 3-2 victory over Merrimack on Nov. 7 … Scored a goal and added an assist in a 3-0 win at UMass Lowell on Jan. 17 … Notched two points (1g, 1a) in a 5-3 triumph over New Hampshire on Feb. 14 and in a 4-1 Hockey East opening-round win over Vermont on March 11.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2024-25
Appeared in 39 games, missing one while winning gold with Team USA at the 2025 World Junior Championship, where he was the first defensemen to lead the World Junior Championship in scoring, as he totaled three goals and eight assists to pace all skaters in points ... Named National, Hockey East and New England Rookie of the Year … First Team All-American ... Hockey East First Team All-Star … Hockey East All-Rookie Team … NCAA Toledo Regional Most Outstanding Player … Named Beanpot MVP after totaling five points (3g, 2a), including two goals and two assists in the semifinals and the game-winning goal in the championship game … Finished season as points per game leader among all NCAA rookies and defensemen at 1.23 ... Paced all NCAA rookies in points (48) and assists (34) … Named Hockey East and National Rookie of the Month in February … Joins brother Lane as only freshmen defensemen since at least 2005-06 to score 14+ goals and have 32+ assists in a single season … Only freshman and only defenseman in NCAA to have multiple four-point games, including a one-goal, three-assist effort in an 8-3 win over then-No. 9 Ohio State in the NCAA regional semifinals ... Notched one goal and one assist in a 3-2 win over then-No. 16 Cornell in the regional final.
BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Selected in the second round (43rd overall) by the Washington Capitals in the 2024 NHL Draft … Played for the U.S. National Team Development Program from 2022-24 … Set an NTDP record for career points by a defenseman with 119 (25g, 94a), including 51 points (15g, 36a) in 51 games in 2023-24 … Holds the single-season record for points by a defenseman with 68 (10g, 58a) during the 2022-23 season … Helped lead USA to silver medal at the 2024 IIHF World Under-18 Championship after claiming gold at that tournament in 2023 … Named Defenseman of the Tournament in 2024 after he led all blue liners with 13 points (4g, 9a) … Paced all defenders with 12 points (1g, 11a) en route to gold in 2023 … Shares all-time assists record (20) at IIHF World Under-18 Championship.
PERSONAL
Son of Julie and Rob Hutson … Has three brothers - Lars, Lane and former Terrier teammate Quinn … Lane was a two-time First Team All-American at BU and won the 2025 Calder Trophy as the NHL Rookie of the Year after his first full season with the Montreal Canadiens … Quinn made his NHL debut in April 2025 with the Edmonton Oilers after three standout seasons at BU ... Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.
