Ben Hutton (ice hockey)

Ben Hutton
Born April 20, 1993
Prescott, ON, CAN
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Vancouver Canucks
Utica Comets (AHL)
NHL Draft 147th overall, 2012
Vancouver Canucks
Playing career 2015present
Medal record
Ice hockey
Competitor for Canada Canada East
World Junior A Challenge
Silver 2011 Langley

Ben Hutton (born April 20, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Utica Comets in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Canucks in the 5th round (147th overall) of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.

Hutton played for the Maine Black Bears in the NCAA Men's Division I Hockey East conference. In his second year, Hutton's outstanding play was rewarded with a selection to the 2013–14 All-Hockey East first team.[1]

Following his junior season with the Black Bears, on March 16, 2015, Hutton was signed to a two-year entry-level contract with the Canucks. He was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Utica Comets, to finish the 2014–15 season.[2]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2008–09 Kemptville 73's CJHL 4 0 0 0 0
2009–10 Kemptville 73's CJHL 60 16 18 34 6 4 0 0 0 2
2010–11 Kemptville 73's CCHL 61 8 27 35 28
2011–12 Kemptville 73's CCHL 35 7 20 27 25
2011–12 Nepean Raiders CCHL 22 4 12 16 6 18 5 8 13 6
2012–13 University of Maine HE 34 4 11 15 18
2013–14 University of Maine HE 35 15 14 29 8
2014–15 University of Maine HE 39 9 12 21 14
NCAA totals 108 28 37 65 40

Awards and honours

Award Year
All-Hockey East First Team 2013–14 [3]
AHCA East Second-Team All-American 2013–14

References

  1. "UMaine’s Shore, Hutton earn first team All-Hockey East honors". Bangor Daily News. 2014-04-05. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
  2. "Canucks sign defenseman Ben Hutton". Vancouver Canucks. 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2015-03-16.
  3. "League Announces All-Star Teams". HockeyEastOnline.com. 2014-04-01. Retrieved 2014-04-01.

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