Cole Hutson was named to the 2025-26 All-Hockey East First Team on Friday. The Washington Capitals prospect has earned the honor in both of his seasons at Boston University, becoming only the second defenseman to do so in his freshman and sophomore seasons, joining his brother, Lane Hutson.
The teams are voted on by Hockey East’s 11 head coaches and announced ahead of the quarterfinals of their conference tournament.
Hutson is the lone Terriers player to make the First Team, as the 19-year-old defender leads BU in scoring with 32 points (10g, 22a) in 34 games. In Hockey East play alone, he ranks second among all of the conference’s defensemen in scoring with 21 points (7g, 14a) in 23 games.
Among all NCAA defensemen, Hutson is tied for fourth in overall scoring, and no other sophomore rearguard has recorded more points. His 25:37 average ice time per game also puts him sixth in the nation, a 2:02 increase from his freshman campaign.
Hutson is just the seventh NCAA defenseman since 2004-05 to record two straight seasons with 10-plus goals and 22-plus assists. The others to do so were Justin Schultz, Luke Hughes, Jack Johnson, Lane Hutson, Zeev Buium, and Matt Carle, all past or present NHLers.
After a two-point performance in the opening round of the Hockey East tournament, a 4-1 BU victory over Vermont, Hutson will be back on the ice in the quarterfinals on Saturday. The Terriers will face the UConn Huskies, the third seed in the conference, with whom they split their regular-season series 1-1.
If the Terriers lose, they will be eliminated from the tournament, and their season will end. Hutson is then likely to sign his entry-level contract with the Capitals, finishing his college career.
