Montreal Canadiens React to NHL’s Major Lane Hutson Announcement originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
The Montreal Canadiens returned to the Stanley Cup playoffs this NHL season for the first time since losing the Cup Final in 2021 to the Tampa Bay Lightning.
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They finished with a record of 40-31-11, totaling 91 points. Unfortunately for the Canadiens, though, they fell in five games in the first round to the Washington Capitals.
Regardless, this year showed Montreal’s young core taking the next step while also adding new pieces. Nineteen-year-old right winger Ivan Demidov joined the team late in the year, but 21-year-old defenseman Lane Hutson played his first full season at the NHL level.
Hutson exploded in his rookie year, putting up six goals, 60 assists and 66 points from the Habs’ blue line.
As a result, he was named the winner of the Calder Memorial Trophy on Tuesday. The NHL announced the news in a press release.
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“Defenseman Lane Hutson of the Montreal Canadiens is the 2024-25 recipient of the Calder Memorial Trophy, presented ‘to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition,’ as selected by the Professional Hockey Writers Association,” the NHL wrote.
The Canadiens reacted to the news.
“Congratulations to Lane on becoming the first Habs player to win the Calder Memorial Trophy since goaltender Ken Dryden in 1972,” the Canadiens wrote in a press release of their own.
Montreal Canadiens defenseman Lane Hutson (48).David Kirouac-Imagn Images
Hutson finished third on the Canadiens in points this season, behind only captain Nick Suzuki and right winger Cole Caufield.
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The 5-foot-9, 162-pound defenseman was selected No. 62 overall by Montreal in the 2022 NHL Draft. He’s a native of North Barrington, Illinois, and played his college hockey at Boston University.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 10, 2025, where it first appeared.