Despite winning the Calder Trophy as the NHL's top rookie in 2024-25, Montreal Canadiens star defenseman Lane Hutson was left off of Team USA's Olympic orientation camp in August. And his father was not too happy about it .

“Personally, from my viewpoint, yeah, I think he should've been invited,” Rob Hutson told Grant McCagg on the ‘Recrutes Habscast.'

“Our family as a whole has made a big commitment to USA Hockey throughout the years. I don't know what Bill Guerin was thinking. I don't know him, and he obviously doesn't know Lane.”

A full 44 NHL players were invited to the off-ice camp, including 16 defensemen. Hutson finished tied for sixth in scoring from the blue line with 66 points in 82 games in 2024-25, and had more points than any United States-born D-men not named Quinn

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