A major announcement has just been confirmed within the Montreal Canadiens, as we have just learned that the promising Lane Hutson is among the 10 nominees for the prestigious Hobey Baker Award.
The 10 finalists for the Hobey Baker Award have been revealed!
Lane Hutson is there: in fact, he is the only defenseman among the 10 finalists. #GoHabsGo
Also: Macklin Celebrini, the first 17-year-old in history to find himself on this list. - Podcast La Relève
It will be a delayed gratification for the hopeful of the Canadiens, who had also received this recognition last year, in his rookie season.
This is very good news for Canadiens fans who could see a second player from the organization win this famous title since 2021, with Cole Caufield.
In 33 games so far this season, the second-round pick in 2022 has an impressive record of 12 goals and 44 points.
It will be interesting to see if he manages to break into the final top-3 this year, in our opinion, Macklin Celebrini, Will Smith, and Cutter Gauthier could be his fiercest competition. However, being the only defenseman among the ten, he has a very good chance of making it.