Overview

• Team USA’s 44-player Olympic orientation camp, which included 16 defensemen, did not invite Calder Trophy winner Lane Hutson.
• Rob Hutson said his sons are also Canadian and suggested representing Canada is a possibility, while stressing nothing is currently in play.
• An NHL insider cited Hutson skipping the World Championships and heavy left-side competition as factors in the omission.
• Sources emphasized the camp is preliminary and that Olympic roster decisions will be made on-ice from October to December, keeping Hutson eligible for selection.
• Hutson posted 66 points as a rookie and has a U.S. international track record, while Canadiens GM Kent Hughes declined to discuss any contract extension talks.