"Hutson, the 43rd overall selection in the 2024 NHL Draft, had 11 points (3g, 8a) in seven games as an 18-year-old on last year's team. He is the highest-scoring defenseman in the NCAA this season, recording 18 points (7g, 11a) in 15 games for Boston University. The Missouri-born blueliner took home the Tim Taylor Award last spring, presented to the top NCAA men's ice hockey freshman. Hutson also dressed in a preliminary game for Team USA at the senior World Championship in May."
"Kempf, a fourth-round pick by the Capitals in 2024, is Notre Dame's starting goaltender in the NCAA this season. The 19-year-old backstop is 4-9-1 for the Fighting Irish, with a 3.22 goals-against average and a .902 save percentage. The Chicago native starred for the US at the 2024 Under-18 World Junior Championship, going 5-1 with a 1.89 goals-against average, a .919 save percentage, and two shutouts."
Two Washington Capitals prospects, Cole Hutson and Nick Kempf, were named to a 28-player preliminary Team USA roster and will attend a training camp in Duluth ahead of the 2026 World Junior Championship. Each nation may bring a final 25-player roster to Saint Paul and Minneapolis. Hutson led all players in scoring at last year's tournament and is the top-scoring NCAA defenseman this season with 18 points in 15 games for Boston University; he won the Tim Taylor Award as top NCAA freshman. Kempf is Notre Dame's starting goaltender and posted strong numbers at the 2024 U-18 World Championship.
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