"When Hutson takes the ice against the Ottawa Senators, the rookie defenseman, at age 19 and 263 days, will become the first Capitals teammate of Alex Ovechkin to be born after Ovi's NHL debut in 2005. Hutson was welcomed to the world on June 28, 2006, eight months and twenty-three days after Ovechkin played his first NHL game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on October 5, 2005."
"After being selected first overall by the Capitals at the 2004 NHL Draft, Ovechkin made his debut at age 20 and 18 days after an NHL lockout wiped out the 2004-05 season. Ovechkin would go on to record 106 points in 81 games that season, including scoring 52 goals. He would go on to win the Calder Trophy as the league's Rookie of the Year."
"Hutson being born after Ovechkin's NHL debut is a first for the Capitals captain, but it isn't the first time this has happened in Capitals history for other players. According to the team's Mike Vogel, Zdeno Chara played with two players - Connor McMichael and Garrett Pilon - who were born after his own NHL debut on November 19, 1997."
Cole Hutson will make his NHL debut for the Washington Capitals against the Ottawa Senators at age 19 and 263 days, becoming the first teammate of Alex Ovechkin to be born after Ovechkin's October 5, 2005 debut. Hutson was born on June 28, 2006, eight months after Ovechkin's first game. Ovechkin debuted at age 20 following the 2004-05 lockout, recording 106 points and 52 goals in his rookie season while winning the Calder Trophy. Hutson's brother Lane won the same award last year with Montreal. This milestone marks a unique moment in Capitals history, though similar occurrences happened previously with Zdeno Chara and Doug Mohns playing alongside younger teammates born after their respective NHL debuts.
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