2024 NHL Draft
Cole Hutson in the 2024 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Cole Hutson 43rd overall in the 2024 NHL Draft, with the 11th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 8 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 225 players selected in 2024, 23 have played in the NHL regular season. His 28 games put him 12th in the class, but only 8 have scored more points than his 19.
- Overall pick
- 43
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 11
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 40–46 in the 2024 draft
- 40Julius MiettinenCSEASeattle Kraken
- 41Andrew BashaLCGYCalgary Flames
- 42Adam KleberDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 43Cole HutsonD28 GP · 19 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 44Harrison BrunickeD9 GP · 1 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 45Ryder RitchieRMINMinnesota Wild
- 46Tanner HoweLPITPittsburgh Penguins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2024 class
43rd
of 225 players selected
16th
of 77 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Macklin CelebriniC167 GP · 195 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 2Artyom LevshunovD103 GP · 33 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 3Beckett SenneckeR98 GP · 79 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 4Cayden LindstromCCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 5Ivan DemidovR86 GP · 66 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 6Tij IginlaCUTAUtah Mammoth
- 7Carter YakemchukD18 GP · 5 POTTOttawa Senators
- 8Berkly CattonC81 GP · 29 PSEASeattle Kraken
- 9Zayne ParekhD54 GP · 15 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 10Anton SilayevDNJDNew Jersey Devils
+ 215 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Cole Hutson made his NHL debut on March 18, 2026, 1 year and 262 days after the draft.
28
Games
7
Goals
12
Assists
19
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 2024 draft
- 17Terik ParascakRWSHWashington Capitals
- 43Cole HutsonD28 GP · 19 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 52Leon MuggliDWSHWashington Capitals
- 75Ilya ProtasL18 GP · 10 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 90Eriks MateikoLWSHWashington Capitals
- 114Nicholas KempfGWSHWashington Capitals
- 178Petr SikoraCWSHWashington Capitals
- 212Miroslav SatanCWSHWashington Capitals