



A rarity as a right-handed catching goalie, Hutchinson plays a butterfly style, and his 6-foot-3, 201-pound frame took up much of the net.
Although Hutchinson is blessed with size, it took stints with four minor-league teams and almost six full seasons for the third-round pick (No. 77) by the Boston Bruins in the 2008 NHL Draft to make it to the NHL. When the Barrie, Ontario, native finally got his first NHL win, it was against, rather than for, the team that drafted him.
Though Boston twice made Hutchinson an emergency callup during the 2011-12 season, he did not appear in a game with the Bruins and signed with the Winnipeg Jets on July 19, 2013. He made his NHL debut against the Minnesota Wild on April 7, 2014 and stopped 16 of 17 shots in a 1-0 loss. In his second NHL start three days later, Hutchinson allowed one goal on 33 shots in a 2-1 victory against the Bruins.
Still officially a rookie in 2014-15, Hutchinson played a huge role in helping Winnipeg reach the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Over 20 games from Oct. 24, 2014 to Jan. 21, 2015, Hutchinson went 14-3-2 with a .939 save percentage. That run included his first NHL shutout, a 33-save effort against the eventual champion Chicago Blackhawks on Nov. 2, 2014. In four starts against the Blackhawks that season, Hutchinson went 3-0-1 while stopping 122 of 127 shots (.960). Among rookie goalies, he was first in games played (38) and second in wins (21).
On June 21, 2016, the Jets signed Hutchinson to a two-year contract.
Hutchinson signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Detroit Red Wings on Dec. 19, 2023, after playing 153 NHL games for the Jets, Florida Panthers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Colorado Avalanche and Columbus Blue Jackets since 2013-14. He played 32 games that season for Detroit's American Hockey League affiliate in Grand Rapids and 24 games for SaiPa in Liiga, the top pro hockey league in Finland. He announced his retirement July 28, 2026.
His greatest playoff success in the minors came during the 2014 AHL playoffs, when he went 12-9 with a 1.95 GAA and a .938 save percentage while helping lead St. John's to the Calder Cup Finals.
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Signed as a free agent by Detroit.
Signed as a free agent by Detroit.
Traded to Columbus by Vegas with a 7th-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft for Jonathan Quick.
Traded to Columbus by Vegas with a 7th-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft for Jonathan Quick.
Signed as a free agent by Vegas.
Signed as a free agent by Vegas.
Signed as a free agent by Toronto.
Signed as a free agent by Toronto.
Traded to Colorado by Toronto for Calle Rosen.
Traded to Colorado by Toronto for Calle Rosen.
Traded to Toronto by Florida for Toronto's 5th-round pick in 2020 NHL Draft.
Traded to Toronto by Florida for Toronto's 5th-round pick in 2020 NHL Draft.
Signed as a free agent by Florida.
Signed as a free agent by Florida.
Signed as a free agent by Winnipeg.
Signed as a free agent by Winnipeg.
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