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Comments From Father of Star Defenseman on Leafs' Division Rival May Have Blacklisted Him From Team USA


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Ryan Smitheram
September 7, 2025  (3:33 PM)
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Lane Hutson of the Montreal Canadiens
Photo credit: David Kirouac Imagn Images

Left off Team USA's orientation camp list, Lane Hutson can still earn a spot for the Olympics, but comments from his father may have hindered his chances.

It's been quite the week for Hutson and his family. First, Daily Faceoff's Frank Seravalli reported the 2025 Calder Trophy winner may not want to sign long-term with the Habs. Then, on Friday, his father Rob was on the 'Recrutes Habscast' where he called out Team USA's General Manager Bill Guerin for not inviting Lane to their orientation camp last week in Michigan.
I think our family has made a commitment to Team USA hockey throughout the years. I don't know what Bill Guerin was thinking, I don't know him, he probably, obviously doesn't know Lane We have to live with how they see it, we don't have to agree with it.. This fuels anyone, especially if you're as competitive as Lane.

While Mr. Hutson went on to explain that he had no animosity towards Guerin's decision, his comments certainly felt hostile, including that if Lane didn't make the U.S. roster, they may look at using their Canadian citizenship and playing for Team Canada.

Comments From Hutson's Father Remind Leafs Nation of Someone

For Leafs Nation, Mr. Hutson's comments remind them of the behind-the-scenes theories that Mitch Marner's father Paul was feeding certain information to certain 'insiders' to spin stories and create headlines that favoured Mitch during his tenure in Toronto. He never made public comments, but there are plenty of people that believe he was responsible for certain stories being leaked.
With that being said, the Habs and Hutson family need to be careful Habs fans don't turn on them the same way Leafs Nation eventually turned on Marner.
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Comments From Father of Star Defenseman on Leafs' Division Rival May Have Blacklisted Him From Team USA

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