Ben Hutton
- · D · #17- HT
- 6'3"
- WT
- 209 lb
- Age
- 33
- Shoots
- L
- From
- Brockville, CAN
- Draft
- 2012 VAN · R5 #147
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. defensemen with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedDefenseman toolkit
vs. defensemen with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 29 GP tracked · 7h TOIUsage profile
assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher jobMicro-metrics
Structural Metric Model · sequences, geometry & leverage from every shot2025-26 regular season · Percentile beams: fill = league percentile, tick = league median · hockeyalpha.com
The Blueprint
Structural Event Engine · percentile vs defensemen · center = median · 788 EV minGeneral Offense
Playmaking Sequences
Offense Types
Zone Entries
DZ Retrievals / Exits
Forechecking
Derived from event sequences in public play-by-play data - the ? on each metric explains exactly how it's computed.
Contract & market
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ben Hutton | 71 | Steady Blueliner | 15 P · 55 GP | - | $5.10M | - | this player |
 Josh Manson | 72 | Heavy Hitter | 31 P · 79 GP | $4.50M | $5.42M | B+$0.9M | 86% |
 Uvis Balinskis | 70 | Steady Blueliner | 15 P · 54 GP | $0.85M | $4.79M | A+$3.9M | 82% |
 Logan Stanley | 68 | Steady Blueliner | 26 P · 76 GP | - | $4.20M | - | 81% |
 Ryan Shea | 71 | Steady Blueliner | 35 P · 80 GP | $0.90M | $5.10M | A++$4.2M | 80% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Pavel Dorofeyev · 3 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Ben’s goals
Creates for
goals Ben assisted on
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
vs DAL
0P
0G 0A
vs DAL 01-29
0G 0A · 1 shots · 15:50 TOI
vs SEA
1P
0G 1A
vs SEA 01-31
0G 1A · 2 shots · 15:29 TOI
@ ANA
0P
0G 0A
@ ANA 02-01
0G 0A · 1 shots · 14:11 TOI
vs VAN
0P
0G 0A
vs VAN 02-04
0G 0A · 0 shots · 13:20 TOI
vs LAK
0P
0G 0A
vs LAK 02-05
0G 0A · 0 shots · 12:09 TOI
@ LAK
0P
0G 0A
@ LAK 02-25
0G 0A · 2 shots · 14:42 TOI
@ NSH
0P
0G 0A
@ NSH 03-21
0G 0A · 4 shots · 12:51 TOI
vs WSH
0P
0G 0A
vs WSH 03-28
0G 0A · 0 shots · 12:29 TOI
@ VAN
0P
0G 0A
@ VAN 04-07
0G 0A · 0 shots · 13:53 TOI
@ SEA
0P
0G 0A
@ SEA 04-09
0G 0A · 2 shots · 10:12 TOI
Tile tint = points that night · underline = shot volume (full bar = 8+ shots) · oldest on the left
The Territory
attacking → · every recorded touch, normalized to one end
The office: the right circle - 2 of 6 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 16 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 55 blocks · 11 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | Vancouver Canucks | 75 | 1 | 24 | 25 | -21 |
| 2016-17 | Vancouver Canucks | 71 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -22 |
| 2017-18 | Vancouver Canucks | 61 | 0 | 6 | 6 | -9 |
| 2018-19 | Vancouver Canucks | 69 | 5 | 15 | 20 | -23 |
| 2019-20 | Los Angeles Kings | 65 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 5 |
| 2020-21 | Anaheim Ducks | 34 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -13 |
| 2020-21 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Vegas Golden Knights | 58 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 |
| 2022-23 | Vegas Golden Knights | 31 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| 2023-24 | Vegas Golden Knights | 41 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
| 2024-25 | Vegas Golden Knights | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Vegas Golden Knights | 55 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 2 |
| Career | 5 teams | 575 | 30 | 109 | 139 | -61 |