Ben Hutton signed a two-year, $1.95 million contract with the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday. It has an annual average value of $975,000 and runs through the 2025-26 season.
The defenseman, who originally signed with Vegas as free agent Oct. 28, 2021, has eight points (one goal, seven assists) in 28 games this season. His plus-7 rating is tied for second among Vegas defensemen with Keegan Kolesar. Brayden McNabb is plus-12.
Selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the fifth round (No. 147) of the 2012 NHL Draft, the 30-year-old has 120 points (23 goals, 97 assists) in 496 NHL regular-season games with the Golden Knights, Toronto Maple Leafs, Anaheim Ducks, Los Angeles Kings and Canucks.
He made his NHL postseason debut last season, finishing with no points in two games for the Golden Knights on their run to the Stanley Cup.
