Rookie Reveal: Can Hockey's Fresh Faces Transform Your Fantasy Team in 2025-26?
Nearly all the rookies on the list below will have some level of fantasy appeal during the 2025-26 season, but it’s important to manage expectations with the youngsters as they move into their second seasons. Let’s take a look at who we should be keeping an eye on.
Lane Hutson: Calder Trophy favorite and early fantasy draft pick
A 5-foot-9 defenseman, Hutson (21 years old) quickly extinguished any size concerns by playing all 82 regular-season games and posting 66 points — 26 on the power play — while averaging 22:44 of ice time. The Boston University product appears to be a lock for the Calder Trophy. While the 2022 second-round pick needs to polish his defensive game before he becomes a team’s true No. 1 defenseman, Hutson will continue to log enough minutes, especially on the No. 1 power play, to justify his selection in the first few rounds of fantasy drafts in the 2025-26 season.
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