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.

A rarity as a right-handed catching goalie, Hutchinson plays a butterfly style, and his 6-foot-3, 202-pound frame takes up much of the net.

A rarity as a right-handed catching goalie, Hutchinson plays a butterfly style, and his 6-foot-3, 202-pound frame takes 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.

While Boston twice made Hutchinson an emergency call-up during the 2011-12 season, he did not appear in a game with the Bruins. He signed with the Winnipeg Jets as a free agent on July 19, 2013. Hutchinson 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 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 career 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.

His greatest playoff success in the minors came during the 2014 American Hockey League 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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