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Cole Hults
American ice hockey player
Cole Bradley Hults (born May 22, 1998) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for HKM Zvolen in the Slovak Extraliga.[1]
| Cole Hults | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
(1998-05-22) May 22, 1998 (age 25) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| Slovak team Former teams |
HKM Zvolen Ontario Reign Tucson Roadrunners HC Bolzano | ||
| NHL Draft |
134th overall, 2017 Los Angeles Kings | ||
| Playing career | 2021–present | ||
Hults was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the fifth round, 134th overall, of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.
He played college hockey at Pennsylvania State University and was named to the Second All-AHCA Team after his junior season.[2] Hults was selected 134th overall by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. On April 11, 2020, Hults signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Kings, forgoing his senior season at Penn State.[3]
In his first professional season, Hults was assigned by the Kings to AHL affiliate, the Ontario Reign, for the shortened 2020–21 season. He made 19 appearances on the blueline for the Reign, collecting 1 goal and 5 points.
On July 24, 2021, Hults was traded by the Kings, along with Bokondji Imama, to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for Brayden Burke and Tyler Steenbergen.[4]
Hults played one season within the Coyotes organization before leaving as a free agent to sign a one-year contract with Italian club, HC Bolzano of the ICEHL, on August 3, 2022. In signing with Bolzano, Hults joined his brother Mitch at the club.[5]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2014–15 | Madison Capitols | USHL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Madison Capitols | USHL | 54 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Madison Capitols | USHL | 59 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Penn State | B1G | 38 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Penn State | B1G | 39 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Penn State | B1G | 34 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Ontario Reign | AHL | 19 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Tucson Roadrunners | AHL | 54 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | HC Bolzano | ICEHL | 45 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | ||
| AHL totals | 73 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Award | Year | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| AHCA Second Team All-American | 2020 | [2] |
| Big Ten Player of the Year | 2020 | [6] |
| Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year | 2020 | |
| All-Big Ten First Team | 2020 | |
- "Cole Hults at eliteprospects.com". eliteprospects.com.
- "Men's CCM/AHCA Hockey Division I All-Americans Announced". ahcahockey.com. April 11, 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- "Cole Hults signs entry-level contract with LA Kings". Los Angeles Kings. April 12, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- "Coyotes acquire Hults, Imama from Kings". Arizona Coyotes. July 24, 2021. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- "Another Hults for HCB" (in Italian). HC Bolzano. August 3, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
- "Hockey Postseason Honors Announced". bigten.org. May 11, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Big Ten Player of the Year 2019–20 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Sasha Larocque |
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year 2019–20 |
Succeeded by |
[[Category:HKM Zvolen players]