Cole Hutson: Caps prospect supports the Canadiens and his brother Lane

I’ve always loved to see sports brothers supporting their families.

But I’ve always hated to see a brother under contract with another team supporting his bro’ s team in the playoffs with laundry in the opposing team’s colors. There’s a big difference between supporting your brother… or your brother’s team.

Brady Tkachuk supporting the Flames when his brother Brady was in the playoffs was okay, since he didn’t have a Flames jersey as such. But Jason Kelce wearing Chiefs overalls or a toque for his brother Travis is too much, in my opinion.

And now another example has been added.

Cole Hutson, a Washington Capitals prospect, was at the Bell Centre yesterday to cheer on his brother. He was there with his mother and posted a story about it.

No problem so far: the club that drafted him and his brother Lane are on the ice.

But my problem is that, thanks to a photo posted by P.K. Subban (and republished in a story by Cole), we see that the Capitals prospect is wearing a jersey in the colors of… the Canadiens.

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And it doesn’t pass muster, in my eyes.

You can cheer for your brother if you want, but you can’t wear the jersey of the team facing your organization in the playoffs. It’s disrespectful to your team.

If I’m an executive of the Washington Capitals this morning, I’m in fine form. The series is so intense, and as one of the club’s top prospects, you decide to take on the opposition?

Come on!

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And no, it can’t be another of Lane’s brothers. Subban identified Cole, the Capitals prospect republished the photo and Lane’s other two brothers, Quinn and Lars, don’t look like that.

It’s pretty clear.

The Hutson Bros! Lane, Quinn, Cole and Lars pic.twitter.com/LUJWGuTMu8

– Habs Fanatics (@habsfanaticss) January 13, 2025