Boston University freshman defenseman Cole Hutson was named the recipient of the 2025 Tim Taylor Award, bestowed annually upon the best first-year player in NCAA Division I men’s ice hockey, the Hockey Commissioners’ Association announced today.

He is the sixth BU player to win this award and second straight. The others: goalie Kieran Millan in 2009, forwards Jack Eichel in 2015, Clayton Keller in 2017, Joel Farabee in 2019; and Macklin Celebrini in 2024. Hutson’s brother Lane was the ROY runner-up in 2023.