# Cole Hults > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Cole_Hults > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Cole_Hults.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cole_Hults > Source revision: 1353838234 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American ice hockey player}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | name = Cole Hults | image = Hults Cole.jpg | image_size = | caption = Hults with the [Los Angeles Kings](/source/Los_Angeles_Kings) in 2021 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|5|22}} | birth_place = [Madison](/source/Madison%2C_Wisconsin), [Wisconsin](/source/Wisconsin), U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 0 | weight_lb = 190 | position = [Defense](/source/Defenceman_(ice_hockey)) | shoots = Left | team = [HC Bolzano](/source/HC_Bolzano) | league = [ICEHL](/source/ICE_Hockey_League) | prospect_league = | prospect_team = | former_teams = [Ontario Reign](/source/Ontario_Reign)
[Tucson Roadrunners](/source/Tucson_Roadrunners)
[HKM Zvolen](/source/HKM_Zvolen) | ntl_team = | draft = 134th overall | draft_year = 2017 | draft_team = [Los Angeles Kings](/source/Los_Angeles_Kings) | career_start = 2021 | career_end = }} '''Cole Bradley Hults''' (born May 22, 1998) is an [American](/source/Americans) professional [ice hockey](/source/ice_hockey) [defenseman](/source/Defenceman) currently playing for [HC Bolzano](/source/HC_Bolzano) in the [ICE Hockey League](/source/ICE_Hockey_League) (ICEHL).{{cite web|url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/300850/cole-hults|title=Cole Hults at eliteprospects.com|website=eliteprospects.com}} Hults was selected by the [Los Angeles Kings](/source/Los_Angeles_Kings) in the fifth round, 134th overall, of the [2017 NHL entry draft](/source/2017_NHL_entry_draft). ==Playing career== He played college hockey at [Pennsylvania State University](/source/Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_men's_ice_hockey) and was named to the Second All-AHCA Team after his junior season.{{cite web |title=Men's CCM/AHCA Hockey Division I All-Americans Announced |url=https://ahcahockey.com/news/1920/0411d1aa.php |website=ahcahockey.com |accessdate=April 11, 2020 |date=April 11, 2020}} Hults was selected 134th overall by the [Los Angeles Kings](/source/Los_Angeles_Kings) in the [2017 NHL entry draft](/source/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.{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/kings/news/cole-hults-signs-entry-level-contract-with-la-kings/c-316593736 | title = Cole Hults signs entry-level contract with LA Kings | publisher = [Los Angeles Kings](/source/Los_Angeles_Kings) | date = April 12, 2020 | accessdate = April 12, 2020}} In his first professional season, Hults was assigned by the Kings to AHL affiliate, the [Ontario Reign](/source/Ontario_Reign), for the shortened [2020–21](/source/2020-21_AHL_season) 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](/source/Bokondji_Imama), to the [Arizona Coyotes](/source/Arizona_Coyotes) in exchange for Brayden Burke and Tyler Steenbergen.{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/coyotes/news/coyotes-acquire-imama-and-hults-from-kings/c-325777560 | title = Coyotes acquire Hults, Imama from Kings | publisher = [Arizona Coyotes](/source/Arizona_Coyotes) | date = July 24, 2021 | accessdate = July 24, 2021}} 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.{{cite web| url = https://www.hcb.net/de/noch-ein-hults-fuer-den-hcb-cole-der-bruder-von-mitch-verstaerkt-die-abwehr-der-foxes/ | title = Another Hults for HCB | publisher = [HC Bolzano](/source/HC_Bolzano) | date = August 3, 2022 | accessdate = August 3, 2022 | language = Italian}} ==Career statistics== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- style="background:#e0e0e0;" ! colspan="3" style="background:#fff;"| ! rowspan="99" style="background:#fff;"| ! colspan="5"|[Regular season](/source/Regular_season) ! rowspan="99" style="background:#fff;"| ! colspan="5"|[Playoffs](/source/Playoffs) |- style="background:#e0e0e0;" ! [Season](/source/Season_(sports)) !! Team !! League ! GP !! [G](/source/Goal_(ice_hockey)) !! [A](/source/Assist_(ice_hockey)) !! [Pts](/source/Point_(ice_hockey)) !! [PIM](/source/Penalty_(ice_hockey)) ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | [2014–15](/source/2014%E2%80%9315_USHL_season) || [Madison Capitols](/source/Madison_Capitols) || [USHL](/source/United_States_Hockey_League) | 9 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 29 | — || — || — || — || — |- style="background:#f0f0f0;" | [2015–16](/source/2015%E2%80%9316_USHL_season) || Madison Capitols || USHL | 54 || 0 || 8 || 8 || 65 | — || — || — || — || — |- | [2016–17](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_USHL_season) || Madison Capitols || USHL | 59 || 6 || 26 || 32 || 112 | — || — || — || — || — |- style="background:#f0f0f0;" | [2017–18](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season) || [Penn State](/source/Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_men's_ice_hockey) || [B1G](/source/Big_Ten_Conference) | 38 || 3 || 17 || 20 || 43 | — || — || — || — || — |- | [2018–19](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season) || Penn State || B1G | 39 || 6 || 22 || 28 || 24 | — || — || — || — || — |- style="background:#f0f0f0;" | [2019–20](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season) || Penn State || B1G | 34 || 8 || 22 || 30 || 18 | — || — || — || — || — |- | [2020–21](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_AHL_season) || [Ontario Reign](/source/Ontario_Reign)|| [AHL](/source/American_Hockey_League) | 19 || 1 || 4 || 5 || 5 | — || — || — || — || — |- style="background:#f0f0f0;" | [2021–22](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_AHL_season) || [Tucson Roadrunners](/source/Tucson_Roadrunners) || AHL | 54 || 7 || 10 || 17 || 34 | — || — || — || — || — |- |2022–23 || [HC Bolzano](/source/HC_Bolzano) || [ICEHL](/source/ICE_Hockey_League) | 45 || 3 || 26 || 29 || 33 | 19 || 2 || 4 || 6 || 16 |- style="background:#f0f0f0;" | [2023–24](/source/2023%E2%80%9324_Slovak_Extraliga_season) || [HKM Zvolen](/source/HKM_Zvolen) || [Slovak](/source/Slovak_Extraliga) | 50 || 9 || 27 || 36 || 35 | 10 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 6 |- style="background:#e0e0e0;" ! colspan="3"|AHL totals ! 73 !! 8 !! 14 !! 22 !! 39 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |} ==Awards and honors== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Award ! Year ! Ref |- ! colspan="3"|[College](/source/College_ice_hockey) |- | [AHCA Second Team All-American](/source/List_of_Division_I_AHCA_All-American_Teams) | [2020](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season) | |- | [Big Ten Player of the Year](/source/List_of_Big_Ten_Men's_Ice_Hockey_Player_of_the_Year) | 2020 |rowspan="3"|{{cite web|url=https://bigten.org/news/2020/5/11/mens-ice-hockey-hockey-postseason-honors-announced.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200513205515/https://bigten.org/news/2020/5/11/mens-ice-hockey-hockey-postseason-honors-announced.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 13, 2020 |title=Hockey Postseason Honors Announced |website=[Big Ten Conference](/source/Big_Ten_Conference) |date=May 11, 2020 |access-date=May 11, 2020}} |- | [Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year](/source/List_of_Big_Ten_Men's_Ice_Hockey_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year) | 2020 |- | All-[Big Ten](/source/Big_Ten_Conference) [First Team](/source/List_of_All-Big_Ten_Hockey_Teams) | 2020 |- |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{Ice Hockey Stats|nhl=8480217|elite=300850|espn=|euro=|hr=|hockeydb=178960|legendsm=|legends=|legendstype=|tsn=}} {{s-start}} {{s-ach}} {{succession box | before = [Taro Hirose](/source/Taro_Hirose) | title=[Big Ten Player of the Year](/source/Big_Ten_Men's_Ice_Hockey_Player_of_the_Year) | years = [2019–20](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season)| after=[Cole Caufield](/source/Cole_Caufield)}} {{succession box | before = [Sasha Larocque](/source/Sasha_Larocque) | title=[Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year](/source/Big_Ten_Men's_Ice_Hockey_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year) | years = [2019–20](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season)| after=[Cam York](/source/Cam_York)}} {{s-end}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hults, Cole}} Category:1998 births Category:Living people Category:AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans Category:American men's ice hockey defensemen Category:HC Bozen–Bolzano players Category:Ice hockey players from Wisconsin Category:Los Angeles Kings draft picks Category:Madison Capitols players Category:Ontario Reign (AHL) players Category:Penn State Nittany Lions men's ice hockey players Category:People from Stoughton, Wisconsin Category:Sportspeople from Dane County, Wisconsin Category:Ice hockey people from Madison, Wisconsin Category:Tucson Roadrunners players Category:HKM Zvolen players Category:21st-century American sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Cole Hults](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cole_Hults) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cole_Hults?action=history)). 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