Cole Hults
Player Information
| Date of Birth: | May 22, 1998 | Shot: | L |
| Hometown: | Stoughton, WI | Height: | 6'1" |
| Nation: | United States | Weight: | 190 |
| Position: | Defense | Commit: | Penn State | 2017 |
Amateur Scouting Reports
Elite Prospects Data
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| Draft Type | Draft Year | Round | Overall | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USHL Futures Draft | 2014 | 8 | 130 | Madison Capitols |
| NHL Entry Draft | 2017 | 5 | 134 | Los Angeles Kings |
| Transfer From | Transfer To | Position | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vienna Capitals | D | 2026-01-16 | |
| HC Bolzano | Vienna Capitals | D | 2025-04-16 |
| HC Bolzano | D | 2025-04-15 | |
| HKM Zvolen | HC Bolzano | D | 2024-07-24 |
| HC Bolzano | HKM Zvolen | D | 2023-06-22 |
| Tucson Roadrunners | HC Bolzano | D | 2022-08-03 |
| Los Angeles Kings | Arizona Coyotes | D | 2021-07-24 |
| Penn State Univ. | Los Angeles Kings | D | 2020-04-12 |
| Madison Capitols | Penn State Univ. | D | 2017-04-02 |
| Award | League | Season |
|---|---|---|
| NCAA (B1G) Honorable Mention All-Star Team | NCAA | 2018-2019 |
| NCAA (B1G) Regular Season Champion | NCAA | 2019-2020 |
| NCAA (West) Second All-American Team | NCAA | 2019-2020 |
| NCAA (B1G) Player of the Year | NCAA | 2019-2020 |
| NCAA (B1G) Defensive Player of the Year | NCAA | 2019-2020 |
| NCAA (B1G) First All-Star Team | NCAA | 2019-2020 |
| ICEHL Best Plus/Minus | ICEHL | 2022-2023 |
| Season Stats | Team | League | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | Playoffs | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-2014 | Madison Capitols 18U AAA | NLHL | 17 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 29 | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013-2014 | Madison Capitols 18U AAA | 18U AAA | 42 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 45 | ||||||
| 2014-2015 | Madison Capitols 18U AAA | NAPHL 18U | 24 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 34 | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014-2015 | Madison Capitols 18U AAA | 18U AAA | 36 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 42 | ||||||
| 2014-2015 | Madison Capitols | USHL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 29 | ||||||
| 2014-2015 | Team Black | USA-S16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 2015-2016 | Madison Capitols | USHL | 54 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 65 | ||||||
| 2015-2016 | Team Grey | USA-S17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||||
| 2016-2017 | Madison Capitols | USHL | 59 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 112 | ||||||
| 2017-2018 | Penn State Univ. | NCAA | 38 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 43 | ||||||
| 2018-2019 | Penn State Univ. | NCAA | 39 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 24 | ||||||
| 2019-2020 | Penn State Univ. | NCAA | 34 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 18 | ||||||
| 2020-2021 | Ontario Reign | AHL | 19 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | ||||||
| 2021-2022 | Tucson Roadrunners | AHL | 54 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 34 | ||||||
| 2022-2023 | HC Bolzano | ICEHL | 45 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 33 | Playoffs | 19 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 |
| 2023-2024 | HKM Zvolen | Slovakia | 50 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 35 | Playoffs | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2024-2025 | HC Bolzano | ICEHL | 48 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 41 | Playoffs | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2025-2026 | Vienna Capitals | ICEHL | 36 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 62 | ||||||

