This story should probably begin with one of those happy face emoticons.
After all, it’s about Ben Hutton, the Vancouver Canucks’ rookie defenceman who always seems to be smiling.
And why shouldn’t he? All the 22-year-old Hutton has done is defy the odds by coming straight out of college — save four games with the Utica Comets of the AHL late last season — to earn a National Hockey League roster spot.
“I have always been a happy guy,” Hutton says with, yes, a big smile. “I get that a lot from people, that I’m always smiling.