Lane Hutson, Jack Devine headline impressive class of Chicago-raised NHL draft prospects

Lane Hutson grew up in Barrington but has spent the last two seasons with the U.S. National Team Development Program in Michigan. (Rena Laverty/USA Hockey)

Lane Hutson traveled to the NHL Scouting Combine in Buffalo last month fully expecting to hear a strange question or two during his team interviews.

The Barrington native and projected borderline first-round pick in this year’s draft wasn’t disappointed. One team asked him, “What animal would you be, and why?”