Michael Edward Hutchinson (born March 2, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently plays for Saimaan Pallo in the Finnish Liiga.
He was a member of the Ontario Blues summer hockey team that featured other notable graduates such as Steven Stamkos, John Tavares, Alex Pietrangelo, Michael Del Zotto, Stefan Della Rovere, Cody Hodgson and Cameron Gaunce.
[1] On March 3, 2012, just one day after his 22nd birthday, Hutchinson was recalled by Boston to serve as the team's back-up goaltender on the night due to an injury to starter Tuukka Rask.
With the IceCaps' starting goaltender Edward Pasquale suffering season-ending injury, Hutchinson posted a 15–5 record before earning a recall to the Winnipeg Jets on March 15, 2014.
[6] He was returned to the IceCaps for the 2014 AHL playoffs, and was instrumental in helping St. John's reach the Calder Cup finals for the first time in franchise history.
However, he was soon recalled to the Panthers after an injury to starting goaltender Roberto Luongo, and made his debut with Florida in a 5–4 overtime defeat to the Philadelphia Flyers on October 16, 2018.
[12] Assuming the backup duties for the Maple Leafs entering the 2019–20 season, Hutchinson was unable to solidify his role posting a 0–4–1 record through his first six games before he was re-assigned to AHL affiliate, the Toronto Marlies, on November 12, 2019.
[19] Entering Game 5, with the Avalanche down 3-1 in the series, Hutchinson made his first start to record 31 saves in posting his first-career postseason victory on August 31, 2020.
[20] He became just the seventh goaltender in NHL history to win his first two starts while facing elimination in Game 6, helping the Avalanche level the series 3-3 after a 4-1 victory on September 2, 2020.
[21][22] He was unable to help advance the Avalanche to the conference finals, suffering a 5-4 overtime defeat in his fourth career post-season appearance on September 4, 2020.
After injuries to starting goaltenders Ville Husso and Alex Lyon, Hutchinson made his debut for the Red Wings on December 23, 2023.