Edmonds Community School students grilled Vancouver Canucks rookie Ben Hutton about his career and personal life Monday.
Asked if he was “in love with a girl,” the 22-year-old said yes – with his mother.
Queried about how many goals he’s scored, he said only one since joining the NHL this season but he was pretty happy about that one.
Favourite colour? Red. Drink? Blue Gatorade. Country? Canada. Movie? Unsure, but liked the new Star Wars. Song? What if She’s an Angel by Brad Paisley. Grade? Can’t decide. Book? The Screech Owls series by Roy MacGregor.
Does he ever get cold playing hockey? He’s more often hot than cold, he said, but sitting on the bench is cold indeed and “you get slivers in your butt.”
Is he any good at hockey? “Some days,” he said.
Hutton made the appearance at the school – reading two books to students in the library and joining preschoolers for a craft – to mark Edmonds partnership with the Canucks Family Education Centre.
The Canuck-supported non-profit provides child care, early-learning classes, lunches and snacks for the preschool-aged children of adult English language learners in the school’s Partners in Education (PIE) program.
“A lot of them are our parents that have the older kids at our school,” said Edmonds principal Sean Gaster. “It’s an innovative program.”
