I'm not sure where Jason Botchford is getting his information from, but it doesn't sound like Hutton has decided anything yet regarding turning pro now or returning to Maine for his senior year., according to Hutton himself:
https://bangordailynews.com/2015/03/09/sports/umaine-sports/devin-shore-leaving-umaine-to-begin-pro-hockey-career/
By Larry Mahoney, BDN Staff
Posted March 09, 2015, at 8:15 p.m.
Junior defenseman Ben Hutton, a fifth-round draft pick of Vancouver and the 147th overall pick, said he hasn’t made a decision on his future yet.
Hutton has been Maine’s top scoring defenseman all three years and his 28 career goals leave him four behind the career high shared by Jack Capuano and the late Andre Aubut.
Hutton had nine goals and 12 assists for 21 points in 39 games and his nine goals tie him for fourth in the country among defensemen.
He led the country’s defensemen in goals (15) and power-play goals (9) a year ago and was the first Maine defenseman to ever lead the team in goals.
“Everything is up in the air,” said Hutton. “I haven’t decided anything yet.
“It’s my goal and everybody’s goal to go pro, whether I have the opportunity now or after next season,” said Hutton.
He said no matter what happens, he feels he will continue to develop.
“[Gendron] pushes us every day to get better. He doesn’t let us slack off even in the last five minutes of practice,” said Hutton. “He wants to make sure we continue to get better.”
Hutton said if he hears from the Canucks, he will discuss the decision with his family.
He expects next year’s Maine team to be good.
“We should have a very strong team,” said Hutton. “We will have some holes to fill. We didn’t perform as well as we should have this season. But we’ll work to get better throughout the summer and be ready to go out to try to win a national championship.”
He thought he and his mates played very well against Vermont and deserved a better fate.
“That’s the way hockey is sometimes. Unfortunately, the hockey gods weren’t with us this weekend. If we had played the way we did in Vermont throughout the whole season, we would have been sitting pretty heading into the playoffs,” he said.