LAVAL-SUR-LE-LAC - Lane Hutson isn’t switching sides, no matter what his dad says.

The Montreal Canadiens defenceman made it clear Monday he’s committed to USA Hockey, brushing off the chatter his father stirred about a possible future with Canada.

“I’m proud to be American and love USA Hockey, they’ve done so much for me,” Hutson said at the Canadiens’ season-opening golf tournament. “I love playing in Canada and I’m very fortunate, but I’m a USA hockey player and that’s how it is.”

A viral clip spread around social media when Rob Hutson noted his sons hold dual citizenship after Lane was left off USA Hockey’s 44-player orientation camp roster.

“You never know happens in the future, like my boys are also Canadian,” Rob Hutson said on the Recrutes Habscast podcast. “There is an absolut

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