Jon Francis "Jack" Hughes (born July 20, 1957) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played 46 games in the National Hockey League for the Colorado Rockies. He played with the American national team during the 1979–80 season, but was cut before they played at the Olympics. The team would end up playing in the Miracle on Ice and won the gold medal. Coincidentally, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, 46 years to the day of the Miracle, Jack Hughes (no relation) scored the game winning goal to beat Canada to win the Gold medal.
| Jack Hughes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
July 20, 1957 Somerville, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Colorado Rockies | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| NHL draft |
142nd overall, 1977 Colorado Rockies | ||
| Playing career | 1979–1982 | ||
Regular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1975–76 | Choate Rosemary Hall | HS-CT | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Harvard University | ECAC | 26 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Harvard University | ECAC | 23 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Harvard University | ECAC | 25 | 3 | 29 | 32 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | United States National Team | Intl | 49 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Fort Worth Texans | CHL | 29 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 70 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 40 | ||
| 1980–81 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 38 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Fort Worth Texans | CHL | 27 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | ||
| 1981–82 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Fort Worth Texans | CHL | 65 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 158 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 46 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honors
edit| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-ECAC Hockey First Team | 1976–77 | [1] |
| All-ECAC Hockey Second Team | 1977–78 | [1] |
References
edit- 1 2 "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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