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Canadian ice hockey player Ice hockey player
Ryan Hughes
Born (1972-01-17) January 17, 1972 (age 52)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Boston Bruins
NHL draft 22nd overall, 1990
Quebec Nordiques
Playing career 1993–1997

Ryan Hughes (born January 17, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Hughes played three games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Boston Bruins during the 1995–96 season. His older brother, Kent, is the general manager of the Montreal Canadiens of the NHL.

Career

Hughes played minor hockey with the Lac St-Louis Lions Midget AAA team from 1987 to 1989. In 1988–89, he played three games for the Canadian national team. Hughes then played ice hockey with the Cornell University Big Red from 1989 until 1993. After his first season with Cornell, when he scored seven goals and 16 assists for 23 points in 28 games, he was selected in the second round, 22nd overall by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. In 1992, Hughes played for Canada in the World Junior Championship, scoring one assist in seven games.

After completing college, Hughes made his professional debut with the Cornwall Aces of the American Hockey League (AHL) in the 1993–94 season. After two seasons with Cornwall, Hughes signed as a free agent with the Boston Bruins. He played most of the season with their AHL team, the Providence Bruins, and earned a call-up to Boston. He played three games with Boston, without recording a point. Hughes played one further season in professional ice hockey, with the Quebec Rafales and Chicago Wolves of the International Hockey League.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1986–87 West Shore Selects QBAAA 14 14 18 32 — — — — — —
1987–88 Lac St-Louis Lions QMAAA 36 19 32 51 51 2 1 0 1 —
1988–89 Lac St-Louis Lions QMAAA 42 25 62 87 48 3 1 4 5 6
1988–89 Canadian National Team Intl 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
1989–90 Cornell University ECAC 27 7 16 23 35 — — — — —
1990–91 Cornell University ECAC 32 18 34 52 28 — — — — —
1991–92 Cornell University ECAC 27 13 21 34 36 — — — — —
1992–93 Cornell University ECAC 26 8 14 22 30 — — — — —
1993–94 Cornwall Aces AHL 54 17 12 29 24 13 2 4 6 6
1994–95 Cornwall Aces AHL 72 15 24 39 48 14 0 7 7 10
1995–96 Boston Bruins NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1995–96 Providence Bruins AHL 78 22 52 74 89 4 1 2 3 20
1996–97 Chicago Wolves IHL 14 2 6 8 12 — — — — —
1996–97 Quebec Rafales IHL 30 2 3 5 24 8 1 1 2 4
AHL totals 204 54 88 142 161 31 3 13 16 36
NHL totals 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1992 Canada WJC 7 0 1 1 0
Junior totals 7 0 1 1 0

Awards and honors

Award Year
All-ECAC Hockey Rookie Team 1989–90

References

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