Pat Hughes (ice hockey)

Patrick James Hughes (born March 25, 1955) is a Canadian former ice hockey forward.

Pat Hughes
Born (1955-03-25) March 25, 1955 (age 69)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Montreal Canadiens
Pittsburgh Penguins
Edmonton Oilers
Buffalo Sabres
St. Louis Blues
Hartford Whalers
NHL Draft 52nd overall, 1975
Montreal Canadiens
WHA Draft 80th overall, 1975
Calgary Cowboys
Playing career 1976–1987

Hughes was born in Calgary, Alberta. After playing college hockey at the University of Michigan, he started his National Hockey League (NHL) career with the Montreal Canadiens in 1978. He later played for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Edmonton Oilers, Buffalo Sabres, St. Louis Blues and Hartford Whalers. He retired after the 1987 season. Hughes won the Stanley Cup with Montreal in 1979, and with the Oilers in 1984 and 1985. He was inducted into the Etobicoke Sports Hall of Fame in 2007.[1]

On February 3, 1984, while playing with the Edmonton Oilers, Hughes became only the 34th player in the first seven decades of the NHL to score five goals in a game, accomplishing the feat in a 10–5 wipeout of the Calgary Flames, another penalty-filled installment of the Battle of Alberta.[2]

After his playing career, Hughes embarked upon a 20-year career with the Ann Arbor Police Department, but has since retired from the force.[3]

Career statistics edit

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1973–74 University of Michigan WCHA 35 14 14 26 40
1974–75 University of Michigan WCHA 38 24 19 43 64
1975–76 University of Michigan WCHA 35 16 18 34 70
1976–77 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 77 29 39 68 144 12 2 2 4 8
1977–78 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 74 40 28 68 128 11 5 9 14 74
1977–78 Montreal Canadiens NHL 3 0 0 0 2
1978–79 Montreal Canadiens NHL 41 9 8 17 22 8 1 2 3 4
1979–80 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 76 18 14 32 78 5 0 0 0 21
1980–81 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 58 10 9 19 161
1980–81 Edmonton Oilers NHL 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 4
1981–82 Edmonton Oilers NHL 68 24 22 46 99 5 2 1 3 6
1982–83 Edmonton Oilers NHL 80 25 20 45 85 16 2 5 7 14
1983–84 Edmonton Oilers NHL 77 27 28 55 61 19 2 11 13 12
1984–85 Edmonton Oilers NHL 73 12 13 25 85 10 1 1 2 4
1985–86 Rochester Americans AHL 10 3 3 6 7
1985–86 Buffalo Sabres NHL 50 4 9 13 25
1986–87 St. Louis Blues NHL 43 1 5 6 26
1986–87 Hartford Whalers NHL 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0
NHL Totals 573 130 128 258 646 71 8 20 28 65

Awards and achievements edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Inductees". Etobicoke Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Game Summary: Calgary Flames 5 @ Edmonton Oilers 10". 1984-02-03. Archived from the original on 2012-09-01. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  3. ^ Cotsonika, Nicholas J. (3 February 2017). "Catching up with Pat Hughes". NHL.com. Retrieved 3 May 2018.

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