John Hughes (ice hockey, born 1954)
John Spencer Hughes (March 18, 1954 – April 8, 2020) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. The bulk of his professional career was spent in the World Hockey Association (WHA), where he played from 1974 until 1979 for the Phoenix Roadrunners, Cincinnati Stingers, Houston Aeros, Indianapolis Racers, and Edmonton Oilers. Once the WHA folded in 1979 Hughes moved to the National Hockey League (NHL), briefly playing for the Vancouver Canucks, the Oilers (who joined the NHL), and New York Rangers. He retired in 1982. Hughes had 18 goals, 130 assists, 148 points and 778 penalty minutes in 372 regular season games in the WHA and 2 goals, 14 assists, 16 points and 211 penalty minutes in 70 regular season games in the NHL. Hughes died April 8, 2020 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. He had two children, a son Jason and a daughter Jessica.[1]
| John Hughes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
March 18, 1954 Charlottetown, PEI, Canada | ||
| Died |
April 8, 2020 (aged 66) Charlottetown, PEI, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Phoenix Roadrunners Cincinnati Stingers Houston Aeros Edmonton Oilers Indianapolis Racers Vancouver Canucks New York Rangers | ||
| NHL Draft |
41st overall, 1974 Vancouver Canucks | ||
| WHA Draft |
9th overall, 1974 Houston Aeros | ||
| Playing career | 1974–1982 | ||
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1971–72 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972–73 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 63 | 13 | 42 | 55 | 195 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 46 | ||
| 1973–74 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 67 | 6 | 34 | 40 | 189 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Phoenix Roadrunners | WHA | 72 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 201 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Cincinnati Stingers | WHA | 79 | 3 | 34 | 37 | 204 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Cincinnati Stingers | WHA | 79 | 3 | 27 | 30 | 113 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 1977–78 | Houston Aeros | WHA | 79 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 130 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1978–79 | Indianapolis Racers | WHA | 22 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Edmonton Oilers | WHA | 41 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 81 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 35 | ||
| 1979–80 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 52 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 181 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 1980–81 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | New York Rangers | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1980–81 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 14 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 1980–81 | Wichita Wind | CHL | 23 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 76 | 1 | 33 | 34 | 174 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHA totals | 372 | 18 | 130 | 148 | 777 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 49 | ||||
| NHL totals | 70 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 211 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | ||||
References
- "John Spencer Hughes". Island Press Limited. April 9, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database