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Ryan Hughes (ice hockey)
Canadian ice hockey player
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.
| 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 | ||
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 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.
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
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