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John Hughes

Position: D
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-11    Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: March 18, 1954 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

Drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the 3rd round (41st overall) of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft.

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NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1974-75 20 Phoenix Roadrunners WHA 72 4 25 29 0.40 9 0.13 49 201 2 2 0 91 1.26 4.4
1975-76 21 Cincinnati Stingers WHA 79 3 34 37 0.47 12 0.15 -3 204 3 0 0 0 171 2.16 1.8
1976-77 22 Cincinnati Stingers WHA 79 3 27 30 0.38 10 0.12 15 113 3 0 0 107 1.35 2.8
1977-78 23 Houston Aeros WHA 79 3 25 28 0.35 9 0.11 20 130 2 1 0 62 0.78 4.8
1978-79 24 2 Teams WHA 63 5 19 24 0.38 8 0.13 6 130 5 0 0 67 1.06 7.5
1978-79 24 Indianapolis Racers WHA 22 3 4 7 0.32 3 0.12 -16 48 3 0 0 24 1.09 12.5
1978-79 24 Edmonton Oilers WHA 41 2 15 17 0.41 6 0.14 22 82 2 0 0 43 1.05 4.7
1979-80 25 Vancouver Canucks NHL 52 2 11 13 0.25 4 0.09 40 1 49 10 0 181 2 0 0 0 49 0.94 4.1
1980-81 26 Edmonton Oilers NHL 18 0 3 3 0.17 1 0.05 13 1 26 8 -6 30 0 0 0 0 9 0.50 0.0
Career 2 Seasons NHL 70 2 14 16 0.23 5 0.08 53 2 75 18 -6 211 2 0 0 0 58 0.83 3.4
Career 5 Seasons WHA 372 18 130 148 0.40 48 0.13 87 778 15 3 0 0 498 1.34 3.6

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1976-77 22 Cincinnati Stingers WHA 4 0 0 0 0.00 -5 8 0 0 0 0
1977-78 23 Houston Aeros WHA 6 1 1 2 0.33 2 6 0
1978-79 24 Edmonton Oilers WHA 13 1 0 1 0.08 4 35 0
1979-80 25 Vancouver Canucks NHL 4 0 0 0 0.00 10 0 0 0 0
1980-81 26 New York Rangers NHL 3 0 1 1 0.33 6 0 0 0 0
Career 2 Seasons NHL 7 0 1 1 0.14 16 0 0 0 0
Career 3 Seasons WHA 23 2 1 3 0.13 1 49 0 0 0 0

Other Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1971-72 17 Toronto Marlboros OHA-Jr. 2 0 0 0 0.00 0
1972-73 18 Toronto Marlboros OHA-Jr. 63 13 42 55 0.87 195
1972-73 18 Toronto Marlboros M-Cup 3 0 0 0 0.00 15
1973-74 19 Toronto Marlboros OHA-Jr. 67 6 34 40 0.60 189
1980-81 26 Wichita Wind CHL 23 2 4 6 0.26 88
1980-81 26 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 14 3 6 9 0.64 50
1981-82 27 Springfield Indians AHL 76 1 33 34 0.45 174
Career 2 Seasons AHL 90 4 39 43 0.48 224
Career 1 Season CHL 23 2 4 6 0.26 88
Career 1 Season M-Cup 3 0 0 0 0.00 15
Career 3 Seasons OHA-Jr. 132 19 76 95 0.72 384

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1971-72 17 Toronto Marlboros OHA-Jr. 1 0 0 0 0.00 0
1980-81 26 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 2 0 0 0 0.00 8
Career 1 Season AHL 2 0 0 0 0.00 8
Career 1 Season OHA-Jr. 1 0 0 0 0.00 0

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Games Played

Career WHA 372 (57)

Assists

Career WHA 130 (88)

Penalties in Minutes

1974-75 WHA 201 (2)
1975-76 WHA 204 (8)
Career WHA 778 (9)

Transactions

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June, 1974: Selected by Cincinnati (WHA) in 1974 WHA Amateur Draft, June, 1974.

July, 1974: Loaned to Phoenix (WHA) by Cincinnati (WHA) for 1974-75 season, July 1974.

May, 1977: Traded to Houston (WHA) by Cincinnati (WHA) for Craig Norwich and the rights to Dave Taylor, May, 1977.

July, 1978: Traded to Indianapolis (WHA) by Houston (WHA) for cash, July 1978.

January, 1979: Signed as a free agent by Edmonton (WHA) after Indianapolis (WHA) franchise folded, January 1979.

June 9, 1979: Reclaimed by Vancouver from Edmonton prior to Expansion Draft, June 9, 1979.

December 15, 1980: Claimed on waivers by Edmonton from Vancouver, December 15, 1980.

March 10, 1981: Traded to NY Rangers by Edmonton for Ray Markham, March 10, 1981.