Ryan Hughes (ice hockey)

Ryan Hughes
Born	(1972-01-17) January 17, 1972 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

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database