Jack Hughes
Jack Hughes was born in Orlando, Florida, United States on May 14th, 2001 and is the Hockey Player. At the age of 22, Jack Hughes biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Jack Hughes (born May 14, 2001) is an American professional ice hockey forward for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Hughes, a member of the United States National Development Team, was drafted first overall by the Devils in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, a draft in which he was widely regarded as the best hope.
Personal life
Hughes was born in Orlando, Florida, but he grew up in Toronto, Ontario. Due to Patrick Kane's smaller stature, he named him as his favorite player. As a youth, Hughes competed in a variety of sports, including hockey and baseball. Hughes, who was Jewish, had a bar mitzvah, and grew up commemorating Passover. His mother is Jewish and his father is Catholic, and he attended Iona Catholic Secondary School.
Hughes comes from a family of ice hockey players. Quinn, the Vancouver Canucks' oldest brother, was drafted seventh overall in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. Luke, his younger brother, plays for the University of Michigan, and the Devils drafted him fourth overall in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. Jim Hughes, the Boston Bruins' assistant coach and team captain, as well as the Toronto Maple Leafs' director of player growth, is a former hockey player and team captain. Ellen Weinberg-Hughes, his mother, played ice hockey, lacrosse, and soccer at the University of New Hampshire, and was inducted into the University of New Hampshire Athletics Hall of Fame in 2012. She competed for the national ice hockey team of the United States and received a silver medal at the 1992 World Championship. Both Marty and his cousin, Teddy Doherty, were also involved in ice hockey. Marty last played for the Dundee Stars in the British National League, and Teddy last played for the Manchester Monarchs of the ECHL.
Playing career
Hughes applied for exceptional honour while playing for the Mississauga Rebels of the Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL), enabling him to play in the Canadian Hockey League a year ahead of schedule. After his application was turned down, he spent his remaining year with the Toronto Marlboros, scoring 159 points.
Despite his dedication to the USA National Team Development Program (USNTDP), Hughes was drafted eighth overall by the Mississauga Steelheads in the Ontario Hockey League after his minor career with the Marlboros in the Ontario Hockey League. For the 2017–18 season, Hughes stayed loyal and competed for the USNTDP. He swung around time between the U17 and the U18 team, scoring 116 points, nearly beating Auston Matthews' record. Hughes was named Best American-born Player of the Year Award at the end of the 2017–18 season as the top American-born player in junior hockey.
Hughes set a new NTDP all-time record in the 2018-19 season, which was previously held by Clayton Keller. He gained five points over the Green Bay Gamblers in a 12–4 win over them on March 15, 2019 bringing him 190 overall. Cole Caufield, a teammate of Cole Caufield, broke the NTDP record for most goals in the same game.
Hughes was drafted first overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft on June 21, 2019. Hughes joined the Devils on July 12, extending his three-year contract. In a game against the New York Rangers, Hughes scored his first NHL point in his career. He made history by becoming the third youngest player in franchise history to reach a point. In a 1–0 win over the Vancouver Canucks two days later, he scored his first NHL goal in his career.
Hughes decided on November 30, 2021, with the Devils, an eight-year, $64 million contract extension. Despite missing seventeen games in October after dislocating his shoulder, Hughes's 2021–22 season was considered a breakthrough year for him. In 2022, he was invited to his first NHL All-Star Game. In 49 games, Hughes posted a new career high of 26 goals and 30 assists, but the season came to a close close in early April when he sustained an MCL sprain after being hit by New York Islanders right wing Oliver Wahlstrom, who missed the final thirteen games.