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John Hughes
#72 Villacher SV / ICEHL - 26/27
- Date of Birth
- Jan 06, 1988
- Age
- 38
- Place of Birth
- Whitby, ON, CAN
- Youth Team
- -
- Position
- C/RW
- Height
- 180 cm / 5'11"
- Weight
- 75 kg / 165 lbs
- Shoots
- R
- Contract
- 26/27
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John Hughes Facts
Received Austrian citizenship on September 9th, 2022.
John Hughes Statistics
| S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | Post | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-2003 | ETAHL U15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| 2003-2004 | ETAHL U16 | 56 | 66 | 48 | 114 | 91 | - | ||||||||
| 2004-2005 | OHL | 60 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 10 | -6 | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | |
| 2004-2005 | WHC-17 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | - | ||||||||
| 2005-2006 | OHL | 66 | 28 | 54 | 82 | 36 | 3 | Playoffs | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4 | |
| 2006-2007 | OHL | 14 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2006-2007 | OHL | 48 | 21 | 38 | 59 | 36 | -18 | Playoffs | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | -5 | |
| 2007-2008 | OHL | 68 | 28 | 63 | 91 | 42 | 2 | Playoffs | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -3 | |
| 2008-2009 | EBEL | 39 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 38 | 21 | Playoffs | 17 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 5 | |
| 2009-2010 | SM-liiga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | ||||||||
| 2009-2010 | Germany2 | 26 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 28 | - | Relegation | 10 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 6 | - | |
| 2010-2011 | EBEL | 53 | 16 | 48 | 64 | 28 | -6 | Playoffs | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2010-2011 | Slovenia | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4 | - | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 32 | - | |
| 2011-2012 | EBEL | 50 | 21 | 47 | 68 | 54 | 5 | Playoffs | 11 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 34 | -5 | |
| 2011-2012 | Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | Playoffs | 5 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 6 | - | |
| 2012-2013 | EBEL | 54 | 18 | 45 | 63 | 40 | 4 | Playoffs | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2013-2014 | EBEL | 54 | 24 | 61 | 85 | 18 | 20 | Playoffs | 9 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 4 | |
| 2014-2015 | EBEL | 53 | 11 | 39 | 50 | 20 | 17 | Playoffs | 13 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 12 | 18 | |
| 2015-2016 | EBEL | 50 | 17 | 49 | 66 | 38 | 11 | Playoffs | 19 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 8 | |
| 2016-2017 | EBEL | 53 | 32 | 33 | 65 | 54 | 37 | Playoffs | 11 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 10 | -1 | |
| 2017-2018 | EBEL | 51 | 15 | 46 | 61 | 8 | 23 | Playoffs | 19 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 4 | |
| 2018-2019 | EBEL | 53 | 20 | 42 | 62 | 36 | 9 | Playoffs | 13 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2019-2020 | EBEL | 45 | 10 | 41 | 51 | 26 | 20 | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020-2021 | ICEHL | 47 | 7 | 36 | 43 | 14 | 0 | Playoffs | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -2 | |
| 2021-2022 | ICEHL | 45 | 18 | 31 | 49 | 16 | 18 | Playoffs | 10 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2022-2023 | ICEHL | 42 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 18 | 14 | Playoffs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | |
| 2023-2024 | ICEHL | 45 | 15 | 45 | 60 | 10 | 19 | Playoffs | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2024-2025 | ICEHL | 48 | 12 | 47 | 59 | 14 | 15 | Playoffs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -8 | |
| 2025-2026 | ICEHL | 48 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 18 | -11 | Playoffs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | |
| 2026-2027 | ICEHL | 10 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | -6 | ||||||||
| 2026-2027 | ICEHL | 48 | 24 | 19 | 43 | 19 | -29 |
John Hughes Tournament Statistics
| S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | Post | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-1998 | Brick Invitational | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| 2002-2003 | Big Nickel U14 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 0 | - | ||||||||
| 2014-2015 | Champions HL | 8 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
| 2015-2016 | Champions HL | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||
| 2016-2017 | Champions HL | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2017-2018 | Champions HL | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2018-2019 | Champions HL | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | -1 | ||||||||
| 2022-2023 | Champions HL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 |
John Hughes Career Totals by League
| League | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 6 | 38 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 0.79 | 10 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 56 | 66 | 48 | 114 | 2.04 | 91 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 26 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 1.08 | 28 | - | 1 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 1.40 | 6 | - | |
| 18 | 840 | 279 | 693 | 972 | 1.16 | 454 | 210 | 17 | 169 | 47 | 122 | 169 | 1.00 | 150 | 25 | |
| 4 | 256 | 93 | 190 | 283 | 1.11 | 132 | -16 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0.68 | 16 | -7 | |
| 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.67 | 4 | - | 2 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 1.67 | 38 | - | |
| 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.17 | 2 | -1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.00 | 0 | - | 0 |
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
John Hughes Career Totals by Team
| Team | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 140 | 44 | 89 | 133 | 0.95 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.60 | 14 | 1 | |
| 2 | 116 | 49 | 101 | 150 | 1.29 | 78 | -16 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.78 | 2 | -8 | |
| 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.00 | 0 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 8 | 427 | 130 | 340 | 470 | 1.10 | 244 | 149 | 8 | 106 | 28 | 77 | 105 | 0.99 | 84 | 35 | |
| 1 | 26 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 1.08 | 28 | - | 1 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 1.40 | 6 | - | |
| 2 | 106 | 37 | 103 | 140 | 1.32 | 86 | -1* | 2 | 24 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 1.33 | 74 | -5* | |
| 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.17 | 2 | -1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 8 | 348 | 117 | 283 | 400 | 1.15 | 138 | 71 | 7 | 48 | 14 | 33 | 47 | 0.98 | 30 | -5 | |
| 1 | 4* | 7* | 8* | 15* | 3.75* | 0 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 56 | 66 | 48 | 114 | 2.04 | 91 | - | 0 |
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
John Hughes Career Highlights
| Season | Awards |
|---|---|
| 2007-2008 | |
| 2008-2009 |
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| 2010-2011 | |
| 2011-2012 | |
| 2013-2014 |
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| 2014-2015 | |
| 2015-2016 | |
| 2016-2017 |
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| 2017-2018 | |
| 2021-2022 | |
| 2023-2024 |
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| 2024-2025 |
Transactions
| Date | Status | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extension | Villacher SV | Villacher SV | |
| Extension | Villacher SV | Villacher SV | |
| Extension | Villacher SV | Villacher SV | |
| Confirmed | EC Salzburg | Villacher SV | |
| Extension | EC Salzburg | EC Salzburg | |
| Extension | EC Salzburg | EC Salzburg | |
| Extension | EC Salzburg | EC Salzburg | |
| Confirmed | Villacher SV | EC Salzburg | |
| Confirmed | Villacher SV | Unknown | |
| Confirmed | Olimpija Ljubljana | Villacher SV | |
| Extension | Olimpija Ljubljana | Olimpija Ljubljana | |
| Confirmed | Hannover Indians | Olimpija Ljubljana | |
| Confirmed | Tappara | Hannover Indians | |
| Confirmed | EC Salzburg | Tappara |
John Hughes Biography and Trivia
Drafted 2004, 1 #1 by Belleville Bulls in the OHL Priority Selection