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| 1977 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Jack Hughes
Selected in ninth round
No.
142 overall by Colorado Rockies
Born July 20, 1957
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-1 Weight: 200
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Harvard (ECAC)
Birthplace: Somerville, Massachusetts (USA)
Hometown:
Somerville, Massachusetts |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1975-76 |
Malden Catholic | Mass. HS |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1976-77 |
Harvard | ECAC |
26 | 5 |
16 | 21 |
16 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
ECAC
Rookie of Year: 1976-77 (Harvard)
ECAC All-Star First Team: 1976-77 (Harvard)
Ivy League All-Star
First Team: 1976-77 (Harvard)
Miscellaneous: Attended Malden (Mass.) Catholic High School. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 11, 1980 (Calgary at
Colorado)
Numbers: 2 (Colorado)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1982 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
1980-1981 |
Colorado | 46 | 2 |
5 | 7 | 104 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1980-81 season
with damaged cartilage in right knee, an injury that required arthroscopic
surgery in November 1980. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Harvard (ECAC); Team USA;
Fort Worth (CHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
ECAC All-Star Second Team: 1977-78
(Harvard)
Ivy League All-Star Second Team: 1977-78 (Harvard)
Harvard Tudor Award (MVP): 1977-78
Education: Majored in economics at
Harvard.
Miscellaneous: Set Harvard career records (since broken)
for points (79) and assists (63) by a defenseman. ... Was last player cut
from 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team before it went to the Winter Olympics in
Lake Placid, N.Y. ... Moved to Chicago after his retirement and went into the
financial services business on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Hughes co-founded Beanpot Financial
Services with former NHL player and 1980 U.S. Olympian Jack O'Callahan.
Personal: Full name is John Francis Hughes. ... Younger brother of former
minor-leaguer George Hughes Jr. ... Son of former minor-league baseball player
George Hughes Sr., who was in Cubs farm system. |
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SNAPSHOT '77 | | Total Selected: |
185 | | Forwards: |
104 | | Defense: |
57 | | Goaltenders: |
24 | | Major Junior: |
123 | | College Players: |
51 |
| Canadian: |
141 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
37 | | U.S.-Born: |
36 |
| European: |
5 |
| Reached NHL: |
97 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
13 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
9 |
| Picks Traded: |
37 |
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