John Hughes

John Spencer Hughes (March 18, 1954 – April 8, 2020) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. The bulk of his professional career was spent in the World Hockey Association (WHA), where he played from 1974 until 1979 for the Phoenix Roadrunners, Cincinnati Stingers, Houston Aeros, Indianapolis Racers, and Edmonton Oilers. Once the WHA folded in 1979 Hughes moved to the National Hockey League (NHL), briefly playing for the Vancouver Canucks, the Oilers (who joined the NHL), and New York Rangers. He retired in 1982. Hughes had 18 goals, 130 assists, 148 points and 778 penalty minutes in 372 regular season games in the WHA and 2 goals, 14 assists, 16 points and 211 penalty minutes in 70 regular season games in the NHL. Hughes died April 8, 2020 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. He had two children, a son Jason and a daughter Jessica.
==Career Statistics==
===Regular Season and Playoffs===
 	 	 		Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1971–72 	Toronto Marlboros 	OHA 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
1972–73 	Toronto Marlboros 	OHA 		63 	13 	42 	55 	195 		16 	0 	7 	7 	46
1973–74 	Toronto Marlboros 	OHA 		67 	6 	34 	40 	189 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1974–75 	Phoenix Roadrunners 	WHA 		72 	4 	25 	29 	201 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1975–76 	Cincinnati Stingers 	WHA 		79 	3 	34 	37 	204 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1976–77 	Cincinnati Stingers 	WHA 		79 	3 	27 	30 	113 		4 	0 	0 	0 	8
1977–78 	Houston Aeros 	WHA 		79 	3 	25 	28 	130 		6 	1 	1 	2 	6
1978–79 	Indianapolis Racers 	WHA 		22 	3 	4 	7 	48 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1978–79 	Edmonton Oilers 	WHA 		41 	2 	15 	17 	81 		13 	1 	0 	1 	35
1979–80 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 		52 	2 	11 	13 	181 		4 	0 	0 	0 	10
1980–81 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 		18 	0 	3 	3 	30 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1980–81 	New York Rangers 	NHL 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 		3 	0 	1 	1 	6
1980–81 	New Haven Nighthawks	AHL 		14 	3 	6 	9 	50 		2 	0 	0 	0 	8
1980–81 	Wichita Wind 	CHL 		23 	2 	4 	6 	88 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1981–82 	Springfield Indians 	AHL 		76 	1 	33 	34 	174 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
WHA totals	WHA totals 	WHA totals		372 	18 	130 	148 	777 		23 	2 	1 	3 	49
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		70 	2 	14 	16 	211 		7 	0 	1 	1 	16
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==References==
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Category:Born in 1954
Category:Retired in 1982
Category:2020 deaths
Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
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Category:Ice hockey people from Prince Edward Island
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