Hughes was taken 1st overall by the Belleville Bulls in the 2004 Ontario Hockey League (OHL) Priority Selection. After completing his major junior career in the OHL with the Bulls, and Brampton Battalion, he was the only player to be a 1st overall OHL Priority Selection to not go on to be picked in the NHL Entry Draft.[citation needed]
Hughes opted to forge a European career, first signing with Austrian club, the EC Red Bull Salzburg of the EBEL. After a short stint in Finland and Germany with Tappara and the Hannover Indians, Hughes returned to the EBEL with Slovenian club, HDD Olimpija Ljubljana. In his first full season with Olimpija in the 2010–11 season, the skilled forward posted an impressive 64 points in 53 games, leading the league with 48 points to be selected as the EBEL rookie of the year.
Hughes bettered his initial success in the following 2011–12 season, to lead the EBEL in points scoring with 68 points in 50 games to be named the EBEL MVP with the Ron Kennedy Trophy. Hughes then signed a lucrative two-year contract with Austrian club, EC VSV, on May 2, 2012.[1]
After leading the league for a second time with 85 points in 54 games in the last year of his contract with VSV in the 2013–14 season, Hughes opted to return to his first professional club, EC Red Bull Salzburg, with the lure of the Champions Hockey League on July 1, 2014.[2]
john, hughes, hockey, born, 1988, john, hughes, born, january, 1988, canadian, professional, hockey, centre, currently, playing, hockey, league, john, hughesborn, 1988, january, 1988, whitby, ontario, canadaheight5, weight165, positioncentreshootsrighticehl, t. John Hughes born January 6 1988 is a Canadian professional ice hockey Centre currently playing for EC VSV in the ICE Hockey League John HughesBorn 1988 01 06 January 6 1988 age 35 Whitby Ontario CanadaHeight5 ft 11 in 180 cm Weight165 lb 75 kg 11 st 11 lb PositionCentreShootsRightICEHL teamFormer teamsEC VSVTapparaHannover IndiansHDD Olimpija LjubljanaEC Red Bull SalzburgNHL DraftUndraftedPlaying career2008 present Contents 1 Playing career 2 Awards and honours 3 References 4 External linksPlaying career editHughes was taken 1st overall by the Belleville Bulls in the 2004 Ontario Hockey League OHL Priority Selection After completing his major junior career in the OHL with the Bulls and Brampton Battalion he was the only player to be a 1st overall OHL Priority Selection to not go on to be picked in the NHL Entry Draft citation needed Hughes opted to forge a European career first signing with Austrian club the EC Red Bull Salzburg of the EBEL After a short stint in Finland and Germany with Tappara and the Hannover Indians Hughes returned to the EBEL with Slovenian club HDD Olimpija Ljubljana In his first full season with Olimpija in the 2010 11 season the skilled forward posted an impressive 64 points in 53 games leading the league with 48 points to be selected as the EBEL rookie of the year Hughes bettered his initial success in the following 2011 12 season to lead the EBEL in points scoring with 68 points in 50 games to be named the EBEL MVP with the Ron Kennedy Trophy Hughes then signed a lucrative two year contract with Austrian club EC VSV on May 2 2012 1 After leading the league for a second time with 85 points in 54 games in the last year of his contract with VSV in the 2013 14 season Hughes opted to return to his first professional club EC Red Bull Salzburg with the lure of the Champions Hockey League on July 1 2014 2 Awards and honours editAward YearOHLJack Ferguson Award 2004Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy 2008EBELRon Kennedy Trophy 2012References edit We did it John Hughes in Villach in German EC VSV May 2 2012 Archived from the original on March 4 2016 Retrieved May 2 2012 John Hughes returns to the Red Bulls in German EC Red Bull Salzburg July 1 2014 Retrieved July 1 2014 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to John Hughes ice hockey born 1988 Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects com or Eurohockey com or The Internet Hockey Database nbsp This biographical article relating to a Canadian ice hockey centre born in the 1980s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Hughes ice hockey born 1988 amp oldid 1179734633, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
