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Austria Canada John Hughes
#72 Villacher SV / ICEHL - 24/25
2-time ICEHL Champion 2
3-time ICEHL Most Points 3
1-time ICEHL Most Valuable Player (Ron Kennedy Trophy) 1
1-time ICEHL Rookie of the Year 1
1-time Slovenian Champion 1
Date of Birth
Jan 06, 1988
Position
C/RW
Age
37
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Whitby, ON, CAN
Weight
165 lbs / 75 kg
Nation
Austria / Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
24/25

Hughes is a skilled center with great playmaking ability. He also has a good shot and average speed. Could improve his consistency. Can be pushed around due to his lack of size.
- Ulf Andersson, EP

Received Austrian citizenship on September 9th, 2022.

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John Hughes Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2002-03 Whitby Wildcats U15 AAA ETAHL U15 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2003-04 Whitby Wildcats U16 AAA ETAHL U16 56* 66* 48* 114* 91* -* |
2004-05 Belleville Bulls OHL 60* 13* 18* 31* 10* -6* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 4 -3
Canada Ontario U17 WHC-17 6* 1* 5* 6* 0* -* |
2005-06 Belleville Bulls OHL 66* 28* 54* 82* 36* 3* | Playoffs 6 1 4 5 10 4
2006-07 Belleville Bulls OHL 14* 3* 17* 20* 8* 3* |
Brampton Battalion OHL 48* 21* 38* 59* 36* -18* | Playoffs 4 1 4 5 0 -5
2007-08 Brampton Battalion OHL 68* 28* 63* 91* 42* 2* | Playoffs 5 1 1 2 2 -3
2008-09 EC Salzburg EBEL 39* 13* 30* 43* 38* 21* | Playoffs 17 4 11 15 26 5
2009-10 Tappara SM-liiga 6* 0* 1* 1* 2* -1* |
Hannover Indians Germany2 26* 10* 18* 28* 28* -* | Relegation 10 2 12 14 6 -
2010-11 Olimpija Ljubljana EBEL 53* 16* 48* 64* 28* -6* | Playoffs 4 1 4 5 2 0
Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenia 3* 0* 8* 8* 4* -* | Playoffs 4 0 4 4 32 -
2011-12 Olimpija Ljubljana EBEL 50* 21* 47* 68* 54* 5* | Playoffs 11 4 8 12 34 -5
Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenia 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 5 1 10 11 6 -
2012-13 Villacher SV EBEL 54* 18* 45* 63* 40* 4* | Playoffs 7 3 7 10 14 0
2013-14 Villacher SV EBEL 54* 24* 61* 85* 18* 20* | Playoffs 9 5 7 12 10 4
2014-15 EC Salzburg EBEL 53* 11* 39* 50* 20* 17* | Playoffs 13 7 16 23 12 18
2015-16 EC Salzburg EBEL 50* 17* 49* 66* 38* 11* | Playoffs 19 7 11 18 10 8
2016-17 EC Salzburg EBEL 53* 32* 33* 65* 54* 37* | Playoffs 11 0 8 8 10 -1
2017-18 EC Salzburg EBEL 51* 15* 46* 61* 8* 23* | Playoffs 19 6 15 21 14 4
2018-19 EC Salzburg EBEL 53* 20* 42* 62* 36* 9* | Playoffs 13 3 10 13 2 3
2019-20 EC Salzburg EBEL 45* 10* 41* 51* 26* 20* | Playoffs 3 0 3 3 0 0
2020-21 EC Salzburg ICEHL 47* 7* 36* 43* 14* 0* | Playoffs 11 1 3 4 10 -2
2021-22 Villacher SV ICEHL 45* 18* 31* 49* 16* 18* | Playoffs 10 2 15 17 2 4
2022-23 Villacher SV ICEHL 42* 14* 26* 40* 18* 14* | Playoffs 5 1 0 1 2 -4
2023-24 Villacher SV ICEHL 45* 15* 45* 60* 10* 19* | Playoffs 5 2 4 6 2 1
2024-25 Villacher SV “A” ICEHL 43* 11* 41* 52* 10* 12* |
Projected ICEHL 48* 12* 46* 58* 11* 13* |

John Hughes Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2002-03 Whitby Wildcats U15 AAA Big Nickel U14 4* 7* 8* 15* 0* -* |
2014-15 EC Salzburg Champions HL 8* 0* 7* 7* 4* 4* |
2015-16 EC Salzburg Champions HL 6* 1* 5* 6* 2* 5* |
2016-17 EC Salzburg Champions HL 6* 2* 2* 4* 2* 3* |
2017-18 EC Salzburg Champions HL 4* 0* 3* 3* 0* 0* |
2018-19 EC Salzburg Champions HL 12* 2* 7* 9* 2* -1* |
2022-23 Villacher SV Champions HL 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* -2* |

John Hughes Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Big Nickel U14 1 4* 7* 8* 15* 3.75* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Champions HL 6 38* 5* 25* 30* 0.79* 10* 9* | 0 * * * * * *
ETAHL U15 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
ETAHL U16 1 56* 66* 48* 114* 2.04* 91* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Germany2 1 26* 10* 18* 28* 1.08* 28* -* | 1 10 2 * 12 * 14 * 1.40 * 6 * - *
ICEHL (EBEL) 16 777* 262* 660* 922* 1.19* 428* 224* | 15 157 46 * 122 * 168 * 1.07 * 150 * 35 *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 1 6* 0* 1* 1* 0.17* 2* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
OHL 4 256* 93* 190* 283* 1.11* 132* -16* | 4 19 3 * 10 * 13 * 0.68 * 16 * -7 *
Slovenia 2 3* 0* 8* 8* 2.67* 4* -* | 2 9 1 * 14 * 15 * 1.67 * 38 * - *
WHC-17 1 6* 1* 5* 6* 1.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *

John Hughes Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
02/16/2024
02/16/2024 Extension Villacher SV Villacher SV
02/21/2022
02/21/2022 Extension Villacher SV Villacher SV
04/29/2021
04/29/2021 Confirmed EC Salzburg Villacher SV
05/17/2019
05/17/2019 Extension EC Salzburg EC Salzburg
04/24/2018
04/24/2018 Extension EC Salzburg EC Salzburg
03/28/2017
03/28/2017 Extension EC Salzburg EC Salzburg
07/01/2014
07/01/2014 Confirmed Villacher SV EC Salzburg
03/31/2014
03/31/2014 Confirmed Villacher SV Unknown
05/02/2012
05/02/2012 Confirmed Olimpija Ljubljana Villacher SV
04/22/2011
04/22/2011 Extension Olimpija Ljubljana Olimpija Ljubljana
07/29/2010
07/29/2010 Confirmed Hannover Indians Olimpija Ljubljana
12/16/2009
12/16/2009 Confirmed Tappara Hannover Indians
08/27/2009
08/27/2009 Confirmed EC Salzburg Tappara
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2004, 1 #1 overall by Belleville Bulls in the OHL Priority Selection