Jack Hughes

Jon Francis "Jack" Hughes (born July 20, 1957) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played 46 games in the National Hockey League for the Colorado Rockies. He played with the American national team during the 1979–80 season, but was cut before they played at the Olympics. The team would end up playing in the Miracle on Ice and won the gold medal. Coincidentally, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, 46 years to the day of the Miracle, Jack Hughes (no relation) scored the game winning goal to beat Canada to win the Gold medal.

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1975–76 Choate Rosemary Hall HS-CT — — — — — — — — — — 1976–77 Harvard University ECAC 26 5 16 21 16 — — — — — 1977–78 Harvard University ECAC 23 8 19 27 33 — — — — — 1978–79 Harvard University ECAC 25 3 29 32 51 — — — — — 1979–80 United States National Team Intl 49 3 15 18 62 — — — — — 1979–80 Fort Worth Texans CHL 29 1 7 8 70 15 1 11 12 40 1980–81 Colorado Rockies NHL 38 2 5 7 91 — — — — — 1980–81 Fort Worth Texans CHL 27 1 7 8 36 5 0 5 5 16 1981–82 Colorado Rockies NHL 8 0 0 0 13 — — — — — 1981–82 Fort Worth Texans CHL 65 7 25 32 158 — — — — — NHL totals 46 2 5 7 104 — — — — —

Awards and honors Award Year All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1976–77 All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 1977–78