Pat Hughes

Patrick James Hughes (born March 25, 1955) is a Canadian former ice hockey forward.

Hughes was born in Calgary, Alberta. After playing college hockey at the University of Michigan, he started his National Hockey League (NHL) career with the Montreal Canadiens in 1978. He later played for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Edmonton Oilers, Buffalo Sabres, St. Louis Blues and Hartford Whalers. He retired after the 1987 season. Hughes won the Stanley Cup with Montreal in 1979, and with the Oilers in 1984 and 1985. He was inducted into the Etobicoke Sports Hall of Fame in 2007.

On January 11, 1983, Hughes set a new NHL record by scoring two short-handed goals within 25 seconds of each other. On February 3, 1984, while playing with the Edmonton Oilers, Hughes became only the 34th player in the first seven decades of the NHL to score five goals in a game.

After his playing career, Hughes embarked upon a 20-year career with the Ann Arbor Police Department, but has since retired from the force.

Career statistics Regular Season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1973–74 University of Michigan WCHA 35 14 14 26 40 — — — — — 1974–75 University of Michigan WCHA 38 24 19 43 64 — — — — — 1975–76 University of Michigan WCHA 35 16 18 34 70 — — — — — 1976–77 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 77 29 39 68 144 12 2 2 4 8 1977–78 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 74 40 28 68 128 11 5 9 14 74 1977–78 Montreal Canadiens NHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1978–79 Montreal Canadiens NHL 41 9 8 17 22 8 1 2 3 4 1979–80 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 76 18 14 32 78 5 0 0 0 21 1980–81 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 58 10 9 19 161 — — — — — 1980–81 Edmonton Oilers NHL 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 4 1981–82 Edmonton Oilers NHL 68 24 22 46 99 5 2 1 3 6 1982–83 Edmonton Oilers NHL 80 25 20 45 85 16 2 5 7 14 1983–84 Edmonton Oilers NHL 77 27 28 55 61 19 2 11 13 12 1984–85 Edmonton Oilers NHL 73 12 13 25 85 10 1 1 2 4 1985–86 Rochester Americans AHL 10 3 3 6 7 — — — — — 1985–86 Buffalo Sabres NHL 50 4 9 13 25 — — — — — 1986–87 St. Louis Blues NHL 43 1 5 6 26 — — — — — 1986–87 Hartford Whalers NHL 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 NHL totals 573 130 128 258 646 71 8 20 28 65

Awards and achievements Stanley Cup champion – 1979, 1984, 1985