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| 1975 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Pat Hughes
Selected in third round
No.
52 overall by
Montreal Canadiens
Born March 25, 1955
 | Position:
Right Wing / Center
Height: 6-1 Weight: 180
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Michigan (WCHA)
Birthplace: Calgary, Alberta (Canada)
Hometown:
Etobicoke, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1972-73 |
Richmond Hill | Jr. B |
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-- | -- |
-- | -- | | 1973-74 |
Michigan | WCHA |
35 | 14 |
12 | 26 |
40 | | 1974-75 |
Michigan | WCHA |
38 | 24 |
19 | 43 |
64 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Michigan Dekers Club Award (Rookie of Year): 1973-74
Miscellaneous: Hampered throughout 1974-75 season by bad right shoulder.
Had postseason surgery to correct the problem. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: December 14, 1977 (Montreal at
Minnesota)
Numbers: 31, 30 (Montreal); 24
(Pitt.); 16 (Edmonton); 26 (Buffalo); 18 (St. Louis); 24 (Hartford)
Stanley Cup:
1979, 1984, 1985.
Playing Status: Retired 1987 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1977-1987 |
Montreal, Pitt., Edmonton,
Buffalo, St. Louis, Hartford | 573 |
130 | 128 | 258 |
646 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1979-1987 |
MON, PIT, EDM, HAR | 71 |
8 | 25 | 33 |
77 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1983 (Edmonton)
Edmonton Records: Most goals in one game (5 on Feb. 3, 1984, vs.
Calgary, shares record)
1977-78: Played three regular-season games for Montreal team that went
on to win Stanley Cup, but was not with team during playoffs.
Management
Career: Worked in Edmonton's marketing department during off-seasons of
his playing days with Oilers.
Miscellaneous: Called up to NHL for first time in December 1977 when
several Montreal players came down with the flu and the team needed emergency
replacements. ... Missed part of 1980-81 season with sore back, an injury
suffered in March 1981. ... Missed part of 1981-82 season with strained knee
ligaments, an injury suffered in Edmonton's Nov. 14, 1981, game at N.Y.
Islanders. ... Scored goal that gave Wayne Gretzky his 200th point (Gretzky
assisted) in 1981-82. ... Set NHL and Edmonton records (since broken) for
fastest two shorthanded goals by scoring 25 seconds apart in the second
period, 15:18 and 15:43, at St. Louis on Jan. 11, 1983). With this achievement
he also became the first NHL player to break a record established by Wayne
Gretzky. ... Missed start of 1984-85 season with sprained knee suffered in
October 1984 preseason game. ... Missed part of 1984-85 season with sprained
knee suffered in January 1985. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Michigan (WCHA); Nova
Scotia (AHL); Rochester (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1977 (Nova Scotia)
AHL
All-Star Second Team: 1977-78 (Nova Scotia)
WHA Draft Pick: 1975 (by Calgary,
No. 80 overall in Round 6)
AHL Playoffs Points Leader: 1978 (Nova
Scotia) (14 points)
AHL Playoffs Assists Leader: 1978 (Nova Scotia)
(9 assists)
1976-77: Played on AHL regular-season
champion (Nova Scotia).
Miscellaneous: Was honorary chairman of
Alberta Social Services Anti-Smoking campaign and Edmonton chapter of Multiple
Sclerosis Society during his playing days in Edmonton. ... Worked in Molson
Breweries marketing department during off-seasons of his later playing days.
... Became active in Detroit Red Wings alumni association and played for the
group's Oldtimers' charity hockey team after his retirement, even though he
never played in Detroit organization.
Personal: Full name is Patrick
James Hughes. ... Brother-in-law of former NHL player Mark Napier. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Montreal traded Hughes and Robbie
Holland to Pittsburgh in exchange for Denis Herron and 1982 second-round pick
(Jocelyn Gauvreau) on August 30, 1979.. |
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SNAPSHOT '75 | | Total Selected: |
217 | | Forwards: |
126 | | Defense: |
65 | | Goaltenders: |
26 | | Major Junior: |
135 | | College Players: |
61 |
| Canadian: |
162 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
46 | | U.S.-Born: |
45 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
87 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
0 |
| All-Star Game: |
6 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
3 |
| Olympians: |
11 |
| Picks Traded: |
21 |
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