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John Spencer Hughes (March 18, 1954 – April 8, 2020) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player.
Career
The bulk of his professional career was spent in the World Hockey Association (WHA), where he played from 1974 until 1979 for the Phoenix Roadrunners, Cincinnati Stingers, Houston Aeros, Indianapolis Racers, and Edmonton Oilers.
When the WHA folded in 1979, Hughes moved to the National Hockey League (NHL), briefly playing for the Vancouver Canucks, the Oilers (who joined the NHL), and New York Rangers. He retired in 1982. Hughes had 18 goals, 130 assists, 148 points and 778 penalty minutes in 372 regular season games in the WHA and two goals, 14 assists, 16 points and 211 penalty minutes in 70 regular season games in the NHL.
Personal life
Hughes died on April 8, 2020, in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. He had two children, a son Jason and a daughter Jessica.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1971–72 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972–73 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 63 | 13 | 42 | 55 | 195 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 46 | ||
| 1973–74 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 67 | 6 | 34 | 40 | 189 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Phoenix Roadrunners | WHA | 72 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 201 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Cincinnati Stingers | WHA | 79 | 3 | 34 | 37 | 204 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Cincinnati Stingers | WHA | 79 | 3 | 27 | 30 | 113 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 1977–78 | Houston Aeros | WHA | 79 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 130 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1978–79 | Indianapolis Racers | WHA | 22 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Edmonton Oilers | WHA | 41 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 81 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 35 | ||
| 1979–80 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 52 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 181 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 1980–81 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | New York Rangers | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1980–81 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 14 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 1980–81 | Wichita Wind | CHL | 23 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 76 | 1 | 33 | 34 | 174 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHA totals | 372 | 18 | 130 | 148 | 777 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 49 | ||||
| NHL totals | 70 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 211 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | ||||