Bobby Hughes (ice hockey)

Bobby Hughes
Born (1987-11-11) November 11, 1987
Richmond Hill, ON, CAN
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Albany River Rats
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
EHC 80 Nürnberg
NHL Draft 123rd overall, 2006
Carolina Hurricanes
Playing career 2007–2015
Medal record
Ice hockey
Competitor for  Canada
Spengler Cup
2015 Davos

Bobby Hughes (born November 11, 1987) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. Hughes was drafted 123rd overall by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft and played in the American Hockey League (AHL) for the Albany River Rats and the Bridgeport Sound Tigers.

Playing career

An Ontario native, Hughes played major junior hockey with the Kingston Frontenacs of the Ontario Hockey League before he was drafted by the Hurricanes. He made his professional debut with the Hurricanes American Hockey League affiliate, the Albany River Rats at the tail end of the 2006–07 season, after signing a three-year entry-level contract with the Hurricanes on April 10, 2007.

In the 2011–12 season, Hughes played and coached for EHC 80 Nürnberg of the Bayernliga.[1] On July 29, 2013, Hughes joined the Fort Wayne Komets from fellow ECHL team, the Alaska Aces, signing a one-year contract as a free agent.[2] On December 12, 2013, he was traded by the Komets to the Gwinnett Gladiators in exchange for Mike Embach.[3] On December 17, 2014 he was traded from Gwinnett to the Indy Fuel. He decided not to play for Indy due to "personal reasons"[4] and was quickly traded to the Brampton Beast on January 14, 2015.

On September 2, 2015, Hughes opted to continue in the ECHL signing a one-year contract with the Cincinnati Cyclones.[5] On the lead up to the 2015-16 season, Hughes opted not to report to the Cyclones deciding to retire from professional hockey.[6]

Personal information

Bobby Hughes has four cousins who are also accomplished ice hockey players: brothers Jake Carrick (born 1990),[7] Sam Carrick (1992),[8] Trevor Carrick (born 1994)[9] and Josh Carrick (born 1995),[10] who have all played major junior ice hockey in the Ontario Hockey League. Sam was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, and is currently playing with the American Hockey League's Toronto Marlies. Trevor was drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 62 11 16 27 20 5 0 1 1 2
2004–05 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 66 17 38 55 36 — — — — —
2005–06 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 56 35 40 75 47 6 1 1 2 4
2006–07 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 59 40 56 96 76 5 0 3 3 0
2006–07 Albany River Rats AHL — — — — — 1 0 0 0 0
2007–08 Albany River Rats AHL 26 6 10 16 4 — — — — —
2008–09 Albany River Rats AHL 27 4 3 7 8 — — — — —
2008–09 Florida Everblades ECHL 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2009–10 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 5 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2009–10 Utah Grizzlies ECHL 17 2 3 5 23 — — — — —
2009–10 Wichita Thunder CHL 11 5 4 9 26 — — — — —
2010–11 Wichita Thunder CHL 49 13 28 41 30 — — — — —
2011–12 EHC 80 Nürnberg 4.GBun 10 6 9 15 96 — — — — —
2012–13 Alaska Aces ECHL 59 15 24 39 33 11 9 8 17 4
2013–14 Fort Wayne Komets ECHL 12 5 4 9 12 — — — — —
2013–14 Gwinnett Gladiators ECHL 24 6 11 17 20 — — — — —
2014–15 Gwinnett Gladiators ECHL 8 2 2 4 4 — — — — —
2014–15 Brampton Beast ECHL 40 12 17 29 26 — — — — —
AHL totals 58 10 13 23 14 1 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ↑ "EHC80 sign on Canadian Bobby Hughes" (in German). ECH80Nurnberg.com. 2011-09-19. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
  2. ↑ "Komets add Bobby Hughes to roster". Fort Wayne Komets. 2013-07-29. Retrieved 2013-07-29.
  3. ↑ "Glads make five player trade". Gwinnett Gladiators. 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
  4. ↑ "Beast Add NHL-draft Calibre Players". Brampton Beast. January 14, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Cyclones add veteran presence up front". Cincinnati Cyclones. 2015-09-02. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
  6. ↑ Sin Bin Hockey (2015-10-08). "Bobby Hughes retires". Twitter. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
  7. ↑ "Jake Carrick". Eliteprospects.com. 1990-09-11. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  8. ↑ "Sam Carrick". Eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  9. ↑ "Trevor Carrick". Eliteprospects.com. 1994-07-04. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  10. ↑ "Josh Carrick". Eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2011-10-18.

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