Brent Hughes (ice hockey, born 1966)

For other people with the same name, see Brent Hughes (disambiguation).

Brent Hughes
Born	(1966-04-05) April 5, 1966 New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Winnipeg Jets Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres New York Islanders
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1987–1999

Brent Allen Hughes (born April 5, 1966) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former professional left winger. He played in the National Hockey League for the Winnipeg Jets, Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, and New York Islanders.

Career

In his NHL career, Hughes played in 357 games, scoring 41 goals and 39 assists. He later worked as the head coach of the Austin Ice Bats of the Central Hockey League until that team ended its operations in 2008. On February 19, 2009, he was hired by the Corpus Christi IceRays as their new head coach.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1983–84	New Westminster Bruins	WHL		67	21	18	39	133		9	2	2	4	27
1984–85	New Westminster Bruins	WHL		64	25	32	57	135		11	2	1	3	37
1985–86	New Westminster Bruins	WHL		71	28	52	80	180		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	New Westminster Bruins	WHL		8	5	4	9	22		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Victoria Cougars	WHL		61	38	61	99	146		5	4	1	5	8
1987–88	Moncton Hawks	AHL		73	13	19	32	206		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		28	3	2	5	82		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Moncton Hawks	AHL		54	34	34	68	286		10	9	4	13	40
1989–90	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		11	1	2	3	33		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Moncton Hawks	AHL		65	31	29	60	277		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Moncton Hawks	AHL		63	21	22	43	144		3	0	0	0	7
1991–92	Boston Bruins	NHL		8	1	1	2	38		10	2	0	2	20
1991–92	Baltimore Skipjacks	AHL		55	25	29	54	190		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Maine Mariners	AHL		12	6	4	10	34		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Boston Bruins	NHL		62	5	4	9	191		1	0	0	0	2
1993–94	Boston Bruins	NHL		77	13	11	24	143		13	2	1	3	27
1993–94	Providence Bruins	AHL		6	2	5	7	4		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Boston Bruins	NHL		44	6	6	12	139		5	0	0	0	4
1995–96	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		76	5	10	15	148		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	New York Islanders	NHL		51	7	3	10	57		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Utah Grizzlies	IHL		5	2	2	4	11		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Houston Aeros	IHL		79	19	12	31	128		4	0	3	3	20
1998–99	Houston Aeros	IHL		29	4	2	6	87		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Utah Grizzlies	IHL		51	13	11	24	80		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				357	41	39	80	831		29	4	1	5	53

Awards

• WHL West First All-Star Team – 1987

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database