Personal

  • Son of Jim Hughes and Ellen Weinberg-Hughes
  • Has two brothers, Quinn-19 and Luke-15
    • Father, Jim, skated at Providence College and went on to represent the U.S. in the Spengler Cup (1988-89)
    • Mother, Ellen, lettered in hockey, lacrosse and soccer at the University of New Hampshire before earning a silver medal with the 1992 U.S. Women's National Team
    • Brother, Quinn, was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the first round, seventh overall, of the 2018 NHL Draft
      • Quinn, who skated the 2017-18 season with the University of Michigan, skated two season for USA Hockey's National Team Development Program (2016-18) where he tallied the second-most points by a defenseman in a single season with 53 and ranks fifth all-time for points by a defensman with 77
      • Quinn has skated for the United States in three International Ice Hockey Federation world championship, including one U.S. Men's National Team (2018 - bronze), one U.S. National Junior Team (2018 - bronze) and one U.S. Under-18 Men's National Team (2017 - gold)
      • Made his NHL debut for the Canucks in 2019
  • Uncle, Marty, played hockey for Boston College for four seasons (1997-01) where he won an NCAA championship in 2001
  • Cousin, Ted Doherty, skated four seasons (2012-16) at Boston College and served as captain his senior year

Hockey Related Questions

Favorite NHL player: Connor McDavid

This season, I’m most looking forward to: Wearing the USA jersey on a nightly basis

Lifestyle Questions

Three famous dinner invitees: LeBron James, Justin Bieber, and Allen Iverson

Best advice received: Stay in the now

What celebrity would you carpool karaoke with? Luke Bryan