Luke Hughes

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
D
Height:
6-2
Weight:
190
Hometown:
Canton, Mich.
S/C:
L
NHL:
NJD
Prev School:
USNTDP

NHL
• Selected 4th overall (first round) by the New Jersey Devils in the 2021 NHL Draft
• Signed a three-year contract with the Devils on April 8
• Made his NHL debut on April 11 vs. Buffalo
• Scored his first NHL goal in his second game on April 13, the overtime winner at Washington

International
• 2023 World Junior Championship - (captain, bronze medal, led team in TOI averaging 23:01, 7 GP, 4-1-5,with 28 SOG)
• 2022 World Junior Championship - August (led team in TOI averaging 22:02, 5 GP, 1-5-6, finished a +7 with 12 SOG)
• 2022 World Junior Championship - January (1 GP before tournament canceled)
• 2022 World Championship (one goal, three assists in 10 games)
• Invited to the USA Hockey Summer Showcase in August 2021
• Invited 2021 USA World U18 Championships but missed it due to surgery
• 2020 USA World U17 Hockey Challenge (silver medal)
• 2021-22 USA Hockey World Junior Camp invitee

Michigan Career
• Played in 80 career games and scored 27 goals and 60 assists for 87 points, was a +50 and blocked 60 shots

Sophomore Year (2022-23)
• Alternate captain
• First-Team All-America
• NCAA Midwest Most Outstanding Player and All-Tournament Team
• B1G All-Tournament Team
• B1G Player and Defensive Player of the Year finalist
• B1G All-Academic Team
• B1G First Star of the Week (Nov. 1, Jan. 31, Feb. 14)
• First-Team all-College Hockey News
• Preseason first-team all-CHN
• Led the nation's defensemen in points per game (1.23) and assists per game (0.23)
• Tallied an assist in 3-1 win over Lindenwood (10/8)
• Contributed a goal and an assist in weekend split vs. Boston University (10/14, 10/16)
• Recorded an assist in 5-1 win at LSSU (10/22)
• Scored a goal along with three assists in series sweep over WMU (10/28, 10/29)
• Assisted on a goal in 4-3 win at PSU (11/5)
• Combined for three assists in series split at Notre Dame (11/11, 11/12)
• Recorded a pair of assists in series sweep by Minnesota (11/17, 11/18)
• Scored a goal along with collecting a pair of assists in series split at Wisconsin (12/2, 12/3)
• Registered an assist in 2-1 win vs. MSU (12/10)
• Totaled a pair of assists in series split against Ohio State (1/13, 1/14)
• Combined for three assists, including on the OT game-winner, in 5-4 win at #2 Minnesota (2/21)
• Totaled seven points from five goals and a pair of assists in series sweep vs. #6 PSU (1/27, 1/28)
• Recorded first career hat-trick and then four-goal game in 5-4 win vs. #6 PSU (1/28)
• Assisted on a pair of goals in series sweep over Wisconsin (2/3, 2/4)
• Combined for a goal and three assists in series sweep vs. #15 MSU (2/10, 2/11)
• Scored the OT-winning goal in 'Duel In The D' 4-3 victory over #15 MSU (2/11)
• Totaled four assists in B1G Tournament first round series sweep vs. Wisconsin (3/3, 3/4)
• Notched a pair of assists in 7-3 B1G Tournament semi-final win vs. Ohio State (3/11)
• Combined for five points (1-4-5) in 11-1 NCAA Tournament first round victory over Colgate (3/24)
• Had an assist in the national semifinal versus Quinnipiac (4/6_

Freshman Year (2021-22)
• Second-Team All-America
• B1G Co-Freshman of the Year
• NCAA All-Region Team
• Second-Team All-B1G
• B1G All-Freshman Team
• College Hockey News Rookie of the Year
• B1G First Star of the Week (Feb. 15, Feb. 22)
• Led the NCAA defensemen in scoring with 39 points (17-22) in 41 games and led the NCAA's rookies (any position) in scoring
• Michigan program record goals scored by a freshman defenseman 17 (previous record was 13 set by Dean Turner in 1976-77)
• Michigan program record for points scored by a freshman defenseman 26 (previous record was 32 set by Jack Johnson in 2005-06)
• Recorded first two career assists in opening series against LSSU (10/8, 10/9)
• Scored a goal and an assist in victories against UMD (10/15) and Minnesota State (10/16)
• Tallied two goals and an assist in the weekend series against WMU (10/22, 10/23)
• Contributed two goals and an assist in 7-2 win over MSU (11/5)
• Earned two goals and an assist in 6-2 win at PSU (11/12)
• Picked up a goal and an assist in 6-1 victory over Niagara (11/26)
• Assisted on a goal in 6-2 win vs. Minnesota (12/4)
• Recorded two assists in series split at Ohio State (12/10, 12/11)
• Registered an assist in 4-2 win vs. UMass (1/9)
• Compounded two goals and an assist in weekend sweep over PSU (1/14, 1/15)
• Scored a goal in 6-2 win at Wisconsin (1/29)
• Totaled three goals and three assists in weekend sweep vs. MSU (2/11, 2/12)
• Contributed three goals in weekend victories against Ohio State (2/18, 2/19)
• Recorded a goal and three assists in B1G Tournament first round series sweep vs. MSU (3/4, 3/5)
• Picked up an assist in B1G Tournament final victory over Minnesota (3/19)
• Registered an assist in each of the two NCAA Tournament Regional wins (3/25, 3/27)

Before Michigan
• Played the last two years with the U.S. National Team Development Program
• Led the USNTDP defensemen in points per game this past season with 34 points in 38 games
• In 86 games with USDP he collected 62 points on 13 goals and 49 assists
• In 46 USHL games, he had 27 points and was fourth in the league in defensemen points per game
• Member of Team USA at the 2019-20 World U17 Hockey Challenge that won the silver medal
• Ranked No. 11 by EliteProspects.com and No. 4 by NHL Central Scouting (North American Skaters)

Personal
• Born September 9, 2003
• Son of Jim and Ellen Hughes
• Jim (Providence) works for CAA Sports; Ellen (UNH) was a three-sport athlete for the Wildcats
• Has two brothers who were first round draft picks and play in the NHL, Quinn (Michigan) who plays with the Vancouver Canucks and Jack, who plays with the New Jersey Devils
• Intended major is Sport Management