“He’s very easygoing and outgoing. He scored his first career goal 10 days prior in a Canucks win over the Los Angeles Kings. Jack Hughes is an American professional ice hockey forward for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League. “I don’t think my mom will want us on the ice together playing against each other,” Jack joked. It was such an unreal feeling; hopefully I can get a few more.". 1 pick Taylor Hall. Fitzgerald turned to Shero and said, “I knew Jimmy’s kids were good, but I didn’t know they were that good.”. The seventh overall pick one year prior, Quinn played five games with the Canucks last season and was already living up to his billing as a franchise cornerstone. Hughes was the man of the weekend, the first overall pick and the most highly-touted pick since Auston Matthews. It was just Devils vs. Rangers, not Jack vs. Kaapo. Quinn Hughes’ face adorned banners throughout Rogers Arena, the site of the 2019 draft. “I’m sure that won’t happen again. Devils' Hughes gets 1st goal with family watching, 2020 NHL draft grades: Best picks, value steals, more for all 31 teams, 2020 NHL draft: Pick tracker and analysis for every team, Previews, predictions for all 31 NHL teams in free agency. First for Jack Hughes: A Game Against His Brother On Saturday, the Devils’ Hughes and his older brother, Quinn Hughes of the Canucks, will meet in an N.H.L. Post a scouting report/trivia/player comment in English (visible here) Log in or go premium to post and read comments. Boyish looks aside, he’s been a pro on the ice since training camp. (Jeff Bassett/THE CANADIAN PRESS) Mark Spector | @sportsnetspec August 4, 2018, 8:35 AM Jim and Ellen Hughes attended the game in a suite, surrounded by close friends and family, many of whom were wearing T-shirts adorned with both teams' logos and the numbers of the Hughes brothers. "I want to see him have success, but not too much against us," Quinn Hughes told reporters after the game. This was the first time in their young NHL careers and only the second time ever at any level that Quinn and Jack Hughes had gone head-to-head in a game. He faced Kaapo Kakko, the player chosen after him in the draft, and the Rangers on national TV on Thursday night. He likes to joke around and be in the mix there and that’s good.”. He’s been unfazed by just about everything since he’s come into the league. The two both played for the U.S. National Team Development program and have obviously played against one another while training. "They're just as happy as I am," Jack Hughes said. first win coming Thursday night against the Rangers, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. There's a lot of brotherly love, but I wish we were winning 1-0.". It was nothing special, he said. Jeff Bassett/The Canadian Press A few years before the 2019 NHL Draft, New Jersey Devils’ general manager Ray Shero and assistant general manager Tom Fitzgerald had been watching their friend Jim Hughes’ kids play hockey. Complete player biography and stats. Quinn Hughes wasn't about to give younger brother, Jack, much advice heading into the draft considering Jack was set to be picked first overall. “I did it all summer with him,” Hughes said. 1 pick Jack Hughes scored his first NHL goal for the Devils on Saturday. His minutes have been managed and he’s been sheltered from certain players and certain lines. Email: mastraccoa@northjersey.com Twitter: @abbeymastracco, Download our app and get alerts for breaking news, scores, analysis and more. A product of the U.S. National Development Team, Hughes was drafted first overall by the Devils in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, a draft in which he was widely regarded as the top prospect. Looking back on the story, all Shero and Fitzgerald could do was laugh. "If we were going to lose 1-0, I'm happy he did it. I think they were pretty pumped up. The one person it may not be a normal game for? Hughes' early season point drought had been the longest for a No. 1 pick Jack Hughes scored his first NHL goal for the Devils on Saturday. With his older brother on the Canucks' bench and more than 70 close friends and family in the stands, No.
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