Gabbie Hughes
Gabrielle Marie Hughes (born October 4, 1999) is an American women's ice hockey player for Minnesota Duluth and member of the United States women's national ice hockey team.[1] She was a top-three finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award in 2022.[2]
| Gabbie Hughes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
October 4, 1999 Lino Lakes, Minnesota | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NCAA team | Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
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Medal record | |||
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Playing career
Hughes attended Centennial High School where she collected 315 points.[3] She was an assistant captain her junior and senior year. In 2018, she was a top-five finalist for the Minnesota Ms. Hockey Award. She was the 2018 Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year, a two-time All-State selection, an East Metro Girl Hockey Player of the Year finalist as a junior, the 2018 East Metro Player of the Year, and a two time Star Tribune All-Metro Team honoree (Third Team in 2016-17 and Second Team in 2015–16).
Collegiate
Hughes plays for Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs and was an assistant captain her senior year. She has totaled 168 points. She was a top-three finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award in 2022.[2] She was the third freshmen in UMD history to lead the team in scoring as a rookie. She was named to the 2018-19 All-WCHA Third Team and the 2018-19 All-WCHA Rookie Team. She ranked seventh in the WCHA in scoring and second among all rookies, as well as fifth in the NCAA among all freshmen, and was selected to the USCHO All-Rookie Team. She was part of the All-WCHA Second Team and was ranked fifth in the WCHA in points and second in the conference with five game-winning goals. Her 51 points ranked tenth overall in the NCAA. She was part of the 2019-20 WCHA All-Academic Team. She scored her 100th career point on Jan. 30, 2021 against St. Cloud, making her the 22nd Bulldog to hit the milestone. She was named to the All-WCHA Second Team for a second consecutive year, and finished fifth in scoring in the WCHA.
International play
She represented the United States at the 2017 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship where she won a gold medal. She was also a member of the 2016 U.S. Women's Under-18 Select Team at the Under-18 Series vs. Canada, participated in USA Hockey's 2016 Women's National Festival, and attended the 2016 Girls Select U18 Player Development Camp.[4]
Personal life
Hughes is the daughter of Miki and Terry Hughes. Her mother played volleyball at Minnesota State University. Her father is a former All-American Minnesota State hockey letterman. She has two brothers, Trey and Collin. She majors in Integrated Education Special Education at UMD.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2013–14 | Centennial High School | MNHS | 25 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Centennial High School | MNHS | 24 | 29 | 25 | 54 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Centennial High School | MNHS | 25 | 43 | 25 | 68 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | Centennial High School | MNHS | 23 | 29 | 38 | 67 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Centennial High School | MNHS | 24 | 36 | 32 | 68 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Minnesota Duluth | WCHA | 33 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Minnesota Duluth | WCHA | 35 | 20 | 31 | 51 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Minnesota Duluth | WCHA | 19 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Minnesota Duluth | WCHA | 40 | 33 | 37 | 59 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Minnesota Duluth | WCHA | 38 | 10 | 36 | 46 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NCAA totals | 165 | 81 | 133 | 214 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | United States | U18 |  |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2023 | United States | WC | |
7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Senior totals | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||
References
- "Gabbie Hughes - Women's Hockey". umdbulldogs.com. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
- Hockey, U. S. A. (2022-03-17). "Heise, Hughes, Jaques Named Top Three for 2022 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award". pattykaz.com. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
- "Gabrielle Hughes at eliteprospects.com". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
- "Gabrielle Hughes". teamusa.usahockey.com. Retrieved 2022-04-09.