Gabbie Hughes
Born (1999-10-04) October 4, 1999
Lino Lakes, Minnesota
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
PWHL team PWHL Ottawa
National team  United States
Medal record
World Championship
Gold medal – first place2023 Canada

Gabrielle Marie Hughes (born October 4, 1999) is an American ice hockey player for PWHL Ottawa of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) and member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. She played college ice hockey at Minnesota Duluth, where she was a top-three finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award in 2022.[1][2]

Early life

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).

Playing career

College

Hughes played college ice hockey for the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs and was an assistant captain her senior year. She was a top-three finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award in 2022.[1] She was the third freshmen in program 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.

Professional

On September 18, 2023, Hughes was drafted in the fourth round, 20th overall by PWHL Ottawa in the 2023 PWHL Draft. On October 30, 2023, she signed a three-year contract with Ottawa.[4][5]

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.[6]

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 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 0 0 0 2
2023 United States WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 1 1 2 2
Junior totals 5 0 0 0 2
Senior totals 7 1 1 2 2

References

  1. 1 2 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.
  2. ↑ "Gabbie Hughes - Women's Hockey". umdbulldogs.com. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  3. ↑ "Gabrielle Hughes at eliteprospects.com". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  4. ↑ Strand, Bruce (October 25, 2023). "Hughes turning pro with Ottawa in new league". presspubs.com. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  5. ↑ Vierzba, Neil (October 30, 2023). "Former Bulldog Gabbie Hughes Signs Three-Year Contract with PWHL Ottawa". fox21online.com. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Gabrielle Hughes". teamusa.usahockey.com. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
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