Gabrielle Marie Hughes (born October 4, 1999) is an American professional ice hockey player for the Ottawa Charge 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]
| Gabbie Hughes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Hughes with PWHL Ottawa in 2024 | |||
| Born |
October 4, 1999 Lino Lakes, Minnesota, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| PWHL team | Ottawa Charge | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
|
Medal record | |||
Early life
editHughes 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
editCollege
editHughes 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
editOn 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
editShe 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
editHughes 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
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | PWHL Ottawa | PWHL | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NCAA totals | 165 | 81 | 133 | 214 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| PWHL totals | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
edit| 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
edit- ^ a b Hockey, U. S. A. (March 17, 2022). "Heise, Hughes, Jaques Named Top Three for 2022 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award". pattykaz.com. Archived from the original on March 20, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
- ^ "Gabbie Hughes – Women's Hockey". umdbulldogs.com. Archived from the original on April 9, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
- ^ "Gabrielle Hughes at eliteprospects.com". eliteprospects.com. Archived from the original on April 9, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
- ^ Strand, Bruce (October 25, 2023). "Hughes turning pro with Ottawa in new league". presspubs.com. Archived from the original on October 31, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
- ^ Vierzba, Neil (October 30, 2023). "Former Bulldog Gabbie Hughes Signs Three-Year Contract with PWHL Ottawa". fox21online.com. Archived from the original on October 31, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ "Gabrielle Hughes". teamusa.usahockey.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2022.