Jack Hughes – 2019 NHL Draft Prospect Profile

Jack Hughes

2018-19 Team: USNDT (#6)
Date of Birth: May 14, 2001
Place of Birth: Orlando, FL
Ht: 5’10” Wt: 168 lbs.
Position: C
NHL Draft Eligibility: 2019 first-year eligible

Rankings

• NHL Central Scouting: 1st (among North American Skaters)
• Future Considerations: 1st
• Hockeyprospect.com: 1st
• McKeen’s Hockey: 1st
• ISS Hockey: 1st
• Dobber Prospects: 1st
• Bob McKenzie: 1st
• Craig Button: 1st

For the second consecutive season, the top prospect in the NHL Entry Draft should go wire-to-wire as the consensus No. 1 draft pick. In 2018, it was Rasmus Dahlin. In 2019, however, it’s Jack Hughes.

While there are other talented players in the top-end of the draft who will make teams very happy, Jack Hughes is simply in a world of his own and it’s a fact that’s been known for quite some time. Hughes was already being discussed prior to the 2018 Draft as the 2019 Draft’s top prize. Even more impressive is the fact that he was 16 years old at the time.

Risk – 1/5 | Reward – 5/5

Fantasy Hockey Potential

Offense – 10/10 | Defense – 7/10

Awards/Achievements

Hughes would win the Dave Tyler Junior Player of the Year Award as the best American-born player in junior hockey following the 2017-18 season. He’d break the all-time points record for the NTDP in 2018-19, a record previously held by Arizona Coyotes’ forward Clayton Keller.

Interview/Profile Links

• The Draft Analyst
• ESPN
• ISS Hockey

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