| Brent Hughes | |
| Position: | Left wing |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 11 |
| Weight Lb: | 195 |
| Birth Date: | April 5, 1966 |
| Birth Place: | New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada |
| Career Start: | 1987 |
| Career End: | 1999 |
| Draft: | Undrafted |
| Played For: | Winnipeg Jets Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres New York Islanders |
Brent Allen Hughes (born April 5, 1966) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former professional left winger. He played in the National Hockey League for the Winnipeg Jets, Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, and New York Islanders.
In his NHL career, Hughes played in 357 games, scoring 41 goals and 39 assists. He later worked as the head coach of the Austin Ice Bats of the Central Hockey League until that team ended its operations in 2008. On February 19, 2009, he was hired by the Corpus Christi IceRays as their new head coach.[1]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1983–84 | New Westminster Bruins | WHL | 67 | 21 | 18 | 39 | 133 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 27 | ||
| 1984–85 | New Westminster Bruins | WHL | 64 | 25 | 32 | 57 | 135 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 37 | ||
| 1985–86 | New Westminster Bruins | WHL | 71 | 28 | 52 | 80 | 180 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | New Westminster Bruins | WHL | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Victoria Cougars | WHL | 61 | 38 | 61 | 99 | 146 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 1987–88 | Moncton Hawks | AHL | 73 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 206 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 28 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Moncton Hawks | AHL | 54 | 34 | 34 | 68 | 286 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 40 | ||
| 1989–90 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Moncton Hawks | AHL | 65 | 31 | 29 | 60 | 277 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Moncton Hawks | AHL | 63 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 144 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 1991–92 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | ||
| 1991–92 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 55 | 25 | 29 | 54 | 190 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 12 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 62 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 191 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1993–94 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 77 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 143 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 27 | ||
| 1993–94 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 44 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 139 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1995–96 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 76 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 148 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | New York Islanders | NHL | 51 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Houston Aeros | IHL | 79 | 19 | 12 | 31 | 128 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 | ||
| 1998–99 | Houston Aeros | IHL | 29 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 51 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 357 | 41 | 39 | 80 | 831 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 53 | ||||