You read that right, folks! In a not confusing at all development, three years after Jack Hughes went first overall in the draft, we have another Jack Hughes to talk about. This one, while not related to the Devils’ Hughes, is the son of new Canadiens GM Kent Hughes, because hockey is the smallest of worlds, so there’s that.
Hughes has benefitted from his November 2003 birthday, and has already completed two seasons with the NTDP before heading off to Northeastern University, where he spent his draft year playing. And while he didn’t find the same eye-catching results as some of last year’s draft eligible players getting a jump on the college game, he has already carved out a nice little role for himself, and established himself as a should-be first round talent.