Michael McHugh (born August 16, 1965) is an American former

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. He played 20 games in the

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with the

Minnesota North Stars The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota, and the team's colors for ...

and

San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California. The Sharks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Con ...

from 1988 to 1991. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1988 to 1998, was spent in the minor leagues. He was drafted by the

with the first pick in the 1988 NHL Supplemental Draft.

Playing career

After playing four seasons at the

University of Maine The University of Maine (UMaine) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Orono, Maine, United States. It was established in 1865 as the land-grant college of Maine and is the Flagship universitie ...

, McHugh made his professional debut with the

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's Maine Mariners, appearing in one game at the end of the 1987–88 season. His first full season of professional hockey was 1988–89, during which he played in 70 games with the International Hockey League's

Kalamazoo Wings The Kalamazoo Wings, nicknamed the K-Wings, are a mid-level professional ice hockey team in Kalamazoo, Michigan. A member of the ECHL's Western Conference, Central Division, they play in the 5,113-seat Wings Event Center. They are the affiliate ...

and three

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games with the North Stars. After two more seasons spent mostly with Kalamazoo, with a few appearances with the North Stars, McHugh joined the expansion

in the 1991 NHL Dispersal Draft. He appeared in eight games with the Sharks during their inaugural season of 1991–92, and tallied his first and only NHL goal as a Shark. This was his last NHL experience. Though his NHL career was brief, McHugh became a star in the

. In seven AHL seasons with the

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and

Hershey Bears The Hershey Bears are a professional ice hockey team based in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The Bears have played in the American Hockey League (AHL) since the 1938–39 season, making it the longest continuously operating member club of the league still ...

, he scored 143 goals and added 239 assists. He was awarded the

Jack A. Butterfield Trophy The Calder Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the playoff champion of the American Hockey League (AHL). First awarded in the 1937–38 season, it is named after Frank Calder, inaugural president of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Calder ...

as MVP of the 1997 Calder Cup playoffs, as he scored nine goals and seven assists while leading Hershey to the AHL Championship. In his brief NHL career, McHugh appeared in 20 games. His one goal scored in 1991–92 was his lone NHL point.

Post-playing career

McHugh currently lives in

Hershey, Pennsylvania Hershey is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is home to the Hershey Company, which was founded by candy magnate Milton S. Hershey ...

with his wife; they have two daughters.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Awards and honors

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McHugh, Mike 1965 births Living people AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans American men's ice hockey left wingers Hershey Bears players Ice hockey players from Maine Kalamazoo Wings (1974–2000) players Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey players Maine Mariners (AHL) players Minnesota North Stars draft picks Minnesota North Stars players NHL supplemental draft picks People from Sagadahoc County, Maine San Jose Sharks players Springfield Indians players 20th-century American sportsmen