Vincent Hughes (ice hockey)
Encyclopedia
Vincent Hughes is an Australian ice hockey player currently playing for the Melbourne Ice
in the Australian Ice Hockey League
.
of the Australian Ice Hockey League
(AIHL). In his first season with the Ice Hughes competed in 16 games and amassed 98 penalties in minutes but failed to score any points. Hughes has continued to play for the Ice in the AIHL and in the Victorian Ice Hockey Associations top senior competition for the Jets until the end of 2008 and then for the Melbourne Rangers from 2009 onwards. In 2011 Hughes was named captain of the Melbourne Ice.
Hughes was first called up to represent Australia in 2000 where he joined the national under-20 team
to compete in the 2000 IIHF World U20 Championship Pool D tournament being held in Reykjavik
, Iceland
. Australia finished seventh while Hughes finished with two assists in his four games. In 2002 Hughes moved up to the national senior team to compete in the 2002 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A tournament being held in Cape Town
, South Africa
. Hughes scored two goals and an assist in his five games while Australia finished the tournament in fourth place. The following year Hughes was again called up to the national senior team to compete in the 2003 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A tournament being held in Seoul
, South Korea
. Australia again finished fourth while Hughes failed to score any points in his five games.
, Victoria
, Australia
. His brother Joseph
also plays ice hockey for the Melbourne Ice.
International
Melbourne Ice
The Melbourne Ice are a semi-professional ice hockey team in the Australian Ice Hockey League. The team plays its home games at the National Ice Sports Centre in Melbourne, which was completed in 2010. It formerly played at the Olympic Ice Skating Centre in Oakleigh South, a suburb of Monash...
in the Australian Ice Hockey League
Australian Ice Hockey League
The Australian Ice Hockey League is Australia's top-level ice hockey league. It is sanctioned by Ice Hockey Australia and is run by its own Board of Directors....
.
Playing career
Hughes first played for the Melbourne Saints of the Victorian Ice Hockey Association in the 2000 season. He continued to play for the Saints until the end of the 2002 season. Following the end of the 2002 season with the Saints Hughes moved to Germany and signed with EV Dingolfing of the Bayernliga for the start of the 2002-03 season. He competed in 13 games for EV Dingolfing before being traded to ERC Lechbruck of the same league. Hughes finished of the season with Lechbruck, competing in 11 games and scoring nine points. Following the end of the season Hughes returned to Australia and joined the Melbourne Jets of the Victorian Ice Hockey Association for the 2003 season. In 2004 he was signed by the Melbourne IceMelbourne Ice
The Melbourne Ice are a semi-professional ice hockey team in the Australian Ice Hockey League. The team plays its home games at the National Ice Sports Centre in Melbourne, which was completed in 2010. It formerly played at the Olympic Ice Skating Centre in Oakleigh South, a suburb of Monash...
of the Australian Ice Hockey League
Australian Ice Hockey League
The Australian Ice Hockey League is Australia's top-level ice hockey league. It is sanctioned by Ice Hockey Australia and is run by its own Board of Directors....
(AIHL). In his first season with the Ice Hughes competed in 16 games and amassed 98 penalties in minutes but failed to score any points. Hughes has continued to play for the Ice in the AIHL and in the Victorian Ice Hockey Associations top senior competition for the Jets until the end of 2008 and then for the Melbourne Rangers from 2009 onwards. In 2011 Hughes was named captain of the Melbourne Ice.
Hughes was first called up to represent Australia in 2000 where he joined the national under-20 team
Australia men's national junior ice hockey team
The Australian men's national under 20 ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team of Australia. The team represents Australia at the International Ice Hockey Federation's World Junior Hockey Championship Division III.-History:...
to compete in the 2000 IIHF World U20 Championship Pool D tournament being held in Reykjavik
Reykjavík
Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...
, Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
. Australia finished seventh while Hughes finished with two assists in his four games. In 2002 Hughes moved up to the national senior team to compete in the 2002 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A tournament being held in Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. Hughes scored two goals and an assist in his five games while Australia finished the tournament in fourth place. The following year Hughes was again called up to the national senior team to compete in the 2003 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A tournament being held in Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
. Australia again finished fourth while Hughes failed to score any points in his five games.
Personal life
Hughes was born on 10 August 1981 in MelbourneMelbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. His brother Joseph
Joseph Hughes (ice hockey)
Joseph Hughes is an Australian ice hockey player currently playing for the Melbourne Ice in the Australian Ice Hockey League.-Playing career:...
also plays ice hockey for the Melbourne Ice.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002-03 | EV Dingolfing | Bayernliga | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002-03 | ERC Lechbruck | Bayernliga | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004 2004 AIHL season The 2004 AIHL season was the 5th season of the Australian Ice Hockey League, the 3rd in which the Goodall Cup was awarded to the league champions.The West Sydney Ice Dogs won their first Goodall Cup defeating the Newcastle Northstars in the championship game.... |
Melbourne Ice Melbourne Ice The Melbourne Ice are a semi-professional ice hockey team in the Australian Ice Hockey League. The team plays its home games at the National Ice Sports Centre in Melbourne, which was completed in 2010. It formerly played at the Olympic Ice Skating Centre in Oakleigh South, a suburb of Monash... |
AIHL Australian Ice Hockey League The Australian Ice Hockey League is Australia's top-level ice hockey league. It is sanctioned by Ice Hockey Australia and is run by its own Board of Directors.... |
16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005 2005 AIHL season The 2005 AIHL season was the 6th season of the Australian Ice Hockey League, the 4th in which the Goodall Cup was awarded to the league champions.... |
Melbourne Ice | AIHL | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005 | Melbourne Jets | Senior A | 13 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006 2006 AIHL season The 2006 AIHL season was the 7th season of the Australian Ice Hockey League, the 5th in which the Goodall Cup was awarded to the league champions.The Melbourne Ice mathematically clinched their first ever V.I.P... |
Melbourne Ice | AIHL | 23 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006 | Melbourne Jets | Senior A | 14 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007 2007 AIHL season The 2007 AIHL season was the 8th season of the Australian Ice Hockey League, the 6th in which the Goodall Cup will be awarded to the league champions.... |
Melbourne Ice | AIHL | 15 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 152 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007 | Melbourne Jets | Senior A | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 2008 AIHL season The 2008 AIHL season is the 9th season of the Australian Ice Hockey League, the 7th in which the Goodall Cup will be awarded to the league champions.The season opened 19 April 2008 with games in Newcastle, Adelaide and Penrith.... |
Melbourne Ice | AIHL | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 | Melbourne Jets | Premier A | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009 | Melbourne Rangers | Premier A | 14 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010 2010 AIHL season The 2010 AIHL season is the 11th season of the Australian Ice Hockey League . It ran from 24 April 2010 until 22 August 2010, with the Goodall Cup finals following on 28 and 29 August.-League business:... |
Melbourne Ice | AIHL | 19 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010 | Melbourne Rangers | Premier A | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011 2011 AIHL season The 2011 AIHL season is the 12th season of the Australian Ice Hockey League . It ran from 14 April 2011 until 28 August 2011, with the Goodall Cup finals following on 3 and 4 September. The Melbourne Ice won the H Newman Ried trophy after finishing first in the regular season standings with 65 points... |
Melbourne Ice | AIHL | 27 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 76 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
International
| Year | Team | Competition | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Australia U/20 Australia men's national junior ice hockey team The Australian men's national under 20 ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team of Australia. The team represents Australia at the International Ice Hockey Federation's World Junior Hockey Championship Division III.-History:... |
2000 IIHF World U20 Championship Pool D | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| 2002 | Australia | 2002 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2003 | Australia | 2003 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |