John Hughes (ice hockey, born 1954)

John Spencer Hughes (March 18, 1954 – April 8, 2020) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player.

The bulk of his professional career was spent in the World Hockey Association (WHA), where he played from 1974 until 1979 for the Phoenix Roadrunners, Cincinnati Stingers, Houston Aeros, Indianapolis Racers, and Edmonton Oilers.

Hughes had 18 goals, 130 assists, 148 points, and 778 penalty minutes in 372 regular season games in the WHA and two goals, 14 assists, 16 points, and 211 penalty minutes in 70 regular season games in the NHL.

Hughes died on April 8, 2020, in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.

[1] This biographical article relating to a Canadian ice hockey defenceman born in the 1950s is a stub.