Howie Hughes

Howard Duncan Hughes (April 4, 1939 – March 26, 2025) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 168 games in the National Hockey League for the Los Angeles Kings from 1967 to 1970.

Howie Hughes
Born	(1939-04-04)April 4, 1939 St. Boniface, Manitoba, Canada
Died	March 26, 2025(2025-03-26) (aged 85) Everett, Washington, U.S.
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Forward
Shot	Left
Played for	Los Angeles Kings
Playing career	1967–1970

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1954–55	St. Boniface Braves	MAHA		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1955–56	St. Boniface Canadiens	MJHL		—	—	—	—	—		1	0	0	0	0
1956–57	St. Boniface Canadiens	MJHL		21	9	13	22	0		3	0	0	0	0
1957–58	St. Boniface Canadiens	MJHL		30	18	15	33	26		12	4	6	10	4
1957–58	St. Boniface Canadiens	M-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		9	1	1	2	2
1958–59	St. Boniface Canadiens	MJHL		27	10	18	28	35		6	1	2	3	14
1958–59	Winnipeg Braves	M-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		16	8	5	13	10
1959–60	St. Paul Saints	IHL		68	35	44	79	33		13	5	8	13	12
1960–61	Winnipeg Warriors	WHL		68	12	23	35	26		—	—	—	—	—
1961–62	Seattle Totems	WHL		64	17	22	39	22		2	0	2	2	2
1962–63	Vancouver Canucks	WHL		40	5	10	15	12		7	0	0	0	2
1963–64	St. Paul Rangers	CHL		66	30	34	64	37		8	1	3	4	2
1964–65	Vancouver Canucks	WHL		67	24	26	50	26		5	0	0	0	2
1965–66	Vancouver Canucks	WHL		65	37	35	72	24		7	3	2	5	0
1966–67	Seattle Totems	WHL		70	26	45	71	27		10	6	5	11	4
1967–68	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		74	9	14	23	20		7	2	0	2	0
1968–69	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		73	16	14	30	10		7	0	0	0	2
1969–70	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		21	0	4	4	0		—	—	—	—	—
1970–71	Springfield Kings	AHL		2	0	1	1	4		—	—	—	—	—
1970–71	Denver Spurs	WHL		62	19	21	40	19		5	2	2	4	8
1971–72	Seattle Totems	WHL		71	17	29	46	26		—	—	—	—	—
1972–73	San Diego Gulls	WHL		68	23	25	48	23		6	4	1	5	2
1973–74	Portland Buckaroos	WHL		75	41	36	77	22		10	3	4	7	2
1974–75	Seattle Totems	CHL		48	11	15	26	16		—	—	—	—	—
WHL totals				650	221	272	493	227		52	18	16	34	22
NHL totals				168	25	32	57	30		14	2	0	2	2

Post-playing career

After his playing days ended, Hughes coached the junior Seattle Ironmen ice hockey team, formerly known as the Northwest Americans, for about 30 years. He also coached Babe Ruth League baseball and was an umpire in local softball leagues.^[1]

Personal life and age

Hughes was born in the Winnipeg suburb of St. Boniface, Manitoba, and was raised in nearby Transcona. He was skilled at playing baseball and football as well as ice hockey, the sport that he began playing professionally at age 19. He began living in the Magnolia neighborhood of Seattle during his first of four periods playing for the Seattle Totems, during the 1961–62 season. He continued to reside in Magnolia during and after his playing days, until he moved to Everett, Washington, a few years after his wife, Betty, died in 2004.^[1]

Hughes died of congestive heart failure on March 26, 2025, at the age of 85.^[1]

Awards and achievements

• Turnbull Cup MJHL Championship (1958)
• Memorial Cup Championship (1959)
• WHL Second All-Star Team (1967)
• WHL Championship (1967)
• WHL First All-Star Team (1974)
• Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
• Member of the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum (inducted in 1995)^[1]
• Member of the Washington Slowpitch Hall of Fame (inducted in 2000)^[1]