C Jack Hughes - USNTDP (2019 Draft)

[Breakers]

Nice Handles

 

[KovalSNIPE]

Holy smokes he looks like McDavid

 

[ijuka]

Wow that's just incredible! He looks so smooth out on the ice and has such great hands with incredible precision. It's no exaggeration to say that he could rival Kane's or McDavid's stickhandling in a couple of years!

 

[Daximus]

Kid is definitley a top tier prospect. He'll need to bulk up a bit but he looks a little bit taller out there. Hard to tell without him playing against anyone. Definitely shades of his older brother in there but I think he's farther ahead then him at this point in developement.

 

[wings5]

Impressive but if thats all it took to be a solid NHL player than Linus Omark, Rob Hisey and Rob Schremp would be stars, game action is much more telling.

 

[LeafChief]

As many have already stated, he looks like McDavid style-wise.

 

[93LEAFS]

So, on the U-18's by January?

He's good and maybe there is a stylistic comparison to McDavid but it will be interesting to see if he can hold on to being number one for the 2019 class. I don't put much weight into any list until the kid steps up into real competition but he should have some good challenges in Krebs, Kokkenen, Dach, etc.

 

[JiggsNY]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQYAJN8no4I

Don't think this was ever posted from some months ago. Interview with Jack, some Coaches and some game footage.

 

[Jethlan]

Holy smokes he looks like McDavid

He remind me of McDavid and Matthews

 

[ijuka]

He remind me of McDavid and Matthews

Looks like he's going to be the best C prospect since 2016.

 

[Jethlan]

Looks like he's going to be the best C prospect since 2016.

Hoping he won't fall a la Liljegren or Chychrun

 

[JiggsNY]

Yeah the 18 USA crop seems to have stalled a bit or dropped a little (Wise Wahlstrom Wilde) despite still being first rounders. Hopefully the 19 crop of Hughes Beecher Turcotte and Warren can maintain their stock or even improve,

 

[Daximus]

He remind me of McDavid and Matthews

I think he plays more like McDavid than Matthews. Matthews plays more of a down low game like Crosby. McDavid is more of a transition player. Hughes excells in transition.

 

[93LEAFS]

I think he plays more like McDavid than Matthews. Matthews plays more of a down low game like Crosby. McDavid is more of a transition player. Hughes excells in transition.

I don't think he'll ever have the same level of strength McDavid does, who is capable of holding guys off and is about 3 inches taller and has about 30 pounds on Hughes. Skill and build wise he looks like Patrick Kane. Explosive skater with ridiculous hands. He looks very smart out there with high-end vision, but we need to see how it carries over to the next level as everything speeds up dramatically from AAA to USHL level hockey.

 

[Daximus]

I don't think he'll ever have the same level of strength McDavid does, who is capable of holding guys off and is about 3 inches taller and has about 30 pounds on Hughes. Skill and build wise he looks like Patrick Kane. Explosive skater with ridiculous hands. He looks very smart out there with high-end vision, but we need to see how it carries over to the next level as everything speeds up dramatically from AAA to USHL level hockey.

Yeah McDavid is on another level for sure. A center version of Kane is a good comparison. He has an underated defensive game as well.

 

[Killerjas]

1st overall pick in 2019

 

[Zaddy]

Curious to see what type of numbers he puts up this year.

How does his minor midget numbers compare to other top end players?

 

[ijuka]

Curious to see what type of numbers he puts up this year.

How does his minor midget numbers compare to other top end players?

He put up similar numbers as McDavid and Tavares did in this league.

 

[MichaelFarrell]

The Toronto Marlboros have produced some of the best hockey players and whenever you see how Hughes matches up with them statistically, it's pretty scary. I can't wait to see his progression and it'll be interesting to see if he can put up numbers like Eichel, Matthews, and Keller. This is a really exciting time for USA hockey.

 

[43Kadri43]

He put up similar numbers as McDavid and Tavares did in this league.

He was a year older when he did it, though.

Hughes is a fantastic prospect, but I don't think he's in the McDavid/Tavares tier at this point.

 

[ijuka]

He was a year older when he did it, though.

Hughes is a fantastic prospect, but I don't think he's in the McDavid/Tavares tier at this point.

Yup.

Some time ago I pointed out Mascherin as a comparison. But it'd have felt odd to reply with "His scoring is in line with Mascherin" when talking about great players.

It's a bit tough when the great players don't play long enough in the league to be accurately compared.

One would hope he ends up being better than Mascherin despite their scoring being in line.

 

[Daneurism]

He'll have competition with the top guys out west. Dach, Krebs, and Williams are no slouches.

 

[Mickey the mouse]

He'll have competition with the top guys out west. Dach, Krebs, and Williams are no slouches.

He'll be #2 behind Alex Turcotte on his own team

 

[LeafChief]

Yup.

Some time ago I pointed out Mascherin as a comparison. But it'd have felt odd to reply with "His scoring is in line with Mascherin" when talking about great players.

It's a bit tough when the great players don't play long enough in the league to be accurately compared.

One would hope he ends up being better than Mascherin despite their scoring being in line.

I hear what you're saying because Mascherin isn't exactly a household name in the prospects world but Mascherin absolutely owned the GTHL.

 

[S E P H]

So, on the U-18's by January?

He's good and maybe there is a stylistic comparison to McDavid but it will be interesting to see if he can hold on to being number one for the 2019 class. I don't put much weight into any list until the kid steps up into real competition but he should have some good challenges in Krebs, Kokkenen, Dach, etc.

What does this even mean? Hughes was just in the best AAA minor hockey league in the world. He was in real competition with the likes of Krebs, Dach, and Kokkonen. It's like you're trying to purposely downgrade him for some reason.

I don't think he'll ever have the same level of strength McDavid does, who is capable of holding guys off and is about 3 inches taller and has about 30 pounds on Hughes. Skill and build wise he looks like Patrick Kane. Explosive skater with ridiculous hands. He looks very smart out there with high-end vision, but we need to see how it carries over to the next level as everything speeds up dramatically from AAA to USHL level hockey.

Ehhhhh, McDavid is like a bowl of ice cream in regards to strength compared to other NHLers. Hell, Draisaitl is tougher than him, McDavid is a player like Datsyuk or Kane who can't really be touched.