Quinn Hughes' Season (So Far) in 10 Minutes - I present all of his goals, assists, & 89 total plays.

[Guardian452]

His skating and in particular edging is elite level, his vision and how fast he processes the game is also very very world class. He added a slapshot this summer. Zone exit wizard. Gets sometimes, not often, beat in board battles and down low coverage is probably my only knock on him.

Quinn and his brothers learned to skate from their mother, who was an elite hockey player in her day. Hockey players and organizations should be lining up at her door to hire her as a skills coach.

 

[LuckyDay]

I thought it was an NHL record and Bourque is the other guy with 4 of them

I think you're right. Who keeps track of those things?

 

[BWJM]

Unreal talent. I think the Canucks are a perfect fit for him.

 

[lawrence]

Looks like Patrick Kane the way he carries the puck skating almost up right, and never having to glance down.

does zegras chew on his mouth guard outside his mouth?

 

[nucksflailtogether]

It's weird thinking back to that draft. Hughes' knocks were ,"too cocky", "soft shot" and "defensive deficiencies". Perhaps they were true at the time. That to me is why scouting is so much more than what we see. This kid was clearly the most driven and the most raw talented. He easily goes top 3 in a redraft. Dont want to say top 2 yet, hope Dahlin doesn't waste away over there.

 

[Chairman Maouth]

That is a very thorough highlight reel.

Canucks have a bona fide number 1 defenceman.

 

[Realgud]

Such a good video, good job and thanks for sharing! Loved Quinn since his pre-draft.

 

[Rhaegar Targaryen]

The best young D in the game

 

[CROCODILE SEATS]

I really want to dislike this guy cause he went to the wrong U of M (Go Gophers!). I just can’t get myself to hate him though, he’s so good.

He is American after all

 

[pomx]

Thank you, can’t believe Canucks have a player like him. Good things don’t happen to us.

 

[Rob Brown]

Big fan of this kid.

 

[bandwagonesque]

Quinn Hughes has been a revelation — a truly transformative on-ice presence whose rare skill set deserves the full attention of the hockey world. One might fairly argue that, aside from avid followers of the Vancouver Canucks, few could accurately express just how masterful the first-year NHL defenceman has been for his team. Canucks fans, some skeptical before his arrival in Vancouver, have been left speechless and astonished as the young phenom has completely rewritten their team’s playbook and contributed to the restoration of reasonable belief in the team’s playoff potential. A team of stagnant players has suddenly become one of the fastest squads in the league, all thanks to the puck movement of their new superstar defenceman — a master of motion.

From his own goal line, Hughes routinely moves the puck up the ice with precision for the Canucks, either slicing through the opposition’s defensive structure with patience and deception, or firing a crisp stretch pass across two lines to a high-speed target. In the offensive zone, the team now runs its plays through him, no longer working from the half-wall as it once did; when loose pucks manifest in open areas of the ice, his extra gear activates, at which point one can often expect him to aggressively pirouette, dodge and weave between obstacles to ensure that the Canucks continue to attack the opposing net.

He has, with each stride and every pass, propelled the team forward via a combination of offensive intelligence, inimitable agility on his skates, pure puck skill, and a proactive sense of motion, and has provided a degree of puck-moving expertise as well as possession savvy unique among players currently in the league.

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The music is 25 years out of date, but I love that almost all the calls are from the opposing broadcast team. It's fun to hear how deflated they are.

 

[NHL1995]

He is American after all

He's American but spent a lot of time in Canada as a kid and played in Canadian minor leagues. He also recently admitted that he's a Leafs fan and still follows them.

He is an excellent skater and puck handler, my god.

 

[Diamonddog01]

Great video and loved the music.

 

[SurferBroChad]

The music is 25 years out of date, but I love that almost all the calls are from the opposing broadcast team. It's fun to hear how deflated they are.

far better then some corny pop song most highlight videos seem to be

the music was great

 

[skuzzycuzz]

Canucks are so lucky to have him! An absolutely fantastic player who is only going to get better.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

Great video

 

[Chimpradamus]

Great highlight video, but the music was just annoying. I'd rather just listen to the game sounds and commentators.

Hughes has been exactly what the Canucks needed on the blueline. He's a typhical modern defenseman, that has evolved alot from the hacking and hooking pylon they used to be.

 

[snu22fint]

What? The music fits perfectly I think.

 

[SurferBroChad]

What? The music fits perfectly I think.

thats only because you have great taste

 

[Ainec]

He plays like I do in video games

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

He plays like I do in video games

my thought exactly, felt like the music only added to the feeling.

Everyone’s said it already, kids amazing. Personal favorite is around 2:12, the one where he pulls it off the boards, skates forwards to the blue line, skates around the puck to get it on his forehand, and wires a slap shot in- all while the opponent just has to keep up with him whilst moving forwards and can’t do it. Saw that one live and just.. jaw drop, probably my favorite goal of the year outside of Sabres. Not goty, but just for the “damn, this guy is good at hockey and this goal represents his skills in a great way” award- ya, this would be it for me.

 

[a mangy Meowth]

I thought the music selection was great too. A happy departure from what most people put on their reels.

 

[DiglettDangles]

Great video, thanks! Hard to believe it's an extract of his 50 first games :O
Hughes is a such an entertaining player, keeps you on the edge of your seat.
I think hockey fans are lucky he fell to Vancouver because he's a great fit playing with high skilled players in Pettersson & Boeser. Some of those assists are extremely smart but not every receiving player in this league would bury them. Had he been drafted by my Habs or by Detroit/Ottawa, his great vision would be wasted without anyone to finish the plays for his first ~2 years in the show, and people would sadly focus on the turnovers. It's likely he would be smart enough to adapt his play but the result wouldn't be such a treat!

 

[Diamonddog01]

Also liked Garett’s quote about Gudas...”look at Gudas, he doesn’t know what to do”