Gabrielle Marie Hughes (born October 4, 1999) is an American

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player for PWHL Ottawa of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) and member of the

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. She played

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at Minnesota Duluth, where she was a top-three finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award in

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Early life

Hughes attended Centennial High School where she collected 315 points. She was an assistant captain her junior and senior year. In 2018, she was a top-five finalist for the Minnesota Ms. Hockey Award. She was the 2018 Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year, a two-time All-State selection, an East Metro Girl Hockey Player of the Year finalist as a junior, the 2018 East Metro Player of the Year, and a two time Star Tribune All-Metro Team honoree (Third Team in 2016-17 and Second Team in 2015–16).

Playing career

College

Hughes played

for the

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and was an assistant captain her senior year. She was a top-three finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award in

. She was the third freshmen in program history to lead the team in scoring as a rookie. She was named to the 2018-19 All-WCHA Third Team and the 2018-19 All-WCHA Rookie Team. She ranked seventh in the WCHA in scoring and second among all rookies, as well as fifth in the NCAA among all freshmen, and was selected to the USCHO All-Rookie Team. She was part of the All-WCHA Second Team and was ranked fifth in the WCHA in points and second in the conference with five game-winning goals. Her 51 points ranked tenth overall in the NCAA. She was part of the 2019-20 WCHA All-Academic Team. She scored her 100th career point on Jan. 30, 2021 against St. Cloud, making her the 22nd Bulldog to hit the milestone. She was named to the All-WCHA Second Team for a second consecutive year, and finished fifth in scoring in the WCHA.

Professional

On September 18, 2023, Hughes was drafted in the fourth round, 20th overall by PWHL Ottawa in the 2023 PWHL Draft. On October 30, 2023, she signed a three-year contract with Ottawa.

International play

She represented the

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at the

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where she won a gold medal. She was also a member of the 2016 U.S. Women's Under-18 Select Team at the Under-18 Series vs. Canada, participated in USA Hockey's 2016 Women's National Festival, and attended the 2016 Girls Select U18 Player Development Camp.

Personal life

Hughes is the daughter of Miki and Terry Hughes. Her mother played volleyball at

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. Her father is a former All-American Minnesota State hockey letterman. She has two brothers, Trey and Collin. She majors in Integrated Education Special Education at UMD.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hughes, Gabbie 1999 births Living people American women's ice hockey forwards Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey players People from Lino Lakes, Minnesota Sportspeople from Anoka County, Minnesota PWHL Ottawa players American expatriate ice hockey players in Canada