Jon Francis "Jack" Hughes (born July 20, 1957) is an American former professional

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who played 46 games in the

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for the

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. He played with the American national team during the 1979–80 season, but was cut before they played at the Olympics. The team would end up playing in the

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and won the gold medal.

Regular season and playoffs

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