Michael Lloyd Hough (born February 6, 1963) is a

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former

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player who played thirteen seasons in the

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from

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until 1999.

Biography

Hough was born in

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. As a youth, he played in the 1976

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with a

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team from

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. Hough was drafted 181st overall by the

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in the

1982 NHL Entry Draft The 1982 NHL Entry Draft was the 20th NHL Entry Draft. It was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec. The National Hockey League (NHL) teams selected 252 players eligible for entry into professional ranks, in the reverse order of the 1981 ...

. He played 707 career NHL games, scoring 100 goals and 156 assists for 256 points. He had his best season in 1991–92 with 16 goals and 22 assists for 38 points, despite being sidelined for a month with a broken thumb. He was also the Nordiques' captain during that season. Quebec traded Hough to the

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in exchange for

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and

Paul MacDermid Paul MacDermid (born April 14, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played 690 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Hartford Whalers, Winnipeg Jets, Washington Capitals, and Quebec Nordiques. MacDermid ...

on June 20, 1993. Four days later, Washington left Hough unprotected for the 1993 NHL Expansion Draft, and he was claimed by the

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, with whom he played four seasons. He scored the last goal in the

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, in double overtime of the fifth game of the Panthers' semifinals series against the

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in 1996. He ended his NHL career with the

New York Islanders The New York Islanders (colloquially known as the Isles) are a professional ice hockey team based in Elmont, New York. The Islanders compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference ( ...

in 1999 after signing with them as a free agent on July 2, 1997.

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