Pat Hughes was born in Calgary but moved to Etobicoke with his parents when he was 5.

From his first day in the Royal York Minor Hockey League he dreamed of playing professional hockey. An outstanding player, he moved from league to league until spending 2 years in the tier 2 provincial Junior “A” Hockey League.

The University of Michigan scouted him, offering him a scholarship for his scholastic achievement and athletic ability.
At the end of his 3rd year, Pat was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens. He began his professional career with the Nova Scotia Voyageurs of the AHL and in his second year, was called up by the Canadiens, the start of his 10 year career in the NHL.

Pat’s talents were always in demand. His aggressive playing style and solid strength as a player took him to the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Edmonton Oilers, the Buffalo Sabres and the St. Louis Blues. In ten years, he played 573 games, scoring 130 goals and 128 assists.

Although he went on to an executive position in the Detroit area after his retirement from hockey, a few years later he resigned to fulfil a lifelong desire to become a police officer. He joined the Ann Arbor Police as a constable, quickly becoming a detective and is now a sergeant.

He and his wife, Heather, and their three daughters, Katie, Kelly and Kristi live in Dexter, Michigan, but Jim and Shirley Hughes, his parents, still live in the same Etobicoke house they moved into when he was 5.