The Rise of the Hughes Brothers with Jim Hughes

The Jeff Marek Show

Sportsnet

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4.4 • 887 Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2023

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

The Hughes brothers are taking the NHL by storm, and to break down their success, Jeff welcomes Jim Hughes, father of Quinn, Jack, and Luke, to the show. He discusses the journey of his children and why his sons are at the top of their game, the additions that have helped Jack and Quinn find their games including Filip Hronek in Vancouver and Tyler Toffoli in New Jersey, their competitive relationship growing up, and the biggest they share on the ice. Later on, former NHL player, general manager, and agent, Brian Lawton weighs in on the neck guard debate circulating around the hockey world, before taking a look at the most interesting stories around the league (19:00). Craig Morgan of PHNX Sports wraps up today's episode with a chat about the Coyotes' impressive start, J.J. Moser’s underrated game, the first month Logan Cooley’s NHL career, and the latest surrounding the Coyotes' future in Arizona (54:30) The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

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0:00.0	This is the Jeff Merrick Show on the Sports Net Radio Network.
0:11.0	Welcome back to the program.
0:13.0	So they come on the top of the hour.
0:15.0	Brian Lotten will stop by.
0:16.0	We'll go through all the notable things from the week that just was around the NHL.
0:20.0	Also, we will talk about the Arizona Coyotes, the suddenly, are they allowed to say good,
0:25.6	Arizona Coyotes of Brian Lotten from the NHL network former NHL player GM and agent
0:30.9	as well. In the meantime, not exactly a secret that right now the Hughes family
0:36.4	all three of them dominating the National Hockey League whether it's Jack with 20
0:40.9	points whether it's Quinn leading all defenders or whether it's Luke trailing
0:43.8	Logan Cooley by a single point in rookie scoring.
0:46.9	This is the Hughes's NHL, we're just skating in it.
0:51.5	Father Jim Hughes is a hockey director of player development
0:55.1	for CAA.
0:55.8	He joins me now.
0:56.6	Jim, how are you today?
0:57.4	Thanks so much for hopping aboard.
1:00.0	Hi, Jeff.
1:00.5	How are you today? I'm doing very well.
1:04.0	Let me jump in with last night.
1:06.0	I'm going to ask you a few things historically about the kids and growing up and the family and how
1:11.0	in a family full of defenders you ended up with you know one of the elite
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