VANCOUVER — Defenceman Quinn Hughes has been a very good player for the Vancouver Canucks during the last four seasons. Now Hughes wants to be even better. The 23-year-old has already established himself as a solid defenceman and crafty playmaker.
VANCOUVER — Defenceman Quinn Hughes has been a very good player for the Vancouver Canucks during the last four seasons.The 23-year-old has already established himself as a solid defenceman and crafty playmaker. This year Hughes hopes to contribute more goals.
“It’s something I’ve worked on for the last two summers. I’m starting to feel really comfortable with it now.” The Canucks trailed 1-0 after being badly outplayed by the Oilers in the first period. Hughes got the Canucks back into the game with goals 1:53 apart in the second. Hughes isn’t abandoning the defensive part of his game, he just wants to put himself in better scoring positions.
Oilers coach Jay Woodcroft said his team played well in the first period but then ran into penalty problems. It also was Edmonton’s fifth game in seven nights. Hughes said scoring some goals was good for Vancouver’s confidence. He also knows the Oilers rested some of their best players and things will be different when the Canucks open the regular season with a pair of games against Edmonton.
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