EIHL team Dundee Stars Role Ice hockey player Weight 77 kg Position Winger Shoots Right-handed | Name Brent Hughes Height 1.70 m Career start 2003 | |
Born June 9, 1982 (age 42)
Toronto, ON, CAN ( 1982-06-09 ) | ||
Brent Hughes (born June 9, 1982 in Toronto, Ontario) is the head coach of the Brampton Beast Hockey Club of the ECHL.
Hughes turned pro in 2003, joining the Austin Ice Bats of the Central Hockey League (CHL). He then spent two seasons with the Amarillo Gorillas before joining the Colorado Eagles midway through the 2006-07 season and would go on to win the CHL Championship that season. In 2007, Hughes moved to the new International Hockey League (formerly the United Hockey League), signing with the Port Huron Icehawks. In 2008, Hughes moved to the United Kingdom's Elite Ice Hockey League, signing with the Basingstoke Bison. On 29 January 2010 Hughes signed for the Newcastle Vipers.
Hughes went on to sign for then new Elite League team Dundee Stars for the 2010-11 season, where he was appointed assistant Coach. In the 2011-12 season, he was promoted to Head Coach when Dan Ceman was fired.