"In the movie, Brooks delivers to sad news to Ralph Cox in his office as the final roster cut in a memorable scene. In the montage leading up to that the coaching staff is seen crossing names off from a list. One of those names was 'Jack Hughes'."
"This Hughes, whose real name was Jon Francis Hughes, was a right handed shot defenseman from Harvard University from 1976-1979. He was All ECAC first team for the 1976-1977 season and All ECAC second team for the 1977-1978 season. He would be chosen in the 9th round of the NHL draft by the Colorado Rockies."
The U.S. men's and women's hockey teams both won gold medals at the Olympics, with the men's victory recalling the famous 1980 'Miracle on Ice' team. Viewers rewatching the film adaptation of that historic team discovered an interesting detail: a scene showing Coach Herb Brooks making final roster cuts includes the name 'Jack Hughes' being crossed off. This Jack Hughes was Jon Francis Hughes, a right-handed defenseman from Harvard University who played for the U.S. national team in 49 games between 1979-1980. He was an All ECAC first-team selection in 1976-1977 and was drafted in the ninth round by the Colorado Rockies, but did not make the final Olympic roster.
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