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Luke Hughes
#43
age21
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h6'2"
w183lbs
Current Contract
Cap Hit
$925,000$925K
Year 3 of 3
22/23
24/25
Expiry Status
RFA
2025 age 21
Profile
2024-25 Stats
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2022-2025
Entry Level Contract
3yrs
value$2,775,000$2.78M
cap hit$925,000$925K
Luke Hughes is currently signed to a 3-year contract with a cap hit of $925,000 per season. His contract expires at the end of the 2024-25 season, when Hughes is 21 years old.
% Cap Contract Start
1.12%
Signing Status
age 20
Qualifying Offer
$874,125$874K
Abbreviated $Amounts
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2022-23
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2023-24
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| Cap Hit | $925,000$925K | $925,000$925K | $925,000$925K | RFAage 21 |
| AAV | $1,850,000$1.85M | $1,850,000$1.85M | $1,850,000$1.85M | |
| Base | $832,500$833K | $832,500$833K | $832,500$833K | |
| Performance Bonuses | - | $925,000$925K | $1,850,000$1.85M | |
| Signing Bonuses | $92,500$93K | $92,500$93K | $92,500$93K | |
| Total Salary | $925,000$925K | $925,000$925K | $925,000$925K | |
| Minors Salary |
$80,000$80K
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$80,000$80K
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$80,000$80K
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Career Stats By Contract
2024-25 Stats
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| Season | Cap Hit | League | Team | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 | |||||||
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| 2023-24 | $925,000 $925K |
NHL | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 9 | 38 | 47 | 28 | 1,367 | 48.10 | 52.30 | 1.30 | 54.40 | 3.90 | 0.13 | 0.70 | |||||||
| 2022-23 | $925,000 $925K |
NHL | New Jersey Devils | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 33.30 | 59.20 | 8.80 | 60.40 | 9.50 | 1.96 | ||||||||
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Luke Hughes Updates
IR-NR | Shoulder
Hughes' (shoulder) return to the lineup is "imminent" but it won't be against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday, Amanda Stein of the New Jersey Devils' official site reports.
Expected Return: Oct 24, 2024
Oct 21 2024
Hughes' (shoulder) return to the lineup is "imminent" but it won't be against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday, Amanda Stein of the New Jersey Devils' official site reports.
Oct 7 2024
Hughes (shoulder) landed on injured reserve Monday, per PuckPedia.
Oct 2 2024
Hughes (shoulder) hasn't resumed skating and is still 5-7 weeks away from playing, according to Mike Morreale of NHL.com.
Sep 12 2024
Hughes is expected to miss 6-8 weeks after suffering a left shoulder injury but will not require surgery, the club announced Thursday.
Apr 17 2024
Hughes finished his rookie season with nine goals and 47 points while dressing for all 82 games in 2023-24.
Apr 7 2024
Hughes notched an assist and added a shot on net in Sunday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Nashville Predators.
Mar 29 2024
Hughes notched an assist, four shots on goal and a minus-2 rating in Friday's 5-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres.
Mar 21 2024
Hughes delivered three power-play assists Thursday in a 4-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets.
Mar 20 2024
Hughes notched two assists, one on the power play, in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Mar 1 2024
Hughes logged a pair of power-play assists and three shots on goal in Friday's 4-3 loss to the Anaheim Ducks.
Feb 13 2024
Hughes notched an assist and four shots on goal in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Nashville Predators.
Jan 3 2024
Hughes provided a power-play assist in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Washington Capitals.
Dec 30 2023
Hughes scored a goal in a 5-2 loss to the Boston Bruins on Saturday.
Dec 29 2023
Hughes collected a goal and two assists in a 6-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Friday.
Dec 5 2023
Hughes scored a power-play goal in Tuesday's 6-5 win over the Vancouver Canucks.
Apr 8 2023 | New Jersey Devils
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