It was Team Finland that got in the way of Jack Hughes and Team USA in the U18 World Junior Championships in 2018, and it was Team Finland that got in the way of Hughes and Team USA in the U20 World Juniors — on a late third-period goal by Kaapo Kakko,
That was definitely number one for me, in terms of international hockey,” Hughes explained. “I feel like I’ve been in some pretty cool games but that was something different. I think it was a lot of built up energy over the years of no (best-on-best) international hockey.
The 4 Nations Face-Off is taking place Feb. 12-20 in Montreal and Boston. The Devils have three players taking part in the tournament: Jack Hughes (USA), Jesper Bratt (Sweden), and Erik Haula (Finland).
As players and fans patiently waited for the return of best-on-best hockey, USA Hockey had been cultivating some of the game's biggest stars. The list keeps getting longer each year and Devils star forward Jack Hughes is certainly among them.
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Over the last few days, we’ve gotten a glimpse of Jack Hughes donning colors that represent the United States of America. The New Jersey Devils’ superstar forward was selected for Team USA at the 4 Nations Face-Off.
New Jersey Devils forward Jack Hughes is part of a strong United States roster in the 4 Nations Face-off tournament that gets underway later this month.
He has 14 goals and 45 assists in 47 games this season. Hughes was set to play on an American squad with his younger brother, New Jersey forward Jack Hughes.