Education
University of Maine.
University of Maine.
He was drafted by the Minnesota North Stars with the first pick in the 1988 National Hockey League Supplemental Draft. After playing four seasons at the University of Maine, McHugh made his professional debut with the American Hockey League"s Maine Mariners, appearing in one game at the end of the 1987-1988 season. His first full season of professional hockey was 1988-1989, during which he played in 70 games with the International Hockey League"s Kalamazoo Wings and three National Hockey League games with the North Stars.
After two more seasons spent mostly with Kalamazoo, with a few appearances with the North Stars, McHugh joined the expansion San Jose Sharks in the 1991 National Hockey League Dispersal Draft.
He appeared in eight games with the Sharks during their inaugural season of 1991-1992, and tallied his first and only National Hockey League goal as a Shark. This was his last National Hockey League experience.
Though his National Hockey League career was brief, McHugh became a star in the American Hockey League. In seven AHL seasons with the Springfield Indians and Hershey Bears, he scored 143 goals and added 239 assists.
In his brief National Hockey League career, McHugh appeared in 20 games.
His one-goal scored in 1991-1992 was his lone National Hockey League point.