Jack Hughes

First Jewish player to be drafted No. 1 overall by the NHL

Jack Hughes, even at 18, is no stranger to making history. And now he’s done it again.

|ByMARC BRODTSKY/JTA
Jun 21, 2019; Vancouver, BC, Canada; Jack Hughes puts on a team jersey after being selected as the number one overall pick to the New Jersey Devils in the first round of the 2019 NHL Draft at Rogers Arena.