Mike Hough

For other people named Michael Hough, see Michael Hough (disambiguation).

Mike Hough
Born	(1963-02-06) February 6, 1963 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Quebec Nordiques Florida Panthers New York Islanders
NHL Draft	181st overall, 1982 Quebec Nordiques
Playing career	1983–1999

Michael Lloyd Hough (born February 6, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played thirteen seasons in the National Hockey League from 1986 until 1999.

Biography

Hough was born in Montreal, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1976 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto.

Hough was drafted 181st overall by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft. He played 707 career NHL games, scoring 100 goals and 156 assists for 256 points. He had his best season in 1991–92 with 16 goals and 22 assists for 38 points, despite being sidelined for a month with a broken thumb. He was also the Nordiques' captain during that season.

Quebec traded Hough to the Washington Capitals in exchange for Reggie Savage and Paul MacDermid on June 20, 1993. Four days later, Washington left Hough unprotected for the 1993 NHL Expansion Draft, and he was claimed by the Florida Panthers, with whom he played four seasons. He scored the last goal in the Spectrum, in double overtime of the fifth game of the Panthers' semifinals series against the Philadelphia Flyers in 1996. He ended his NHL career with the New York Islanders in 1999 after signing with them as a free agent on July 2, 1997.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1979–80	Toronto Marlboros	MTHL		44	20	50	70	—		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Dixie Beehives	OPJHL		24	15	20	35	84		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Kitchener Rangers	OHL		58	14	34	48	172		14	4	1	5	16
1981–82	Kitchener Rangers	M-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		5	1	1	2	11
1982–83	Kitchener Rangers	OHL		61	17	27	44	156		12	5	4	9	30
1983–84	Fredericton Express	AHL		69	11	16	27	142		1	0	0	0	7
1984–85	Fredericton Express	AHL		76	21	27	48	49		6	1	1	2	2
1984–85	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		—	—	—	—	—		2	0	0	0	0
1985–86	Fredericton Express	AHL		74	21	33	54	68		6	0	3	3	8
1986–87	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		56	6	8	14	79		9	0	3	3	26
1986–87	Fredericton Express	AHL		10	1	3	4	20		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		17	3	2	5	2		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Fredericton Express	AHL		46	16	25	41	133		15	4	8	12	55
1988–89	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		46	9	10	19	39		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Halifax Citadels	AHL		22	11	10	21	87		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		43	13	13	26	84		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		63	13	20	33	111		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		61	16	22	38	77		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		77	8	22	30	69		6	0	1	1	2
1993–94	Florida Panthers	NHL		78	6	23	29	62		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Florida Panthers	NHL		48	6	7	13	38		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Florida Panthers	NHL		64	7	16	23	37		22	4	1	5	8
1996–97	Florida Panthers	NHL		69	8	6	14	48		5	1	0	1	2
1997–98	New York Islanders	NHL		74	5	7	12	27		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Utah Grizzlies	IHL		26	5	7	12	8		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	New York Islanders	NHL		11	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Lowell Lock Monsters	AHL		11	0	3	3	21		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				707	100	156	256	675		44	5	5	10	38

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database