Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I tana tau tuarua i Michigan, i tohua a Hughes ki te whakataetae i te
2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, i te taha o tana tuakana a Jack. Ko raua te tuatoru o nga tuakana e whakataetae ana mo te Team USA i te whakataetae o te Ao Juniors, ko te tokorua hou ko Joey raua ko Michael Anderson i te tau 2017. I te Tihema 24, 2018, ko Hughes, me tana hoa o te roopu o Michigan a Josh Norris, i whakaingoatia hei rangatira tuarua mo te Team USA. Ko nga kaitakaro e rua e rua o nga kaiwhakataetae e rima i hoki mai i te kapa 2018 World Junior Championships. I awhina a Hughes ki te arahi i te Team USA ki te rauna koura o te whakataetae i ngaro ai ratou 3 × 2 ki a Finland.