Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - A lokacin da yake shekara ta biyu a Michigan, an zabi Hughes don yin gasa a gasar zakarun duniya na hockey na 2019
, tare da ɗan'uwansa Jack. Sun zama 'yan'uwa biyu na uku ne kawai da suka yi gasa a Team USA a gasar cin kofin duniya ta Juniors, tare da haɗin gwiwa na baya-bayan nan Joey da Michael Anderson a cikin 2017. A ranar 24 ga Disamba, 2018, Hughes, tare da abokin aikinsa na Michigan Josh Norris, an nada su mataimakan kyaftin din Team USA. 'Yan wasan biyu sun kasance biyu daga cikin' yan wasa biyar da suka dawo daga tawagar Gasar Zakarun Duniya ta 2018. Hughes ya taimaka ya jagoranci Team USA zuwa zagaye na zinare na gasar inda suka rasa 3<unk>2 a kan Finland.