‘I don’t need to be a hero’: Quinn Hughes confident as he joins Vancouver Canucks Globe_Sports
United States' Quinn Hughes, right, passes the puck past Russia's Nikita Shashkov during a game at the IIHF world junior hockey championships, in Vancouver, on Jan. 4, 2019.The Vancouver Canucks newest defenceman knows there are some high expectations as he enters his pro-hockey career.“I think for me, I’ve just kind of got to get my feet wet here and figure it out for myself, what I can do, what I can’t do and try to play my game,” Hughes told reporters on Wednesday.
Then it was off to Vancouver, where Hughes had an MRI on Wednesday and was “really anxious” to get on the ice with his new teammates. Hockey fans in Vancouver have been impatiently waiting for a chance to see Hughes in a Canucks uniform. There was talk of the teen turning pro last fall, but he opted instead to play a second season of college hockey in Michigan.
The five-foot-10, 170-pound defenceman tallied five goals and 28 assists in 31 games for the Wolverines this season but admitted he expected better results in the standings.“It wasn’t the easiest year,” he said. “Obviously disappointing because I really wanted to do something there but it is what it is. I’m really proud of our team and everything that we did. We stuck together, even though it wasn’t easy.
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