Jon Francis "Jack" Hughes (born July 20, 1957) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played 46 games in the National Hockey League for the Colorado Rockies. He played with the American national team during the 1979âÂÂ80 season, but was cut before they played at the Olympics. The team would end up playing in the Miracle on Ice and won the gold medal. Coincidentally, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, 46 years to the day of the Miracle, Jack Hughes (no relation) scored the game winning goal to beat Canada to win the Gold medal.