St. Lawrence University Athletics

2014-15: Gunnar had an outstanding senior season both on the ice and as the team captain. He led the team in goals with 12, a career high, and finished the year with 22 points and a plus-minus rating of plus-12. He had five special teams goals with three power play and two shorthanders and had a game winner with assists on two others. His three shorthanded points ranked second among all ECAC players. He was among the leaders for forwards in blocked shots with 27.

2013-14:  Assistant captain Gunnar Hughes scored five goals and had 13 assists for 18 points in 38 games as a junior. He assisted on five game-winning goals in addition to scoring the game-winner at Dartmouth. He had two goals and an assist in the Dartmouth win.

2012-13:  Gunnar is coming off a strong sophomore season in which he was the sixth leading scorer with 23 points on seven goals and 16 assists. He scored two game winners and assisted on three others and had two power play goals and three assists. The Saints were 6-1-0 in the seven games in which he scored a goal and he scored points in 19 of 38 appearances.

2011-12: Gunnar Hughes had a solid rookie campaign for the Saints, playing in 34 of 36 games and scoring four goals to go with six assists. Two of his four goals were game winners...the home victory over Harvard and in game one against Minnesota State. The Harvard goal was his first colleigate goal. He played in 32 straight after sitting out the second weekend of hte year. He had a trio of two point games.

First Career Game: vs. Ferris State 10/7/11; First Career goal: vs. Harvard 11/19/11; First Career assist, vs. Quinnipiac 11/12/11

2011-12: 33 gm. 4-6-10, 11/44 2 GW; ECAC 22 gm. 3-5-8
2012-13: 38 gm. 7-16-23, 10/23 2 PP 2 GW ECAC 22 gm. 1-10-11
2013-14: 38 gm. 5-13-18; 13/26; 1 PP, 1 GW ECAC: 22 gm. 4-8/12, 10/20 1 PP, 1 GW
2014-15: 34 gm. 12-10-22, 23/76 3 PP, 2 SH, 1 GW; ECAC: 19 gm. 8-5-13; 14/58, 2 PP 1 SH, 1 GW

The brother of Saint All America defenseman George Hughes, Gunnar comes to the Saint program after spending his final junior season playing for the Waterloo Blackhawks in the USHL. Gunnar, a 6-1, 200 pound forward, had 15 goals and 11 assists for 26 points in 57 games for the Blackhawks, scoring five shorthanded goals and a pair of game winners. He was the Rookie of the Year for the Blackhawks.Gunnar attended the Salisbury School and intends to major in economics at St. Lawrence.