Jack Hughes, the New Jersey Devils star center, did not go to college; he jumped straight to the NHL from the USA Hockey National Team Development Program and never played NCAA hockey.

Quick Scoop: Where did Jack Hughes go to college?

  • Jack Hughes did not attend or play for a college hockey program.
  • He was drafted first overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 2019 NHL Draft directly from the U.S. NTDP.
  • Some blogs and forum-style sites mix him up with another player named Jack Hughes who did play at Northeastern and Boston University, but that is a different person.

Why there’s confusion

  • There is another Jack Hughes (a different player) who played NCAA hockey at Northeastern University and then transferred to Boston University.
  • Certain informal sites describe that college path as if it were the Devils’ Jack Hughes, which is inaccurate and leads to search confusion.
  • Official-style hockey sources and explainer pages clearly state that the Devils’ Jack Hughes did not go the college route and was drafted out of the USA NTDP.

Quick timeline for the Devils’ Jack Hughes

  1. Youth and junior development with USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program.
  1. Ranked top North American skater heading into the 2019 NHL Draft.
  1. Selected 1st overall by the New Jersey Devils in 2019, with no NCAA stop in between.

In short: if you’re asking “where did Jack Hughes go to college,” the accurate answer for the New Jersey Devils star is that he didn’t—he went straight from the USA NTDP to the NHL.

TL;DR: Jack Hughes (New Jersey Devils) never went to college or played NCAA hockey; he was drafted first overall in 2019 directly from the USA Hockey National Team Development Program.

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