Kent Hughes (ice hockey)
Kent Hughes (January 21, 1970) is a Canadian former ice hockey player and player agent, and the current general manager of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Early life and education
A Montreal native, Hughes grew up in the West Island (Pierrefonds and Beaconsfield, Quebec) and played bantam AA hockey for the West Island Royals and midget AAA for the Lac St-Louis Lions. In 1987–88, he played for the Cégep de Saint-Laurent Patriotes, helping his team win the league championship. He later attended Middlebury College, where he was the captain of the hockey team for the 1991-92 season. Hughes earned a Juris Doctor degree from Boston College in 1996 before becoming a player agent.

Player agent
Hughes became a player agent in 1998, when he began to represent first overall pick Vincent Lecavalier. In 2016, his agency MFIVE SPORT merged with Quartexx, and became one of the biggest agencies in the NHL, overseeing more than 290 million dollars worth of contracts. Hughes represented a multitude of star players including Patrice Bergeron and Kris Letang.

Executive career
Hughes was named the 18th general manager in Montreal Canadiens history on January 18, 2022.

Personal life
Hughes' brother Ryan was a second round pick of the Quebec Nordiques in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. Hughes' eldest son Riley was a seventh round pick of the New York Rangers in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. His youngest son Jack plays for Northeastern University and is projected to be drafted in the late first round of the upcoming 2022 NHL Entry Draft.

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Living people
Anglophone Quebec people
Ice hockey people from Quebec
National Hockey League general managers
Montreal Canadiens executives