Named one of three captains ... will return in 2022-23 with 168 career points -- already the eighth most in program history, and currently ranks eighth with 97 career assists, and tenth with 71 goals.
2021-22: Had one of the most recognized seasons in program history, becoming just one of three players in NCAA Division I women's hockey history to be named both a Patty Kazmaier Top-3 Finalist and a Hockey Humanitarian Finalist ... was named a 2021-22 CCM/AHCA First Team All-American, as well as an All-WCHA First Team selection ... scored four goals in the 2022 NCAA Tournament, including the program's first-ever NCAA postseason natural hat trick against Harvard on March 10, 2022 ... with four goals, tied a program record for goals scored in the NCAA Tournament in a single season ... ranked eighth in the nation in points per game overall (1.48 ppg average), and second in game-winning goals in the NCAA with seven ... compiled a career-best 59 points on 22 goals and 37 assists, and led the NCAA in points per game for more than half of the season, all while posting 18 multiple point games ... named the HCA National Player of the Month for December, as well as the WCHA's Forward of the Month ... twice named the WCHA's Forward of the Week (Jan. 31, 2022, and Jan. 3, 2022) named to the 2021-22 All-WCHA All Academic Team.
2020-2021: Continued right where she left off from her junior season offensively, recording 21 points on 10 goals and 11 assists... had seven multiple-point games and scored her 100th career point on Jan. 30, 2021 against St. Cloud, just the 22nd Bulldog all-time hit the milestone...was named to the All-WCHA Second Team for a second consecutive year last season, and finished fifth in scoring in the WCHA...UMD’s leading scorer both her rookie and sophomore season’s, she ranked fifth in the WCHA with a 1.11 points per game average, all the while leading league with 298 face-off wins...was named the WCHA's Forward of the Week on March 1, 2021.
2019-2020: Â The s
ophomore center led UMD in scoring all season with 20 goals and 31 assists for 51 points in just 35 games ... the All-WCHA Second Team member ranked fifth in the WCHA in points and second in the conference with five game-winning goals, and her 51 points ranked her tenth overall in the NCAA ... the three-time WCHA Offensive Player of the Week was just one of two players in the past eight years to register 51 or more points, as well as 30 or more assists, and is one of four players in program history to lead a UMD squad in scoring in back-to-back seasons ... also named to the 2019-20 WCHA All-Academic Team ... named UMD's MVP for second-consecutive year.
2018-2019: Became just
 the third UMD freshman in program history to lead a Bulldog squad in scoring as a rookie, recording a team-high 37 points on 19 goals and 18 assists over 33 games ... Hughes was named to the 2018-19 All-WCHA Third Team, as well as the 2018-19 All-WCHA Rookie Team for her efforts, and was three times named to WCHA Player of the Week Teams ... ranked seventh in the WCHA in scoring and second among all rookies, as well as fifth in the NCAA among all freshmen ... averaged 1.12 points per game ... Selected to the USCHO All-Ro0kie Team and named UMD's MVP.
BEFORE UMD: Was a member of the U.S. Women's National Under-18 Team that participated in the 2017 IIHF Under-18 Women's World Championship gold medal team ... member of the 2016 U.S. Women's Under-18 Select Team at the Under-18 Series vs. Canada, and a participant in USA Hockey's 2016 Women's National Festival and attended the 2016 Girls Select U-18 Player Development Camp ... was a top-five finalist for the 2018 Minnesota Ms. Hockey Award after compiling a jaw-dropping 45 goals and 36 assists for 81 points in 29 games, including five goals and two assists in three state tournament games ...named the 2018 Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year for girls hockey, the first Bulldog recruit to grab the honor ... was a two-time All-State selection, and was an East Metro Girl Hockey Player of the Year finalist as a junior. ... named the 2018 East Metro Player of the Year ... twice a Star Tribune All-Metro Team honoree (Third Team in 2016-17, Second Team in 2015-16), Hughes, a All-Metro East Team member in 2015-16, is also a five-time Northwest Suburban Conference All-Conference selection (2017-18, 2016-17, 2015-16, 2014-15, 2013-14) ... Centennial High School assistant captain as both a junior and senior, and was the Cougars Most Valuable Player as a freshman and junior, and was the team's Offensive Player of the Year twice (2017-18, 2015-16), and Co-Offensive Player of the Year (2016-17, 2014-15, 2013-14) ... led Centennial in both points and goals for five-consecutive years, and as a senior, led all of Class AA with 81 points and 72 points as a junior ... was the career leader for the Cougars in points (315), goals (171), and second in assists (144) as a junior ... was also a member of the 2017 NIT Minnesota Under-18 Team that was the 2017 Minnesota Hockey CCM High School National Invitational Tournament Champions.
PERSONAL: Born Gabrielle Marie Hughes on October 4, 1999 in Coon Rapids, Minn. .... is the daughter of Terry (a former All-American Minnesota State hockey letterman) and Miki Hughes (who played volleyball collegiately at Minnesota State) ... has two older brothers (Trey and Collin) ... is a 2018 graduate of Centennial High School ... is an Integrated Education Special Education (IESE) major at UMD.
