Quinn Hughes' Agent Pat Brisson Opens Up on Decision to Pull Out of 4 Nations Face-Off

Quinn Hughes, Vancouver's captain, was supposed to represent the United States but due to a suspected oblique injury, he was forced to withdraw from their roster last night and was replaced by Jake Sanderson of the Ottawa Senators.

In an interview with Iain MacIntyre of Sportsnet, Quinn Hughes' agent Pat Brisson opened up about his client's decision to pull out of the 4 Nations Face-Off due to an injury.

Brisson said that it was a very difficult decision for Hughes, but with the responsibility as captain of the Vancouver Canucks, he felt like it was the right call in order to get back to 100 percent health for his club.

The 4 Nations Face-Off was going to give Quinn Hughes an opportunity to play with his brother Jack of the New Jersey Devils, so that made his decision even more difficult.

However, the brothers will have another chance to play on the same team in exactly one year as NHLers are expected to be at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.

As Pat Brisson mentions, this decision Quinn Hughes has made shows his level of maturity and while he would like a chance to play at best-on-best with the United States, he has a bigger task at hand in Vancouver - getting to the playoffs and winning the Stanley Cup.

We'll have to wait and see how Quinn Hughes recovers over the next 12 days and if he's able to suit up for Vancouver's next game, which is set for February 22nd against the Vegas Golden Knights.