Hlushko played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers, Calgary Flames and Pittsburgh Penguins. He played with the Canadian national team and was a member of Canada\'s silver medal-winning team at the 1994 Winter Olympics and bronze medal squad at the 1995 World Championship.\n', '

Hlushko played with three teams in three seasons in his junior hockey career. He began with the Guelph Jr. B\'s in 1987–88 where he scored 36 goals and 83 points in 44 games. He moved up to the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) the following season where he recorded 46 points. A 70-point season followed in 1989–90 where he split the campaign with the relocated Owen Sound Platers and the London Knights. Though the NHL Central Scouting Bureau had Hlushko rated as a potential sixth round pick at the 1990 NHL Entry Draft, he was not selected until the 12th round. The Washington Capitals drafted him with the 240th overall pick; only 12 players were selected after him.\n', '

The Capitals assigned Hluskho to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Baltimore Skipjacks. He played two seasons in Baltimore, recording 23 points in 1990–91 then improving to 51 points in 1991–92. Hlushko left the Capitals organization in 1992 to join the Canadian national team in the hopes of playing at the 1994 Winter Olympics. He toured with the national team for two seasons, scoring 44 goals in 113 games combined, He made the Olympic team and recorded five goals in eight games, including two in a victory over France. Canada reached the gold medal game, but were forced to settle for the silver medal by Sweden, who won 3–2 in a shootout.\n', '

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