| Dryden Hunt | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 November 1995, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 197 lb (89 kg; 14 st 1 lb) |
| Position | Left wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| NHL team F. teams |
Colorado Avalanche Florida Panthers Arizona Coyotes New York Rangers |
| NHL Draft | Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
Dryden Hunt (born 24 November 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left wing for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career[]
Junior[]
Hunt played amateur junior hockey firstly with the Notre Dame Argos in the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League before moving back to his native British Columbia with the Kootenay Ice of the BC Hockey Major Midget League.
Hunt opted to pursue a major junior career in the Western Hockey League with the Regina Pats. During his fourth season with the club in 2014–15, Hunt was leading the Pats with 47 points in 37 games before he was traded to the Medicine Hat Tigers on 5 January 2015.[1] He played out the season in contributing 36 points in 34 games.[citation needed]
Undrafted, Hunt opted to play his overage year in the WHL, and was acquired by the Moose Jaw Warriors before the 2015–16 season on 23 September 2015.[2] Hunt continued to improve offensively, leading the Warriors and the League with 58 goals in 72 games. As an alternate captain he completed the regular season with 116 points before suffering a second round exit with 16 points in 10 post-season games. He was selected as the League's Player of the Year and earned a place on the East First All-Star Team.[3]
In the closing stages of his final major junior season, Hunt was signed as a free agent to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Florida Panthers on 2 March 2016.[4]
Professional[]
In the following 2017–18 season, Hunt was assigned to continue with the Thunderbirds. After 13 games on 9 November 2017, he received his first recall to the Panthers.[5] He made his NHL debut with the Panthers in a 4-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on 10 November 2017.[6]
After his fourth season within the Panthers organization, Hunt as an impending restricted free agent was not tendered a qualifying offer by Florida, releasing him as a free agent.[7] On 10 October 2020, Hunt was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Arizona Coyotes.[8]
On 28 July 2021, Hunt signed as a free agent to a two-year deal with the New York Rangers.[9]
In his final season under contract with the Rangers, Hunt began the 2022 by scoring 1 goal in 3 games before he was placed on waivers on October 19, 2022.[10] He was claimed the following day by defending champions, the Colorado Avalanche, on October 20, 2022.[11][12]
Career statistics[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2009–10 | Notre Dame Argos | SMHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Kootenay Ice | BCMML | 40 | 19 | 28 | 47 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Trail Smoke Eaters | BCHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Regina Pats | WHL | 62 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Regina Pats | WHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Regina Pats | WHL | 62 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 64 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | Regina Pats | WHL | 37 | 14 | 33 | 47 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 34 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 2015–16 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 72 | 58 | 58 | 116 | 48 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 8 | ||
| 2016–17 | Springfield Thunderbirds | AHL | 70 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Manchester Monarchs | ECHL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Springfield Thunderbirds | AHL | 58 | 23 | 23 | 46 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Springfield Thunderbirds | AHL | 51 | 23 | 21 | 44 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 31 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 21 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Springfield Thunderbirds | AHL | 35 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 26 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | New York Rangers | NHL | 76 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | New York Rangers | NHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 168 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 92 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Awards and honours[]
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| WHL | ||
| East First All-Star Team | 2016 | |
| Most Goals (58) | 2016 | |
| Player of the Year | 2016 | [3] |
References[]
- ↑ Tigers acquire Hunt, Burroughs from Pats. Medicine Hat Tigers (5 January 2015).
- ↑ Moose Jaw Warriors (23 September 2015). Warriors have acquired Hunt. Twitter.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Warriors' Dryden Hunt named WHL's player of the year. Sportsnet.ca (4 May 2016).
- ↑ Florida Panthers sign Dryden Hunt to entry-level contract. Florida Panthers (2 March 2016).
- ↑ Panthers recall Dryden Hunt from Thunderbirds. Florida Panthers (9 November 2017).
- ↑ Panthers snap five-game losing streak with victory in Buffalo (10 November 2017).
- ↑ Dryden Hunt not qualified by Florida. CBS Sports (8 October 2020).
- ↑ Coyotes sign Gross, Hunt to one-year contracts. Arizona Coyotes (10 October 2020).
- ↑ Rangers agree to terms with free agent forwards, Greg McKegg and Dryden Hunt. New York Rangers (28 July 2021). Retrieved on 28 July 2021.
- ↑ Rangers place Dryden Hunt on waivers. amny.com (October 19, 2022). Retrieved on October 19, 2022.
- ↑ Avalanche claims Dryden Hunt. Colorado Avalanche (October 20, 2022). Retrieved on October 20, 2022.
- ↑ Rangers lose Dryden Hunt to waivers pickup by Avalanche. New York Post (October 21, 2022). Retrieved on October 21, 2022.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database