Dryden Hunt
Dryden Hunt | |||
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Born |
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada | November 24, 1995||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 197 lb (89 kg; 14 st 1 lb) | ||
Position | Left wing | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team (P) Cur. team |
Florida Panthers Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL) | ||
NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2016–present |
Dryden Hunt (born November 24, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left wing. He is currently playing for the Springfield Thunderbirds in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Florida Panthers 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 January 5, 2015.[1] He played out the season in contributing 36 points in 34 games.
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 September 23, 2015.[2] Hunt continued to improved offensive development, 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 Leagues Player of the Year and earnt a place on the East First All-Star Team.[3]
In the closing stages of his final major junior season, Hunt as a free agent was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Florida Panthers on March 2, 2016.[4]
Professional
After attending the Panthers training camp in preparation for his first full professional season in 2016–17, Hunt was assigned to begin the year with inaugural AHL affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds. He played out his rookie season with the Thunderbirds, collecting 13 goals and 31 points in 70 games.
In the following 2017–18 season, Hunt was assigned to continue with the Thunderbirds. After 13 games on November 9, 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 November 10, 2017.[6]
Career statistics
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Awards and honours
Award | Year | |
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WHL | ||
Esat 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. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
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(help) - ^ Moose Jaw Warriors (23 September 2015). "Warriors have acquired Hunt". Twitter. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
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(help) - ^ a b "Warriors' Dryden Hunt named WHL's player of the year". Sportsnet.ca. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
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(help) - ^ "Florida Panthers sign Dryden Hunt to entry-level contract". Florida Panthers. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
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(help) - ^ "Panthers recall Dryden Hunt from Thunderbirds". Florida Panthers. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
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(help) - ^ "Panthers snap five-game losing streak with victory in Buffalo". Sun-Sentinel. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
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External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Florida Panthers players
- Manchester Monarchs (ECHL) players
- Medicine Hat Tigers players
- Moose Jaw Warriors players
- Regina Pats players
- Springfield Thunderbirds players
- Trail Smoke Eaters players
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- People from Nelson, British Columbia
- Canadian ice hockey left wingers
- Ice hockey people from British Columbia