Dryden Hunt

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Dryden Hunt
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Hunt with the New York Rangers in 2021
Born (1995-11-24) 24 November 1995 (age 28)
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 197 lb (89 kg; 14 st 1 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Calgary Flames
Florida Panthers
Arizona Coyotes
New York Rangers
Colorado Avalanche
Toronto Maple Leafs
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2016–present

Dryden Hunt (born 24 November 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Contents

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 Western Hockey 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. [2]

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. [3] 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. [4]

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. [5]

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. [6] He made his NHL debut with the Panthers in a 4–1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on 10 November 2017. [7]

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. [8] On 10 October 2020, Hunt was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Arizona Coyotes. [9] In the pandemic shortened 2020–21 season, Hunt remained on the Coyotes taxi squad and after his elevation in the roster and initially serving as a healthy scratch he made his debut for the Coyotes in a 4–3 defeat to the St. Louis Blues on 2 February 2021. [10] Adding a physical presence when inserted into the lineup, Hunt posted three goals and eight points through 26 games as the Coyotes missed the post-season.

On 28 July 2021, Hunt signed as a free agent to a two-year deal with the New York Rangers. [11] In the 2021–22 season, Hunt made his Rangers debut on season opening night, featuring on the fourth line in a 5–1 defeat to the Washington Capitals on 13 October 2021. [12] He made his 100th NHL appearance on 5 November 2021, in a 6–5 overtime defeat to the Edmonton Oilers before registering his first goal with the Rangers in a 2–1 defeat to the Toronto Maple Leafs on 18 November 2021. [13] [14] While one of the Rangers leaders in hits, Hunt was elevated in the line-up through the season and recorded a career-high three assists on 12 March 2022, in a 7–4 victory over the Dallas Stars. [15] He finished the regular season finishing with career highs of 76 games for 6 goals, 11 assists and 17 points. He went scoreless in three playoff appearances as the Rangers reached the Eastern Conference finals.

In his final season under contract with the Rangers, Hunt began the 2022–23 season by scoring one goal in three games before he was placed on waivers on 19 October 2022. [16] He was claimed the following day by defending champions, the Colorado Avalanche, on 20 October 2022. [17] [18] He made his debut on the fourth line with the Avalanche in a 3–2 defeat to the Seattle Kraken on 21 October 2022. [19] He registered his first point and goal with the Avalanche, in his 15th appearance, helping Colorado to a 4–1 win over Dallas Stars on 26 November 2022. [20]

After 25 appearances with the Avalanche, having registered a lone goal, Hunt was again on the move after he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Denis Malgin on 19 December 2022. [21] He scored his first goal for Toronto against the Florida Panthers on 17 January 2023. [22] Hunt made nine appearances with the Maple Leafs before he was waived and re-assigned to American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Toronto Marlies.

On 3 March 2023, the Maple Leafs traded Hunt to the Calgary Flames in exchange for Radim Zohorna. [23] He was directly re-assigned to continue in the AHL with the Flames affiliate, the Calgary Wranglers, for the remainder of the season. [24] As a free agent, Hunt opted to re-sign with Calgary in agreeing to a two-year, two-way contract on 2 July. [25] Hunt made the Flames roster out of training camp to begin the 2023–24 season, but after going pointless in four games, was placed on waivers on 7 November. [26] After going unclaimed, Hunt was assigned to the Wranglers. [27]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2009–10 Notre Dame Argos SMHL 40112—————
2010–11Kootenay Ice BCMML 4019284784—————
2010–11 Trail Smoke Eaters BCHL 40000—————
2011–12 Regina Pats WHL 6255102830002
2012–13 Regina PatsWHL20000—————
2013–14 Regina PatsWHL622119406444154
2014–15 Regina PatsWHL3714334732—————
2014–15 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL3419173618105276
2015–16 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL725858116481079168
2016–17 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 7013183165—————
2016–17 Manchester Monarchs ECHL 22020—————
2017–18 Springfield ThunderbirdsAHL5823234637—————
2017–18 Florida Panthers NHL 110112—————
2018–19 Springfield ThunderbirdsAHL5123214445—————
2018–19 Florida PanthersNHL3137108—————
2019–20 Florida PanthersNHL210442420000
2019–20 Springfield ThunderbirdsAHL3513162922—————
2020–21 Arizona Coyotes NHL263584—————
2021–22 New York Rangers NHL76611175230000
2022–23 New York RangersNHL31012—————
2022–23 Colorado Avalanche NHL2510113—————
2022–23 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL91019—————
2022–23 Toronto Marlies AHL1545910—————
2022–23 Calgary Wranglers AHL175101518933616
2023–24 Calgary Flames NHL283587—————
2023–24 Calgary WranglersAHL237152219—————
NHL totals23018335112150000

Awards and honours

AwardYearRef
WHL
East First All-Star Team 2016
Player of the Year2016 [4]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Dryden Hunt player profile". Western Hockey League. 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  3. ↑ @MJWARRIORS (23 September 2015). "TRADE: Warriors have acquired 20-year-old Dryden Hunt from Medicine Hat for a 2nd in '16 & 3rd in '18" (Tweet). Retrieved 6 January 2024– via Twitter.
  4. 1 2 "Warriors' Dryden Hunt named WHL's player of the year". Sportsnet.ca. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
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