Dryden Hunt

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Dryden Hunt
Born (1995-11-24) 24 November 1995 (age 25)
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		 New York Rangers
Florida Panthers
Arizona Coyotes
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2016–present

Dryden Hunt (born 24 November 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left wing for the New York Rangers 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[]

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.[citation needed]

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]

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 — — — — —
NHL totals 89 6 17 23 38 2 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[]

  1. ^ "Tigers acquire Hunt, Burroughs from Pats". Medicine Hat Tigers. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  2. ^ Moose Jaw Warriors (23 September 2015). "Warriors have acquired Hunt". Twitter. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Warriors' Dryden Hunt named WHL's player of the year". Sportsnet.ca. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Florida Panthers sign Dryden Hunt to entry-level contract". Florida Panthers. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Panthers recall Dryden Hunt from Thunderbirds". Florida Panthers. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Panthers snap five-game losing streak with victory in Buffalo". Sun-Sentinel. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Dryden Hunt not qualified by Florida". CBS Sports. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Coyotes sign Gross, Hunt to one-year contracts". Arizona Coyotes. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Rangers agree to terms with free agent forwards, Greg McKegg and Dryden Hunt". New York Rangers. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.

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