Dryden Hunt

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

Dryden Hunt
Hunt with the New York Rangers in 2021
Born (1995-11-24) 24 November 1995
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

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.[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 3 goals and 8 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 3 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. He scored his first goal for Toronto against the Florida Panthers.[21][22] Hunt made 9 appearances with the Maple Leafs before he was waived and re-assigned to AHL affiliate, the Toronto Marlies. On March 3, 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.

As a free agent, Hunt opted to re-sign with the Calgary Flames in agreeing to a two-year, two-way contract on July 2, 2023.[24]

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 — — — — —
2022–23 Colorado Avalanche NHL 25 1 0 1 13 — — — — —
2022–23 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 9 1 0 1 9 — — — — —
2022–23 Toronto Marlies AHL 15 4 5 9 10 — — — — —
2022–23 Calgary Wranglers AHL 17 5 10 15 18 9 3 3 6 16
NHL totals 202 15 28 43 114 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 [4]

References
  1. "Tigers acquire Hunt, Burroughs from Pats". Medicine Hat Tigers. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  2. "Dryden Hunt player profile". Western Hockey League. 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  3. Moose Jaw Warriors (23 September 2015). "Warriors have acquired Hunt". Twitter. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  4. "Warriors' Dryden Hunt named WHL's player of the year". Sportsnet.ca. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  5. "Florida Panthers sign Dryden Hunt to entry-level contract". Florida Panthers. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  6. "Panthers recall Dryden Hunt from Thunderbirds". Florida Panthers. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  7. "Panthers snap five-game losing streak with victory in Buffalo". Sun-Sentinel. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  8. "Dryden Hunt not qualified by Florida". CBS Sports. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  9. "Coyotes sign Gross, Hunt to one-year contracts". Arizona Coyotes. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  10. "Boxscore Coyotes 3, Blues 4". ESPN. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  11. "Rangers agree to terms with free agent forwards, Greg McKegg and Dryden Hunt". New York Rangers. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  12. "Ovechkin scores twice, Capitals beat Rangers 5-1 in opener". ESPN. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  13. "Oilers outlast Rangers in OT". Fox Sports. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  14. "Reilly scores two goals, red hot Maple Leafs top Rangers 2-1". ESPN. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  15. "Rangers' Dryden Hunt soaks up a spot on second line". New York Post. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  16. "Rangers place Dryden Hunt on waivers". amny.com. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  17. "Avalanche claims Dryden Hunt". Colorado Avalanche. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  18. "Rangers lose Dryden Hunt to waivers pickup by Avalanche". New York Post. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  19. "Kuhlman scores in third period, Kraken defeat Avalanche". National Hockey League. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  20. "Alexander Georgiev makes 41 saves, Avalanche outlast Stars". ESPN. 26 November 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  21. "Maple Leafs acquire Dryden Hunt in trade with Colorado". Toronto Maple Leafs. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  22. "Panthers vs. Maple Leafs - NHL Game Summary - January 17, 2023". ESPN. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  23. "Flames acquire Dryden Hunt". NHL.com. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  24. "Flames announce multiple signings". Calgary Flames. 2 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
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