Dryden Hunt

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

Dryden Hunt
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 Florida Panthers
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.

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 Leagues 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.

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]

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 — — — — —
2019–20 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 35 13 16 29 22 — — — — —
NHL totals 63 3 12 15 34 — — — — —

Awards and honours
Award Year
WHL
East First All-Star Team 2016
Most Goals (58) 2016
Player of the Year 2016 [3]
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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. "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.


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