Tim Hunter (ice hockey)

Timothy Robert Hunter (born September 10, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, and head coach most recently the head coach of the Moose Jaw Warriors of the Western Hockey League (WHL), having previously served as an assistant coach in the National Hockey League (NHL), most recently for the Washington Capitals. Chosen in the 3rd round of the 1979 NHL Entry Draft (#54 overall) by the Atlanta Flames, Hunter went on to a 16-season playing career with the Calgary Flames, Quebec Nordiques, Vancouver Canucks, and San Jose Sharks.[1]

Tim Hunter
Born (1960-09-10) September 10, 1960
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Calgary Flames
Quebec Nordiques
Vancouver Canucks
San Jose Sharks
NHL Draft 54th overall, 1979
Atlanta Flames
Playing career 1981–1997

Playing career

Hunter was on the Flames' 1989 Stanley Cup championship team, and also appeared in the Stanley Cup Finals in 1986 with Calgary and in 1994 with Vancouver. During his playing days, Hunter was known for his fierce style of play, ranking him among hockey's unwritten list of elite enforcers during the 1980s and 1990s.[2] He also was a quality defensive player and penalty killer.

Coaching career

Tim Hunter was named as an assistant coach for the Washington Capitals on July 23, 1997, and remained in that position until July 15, 2002. He became an assistant coach with the San Jose Sharks on December 6, 2002, and served through the 2007-08 season. Named as an assistant coach with the Toronto Maple Leafs on July 22, 2008,[3] Hunter was relieved of that position on June 20, 2011.[4] He was re-hired as an assistant coach of the Capitals on July 23, 2012.[5]

Hunter's contract in Washington was not renewed for 2013, and after being linked to several coaching positions in the WHL, he was named as head coach of Moose Jaw Warriors of the Western Hockey League (WHL) in July 2014.[6]

On January 6 2020 at a team press conference, Tim Hunter was fired from the Moose Jaw Warriors.

NHL awards and honours
  • NHL Bud Man of the Year (nominee)
  • NHL Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy (2-time nominee)
  • NHL King Clancy Memorial Trophy (2-time nominee)
  • Calgary Flames Ralph T. Scurfield Humanitarian Award (Winner)
  • NHL penalty-minutes leader: 1986-87 (Calgary - 361 PIM), 1988-89 (Calgary - 375 PIM)
  • NHL Playoffs penalty-minutes leader: 1983 (Calgary - 70 PIM)
  • Calgary Flames team record: Most career penalty minutes (2,405)
  • Calgary Flames team record: Most penalty minutes in one season (375 in 1988-89)
  • Calgary Flames team record: Most penalty minutes in one playoff year (108 in 1986)
  • Tim Hunter currently ranks eighth on the NHL's all-time penalty minute leaders list with 3,142.

Career statistics
    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1977–78 Kamloops Chiefs BCHL 51 9 28 37 266 — — — — —
1977–78 Seattle Breakers WHL 3 1 2 3 4 — — — — —
1978–79 Seattle Breakers WHL 70 8 41 49 300 — — — — —
1979–80 Seattle Breakers WHL 72 14 53 67 311 12 1 2 3 41
1980–81 Birmingham Bulls CHL 58 3 5 8 236 — — — — —
1980–81 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 17 0 0 0 62 6 0 1 1 45
1981–82 Calgary Flames NHL 2 0 0 0 9 — — — — —
1982–83 Calgary Flames NHL 16 1 0 1 54 9 1 0 1 70
1982–83 Colorado Flames CHL 46 5 12 17 225 — — — — —
1983–84 Calgary Flames NHL 43 4 4 8 130 7 0 0 0 21
1984–85 Calgary Flames NHL 71 11 11 22 259 4 0 0 0 24
1985–86 Calgary Flames NHL 66 8 7 15 291 19 0 3 3 108
1986–87 Calgary Flames NHL 73 6 15 21 361 6 0 0 0 51
1987–88 Calgary Flames NHL 68 8 5 13 337 9 4 0 4 32
1988–89 Calgary Flames NHL 75 3 9 12 375 19 0 4 4 32
1989–90 Calgary Flames NHL 67 2 3 5 279 6 0 0 0 4
1990–91 Calgary Flames NHL 34 5 2 7 143 7 0 0 0 10
1991–92 Calgary Flames NHL 30 1 3 4 167 — — — — —
1992–93 Quebec Nordiques NHL 48 5 3 8 94 — — — — —
1992–93 Vancouver Canucks NHL 26 0 4 4 99 11 0 0 0 26
1993–94 Vancouver Canucks NHL 56 3 4 7 171 24 0 0 0 26
1994–95 Vancouver Canucks NHL 34 3 2 5 120 11 0 0 0 22
1995–96 Vancouver Canucks NHL 60 2 0 2 122 — — — — —
1996–97 San Jose Sharks NHL 46 0 4 4 135 — — — — —
NHL totals 815 62 76 138 3146 132 5 7 12 426
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See also
  • List of NHL players with 2000 career penalty minutes

References
  1. "1979 NHL Entry Draft -- Tim Hunter". www.hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
  2. R; Sportak, Y.; Sun, Calgary. "Enforcer - the case for Tim Hunter". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
  3. "Maple Leafs name Tim Hunter, Rob Zettler assistant coaches". NHL.com. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
  4. "Leafs Coaching Shuffle No Surprise". betweentheposts.ca. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
  5. "Washington Capitals Bring Back Tim Hunter As Assistant Coach". SB Nation DC. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
  6. "Tim Hunter Hired As Head Coach". Moose Jaw Warriors. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
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