Dryden Hunt

Dryden Hunt (born November 24, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left wing for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Dryden Hunt
Hunt with the New York Rangers in 2021
Born (1995-11-24) November 24, 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		 New York Rangers
Florida Panthers
Arizona Coyotes
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 January 5, 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 September 23, 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 March 2, 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 November 9, 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 November 10, 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 October 10, 2020, Hunt was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Arizona Coyotes.[8]

On July 28, 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 — — — — —
2021–22 New York Rangers NHL 76 6 11 17 52
NHL totals 165 12 28 40 90 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. January 5, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  2. Moose Jaw Warriors (September 23, 2015). "Warriors have acquired Hunt". Twitter. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  3. "Warriors' Dryden Hunt named WHL's player of the year". Sportsnet.ca. May 4, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  4. "Florida Panthers sign Dryden Hunt to entry-level contract". Florida Panthers. March 2, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  5. "Panthers recall Dryden Hunt from Thunderbirds". Florida Panthers. November 9, 2017. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  6. "Panthers snap five-game losing streak with victory in Buffalo". Sun-Sentinel. November 10, 2017. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  7. "Dryden Hunt not qualified by Florida". CBS Sports. October 8, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  8. "Coyotes sign Gross, Hunt to one-year contracts". Arizona Coyotes. October 10, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  9. "Rangers agree to terms with free agent forwards, Greg McKegg and Dryden Hunt". New York Rangers. July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021.


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