Dylan Hunter

Dylan Hunter
Dylan Hunter
Born May 21, 1985 (1985-05-21) (age 26)
Quebec City, QC, CAN
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
ECHL team
Former teams		 Cincinnati Cyclones
Rochester Americans
Portland Pirates
Houston Aeros
Milwaukee Admirals
NHL Draft 273rd overall, 2004
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 2006–present

Dylan Hunter (born May 21, 1985 in Quebec City, Quebec) is an ice hockey player, who is a former captain of the London Knights of the OHL and currently playing for the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL.[1] On May 27, 2011 he signed a contract with Slovenian champions Acroni Jesenice. He was drafted 273rd overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres, in the 9th round. He is the son of former Washington Capitals player Dale Hunter. He is currently the Assistant Coach to the London Knights

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Early life

Dylan is one of the three children born to Dale Hunter and his wife Karynka. He was born in Quebec City when his dad was a member of the Quebec Nordiques but grew up in the Washington, D.C. area when his dad was traded to the Washington Capitals.

Playing career

  • Member of Team Ontario in the World Under-17 Championships in Selkirk, Manitoba.
  • Member of the Canada/Russia Challenge Series in November 2004.
  • Member of the Memorial Cup Champion London Knights (2005).
  • Became Knights franchise leader in games played on December 2, 2005 (275).
  • Captain of the London Knights (2005/2006 season).
  • With Rob Schremp and David Bolland, Hunter was one-third of one of the most productive lines in the Canadian Hockey League during the 2005/2006 season.[citation needed]
  • Named American Hockey League Player of the Week for the week ending November 5, 2007.[2]

Awards

  • 2003–04 OHL Western Conference Third Team All-Star.
  • 2004–05 OHL Western Conference All-Star.
  • 2005–06 OHL Western Conference All-Star.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2001–02 London Knights OHL 54 6 21 27 38 6 1 1 2 10
2002–03 London Knights OHL 68 11 30 41 41 14 3 3 6 8
2003–04 London Knights OHL 64 26 53 79 47 15 4 10 14 10
2004–05 London Knights OHL 67 31 73 104 64 18 10 11 21 16
2005–06 London Knights OHL 62 32 85 117 50 19 13 23 36 16
2006–07 Rochester Americans AHL 67 8 20 28 42 6 1 2 3 2
2007–08 Rochester Americans AHL 70 20 27 47 69 — — — — —
2008–09 Portland Pirates AHL 45 3 13 16 24 — — — — —
2009–10 Houston Aeros AHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2009–10 Utah Grizzlies ECHL 43 18 35 53 24 9 0 5 5 6
2009–10 Rochester Americans AHL 10 1 1 2 2 — — — — —
2009–10 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 9 1 1 2 2 — — — — —
2010–11 Cincinnati Cyclones ECHL 24 7 15 22 37 — — — — —
2010–11 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 37 2 3 5 21 5 0 0 0 2
AHL totals 239 35 65 100 160 11 1 2 3 4

References

  1. ^ "Dylan Hunter player profile". ECHL. http://echl.leaguestat.com/stats/player.php?id=2861. Retrieved 2010-01-28. 
  2. ^ Amerks: Hunter named Player of Week - 11/05/07

External links

Dylan Hunter's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database


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