Tim Hunter (ice hockey)

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


image_size = 130px
position = Right Wing
played_for = Calgary Flames
Quebec Nordiques
Vancouver Canucks
San Jose Sharks
shot = Right
height_ft = 6
height_in = 2
weight_lb = 202
nationality = CAN
birth_date = Birth date and age|1960|9|10|mf=y
birth_place = Calgary, Alberta, CAN
career_start = 1981
career_end = 1997

Tim Robert Hunter (born September 10, 1960 in Calgary, Alberta) is a former NHL forward. Chosen in the 3rd round of the 1979 NHL Entry Draft (#54 overall) by the then Atlanta Flames, Hunter went on to a 16-year career with the Calgary Flames, Quebec Nordiques, Vancouver Canucks, and San Jose Sharks. He 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. Today, Hunter is an assistant coach for the Toronto Maple Leafs. 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 1990's. 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 was named as an assistant coach with the San Jose Sharks on December 6, 2002, and remained in that position through the 2007-08 season. He was named as an assistant coach with the Toronto Maple Leafs on July 22, 2008.

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

References

External links

*hockeydb|2422
* [http://www.utpress.utoronto.ca/cgi-bin/cw2w3.cgi?p=hulan&t=69974&d=882 Canadian Who’s Who]
* [http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=10689 Legends of Hockey]
* [http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1979/79054.html HockeyDraftCentral.Com]