Dave Hunter
Encyclopedia
David P. Hunter is a retired professional ice hockey
player who won three Stanley Cup
s with the Edmonton Oilers
in the 1980s. He also played for the Pittsburgh Penguins
and Winnipeg Jets. He is the second of the four Hunter brothers, which also includes fellow NHLers Dale
and Mark. He was the Montreal Canadiens
2nd first round pick (17th overall) in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft
from the Sudbury Wolves
.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player who won three Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
s with the Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
in the 1980s. He also played for the Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...
and Winnipeg Jets. He is the second of the four Hunter brothers, which also includes fellow NHLers Dale
Dale Hunter
Dale Robert Hunter is a former professional ice hockey player and current head coach of the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League.-NHL career:...
and Mark. He was the Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
2nd first round pick (17th overall) in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft
1978 NHL Amateur Draft
The 1978 NHL Amateur Draft occurred at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec on June 15, 1978. It was the last draft to be called the "Amateur Draft" before the process was renamed to the NHL Entry Draft in 1979.-Selections by round:...
from the Sudbury Wolves
Sudbury Wolves
The Sudbury Wolves are the name of the ice hockey team from Sudbury, Ontario. Sudbury has had a hockey team known as the "Wolves" nearly every year since World War I. The Sudbury Wolves, the senior men's AAA team, have twice been chosen to be Canada's representatives at the Ice Hockey World...
.
Awards and achievements
- 1983–84 - NHLNational Hockey LeagueThe National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
- Stanley CupStanley CupThe Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
(EdmontonEdmonton OilersThe Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
) - 1984–85 - NHL - Stanley Cup (Edmonton)
- 1986–87 - NHL - Stanley Cup (Edmonton)
Career statistics
--- Regular season --- ---- Playoffs ----
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
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1975-76 Sudbury Wolves OHA 53 7 21 28 117
1976-77 Sudbury Wolves OHA 62 30 56 86 140
1977-78 Sudbury Wolves OHA 68 44 44 88 156
1978-79 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 6 3 4 7 6 -- -- -- -- --
1978-79 Edmonton Oilers WHA 72 7 25 32 134 13 2 3 5 42
1979-80 Edmonton Oilers NHL 80 12 31 43 103 3 0 0 0 7
1980-81 Edmonton Oilers NHL 78 12 16 28 98 9 0 0 0 28
1981-82 Edmonton Oilers NHL 63 16 22 38 63 5 0 1 1 26
1982-83 Edmonton Oilers NHL 80 13 18 31 120 16 4 7 11 60
1983-84 Edmonton Oilers* NHL 80 22 26 48 90 17 5 5 10 14
1984-85 Edmonton Oilers* NHL 80 17 19 36 122 18 2 5 7 33
1985-86 Edmonton Oilers NHL 62 15 22 37 77 10 2 3 5 23
1986-87 Edmonton Oilers* NHL 77 6 9 15 75 21 3 3 6 20
1987-88 Edmonton Oilers NHL 21 3 3 6 6 -- -- -- -- --
1987-88 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 59 11 18 29 77 -- -- -- -- --
1988-89 Winnipeg Jets NHL 34 3 1 4 61 -- -- -- -- --
1988-89 Edmonton Oilers NHL 32 3 5 8 22 6 0 0 0 0
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WHA totals 72 7 25 32 134 13 2 3 5 42
NHL totals 746 133 190 323 914 105 16 24 40 211
- *Stanley Cup Champion