Dale Hunter
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Dale Hunter (born July 31, 1960 in Petrolia, Ontario) is a former Canadian ice hockey player.
Dale Hunter was acquired by the Washington Capitals in a blockbuster trade with the Quebec Nordiques. This trade mirrored the Rod Langway deal in that the Caps sent resources (in Hunter's case, the draft pick used to select Joe Sakic) that led to the other team gaining significant success. However, Dale Hunter served as a great captain for the Capitals. He broke the 1000 points barrier (and is the NHL record holder for requiring the most games to do so, at 1308) and played in the NHL All-Star game in 1997. The following year, he led the Capitals to their first appearance in the Stanley Cup finals, knocking off the favoured Boston Bruins, Ottawa Senators, and Buffalo Sabres, only to lose to the Detroit Red Wings in the finals. Hunter was feared and respected by most people that came across him.
Hunter was notorious for taking cheap shots on other players now and then. He holds one of the NHL's longest suspension records: 21 games for checking Pierre Turgeon from behind during the deciding Game 6 of the playoffs between the Capitals and New York Islanders in 1993, after Turgeon had scored and play was stopped. Hunter had otherwise led his team with eight goals during the first-round postseason series. Over his NHL career, Hunter accrued 3565 penalty minutes, good for second-most in the record books. As of the end of the 2005-06 NHL season, he holds the record for most number of playoff games played without playing for a Stanley Cup-winning team, at 186 games.
Hunter's jersey number (#32) was retired by the Capitals on March 11, 2000. Hunter is currently the co-owner, president and head coach of the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League, which won the 2005 Memorial Cup.
On January 1, 2006, Dale and his brother, fellow former NHLer Mark Hunter, as co-owners of the London Knights, were named to the 2006 Mayor's New Year's Honours List for Sports by the City of London, Ontario. Dale's older brother Dave Hunter is also a former NHLer.
Career Statistics
Regular SeasonSeason Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM1980-81 Quebec Nordiques NHL 80 19 44 63 226 1981-82 Quebec Nordiques NHL 80 22 50 72 272 1982-83 Quebec Nordiques NHL 80 17 46 63 206 1983-84 Quebec Nordiques NHL 77 24 55 79 232 1984-85 Quebec Nordiques NHL 80 20 52 72 209 1985-86 Quebec Nordiques NHL 80 28 42 70 265 1986-87 Quebec Nordiques NHL 46 10 29 39 135 1987-88 Washington Capitals NHL 79 22 37 59 240 1988-89 Washington Capitals NHL 80 20 37 57 219 1989-90 Washington Capitals NHL 80 23 39 62 233 1990-91 Washington Capitals NHL 76 16 30 46 234 1991-92 Washington Capitals NHL 80 28 50 78 205 1992-93 Washington Capitals NHL 84 20 59 79 198 1993-94 Washington Capitals NHL 52 9 29 38 131 1995 Washington Capitals NHL 45 8 15 23 101 1995-96 Washington Capitals NHL 82 13 24 37 112 1996-97 Washington Capitals NHL 82 14 32 46 125 1997-98 Washington Capitals NHL 82 8 18 26 103 1998-99 Washington/Colorado NHL 62 2 9 11 119
NHL Totals 1407 323 697 1020 3565
See also
- Captain (ice hockey)
- List of NHL statistical leaders
- List of NHL players
- List of NHL players with 1000 points
- Notable families in the NHL
- Power forward (ice hockey)
External links
- [neutral zone hockey ::: dale hunter]
- [Dale Hunter's career statistics.]
- [2006 Mayor's New Year's Honours List]
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