Dale Hunter

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Dale Robert Hunter (born July 31, 1960 in Petrolia, Ontario) is a former Canadian ice hockey player.

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[edit] NHL career

Selected by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft, Hunter played seven seasons in Quebec before he was traded the Washington Capitals. Dale Hunter served as a 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, defeating the favored Boston Bruins, Ottawa Senators, and Buffalo Sabres, but losing to the Detroit Red Wings in the finals.

[edit] Post-NHL

Hunter's jersey number (#32) was retired by the Capitals on March 11, 2000. Hunter became 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, Hunter 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. Hunter's older brother Dave Hunter is also a former NHLer. His son Dylan Hunter is a prospect in the Buffalo Sabres system.

[edit] Notoriety

Hunter acheived notoriety for fouling other players. He holds one of the NHL's longest suspension records: 21 games for delivering a cross check to Pierre Turgeon from behind. During the deciding Game 6 of the 1993 playoffs between the Capitals and New York Islanders, Turgeon had scored and play was stopped. Hunter struck Turgeon while he was celebrating. Over his NHL career, Hunter has accrued the record for second-highest number of penalty minutes. 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.

His notoriety continued after he stopped playing Hockey. In July of 2006, Hunter was arrested and charged with DUI.[1] In September 2005, Hunter was suspended by the league for 4 games after Hunter sent a player off his bench to initiate a fight in an exhibition game. On January 20, 2006, Hunter was suspended 2 games, and the team was fined $5,000, for Hunter's off ice actions in regards to the Officials. May 2006, Hunter was fined $5,000 by the OHL for criticizing the on ice officials after the Knights were eliminated from the playoffs in 4 straight games. In September 2006, Hunter was suspended by the OHL for 2 regular season games, for sending forward Matt Davis off the bench to engage in a fight during a game.

[edit] Career Statistics

                                  Regular Season              
Season  Team                    Lge   GP   G   A    Pts  PIM   
1980-81 Friot Flyers            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

[edit] References

  1. ^ Kemick, April (2006-08-20). Knights coach charged with drunk driving.

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Preceded by
Kevin Hatcher		 Washington Capitals captains
1994-99		 Succeeded by
Adam Oates
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