Dale Hunter

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Position Centre
Shoots Left
Height
Weight		 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Pro Clubs Quebec Nordiques
Washington Capitals
Colorado Avalanche
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Born July 31, 1960,
Petrolia, ON, CAN
NHL Draft 41st overall, 1979
Quebec Nordiques
Pro Career 1980 – 1999

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 fourth seeded Capitals to their first appearance in the Stanley Cup finals, defeating the Boston Bruins, Ottawa Senators, and Buffalo Sabres, but were swept by the Detroit Red Wings in the finals.

[edit] Post-NHL

Hunter's jersey number (#32) was retired by the Capitals on March 11, 2000. During the ceremony, the Capitals awarded Hunter with an authentic penalty box, symbolic of his exceptional amount of time served for penalties. 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 and his son Tucker currently plays for the Knights.

[edit] Notoriety

Hunter achieved notoriety for rough play and committing penalties. He holds one of the NHL's longest suspension records: 21 games for delivering a check to Pierre Turgeon from behind. (See Video) During the deciding Game 6 of the 1993 playoffs between the Capitals and New York Islanders, Hunter turned over the puck to Turgeon in the Capitals zone. Turgeon skated in and scored. After the whistle, Hunter hit Turgeon from behind while he was celebrating. Turgeon sustained a separated shoulder from the hit, causing him to miss the following playoff series against the Penguins. 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   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1977-78 Kitchener Rangers OHA 68 22 42 64 115 9 1 0 1 32
1978-79 Sudbury Wolves OHA 59 42 68 110 188 10 4 12 16 47
1979-80 Sudbury Wolves OHA 61 34 51 85 189 9 6 9 15 45
1980-81 Quebec Nordiques NHL 80 19 44 63 226 5 4 2 6 34
1981-82 Quebec Nordiques NHL 80 22 50 72 272 16 3 7 10 52
1982-83 Quebec Nordiques NHL 80 17 46 63 206 4 2 1 3 24
1983-84 Quebec Nordiques NHL 77 24 55 79 232 9 2 3 5 41
1984-85 Quebec Nordiques NHL 80 20 52 72 209 17 4 6 10 97
1985-86 Quebec Nordiques NHL 80 28 42 70 265 3 0 0 0 15
1986-87 Quebec Nordiques NHL 46 10 29 39 135 13 1 7 8 56
1987-88 Washington Capitals NHL 79 22 37 59 240 14 7 5 12 98
1988-89 Washington Capitals NHL 80 20 37 57 219 6 0 4 4 29
1989-90 Washington Capitals NHL 80 23 39 62 233 15 4 8 12 61
1990-91 Washington Capitals NHL 76 16 30 46 234 11 1 9 10 41
1991-92 Washington Capitals NHL 80 28 50 78 205 7 1 4 5 16
1992-93 Washington Capitals NHL 84 20 59 79 48 6 7 1 8 35
1993-94 Washington Capitals NHL 52 9 29 38 131 7 0 3 3 14
1994-95 Washington Capitals NHL 45 8 15 23 101 7 4 4 8 24
1995-96 Washington Capitals NHL 82 13 24 37 112 6 1 5 6 24
1996-97 Washington Capitals NHL 82 14 32 46 125
1997-98 Washington Capitals NHL 82 8 18 26 103 21 0 4 4 30
1998-99 Washington Capitals NHL 50 0 5 5 102
1998-99 Colorado Avalanche NHL 12 2 4 6 17 19 1 3 4 38
OHA Totals 188 98 161 259 492 28 11 21 32 124
NHL Totals 1407 323 697 1020 3565 186 42 76 118 729

[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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