Trent Hunter
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| Position | RW/LW |
| Shoots | Right |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 191 lb (87 kg) |
| NHL Team | New York Islanders |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | July 5, 1980, Red Deer, AB |
| NHL Draft | 150th overall, 1998 Anaheim Mighty Ducks |
| Pro Career | 2002 – present |
Trent Hunter (born July 5, 1980 in Red Deer, Alberta) is a Canadian ice hockey Right Wing. He plays for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League.
Originally drafted in the sixth round (150th overall) of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft by the Anaheim Mighty Ducks, Hunter was traded to the New York Islanders for a 4th round draft pick in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. He set franchise records for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League in all three scoring categories(30-35-65). He made his NHL debut in the 2002 Playoffs, registering 1 goal and 1 assist in 4 games.
Hunter broke into the NHL full-time with the Islanders in 2003-2004 and was tied for first on the team in goals (25, with Mariusz Czerkawski) and tied for total points (51, with Oleg Kvasha). He finished third in voting for the Calder Trophy in 2004, losing to Andrew Raycroft of the Boston Bruins.
In 2007 Islanders fans have begun calling Hunter "Trunt". This nickname, a combination of his two names, can be heard chanted in the Coliseum when he makes a good play. The chant goes like this: "Here we go Trunt. Here we go."
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996-97 | Red Deer | AMHL | 42 | 30 | 25 | 55 | 50 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1997-98 | Prince George Cougars | WHL | 60 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1998-99 | Prince George Cougars | WHL | 50 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1999-00 | Prince George Cougars | WHL | 67 | 46 | 49 | 95 | 47 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 6 | ||
| 2000-01 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 57 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 14 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2001-02 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 80 | 30 | 35 | 65 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 6 | ||
| 2001-02 | New York Islanders | NHL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2002-03 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 70 | 30 | 41 | 71 | 39 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 10 | ||
| 2002-03 | New York Islanders | NHL | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003-04 | New York Islanders | NHL | 77 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2004-05 | IK Nykopings | Swe2 | 33 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 73 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2005-06 | New York Islanders | NHL | 33 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL Totals | 118 | 32 | 41 | 73 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||||
