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| 1979 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Tim Hunter
Selected in third round
No.
54 overall by Atlanta Flames
Born September
10, 1960
 | Position:
Defense /
Right Wing
Height: 6-2 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Seattle (WHL)
Birthplace: Calgary, Alberta (Canada)
Hometown:
Calgary, Alberta |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1977-78 |
Kamloops | BCJHL |
51 | 9 |
28 | 37 |
266 | | |
Seattle | WCHL |
3 | 1 |
2 | 3 |
4 | | 1978-79 |
Seattle | WHL |
70 | 8 |
41 | 49 |
300 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 14 prospect (among underage juniors) for the 1979 NHL draft. ... Played
defense throughout his junior career. ... Grew up in Renfrew neighborhood of
Calgary. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: December 28, 1981 (Philadelphia at
Calgary)
Numbers: 19 (Calgary); 65
(Quebec); 26, 19 (Vancouver); 19 (S.J.)
Stanley Cup: 1989.
Playing Status: Retired July 23, 1997 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1981-1997 |
CGY, QUE, VAN, SJ | 815 |
62 | 76 |
138 | 3,146 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A | TP |
PIM | | 1983-1995 |
Calgary, Vancouver | 132 |
5 | 7 |
12 | 426 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1986 (Calgary), 1994 (Vancouver),
1998 (Washington) (as assistant coach)
Calgary
Tri-Captain: 1988-89
Calgary
Records: Most career penalty minutes (2,405), most penalty minutes in one
season (375 in 1988-89), most penalty minutes in one playoff year (108 in
1986)
NHL Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1986-87 (Calgary) (361 PIM), 1988-89 (Calgary)
(375 PIM)
NHL Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1983 (Calgary) (70
PIM)
Calgary Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1984-85 (259), 1985-86 (291),
1986-87 (361), 1987-88 (337), 1988-89 (375), 1989-90 (279)
Calgary
Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1983 (70), 1985 (24), 1986 (108), 1987
(51)
Coaching
Career: Named Washington assistant coach on July 23, 1997, and remained in
that position until July 15, 2002. ... Named San Jose assistant coach on Dec.
6, 2002, and remained in that position through 2002-03 season.
Management Career: Named to Washington's player-development staff on Aug.
26, 2002 and remained in that position until Dec. 6, 2002.
Miscellaneous: Was property of Atlanta organization when parent team
relocated to Calgary on June 24, 1980. ... Fought Glen Cochrane in his first
NHL game, played in his hometown. ... Was first Calgary-born and
Calgary-trained player to play for Calgary Flames in NHL. ... Played both
defense and right wing in his first four professional seasons, but was moved
permanently to right wing by Calgary coach Bob Johnson in 1984-85. ... Set Calgary single-season record
(since broken) with 291 PIM in 1985-86. ... Set Calgary single-season record
(since broken) with 361 PIM in 1986-87. ... Missed part of 1987-88 season with
bruised hand, an injury suffered in October 1987. ... Became Calgary's career
penalty-minutes leader during 1987-88 season. .... Named Calgary alternate
captain prior to 1987-88 season and had role upgraded to assistant captain
prior to 1988-89 season (serving officially as tri-captain in 1988-89) and remained in that position through 1990-91 season.
... Missed part of 1988-89 season with injured right eye, suffered in scuffle
with Marty McSorley during Calgary's Oct. 17, 1988, game vs. Los Angeles. ...
Was tri-captain of Calgary team that won 1989 Stanley Cup, but missed final
playoff game on May 25, 1989, because he was scratched from lineup. ...
Suspended 10 games by NHL and fined $500 in 1989-90 season for leaving the
bench to fight Gord Donnelly during Calgary's Nov. 1, 1989, game vs. Winnipeg.
The Flames were fined $10,000 for Hunter's actions. The automatic suspension
was controversial because Hunter had not received an instigator penalty on the
play (although he did receive a major and game misconduct). Hunter claimed he
had gone after Donnelly because Donnelly had made contact with him on the
bench as he checked Doug Gilmour. ... Missed most of 1990-91 season with torn
shoulder muscles, an injury first suffered during Calgary's Oct. 6, 1990, game
vs. Toronto, re-aggravated during Calgary's Oct. 18, 1990, game vs. St. Louis,
and re-aggravated again during Calgary's Dec. 2, 1990, game at Quebec. ...
Missed part of 1991-92 season with back spasms, an injury suffered in October
1991. ... Missed most of 1991-92 season with fractured left ankle, an injury
suffered during Calgary's Dec. 8, 1991, game at Buffalo. ... Missed parts of
1992-93 season with bruised knee, an injury suffered during Quebec's Dec. 29,
1992, game vs. New Jersey, and with back spasms, an injury suffered during
Quebec's Jan. 28, 1993, game at Philadelphia. ... Waived by Quebec on Feb. 12,
1993, and claimed by Vancouver. ... Missed parts of 1993-94 season with
sprained knee, an injury suffered during Vancouver's Nov. 2, 1993, game at
N.Y. Islanders, and with strained back, an injury suffered during Vancouver's
March 3, 1994, game at St. Louis. ... Suspended three games by NHL during
1993-94 season for abuse of a linesman who was trying to restrain him during
brawl in final minute of Vancouver's March 25, 1994, game vs. N.Y. Rangers.
... Missed remainder of 1995 regular season with shoulder injury, suffered
during Vancouver's April 8, 1995, game at Calgary. ... Missed part of 1996-97
season with back injury, suffered during San Jose's Dec. 20, 1996, game at
Washington. ... Retired with No. 3 ranking on NHL's all-time penalty-minutes
list. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Seattle (WHL); Birmingham (CHL);
Nova Scotia (AHL); Oklahoma City, Colorado (CHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
CHL
Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1980-81 (Birmingham) (236 PIM)
Miscellaneous: Was on Birmingham (CHL)
team that folded on Feb. 24, 1981. ... Was on Calgary team that joined
Washington for 1989 NHL Friendship Tour in Soviet Union. The Flames faced four
Soviet teams on the tour. ... Played on Calgary's off-season charity softball
team. ... Was active in charitable causes during his playing days, including
work as chairman of Calgary's Cystic Fibrosis fund-raising campaign as well as
work with the Canadian Down Syndrome Society and Special Olympics. ... Was
spokesman for Community Action on Substance Abuse Society during playing days
in Vancouver. ... Took flying lessons in summer of 2001 with goal of getting
pilot's license.
Personal: Full name is Tim Robert
Hunter. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| EXPANSION DRAFT: Calgary left Hunter
unprotected for the 1992 NHL Expansion Draft, and he was claimed by Tampa Bay
on June 18, 1992. The following day, Tampa Bay traded Hunter to Quebec in
exchange for future considerations. The deal was completed on Sept. 14, 1992,
when Quebec sent Martin Simard to Tampa Bay. |
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SNAPSHOT '79 | | Total Selected: |
126 | | Forwards: |
74 | | Defense: |
41 | | Goaltenders: |
11 | | Major Junior: |
97 | | College Players: |
15 |
| Canadian: |
109 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
1 | | USA Citizens: |
10 | | U.S.-Born: |
10 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
103 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
23 | | Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
23 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
10 |
| Olympians: |
15 |
| Picks Traded: |
17 |
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