Dale Hunter

Date of Birth: Jul 31, 1960
Age: 66
Place of Birth: Petrolia, ON, CAN
Nation: Canada
Youth Team: -
Position: RW
Height: 178 cm / 5'10"
Weight: 91 kg / 201 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Dale Hunter Facts

Player Type: AgitatorEnforcerHeavy Hitter
Drafted: 1979 round 2 #41 overall by Québec Nordiques

Brothers: Dave Hunter & Mark Hunter
Sons: Dylan Hunter & Tucker Hunter
Niece: Meghan Hunter

Hunter ranks 2nd in NHL history with 3,565 penalty minutes. He is also the only player to record over 1,000 points and 3,000 PIMs. Dale played 19 seasons with the Nordiques, Capitals, and Avalanche and retired in 1999 with 323 goals and 697 assists.

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Dale Hunter Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1976-1977	Strathroy Blades	WOHL	42	25	30	55	100	-
1977-1978	Kitchener Rangers	OMJHL	68	22	42	64	115	-	Playoffs	9	1	0	1	32	-
1978-1979	Sudbury Wolves	OMJHL	59	42	98	110	188	-	Playoffs	10	4	12	16	47	-
1979-1980	Sudbury Wolves	OMJHL	61	34	51	85	189	-	Playoffs	9	6	9	15	45	-
1980-1981	Québec Nordiques	NHL	80	19	44	63	226	5	Playoffs	5	2	4	6	34	-
1981-1982	Québec Nordiques	NHL	80	22	50	72	272	26	Playoffs	16	3	7	10	52	-
1982-1983	Québec Nordiques	NHL	80	17	46	63	206	10	Playoffs	4	2	1	3	24	-
1983-1984	Québec Nordiques	NHL	77	24	55	79	232	35	Playoffs	9	2	3	5	41	-
1984-1985	Québec Nordiques	NHL	82	20	52	72	209	23	Playoffs	17	4	6	10	97	-
1985-1986	Québec Nordiques	NHL	80	28	42	70	265	6	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	15	-
1986-1987	Québec Nordiques	NHL	46	10	29	39	135	4	Playoffs	13	1	7	8	56	-
1987-1988	Washington Capitals	NHL	79	22	37	59	240	7	Playoffs	14	7	5	12	98	2
1988-1989	Washington Capitals	NHL	80	20	37	57	219	-3	Playoffs	6	0	4	4	27	3
1989-1990	Washington Capitals "A"	NHL	80	23	39	62	233	17	Playoffs	15	4	8	12	61	-1
1990-1991	Washington Capitals "A"	NHL	76	16	30	46	234	-22	Playoffs	11	1	9	10	41	2
1991-1992	Washington Capitals "A"	NHL	80	28	50	78	205	-2	Playoffs	7	1	4	5	16	-1
1992-1993	Washington Capitals "A"	NHL	84	20	59	79	198	3	Playoffs	6	7	1	8	35	-7
1993-1994	Washington Capitals "A"	NHL	52	9	29	38	131	-4	Playoffs	7	0	3	3	14	-2
1994-1995	Washington Capitals "C"	NHL	45	8	15	23	101	-4	Playoffs	7	4	4	8	24	0
1995-1996	Washington Capitals "C"	NHL	82	13	24	37	112	5	Playoffs	6	1	5	6	24	4
1996-1997	Washington Capitals "C"	NHL	82	14	32	46	125	-2
1997-1998	Washington Capitals "C"	NHL	82	8	18	26	103	1	Playoffs	21	0	4	4	30	-1
1998-1999	Washington Capitals "C"	NHL	50	0	5	5	102	-7
1998-1999	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	12	2	4	6	17	0	Playoffs	19	1	3	4	38	0

Dale Hunter Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1989-1990	Washington Capitals	Fr-Tour	4	1	2	3	4	-

Dale Hunter Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Fr-Tour	1	4	1	2	3	0.75	4	-	0
NHL	19	1409	323	697	1020	0.72	3565	98	18	186	40	78	118	0.63	727	-1*
OMJHL (OHL)	3	188	98	191	259	1.38	492	-	3	28	11	21	32	1.14	124	-
WOHL	1	42	25	30	55	1.31	100	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Dale Hunter Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Colorado Avalanche	1	12	2	4	6	0.50	17	0	1	19	1	3	4	0.21	38	0
Kitchener Rangers	1	68	22	42	64	0.94	115	-	1	9	1	0	1	0.11	32	-
Québec Nordiques	7	525	140	318	458	0.87	1545	109	7	67	14	28	42	0.63	319	-
Strathroy Blades	1	42	25	30	55	1.31	100	-	0
Sudbury Wolves	2	120	76	149	195	1.63	377	-	2	19	10	21	31	1.63	92	-
Washington Capitals	12	876	182	377	559	0.64	2007	-11*	10	100	25	47	72	0.72	370	-1

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Dale Hunter Career Highlights

Season	Awards
	NHL Playoffs Most Penalized Player (All-Time) (731min)
1996-1997	NHL All-Star Game

Dale Hunter Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1977, 4 #44 by Kitchener Rangers in the OHL Priority Selection
Number 15 retired by Sudbury Wolves
Number 32 retired by Washington Capitals
Cult/Star player for Kitchener Rangers
Cult/Star player for Québec Nordiques
Cult/Star player for Sudbury Wolves
Cult/Star player for Washington Capitals