Eliteprospects
USA Hunter McKown
#41 Cleveland Monsters / AHL - 25/26
Date of Birth
Aug 18, 2002
Position
C/RW
Age
23
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
San Jose, CA, USA
Weight
192 lbs / 87 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
San Jose Jr. Sharks
Contract
25/26
Cap Hit
$800,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets / Signed
Agency
PREMIUM

The defensive zone was really where McKown shone brightest. His game lends itself better to centre than it does the wing, simply because he's so damn good at supporting his defencemen in the corners and his wings in transition. He plays sound positional hockey and picks up the open person well to mitigate scoring opportunities. -EliteProspects 2020 NHL Draft Guide

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Hunter McKown Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2015-16 San Jose Jr. Sharks 13U AAA T1EHL 13U 10* 1* 2* 3* 22* -* |
2016-17 St. Louis AAA Blues 14U AAA T1EHL 14U 4* 1* 1* 2* 2* -* |
2017-18 St. Louis AAA Blues 16U AAA T1EHL 16U 33* 10* 15* 25* 38* -* |
2018-19 U.S. National U17 Team NTDP 41* 4* 7* 11* 34* -* |
USNTDP Juniors USHL 27* 2* 4* 6* 26* -12* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2 0
2019-20 U.S. National U17 Team NTDP 3* 1* 0* 1* 8* -* |
U.S. National U18 Team NTDP 38* 0* 8* 8* 18* -* |
USNTDP Juniors USHL 16* 1* 2* 3* 14* 1* |
2020-21 Colorado College NCAA 23* 2* 4* 6* 16* -7* |
2021-22 Colorado College NCAA 35* 13* 8* 21* 29* -10* |
USA U20 WJC-20 4* 0* 1* 1* 0* 0* |
2022-23 Colorado College “A” NCAA 38* 21* 7* 28* 30* -19* |
Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 12* 0* 2* 2* 8* -4* |
2023-24 Cleveland Monsters AHL 53* 9* 15* 24* 26* 3* | Playoffs 11 2 2 4 8 2
2024-25 Cleveland Monsters AHL 68* 13* 18* 31* 34* -8* | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 2 -2
2025-26 Cleveland Monsters AHL 56* 9* 13* 22* 31* -12* |
Projected AHL 63* 10* 15* 25* 35* -14* |

Hunter McKown Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2016-17 Hockey Concepts U15 WSI U15 5* 1* 0* 1* 2* -* |
2017-18 Team Royal USA-S15 3* 3* 1* 4* -* -* |

Hunter McKown Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 177* 31* 46* 77* 0.44* 91* -17* | 2 17 3 * 3 * 6 * 0.35 * 10 * 0 *
NCAA 3 96* 36* 19* 55* 0.57* 75* -36* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 1 12* 0* 2* 2* 0.17* 8* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
NTDP 2 82* 5* 15* 20* 0.24* 60* -* | 0 * * * * * *
T1EHL 13U 1 10* 1* 2* 3* 0.30* 22* -* | 0 * * * * * *
T1EHL 14U 1 4* 1* 1* 2* 0.50* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
T1EHL 16U 1 33* 10* 15* 25* 0.76* 38* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USA-S15 1 3* 3* 1* 4* 1.33* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 2 43* 3* 6* 9* 0.21* 40* -11* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 2 * 0 *
WJC-20 1 4* 0* 1* 1* 0.25* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
WSI U15 1 5* 1* 0* 1* 0.20* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *

Hunter McKown Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
09/27/2025
09/27/2025 Up/Down Columbus Blue Jackets Cleveland Monsters
06/27/2025
06/27/2025 Extension Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets
03/20/2023
03/20/2023 Confirmed Colorado College Columbus Blue Jackets
01/17/2020
01/17/2020 Confirmed USNTDP Juniors Colorado College
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2020, 12 #171 overall by Des Moines Buccaneers in the USHL Entry Draft

Drafted 2018, 15 #286 overall by Windsor Spitfires in the OHL Priority Selection

2020 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #129 by Elite Prospects

2020 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #206 by NHL Central Scouting