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USA Hunter McDonald
#19 Lehigh Valley Phantoms / AHL - 25/26
1-time US 15U Nationals Tier I Champion 1
Date of Birth
May 11, 2002
Position
D
Age
23
Height
6'4" / 193 cm
Place of Birth
Fairport, NY, USA
Weight
236 lbs / 107 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
25/26
Cap Hit
$950,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers / Signed
Drafted
2022 round 6 #165 overall by Philadelphia Flyers

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Hunter McDonald Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2016-17 Syracuse Nationals 14U AAA 14U AAA -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2017-18 Buffalo Jr. Sabres 15U AAA T1EHL 15U 30* 3* 9* 12* 30* -* |
Buffalo Jr. Sabres 15U AAA 15U AAA 74* 9* 25* 34* 73* -* |
2018-19 Rochester Coalition 16U AAA 16U AAA -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Fairport High USHS-NY 17* 12* 12* 24* 45* -* | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 4 -
2019-20 Rochester Monarchs NCDC 21* 2* 2* 4* 65* -* |
Corpus Christi IceRays NAHL 7* 1* 1* 2* 10* 1* |
2020-21 Omaha Lancers USHL 36* 2* 3* 5* 96* 15* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2 0
2021-22 Omaha Lancers USHL 33* 3* 7* 10* 59* 14* |
Chicago Steel USHL 21* 1* 3* 4* 28* 0* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 4 -1
2022-23 Northeastern Univ. NCAA 35* 1* 13* 14* 56* 21* |
2023-24 Northeastern Univ. NCAA 23* 1* 5* 6* 32* 3* |
Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 11* 0* 3* 3* 12* 6* | Playoffs 6 1 0 1 22 0
2024-25 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 71* 4* 14* 18* 99* 12* | Playoffs 7 1 0 1 12 6
2025-26 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 26* 0* 4* 4* 61* 1* |
Projected AHL 70* 0* 11* 11* 164* 3* |

Hunter McDonald Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 Syracuse Nationals PW QC Int PW 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2018-19 Team Gold USA-S16 5* 0* 1* 1* 4* -* |
2019-20 Team Columbia USA-S17 5* 1* 0* 1* 10* -* |

Hunter McDonald Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
14U AAA 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
15U AAA 1 74* 9* 25* 34* 0.46* 73* -* | 0 * * * * * *
16U AAA 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
AHL 3 108* 4* 21* 25* 0.23* 172* 19* | 2 13 2 * 0 * 2 * 0.15 * 34 * 6 *
NAHL 1 7* 1* 1* 2* 0.29* 10* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 2 58* 2* 18* 20* 0.34* 88* 24* | 0 * * * * * *
NCDC 1 21* 2* 2* 4* 0.19* 65* -* | 0 * * * * * *
QC Int PW 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
T1EHL 15U 1 30* 3* 9* 12* 0.40* 30* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USA-S16 1 5* 0* 1* 1* 0.20* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USA-S17 1 5* 1* 0* 1* 0.20* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 2 90* 6* 13* 19* 0.21* 183* 29* | 2 5 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 6 * -1 *
USHS-NY 1 17* 12* 12* 24* 1.41* 45* -* | 1 3 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.67 * 4 * - *

Hunter McDonald Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
09/30/2025
09/30/2025 Up/Down Philadelphia Flyers Lehigh Valley Phantoms
04/15/2024
04/15/2024 Confirmed Northeastern Univ. Philadelphia Flyers
01/26/2022
01/26/2022 Confirmed Omaha Lancers Northeastern Univ.
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2021, 6 #168 overall by Wichita Falls Warriors in the NAHL Entry Draft

Drafted 2020, 10 #148 overall by Omaha Lancers in the USHL Entry Draft

2022-23 - Northeastern University (NCAA) Rookie of the Year Award 2022-23 - 2x Hockey East Defender of the Week