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Canada Dale Hunter
#32 Colorado Avalanche / NHL - 98/99
Date of Birth
Jul 31, 1960
Position
RW
Age
63
Height
5'10" / 178 cm
Place of Birth
Petrolia, ON, CAN
Weight
201 lbs / 91 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1979 round 2 #41 overall by Québec Nordiques

Brothers: Dave Hunter & Mark Hunter
Sons: Dylan Hunter & Tucker 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.

Team Staff profile of Dale Hunter also available

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Dale Hunter Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1976-77 Strathroy Blades WOHL 42* 25* 30* 55* 100* -* |
1977-78 Kitchener Rangers OMJHL 68* 22* 42* 64* 115* -* | Playoffs 9 1 0 1 32 -
1978-79 Sudbury Wolves OMJHL 59* 42* 98* 110* 188* -* | Playoffs 10 4 12 16 47 -
1979-80 Sudbury Wolves OMJHL 61* 34* 51* 85* 189* -* | Playoffs 9 6 9 15 45 -
1980-81 Québec Nordiques NHL 80* 19* 44* 63* 226* 5* | Playoffs 5 2 4 6 34 -
1981-82 Québec Nordiques NHL 80* 22* 50* 72* 272* 26* | Playoffs 16 3 7 10 52 -
1982-83 Québec Nordiques NHL 80* 17* 46* 63* 206* 10* | Playoffs 4 2 1 3 24 -
1983-84 Québec Nordiques NHL 77* 24* 55* 79* 232* 35* | Playoffs 9 2 3 5 41 -
1984-85 Québec Nordiques NHL 82* 20* 52* 72* 209* 23* | Playoffs 17 4 6 10 97 -
1985-86 Québec Nordiques NHL 80* 28* 42* 70* 265* 6* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 15 -
1986-87 Québec Nordiques NHL 46* 10* 29* 39* 135* 4* | Playoffs 13 1 7 8 56 -
1987-88 Washington Capitals NHL 79* 22* 37* 59* 240* 7* | Playoffs 14 7 5 12 98 2
1988-89 Washington Capitals NHL 80* 20* 37* 57* 219* -3* | Playoffs 6 0 4 4 27 3
1989-90 Washington Capitals “A” NHL 80* 23* 39* 62* 233* 17* | Playoffs 15 4 8 12 61 -1
1990-91 Washington Capitals “A” NHL 76* 16* 30* 46* 234* -22* | Playoffs 11 1 9 10 41 2
1991-92 Washington Capitals “A” NHL 80* 28* 50* 78* 205* -2* | Playoffs 7 1 4 5 16 -1
1992-93 Washington Capitals “A” NHL 84* 20* 59* 79* 198* 3* | Playoffs 6 7 1 8 35 -7
1993-94 Washington Capitals “A” NHL 52* 9* 29* 38* 131* -4* | Playoffs 7 0 3 3 14 -2
1994-95 Washington Capitals “C” NHL 45* 8* 15* 23* 101* -4* | Playoffs 7 4 4 8 24 0
1995-96 Washington Capitals “C” NHL 82* 13* 24* 37* 112* 5* | Playoffs 6 1 5 6 24 4
1996-97 Washington Capitals “C” NHL 82* 14* 32* 46* 125* -2* |
1997-98 Washington Capitals “C” NHL 82* 8* 18* 26* 103* 1* | Playoffs 21 0 4 4 30 -1
1998-99 Washington Capitals “C” NHL 50* 0* 5* 5* 102* -7* |
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 +/-
1989-90 Washington Capitals Fr-Tour 4* 1* 2* 3* 4* -* |

Dale Hunter Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Fr-Tour 1 4* 1* 2* 3* 0.75* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 19 1 409* 323* 697* 1 020* 0.72* 3 565* 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 Highlights

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Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1977, 4 #44 overall 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