Tim Hunter

Tim Hunter was born on September 10, 1960 in Calgary, Alberta. He played his junior hockey with the Seattle Breakers of the Western Hockey League and was drafted by the Atlanta Flames in 1979 as theur 4th choice, 54th overall. He played a couple of seasons in the minor leagues with the Birmingham Bulls, Nova Scotia Voyageurs and Oklahoma City Stars and Colorado Flames before making a permanent jump to the Calgary Flames. He was a solid player for the Flames throughout the 1980s, providing much needed toughness to the eventual Stanley Cup winner. He led the league twice in penalty minutes in 1886 and 1988.

In the expansion draft of 1992, Tim Hunter was claimed by the Tampa Bay Lightning but never played a game for the expansion club. Instead, they traded him to the Quebec Nordiques for future considerations. After playing 48 games with the Nords, he was claimed on waivers by the Vancouver Canucks. He played his last season with the San Jose Sharks, signing as a free agent in 1996. Tim Hunter retired after 16 NHL seasons and currently sites eight overall in career penalty minutes. He has since been an assistant coach with the Washington Capitals and San Jose Sharks.


Tim Hunter's Career Statistics

Year      Team               League  GP   G   A  Pts   Pim
1977-78 Seattle Breakers      WCHL    3   1   2    3     4      
1978-79 Seattle Breakers      WHL    70   8  41   49   300
1979-80 Seattle Breakers      WHL    72  14  53   67   311
1980-81 Birmingham Bulls      CHL    58   3   5    8   236
1980-81 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL    17   0   0    0    62
1981-82 Oklahoma City Stars   CHL    55   4  12   16   222
1981-82 Calgary Flames        NHL     2   0   0    0     9
1982-83 Colorado Flames       CHL    46   5  12   17   225
1982-83 Calgary Flames        NHL    16   1   0    1    54 
1983-84 Calgary Flames        NHL    43   4   4    8   130
1984-85 Calgary Flames        NHL    71  11  11   22   259
1985-86 Calgary Flames        NHL    66   8   7   15   291
1986-87 Calgary Flames        NHL    73   6  15   21   357
1987-88 Calgary Flames        NHL    68   8   5   13   337
1988-89 Calgary Flames        NHL    75   3   9   12   375
1989-90 Calgary Flames        NHL    67   2   3    5   279
1990-91 Calgary Flames        NHL    34   5   2    7   143
1991-92 Calgary Flames        NHL    30   1   3    4   167
1992-93 Quebec Nordiques      NHL    48   5   3    8    94
1992-93 Vancouver Canucks     NHL    26   0   4    4    99
1993-94 Vancouver Canucks     NHL    56   3   4    7   171
1994-95 Vancouver Canucks     NHL    34   3   2    5   120
1995-96 Vancouver Canucks     NHL    60   2   0    2   122
1996-97 San Jose Sharks       NHL    46   0   4    4   135
NHL Totals                          815  62  76  138  3142 

Tim Hunter's Hockey Goon Stat - 2.74

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Tim Hunter