# Jiří Hunkes

Jiří Hunkes (born July 31, 1984) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played for Schwenninger Wild Wings in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He formerly played with HC Bílí Tygři Liberec in the Czech Extraliga during the 2010–11 Czech Extraliga season.
Hunkes previously played for HC Oceláři Třinec, Lukko Rauma, Pelicans Lahti and BK Mladá Boleslav. After a season with HC Lada Togliatti of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), Hunkes signed his first contract in Germany, agreeing to a one-year deal with Schwenninger Wild Wings of the DEL on July 10, 2015.
In the 2016–17 season, Hunkes returned for his second year with the Wild Wings but could not repeat his performance, adding just 1 goal and 3 points in 32 contests. On March 3, 2017, it was announced that Hunkes would leave the club as a free agent.

## Career statistics

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1999–00 | HC Kometa Brno U18 | Czech U18 | 48 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | HC Oceláři Třinec U18 | Czech U18 | 46 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 2000–01 | HC Oceláři Třinec U20 | Czech U20 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001–02 | HC Oceláři Třinec U20 | Czech U20 | 31 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 36 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2002–03 | HC Oceláři Třinec U20 | Czech U20 | 29 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 55 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 2002–03 | HC Oceláři Třinec | Czech | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | HC Ytong Brno | Czech2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | HC Oceláři Třinec U20 | Czech U20 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | HC Oceláři Třinec | Czech | 38 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2003–04 | HC Havířov Panthers | Czech2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | HC Oceláři Třinec U20 | Czech U20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2004–05 | HC Oceláři Třinec | Czech | 51 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | HK Jestřábi Prostějov | Czech3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005–06 | HC Oceláři Třinec | Czech | 49 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2005–06 | HK Jestřábi Prostějov | Czech2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | Lukko | SM-liiga | 33 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | Lahti Pelicans | SM-liiga | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007–08 | Bílí Tygři Liberec | Czech | 51 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 62 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2008–09 | Bílí Tygři Liberec | Czech | 37 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008–09 | BK Mladá Boleslav | Czech | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009–10 | Bílí Tygři Liberec | Czech | 36 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 42 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 |
| 2010–11 | Bílí Tygři Liberec | Czech | 52 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011–12 | Lev Poprad | KHL | 48 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012–13 | HC Lev Praha | KHL | 34 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012–13 | HC Sparta Praha | Czech | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2013–14 | Bílí Tygři Liberec | Czech | 43 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2014–15 | HC Lada Togliatti | KHL | 54 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015–16 | Schwenninger Wild Wings | DEL | 40 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016–17 | Schwenninger Wild Wings | DEL | 32 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017–18 | HC Dynamo Pardubice | Czech | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017–18 | HC Litvínov | Czech | 14 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018–19 | HC Litvínov | Czech | 27 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019–20 | VHK Vsetín | Czech2 | 31 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020–21 | Anglet Hormadi Élite | Ligue Magnus | 23 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021–22 | SK Horácká Slavia Třebíč | Czech2 | 37 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | SK Horácká Slavia Třebíč | Czech2 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Czech totals | Czech totals | Czech totals | 432 | 28 | 87 | 115 | 379 | 56 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 54 |
| KHL totals | KHL totals | KHL totals | 136 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — |
| DEL totals | DEL totals | DEL totals | 72 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Czech2 totals | Czech2 totals | Czech2 totals | 113 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 84 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |