Tim Hunter

Timothy Robert Hunter (born September 10, 1960 in Calgary, Alberta) is a former NHL forward. Chosen in the 3rd round of the 1979 NHL Entry Draft (#54 overall) by the then Atlanta Flames, Hunter went on to a 16-year career with the Calgary Flames, Quebec Nordiques, Vancouver Canucks, and San Jose Sharks. He was on the Flames' 1989 Stanley Cup championship team, and also appeared in the Stanley Cup Finals in 1986 with Calgary and in 1994 with Vancouver. Hunter was recently an assistant coach for the Toronto Maple Leafs. During his playing days, Hunter was known for his fierce style of play, ranking him among hockey's unwritten list of elite enforcers during the 1980s and 1990's. He also was a quality defensive player and penalty killer.
== Coaching career ==
Tim Hunter was named as an assistant coach for the Washington Capitals on July 23, 1997, and remained in that position until July 15, 2002. He was named as an assistant coach with the San Jose Sharks on December 6, 2002, and remained in that position through the 2007-08 season. He was named as an assistant coach with the Toronto Maple Leafs on July 22, 2008.
== NHL awards and honours ==
*NHL Bud Man of the Year (nominee)
*NHL Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy (2-time nominee) 
*NHL King Clancy Memorial Trophy (2-time nominee)
*Calgary Flames Ralph T. Scurfield Humanitarian Award (Winner)
*NHL penalty-minutes leader: 1986-87 (Calgary - 361 PIM), 1988-89 (Calgary - 375 PIM)
*NHL Playoffs penalty-minutes leader: 1983 (Calgary - 70 PIM)
*Calgary Flames team record: Most career penalty minutes (2,405)
*Calgary Flames team record: Most penalty minutes in one season (375 in 1988-89)
*Calgary Flames team record: Most penalty minutes in one playoff year (108 in 1986)
*Tim Hunter currently ranks eighth on the NHL's all-time penalty minute leaders list with 3,142.
==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
1981–82 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	9 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1982–83 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	16 	1 	0 	1 	54 	 	9 	1 	0 	1 	70
1983–84 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	43 	4 	4 	8 	130 	 	7 	0 	0 	0 	21
1984–85 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	71 	11 	11 	22 	259 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	24
1985–86 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	66 	8 	7 	15 	291 	 	19 	0 	3 	3 	108
1986–87 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	73 	6 	15 	21 	357 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	51
1987–88 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	68 	8 	5 	13 	337 	 	9 	4 	0 	4 	32
1988–89 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	75 	3 	9 	12 	375 	 	19 	0 	4 	4 	32
1989–90 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	67 	2 	3 	5 	279 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	4
1990–91 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	34 	5 	2 	7 	143 	 	7 	0 	0 	0 	10
1991–92 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	30 	1 	3 	4 	167 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Quebec Nordiques 	NHL 	 	48 	5 	3 	8 	94 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	Vancouver Canucks	NHL 	 	26 	0 	4 	4 	99 	 	11 	0 	0 	0 	26
1993–94 	Vancouver Canucks	NHL 	 	56 	3 	4 	7 	171 	 	24 	0 	0 	0 	26
1994–95 	Vancouver Canucks	NHL 	 	34 	3 	2 	5 	120 	 	11 	0 	0 	0 	22
1995–96 	Vancouver Canucks	NHL 	 	60 	2 	0 	2 	122 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	San Jose Sharks 	NHL 	 	46 	0 	4 	4 	135 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	815 	62 	76 	138 	3142 	 	132 	5 	7 	12 	426
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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