Dryden Hunt

Dryden Hunt (born 24 November 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left wing for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL).
==Playing career==
===Junior===
Hunt played amateur junior hockey firstly with the Notre Dame Argos in the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League before moving back to his native British Columbia with the Kootenay Ice of the BC Hockey Major Midget League.
Hunt opted to pursue a major junior career in the Western Hockey League with the Regina Pats. During his fourth season with the club in 2014–15, Hunt was leading the Pats with 47 points in 37 games before he was traded to the Medicine Hat Tigers on 5 January 2015. He played out the season in contributing 36 points in 34 games.
Undrafted, Hunt opted to play his overage year in the WHL, and was acquired by the Moose Jaw Warriors before the 2015–16 season on 23 September 2015. Hunt continued to improve offensively, leading the Warriors and the League with 58 goals in 72 games. As an alternate captain he completed the regular season with 116 points before suffering a second round exit with 16 points in 10 post-season games. He was selected as the League's Player of the Year and earned a place on the East First All-Star Team.
In the closing stages of his final major junior season, Hunt was signed as a free agent to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Florida Panthers on 2 March 2016.
===Professional===
In the following 2017–18 season, Hunt was assigned to continue with the Thunderbirds. After 13 games on 9 November 2017, he received his first recall to the Panthers. He made his NHL debut with the Panthers in a 4-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on 10 November 2017.
After his fourth season within the Panthers organization, Hunt as an impending restricted free agent was not tendered a qualifying offer by Florida, releasing him as a free agent. On 10 October 2020, Hunt was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Arizona Coyotes.
On 28 July 2021, Hunt signed as a free agent to a two-year deal with the New York Rangers.
In his final season under contract with the Rangers, Hunt began the 2022 by scoring 1 goal in 3 games before he was placed on waivers on October 19, 2022. He was claimed the following day by defending champions, the Colorado Avalanche, on October 20, 2022.
==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
2009–10 	Notre Dame Argos 	SMHL 		4 	0 	1 	1 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Kootenay Ice 	BCMML 		40 	19 	28 	47 	84 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Trail Smoke Eaters 	BCHL 		4 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Regina Pats 	WHL 		62 	5 	5 	10 	28 		3 	0 	0 	0 	2
2012–13 	Regina Pats 	WHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Regina Pats 	WHL 		62 	21 	19 	40 	64 		4 	4 	1 	5 	4
2014–15 	Regina Pats 	WHL 		37 	14 	33 	47 	32 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Medicine Hat Tigers 	WHL 		34 	19 	17 	36 	18 		10 	5 	2 	7 	6
2015–16 	Moose Jaw Warriors 	WHL 		72 	58 	58 	116 	48 		10 	7 	9 	16 	8
2016–17 	Springfield Thunderbirds	AHL 		70 	13 	18 	31 	65 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2016–17 	Manchester Monarchs 	ECHL 		2 	2 	0 	2 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	Springfield Thunderbirds	AHL 		58 	23 	23 	46 	37 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 		11 	0 	1 	1 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2018–19 	Springfield Thunderbirds	AHL 		51 	23 	21 	44 	45 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2018–19 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 		31 	3 	7 	10 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2019–20 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 		21 	0 	4 	4 	24 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0
2019–20 	Springfield Thunderbirds	AHL 		35 	13 	16 	29 	22 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2020–21 	Arizona Coyotes 	NHL 		26 	3 	5 	8 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2021–22 	New York Rangers 	NHL 		76 	6 	11 	17 	52 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0
2022–23 	New York Rangers 	NHL 		3 	1 	0 	1 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		168 	13 	28 	41 	92 		5 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honours==
Award 	Year	
WHL 	WHL 	WHL
East First All-Star Team	2016	
Most Goals (58) 	2016	
Player of the Year 	2016	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:1995 births
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