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On February 22, 2008 the Islanders re-signed Hunter to a 5-year, $10 million deal through the 2012–13 season. Islanders [[General Manager]] [[Garth Snow]] had this to say about Hunter: "Trent Hunter is the kind of player and person we want as a core player for the New York Islanders."<ref>{{citeweb |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2008/02/22/islanders-hunter.html|title= Islanders sing Hunter to 5 year contract | publisher =CBC | date = 2008-02-22 | accessdate = 2008-10-22}}</ref>
On February 22, 2008 the Islanders re-signed Hunter to a 5-year, $10 million deal through the 2012–13 season. Islanders [[General Manager]] [[Garth Snow]] had this to say about Hunter: "Trent Hunter is the kind of player and person we want as a core player for the New York Islanders."<ref>{{citeweb |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2008/02/22/islanders-hunter.html|title= Islanders sing Hunter to 5 year contract | publisher =CBC | date = 2008-02-22 | accessdate = 2008-10-22}}</ref>


On March 2, 2009, the Islanders traded Hunter to Don Cherry in exchange for 6 free months at Cherry's longstanding 'Good Canadian boys summer hockey camp' on Lake Erie and a free tour of the facility."
On March 2, 2009, the Islanders traded Hunter to the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] for [[Brian Burke]].


==Career statistics==
==Career statistics==

Revision as of 00:56, 3 March 2009

Trent Hunter
Born (1980-07-05) July 5, 1980 (age 44)
Red Deer, AB, CAN
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position RW/LW
Shoots Right
NHL team New York Islanders
NHL draft 150th overall, 1998
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Playing career 2002–present

Trent Hunter (born July 5, 1980 in Red Deer, Alberta) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right wing, currently with the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League.

Playing career

Originally drafted in the sixth round (150th overall) of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Hunter was traded to the New York Islanders for a 4th round draft pick in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. He set franchise records for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League in all three scoring categories (30–35–65). He made his NHL debut in the 2002 Playoffs, registering 1 goal and 1 assist in 4 games.

Hunter broke into the NHL full-time with the Islanders in 2003–2004 and was tied for first on the team in goals (25, with Mariusz Czerkawski) and tied for total points (51, with Oleg Kvasha). He finished third in voting for the Calder Trophy in 2004, losing to Andrew Raycroft of the Boston Bruins.

Hunter has since become an important player for the Islanders. He is consistently among the league leaders in hits and is one of the Islanders best penalty killers. Although he is a big physical presence, he rarely takes a penalty and is one of the cleanest players who play a physical game. Hunter is also known to contribute offensively from time to time.

When Islanders Assistant Captains, Brendan Witt and Mike Sillinger went down with injuries during the 2007–08 season, Hunter wore the 'A' to fill in for the leadership the Islanders lost on the ice.

On February 22, 2008 the Islanders re-signed Hunter to a 5-year, $10 million deal through the 2012–13 season. Islanders General Manager Garth Snow had this to say about Hunter: "Trent Hunter is the kind of player and person we want as a core player for the New York Islanders."[1]

On March 2, 2009, the Islanders traded Hunter to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Brian Burke.

Career statistics

Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1996–97 Red Deer AMHL 42 30 25 55 50 -- -- -- -- --
1997–98 Prince George Cougars WHL 60 13 14 27 34 8 1 0 1 4
1998–99 Prince George Cougars WHL 50 18 20 38 34 7 2 5 7 2
1999–00 Prince George Cougars WHL 67 46 49 95 47 13 7 15 22 6
2000–01 Springfield Falcons AHL 57 18 17 35 14 -- -- -- -- --
2001–02 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 80 30 35 65 30 17 8 11 19 6
2001–02 New York Islanders NHL -- -- -- -- -- 4 1 1 2 2
2002–03 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 70 30 41 71 39 9 7 4 11 10
2002–03 New York Islanders NHL 8 0 4 4 4 -- -- -- -- --
2003–04 New York Islanders NHL 77 25 26 51 16 4 0 0 0 4
2004–05 Nykopings Hockey Swe2 33 13 12 25 73 4 5 3 8 2
2005–06 New York Islanders NHL 82 16 19 35 34 -- -- -- -- --
2006–07 New York Islanders NHL 77 20 15 35 22 5 3 0 3 0
2007–08 New York Islanders NHL 82 12 29 41 43 -- -- -- -- --
NHL Totals 326 73 93 166 119 14 4 1 5 6

References

  1. ^ "Islanders sing Hunter to 5 year contract". CBC. 2008-02-22. Retrieved 2008-10-22.

Trent Hunter career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database