Daemon Hunt
Daemon Hunt | |||
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Born |
Brandon, Manitoba | May 15, 2002||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb) | ||
Position | Defenceman | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team (P) Cur. team |
Minnesota Wild Iowa Wild (AHL) | ||
NHL draft |
65th overall, 2020 Minnesota Wild | ||
Playing career | 2021–present |
Daemon Hunt (born May 15, 2002) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Iowa Wild in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
As a youth in 2011–12, Hunt played six games and scored two points for the Saskatchewan Junior Pats in the Brick Invitational tournament.[1] He was a member of the under-15 team of the Brandon Wheat Kings in 2015–16 and 2016–17 before joining their under-18 squad for the 2017–18 season.[1] He scored 60 points in the 2016–17 season and was selected in the first round with the 15th overall pick of the 2017 WHL Bantam Draft by the Moose Jaw Warriors.[2] He had 36 assists and four goals in 40 games with the Wheat Kings in 2017–18 and also played nine games that season with Moose Jaw, scoring a goal and having an assist.[1][3] In the 2018–19 season with the Warriors, Hunt appeared in 57 games and scored 20 points on seven goals and 13 assists.[1] He became an alternate captain for the team in 2019–20 and scored 15 points in 28 games.[1][4]
Hunt was selected in the third round of the
On May 6, 2021, Hunt signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Minnesota Wild.[7] He remained with Moose Jaw as team captain in the 2021–22 season, playing 46 games and scoring 39 points.[8][9] He finished his WHL career with 163 games played and 94 points scored (33 goals, 61 assists).[4] He played with the AHL Iowa Wild in the 2022–23 season and appeared in 59 games while totaling 11 points (two goals, nine assists).[4] He had two game-winning goals, placing first among the league's rookie defencemen.[4]
Hunt was injured in a Minnesota Wild preseason game in 2023–24 and was then sent back to Iowa.[10] After four games with Iowa, he was called up to Minnesota on October 23, 2023, and made his NHL debut in a 3–2 loss to the Washington Capitals.[4][10] He played two games for Minnesota, posting one shot on goal, before being reassigned to Iowa on October 30.[11]
International play
Hunt played for the Canada team at the 2018 World U-17 Hockey Challenge.[12] He played at the 2019 IIHF World U18 Championships, recording one assist in seven games while having a plus–minus rating of plus-five.[4] Hunt was also selected to the 2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup and played five games, helping Canada win the silver medal.[8][13] He was in the World Junior selection camp in 2020 but did not make the final cut after contracting COVID-19.[14][13] He helped Canada win the gold medal at the 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[4]
Personal life
Hunt was born on May 15, 2002, in Brandon, Manitoba.[15] He grew up in Moosomin, Saskatchewan.[2] His cousin is former NHL player Matt Calvert.[8]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2017–18 | Brandon Wheat Kings U18 | MMHL | 40 | 4 | 36 | 40 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
2017–18
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Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2018–19
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Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 57 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 28 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Virden Oil Capitals | MJHL | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 23 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 46 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 59 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2023–24 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 51 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2023–24 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2018 | Canada Black | U17 | 5th | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
2019 | Canada | U18 | 4th | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
2019 | Canada | HG18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Junior totals | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
References
- ^ a b c d e "Daemon Hunt Stats". Elite Prospects.
- ^ a b Kinna, Kara (May 13, 2017). "Daemon Hunt first round draft pick in WHL". The World-Spectator.
- ^ Bergson, Perry (March 10, 2019). "Hunt growing as a player and a person". The Brandon Sun.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Minnesota Wild Recalls Defenseman Daemon Hunt from Iowa". National Hockey League. October 23, 2023.
- ^ Myers, Dan (October 7, 2020). "Wild selects Hunt with 65th pick in the 2020 NHL Draft". National Hockey League.
- ^ "Daemon Hunt signs pro deal". The Brandon Sun. May 7, 2021.
- ^ a b Palmer, Randy (May 6, 2021). "Warriors captain Hunt signs entry-level deal with Minnesota Wild". Moose Jaw Today.
- ^ a b c "Hunt, Daemon". National Hockey League.
- ^ "Hunt named to Canada's World Junior team". Canadian Hockey League. August 2, 2022.
- ^ a b McLellan, Sarah (October 27, 2023). "Wild defenseman Daemon Hunt makes his NHL debut in Washington". Star Tribune.
- ^ "Wild's Daemon Hunt: Assigned to AHL". CBS Sports. RotoWire. October 30, 2023.
- ^ "Hunt headed to World Under-17 Challenge". Canadian Hockey League. October 16, 2018.
- ^ a b Palmer, Randy (December 1, 2021). ""It means everything": Warriors Hunt named to World Junior team selection camp". Moose Jaw Today.
- ^ Shire, Taylor (July 23, 2020). "Daemon Hunt hoping to crack Team Canada's roster". Global News.
- ^ "Daemon Hunt Stats". Hockey Reference.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database