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Dave Hunter

Position: LW
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-11    Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: January 1, 1958 in Petrolia, Ontario

Drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1st round (17th overall) of the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft.

NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1978-79 21 Edmonton Oilers WHA 72 7 25 32 0.44 11 0.15 7 134 7 0 0 71 0.99 9.9
1979-80 22 Edmonton Oilers NHL 80 12 31 43 0.54 15 0.19 71 3 78 17 7 103 9 1 2 3 109 1.36 11.0
1980-81 23 Edmonton Oilers NHL 78 12 16 28 0.36 11 0.14 51 1 91 29 -12 98 12 0 0 3 104 1.33 11.5
1981-82 24 Edmonton Oilers NHL 63 16 22 38 0.60 15 0.23 72 7 47 15 33 63 16 0 0 3 124 1.97 12.9
1982-83 25 Edmonton Oilers NHL 80 13 18 31 0.39 12 0.15 59 1 67 21 12 120 12 0 1 0 113 1.41 11.5
1983-84 26 Edmonton Oilers NHL 80 22 26 48 0.60 19 0.24 75 3 67 20 25 90 20 1 1 3 117 1.46 18.8
1984-85 27 Edmonton Oilers NHL 80 17 19 36 0.45 14 0.18 51 2 68 18 -1 122 15 1 1 1 119 1.49 14.3
1985-86 28 Edmonton Oilers NHL 62 15 22 37 0.60 14 0.22 69 0 45 13 37 77 15 0 0 1 110 1.77 13.6
1986-87 29 Edmonton Oilers NHL 77 6 9 15 0.19 6 0.07 32 0 53 22 1 79 5 0 1 1 84 1.09 7.1
1987-88 30 2 Teams NHL 80 14 21 35 0.44 13 0.17 58 2 100 53 9 83 12 0 2 1 133 1.66 10.5
1987-88 30 Edmonton Oilers NHL 21 3 3 6 0.29 2 0.11 8 0 15 8 1 6 3 0 0 0 18 0.86 16.7
1987-88 30 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 59 11 18 29 0.49 11 0.19 50 2 85 45 8 77 9 0 2 1 115 1.95 9.6
1988-89 31 2 Teams NHL 66 6 6 12 0.18 5 0.07 21 0 48 19 -8 83 5 0 1 0 87 1.32 6.9
1988-89 31 Winnipeg Jets NHL 34 3 1 4 0.12 2 0.05 9 0 18 6 -3 61 2 0 1 0 43 1.26 7.0
1988-89 31 Edmonton Oilers NHL 32 3 5 8 0.25 3 0.09 12 0 30 13 -5 22 3 0 0 0 44 1.38 6.8
Career NHL 746 133 190 323 0.43 124 0.17 559 19 664 227 103 918 121 3 9 16 1100 1.47 12.1
Career WHA 72 7 25 32 0.44 11 0.15 7 134 7 0 0 71 0.99 9.9

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1978-79 21 Edmonton Oilers WHA 13 2 3 5 0.38 -2 42 0
1979-80 22 Edmonton Oilers NHL 3 0 0 0 0.00 7 0 0 0 0
1980-81 23 Edmonton Oilers NHL 9 0 0 0 0.00 28 0 0 0 0
1981-82 24 Edmonton Oilers NHL 5 0 1 1 0.20 26 0 0 0 0
1982-83 25 Edmonton Oilers NHL 16 4 7 11 0.69 60 4 0 0 0
1983-84 26 Edmonton Oilers NHL SC 17 5 5 10 0.59 10 14 3 1 1 0 25 1.47 20.0
1984-85 27 Edmonton Oilers NHL SC 18 2 5 7 0.39 5 33 2 0 0 0 31 1.72 6.5
1985-86 28 Edmonton Oilers NHL 10 2 3 5 0.50 7 23 2 0 0 0 18 1.80 11.1
1986-87 29 Edmonton Oilers NHL SC 21 3 3 6 0.29 4 20 3 0 0 0 27 1.29 11.1
1988-89 31 Edmonton Oilers NHL 6 0 0 0 0.00 -2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.83 0.0
Career NHL 3 105 16 24 40 0.38 24 211 14 1 1 0 106 1.47 11.3
Career WHA 13 2 3 5 0.38 -2 42 0

Other Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1975-76 18 Sudbury Wolves OMJHL 53 7 21 28 0.53 117
1976-77 19 Sudbury Wolves OMJHL 62 30 56 86 1.39 140
1976-77 19 Canada WJC-A 7 6 2 8 1.14 2
1977-78 20 Sudbury Wolves OMJHL 68 44 44 88 1.29 156
1978-79 21 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 6 3 4 7 1.17 6
Career CHL 6 3 4 7 1.17 6
Career OMJHL 183 81 121 202 1.10 413
Career WJC-A 7 6 2 8 1.14 2

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1975-76 18 Sudbury Wolves OMJHL 17 0 9 9 0.53 53
1976-77 19 Sudbury Wolves OMJHL 6 1 3 4 0.67 9
Career OMJHL 23 1 12 13 0.57 62

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Games Played

1979-80 NHL 80 (3)
1982-83 NHL 80 (1)
 1983-84 NHL 80 (1)
 1984-85 NHL 80 (1)
 1987-88 NHL 80 (1)

Power Play Goals Against

1987-88 NHL 53 (4)

Plus/Minus

1985-86 NHL 37 (9)

Short-Handed Goals

1979-80 NHL 2 (9)

Transactions

Glossary / Transaction information may be incomplete.

June, 1978: Signed as an underage free agent by Edmonton (WHA), June, 1978.

June 13, 1979: Claimed by Edmonton from Montreal in Expansion Draft, June 13, 1979.

November 24, 1987: Traded to Pittsburgh by Edmonton with Paul Coffey and Wayne Van Dorp for Craig Simpson, Dave Hannan, Moe Mantha and Chris Joseph, November 24, 1987.

October 3, 1988: Transferred to Edmonton by Pittsburgh as compensation for Pittsburgh's claiming Dave Hannan in Waiver Draft, October 3, 1988.

October 3, 1988: Claimed by Winnipeg from Edmonton in Waiver Draft, October 3, 1988.

January 14, 1989: Claimed on waivers by Edmonton from Winnipeg, January 14, 1989.