{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 2004)}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | name = Hunter Haight | image = Hunter Haight 01-23-2026.jpg | caption = Haight with the Iowa Wild in January 2026 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|4|4}} | birth_place = Strathroy-Caradoc, Ontario, Canada | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 11 | weight_lb = 181 | position = Centre | shoots = Right | league = NHL | team = Minnesota Wild | prospect_league = AHL | prospect_team = Iowa Wild | draft = 47th overall | draft_year = 2022 | draft_team = Minnesota Wild | career_start = 2024 | career_end = }} '''Hunter Haight''' (born April 4, 2004) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre for the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Wild in the second round, 47th overall, in the 2022 NHL entry draft.
==Playing career== Haight grew up playing ice hockey and was a top player for the Elgin Middlesex Chiefs.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4949264/2023/10/17/minnesota-wild-prospect-hunter-haight/|website=The Athletic|via=archive.today|title=How Wild second-rounder Hunter Haight has re-emerged as a top prospect|date=October 17, 2023|author=Wheeler, Scott|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240702023402/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4949264/2023/10/17/minnesota-wild-prospect-hunter-haight/|archive-date=2024-07-02}}</ref> During the 2019–20 season, he led the league in scoring, recording 84 points in 49 games while helping the Chiefs to the league championship.<ref name="auto"/> He also appeared in four games for the London Nationals of the Greater Ontario Hockey League (GOHL) during the season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/603614/hunter-haight|website=EliteProspects.com|title=Hunter Haight}}</ref> After the season, he was selected by the Barrie Colts with the ninth overall pick of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) draft.<ref name="auto"/> Appearing in 69 games in 2021–22 after the 2020–21 season was canceled, he posted 23 goals and 46 points.<ref name="auto"/>
Haight was selected by the Minnesota Wild in the second round (47th overall) of the 2022 NHL entry draft.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://lfpress.com/sports/hockey/pyette-london-knights-extend-their-incredible-nhl-draft-streak-to-54-years|newspaper=London Free Press|title=London Knights extend their incredible NHL draft streak to 54 years|date=July 8, 2022|author=Pyette, Ryan}}</ref> After posting nine points in 20 games for the Colts in 2022–23, he was traded midseason to the Saginaw Spirit and scored 51 points in 42 games.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=248624|website=HockeyDB.com|title=Hunter Haight Stats}}</ref> The following season for the Spirit, he helped them win the Memorial Cup and recorded 25 goals and 67 points in 68 games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/wild-prospect-shouldnt-slept-160000477.html|website=The Hockey News|via=Yahoo Sports|title=This Wild prospect shouldn't be slept on|date=July 18, 2024|author=Loucks, Dylan}}</ref> Haight played for the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League (AHL) during the 2024–25 season, scoring 54 points in 67 games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/hockey/news/wilds-hunter-haight-dishes-hits-in-debut/|publisher=CBS Sports|agency=RotoWire|title=Wild's Hunter Haight: Dishes hits in debut|date=October 10, 2025}}</ref> He was initially among the last cuts by the Minnesota Wild prior to the 2025–26 NHL season, but was recalled to begin the season and made his NHL debut on October 9 against the St. Louis Blues.<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6705618/2025/10/10/wild-hunter-haight-nhl-debut/|website=The Athletic|via=archive.today|title=Behind Hunter Haight's path to his NHL debut, through the eyes of his family: 'Surreal moment'|author=Smith, Joe|date=October 10, 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20251010165303/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6705618/2025/10/10/wild-hunter-haight-nhl-debut/|archive-date=2025-10-10}}</ref>
==Personal life== Haight was born on April 4, 2004, in Strathroy-Caradoc, Ontario.<ref name="auto1"/> His father is a police officer and served as the leader of the London, Ontario, tactical rescue team.<ref name="auto2"/>
==Career statistics== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- |2019–20 |London Nationals |GOJHL | 4 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 0 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |2021–22 |Barrie Colts |OHL | 63 || 22 || 19 || 41 || 13 | 6 || 1 || 4 || 5 || 0 |- |2022–23 |Barrie Colts |OHL | 20 || 3 || 6 || 9 || 4 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |2022–23 |Saginaw Spirit |OHL | 42 || 18 || 33 || 51 || 10 | 11 || 3 || 5 || 8 || 18 |- |2023–24 |Saginaw Spirit |OHL | 68 || 25 || 42 || 67 || 28 | 17 || 9 || 4 || 13 || 10 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |2024–25 |Iowa Wild |AHL | 67 || 20 || 14 || 34 || 30 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" |AHL totals ! 67 !! 20 !! 14 !! 34 !! 30 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{icehockeystats|elite = 603614}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Haight, Hunter}} Category:2004 births Category:Living people Category:Barrie Colts players Category:Iowa Wild players Category:Minnesota Wild draft picks Category:Minnesota Wild players Category:Saginaw Spirit players