# Trent Hunter

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{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 1980)}}
{{More footnotes needed|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image = Trent Hunter.jpg
| image_size = 230px
| caption = Hunter with the [New York Islanders](/source/New_York_Islanders) in 2008
| played_for = [New York Islanders](/source/New_York_Islanders)<br>[Los Angeles Kings](/source/Los_Angeles_Kings)
| league = [NHL](/source/National_Hockey_League)
| position = [Right wing](/source/Winger_(ice_hockey))
| shoots = Right
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lb = 210
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|6|5|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [Red Deer, Alberta](/source/Red_Deer%2C_Alberta), Canada
| draft = 150th overall
| draft_year = 1998
| draft_team = [Mighty Ducks of Anaheim](/source/Anaheim_Ducks)
| career_start = 2000
| career_end = 2012
}}
'''Trent Hunter''' (born June 5, 1980) is a Canadian former professional [ice hockey](/source/ice_hockey) [right winger](/source/Winger_(ice_hockey)). He played for the [New York Islanders](/source/New_York_Islanders) and [Los Angeles Kings](/source/Los_Angeles_Kings) of the [National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League) (NHL).

==Playing career==
Originally drafted in the sixth round, 150th overall, of the [1998 NHL entry draft](/source/1998_NHL_entry_draft) by the [Mighty Ducks of Anaheim](/source/Anaheim_Ducks), Hunter was traded to the [New York Islanders](/source/New_York_Islanders) in exchange for a fourth-round draft pick in the [2000 NHL entry draft](/source/2000_NHL_entry_draft). He set franchise records for the [Bridgeport Sound Tigers](/source/Bridgeport_Sound_Tigers) of the [American Hockey League](/source/American_Hockey_League) (AHL) in all three scoring categories (30 goals, 35 assists and 65 points). He made his NHL debut in the [2002 Stanley Cup playoffs](/source/2002_Stanley_Cup_playoffs), scoring one goal and one assist in four games.

Hunter broke into the NHL full-time with the Islanders in [2003–04](/source/2003%E2%80%9304_NHL_season) and was tied for first on the team in goals (25, with [Mariusz Czerkawski](/source/Mariusz_Czerkawski)) and tied for total points (51, with [Oleg Kvasha](/source/Oleg_Kvasha)). He finished third in voting for the [Calder Memorial Trophy](/source/Calder_Memorial_Trophy) in 2004, losing to goaltender [Andrew Raycroft](/source/Andrew_Raycroft) of the [Boston Bruins](/source/Boston_Bruins).

During the [2004–05 NHL lockout](/source/2004%E2%80%9305_NHL_lockout), Hunter played in [Nyköpings Hockey](/source/Nyk%C3%B6pings_Hockey) in the Swedish [HockeyAllsvenskan](/source/HockeyAllsvenskan), becoming an instant hit with the club's fans for his NHL skills and aggressive play. The most influential player in the squad, Hunter came close to leading the unfancied club to promotion, leading the side to a sensational 5–4 victory against multiple Swedish champions [Brynäs IF](/source/Bryn%C3%A4s_IF) away from home in the playoffs. In the end, a defeat in the return leg ended Nyköping's hopes.

Hunter then become an important player for the Islanders. He was consistently among the NHL leaders in hits and was one of the Islanders best penalty killers.

On July 28, 2011, Hunter was traded to the [New Jersey Devils](/source/New_Jersey_Devils) in exchange for winger [Brian Rolston](/source/Brian_Rolston). Traded to the Devils for salary cap purposes, on August 1, 2011, Hunter was placed on waivers by the Devils along with [Colin White](/source/Colin_White_(ice_hockey%2C_born_1977)). He was then bought out from the final two years of his contract on August 2 after clearing.<ref>{{Cite web| url = http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=373063 | title = Devils buy out White, Hunter after both clear waivers | publisher = [The Sports Network](/source/The_Sports_Network) | date = 2011-08-02 | accessdate = 2011-08-02}}</ref>

On September 14, 2011 it was announced that Hunter would sign a professional tryout contract with the [Los Angeles Kings](/source/Los_Angeles_Kings) to attend the pre-season camp for the [2011–12](/source/2011%E2%80%9312_NHL_season) campaign. He was then signed to a one-year contract with the Kings on September 30, 2011. After producing only 7 points in 38 games with the Kings, he was cleared from waivers and reassigned to their AHL affiliate, the [Manchester Monarchs](/source/Manchester_Monarchs_(AHL)), for the remainder of the season.

==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
thumb|175px|right|Hunter, playing for the New York Islanders.
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:75%"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3"  bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! colspan="5"                    | [Regular season](/source/Regular_season)
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! colspan="5"                    | [Playoffs](/source/Playoffs)
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [Season](/source/Season_(sports))
! Team
! League
! GP
! [G](/source/Goal_(ice_hockey))
! [A](/source/Assist_(ice_hockey))
! [Pts](/source/Point_(ice_hockey))
! [PIM](/source/Penalty_(ice_hockey))
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|- ALIGN="center"
| ALIGN="center" | 1996–97
| ALIGN="center" | Red Deer Chiefs 
| ALIGN="center" | [AMHL](/source/Alberta_Midget_Hockey_League)
| ALIGN="center" | 42
| ALIGN="center" | 30
| ALIGN="center" | 25
| ALIGN="center" | 55
| ALIGN="center" | 50
| ALIGN="center" | —
| ALIGN="center" | —
| ALIGN="center" | —
| ALIGN="center" | —
| ALIGN="center" | —
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| ALIGN="center" | [1997–98](/source/1997%E2%80%9398_WHL_season)
| ALIGN="center" | [Prince George Cougars](/source/Prince_George_Cougars)
| ALIGN="center" | [WHL](/source/Western_Hockey_League)
| ALIGN="center" | 60
| ALIGN="center" | 13
| ALIGN="center" | 14
| ALIGN="center" | 27
| ALIGN="center" | 34
| ALIGN="center" | 8
| ALIGN="center" | 1
| ALIGN="center" | 0
| ALIGN="center" | 1
| ALIGN="center" | 4
|- ALIGN="center"
| ALIGN="center" | [1998–99](/source/1998%E2%80%9399_WHL_season)
| ALIGN="center" | Prince George Cougars
| ALIGN="center" | WHL
| ALIGN="center" | 50
| ALIGN="center" | 18
| ALIGN="center" | 20
| ALIGN="center" | 38
| ALIGN="center" | 34
| ALIGN="center" | 7
| ALIGN="center" | 2
| ALIGN="center" | 5
| ALIGN="center" | 7
| ALIGN="center" | 2
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| ALIGN="center" | [1999–00](/source/1999%E2%80%932000_WHL_season)
| ALIGN="center" | Prince George Cougars
| ALIGN="center" | WHL
| ALIGN="center" | 67
| ALIGN="center" | 46
| ALIGN="center" | 49
| ALIGN="center" | 95
| ALIGN="center" | 47
| ALIGN="center" | 13
| ALIGN="center" | 7
| ALIGN="center" | 15
| ALIGN="center" | 22
| ALIGN="center" | 6
|- ALIGN"center"
| ALIGN="center" | [2000–01](/source/2000%E2%80%9301_AHL_season)
| ALIGN="center" | [Springfield Falcons](/source/Springfield_Falcons)
| ALIGN="center" | [AHL](/source/American_Hockey_League)
| ALIGN="center" | 57
| ALIGN="center" | 18
| ALIGN="center" | 17
| ALIGN="center" | 35
| ALIGN="center" | 14
| ALIGN="center" | —
| ALIGN="center" | —
| ALIGN="center" | —
| ALIGN="center" | —
| ALIGN="center" | —
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| ALIGN="center" | [2001–02](/source/2001%E2%80%9302_AHL_season)
| ALIGN="center" | [Bridgeport Sound Tigers](/source/Bridgeport_Sound_Tigers)
| ALIGN="center" | AHL
| ALIGN="center" | 80
| ALIGN="center" | 30
| ALIGN="center" | 35
| ALIGN="center" | 65
| ALIGN="center" | 30
| ALIGN="center" | 17
| ALIGN="center" | 8
| ALIGN="center" | 11
| ALIGN="center" | 19
| ALIGN="center" | 6
|- ALIGN"center"
| ALIGN="center" | [2001–02](/source/2001%E2%80%9302_NHL_season)
| ALIGN="center" | [New York Islanders](/source/New_York_Islanders)
| ALIGN="center" | [NHL](/source/National_Hockey_League)
| ALIGN="center" | —
| ALIGN="center" | —
| ALIGN="center" | —
| ALIGN="center" | —
| ALIGN="center" | —
| ALIGN="center" | 4
| ALIGN="center" | 1
| ALIGN="center" | 1
| ALIGN="center" | 2
| ALIGN="center" | 2
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| ALIGN="center" | [2002–03](/source/2002%E2%80%9303_AHL_season)
| ALIGN="center" | Bridgeport Sound Tigers
| ALIGN="center" | AHL
| ALIGN="center" | 70
| ALIGN="center" | 30
| ALIGN="center" | 41
| ALIGN="center" | 71
| ALIGN="center" | 39
| ALIGN="center" | 9
| ALIGN="center" | 7
| ALIGN="center" | 4
| ALIGN="center" | 11
| ALIGN="center" | 10
|- ALIGN"center"
| ALIGN="center" | [2002–03](/source/2002%E2%80%9303_NHL_season)
| ALIGN="center" | New York Islanders
| ALIGN="center" | NHL
| ALIGN="center" | 8
| ALIGN="center" | 0
| ALIGN="center" | 4
| ALIGN="center" | 4
| ALIGN="center" | 4
| ALIGN="center" | —
| ALIGN="center" | —
| ALIGN="center" | —
| ALIGN="center" | —
| ALIGN="center" | —
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| ALIGN="center" | [2003–04](/source/2003%E2%80%9304_NHL_season)
| ALIGN="center" | New York Islanders
| ALIGN="center" | NHL
| ALIGN="center" | 77
| ALIGN="center" | 25
| ALIGN="center" | 26
| ALIGN="center" | 51
| ALIGN="center" | 16
| ALIGN="center" | 4
| ALIGN="center" | 0
| ALIGN="center" | 0
| ALIGN="center" | 0
| ALIGN="center" | 4
|- ALIGN"center"
| ALIGN="center" | 2004–05
| ALIGN="center" | Nykopings Hockey
| ALIGN="center" | [Swe.1](/source/HockeyAllsvenskan)
| ALIGN="center" | 33
| ALIGN="center" | 13
| ALIGN="center" | 12
| ALIGN="center" | 25
| ALIGN="center" | 73
| ALIGN="center" | 4
| ALIGN="center" | 5
| ALIGN="center" | 3
| ALIGN="center" | 8
| ALIGN="center" | 2
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| ALIGN="center" | [2005–06](/source/2005%E2%80%9306_NHL_season)
| ALIGN="center" | New York Islanders
| ALIGN="center" | NHL
| ALIGN="center" | 82
| ALIGN="center" | 16
| ALIGN="center" | 19
| ALIGN="center" | 35
| ALIGN="center" | 34
| ALIGN="center" | —
| ALIGN="center" | —
| ALIGN="center" | —
| ALIGN="center" | —
| ALIGN="center" | —
|- ALIGN"center"
| ALIGN="center" | [2006–07](/source/2006%E2%80%9307_NHL_season)
| ALIGN="center" | New York Islanders
| ALIGN="center" | NHL
| ALIGN="center" | 77
| ALIGN="center" | 20
| ALIGN="center" | 15
| ALIGN="center" | 35
| ALIGN="center" | 22
| ALIGN="center" | 5
| ALIGN="center" | 3
| ALIGN="center" | 0
| ALIGN="center" | 3
| ALIGN="center" | 0
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| ALIGN="center" | [2007–08](/source/2007%E2%80%9308_NHL_season)
| ALIGN="center" | New York Islanders
| ALIGN="center" | NHL
| ALIGN="center" | 82
| ALIGN="center" | 12
| ALIGN="center" | 29
| ALIGN="center" | 41
| ALIGN="center" | 43
| ALIGN="center" | —
| ALIGN="center" | —
| ALIGN="center" | —
| ALIGN="center" | —
| ALIGN="center" | —
|- ALIGN"center"
| ALIGN="center" | [2008–09](/source/2008%E2%80%9309_NHL_season)
| ALIGN="center" | New York Islanders
| ALIGN="center" | NHL
| ALIGN="center" | 55
| ALIGN="center" | 14
| ALIGN="center" | 17
| ALIGN="center" | 31
| ALIGN="center" | 41
| ALIGN="center" | —
| ALIGN="center" | —
| ALIGN="center" | —
| ALIGN="center" | —
| ALIGN="center" | —
|- ALIGN"center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| ALIGN="center" | [2009–10](/source/2009%E2%80%9310_NHL_season)
| ALIGN="center" | New York Islanders
| ALIGN="center" | NHL
| ALIGN="center" | 61
| ALIGN="center" | 11
| ALIGN="center" | 17
| ALIGN="center" | 28
| ALIGN="center" | 18
| ALIGN="center" | —
| ALIGN="center" | —
| ALIGN="center" | —
| ALIGN="center" | —
| ALIGN="center" | —
|- ALIGN"center"
| ALIGN="center" | [2010–11](/source/2010%E2%80%9311_NHL_season)
| ALIGN="center" | New York Islanders
| ALIGN="center" | NHL
| ALIGN="center" | 17
| ALIGN="center" | 1
| ALIGN="center" | 3
| ALIGN="center" | 4
| ALIGN="center" | 23
| ALIGN="center" | —
| ALIGN="center" | —
| ALIGN="center" | —
| ALIGN="center" | —
| ALIGN="center" | —
|- ALIGN"center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| ALIGN="center" | [2011–12](/source/2011%E2%80%9312_NHL_season)
| ALIGN="center" | [Los Angeles Kings](/source/Los_Angeles_Kings)
| ALIGN="center" | NHL
| ALIGN="center" | 38
| ALIGN="center" | 2
| ALIGN="center" | 5
| ALIGN="center" | 7
| ALIGN="center" | 8
| ALIGN="center" | —
| ALIGN="center" | —
| ALIGN="center" | —
| ALIGN="center" | —
| ALIGN="center" | —
|- ALIGN"center"
| ALIGN="center" | [2011–12](/source/2011%E2%80%9312_AHL_season)
| ALIGN="center" | [Manchester Monarchs](/source/Manchester_Monarchs_(AHL))
| ALIGN="center" | AHL
| ALIGN="center" | 20
| ALIGN="center" | 4
| ALIGN="center" | 6
| ALIGN="center" | 10
| ALIGN="center" | 8
| ALIGN="center" | 4
| ALIGN="center" | 0
| ALIGN="center" | 1
| ALIGN="center" | 1
| ALIGN="center" | 0
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! ALIGN="center" | 497
! ALIGN="center" | 101
! ALIGN="center" | 135
! ALIGN="center" | 236
! ALIGN="center" | 209
! ALIGN="center" | 14
! ALIGN="center" | 4
! ALIGN="center" | 1
! ALIGN="center" | 5
! ALIGN="center" | 6
|}

==Awards and achievements==
*[1999–2000](/source/1999%E2%80%932000_WHL_season), [WHL](/source/Western_Hockey_League) West First All-Star Team
*2006–2007, [Bob Nystrom Award](/source/Bob_Nystrom)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{icehockeystats}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hunter, Trent}}
Category:1980 births
Category:Anaheim Ducks draft picks
Category:Bridgeport Sound Tigers players
Category:Canadian ice hockey right wingers
Category:Living people
Category:Los Angeles Kings players
Category:Manchester Monarchs (AHL) players
Category:New York Islanders players
Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Category:Nyköpings Hockey players
Category:Prince George Cougars players
Category:Ice hockey people from Red Deer, Alberta
Category:Springfield Falcons players
Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen

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