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Position: LW
Date of Birth: 10/14/1987
Height: 5' 8" Weight: 190 lbs
Shoots: L
Resides: Maple Ridge, British Columbia
Name pronounced: (GAIR-et Hunt)
Biography:
HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by the Thunder as a free agent on 9/29/09
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2009-10: Led the Thunder with 215 penalty minutes in 52 games ... recipient of the Thunder "Fan Favorite" award for the second straight year ... tied his career-high with five goals and posted 12 points (5g-7a) ... posted five points (3g-2a) in 13 Kelly Cup Playoff games ... added his first playoff multi-point game on 4/23 vs. Bakersfield with two assists ... his goal on 4/10 vs. Alaska was the game-winner to eliminate the Alaska Aces (8-5 win) in Game 4 of the National Conference Quarterfinal
2008-09: Signed to an American Hockey League contract with the Springfield Falcons ... co-recipient of the Thunder "Fan Favorite" award ... skated in 69 ECHL regular season games, scoring 16 points (5g-11a) ... ranked second in ECHL and broke the Thunder regular season record for penalty minutes (248) ... made his AHL debut with Springfield on 2/7 vs. Hartford ... scored the first goal of his pro career and had a pair of goals on 10/24 at Victoria (5-2 win) - also scored the eventual game-winner ... notched a career-high three points (1g-2a), his goal helped the Thunder break a club record with 8 goals in one game on 11/1 at Bakersfield (8-3 win) ... set a new single-game Thunder record with 34 PIM's on 1/25 vs. Phoenix - the Thunder also amassed 100 PIM's, breaking the club record ... earned the first AHL recall of his career on 2/2
JUNIORS: Spent four seasons (2004-08) of his junior hockey career in the Western Hockey League with the Vancouver Giants, posting 542 penalty minutes and 41 points (16g-25a) in 193 career games ... ranked 4th in the WHL and led Vancouver in penalty minutes (239) in 2007-08 ... was part of Vancouver's 2006-07 team that won their first Memorial Cup title, notching 156 penalty minutes and 11 points (6g-5a) in 57 games ... helped guide Vancouver to the WHL's President's Cup championship in 2005-06, en route to a Semifinal berth in the Memorial Cup tournament ... former teammates with NHL playing experience include Gilbert Brule (Columbus), Milan Lucic (Boston) and Andrej Meszaros (Ottawa)
PERSONAL: Resides in Maple Ridge, British Columbia during the offseason ... enjoys watching "King of Queens", The Discovery Channel and any reality TV show ... favorite website is youtube.com ... favorite foods is beef ribs ... favorite hockey teams growing up were the Boston Bruins and the Vancouver Canucks ... greatest moments outside of sports are being with family ... one person in history would like to meet is Rosa Parks ... favorite fast food place is In-N-Out burger ... favorite actor is Matthew McConaughey ... favorite minor league road stop is Victoria ... first job ever was cutting grass ... nickname is "Hunter" |
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Career Statistics »
| Year |
League |
Club |
GP |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
| 2009-10 |
ECHL |
STOCKTON THUNDER |
52 |
5 |
7 |
12 |
215 |
| 2008-09 |
ECHL |
STOCKTON THUNDER |
63 |
5 |
11 |
16 |
248 |
| 2008-09 |
AHL |
Springfield Falcons |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| 2007-08 |
WHL |
Vancouver Giants |
62 |
7 |
11 |
18 |
239 |
| 2006-07 |
WHL |
Vancouver Giants |
57 |
6 |
5 |
11 |
156 |
| 2005-06 |
WHL |
Vancouver Giants |
51 |
2 |
7 |
9 |
103 |
| 2004-05 |
WHL |
Vancouver Giants |
23 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
44 |
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