Ice hockey player
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
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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
2020 NHL Entry Draft
with the 65th overall pick by the
Minnesota Wild
.
[5]
Before the
2020?21 WHL season
, he played briefly on loan for the
Virden Oil Capitals
of the
Manitoba Junior Hockey League
(MJHL) and then had a three-game stay with the
Iowa Wild
of the
American Hockey League
(AHL), after which he returned to the Warriors and served as their team captain, scoring 18 points in 23 games.
[6]
He played three further games for the Iowa Wild after the WHL season finished.
[7]
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
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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
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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
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Regular season and playoffs
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International
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Year
|
Team
|
Event
|
Result
|
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GP
|
G
|
A
|
Pts
|
PIM
|
2018
|
Canada Black
|
U17
|
5th
|
5
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
2019
|
Canada
|
U18
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4th
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7
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0
|
1
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1
|
0
|
2019
|
Canada
|
HG18
|
|
5
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Junior totals
|
17
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
0
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References
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"Daemon Hunt Stats"
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Elite Prospects
.
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Kinna, Kara (May 13, 2017).
"Daemon Hunt first round draft pick in WHL"
.
The World-Spectator
.
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Bergson, Perry (March 10, 2019).
"Hunt growing as a player and a person"
.
The Brandon Sun
.
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"Minnesota Wild Recalls Defenseman Daemon Hunt from Iowa"
.
National Hockey League
. October 23, 2023.
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Myers, Dan (October 7, 2020).
"Wild selects Hunt with 65th pick in the 2020 NHL Draft"
.
National Hockey League
.
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"Daemon Hunt signs pro deal"
.
The Brandon Sun
. May 7, 2021.
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Palmer, Randy (May 6, 2021).
"Warriors captain Hunt signs entry-level deal with Minnesota Wild"
.
Moose Jaw Today
.
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c
"Hunt, Daemon"
.
National Hockey League
.
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"Hunt named to Canada's World Junior team"
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Canadian Hockey League
. August 2, 2022.
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McLellan, Sarah (October 27, 2023).
"Wild defenseman Daemon Hunt makes his NHL debut in Washington"
.
Star Tribune
.
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"Wild's Daemon Hunt: Assigned to AHL"
.
CBS Sports
.
RotoWire
. October 30, 2023.
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"Hunt headed to World Under-17 Challenge"
.
Canadian Hockey League
. October 16, 2018.
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b
Palmer, Randy (December 1, 2021).
"
"It means everything": Warriors Hunt named to World Junior team selection camp"
.
Moose Jaw Today
.
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Shire, Taylor (July 23, 2020).
"Daemon Hunt hoping to crack Team Canada's roster"
.
Global News
.
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"Daemon Hunt Stats"
.
Hockey Reference
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External links
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