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| 1981 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Mark Hunter
Selected in first round
No.
7 overall by
Montreal Canadiens
Born November 12, 1962
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Right Wing
Height: 6-0 Weight: 195
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Brantford (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Petrolia, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Oil Springs, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1978-79 |
Petrolia | Jr. B |
44 | 35 |
44 | 79 |
160 | | 1979-80 |
Brantford | OMJHL |
66 | 34 |
56 | 90 |
171 | | 1980-81 |
Brantford | OMJHL |
53 | 39 |
40 | 79 |
157 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 17 overall prospect and No. 7 OMJHL prospect for the 1981 NHL draft. ...
Was Brantford's first-round pick, No. 1 overall, in 1979 OMJHL priority
selection. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 8, 1981 (Hartford at
Montreal)
Numbers: 20 (Montreal); 20
(St. Louis); 22 (Calgary); 26 (Hartford); 27 (Washington)
Stanley Cup:
1989.
Playing Status: Retired 1993 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1981-1992 |
Montreal, STL, Calgary,
Hartford, Washington | 628 |
213 | 171 |
384 | 1,426 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1982-1992 |
MTL, STL, CGY, HAR | 79 |
18 | 20 |
38 | 230 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
All-Star Game: 1986 (St. Louis)
St.
Louis Goals Leader: 1985-86 (44)
St. Louis Penalty-Minutes Leader:
1985-86 (171, tie)
Hartford Playoffs Goals Leader: 1991 (5)
Miscellaneous: Scored goal in his first NHL game. The goal, Montreal's
first of the 1981-82 season, came at 2:09 of the first period to give the
Canadiens a 1-0 lead in what would end up a 5-5 tie with Hartford. Hunter's
shot beat Whalers goaltender Greg Millen. ... Played on line with Pierre
Mondou and Doug Risebrough for Montreal in 1981-82. ... Missed parts of
1982-83 season with pulled tendon in right knee, an injury suffered during
Montreal's Nov. 13, 1982, game at Loos Angeles, and with 17-stitch laceration
under right arm, suffered during Montreal's Nov. 29, 1982, game vs. Winnipeg.
... Missed most of 1982-83 season and entire 1983 playoffs with torn MCL in
right knee, an injury suffered
when he collided with Dale Hunter during Montreal's Dec. 26, 1982, game vs. Quebec.
The injury required surgery, and Hunter did not return to action until
Montreal's March 30, 1983, game at Pittsburgh. Experiencing pain during that
game, he was unable to appear in playoffs. ... Missed first half of 1983-84
season while recovering from right knee surgery, performed during Montreal's
training camp in October 1983. ... Missed part of 1983-84 season with knee
injury, suffered during Montreal's Feb. 21, 1984, game at Quebec. ... Played
on line with Bernie Federko for St. Louis in 1985-86. ... Missed part of
1984-85 season with recurrence of right knee injury, suffered in February
1985. ... Missed part of 1986-87 season with strained shoulder, an injury
suffered in March 1987. ... Missed part of 1987-88 season with bruised thigh,
an injury suffered when he was checked by Stu Kulak during St. Louis' Nov. 3,
1987, game vs. Quebec. ... Missed remainder of 1987-88 season and start of
1988 playoffs with strained left knee, an injury suffered during St. Louis'
March 22, 1988, game at Washington. ... Missed parts of 1988-89 season with
separated right shoulder, an injury suffered in a fight with Mike Hartman
during Calgary's Nov. 5, 1988, game vs. Buffalo, and with concussion, an
injury suffered in fight with Garth Butcher during Calgary's Dec. 26, 1988,
game at Vancouver. ... Scored four goals for Calgary on Jan. 19, 1989, at
Boston. ... Suspended by NHL for three games during 1988-89 season for
un-penalized slash on Michel Petit during Calgary's March 13, 1989, game vs.
N.Y. Rangers. The suspension, following a videotape review, was announced on
March 20, 1989. ... Missed part of 1989 playoffs with broken hand, an injury
suffered when he collided with Joel Otto during Game 6 of Calgary's
first-round series vs. Vancouver on April 13, 1989. ... Missed most of 1989-90
season with strained ACL in right knee. He first suffered the injury during
Calgary's Oct. 11, 1989, game vs. N.Y. Rangers. He re-aggravated the injury
during Calgary's Nov. 18, 1989, game vs. Chicago and then again during a team
practice in early December 1989. The injury required season-ending surgery on
Dec. 15, 1989. ... Missed part of 1990-91 season with bruised shoulder, an
injury suffered during Calgary's Oct. 30, 1990, game vs. New Jersey. ...
Scored goal in first game in a Hartford uniform, vs. Pittsburgh on March 9,
1991. ... Missed parts of 1991-92 season with bruised thigh, an injury
suffered during Hartford's Dec. 4, 1991, game vs. Toronto, and with separated
right shoulder, an injury suffered during Hartford's Feb. 4, 1992, game at San
Jose. ... Missed part of 1992-93 season with concussion, an injury suffered
during Washington's Oct. 28, 1992, game at Vancouver. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Baltimore (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Coaching Career: Named Petrolia (Ont. Jr. B)
head coach prior to 1993-94 season and remained in that position until Dec.
14, 1994. ... Named Sarnia (OHL) head coach on Dec. 14, 1994, and remained in
that position until May 16, 1996. ... Named St. John's (AHL) head coach on May
16, 1996, and remained in that position until May 1997. ... Named Sarnia (OHL)
head coach in May 1997 and remained in that position until Dec. 27, 1999. ...
Named Michigan (IHL) associate coach in January 2000 and remained in that
position until May 2000. ... Was London (OHL) interim head coach for part of
2000-01 season.
Management Career: Named Sarnia (OHL) general
manager in May 1997 and remained in that position until Dec. 27, 1999. ... Purchased London (OHL)
franchise along with his brother Dale in May 2000. Became team's general
manager and director of operations prior to 2000-01 season and remained in
that position into 2003-04 season.
Miscellaneous: Was on Calgary team
that joined Washington for 1989 NHL Friendship Tour in Soviet Union. The
Flames faced four Soviet teams on the tour. ... Worked on family farm in
Petrolia, Ontario, during off-seasons of his playing days. ... Did not play his first
minor-league game until Washington sent him down to Baltimore in 1992-93
season. .. Left St. John's (AHL) after one season of a three-year contract
because he wanted to be closer to his family. He took a $35,000 pay cut to
return to Sarnia (OHL) as team's head coach and general manager. ... Suspended
from coaching and from having any contact with London players by OHL for
remainder of 2000-01 regular season on Nov. 8, 2000. The suspension and a
$10,000 fine resulted from league's determination that Hunter had told some of
his players to attack specific Guelph players during an Oct. 25, 2000, game in
London when Hunter was serving as the team's interim head coach. The fine was
the highest in OHL history to date (record since broken).
Personal: Full name is Mark William
Hunter. ... Son
of longtime minor-hockey coach Dick Hunter. ... Younger brother of
former NHL players Dave Hunter and Dale Hunter. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Montreal traded Hunter, Mike Dark,
1985 second-round pick (Herb Raglan), 1985 third-round pick (Nelson Emerson),
1985 fifth-round pick (Dan Brooks) and 1985 sixth-round pick (Rick Burchill)
to St. Louis in exchange for 1985 first-round pick (Jose Charbonneau), 1985
second-round pick (Todd Richards), 1985 fourth-round pick (Martin Desjardins),
1985 fifth-round pick (Tom Sagissor) and 1985 sixth-round pick (Donald
Dufresne) on June 15, 1985. |
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SNAPSHOT '81 | | Total Selected: |
211 | | Forwards: |
119 | | Defense: |
67 | | Goaltenders: |
25 | | Major Junior: |
122 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
10/4 | | College Players: |
21 | | High School: |
18 |
| Canadian: |
139 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
37 | | U.S.-Born: |
36 |
| European: |
32 |
| Reached NHL: |
114 |
| Stanley Cup: |
17 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
14 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
30 |
| Picks Traded: |
38 |
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