What was Dale Hunter like?

[Nick Hansen]

He's got the second most PIM in NHL history, and was involved in a few quite infamous incidents. But evidently he was a pretty good player, you don't get 1400 games and +1000 pts accidently. I was a bit taken aback by how small he was. 5'10 and roughly 200 pounds. Tough guy for his size, eh?

Any way, how was he on the ice? How reckless and dangerous was he? Was he feared?

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[BlueBull]

He's got the second most PIM in NHL history, and was involved in a few quite infamous incidents. But evidently he was a pretty good player, you don't get 1400 points and +1000 pts accidently. I was a bit taken back by how small he was. 5'10 and roughly 200 pounds. Tough guy for his size, eh?

Any way, how was he on the ice? How reckless and dangerous was he? Was he feared?

unless your name was tiger williams, you didn't wanna mess with him.
He was feared, you just dont want to mess with a guy who belongs in an mma boxing ring.

 

[Nick Hansen]

 

[Nick Hansen]

I must admit that when I see guys like Messier, Hunter and so on, I wonder what they're made of. I could never pull off sick shit like that...

 

[VanIslander]

I OFTEN thought he was more of a difference in team wins than his winger Michel Goulet (stat junkies love to talk about how great Goulet is and poo-poo Hunter based on relative scoring stats). They just don't make competitors like him anymore.

 

[GMR]

unless your name was tiger williams, you didn't wanna mess with him.
He was feared, you just dont want to mess with a guy who belongs in an mma boxing ring.

A little confused by your post. Neither Hunter nor Tiger Williams would make my top 20 list of greatest fighters in NHL history. Hunter wouldn't likely make the top 50. He had over 200 fights in his career and was nasty to play against, but he wasn't a great fighter by any imagination.

 

[GMR]

I OFTEN thought he was more of a difference in team wins than his winger Michel Goulet (stat junkies love to talk about how great Goulet is and poo-poo Hunter based on relative scoring stats). They just don't make competitors like him anymore.

Is that Robin Williams?

 

[Johnny Engine]

(stat junkies love to talk about how great Goulet is and poo-poo Hunter based on relative scoring stats)

I'm not aware of this ever happening before, can you elaborate?

 

[Nick Hansen]

Goulet had his horrible injury, he's bound to get his benefit of doubt anyway...

 

[sr edler]

Is that Robin Williams?

He's the love child of Kurt Russell & Robin Williams.

 

[VanIslander]

Robin Williams on Mexican Hockey:

[yt]

And on Saturday Night Live episode in 1984 (a show begun by a bunch of Canadians) Robin Williams gets into a hockey fight then sits down and has a Bud Light in a tv commercial parody.

 

[seventieslord]

Dale Hunter, the definitive bio:

http://hfboards.mandatory.com/threads/atd-2017-bios.2175441/page-4

About halfway down the page.

If there's a way to directly link to a post in mobile, someone please let me know.

 

[Nick Hansen]

Dale Hunter, the definitive bio:

http://hfboards.mandatory.com/threads/atd-2017-bios.2175441/page-4

About halfway down the page.

If there's a way to directly link to a post in mobile, someone please let me know.

This should be right?

http://hfboards.mandatory.com/threads/atd-2017-bios.2175441/page-4#post-130176695

Great work by the way!

 

[seventieslord]

This should be right?

http://hfboards.mandatory.com/threads/atd-2017-bios.2175441/page-4#post-130176695

Great work by the way!

Thanks and thanks.

 

[VanIslander]

Great bio above ^^^^^ from the ATD Board (all-time drafts) here at HfBoards.

Here's something not in it, from his retirement ceremony:

"I'm not a Wayne Gretzky. I just tried to give my all every night. That work ethic is what the Caps have always been about."

 

[VanIslander]

1998, the Caps were down 1-3 in games, and stormed back to force a Game 7 where they trailed 0-3 and then in O.T. Dale Hunter scored from Larry Murphy (both below) to clinch the series.

 

[Nick Hansen]

The above bio gave me more respect for Dale Hunter. I did understand that he was a tough guy who didn't just float around, but it seems like he also was very well-respected by his peers in his day and age. High character guy who also could play the game pretty good. His smaller stature also obviously played into his ruthless nature on the ice. He wasn't scared of anyone it seems.

Shame he didn't win the Cup.

 

[blood gin]

When it comes to pure hockey skill, he was actually an outstanding passer and strong on the puck. Never a great shot. Couldn't really overpower goalies or snipe corners.

 

[Thenameless]

I want Dale Hunter on my team. A combination of grit, physical play, and skill in that order. Yes, at times he could get carried away, so better to have him than have him take one of your players out.

 

[alko]

There was a quote from some unknown player, when Capitals placed Hunters jersey under the roof:
"They should hang Hunter himself, not the jersey".

Cant find it now.

 

[Whaleafs]

Always finished his checks

 

[Howie Hodge]

Kind of player you'd want to play with, not against.

Didn't like being hit by a young Mike Ramsay once, and as they were both on the ice, swung his stick around and knocked out Mike's two front teeth.

Old time hockey Baby!!

 

[tony d]

Very good player, I remember reading an article back in the early 90's and talked about how when he left Quebec, how the franchise fell down a peg because of his absence. Though what's interesting is the draft pick used to select Joe Sakic in 1987 was the same one Quebec got in the Dale Hunter trade to Washington.

 

[The Roy Of Ottawa]

He is related to Tim Hunter.

 

[VanIslander]

He is related to Tim Hunter.

No, he isn't. Tim Hunter and Dale Hunter are NOT of the same family tree. This has been reported on several times.

But they sure seem similar, eh?

Dale Hunter is related to three-time Stanley Cup champion Dave Hunter. They are brothers.