Hunt, 33, appeared in 50 games for the Vancouver Canucks this past season, recording 17 points (3g/14a). Signed by the Edmonton Oilers as a free agent on July 6, 2013, Hunt has collected 76 points (22g54a) in 241 career NHL games with Edmonton, St. Louis, Nashville, Vegas, Minnesota and Vancouver. The 5-foot-9, 177-pound defenseman has also played in four career postseason contests, making his Stanley Cup Playoffs debut as a member of the Wild on Aug. 2, 2020 at Vancouver. Hunt set career highs in goals (8), points (19) and games played (59) during the 2019-20 campaign with Minnesota and ranked third among team defensemen with 10 power-play points.
Hunt has also skated in 287 career American Hockey League contests with the Chicago Wolves, Oklahoma City Barons and Bakersfield Condors, producing 209 points (57g/152a) and adding 15 points (5g/10a) in 18 total Calder Cup Playoffs outings. The Maple Ridge, BC, native is a four-time AHL All-Star Game selection (2012-13, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17) and was named to the AHL's Second All-Star Team in 2013-14. In 2014-15, he paced all league blueliners with a career-best 19 goals and also set a career high with 51 points to earn a spot on the AHL's First All-Star Team.
Hunt played 150 career games at Bemidji State University from 2008-12 and finished his collegiate career with 112 points (24g/88a) to become the all-time leading scorer among defensemen in school history.
