Hunter Haight
| Hunter Haight | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Haight with the Iowa Wild in January 2026 | |||
| Born |
April 4, 2004 Strathroy-Caradoc, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 173 lb (78 kg; 12 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team | Minnesota Wild | ||
| NHL draft |
47th overall, 2022 Minnesota Wild | ||
| Playing career | 2024–present | ||
Hunter Haight (born April 4, 2004) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Wild in the second round, 47th overall, in the 2022 NHL entry draft.
Playing career
[edit]Haight grew up playing ice hockey and was a top player for the Elgin Middlesex Chiefs.[1] During the 2019–20 season, he led the league in scoring, recording 84 points in 49 games while helping the Chiefs to the league championship.[1] He also appeared in four games for the London Nationals of the Greater Ontario Hockey League (GOHL) during the season.[2] After the season, he was selected by the Barrie Colts with the ninth overall pick of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) draft.[1] Appearing in 69 games in 2021–22 after the 2020–21 season was canceled, he posted 23 goals and 46 points.[1]
Haight was selected by the Minnesota Wild in the second round (47th overall) of the 2022 NHL entry draft.[3] After posting nine points in 20 games for the Colts in 2022–23, he was traded midseason to the Saginaw Spirit and scored 51 points in 42 games.[1][4] The following season for the Spirit, he helped them win the Memorial Cup and recorded 25 goals and 67 points in 68 games.[5] Haight played for the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League (AHL) during the 2024–25 season, scoring 54 points in 67 games.[6] He was initially among the last cuts by the Minnesota Wild prior to the 2025–26 NHL season, but was recalled to begin the season and made his NHL debut on October 9 against the St. Louis Blues.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Haight was born on April 4, 2004, in Strathroy-Caradoc, Ontario.[4] His father is a police officer and served as the leader of the London, Ontario, tactical rescue team.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2019–20 | London Nationals | GOJHL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Barrie Colts | OHL | 63 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Barrie Colts | OHL | 20 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Saginaw Spirit | OHL | 42 | 18 | 33 | 51 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | ||
| 2023–24 | Saginaw Spirit | OHL | 68 | 25 | 42 | 67 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 10 | ||
| 2024–25 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 67 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2025–26 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2025–26 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 54 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 Wheeler, Scott (October 17, 2023). "How Wild second-rounder Hunter Haight has re-emerged as a top prospect". The Athletic – via archive.today.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Hunter Haight". EliteProspects.com.
- ↑ Pyette, Ryan (July 8, 2022). "London Knights extend their incredible NHL draft streak to 54 years". London Free Press.
- 1 2 "Hunter Haight Stats". HockeyDB.com.
- ↑ Loucks, Dylan (July 18, 2024). "This Wild prospect shouldn't be slept on". The Hockey News – via Yahoo Sports.
- ↑ "Wild's Hunter Haight: Dishes hits in debut". CBS Sports. RotoWire. October 10, 2025.
- 1 2 Smith, Joe (October 10, 2025). "Behind Hunter Haight's path to his NHL debut, through the eyes of his family: 'Surreal moment'". The Athletic – via archive.today.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database