Daemon Hunt

Daemon Hunt (born May 15, 2002) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career As a youth in 2011–12, Hunt played six games and scored two points for the Saskatchewan Junior Pats in the Brick Invitational tournament. 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. 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. In the 2018–19 season with the Warriors, Hunt appeared in 57 games and scored 20 points on seven goals and 13 assists.

Hunt was selected in the third round of the 2020 NHL entry draft with the 65th overall pick by the Minnesota Wild. Before the 2020–21 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. He played three further games for the Iowa Wild after the WHL season finished.

On May 6, 2021, Hunt signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Minnesota Wild. He finished his WHL career with 163 games played and 94 points scored (33 goals, 61 assists). 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.

During the 2024–25 season, Hunt was traded by the Wild alongside four draft picks to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for David Jiříček on November 30, 2024. Hunt had spent the rest of the season at the AHL affiliate Cleveland Monsters where he posted 2 goals and 12 assists for 14 points in 48 games.

On October 2, 2025, Hunt was placed on waivers by the Blue Jackets, and was claimed by his original team, the Minnesota Wild, the following day.

International play Hunt played for the Canada team at the 2018 World U-17 Hockey Challenge. He played at the 2019 IIHF World U18 Championships, recording one assist in seven games while having a plus–minus rating of plus-five. He was in the World Junior selection camp in 2020 but did not make the final cut after contracting COVID-19. He grew up in Moosomin, Saskatchewan. but eventually moved back to Brandon, Manitoba to play hockey. He is a cousin with former NHL player Matt Calvert.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2017–18 Brandon Wheat Kings U18 MMHL 40 4 36 40 32 9 0 1 1 2 2017–18 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 9 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2018–19 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 57 7 13 20 10 4 0 0 0 0 2019–20 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 28 0 15 15 17 — — — — — 2020–21 Virden Oil Capitals MJHL 3 3 2 5 2 — — — — — 2020–21 Iowa Wild AHL 6 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 2020–21 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 23 8 10 18 11 — — — — — 2021–22 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 46 17 22 39 41 1 0 0 0 0 2022–23 Iowa Wild AHL 59 2 9 11 14 2 0 1 1 0 2023–24 Iowa Wild AHL 51 3 26 29 29 — — — — — 2023–24 Minnesota Wild NHL 12 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2024–25 Iowa Wild AHL 9 0 4 4 5 — — — — — 2024–25 Minnesota Wild NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2024–25 Cleveland Monsters AHL 48 2 12 14 16 — — — — — 2025–26 Minnesota Wild NHL 32 0 6 6 6 5 0 1 1 0NHL totals 45 0 7 7 6 5 0 1 1 0

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2018 Canada Black U17 5th 5 0 2 2 0 2019 Canada U18 4th 7 0 1 1 0 2019 Canada HG18 5 0 0 0 0Junior totals 17 0 3 3 0