Kent Hulst

Kent Hulst (born April 8, 1968) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the fourth round, 69th overall, of the 1986 NHL entry draft.

Hulst most notably played with the Portland Pirates from the team's inaugural season in Portland, Maine, claiming the Calder Cup, in 1993 until leaving the team in his final professional season for the post-season with the Providence Bruins in 2001–02.

In 2002, Hulst was inducted into the Portland Pirates Hall of Fame.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1985–86 Belleville Bulls OHL 43 6 17 23 20 — — — — — 1985–96 Windsor Compuware Spitfires OHL 17 6 10 16 9 16 5 8 13 13 1986–87 Windsor Compuware Spitfires OHL 37 18 20 38 49 — — — — — 1986–87 Belleville Bulls OHL 27 13 10 23 17 6 1 1 2 0 1987–88 Belleville Bulls OHL 66 42 43 85 48 6 3 1 4 7 1988–89 Belleville Bulls OHL 45 21 41 62 43 5 1 3 4 4 1988–89 Flint Spirits IHL 7 0 1 1 4 — — — — — 1998–89 Newmarket Saints AHL — — — — — 2 1 1 2 2 1989–90 Newmarket Saints AHL 80 26 34 60 29 — — — — — 1990–91 Newmarket Saints AHL 79 28 37 65 57 — — — — — 1991–92 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 80 21 39 60 59 5 2 2 4 0 1992–93 SC Lyss NLB 27 7 11 18 49 — — — — — 1993–94 Portland Pirates AHL 72 34 33 67 68 17 4 6 10 14 1994–95 Portland Pirates AHL 29 10 17 27 80 7 3 1 4 2 1995–96 Portland Pirates AHL 75 25 47 72 122 24 11 16 27 30 1996–97 Portland Pirates AHL 48 19 31 50 60 5 1 2 3 4 1997–98 Portland Pirates AHL 77 24 23 47 74 10 3 4 7 6 1998–99 Portland Pirates AHL 72 16 23 39 52 — — — — — 1999–00 Portland Pirates AHL 53 13 26 39 24 4 0 0 0 0 2000–01 Portland Pirates AHL 47 6 13 19 36 — — — — — 2000–01 Providence Bruins AHL 23 4 12 16 16 10 1 1 2 4 AHL totals 735 226 335 561 677 84 26 33 59 62

Awards and honours Award Year AHL Calder Cup (Portland Pirates) 1994 All-Star Game 2001 Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award 2001