Officially eliminated from playoff contention, Hunt will draw into Calgary's lineup for his fifth game of the season. The 29-year-old Hunt has spent most of the 2024-25 campaign in the AHL, scoring 48 points (15G / 33A) in 48 games with the Calgary Wranglers.
Joel Farabee (illness) will return from a one-game absence on Tuesday, resulting in Hunt being a healthy scratch. The 29-year-old Hunt is averaging 10:57 time-on-ice and has one point (0G / 1A) in four games this season.
Hunt will be the odd-man out on Tuesday in order to make way for Connor Zary's return from suspension. Hunt has zero goals and one assist in three NHL games this season.
Hunt played one game with the Flames this season but has spent most of the 2024-25 campaign in the AHL. The 29-year-old forward has been outstanding with the Calgary Wranglers (AHL) this season, scoring 48 points (15G / 33A) in 48 games.
Hunt has 230 games of NHL experience, scoring 51 points (18G / 33A), but has spent the entirety of the 2024-25 campaign in the AHL. The 29-year-old Hunt has 40 points (12G / 28A) in 41 games with the Calgary Wranglers (AHL) this season. In a corresponding move, the Flames have reassigned Clark Bishop to the Wranglers.
With the Flames recently placing Anthony Mantha (lower body) on Injured Reserve, they have recalled Hunt from the Calgary Wranglers (AHL). The 28-year-old Hunt played 28 games with the Flames last season, scoring eight points (3G / 5A).
Hunt will sit out the Flames' regular season finale on Thursday to make room for the return of Blake Coleman. Hunt will finish the 2023-24 season with three goals and five assists in 28 games.
Hunt will draw into the lineup as the Flames opt to get some fresh legs into their lineup for the tail-end of their back-to-back. A.J. Greer will draw out of the lineup.
Coronato will return to the lineup for the Flames on Tuesday, sending Hunt to the press box as a healthy scratch. Hunt has been a lineup-regular for the Flames the last month but has zero points in his last four games.
Hunt played four games with the Flames earlier this season, scoring zero points and recording a -3 plus/minus rating. The majority of his 2023-24 campaign has been with the Calgary Wranglers (AHL), where he has accumulated 22 points (7G / 15A) in 23 games.
Hunt signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Flames in the offseason and will make his Calgary debut Tuesday as he replaces A.J. Greer in the lineup vs. the New York Rangers. The 27-year-old is entering his seventh NHL season with his sixth different team and has 15 goals and 43 points in 202 career games played. He is expected to draw into the Flames' fourth line for his debut.
The 2023 season was a whirlwind for Hunt. He started the season with the Rangers, was claimed off of waivers by the Avalanche, traded to the Maple Leafs and then traded to the Flames. He finished the season with three goals in 37 NHL games and 24 points (9G / 15A) in 32 AHL games between the four franchises. He'll once again be a fringe NHLer for the Flames in 2024.
Hunt will join his fourth team of the season. The Maple Leafs acquired Hunt from the Avalanche on December 19 in exchange for Denis Malgin. He started the season with the Rangers and played three games for them before being claimed off waivers by Colorado. In total, Hunt has three goals and zero assists in 37 games this season.
