Matt Hunwick
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Hunwick as a Ranger in October 2014
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| Born |
May 21, 1985 Warren, Michigan, U.S. |
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| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
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NHL team Former teams |
Toronto Maple Leafs Boston Bruins Colorado Avalanche New York Rangers |
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| National team |
 United States
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| NHL Draft | 224th overall, 2004 Boston Bruins |
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| Playing career | 2007–present | ||
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| Representing the United States
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| World Championships | ||
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2013 Sweden/Finland | |
| World Junior Championships | ||
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2004 Helsinki | |
Matthew John Hunwick (born May 21, 1985) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman and an alternate captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League. He has previously played for the Boston Bruins, Colorado Avalanche and the New York Rangers. Hunwick was born in Warren, Michigan, but grew up in Sterling Heights, Michigan. Matt is the brother of Shawn Hunwick.
Hunwick first played amateur junior in the Detroit-based Honeybaked Hockey Program, before he was selected to the USA Hockey National Team Development Program in Ann Arbor, Michigan. After two seasons with the USDP, and showing potential as a two-way puck-moving defenseman he was recruited to play collegiate hockey with the University of Michigan in the CCHA.
In his freshman season of 2003–04, Hunwick finished third among team defenseman in scoring with 15 points in 41 games and was named to the CCHA All-Rookie Team as the Wolverines progressed to the North-East regional finals. Hunwick was then selected at the conclusion of the season by the Boston Bruins, in the seventh round, 224th overall, of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.
As a sophomore in the 2004–05 season he scored his first career hat-trick, in an 8–3 victory over Bowling Green State on December 10, and was honored as the NCAA National Offensive Player of the Week. Hunwick increased his points total to 25 in 40 games with the Wolverines to be named to the CCHA Second All-Star Team. Hunwick received the same Second All-Star accolade while serving as an alternate captain in 2005–06, when he recorded a personal-best 11 goals and 30 points in 41 games to finish second among Wolverines D-men.
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