Shawn Hunwick

Shawn Hunwick ( born April 9, 1987 in Sterling Heights, Michigan ) is a retired American professional ice hockey player who spent one season in the German Ice Hockey League and the ECHL. Previously, he successfully played for the University of Michigan in university and college game mode. In addition, he played a game in the National Hockey League for the Columbus Blue Jackets. His older brother Matt Hunwick playing for the Colorado Avalanche in the NHL on the position of the defender.

Career

Shawn Hunwick attended Roseville High School and began his career in 2005 at the Petrolia Jets in the Western Ontario Hockey League. At the end of the season he was voted the best rookie goalie in the league. For the season 2006/ 07 he moved to the Alpena IceDiggers in the North American Hockey League. In summer 2007, Hunwick began studying at the University of Michigan with a major in history. During the year he joined the local ice hockey team Michigan Wolverines and made ​​his debut in the play mode of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association in March 2008 against the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Since he had little chance on regular inserts behind the goalkeeper Bryan Hogan, he sat out the season 2008/ 09, to be later allowed to play another year in the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

In the season 2009/10 as a backup Hunwick was again part of the Wolverines. After an injury Hogans in February 2010, he was goalkeeper and led his team to win the CCHA Championship. This was followed by the award for Most Valuable Player. In the NCAA series to the national championship they lost in the quarterfinals. The next year, Hunwick was voted the best goalkeeper of the CCHA. He also played before a crowd of 100,000 at the World Record Game The Big Chill at the Big House, reaching 5-0 victory a shutout. As he reached third place in the CCHA with his team in the Frozen Four finals of the NCAA the final, which was lost after extra time against the University of Minnesota Duluth. In the season 2011/12 he won with the Wolverines the final of the CCHA Championship against the Western Michigan University and was one of the best goalkeepers in the NCAA. He finished the season with the third most wins and fourth most shutouts. He was elected to the CCHA Second Team All-Star and named the nation's player of the month of January. He also was among the ten finalists for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award.

A few days after finishing his college career signed Hunwick 28 March 2012 a tryout contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League. This required a second goalkeeper in the game against the Detroit Red Wings, as goalkeeper Steve Mason injured in training earlier. A day after his backup use in the NHL endowed him the Blue Jackets with a regular contract until the end of the season. On April 7, 2012, he made ​​his debut in the NHL when he was on the last three minutes in goal last season game against the New York Islanders. In July 2012, Hunwick signed a contract with EC Red Bull Salzburg. He played three times in the European Trophy 2012 for Salzburg before his contract was terminated at the end of August 2012. In October 2012, he participated in the American Hockey League training camp at the Providence Bruins. This sent him for the 2012/13 season for the farm team South Carolina Stingrays. There he played nine games and was transferred in November 2012 to the Utah Grizzlies. This broke the contract after two games. Two weeks later, Hunwick signed with the Iserlohn Roosters of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga and formed with Sébastien Caron the Torhüterduo until the end of the season. On August 26, 2013, ended his career and joined a player agency to.

Awards and achievements

  • 2006 WELL Rookie Goalie of the Year
  • 2010 CCHA Championship with the University of Michigan
  • 2010 CCHA Tournament Most Valuable Player
  • 2010 CCHA All- Tournament Team
  • 2011 CCHA Best Goalkeeper
  • 2011 Frozen Four All- Tournament Team
  • 2012 CCHA Second All-Star Team
  • 2012 Nominated for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award

Career Stats

( Key to the goalkeeper stats: GP or Sp = Total Games; W or W = Wins, L = Losses, or N, T or D = Draw or shootout defeat, min = minutes; SOG or ZAT = Shots on goal, GA or GT = Goals against; SO = shutouts, GAA or GTS = Gegentorschnitt; Sv % or SVS % = quota, EN = Empty Net Goal; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )

Sterling Heights (Michigan) Roseville (Michigan) University of Nebraska Omaha Steve Mason (ice hockey) 2011–12 NHL season 2012 European Trophy 2012–13 ECHL season Farmteam 2012–13 DEL season
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