Hunter Miska

Hunter Miska (born July 7, 1995) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing with the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has formerly played in the NHL with the Arizona Coyotes.

Hunter Miska
Born (1995-07-07) July 7, 1995
Stacy, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Colorado Avalanche
Arizona Coyotes
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2017–present

Playing career

Amateur

Undrafted, Miska played junior hockey in the United States Hockey League and British Columbia Hockey League before embarking on collegiate hockey at the University of Minnesota at Duluth in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference.[1]

In his freshman year with the Bulldogs in the 2016–17 season, Miska posted a 27–5–5 record with a .920 save percentage and a 2.20 goals against average with five shutouts. He helped lead the Bulldogs to the Frozen Four Championship game before falling 3–2 to the University of Denver. Miska was named as a finalist for the Mike Richter award, given annually to the goaltender voted to be the most outstanding in Division I NCAA hockey during the regular season.[2]

Professional

Following an impressive debut season, Miska left Duluth to turn professional in signing a two-year, entry-level contract with the Arizona Coyotes on April 15, 2017.[3] After attending his first training camp with the Coyotes, Miska was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Tucson Roadrunners, for the duration of the 2017–18 season.[4]

In the 2018–19 season, Miska began the season continuing his tenure in the AHL with the Roadrunners. On November 6, 2018, Miska received his first recall to the NHL by the Coyotes, providing cover for the injured Antti Raanta. He made his NHL debut with the Coyotes in relief of Darcy Kuemper in a game against the Detroit Red Wings on November 13, 2018.[5] On November 23, Miska was returned to the Roadrunners.[6] Miska was used as an emergency recall for the Coyotes, however was shortly returned again to the AHL on November 30, 2018. Remaining with Tucson for the remainder of the season, Miska split duties between the pipes with Adin Hill, collecting just 10 wins in 25 games.

Having concluded his entry-level contract and as an impending restricted free agent, Miska was not tendered a qualifying offer to remain with the Coyotes, and was released to be a free agent on June 25, 2019.[7] On July 12, 2019, Miska agreed to a one-year AHL contract with the Colorado Eagles, affiliate to the Colorado Avalanche.[8] He began the 2019–20 season with the Eagles, before he was briefly assigned to ECHL affiliate, the Utah Grizzlies for 3 games. Upon his return to the AHL, with injury to fellow goaltender Antoine Bibeau, Miska remained with the Eagles posting 11 wins and tied fourth among all AHL goaltenders in save percentage through 19 games, before signing a one-year NHL contract for the remainder of the season with the Avalanche on February 10, 2020.[9]

Miska made his first NHL start on January 21, 2021, stopping 23 of 26 shots but the Avalanche and Miska lost to the Los Angeles Kings.[10]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2009–10 North Branch High USHS 22 — — — — — — 3.85 .886 2 — — — — — 8.50 .866
2010–11 North Branch High USHS 25 — — — — — — 4.50 .895 1 — — — — — 7.00 .889
2011–12 U.S. National Development Team USHL 25 10 13 0 1,305 78 0 3.59 .854 2 0 2 119 12 0 6.06 .824
2012–13 U.S. National Development Team USHL 13 3 7 2 745 38 0 3.06 .881 — — — — — — — —
2013–14 Penticton Vees BCHL 34 19 12 2 1,988 74 2 2.23 .916 6 3 2 284 16 0 3.38 .866
2014–15 Penticton Vees BCHL 46 34 9 3 2,775 87 5 1.88 .931 21 15 6 1,365 52 2 2.29 .923
2015–16 Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL 46 32 13 1 2,761 113 1 2.46 .913 12 6 5 750 28 1 2.24 .921
2016–17 U. of Minnesota-Duluth NCHC 39 27 5 5 2,321 85 5 2.20 .920 — — — — — — — —
2017–18 Tucson Roadrunners AHL 36 22 9 0 1,941 85 1 2.63 .901 — — — — — — — —
2018–19 Tucson Roadrunners AHL 25 10 8 4 1,307 67 0 3.08 .895 — — — — — — — —
2018–19 Arizona Coyotes NHL 1 0 0 0 19 1 0 3.33 .889 — — — — — — — —
2019–20 Utah Grizzlies ECHL 3 2 1 0 186 5 0 1.62 .947 — — — — — — — —
2019–20 Colorado Eagles AHL 26 16 6 3 1,522 63 2 2.48 .924 — — — — — — — —
NHL totals 1 0 0 0 19 1 0 3.33 .889 — — — — — — — —

International
Year Team Event Result GP W L OT MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2012 United States U17 4 — — — — — — 2.41 .879
Junior totals 4 — — — — — — 2.41 .879

Awards and honors
Award Year
BCHL
Best Goalie Duo with Lowest GAA 2014, 2015
Second All-Star Team 2014
Best SVS % (.931) 2015
Best GAA (1.88) 2015
First All-Star Team 2015
Top Goaltender 2015
College
NCHC All-Tournament Team 2017
NCHC Second All-Star Team 2017

References
  1. "Coyotes sign Minnesota-Duluth goalie Hunter Miska". AZ Central. April 15, 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  2. "Finalists for 2017 Mike Richter Award announced". NCAA.com. March 23, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  3. "Coyotes sign Miska to entry-level contract". Arizona Coyotes. April 15, 2017. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
  4. "Coyotes Reduce Training Camp Roster, Assign Two To Tucson". tucsonroadrunners.com. September 29, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  5. "Red Wings cruise past Coyotes, win fourth straight". NHL.com. November 14, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  6. "Coyotes Assign Miska to AHL". NHL.com. November 23, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  7. "Hunter Miska dumped by Arizona". CBS Sports. June 25, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  8. "Eagles sign Goaltender Hunter Miska". Colorado Eagles. July 12, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  9. "Avalanche signs Hunter Miska". Colorado Avalanche. February 10, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  10. "Avalanche's Hunter Miska: Falls in Avalanche debut". cbssports.com. January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
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