Jirí Hunkes (born July 31, 1984) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played for Schwenninger Wild Wings in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
He formerly played with HC Bílí Tygri Liberec in the Czech Extraliga during the 2010–11 Czech Extraliga season.Hunkes previously played for HC Ocelári Trinec, Lukko Rauma, Pelicans Lahti and BK Mladá Boleslav.
After a season with HC Lada Togliatti of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), Hunkes signed his first contract in Germany, agreeing to a one-year deal with Schwenninger Wild Wings of the DEL on July 10, 2015.In the 2016–17 season, Hunkes returned for his second year with the Wild Wings, but was unable to repeat his performance in adding just 1 goal and 3 points in 32 contests.
On March 3, 2017, it was announced that Hunkes would leave the club as a free agent.