A day after his 14-month-old son Axl completed a successful 22 1/2-hour brain surgery in Philadelphia, former Avalanche defenseman and Colorado resident Kyle Quincey had a message for friends and fans Friday:
Thank you.
“In this time, the one positive is that you realize your support system — the love you have from the guys, the hockey world, your buddies, and even guys I never met,” Quincey said in a phone interview from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). “And I can’t give enough thanks to Children’s Hospital in Colorado and where we’re at now.