An hour before puck drop Feb. 17, Brad Hunt strolled into the Colorado Eagles’ visiting locker room in Calgary for his first AHL game in more than two months. He heard from across the room: “Hey, go look at your jersey.”
It wasn’t at Hunt’s stall. He looked around and noticed team staff sewing a “C” patch onto the chest.
“That’s the first time I saw it,” Hunt said Thursday, wearing an Avalanche practice jersey for the first time since being named captain of the AHL affiliate.
Nobody had told the 34-year-old journeyman in advance.