During a joyous occasion in 2001 at the Pepsi Center, Avalanche defenseman Adam Foote was being interviewed at his locker stall when 2-year-old Callan Foote approached his dad for a congratulatory hug. The interview continued, as did the hug.
The Avs had just defeated the New Jersey Devils in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final, and Adam Foote couldn’t let go of the moment with his first-born son.
Sixteen years later, the former Avalanche captain will share a similar moment with Callan, who now goes by Cal. A 6-foot-4, 215-pound defenseman of his father’s ilk, Cal is all but certain to hear his name called in the first round of the NHL draft at the United Center in Chicago.