Before his No. 23 Avalanche sweater was raised to the rafters Saturday, Milan Hejduk was presented with gifts and surprise visits from hockey players old and young.
Former linemates Peter Forsberg and Alex Tanguay traveled to Denver for the event and walked onto the Pepsi Center ice carrying the Stanley Cup, to commemorate the trophy they won with Hejduk in 2001. And later, Hejduk’s twin sons David and Marek skated to the Zamboni entrance to introduce the No. 23 banner along with the rest of the members of their triple-A team, the Colorado Thunderbirds’ 13-under squad that Hedjuk serves as head coach.