After spending the majority of his junior hockey career overlooked and undervalued, battling through injuries and passing over during his years of draft eligibility, the Moose Jaw Warriors’ breakout star suddenly found himself at the center of a bidding war between several NHL clubs vying for his services.
In the end, however, it was the early bird that caught the worm.
“[The Panthers] were the first team that contacted my agent,” said Hunt, who signed an entry-level contract with Florida on March 2. “I spent a lot of time going through team’s depth charts and seeing where I kind of fit in and that kind of thing.