Brad Hunt was driving back from T-Mobile Arena following the Golden Knights’ 4-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Monday when his phone rang. General manager George McPhee wanted to speak with him.
Less than 24 hours later, the defenseman was with a new team in a new city. The Knights traded Hunt to the Wild and he joined his new team in Colorado on Tuesday ahead of a Wednesday game against the Avalanche.
“I’m just super excited that it was Minnesota,” Hunt told reporters in Colorado. “My wife’s family is from Minnesota, I went to school in Bemidji, so I’m really familiar with the state.