They’ll provide significant reinforcements for AHL Colorado, which begins its best-of-three first-round series against the Abbotsford Canucks soon.
The American Hockey League announced its First and Second All-Star Teams on Thursday. Amongst those honored, Colorado Eagles defenseman Brad Hunt was awarded First-Team All-Star in his second year with AHL Colorado.
In a move that comes as a slight surprise, the Colorado Avalanche placed veteran defenseman Brad Hunt on waivers Saturday afternoon. If he clears waivers Sunday, he’ll report to the Colorado Eagles for training camp.
Brad Hunt might be one of the nicest guys to ever play for the Colorado Avalanche. And now, he’s a gold medal winner. The 34 year old defenseman, who spent the majority of the season with the Avalanche, is now a gold medal winner for the first time in his career.
Hunt got into 47 games with the Avs this season, picking up four goals and six assists in limited minutes as he averaged just over 11 minutes a night.
The Colorado Avalanche have recalled a couple of extra bodies ahead of this weekend's back-to-back on the road.
On Sunday, Brad Hunt cleared waivers for the Colorado Avalanche. As soon as he cleared, the Avalanche announced he has been reassigned to the Colorado Eagles in the AHL.
It’s only game 51, so it’s not necessarily must-win territory yet. But given how the Colorado Avalanche played after the Christmas break, a losing streak coming out of the All-Star break would have been tough.
If Hunt gets picked up, it’ll be his eighth NHL team since making his league debut in 2013-14.
The Colorado Avalanche had a dream season in 2021-22, going 56-19-7 and ultimately finishing just a few points back of winning the Presidents’ Trophy for the league’s best record.
Defenseman Brad Hunt signed a two-year contract with the Colorado Avalanche on Friday. The team did not disclose financial terms for Hunt, who is inked through the 2023-24 season.
The Vancouver Canucks have signed defenceman Christian Wolanin to a one-year, two-way contract, general manager Patrik Allvin announced Thursday afternoon.
The Vancouver Canucks will not be re-signing pending unrestricted free agent Nic Petan, according to Rick Dhaliwal of Donnie and Dhali – The Team. Petan signed with his hometown team ahead of last season after spending the three years prior with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
With the conclusion of the NHL regular season for the Vancouver Canucks, they’ll take some time in the offseason and get ready for the 2022-23 campaign.
The defencemen who came home. Kyle Burroughs and Brad Hunt were two of many Canucks offseason free agency signings heading into the 2021-22 year. The pair put pen to paper after playing limited time for both of their respective clubs last year— the Colorado Avalanche and the Minnesota Wild.
The Vancouver Canucks have placed defenceman Brad Hunt into COVID protocol. The club made the announcement Tuesday evening, less than an hour before their game against the Columbus Blue Jackets got underway.
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