Maple Ridge hockey pro Brad Hunt was announced as team captain of the Colorado Eagles on Thursday, Oct. 19.

Last season, Hunt played 47 games with the NHL Colorado Avalanche, putting up 10 points, and also played 24 games with their AHL affiliate Eagles, where he was near the point-per-game pace, with seven goals and 21 points.

He was put on waivers before the season started this year, for assignment to the farm team. The Avalanche have a tough roster to crack, and are considered to have one of the best groups of defencemen in the league, headed by star Cale Makar.

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We鈥檙e proud to announce that Brad Hunt has been named Captain for the 2023-24 season, while Keaton Middleton will serve as our permanent Alternate Captain!

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Hunt also served as Eagles captain for part of last season.

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Hunt is now 35, and despite never having been drafted, has put together a 10-year NHL career consisting of 288 games and 86 points. He has seen a lot of the NHL, having played for seven teams including the Vancouver Canucks, Minnesota Wild, Vegas Golden Knights, Nashville Predators, St. Louis Blues and Edmonton Oilers. Hunt has signed seven contracts worth a combined total of $7.3 million, per Capfriendly.com.

He has put up impressive AHL numbers for a defenceman, with 230 points in 311 career games. With his first game this season, he was recognized for having played 600 professional games.

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