COLUMBUS, Ohio — Gavin Brindley and Adam Fantilli have been waiting to share the ice in an NHL game for years, particularly since the pair were drafted by the same team after completing their freshman year of college.
The plan changed when Brindley was traded in June, but they’re going to get that chance Thursday night at Nationwide Arena. Brindley’s sixth career NHL game is going to come against Fantilli and the franchise that drafted him — the Columbus Blue Jackets.
“I wasn’t here very long, but it’s a lot of familiar faces and good to get back in the city,” Brindley said after practicing Wednesday with his new team, the Colorado Avalanche, in his old town.