Jordan Leopold was traded from the Columbus Blue Jackets to the Minnesota Wild on Monday, but that wasn't the most significant news involving the defenseman.
The emergence of a letter from Leopold's daughter Jordyn caused quite a stir, and Dad explained how the letter came to fruition Tuesday.
(Courtesy: NHL.com)
According to Jordan, his daughter wrote the letter in January, which was then posted to Facebook by his wife.
A friend of the family, who worked for the radio station that leaked the letter, grabbed it off the social media site and it became a viral sensation on trade deadline day.
"I actually told my wife, I think she should take it down before trade deadline," joked Leopold.
The 34-year-old veteran has three points in 25 games and was once a productive point-producing defenseman for the Buffalo Sabres, earning 35 points in 71 games in 2010-11.