[2] Hunt's junior hockey career started off on a high note, and after a few rough seasons it wasn't long until his team made it to the finals again.
The 67s succeeded once again in 2005 in making it to the Memorial Cup Finals in London, Ontario, while unfortunately meeting with a devastating loss to Rimouski Oceanic, captained at the time by Sidney Crosby.
Hunt is a longtime fan of CFL football, he was a Rough Rider season ticket holder and has attended eight Grey Cups.
[3] In 2006, Jeff Hunt was part of the Golden Gate Capital group that was regarded as the front-runner among three bids to land a CFL expansion franchise for Ottawa.
[4] In September 2007, Hunt confirmed that he was a part of a group of local investors to talk to the CFL about bringing the Canadian Football League back to Ottawa.
[5] The partners aspired to take over Lansdowne Park, home of Frank Clair Stadium, and operate football, hockey and sports entertainment out of it.
A local group caused these hindrances from the Glebe area of Ottawa, called the Friends of Lansdowne, who strongly opposed the new plan.
Hunt, along with partners Roger Greenberg, John Ruddy and Bill Shenkman set out in 2006 to bid for the expansion of the CFL franchise as well as the redevelopment of Ottawa's Lansdowne Park.
Despite various attempts from Friends of Lansdowne, the Ontario Court of Appeal dismissed their allegations of procurement violations and granted the partners permission for the $300 million contract to rebuild the stadium.
[citation needed] Under Hunt's ownership, the team has seen several National Hockey League alumni including Brendan Bell, Logan Couture, Zenon Konopka, Brian Campbell, Tyler Toffoli, Cody Ceci, and Sean Monahan among others.