When a top prospect returns to a major junior league after pushing hard for a spot in the NHL, that player’s head coach gets an extra spring in their step, while coaches on other teams sweat a little knowing that their matchups just got harder.
James Richmond, the head coach of the OHL’s Mississauga Steelheads, didn’t want to waste any time before getting Thomas Harley back into his team’s lineup after the Dallas Stars’ 2019 first-rounder was sent down from the NHL near the end of training camp.
“He didn’t even know when his flight was,” said Steelheads coach James Richmond.