The 2019 off-season didn’t just bring a rebrand for the Ontario Hockey League’s Greyhounds, who changed their official name from Sault Ste. Marie to the shorter “Soo” nickname, but the need for a rebuild as well. Out were players who had been selected in the first round of recent NHL drafts, Barrett Hayton and Morgan Frost, as well as top defenceman Mac Hollowell, who all began their professional careers.
The three players provided much of the offence for the Greyhounds, and also served as the main leadership group, with Frost and Hollowell serving under captain Hayton.