In the first intermission of the Laval Rocket’s 2-0 loss to the Toronto Marlies on Saturday afternoon at Place Bell, the Rocket were already down 2-0 on the scoreboard and being outshot 12-2. Head coach Joël Bouchard was looking for a spark.
That spark was playing defenceman Xavier Ouellet at left wing on the team’s top line with Jake Evans and Byron Froese.
“It’s been a long time [since I played forward],” Ouellet said after the game. “Probably since I was 10 or 11 years old.”
What was Ouellet’s reaction to the coach’s decision?