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Oshawa Generals name Bob Jones coach, with D.J. Smith off to Leafs (Buzzing The Net)

Going to the Windsor well worked once, which means why not try it again.

As anticipated, the Memorial Cup-winning Oshawa Generals hired Bob Jones to replace his former bench ally D.J. Smith, meaning the OHL club went all of a week without a head coach. It's a sensible hiring; going with a veteran coach that should be well apprised on the personnel around the league makes sense for a team that is going to be at the bottom of a building cycle after the exodus of so many older players from the championship team. Jones and assistant coach Eric Wellwood, like Smith, were also part of the back-to-back Spitfires Memorial Cup titles in 2009 and '10.