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.