It seems Mike Babcock is set to finally re-surface. Just not in the coaching realm one would ever imagine.
According to TSN's Darren Dreger, Babcock, the future Hall of Fame coach with a Stanley Cup and Olympic gold medals on his resume, will be named the head coach of the University of Saskatchewan Huskies next week.
It appeared as though Babcock had started into his redemption tour at the beginning of this season when he debuted as a panel analyst on NBC's studio coverage of the NHL. That first meaningful step toward his reaching his presumed end goal, which was to once again coach at the highest level, was really the first sign of life from the veteran bench boss since his dismissal from the head coaching position with the Toronto Maple Leafs back in November of 2019.