Storm general manager Mike Kelly was taking it in stride when spoken to Monday.

"I was a little bit surprised, but I've been dealing with 18 year olds for 42 years. When you're 18 things can change quickly," Kelly said.

"It doesn't throw me much, it's the nature of being a teenager."

Kelly said he had no concerns that the IceDogs did anything underhanded and that he has no issues with the way Niagara conducted itself.

"Tyler's a terrific kid … but for us it was time to move on and do what was in the best interest for the Storm and do what makes sense," he said of trying to maximize his return for Boston once things started to unfold.

When he quit, Boston said he still loved the game of hockey, but that timing was everything.

"I still love the game. It's more the academics. The program I want to get into in university I need high marks and I don't have those marks right now. I need to upgrade my marks right now in high school rather than in two years when I've lost the classroom time," Boston said at the time.

He said he didn't think he would ever play competitive hockey again.

At the time he quit Boston was the Storm's second-leading scorer.

Originally a fourth-round draft pick in 2013, he had 16goals and 24 assists in 96 career games in Guelph over a season and a half.

Guelph plays at Niagara on Feb. 27. Niagara has already made their lone visit to Guelph.

tsaxon@guelphmercury.com