Anaheim – After two seasons as an assistant for the Philadelphia Flyers, Mike Stothers had been settling into his new job as head coach of the OHL Owen Sound Attack.



And everything, at his first main camp, was as it should be.



Except for the eyesore on the blueline.



The kid in the green pants.



“You couldn’t help but notice that right away – everyone’s wearing black pants and you had this guy spinning around in green,” Stothers said. “And if I remember right, the pants were kind of ratty and torn. I think he was one of those guys who would put his skates on first and then put his pants on. So you know how everything gets frayed at the bottom? It’s like, ‘Ah, man. This guy …'”



Fret not. The wannabe – undrafted, unlisted, unknown – wouldn’t be around long anyway. Making the jump from walk-on to regular was a lot to ask.



“I didn’t...