“The trajectory is very positive, very encouraging,” said Mark Kelley, Hawks vice president of amateur scouting. “He’s got a lot of hockey left in him this year. He’s playing in London, we expect them to play in the conference final and have a good chance to go to the Memorial Cup. If that’s the case, he’s going to play right through to the end of May. So that gives him four more months of hockey, which can be huge in his development.”