SNAPSHOTS: Dallas coach Peter DeBoer has a lot of confidence in his friend D.J. Smith

DALLAS — The rivers run deep in hockey circles and it’s little wonder so many people in the NHL have crossed paths somewhere along the way.

When DeBoer was the head coach of the OHL’s Plymouth Whalers, he knew Smith as a player for the Spits. After purchasing part of the OHL’s Oshawa Generals with former NHLerDeBoer was sounding board for Smith when he took over as the head coach and led the club to a Memorial Cup in 2015.Article content

“There was still that leap that he’d never been a head coach and was he ready to do that? Rocco, Adam and I decided to give him that opportunity. I’m really glad we did. We won a Memorial Cup there, I think he’s an excellent coach and he’s going to win a lot of games in this league for a long time.”“He’s built for today’s player,” said DeBoer. “He’s a good communicator, he’s still got a little dose of old school and how he thinks the game should be played. I’m a big fan.

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