James Hamblin's mother, Gina, was his biggest supporter. Five years after she died from cancer, Hamblin made his NHL debut with the Oilers and knows he's here because of her. “I’m always thinking about her. She was such a great light in my life.'
But ice time was hard to come by in Medicine Hat. He had two goals and an assist in 54 games as a WHL rookie. Though he had 23 goals and 47 points in 69 games the following season, it wasn’t enough to get drafted. He was deemed too small and slight.“The way he bounced back from that was nothing short of admirable,” Lee said. “He’s really made it a motivator for himself.”
In the meantime, then-Condors coach Jay Woodcroft got to studying video about this player he knew little about. What Woodcroft saw was a player who was always in the right position, someone he figured he’d be able to trust. That proved to be true. “It’s a good lesson for young coaches to make sure that you coach with your eyes and not just your ears. You don’t always worry about what’s being said about certain people,” Woodcroft said. “You reward people that are doing things the right way. That’s important — to link rewards and performance.
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