Someone pinch Ben Gleason right now, because he must feel like he’s dreaming.
Less than six months ago Gleason was in Regina, Saskatchewan, lamenting the end of his 2017-18 season. His Hamilton Bulldogs team had won the OHL championship in the middle of May, but were then upset in the semifinals of the Memorial Cup two weeks later by the hometown hosts, the Pats.
Undrafted and without an NHL or AHL contract to his name, his hockey future must have felt a little up in the air. The Bulldogs definitely would have been happy to have Gleason back for his OHL overage season.