The coach treated the kid to a meal.
In return, Johnny Gaudreau offered Calgary Flames bench boss Bob Hartley a bit of food for thought.
“I can tell you that at my hockey camp in Pennsylvania this summer, I brought Johnny for dinner,” Hartley revealed Wednesday at WinSport’s Markin MacPhail Centre, offering a new tidbit in response to the gazillionth question he’s been asked about the wee winger during Gaudreau’s rookie campaign.
“Obviously, it was not about my hockey camp. It was about trying to get a feel for Johnny and, at the same time, help him prepare for a pro camp, for an NHL camp .