BRIDGEPORT — Defenseman Kane Lafranchise started in the ECHL with coach Brent Thompson about as far from here as you can get in North American pro hockey.
They briefly reunited in Bridgeport in 2015 training camp before Lafranchise went back to the ECHL. Lafranchise rose to the AHL later that year, stuck around, and earned a chance to take that last step in his career, getting an NHL contract with the New York Islanders this summer.
“It’s obviously huge. It’s something I’m not going to forget,” Lafranchise said. “It’s fun to look back from where I started to where I am now, all the hard work that got me here.
“I know there are expectations that come with it.
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