When Tim Schultz took a photo of his less-than-one-month-old son Colin nestled in the cup of the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League trophy he helped win as an assistant coach with the 2006-07 Mitchell Hawks, he had no idea things would turn out like this.

Schultz took over as the head coach of the 2025-26 version of the Hawks on Nov. 16, a few hours after head coach Daryl O’Connell resigned. This year, Colin is a rookie forward with the Hawks, and Tim will now be behind the bench trying to help turn the fortunes of the struggling club around.

“I’m excited and kind of nervous, too,” Schultz said before the team’s first practice Nov. 17. “I wasn’t planning on coaching. I kind of enjoyed being a parent, but (general manager) Cory (Broughton) reached out. I can commit to it for a few mont

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