Back to the KHL: Bob Hartley accepted the job to honor the memory of his late friend

Last Friday, we learned from Russia that Bob Hartley would be making a comeback behind the bench of a KHL team, Lokomotiv. This came as a surprise to many, given that we knew he had retired from coaching, but he obviously got the bug again.
And after all, knowing Hartley, no one was really surprised to see him back behind the bench: he eats hockey.
Today, however, we learned that it wasn’t for nothing that he decided to come out of retirement with Lokomotiv. For those who remember, it was