"On the advice of one famous St. Thomas NHLer, Maple Leafs coach Ron Wilson gave a kid from the same home town a chance Thursday night at the John Labatt Centre. The result was a memory to last a lifetime in a 3-2 Toronto shootout win over the Philadelphia Flyers in an NHL pre-season game. Gregg McKegg, a Leafs draft pick this past spring was spared the first round of team cuts to get a chance to perform in front of family and friends. And the youngster responded with a nice goal and a huge roar from his many supporters from his home town, nearby St. Thomas. "(San Jose Sharks star and fellow St. Thomas native Joe Thornton) and I text a lot and he said I better give him a game to help the kid out," Wilson said. "So Joe's even aware of him." http://www.torontosun.com/sports/hockey/2010/09/23/15459541.html
