Greg McKegg

Greg McKegg
Born	(1992-06-17) June 17, 1992 St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
NHL team Former teams	Florida Panthers Toronto Maple Leafs
NHL Draft	62nd overall, 2010 Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career	2011–present

Greg McKegg (born June 17, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently contracted by the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League. McKegg was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the third round (62nd overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.

McKegg's great uncle was former the late NHL defencemen Lou Fontinato.

Playing career

McKegg played four seasons (2008-2012) of major junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), for a short time with the London Knights, but the majority with the Erie Otters, scoring 125 goals and 145 assists for 270 points, while earning 143 penalty minutes, in 262 games played.

McKegg competed with Team Canada at the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships, leading the team with six assists and seven points in six games played.^[1]

On April 6, 2011, the Toronto Maple Leafs signed McKegg to a three-year entry level contract.^[2]

On February 1, 2014, the Toronto Maple Leafs recalled McKegg from their American Hockey League affiliate, the Toronto Marlies.^[3] Taking Peter Holland's place on the roster, McKegg made his NHL debut that night playing three minutes and 43 seconds. He registered two hits, one shot on goal, and won one of his six face-offs in helping Toronto to a 6-3 win over the visiting Ottawa Senators.^[4]

On June 19, 2015, the Toronto Maple Leafs traded Greg McKegg to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Zach Hyman and a conditional 2017 draft pick. On September 25, 2015, was placed on waivers from the Florida Panthers to be assigned to Portland (AHL).^[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
2008–09	Erie Otters	OHL	64	8	10	18	22	5	2	1	3	4
2009–10	Erie Otters	OHL	67	37	48	85	32	4	2	1	3	0
2010–11	Erie Otters	OHL	66	49	43	92	35	7	4	1	5	12
2010–11	Toronto Marlies	AHL	2	1	0	1	0	—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Erie Otters	OHL	35	12	22	34	32	—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	London Knights	OHL	30	19	22	41	22	15	4	7	11	2
2012–13	Toronto Marlies	AHL	61	8	15	23	22	9	3	3	6	10
2013–14	Toronto Marlies	AHL	65	19	28	47	31	14	3	3	6	10
2013–14	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Toronto Marlies	AHL	62	22	15	37	39	5	2	0	2	12
2014–15	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	3	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Portland Pirates	AHL	47	10	13	23	22	3	1	0	1	2
2015–16	Florida Panthers	NHL	15	2	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	2
NHL totals			19	2	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	2

International

Year	Team	Event	Result	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2009	Canada Ontario	WHC17	01 !	6	0	1	1	2
2010	Canada	WJC18	7th	6	1	6	7	4
Junior totals				12	1	7	8	6

References

↑ "2014 NHL Draft Prospects". National Hockey League. 2010-06-25. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
↑ "Leafs Ink Forward To Entry Level Contract". Toronto Maple Leafs. 2011-04-06. Retrieved 2011-04-06.
↑ "Report: Leafs recall McKegg from AHL Marlies". NBC Sports. 2014-01-31. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
↑ "Leafs coach not worried Nazem Kadri will face suspension for hit". Toronto Sun. 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
↑ "Florida Panthers announce roster changes". Florida Panthers. 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2015-09-25.

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