Greg McKegg
| Greg McKegg | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 17, 1992 St. Thomas, ON, CAN | ||
| 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 3rd round (62nd overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.
McKegg's great uncle is former 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Canada Ontario | WHC17 |  |
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.
External links
- Greg McKegg's player profile at NHL.com
- Greg McKegg's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Greg McKegg's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database