Toronto, ON –
The Ontario
Hockey League
announced that
for the second
time this season
Greg McKegg of
the Erie Otters
is the OHL
Player of the
Week. McKegg led
the OHL with
nine points in
three games
scoring six
goals and three
assists with a
plus-minus
rating of plus-5
for the week
ending November
28.
McKegg began the
week with a
career-best four
goals as first
star of a 6-0
win over the
Belleville Bulls
on Thursday
night. His first
goal not only
held as the
game-winner, but
sent 4,618
stuffed bears on
the ice as part
of the Otters’
third annual
Teddy Bear toss
for the
Salvation Army.
He also became
just the sixth
Otter in team
history and the
first since 2004
to score four
goals in a
single game.
Later in the
week McKegg
scored two goals
and one assist
as second star
of a 7-3 win
over the
Kitchener
Rangers on
Saturday, before
tallying two
assists in a 5-4
overtime win
over the Guelph
Storm on Sunday.
His second
assist set-up
the game-winning
goal by David
Shields with
just four
seconds to play
in the extra
frame.
McKegg, an
18-year-old from
St. Thomas, ON,
is playing in
his third OHL
season with the
Otters. The
Otters’ captain
is tied for
fifth in league
scoring with 20
goals and 20
assists for 40
points in 28
games so far
this season.
McKegg was
selected by the
Toronto Maple
Leafs in the
third round,
62nd overall, in
the 2010 NHL
Entry Draft. He
also competed
for Team OHL in
the 2010 SUBWAY
Super Series.
Barrie Colts’
forwards Mark
Scheifele and
Colin Behenna
were each
considered for
the award.
Scheifele
produced eight
points in three
games including
two goals and
six assists,
while Behenna
scored three
goals with four
assists for
seven points in
three games. In
goal, Scott
Wedgewood of the
Plymouth Whalers
had another
strong week with
two wins
including a
shutout victory
and a
goals-against-average
of 0.820 and
save percentage
of .974.
2010-11 OHL
Players of the
Week:
Nov. 22 – Nov.
28: Greg McKegg,
Erie Otters
Nov. 15 – Nov.
21: Christian
Thomas, Oshawa
Generals
Nov. 8 – Nov.
14: Tyler
Toffoli, Ottawa
67’s
Nov. 1 – Nov. 7:
Jason Akeson,
Kitchener
Rangers
Oct. 25 – Oct.
31: Justin Shugg,
Mississauga St.
Michael’s Majors
Oct. 18 – Oct.
24: Joey Hishon,
Owen Sound
Attack
Oct. 11 – 17:
Garrett Wilson,
Owen Sound
Attack
Oct. 4 – 10:
Nathan Moon,
Kingston
Frontenacs
Sept. 27 – Oct.
3: Greg McKegg,
Erie Otters
Sept. 23 – Sept.
26: Alex Aleardi,
Plymouth Whalers