Keon returns to his roots

Before there was Maple Leafs hockey there was St. Michael's hockey, a chronology that applies in general to Toronto and in particular to Dave Keon.

A week after making history with his appearance as part of the 40th anniversary celebrations of the Leafs' last Stanley Cup victory, Keon yesterday went back even farther to rejuvenate his St. Michael's junior hockey roots. The reception from a less than sellout crowd on hand for a Majors' game against the Windsor Spitfires was warm if not overwhelming as Keon performed the ceremonial pre-game puck drop, part of the Toronto high school's celebrations of 100 years in the good old hockey game.

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