Fox Chapel's Thomas Glad To Be Home

Fox Chapel's Thomas Glad To Be Home Bill Thomas first skated on Mellon Arena ice as a sophomore at Fox Chapel High School. “It was an exhibition game -- against Shaler, I think,” he said. “It was pretty awesome.” He was back here again last season, this time as member of the NHL Phoenix Coyotes, taking 20 shifts with one shot on goal and one blocked shot, glancing up briefly at the Stanley Cup banners, peering across the ice and seeing Sidney Crosby. Pretty awesome again. And now this. Thomas, a 25-year-old right winger who played parts of three seasons with the Phoenix organization, signed a one-year contract with the hometown Penguins July 15. For a kid who grew up along Route 28, who skated with the North Hills Amateur Hockey Association and the Amateur Penguins, who cheered from the stands and in front of the television... [read full story]