Published on Monday, February 08, 2010
By SB Sun Staff Writer
Christmas came late for Todd Jackson.
That was the metaphor he used for Saturday's game against the Stockton Thunder, Jackson's first since Jan. 2 (and, for the record, only his third since Christmas Day).
In a season wrought with more setbacks than any of Jackson's six-year professional career, the speedy forward made the most of his opportunity. He began his first shift with a takeaway behind the Stockton net and scored the game's first goal 20 seconds later.
He was also on the ice in the second period when the Reign scored a power-play goal to provide the 5-3 final score.
Head coach Karl Taylor said he was the first to congratulate Jackson on a solid return performance.
"I thought he looked really good," Taylor said. "I was really happy for him because he's a great guy, a great teammate and he's had a tough go this year. Maybe he's just trying to tell me it was a bad decision; that I should have had him there sooner
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