Martin Matejicek Scores First Goal As A Pete But Lose 4-1 to Visiting Guelph Storm

After being traded to the Peterborough on Jan. 2, Martin Matejicek has scored his first goal as a Pete but unfortunately it was the team’s only goal in a 4-1 loss to the Guelph Storm at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on Thursday night.

Photo courtesy of Kenneth Andersen and the Peterborough PEtes.

The first period was all Storm. The got an early powerplay less than four minutes into the game. The cycled the puck well and got a pass out in front to Max Namestnikov who wristed it home for a 1-0 lead.

Guelph had a three-on-one chance against Peterborough on the rush. They cycled it through but Quinton Pagé got a stick on the puck on a cross-ice pass. However the puck bounced into Charlie Paquette and he buried it for a 2-0 game after the first.

Peterborough got their first score less than four minutes into the second from Matejicek as he wristed an innocent looking shot at the net but it got through traffic and in the net to make it 2-1, the only goal of the period.

Guelph put a stamp on the game as birthday and hometown boy Will McFadden scored on the Petes in four-on-four play. He got a tip-in goal from a Quinn Beauchesne and got one on his hometown OHL team as an insurance marker and 3-1 lead. McFadden played for the Peterborough U16 AAA Petes prior to being drafted by the Storm.

The Storm iced the game after Parker Snelgrove was left all alone in front of the next off a turnover and nifty passing. He opted to drop it off for Braeden Bowman who scored to make it 4-1 and stand as the final score.

The Petes take on their division rival Kingston Frontenacs on Friday for 7:00 p.m. at the Leon’s Centre.

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