Peterborough Petes Announce Dave Lorentz New Team President

Vice President and alumnus Dave Lorentz has been named the Peterborough Petes’s official President of the Board of Directors during an OHL Board of Governors Meetings announced on Wednesday night.

Dave Pogue (left) and Dave Lorentz (right) during a OHL Board of Governors Meeting. Lorentz was drafted by the Washington Capitals of the NHL but never played a game with them in his professional career. Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Petes.

“It has been an absolute privilege to have served as the Petes President for the past seven years,” said Pogue. “I am very proud of the accomplishments we, as a team, both on and off the ice have achieved.”

Pogue announced he was retiring from the presidential role at the Petes 2023 Awards Banquet on March 28. He remains on the Board of Directors as Past President and Alternate Governor. 

Lorentz played three years for the Petes from 1987 to 1990 and was captain of Peterborough’s 1989 OHL Championship team. He was drafted 145th overall in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals and represented Team Canada at the 1992 Spengler Cup. The Kitchener-born winger played professionally in Europe and at the University of Waterloo. 

“During my tenure as President, I have worked very closely with Dave Lorentz and can assure everyone we will be in very capable hands with him as our leader moving forward,” said Pogue. “His attention to detail, work ethic and tireless passion for the Petes has everyone in our organization excited about the future.”

Lorentz joined the Petes Board of Directors in January of 2013 after serving as President of the Petes Alumni Association. He is a retired high school principal with the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board and most recently at Adam Scott CVI. 

“I am very honoured and proud to be selected as President of the Peterborough Petes,” said Lorentz. “As a former player, I take pride in being a member of this organization and look forward to continuing the tradition and success of those that came before me.

Pogue has been President since 2016, winning an OHL Championship this year and an Eastern Conference Finals appearance in 2017.

“I want to thank Dave Pogue who has been instrumental in the success of this team over the last seven years as President,” said Lorentz. “Through his leadership, the organization is better prepared to meet the challenges that we will face both on and off the ice moving forward. “

Lorentz will officially be introduced as President of the Board of Directors at a press conference at 2:30 p.m. on Aug. 23 at the Peterborough District Sports Hall of Fame.

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