Peterborough Petes Face the Hamilton Bulldogs In First-Round Playoff Matchup
/After riding a four-game winning streak into the playoffs, the Peterborough Petes have drawn the top-seeded Hamilton Bulldogs in the first round with game one on Thursday at 7 p.m.
The Peterborough Petes drew first blood against the Hamilton Bulldogs in a 4-3 win on Oct. 28. Photo by David Tuan Bui.
Peterborough clinched the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference ending the season with 64 points. They got to the postseason after defeating the Niagara IceDogs 5-1 on their Pink in the Rink fundraiser night on April 9.
On the same night, The Bulldogs locked their top seed in the East as regular-season champions after a 6-0 shutout over the Ottawa 67’s.
The Petes will see a familiar face in Mason McTavish who the team traded to Hamilton ahead of the Ontario Hockey League deadline on Jan. 9 in exchange for forwards Alex Pharand, Jonathan Melee and six draft selections (Two second-round picks in 2022, two third-round picks in 2023, a third-round pick in 2024 and a conditional fourth-round pick in 2025).
Mason McTavish (middle) played five games with the Petes in the 2021-22 season before being traded to the Bulldogs. He spent time with the Anaheim Ducks of the NHL prior to playing for Peterborough. Photo courtesy of David Pickering and the Peterborough Petes.
The Petes defeated the Bulldogs 3-1 on March 15 on McTavish’s first game back in Peterborough after being traded. Hamilton got revenge with two straight wins over the Petes to round out their regular-season series.
The Petes are 2-6 against the Bulldogs in the regular season.
The following is the playoff schedule for the two teams:
Thu, Apr. 21 Peterborough Petes vs. Hamilton Bulldogs 7:00 p.m. at the FirstOntario Centre
Mon, Apr. 25 Peterborough Petes vs. Hamilton Bulldogs 7:00 p.m. at the FirstOntario Centre
Wed, Apr. 27 Hamilton Bulldogs vs. Peterborough Petes 7:00 p.m. at the Peterborough Memorial Centre
Thu, Apr. 28 Hamilton Bulldogs vs. Peterborough Petes 7:00 p.m. at the Peterborough Memorial Centre
Sat, Apr. 30 Peterborough Petes vs Hamilton Bulldogs 7:00 p.m. at the FirstOntario Centre (if necessary)
Mon, May 2 Hamilton Bulldogs vs. Peterborough Petes 7:00 p.m. at the Peterborough Memorial Centre (if necessary)
Wed, May 4 Peterborough Petes vs Hamilton Bulldogs 7:00 p.m. at the FirstOntario Centre (if necessary)
