Peterborough Petes Split Friday and Next-Gen Games Over Family Day Weekend
/The Peterborough Petes fell to the last-place Oshawa Generals on Friday but rebounded with a shootout win over the Kitchener Rangers during the Next-Gen Family Day game on Monday afternoon.
The Petes are third in the East Division with a 31-20-1-2 record. Photo courtesy of Kenneth Andersen and the Peterborough Petes.
The last-place Generals won the game by a score of 8-4 at the Tribute Communities Centre.
Leon Kolarik led the Petes with a goal and an assist, giving him eight points in his last four games. Newly signed defenceman Holden Carter grabbed his first OHL point in the loss, picking up two assists in his second career game. Calum Hartnell scored his first OHL goal, while Garrett Frazer and Brett Hammond each scored their first goal as a Pete. Adam Novotny and Aiden Young also had an assist in the game.
Peterborough rebounded, defeating the second-place Rangers in a 3-2 shootout win during their Next-Gen game at the Peterborough Memorial Centre. The game was in front of the team’s 18th sold-out crowd of the season in support of Five Counties Children’s Centre.
(From left to right) Nate Smoke, Kaisyn Dyer, Mason Webster and William Webster. The kids had an opportunity to experience the game up close and personal as a part of the Petes staff. Photo courtesy of David Pickering and the Peterborough Petes.
The Petes signed the following Next Gen Staff to one-day contracts:
Nate Smoke - General Manager
Mason Webster - Head Coach
Kaisyn Dyer - PA Announcer
William Webster - Scout
Adam Novotný had two points with an goal and an assist. Kolarik also scored, extending his goal streak to five games, while Yanis Lutz, Francis Parish and Brennan Faulkner picked up assists. Easton Rye stopped 37 of 39 shots and all three shootout attempts for his league-leading 30th win.
The following were the shootout results:
PBO - Leon Kolarik (No Goal)
KIT - Jack Pridham (No Goal)
PBO - Kieron Walton (Goal)
KIT - Christian Humphreys (No Goal)
PBO - Adam Novotný (No Goal)
KIT - Tanner Lam (No Goal)
@ptbo_canada The @Peterborough Petes take down the Kitchener Rangers 3-2 in a shootout on their Next Gen Family Day Game in support of Five Counties Children’s Centre. #ptbocanada #journalism #news #fyp #sports ♬ Winning - ROKKA
