Peterborough Petes Defeat Oshawa Generals With 3-1 Victory
/The Peterborough Petes took the win over the rival Oshawa Generals Thursday, adding an empty net goal to wrap up the home game with a 3-1 score.
photo courtesy of the peterborough petes.
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Local Hockey Coach Michael Farrugia Hired to Oshawa Generals Coaching Staff
/AAA Petes head coach Michael Farrugia is joining the Ontario Hockey League’s Oshawa Generals as an assistant coach announced by the team on Thursday night.
Photo courtesy of the Oshawa Generals.
Farrugia spent three seasons as the head coach with the minor bantam, U15 and U16 Peterborough Petes AAA program.
Last year, he coached the U16 Petes to the 2023 OMHA Championship and had 13 of his players taken in the most recent OHL Priority Draft.
The Brampton native spent the beginning of this season as the head coach of the U15 Prep Team with Okanagan Hockey Ontario.
He was the associate coach of the Ontario Junior Hockey League’s Wellington Dukes, where they were finalists in the 2018 RBC Cup and with the Cobourg Cougars in 2017 as a skill development coach.
“We wanted a coach that would come in and be able to adapt quickly and work on the finer details of development and we thought Michael was the perfect fit,” in a statement made by the Oshawa Generals.
Farrugia had his first practice with the team Thursday before his first full weekend with the team in their three-in-three weekend.
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Pink in the Rink Game Brings in Record Crowd as Petes Raise Over $60,000 For Cancer Care
/The Peterborough Petes welcomed the Oshawa Generals to the Peterborough Memorial Centre for the 14th annual Pink in the Rink game this past Saturday.
photo courtesy of the peterborough petes. photo by kenneth anderson photography.
Although the Generals would ultimately take the game with a final score of 7-5, the Petes had many successes that night, including drawing in an all-time record attendance of 3,912 hockey fans.
The large crowd also broke a Pete’s record for 50/50 draw prize total, awarding $9,360 to one lucky fan.
The Petes note that this year’s campaign raised a preliminary fundraising total of $62,600.
Five local hockey moms, Jennie Ireland, Dara Gosselin, Elke Rye, Karen Tarkington and Dana Thorn were named ambassadors for the 2023 Pink in the rink campaign. They joined Physician Ambassador Dr. Neera Jeyabalan and PRHC Foundation President and CEO Leslie Heighway on the ice before the game for a ceremony recognizing each of their cancer journeys.
This year’s Pink in the Rink Fundraising efforts were highlighted by amounts raised in several categories, including the Hockey Mom Ambassadors fundraising pages, a game-worn jersey auction, chuck-a-puck and t-shirt sales.
The highest single bid was $3,000 for Brennan Othmann’s jersey.
In Saturday’s game, Tommy Purdeller led the way for the Petes with two goals, while Jonathan Melee added a goal and two assists. Owen Beck had two assists, and J.R. Avon and Sam Mayer each had a goal. Brian Zanetti, Gavin White, Chase Stillman and Jax Dubois each had an assist in the loss.
This Is A Showdown: Watch The Video Oshawa Generals Directed At Peterborough Petes
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So that longstanding rivalry between our Peterborough Petes and Oshawa Generals just got even more real folks.
Watch the video below the Gens made taking aim at the Petes. We can't wait to see the response from our hometown Petes! In the meantime, maybe send No. 19 in our list here to the Gens—with no roses.
