Peterborough Lakers Hand Out 2026 Year-End Awards Including Jake Withers as MVP

By Scott Arnold

The Peterborough Century 21 Lakers celebrated another summer of lacrosse over the weekend by handing out their 2026 year-end awards.

Jake Withers (left) was named the MVP for the PEterborough Lakers 2026 season while Dylan Hawken (right) was given the volunteer award (Photo courtesy of the peterborough lakers via david pickering)

Peterborough Lakers Hand Out 2026 Year-End Awards

The Peterborough Lakers celebrated another summer of lacrosse over the weekend by handing out their 2026 year-end awards.

Ten members of the Lakers organization were recognized, including some of the team’s top performers from the season as well as a volunteer who helps make everything happen away from the floor.

Here’s who took home the hardware:

• MVP: Jake Withers

• Fan Favourite: Dustyn Birkhof

• Top Scorer: Rob Hellyer

• Top Defender: Robert Hope

• Top Transition: Colton Armstrong

• Most Improved: Jordan Stouros

• Most Dedicated: Drew Hutchison

• Most Sportsmanlike: Frank Coyle

• Rookie of the Year: Brendan Boyle

• Volunteer Award: Dylan Hawken

Dustyn Birkhof was voted as the 2026 fan favourite after an incredible season that included many many moments, including scoring a game winning goal against the eventual champion six nations chiefs (photo courtesy of the peterborough lakers via david pickering)

And with the awards handed out, another summer of Peterborough Century 21 Lakers lacrosse is now officially in the books.

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Three Peterborough Lakers Selected In the 2026 National Lacrosse League Draft

Three Peterborough Lakers are headed to the big stage as Nick Crowley, Frank Coyle and Brendan Boyle have been selected in the National Lacrosse League’s 2026 Entry Level Draft on Thursday night.

Boyle (pictured) played 12 games for the Peterborough Lakers this season, earning one assists. Photo courtesy of David Pickering and the Peterborough Lakers.

Crowley was the first Laker taken off the board, taken 12th overall by the Halifax Thunderbirds. He joins fellow Lakers Thomas Hoggarth, Dustyn Birkhof, Jake Withers, Colton Armstrong and play-by-play announcer Pete Dalliday.

The left defenceman was ranked 13th of the top 50 prospects by Inside Lacrosse’s analyst (and Peterborough native) Stephen Stamp. According to Stamp’s column, he cited Crowley as a “rugged, skilled and effectively nasty defender who is going to make an NLL team more than happy to wait a year to add him to the active roster.”

Crowley opted to stay at Rutgers University for his fifth season after leaving Princeton. He played in 44 games in four seasons with the club.

Coyle was selected 44th overall in the fourth round by the Rochester Knighthawks. He will see familiar faces in fellow Lakers Brad McCulley, Matt Gilray, Drew Hutchinson, Ryan Lanchbury and Adam Thistlethwaite.

The right defenceman had finished his junior season with Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y. He also played 44 career games for Hamilton, scoring 59 goals and 44 assists.

Stamp ranked him 43rd among the top 50 prospects, citing him as ‘gritty and smart.’ “Coyle is a fairly typical Peterborough lacrosse player. He plays the game the right way, is active on and off the ball and can contribute to the running game,” wrote Stamp.

Just eight picks later, the Georgia Swarm took Lakers defenceman Brendan Boyle 52nd overall as the first pick of the fifth round. He joins former Laker and Peterborough native Carter Page, Laker Ben Trumble and fellow Laker and Curve Lake First Nation’s Deacon Knott, who was recently taken by the Swarm in this year’s Dispersal draft.

Boyle played 12 games for the Lakers this season, netting one assist. Before Peterborough, he spent three seasons at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisc., playing 39 games.

Stamp was ranked 45th among the top 50 prospects in Stamp’s column. “He plays a simple game predicated on making it difficult for opponents to get to good scoring areas, and he does so effectively,” Stamp mentioned.

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Lakers PRHC Night at the PMC Raises $20,000 for Local Patient Care

By Scott Arnold

A night of lacrosse and community support has turned into a $20,000 boost for patient care at Peterborough Regional Health Centre.

(left to right) lakers director of community engagement and partnerships pete dalliday, prhc foundation community giving & engagement manager jane lovett, prhc foundation president & ceo lesley heighway and kinsmen club of peterborough president bob hall (photo via instagram @prhc_foundation)

Another Peterborough Lakers season is in the books, but one special night from June is still making a difference at Peterborough Regional Health Centre.

PRHC Night with the Lakeshow brought the local lacrosse community together to support the regional hospital, with fans helping raise money throughout the night.

Thanks to the generosity of the Kinsmen Club of Peterborough, every dollar raised was matched up to $10,000.

When the fundraising total needed one final push to reach that $10,000 mark, one generous Lakers supporter stepped up to help get it there.

With the matching funds from the Kinsmen Club, that turned the night's fundraising total into $20,000 for the PRHC Foundation.

It is a pretty special result from a night that brought together the Lakers, their fans and the wider Peterborough community, all while helping support the hospital so many people in the region rely on.

And while the Lakers' season may be over, the impact of that June night will continue well beyond the final whistle.

$20,000 raised, thanks to a community that showed up for the Lakeshow and for its regional hospital.

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Two NLL Teams Are Gone, Leaving a Long List of Peterborough Lacrosse Connections Looking for New Homes

By Scott Arnold

The Ottawa Black Bears and Philadelphia Wings are gone from the National Lacrosse League, and that leaves a long list of Peterborough lacrosse connections waiting to see where they land next.

tracey kelusky (left) and Paul day (second from right) are two of peterborough natives affected by the announcement of the philadelphia wings ceasing operation in the national lacrosse league. Also pictured are mike Hasen (holding mann cup) and bobby keast far right. (photo courtesy of Peterborough lakers)

The National Lacrosse League announced Thursday that both the Ottawa Black Bears and Philadelphia Wings have discontinued operations and will not take part in the 2026-27 season.

The league will move forward with 12 teams for its 40th anniversary season, but the decision has a very local impact.

Philadelphia had several Peterborough connections throughout its organization.

Peterborough native Paul Day was the Wings' general manager, while fellow Peterborough native Tracey Kelusky was the team's offensive coach.

The Wings also had three Peterborough natives on the roster in Dylan Hutchison, Dustyn Birkhof and goaltender Deacon Knott.

Two members of the Peterborough Lakers, Alex Pace and Liam Patten, were also part of Philadelphia's organization.

Ottawa had its own strong Peterborough ties.

Lakers leading point-getter Rob Hellyer was part of the Black Bears, along with fellow Lakers player Justin Sykes. Former Lakers Tyler Carlson and Cole Begley were also part of the Ottawa organization.

Now, all of those players are left waiting to see where their NLL careers continue.

The league has combined the Ottawa and Philadelphia player pools for a single dispersal draft, which is scheduled for September 15th at 4pm ET.

The Oshawa FireWolves will have the first selection, followed by the Las Vegas Desert Dogs, Rochester Knighthawks, Calgary Roughnecks, San Diego Seals, Halifax Thunderbirds, Colorado Mammoth, Georgia Swarm, Buffalo Bandits, Saskatchewan Rush, Vancouver Warriors and Toronto Rock.

The draft order is determined by regular-season winning percentages over the past two completed seasons, with the most recent season weighted at 70 per cent.

Following the dispersal draft, teams can sign selected players and negotiate with selected unrestricted free agents, subject to league rules.

For the Peterborough players involved, next week's draft could quickly change where they spend the upcoming season.

For Day and Kelusky, the situation is different. Their coaching and management experience could lead to opportunities elsewhere as NLL teams continue preparing for the 2026-27 season.

There is also an obvious local connection at the top of the draft.

The FireWolves, who play their home games at the Tribute Communities Centre in Oshawa, will have the first opportunity to select from the combined Ottawa and Philadelphia player pool.

So while two NLL franchises have disappeared, the impact of that decision could be felt much closer to home than it might initially seem.

For a group of Peterborough players, coaches and lacrosse executives, September 15th will be an important day as they wait to find out where the next chapter of their NLL careers will take them.

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Lakers Season Ends as Chiefs Capture Fourth Straight MSL Championship

By Scott Arnold

The Peterborough Century 21 Lakers’ season came to an end Sunday night with a 10-3 loss to the Six Nations Chiefs, who captured their fourth straight Everett Coates Trophy as Major Series Lacrosse champions.

The 2026 Peterborough Century 21 Lakers came up one win short of the MSL championship, finishing their season as league finalists. (photo courtesy of peterborough lakers via david pickering)

The Lakers entered Game 6 at the Peterborough Memorial Centre needing a win to force a seventh and deciding game, but the Chiefs built an early lead and held off every attempt to get back into the game.

Dhane Smith opened the scoring for Six Nations before Ian MacKay scored twice to put the Chiefs up 3-0. Chris Cloutier then made it 4-0 before Rob Hellyer got Peterborough on the board, scoring off a Ryan Lanchbury pass with 4:40 left in the opening period. Shayne Jackson restored the Chiefs’ four-goal lead with 48 seconds left, sending Six Nations into the second with a 5-1 advantage.

The Lakers needed a strong start to the second and got it from Braedon Saris, who scored on the power play just under four minutes in to cut the deficit to three. It was over 11 minutes until the games next goal, with Andrew Kew scoring for Six Nations to make it a 6-2 game. The Chiefs would strike again with 29 seconds left in the period but the Lakers would respond shortly after as Brad McCulley scored with just three seconds remaining, cutting the Chiefs’ lead to 7-3 heading into the third.

It was all Chiefs in the third with Kew opening the scoring just 2:03 into the period to restore a four-goal Six Nations lead. Ryan Smith added a power-play goal before Tyson Bell scored into an empty net with 2:50 remaining, putting the game out of reach and securing the championship for the Chiefs with a final score of 10-3.

Doug Jamieson made 38 saves for Six Nations, while Drew Hutchison made 55 saves for Peterborough in the loss. Nick Rose was anticipated to get the start for the Lakers but he was not a hundred percent and as game time neared, the team made the call to go with Hutchison between the pipes while Deacon Knott suited up as his backup.

For Lakers captain Robert Hope, the result was disappointing, but he said the team could still be proud of what it accomplished.

“I'm proud of our group,” Hope said after the game. “But again, coming up short is disappointing.”

Hope also pointed to the mistakes that proved costly against a Six Nations team that was able to capitalize on its opportunities.

“I just thought we made too many mistakes and they capitalized on theirs,” he said.

Despite the disappointment, Hope made sure to recognize the fans who stayed to salute the team following the final buzzer. He called Peterborough’s supporters “the greatest fans in lacrosse in the summer” and said their support remains a huge part of the Lakers’ tradition.

“It’s so important that we have that community support and it continues on,” Hope said.

Six Nations Chiefs goaltender Doug Jamieson is presented with the Johnny “Shooter” Davis Award by Johnny Davis Jr. after being named the MSL playoff MVP. (photo courtesy of MAjor Series Lacrosse via gary groob)

The championship was especially significant for Six Nations goalie Jamieson, who was named the Johnny “Shooter” Davis Award winner as the MSL playoff MVP after helping lead the Chiefs to their fourth consecutive title.

Jamieson, who was in net for all four wins in the series, said he knew Game 6 would require a strong effort after a series in which both teams had protected home floor.

“It was such a tight series,” Jamieson said. “Peterborough played great. Each team was winning at home, so we knew it was going to take a good effort tonight to come here and get it done.”

The Chiefs had been rotating Jamieson and Warren Hill every game but decided to put Jamieson in net on Sunday for his second straight start. Jamieson said he didn’t find out he would be starting until he arrived at the arena. “Usually I like to get a little more heads up” Jamieson joked after the game.

When asked about the goaltending rotation, Jamieson said he appreciated the approach and the trust between him and Hill. “Warren's been great all year. I just appreciate the dynamic we have and getting to only play every other game”.

Jamieson said the Tyson Bell empty net goal gave the team some breathing room late in the game and that’s when he started to taste the smell of victory. “I think when Tyson got that empty netter, it’s kind of like, okay, maybe we got it.”

For the Chiefs, the fourth straight Everett Coates Trophy, and 10th all-time, adds another chapter to what has become one of the league’s most familiar championship rivalries. Six Nations will now turn its attention to the Mann Cup, where the Chiefs will host the WLA champion Coquitlam Adanacs beginning September 11th for the Canadian championship.

The Six Nations Chiefs celebrate their fourth straight Everett Coates Trophy after defeating the Lakers in Game 6 of the MSL final. (photo coutesy of major series lacrosse via gary groob)

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Sunday's Game Now a Must-Win for Lakers After Falling to Chiefs in Game 5 of MSL Final

By Scott Arnold

The Peterborough Century 21 Lakers dropped an 11-5 decision to the Six Nations Chiefs Thursday night at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena, putting the Chiefs one win away from claiming the MSL championship.

The Lakers will look to even the MSL final when they return home for Game 6 on Sunday night at the Peterborough Memorial Centre, with the Six Nations Chiefs holding a 3-2 series lead (photo courtesy of peterborough lakers via david pickering)

The Chiefs took control early, scoring four times in the opening period while keeping the Lakers off the scoreboard. Lyle Thompson scored twice, with Chris Cloutier and Dhane Smith also finding the net as Six Nations took a 4-0 lead into the second.

The Chiefs added four more goals in the second period before the Lakers got on the board, with Cloutier scoring his second of the night just 42 seconds in, Thompson completing his hat trick on a shorthanded goal and Andrew Kew scoring his first of the game. Dhane Smith then added his second of the night later in the period to give Six Nations an 8-0 lead.

The Lakers finally broke through with 7:43 left in the second when Ryan Lanchbury scored to get Peterborough on the board. Braedon Saris followed with a power-play goal, and Brad McCulley made it three straight for the Lakers to cut the deficit to four.

Dhane Smith stopped the Peterborough run before Rob Hellyer scored with 2:29 left in the period, sending the Chiefs into the third with an 8-4 lead.

Lanchbury scored his second of the night early in the third to pull the Lakers within three, but Chris Cloutier completed his hat trick to restore the Chiefs’ four-goal cushion. Ian MacKay then scored his first of the night before Andrew Kew added his second of the game to make it 11-5.

Lanchbury led the Lakers with two goals and an assist, while Hellyer, Saris and McCulley each scored once. Justin Sykes, Frank Coyle and Colton Armitage each recorded an assist.

Thompson finished with three goals and two assists for Six Nations, and Cloutier had three goals and an assist. Kew had two goals and three assists, Dhane Smith added two goals and an assist, and Ryan Smith had three assists. MacKay finished with a goal and an assist, while Matt Hossack, Brendan Bomberry and Cody Jamieson each had an assist.

Drew Hutchison played all 60 minutes in net for Peterborough, while Doug Jamieson earned the win for Six Nations.

The Chiefs now lead the best-of-seven series 3-2. Game 6 is 7pm Sunday night at the Peterborough Memorial Centre, with the Lakers needing a win to force a seventh and deciding game. Tickets for that game went on sale Thursday morning.

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Tickets on Sale Now for Game 6 Between Lakers and Chiefs on Sunday

By Scott Arnold

Tickets are now on sale for Game 6 of the MSL final, with the Peterborough Century 21 Lakers set to host the Six Nations Chiefs Sunday night at the Peterborough Memorial Centre.

honorary laker Dylan hawken (right) smiles after getting the news from jake withers that tickets are now on sale for game 6 between the lakers and chiefs, set for sunday at 7pm at the peterborough memorial centre (photo courtesy of the peterborough lakers, via david pickering)

The best-of-seven series is tied 2-2 heading into Game 5 tonight in Six Nations.

So far, the home team has won all four games in the series. The Lakers opened the final with an 11-5 loss in Six Nations before winning Game 2 at the PMC 9-8. The Chiefs took Game 3 at home 12-9, while Peterborough answered with a 12-8 victory in Game 4 on Tuesday.

Game 5 goes tonight in Six Nations, with Game 6 returning to Peterborough regardless of the result.

Game 6 is set for 7pm Sunday at the Peterborough Memorial Centre.

Tickets are on sale now online.

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Lakers Take Game 4 to Even MSL Final with Chiefs at Two Games Apiece

By Scott Arnold

The Peterborough Century 21 Lakers built a nine-goal lead and then held off a furious Six Nations comeback Tuesday night, defeating the Chiefs 12-8 at the Peterborough Memorial Centre to even the MSL final at two games apiece.

Fresh off his gold medal win with Canada at the Pan-am games in jamaica, Peterborough native Owen Hiltz presents Lakers goalie nick rose with the first star of the game. the pair won a national lacrosse league championship together with the toronto rock this past may. (Photo by Scott Arnold)

The Lakers came out flying, scoring six times in the opening period while keeping the Chiefs off the scoreboard. Taite Cattoni scored twice in the first, while Ryan Lanchbury, Thomas Hoggarth, Brad McCulley and Justin Sykes also found the net as Peterborough took a 6-0 lead into the second.

Peterborough continued to pour it on early in the second, with Saris and Cattoni adding to the lead. Cattoni's second goal of the period made it 9-0 with 7:25 remaining. Six Nations finally broke through 33 minutes and 24 seconds into the game when Lyle Thompson scored shorthanded with 6:36 left in the second. Matt Gilray answered with a shorthanded goal for Peterborough, then Dawson Theede scored for Six Nations before Braedon Saris added his second of the night with 43 seconds left in the period, sending the Lakers into the third with an 11-2 lead.

Six Nations came out strong in the final period, scoring six times to cut the deficit to three, with four of those coming in a span of 2:12. Dhane Smith struck first, followed by one from Theede and then a pair from Andrew Kew. Ryan Smith added a pair in the final 1:27, 43 seconds apart, before Matt Gilray stopped the six-goal run with an empty-netter with just 32 seconds remaining.

The Chiefs scored twice shorthanded and added three power-play goals during their third-period push.

Cattoni led the Lakers with four goals, while Lanchbury finished with a goal and five assists. Saris had two goals and four assists, while Rob Hellyer added four assists. Hoggarth and McCulley each had a goal and two assists.

Despite the Lakers being outshot 64-50, Nick Rose stood tall in net and was named the game’s first star with 56 saves.

The series now heads back to Six Nations for Game 5 on Thursday. Regardless of the result, the series will return to Peterborough for Game 6 on Sunday night at the Peterborough Memorial Centre.

The winner of this series will host the Western Lacrosse Association’s Coquitlam Adanacs in the Mann Cup beginning on September 11th. Coquitlam won the WLA championship last night, finishing off the Victoria Shamrocks in six games.

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Former Laker Matt Vinc Hanging Up his Pads After Legendary Career that Spanned Two Decades

By Scott Arnold

After 20 seasons in the National Lacrosse League, Matt Vinc is stepping away from the game with a résumé that puts him among the greatest goaltenders in lacrosse history, and Peterborough was a significant part of that remarkable journey.

Matt Vinc hoists the Mann Cup after helping the Peterborough Lakers capture one of four national championships during his time with the club. (Photo via Instagram @ptbolakerslax)

Vinc announced his NLL retirement last week, closing the book on a career that included six championships, eight Goaltender of the Year awards and a collection of league records that may stand for a very long time.

For lacrosse fans in Peterborough, though, Vinc’s legacy is about more than what he accomplished between the pipes in the NLL.

It is also about seven seasons wearing Lakers colours.

The St. Catharines native joined the Peterborough Lakers in 2014 and remained with the club through 2022, appearing in the MSL Final in every season he played. Those years produced four Mann Cup championships, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2022, including a historic run of three consecutive national titles before the Lakers returned in 2022 to complete the four-peat.

That stretch helped cement one of the greatest eras in Lakers history, and Vinc was there for every one of those championship seasons.

His final Mann Cup with Peterborough was particularly memorable. The Lakers fell behind Langley 2-0 before storming back to win four of the next five games and capture the championship.

Matt Vinc celebrates a Mann Cup championship with his family during his time with the Peterborough Lakers. (Photo via Instagram @ptbolakerslax)

While Peterborough fans will remember the saves, championships and imposing presence in the crease, Vinc's NLL career was on an entirely different scale.

He finishes as the league's all-time leader in regular-season wins by a goaltender, with 182, while also holding the career records for saves and minutes played. The NLL credits him with 11,824 regular-season saves and 17,836:49 between the pipes.

He was named NLL Goaltender of the Year eight times and won three consecutive championships twice, first with the Rochester Knighthawks from 2012 through 2014, then with the Buffalo Bandits from 2023 through 2025. That makes Vinc the goaltender behind both three-peats in NLL history.

And somehow, even after all of that, Vinc's final NLL chapter ended with another championship.

At 43, he helped Buffalo complete its own three-peat in 2025 before returning for one more season. Now, after two decades in the league, he has decided it is time to step away.

Vinc's farewell message was fittingly less about the records than the people who shared the journey with him.

He thanked his coaches, front-office and medical staffs, teammates and fans, while saving his deepest gratitude for his family, who he said had been by his side throughout it all.

“I love this sport and look forward to supporting the next generation of players,” Vinc wrote.

For Peterborough, that next generation will always have a pretty special example to look back on.

The Lakers years were only one chapter in Matt Vinc's extraordinary career. But for those who watched him patrol the crease at the Memorial Centre, they were seven seasons, and four Mann Cups, worth remembering.

And now, after 20 seasons, six NLL championships and enough saves to fill a record book, lacrosse's most accomplished goaltenders is finally hanging up his pads.

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Lakers Fall on the Road to Chiefs in Game 3 of MSL Final

By Scott Arnold

The Peterborough Century 21 Lakers dropped a 12-9 decision to the Six Nations Chiefs Sunday night, giving the Chiefs a 2-1 lead in the MSL final.

The Peterborough Century 21 Lakers battle the Six Nations Chiefs during Game 1 of the MSL Final on Wednesday night at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena. The series shifts to the Peterborough Memorial Centre for Game 2 on Thursday. (Photo courtesy of peterborough lakers, via anna taylor)

Peterborough came out strong, scoring four times in the opening period to take a 4-2 lead into the second. Rob Hellyer and Justin Sykes led the offence in the opening 20 minutes, each picking up two goals.

The Chiefs turned the game around in the second, scoring seven times while holding the Lakers to two goals. Thomas Hoggarth and Braedon Saris scored for Peterborough, but Six Nations took a 9-6 lead into the final period.

Peterborough pushed back in the third, with Hellyer scoring his third of the night, followed by Ryan Lanchbury and Brad McCulley. The Lakers pulled within two on McCulley’s goal with 59 seconds remaining, but Graeme Hossack answered with an empty-netter 28 seconds later to put the game out of reach.

Hellyer finished with three goals and one assist, while Sykes had two goals and two assists. Hoggarth added a goal and two assists, and Brad McCulley finished with a goal and an assist. Taite Cattoni also had two assists.

Josh Byrne led Six Nations with two goals and three assists, while Shayne Jackson had a goal and four assists.

Nick Rose was in net for the Lakers, while Doug Jamieson picked up the win for Six Nations.

Game 4 is set for 8pm on Tuesday at the PMC.

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