September 03, 2026

The Dalliday Call Gets a New Voice: Noah Set to Join His Dad in the Petes Booth

September 03, 2026/ Scott Arnold

By Scott Arnold

For three generations, the Dalliday name has been part of the soundtrack of Peterborough sports. Tonight, Noah Dalliday takes his place behind the microphone for his first Peterborough Petes game, sitting beside his dad, Pete, in a moment that brings the family’s broadcasting legacy full circle.

Noah Dalliday is set to make his OHL broadcasting debut Thursday night alongside his dad, Pete, in the Peterborough Petes booth. (photo by SCott Arnold)

There are some seats at the Peterborough Memorial Centre that carry a little more history than others.

The one Noah Dalliday will occupy Thursday night is certainly one of them.

When the Peterborough Petes host the Sarnia Sting in their first home exhibition game of the preseason on YouTube, Noah will make his OHL broadcasting debut on colour commentary alongside his father, Pete Dalliday, who will handle the play-by-play.

For Noah, it is a new opportunity. For the Dalliday family, it is another chapter in a story that has been unfolding inside the Memorial Centre for decades.

Noah grew up watching his father and grandfather, the legendary Gary Dalliday, work games from the booth. As a young boy, he would sometimes sit between them during Petes games, unknowingly taking in the sights, sounds and rhythms of broadcasting, not realizing at the time that one day he would be the one behind the microphone.

As he got older, he found other ways to be around the action.

During sold-out Peterborough Lakers games, Noah recalls standing at the back of the booth for the first period before finding an empty seat.

Now, he has his own seat.

And his own microphone.

"It's definitely special and an honour for sure," Noah said.

The significance of the moment isn't lost on him. The Gary Dalliday Media Room is visible from the booth, a permanent reminder of the man whose voice became synonymous with Peterborough sports.

Gary and Pete spent nearly 15 years calling Petes games together, working more than 1,000 broadcasts side by side. Pete eventually stepped into the role his father had occupied, carrying the family name forward while building a broadcasting career of his own.

Now, Noah is stepping into that same world.

But he isn't trying to be his grandfather. And he isn't trying to be his father.

He's finding his own voice.

That process really began last summer, when Pete asked Noah if he wanted to call a Junior A Lakers playoff game between Peterborough and Orangeville. It was Noah's first game, and the nerves were there.

Noah Dalliday joined his dad, Pete, behind the microphone for a Peterborough Junior A Lakers playoff game last summer, his first experience calling a game. (photo by Scott Arnold)

A year later, he's coming into his first Petes broadcast with a full season of Senior A Major Series Lacrosse (MSL) under his belt, doing colour commentary for the home game streams on FloSports.

The nerves haven't disappeared.

"I still get a little nervous before every game," Noah said.

What has changed is the confidence.

Noah said it took him until roughly halfway through his first season to really start finding that confidence, and even now, he views broadcasting as a work in progress.

"Trying to get better and learn and get 1% better every game," he said.

That mindset has been helped by the people around him, including Jack Moore and Pat Gregoire, who Noah said were a tremendous help throughout the lacrosse season.

But perhaps his most valuable resource has been sitting across from him at home.

Pete has become more than Noah's father in this new pursuit. He's also his coach.

After Thursday night Lakers games, Noah said, the two would often get home and, despite Pete having just spent the night calling the game himself on YourTV, he would fire up the FloSports stream to hear how his son was doing.

It gave Pete a chance to listen, offer advice and help his son understand the little things that come with being behind a microphone, from knowing when to jump into a call to being more articulate when breaking down a goal.

"He's definitely great to have a coach like that at home," Noah said.

That same dynamic will continue Thursday night, only this time they'll be doing it together in the Petes booth.

Pete and Noah Dalliday have shared plenty of moments around Peterborough sports, but Thursday night marks the first time they’ll call a Petes game together. (photo by Scott Arnold)

And while the history surrounding the Dalliday name is impossible to ignore, Noah isn't approaching the opportunity as though he has to fill someone else's shoes.

He's bringing something of his own to the broadcast.

Youth.

Energy.

A different perspective.

"Having fun is the big part of it," Noah said. "I just want to bring some youthfulness and some energy."

That approach fits the path that brought him here.

For years, when people asked Noah whether broadcasting was something he wanted to pursue, his answer was usually no.

"I don't think this is my lane," he would tell them.

Then he became a big fan of the Toronto Raptors again and started paying closer attention to their public-address announcer, Herbie Kuhn. The style of PA announcing caught his attention, and Noah casually mentioned his interest to his dad.

A few weeks later, Pete asked him about doing that Junior A playoff game.

Noah ran with it.

It was around this time last year that he realized perhaps broadcasting was his lane after all.

Now, less than a year later, he'll be sitting beside his dad in the Petes booth.

And there is something particularly fitting about it happening here.

Noah has never really wanted to leave Peterborough. He grew up in the same tight-knit sports community that shaped his father and grandfather, watching the Petes and Lakers become part of the fabric of his life.

He knows how fortunate he is to have the opportunity to watch the Petes play here, and to watch some of the best lacrosse players in the world take the floor at the Memorial Centre. It’s something he says he appreciates every time he walks through the doors.

And he understands the significance of carrying the Dalliday name.

“My grandpa was super highly thought of around the community,” Noah said. “It’s something I don’t take for granted.”

He carries that pride with him every time he picks up a microphone.

Tonight, that microphone will be in a rink where his grandfather once sat, alongside the man who learned the craft from him.

For Pete Dalliday, it’s a chance to share the Petes booth with his son.

For Noah Dalliday, it’s a chance to step into it.

And for the Dalliday family, it’s another chapter in a story that began with Gary.

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September 01, 2026

Back Where It Started: Avon and Othmann Return to Peterborough to Hit the Ice With the Petes

September 01, 2026/ Scott Arnold

By Scott Arnold

Two members of the 2023 OHL championship winning Petes were back at the Peterborough Memorial Centre Tuesday morning for a skate with their former team.

Two members of Peterborough’s 2023 OHL championship team were back at the Peterborough Memorial Centre Tuesday morning for a skate with their former team. — J.R. Avon, left, Brennan Othmann, right, and Petes Director of Player Personnel and Assistant Coach Patrick O’Connor catch up at the Peterborough Memorial Centre Tuesday morning. (photo via instagram at Petesohlhockey)

For J.R. Avon and Brennan Othmann, the road since helping the Peterborough Petes win the J. Ross Robertson Cup in 2023 has taken them into professional hockey. But on Tuesday morning, they were back where a significant part of their careers took shape.

The pair returned to the Peterborough Memorial Centre for a practice with the Petes, reuniting with members of the coaching staff and organization that helped guide them to an OHL championship.

For Avon, the return had an added local connection. The Peterborough native played his minor hockey in the city before spending three seasons with the Petes. He appeared in 179 regular-season games, recording 63 goals and 77 assists for 140 points, before adding nine goals and seven assists in 27 playoff games during his Petes career.

The 2023 championship capped his time in Peterborough before he moved into the American Hockey League, spending two seasons with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms and then last season with the Coachella Valley Firebirds after being traded there for his former championship teammate Tucker Robertson.

Othmann arrived in Peterborough early in the 2022-23 season and quickly became an important part of a championship team. He recorded 18 goals and 25 assists for 43 points in 40 regular-season games with the Petes, then added eight goals and 17 assists in 23 playoff games as Peterborough captured the OHL title.

That same season, Othmann also represented Canada at the IIHF World Junior Championship, helping Canada win gold.

Since leaving the Petes, Othmann has continued to climb the professional ranks, splitting time between the New York Rangers and Hartford Wolf Pack before joining the Calgary Flames organization last season. He played two NHL games for Calgary, scoring once and adding an assist, while also appearing in 14 games with the Calgary Wranglers.

Avon and Othmann have moved on to the next stages of their careers, but Tuesday morning offered a reminder that some hockey relationships last well beyond the final game in a Petes jersey.

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August 27, 2026

Marentette’s Mission Donates $500 to United Way's Backpacks for Success Campaign

August 27, 2026/ Scott Arnold

By Scott Arnold

A $500 donation from Marentette’s Mission will help provide school supplies to local students through United Way Peterborough & District’s Backpacks for Success campaign.

Defenceman Thanasi Marentette with the gary dalliday award for community service, presented to him at last year’s peterborough petes year-end banquet and awards ceremony (photo by Scott arnold)

The donation was made possible through the OHL Overtime Heroes Program and the ongoing support of the Peterborough Petes.

Backpacks For Success provides grade-appropriate school supplies to financially vulnerable students from Kindergarten through Grade 12 in the Peterborough area. Local schools within the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board and Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board distribute the supplies to students and new Canadians.

Since the local program began in 2003, more than 12,886 backpacks filled with school supplies have been provided to local youth.

According to United Way Peterborough & District, 2,895 children and youth aged 17 and younger in the community live in poverty, while one in 10 households in the City and County of Peterborough has an annual income below $20,000.

The donation from Marentette’s Mission will help the Backpacks For Success campaign continue putting essential school supplies into the hands of local students who need them.

Marentette’s Mission was created to provide essential resources to individuals and families in the Peterborough community. Founded by Petes Defenceman Thanasi Marentette and inspired by his experiences in competitive hockey and the values he learned through sport, the donation-driven initiative focuses on supporting people who need it most.

For information on how you can get involved or help with Marentette’s Mission, email MarentettesMission@hotmail.com.

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August 17, 2026

Gerry DiCunzolo Leaving Petes for Upcoming Season to Join U.S. National Team Development Program

August 17, 2026/ Scott Arnold

By Scott Arnold

Gerry DiCunzolo will spend the upcoming season developing with the United States National Team Development Program, but the Peterborough Petes still have his OHL rights and expect him back.

The Petes announced that the 17-year-old forward will join the NTDP for the 2026-27 season after playing 39 games with Peterborough last season.

DiCunzolo was selected by the Petes in the third round, 61st overall, in the 2025 OHL Priority Selection. He recorded four goals and five assists during his first season with the Petes and was the recipient of the team’s Ed Redmond Memorial Trophy, while also being named an OHL East Academic Player of the Month.

The Buffalo, N.Y., native will now get the opportunity to continue his development with the NTDP, while the Petes retain his OHL rights. DiCunzolo will rejoin Peterborough prior to the 2027-28 season.

DiCunzolo has already gained considerable experience with Team USA. Most recently, he represented the Americans at the 2026 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, recording one goal and five assists in five games as Team USA reached the championship game for the second consecutive year.

He also represented the U.S. at the 2025 Under-17 Four Nations Tournament, where he led the team in goals with five and tied for the team lead in points with eight.

Before joining the Petes, DiCunzolo had a highly productive 2024-25 season with Shattuck St. Mary’s 15U team, recording 147 points on 57 goals and 90 assists in 62 games.

The left-handed shot is committed to Penn State University and has also attended USA Hockey’s Select 15 and 16 player development camps and competed in two USA Hockey Youth Nationals tournaments.

While DiCunzolo will be away from Peterborough for the 2026-27 season, the Petes will retain his OHL rights and hope to have him back for the 2027-28 season.

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Peterborough Blogs

By Scott Arnold

For three generations, the Dalliday name has been part of the soundtrack of Peterborough sports. Tonight, Noah Dalliday takes his place behind the microphone for his first Peterborough Petes game, sitting beside his dad, Pete, in a moment that brings the family’s broadcasting legacy full circle.

There are some seats at the Peterborough Memorial Centre that carry a little more history than others.

The one Noah Dalliday will occupy Thursday night is certainly one of them.

When the Peterborough Petes host the Sarnia Sting in their first home exhibition game of the preseason on YouTube, Noah will make his OHL broadcasting debut on colour commentary alongside his father, Pete Dalliday, who will handle the play-by-play.

For Noah, it is a new opportunity. For the Dalliday family, it is another chapter in a story that has been unfolding inside the Memorial Centre for decades.

As he got older, he found other ways to be around the action.

During sold-out Peterborough Lakers games, Noah recalls standing at the back of the booth for the first period before finding an empty seat.

Now, he has his own seat.

And his own microphone.

"It's definitely special and an honour for sure," Noah said.

The significance of the moment isn't lost on him. The Gary Dalliday Media Room is visible from the booth, a permanent reminder of the man whose voice became synonymous with Peterborough sports.

Gary and Pete spent nearly 15 years calling Petes games together, working more than 1,000 broadcasts side by side. Pete eventually stepped into the role his father had occupied, carrying the family name forward while building a broadcasting career of his own.

Now, Noah is stepping into that same world.

But he isn't trying to be his grandfather. And he isn't trying to be his father.

He's finding his own voice.

That process really began last summer, when Pete asked Noah if he wanted to call a Junior A Lakers playoff game between Peterborough and Orangeville. It was Noah's first game, and the nerves were there.

A year later, he's coming into his first Petes broadcast with a full season of Senior A Major Series Lacrosse (MSL) under his belt, doing colour commentary for the home game streams on FloSports.

The nerves haven't disappeared.

"I still get a little nervous before every game," Noah said.

What has changed is the confidence.

Noah said it took him until roughly halfway through his first season to really start finding that confidence, and even now, he views broadcasting as a work in progress.

"Trying to get better and learn and get 1% better every game," he said.

That mindset has been helped by the people around him, including Jack Moore and Pat Gregoire, who Noah said were a tremendous help throughout the lacrosse season.

But perhaps his most valuable resource has been sitting across from him at home.

Pete has become more than Noah's father in this new pursuit. He's also his coach.

After Thursday night Lakers games, Noah said, the two would often get home and, despite Pete having just spent the night calling the game himself on YourTV, he would fire up the FloSports stream to hear how his son was doing.

It gave Pete a chance to listen, offer advice and help his son understand the little things that come with being behind a microphone, from knowing when to jump into a call to being more articulate when breaking down a goal.

"He's definitely great to have a coach like that at home," Noah said.

That same dynamic will continue Thursday night, only this time they'll be doing it together in the Petes booth.

And while the history surrounding the Dalliday name is impossible to ignore, Noah isn't approaching the opportunity as though he has to fill someone else's shoes.

He's bringing something of his own to the broadcast.

Youth.

Energy.

A different perspective.

"Having fun is the big part of it," Noah said. "I just want to bring some youthfulness and some energy."

That approach fits the path that brought him here.

For years, when people asked Noah whether broadcasting was something he wanted to pursue, his answer was usually no.

"I don't think this is my lane," he would tell them.

Then he became a big fan of the Toronto Raptors again and started paying closer attention to their public-address announcer, Herbie Kuhn. The style of PA announcing caught his attention, and Noah casually mentioned his interest to his dad.

A few weeks later, Pete asked him about doing that Junior A playoff game.

Noah ran with it.

It was around this time last year that he realized perhaps broadcasting was his lane after all.

Now, less than a year later, he'll be sitting beside his dad in the Petes booth.

And there is something particularly fitting about it happening here.

Noah has never really wanted to leave Peterborough. He grew up in the same tight-knit sports community that shaped his father and grandfather, watching the Petes and Lakers become part of the fabric of his life.

He knows how fortunate he is to have the opportunity to watch the Petes play here, and to watch some of the best lacrosse players in the world take the floor at the Memorial Centre. It’s something he says he appreciates every time he walks through the doors.

And he understands the significance of carrying the Dalliday name.

“My grandpa was super highly thought of around the community,” Noah said. “It’s something I don’t take for granted.”

He carries that pride with him every time he picks up a microphone.

Tonight, that microphone will be in a rink where his grandfather once sat, alongside the man who learned the craft from him.

For Pete Dalliday, it’s a chance to share the Petes booth with his son.

For Noah Dalliday, it’s a chance to step into it.

And for the Dalliday family, it’s another chapter in a story that began with Gary.

Scott Arnold is a Journalist and Content Creator at PTBOCanada Media Inc

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By Scott Arnold

Two members of the 2023 OHL championship winning Petes were back at the Peterborough Memorial Centre Tuesday morning for a skate with their former team.

For J.R. Avon and Brennan Othmann, the road since helping the Peterborough Petes win the J. Ross Robertson Cup in 2023 has taken them into professional hockey. But on Tuesday morning, they were back where a significant part of their careers took shape.

The pair returned to the Peterborough Memorial Centre for a practice with the Petes, reuniting with members of the coaching staff and organization that helped guide them to an OHL championship.

The 2023 championship capped his time in Peterborough before he moved into the American Hockey League, spending two seasons with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms and then last season with the Coachella Valley Firebirds after being traded there for his former championship teammate Tucker Robertson.

That same season, Othmann also represented Canada at the IIHF World Junior Championship, helping Canada win gold.

Avon and Othmann have moved on to the next stages of their careers, but Tuesday morning offered a reminder that some hockey relationships last well beyond the final game in a Petes jersey.

Scott Arnold is a Journalist and Content Creator at PTBOCanada Media Inc

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By Scott Arnold

A $500 donation from Marentette’s Mission will help provide school supplies to local students through United Way Peterborough & District’s Backpacks for Success campaign.

The donation was made possible through the OHL Overtime Heroes Program and the ongoing support of the Peterborough Petes.

Since the local program began in 2003, more than 12,886 backpacks filled with school supplies have been provided to local youth.

According to United Way Peterborough & District, 2,895 children and youth aged 17 and younger in the community live in poverty, while one in 10 households in the City and County of Peterborough has an annual income below $20,000.

The donation from Marentette’s Mission will help the Backpacks For Success campaign continue putting essential school supplies into the hands of local students who need them.

For information on how you can get involved or help with Marentette’s Mission, email MarentettesMission@hotmail.com.

Scott Arnold is a Journalist and Content Creator at PTBOCanada Media Inc

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By Scott Arnold

Gerry DiCunzolo will spend the upcoming season developing with the United States National Team Development Program, but the Peterborough Petes still have his OHL rights and expect him back.

The Petes announced that the 17-year-old forward will join the NTDP for the 2026-27 season after playing 39 games with Peterborough last season.

The Buffalo, N.Y., native will now get the opportunity to continue his development with the NTDP, while the Petes retain his OHL rights. DiCunzolo will rejoin Peterborough prior to the 2027-28 season.