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Peterborough Lakers Shawn Evans Breaks Mann Cup Points Record In a 10-5 Game Five Win
/Peterborough Century 21 Lakers’s Shawn Evans made history by breaking the all-time Mann Cup points record with 207 as his team defeated Langley Thunder 10-5, making the home team one win away from a fourth consecutive Mann Cup.
Lakers’ Shawn Evans (pictured) scored four assists on his record-breaking night. His older brother Scott is in seventh in Mann Cup points with 121 while his father Paul is 40th with 69 points. Photo courtesy of Jeramie Bailey and the Peterborough Century 21 Lakers.
Evans broke the record with his 204th point after getting an assist from Joe Resetarits’ first-period goal. Evans’s four assists totalled 160 along with his 47 goals in 46 games.
The honour was previously held by former Laker John Tavares with 203 points in 2012 (92 goals and 111 assists in 46 games).
The Lakers have rung off three straight wins on consecutive days after losing the first two games of the series.
Holden Cattoni led the charge, scoring half of the Lakers’ goals with five.
Lakers goaltender Matt Vinc and the defence stonewalled Langley, limiting them to five goals on 40 shots.
Dane Dobbie led Langley with a hat trick. Curtis Dickson was held to one goal while Frankie Scigliano made 43 saves on 52 Laker shots.
Game six is Friday night at the Memorial Centre.
Lakers game leaders:
Holden Cattoni (5-1)
Joe Resetarits (2-2)
Mark Matthews (1-2)
Chad Tutton (1-1)
Mitch Ogilvie (1-1)
Shawn Evans (0-4)
Thomas Hoggarth (0-2)
Austin Hasen (0-1)
Robert Hope (0-1)
Kiel Matisz (0-1)
Taite Cattoni (0-1)
Matt Vinc: 35 saves
Peterborough Lakers Even the Mann Cup Series With 15-12 Win
/The Peterborough Century 21 Lakers evened the Mann Cup final series with a 15-12 win over the Langley Thunder at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on Tuesday.
Exactly 10 years ago on Sept. 14, 2012, both teams were Mann Cup opponents and were tied at two games apiece heading into game five. Photo courtesy of Jeramie Bailey and the Peterborough Century 21 Lakers.
Both teams have won two games apiece and give a fresh start in the best-of-seven series. Langley won the first two games of the series but Peterborough has won two straight on back-to-back nights.
Langley started strong, ringing off four consecutive goals to lead 6-3 late into the first period. Peterborough battled back and netted three to tie the game at six going into the second stanza.
The game was evenly matched after the second as Peterborough held an 11-10 lead, scoring four of the first five goals.
Peterborough’s defence stepped up in the third, allowing only one goal to earn the 15-12 win. Lakers’ Kiel Matisz got the empty netter insurance goal with 19 seconds left to get the win. That goal assisted by Shawn Evans tied him with John Tavares for the all-time Mann Cup scoring lead at 203 points.
“It’s most important to get the two points and to get the record just comes along with how we’re playing,” said Evans. “It’s rewarding but it goes to show the great teammates that I’ve played with.”
Lakers’ Mark Matthews and Holden Cattoni each had hat tricks.
Curtis Dickson led Langley with seven points (four goals and three assists). Dane Dobbie earned a hat trick and added five assists. Thunder goaltender Frankie Scigliano made 40 saves on 55 shots.
Game five is on Wednesday night at the Memorial Centre with Game six on Friday. Whoever wins two of three games is declared the Mann Cup champion.
Lakers game leaders:
Mark Matthews (3-3)
Holden Cattoni (3-3)
Joe Resetarits (2-6)
Kiel Matisz (2-2)
Thomas Hoggarth (2-1)
Shawn Evans (1-6)
Cory Vitarelli (1-2)
Taite Cattoni (1-1)
Austin Hasen (0-3)
Eric Shewell (0-1)
Bryce Sweeting (0-1)
Matt Vinc: 45 saves
Seven Peterborough Petes Headed To NHL Training Camps
/The Peterborough Petes have seven rostered players attending NHL training camps this month announced on Monday.
Photo courtesy of David Pickering and the Peterborough Petes.
This includes six NHL drafted players and one undrafted invitee.
Jon-Randall (J.R) Avon and Brian Zanetti were selected by the Philadelphia Flyers. Avon is attending the camp on an amateur tryout, while Zanetti was selected in the fourth round of the 2021 NHL Draft.
Artem Guryev was selected in the fifth round by the San Jose Sharks. Petes defenceman Samuel Mayer is attending the Sharks’ camp on an amateur tryout.
Forward Connor Lockhart was picked in the sixth round by the Vancouver Canucks in last year’s draft.
Tucker Robertson was selected in the fourth round of the draft by the Seattle Kraken.
Peterborough native Chase Stillman signed an entry-level contract with the New Jersey Devils in August 2021 and is attending their training camp this year.
“I’m very excited for the players attending NHL camps, the experience that they bring back will be very valuable to the Petes,” says Michael Oke, Petes general manager.
The training camps started on Monday.
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Peterborough Lakers Get First Mann Cup Series Victory In 12-6 Win
/The Peterborough Century 21 Lakers get on the board with a Mann Cup series win, beating the Langley Thunder 12-6 at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on Monday.
Lakers defenseman Matt Gilray (left) after scoring on a breakaway in transition as he got away from Langley Thunder captain Connor Robinson (right). This was Gilray’s first goal of the Mann Cup finals. Photo courtesy of Jeramie Bailey and the Peterborough Century 21 Lakers.
The win makes it 2-1 in favour of the Thunder in the best-of-seven series as Langley won the first two games.
The Cattoni brothers, Holden and Taite, led the Lakers with 12 points between them.
“We came out with a little bit more energy and played a little better and a little smarter,” said Holden Cattoni. “This was a must-win game for us.”
Both teams alternated between goals but Langley led 3-2 after the first period.
The Lakers clamped down defensively while starting their own fireworks show offensively for the rest of the game. They outscored the Thunder 5-1 in the second and again in the third, 4-2.
Curtis Dickson led Langley with four points (1 goal and 3 assists). Captain Connor Robinson had a pair of goals while Frankie Scigliano made 37 saves on 49 shots.
Game four is Tuesday night at the Memorial Centre with Game 5 set for Wednesday.
Lakers scoring leaders:
Holden Cattoni (5-3)
Taite Cattoni (3-1)
Joe Resetarits (2-3)
Paul Dawson (1-0)
Matt Gilray (1-0)
Mark Matthews (0-3)
Shawn Evans (0-2)
Thomas Hoggarth (0-1)
Cory Vitarelli (0-1)
Bryce Sweeting (0-1)
Matt Vinc: 35 saves
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Peterborough City U13 Girls Triumphant At Durham Regional Soccer League Champions
/The Peterborough City U13 Girls secured the win in the Tier 1 division of the Durham Regional Soccer League Championships at Herrema Fields in Uxbridge this past weekend.
Top Row (L-R): Nicole Plunkett (Assistant Coach), Kathryn Murphy, Lily Papageorge, Kayla Leeson, Sydney Smith, Sophie Snajdr, David Bartleman (Head Coach), Elaina Wilson, Brynne Bartleman, Payton Rogers, Lily-May Borges, Bridgette Powers, Nick Powers (Assistant Coach) Bottom Row (L-R): Danika Jacobs, Taylor Bidgood, Lyla Simpson, Charlotte Donaldson, Ellie Lewington, Gabrielle Savoy, Grace Plunkett, Allie Hamilton. Photo courtesy of David Bartleman.
The pressure was on as the girls needed either a win or a tie to claim that first place title in the Tier 1 division of this championship.
A 2-0 win over the North Durham United Football Club put the team in first. Grace Plunkett scored both game goals, adding to her season total of 19 and earning her third place in league scoring. Ellie Lewington finished the season with 9 shutouts the most among all teams in the League.
The league this year was a combined league consisting of both U13 and U14 Girls.
Peterborough City finished the year with a record of 11 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, scoring an astounding 46 goals and conceding only 18.
Hometown PTBO: Ted Higgins On Becoming Mr. Lacrosse
/This week on Hometown PTBO, Pete Dalliday speaks to Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame member, Ted Higgins about growing up in Peterborough through the decades and his ongoing love of lacrosse.
Lost Luggage Leaves Fleming Fire Combat Member With No Equipment At National Championships
/Liam Cole, a Fleming College graduate and member of the Fleming Fire Combat Team, arrived in Calgary on Wednesday for the National FireFit Championships, only to find that his luggage - with all of his equipment - had gone missing.
Photo courtesy of Linda Langlois.
“He has worked so hard to be in this,” said Linda Langlois, Cole’s grandmother. “This is his first time travelling by himself, he’s 19, it’s 2:30 in the morning in the airport, he’s scrambling.”
The competition began on Wednesday and will run until Sunday.
Cole qualified to compete in Calgary after crushing his personal best at the Oshawa Regionals in August.
To compete in these competitions competitors must wear full bunker gear which they supply themselves.
“He’s been borrowing gear from anyone who isn’t competing, which will cause issues when group races begin,” said Adam Cole, Liam’s father.
In addition to not having equipment for his competition, Cole is also missing all of his personal items and is now dealing with the stress of potentially losing thousands of dollars of equipment.
“Liam went into that first day of competition with five hours of sleep, no gear and no clothes.”
Adam says he has been back and fourth with Lynx Airlines since Liam landed in Calgary, trying to locate his luggage. He waited on hold for over an hour, spoke with a representative for two hours and has still received little to no help.
He has also has been in contact with the Calgary Airport, who he says has been helpful but unsuccessful in getting answers and has spoken with Toronto Pearson Airport with no success.
“It’s hard to understand that they can’t even give us an idea of where it was forgotten or the last time it was seen,” said Adam. “Luggage is tagged, it gets scanned, how does no one know where it is?”
Liam flew from Toronto Pearson to Calgary International Airport via Lynx Airlines.
Langley Thunder Arrives In Peterborough To Face Lakers In Mann Cup Championship
/The annual Mann Cup luncheon and press conference was hosted at the Holiday Inn on George Street to kick of the Mann Cup, ahead of Game one on Friday.
Doug Luey, Lacrosse Canada Convener. Photo by Luke Best.
Langley Thunder players and coaching staff arrived from British Columbia and were welcomed to Peterborough by Century 21 lakers players and staff.
Hosted by Pete Dalliday, speakers included Doug Luey , Lacrosse Canada Convener and coaching staff from both teams.
In a motivating, powerful speech by Luey, he reminded players of the grit required to play lacrosse.
“In my humble opinion, lacrosse is Canada’s only national sport,” he said.
He reflected with the crowd on the past two years of COVID-restrictions, which saw the Mann Cup canceled for the first time ever and noted that even during World War Two a champion team was named.
As the Lakers chase their fourth Mann Cup win in a row, Luey congratulated both teams and officially kicked off the Mann Cup festivities.
"This is shaping up to be on of the best Mann Cup championships of all time,” he said. “You will go down in history.”
Game one begins Friday with the opening faceoff at 8 p.m.
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Petes And Emterra Partner To Host Clean Community Cup Encouraging Minor Hockey Teams To Be Environmentally Conscious
/The Peterborough Petes have partnered with Emterra to host the 2022-23 Clean Community Cup to encourage local minor hockey teams to make a positive impact on the environmental well being of their community.
File photo.
