Peterborough Petes to Host PWHPA at First-Ever School Game

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The Peterborough Petes is one of four OHL teams to host a Professional Women’s Hockey Player’s Association (PWHPA) game at the Peterborough Memorial Centre (PMC) on Feb. 10 announced by the Ontario Hockey League on Wednesday.

Founded in 2019, the PWHPA features four teams comprised of 100 of the world’s best female hockey players and was formed with the goal of creating a sustainable league that provides equity, fairness, and opportunity in women’s professional hockey. Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Petes.

This will be the first-ever school game hosted by the Petes. It will contain top professional and Olympic women's hockey players, including Olympic and world champion Marie-Philip Poulin, Rebecca Johnston, Blayre Turnbull, Jessie Eldridge and more. The game is a part of the PWHPA Secret Dream Gap Tour and will feature Team Harvey’s (Montreal) taking on Team Scotiabank (Calgary). 

“Last year the Petes were proud to be the first OHL team to partner with the PWHPA, and to see that initiative expand to three additional OHL markets this season is really special,” said Burton Lee, Petes executive director of business operations. “Women’s hockey is thriving and the Petes are fortunate to have the best players in the world coming to our city to play in front of thousands of Petes Season Ticket Members and local school children.” 

Petes season ticket members and suite holders are entitled to complimentary PWHPA school day game tickets up to the number of season tickets in their regular season package.

Other tickets to the game are being held for schools in the Peterborough area and will not go on sale to the general public. 

All local schools are invited to attend the PWHPA game with discounted group tickets. The following school group opportunities are available:

  • Fundraising chuck-a-puck

  • National Anthem Program

  • Intermission games and activities

  • School Skate (pre-game or post-game)

  • PWHPA Autograph Sessions

  • Interactive curriculum-based activities

  • Women's and Girls' Hockey recognition

  • And more…

To organize school tickets, email tickets@gopetesgo.com, or call (705) 743-3681 ext. 6000.

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Free Two-Day Youth Hockey Camp Being Hosted By Overtime Hockey and Auto Connect Sales For Dec. 29 - 30

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Overtime Hockey Company and Auto Connect Sales have opened a draw for anyone to attend their third annual Holiday Stars Camp taking place on Dec. 29 and 30.

Photo courtesy of Overtime Hockey Company.

The draw is for 70 players to come to the free camp with all ballots to be submitted by Sunday at noon. Winners will be notified by email and posted online.

Anyone selected will receive two hours of on-ice lessons from OHC instructors and corresponding jerseys.

“Peterborough’s a hockey town and not everybody has an opportunity to afford it,” said Martin Templeman, Autoconnect Sales owner and president. “It’s tough enough to put their kids in hockey let alone in camps and learn extra skills and I thought it was a worthy cause. How many kids would love to do it but are not in a financial position to do it? If there’s a way you can help a kid in your own community, you do it.”

“It's a pleasure for us at Overtime Hockey Company to partner with Martin and Cheryl of AutoConnect for a third year by providing 70 local hockey players an amazing opportunity,” said Kaury Jones, Overtime Hockey Company co-owner. “Our partnership allows us the ability to give back to the hockey community who gives so much to local businesses and charitable initiatives.”

Age groups are divided by year, ranging from anyone born between 2011-2017.

Schedule:

  • (2017) 9 a.m. at OHC Center - Dec.29 and 30

  • (2016) 10 a.m. at OHC Center - Dec.29 and 30

  • (2015) 11 a.m. at OHC Center - Dec.29 and 30

  • (2014) noon at OHC Center - Dec.29 and 30

  • (2013) 1 p.m. at OHC Center - Dec.29 and 30

  • (2012) 2 p.m. at OHC Center - Dec.29 and 30

  • (2011) 3 p.m. at OHC Center - Dec.29 and 30

To register for the camp, click here.

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Peterborough Pete Brennan Othmann Selected to Team Canada For 2023 World Junior Championships

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Peterborough Petes’s Brennan Othmann has made the final roster for Team Canada for the 2023 World Junior Championships (WJC) in Moncton and Halifax announced on Monday evening.

Othmann currently leads the Petes in points with 35 in 26 games. Photo courtesy of the Peteborough Petes.

This is his second time representing Canada as he won a gold medal with the team on August 20 in overtime against Finland. The New York Ranger prospect recorded two goals and four assists for six points in six games in his first World Junior Championship. He has also represented Canada at the U18 and U17 levels, winning a gold medal at the 2021 IIHF World U18 Hockey Championships.

“We’re really excited for Brennan,” said Michael Oke, Petes general manager. “To represent Canada once at this event is a huge honour, to do it twice is an opportunity that not a lot of players get to experience.”

Othmann was acquired from the Flint Firebirds on Nov. 12 in exchange for Artem Guryev and three OHL Priority Selection picks. He joins Petes defenceman and Philadelphia Flyers prospect, Brian Zanetti who is representing Switzerland.

The Pickering-born forward becomes the third Pete to represent Canada at the WJC since 2010, along with Nick Ritchie in 2015 and Mason McTavish in 2022. The championships start on Dec. 26 with both Othmann and Zanetti in action for their respective countries. 

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Peterborough Pete Selected 2023 CHL/NHL Kubota Top Prospects Game

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Peterborough Petes’s Nick Lardis, has been selected to the 2023 CHL/NHL Kubota Top Prospects Game in Vancouver for Jan. 25 announced on Monday.

Photo courtesy of the PeterborougH Petes.

Lardis is joining 14 other Ontario Hockey League players selected to the event.

The second-year forward has scored 12 goals through 30 games this year. Lardis’s play has him recognized with a “B” rating in the NHL Central Scouting 22-23 Preliminary Players to Watch List on Oct. 25, which indicates he could be a potential second to third-round selection in the upcoming NHL Draft. The 2023 NHL Draft will take place at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. from June 28-29.

The Oakville-born player was originally selected by the Petes sixth overall in the 2021 OHL Priority Selection.

Lardis becomes the eighth Pete to be selected for the game in the last 10 years. The other seven include:

  • Nick Robertson (2019)

  • Hunter Jones (2019)

  • Dylan Wells (2016)

  • Matt Spencer (2015)

  • Nick Ritchie (2014)

  • Eric Cornel (2014)

  • Slater Koekkoek (2012)

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Peterborough Petes Defeat Sarnia Sting, 4-1; Snap Five-Game Losing Streak

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After suffering a 5-2 loss to the London Knights on Saturday, the Peterborough Petes rebounded and snapped their five-game losing streak on a back-to-back against the Sarnia Sting, 4-1, at the Progressive Auto Sales Arena on Sunday.

Peterborough natives Nolan Burke and Porter Martone was in the Sting lineup during the game. Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Petes.

The Petes coughed up the first goal only 2:55 into the game as Zach Filak picked up a rebound and beat goaltender Michael Simpson on a wrap-around to give Sarnia a 1-0 lead. The lead did not last long as 2:39 later, Jax Dubois picked up a rebound and beat Sting goalie Nicholas Surzycia to tie at 1-1. Sam McCue got his first career OHL point with the primary assist.

Jonathan Melee committed a slashing penalty, making the Petes shorthanded but that benefitted Peterborough as Tucker Robertson took advantage of a giveaway at the Petes blueline and nab his 13th goal of the season shorthanded for a 2-1 lead. It was the team’s first lead in five games. Four minutes later, Nick Lardis would bury a Jax Dubois rebound for a 3-1 lead into the third.

The Petes got into trouble committing six minor penalties in the third period but their special teams stood tall, killing off all five powerplays (one came from coincidental minor penalties). Sahil Panwar, fresh out of the penalty box, found Chase Stillman for a goal and a 4-1 lead that ended up being the final.

The Petes next game is Front Line and Healthcare Workers Nighthosting the defending OHL-champion Hamilton Bulldogs at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on Thursday.

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Hoops and Smiles At Special Olympics Basketball Championship Qualifier

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Giant smiles dawned on the faces of roughly 75 Special Olympic athletes on the court as they participated in the Special Olympics Ontario Basketball School Championships Qualifier at St. Peter’s Secondary School on Friday.

Mitchell McColl takes his shot from the base line with a little help. McColl is a former Easter Seals Ambassador. Photo by David Tuan Bui.

Holy Cross, Crestwood, TASSS, Fenelon Falls Secondary School, St. Thomas Aquinas and host St. Peter’s were the six participating schools taking part in the qualifier.

The opening ceremony consisted of volunteers, teachers and police escorting the athletes down the hallway and into the gymnasium in a grand entrance.

“Every one of those kids in that gym is a champion,” said Ernie Ellement, tournament co-organizer. “It's not about winning or losing. I hate that word, ‘losing.’ We have winners and non-winners. The bottom is, every single one of those kids, they're a winner because they're here, they're playing, they're having fun and that's what it's all about.”

At the end of the day, Special Olympics Ontario gathers the results of the qualifiers and determines what teams advance to the school provincial championships that will be held next spring.

The event is fresh off a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Seeing friends and being active is what Special Olympics athlete and St. Peter’s student Hannah Goode has been looking forward to as a seven-year veteran of the program.

“I know who I am because I love people a lot,” she explained. “I am one of the leaders, I am one of the examples, I'm a team captain and I'm a good teammate. I help my friends from the program if they need but also I like to help others that have disabilities.”

“Watch the student be a champion on the floor when they score a basket and watch how much they light up,” said Ellement. “You visually see the happiness within them and that's what it's all about.

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Peterborough Petes Comeback Bid Falls Short, Extending Losing Streak in 4-3 Loss

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After being down four goals, the Peterborough Petes almost had a comeback, losing to the Kitchener Rangers 4-3, at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on Thursday night.

Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Petes.

The loss extends Peterborough’s losing streak to four games and have yet to win a gam in December.

The Petes coughed up three goals in the first period as Carson Rehkopf got Kitchener on the board with a powerplay goal less than three minutes into the game. They followed that up with two more goals in 1:02 late in the period from Reid Valade and Roman Schmidt to give the Rangers a 3-0 lead going into the second period.

Valade continued where he left off scoring another goal beating Simpson but what looked a spectaular save outstretching from behind his back to get it with his glove. Further review determined that the puck crossed the line for a 4-0 Kitchener lead. Peterborough attempted to rally 68 seconds later as Tucker Robertson finally got Peterborough on the board and prevent the shutout. Chase Stillman got his turn 65 seconds later and cut the deficit to two entering the third period.

Four minutes into the third, Jack Van Volsen tacked on a powerplay goal to make it a one-goal game. The Petes peppered Rangers goalie Marcus Vandenberg with 15 shots in the period but could not solve him a second time in the third. The Petes got into penalty trouble with two in the final four minutes of the game, failing to achieve he comeback in a 4-3 loss.

Peterborough travels to London to take on the Knights on Saturday as their next game. The Petes have won the last three meetings between the two teams.

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Former Peterborough Petes Made NHL Debut With Toronto Maple Leafs in 4-0 Win Over the Dallas Stars

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Former Peterborough Petes Semyon Der-Arguchintsev made his NHL debut with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night in a 4-0 win over the Dallas Stars.

Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Petes.

The centreman got the start after being called up from the Maple Leafs’s AHL farm team, the Toronto Marlies to their injury-depleted team. The 22-year old skated 7:16 and had a +1 rating.

Der-Arguchintsev was drafted in the third-round from Peterborough by Toronto in 2018. He finished his OHL career with 12 goals, 63 assists and 75 points in 55 games during the pandemic-shortened 2019-20 season before graduating into the Leafs organization.

The Maple Leafs return to home at the Scotiabank Arena to play the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night.

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Three Petes' Including Brennan Othmann Selected To World Juniors Camp; Peterborough's Owen Beck Also Chosen

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Brennan Othmann, Brian Zanetti and Tommy Purdeller were Peterborough Petes named for Team Canada, Switzerland and Italy respectively for the upcoming World Junior Championship selection camps while Peterborough’s Owen Beck was also selected for Canada.

Othmann currently leads the Petes in points with 31 in 22 games. Photo courtesy of the Peteborough Petes.

Team Canada’s roster selection camp is at Moncton, NB from Dec. 9 - 12.

This is Othmann’s second opportunity to represent Canada at the World Juniors, playing in six games for Canada at the 2022 World Juniors. He scored twice and added four assists on his way to a gold medal. Othmann has also represented Canada at the U18 and U17 levels.

“You can't take anything for granted, he explained. "There's a lot of good players on this selection camp roster and on the team, there are a lot of good players; a lot of good players that are signed. It's all about how hard you compete and how hard you work.”

Beck was also selected for the same camp as Othmann. The Mississauga Steelheads and Montréal Canadiens prospect will be in his first World Junior tournament if selected.

“He's a really good player and he's a great shot,” said Othmann. "I believe he's in my agency as well so it's good to see guys like that going and (I’m) happy that he's able to get out there and play with some of the top guys.”

Zanetti is competing in his second World Junior Championship with the Swiss U20 team. In the 2022 World Junior Championship, he played in four games nabbing two assists. Zanetti is one of two NHL-drafted players on the Swiss team.

Purdeller is representing Italy for the second time at the U20 level, after winning gold and securing promotion for Italy in last year’s World Junior Championship Div 2A. The NHL Draft-eligible forward played five games in the 2022 tournament, scoring twice and adding three assists.

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Peterborough's Jordan Haynes Signs With Winnipeg's Valour FC

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Peterborough’s Jordan Haynes is headed to Winnipeg after he signed a contract with Valour FC of the Canadian Premier League on Monday.

his father Mark, mother Sandra and older brother Joshua own and operate family business ‘The Footing Guy’ which specializes in concrete foundations. Photo by David Tuan Bui.

The left back joins the team after spending the previous three seasons with Pacific FC, being the first Peterborough-born player to Canadian Premier League Soccer Championship.

Last season, Haynes played in 15 matches, with 882 minutes played.

Haynes has had international experience playing 12 matches for the U-20/U-17 Canadian squads. He earned a bronze medal win at the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, helping Canada qualify for the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

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