Port Hope's Owen Beck Lends a Hand In Canada's 6-2 Win Over USA; Advance to Gold Medal Game

Port Hope’s Owen Beck and Team Canada are headed to the gold medal game at the 2023 World Junior Championship after a 6-2 win over the United States at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax on Wednesday.

Canada scored six unanswered goals after letting in thei first two to the United States. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE OHL.

The Montréal Canadiens’ prospect recorded an assist — his first point of the tournament — on Brandt Clarke’s goal roughly halfway through the third period.

Beck made a cross-crease pass to Adam Fantilli after scooping up a loose puck on a defensive zone turnover from the USA. Fantilli’s shot was blocked but ended up in the hands of Clarke and Los Angeles Kings prospect to snipe it top shelf for the 5-2 lead.

Beck was a late call-up to the team on New Year’s Day after Colton Dach was out of the tournament due to an injury.

Beck was invited to the World Junior Selection Camp for Team Canada but did not make the final roster at the time.

The Peterborough-born forward did not register a point in Canada’s win over Slovakia in their 4-3 overtime thrilling win.

Canada faces Czechia on Thursday night for the gold medal. Czechia dealt Canada’s only tournament loss 5-2 on opening day (Boxing Day).

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Lakefield Jr. C Chiefs Acquire Defenseman From the Schomberg Cougars For a Player Development Fee

The Lakefield Jr. C Chiefs have acquired Brenner Boddy from the Schomberg Cougars in exchange for a player development fee announced on Wednesday night.

The 18-year old was born in Keswick, is 185 pounds and stands in at 5’11”. Photo courtesy of the Lakefield Jr. C Chiefs.

The defenseman played 12 games this season with one goal and four assists, totalling five points.

He is known to be a physical player with a hard shot.

The team’s game is against the Georgina Ice on the road this Friday.

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Nominations Open For Kraft Hockeyville To Win $250,000 In Arena Upgrades

The annual Kraft Hockeyville contest nominations are open to anyone to select their city and arena to win $250,000 and host an NHL pre-season game announced on Sunday.

File Photo.

Last year, Douro-Dummer reached the final four to get upgrades for the Douro Community Centre. While they did not succeed in winning, they did win $25,000 for arena upgrades. Last year, Sydney, N.S. won the top prize, beating our Douro-Dummer; Princeton, B.C. and Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que.

The cooling plant at the community centre located in Warsaw failed last year so the Douro Dukes Hockey Association — comprising 19 teams — operated out of one arena and four dressing rooms during that time.

The alternative dressing rooms often used for girls playing on mostly boys’ teams, we inadequate, practically considered closets according to Kerri Riel, Douro Minor Hockey Association (DMHA) secretary in a prior PTBOCanada interview.

The Kraft Hockeyville competition begins with the ‘Nominate and Rally’ phase, where community members take actions like sharing on social media and submitting photos’ on the Hockeyville site to earn points.

Nominated communities can earn ‘Rally Points’ in order to help qualify for the top four and ultimate winner. They account for 20 per cent of the community’s score.

• Submit a nomination story - 10 points

• Share on Twitter using the share button - Five points

• Add photos of your arena - Three points

• Add a note - One point

• React with emojis to nominated stories and photos - One point

Nominations can be done at Kraft Hockeyville’s official website with the deadline at Feb. 19 at midnight. The grand prize winner is being announced on Apr. 1.

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Peterborough Minor Petes Alumnus Tyler Savard Traded To Barrie Colts

Peterborough Minor Petes alumnus Tyler Savard has been traded to the Barrie Colts from the Soo Greyhounds in exchange for four draft picks announced on Tuesday.

Tyler Savard is son of Marc Savard, head coach for the Windsor Spitfires and won the Stanley Cup with the Boston Bruins in 2011. Photo courtesy of the OHL.

The Greyhounds are receiving the following picks from Barrie:

• Second-round pick (2024)

• Third-round pick (2025)

• Third-round pick (2026)

• Fourth-round pick (2024)

Savard spent the 2017-18 season with the Peterborough Petes U15 AAA and the U16 team the following season.

He suited up in 30 games for the Greyhounds this season with 30 points (nine goals, 21 assists) and 70 penalty minutes.

Savard participated in the Philadelphia Flyers development camp this past summer.

“Tyler is someone we identified as being a player who can step into our lineup and make a difference,” said Marty Williamson, Colts head coach and general manager. “He’s a tough player to play against and has the skill set to go along with it. We feel Tyler will be a great addition to our team and we’re excited to start working with him.”

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Peterborough Petes Keep Rolling With 5-3 Road Win Over the Defending-Champion Hamilton Bulldogs; Extending Winning Streak to Six

The Peterborough Petes extended their winning streak to six games as they defeated the defending OHL-champion Hamilton Bulldogs on the road in a 5-3 win at the FirstOntario Centre on Tuesday.

The Peterborough Petes are on a six-game winning streak after being on a five-game losing streak. Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Petes.

The Petes quickly got on the board as Sahil Panwar scored just 1:07 into the game getting his own dump-in behind the net and ricocheting it off of Bulldogs goalie Tristan Malboeuf’s pad and into the net.

Donovan McCoy got his first goal of the season four minutes later as he threw it at the net and deflected it in for a 2-0 lead. Avery Hayes got Hamilton on the board late in the period, scoring his league-leading 27th goal of the season to make it 2-1 into the second.

The second period was all Peterborough as J.R. Avon tacked on a short-handed goal on a breakaway at the seventh-minute mark for a 3-1 lead. Peterborough had a buzzer-beater moment as Avon fed Sam Mayer and ripped a one-timer past Malboeuf as the buzzer went. After review, the goal was determined to cross the line before time expired and it as 4-1 into the third.

Just like the first period, Panwar wasted no time for the Petes ashe scored again just 1:15 into the period. Hamilton made things interesting scoring two straight goals from Marek Vanacker and Artem Grushnikov to make it 5-3. Hamilton appeared to have scored at the final second but the goal did not beat the buzzer and was disallowed as Peterborough hung on for the win.

The Petes return home to the Peterborough Memorial Centre on Thursday to take on the Owen Sound Attack on Bell Let’s Talk night. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.

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Ladies Curling Team Go Undefeated In Runback U18 Curling Championships; Qualify For Provincials

Team Langford finished off 2022 on a winning note as they went undefeated at the Canadian Junior Cup U18 Runback Championship at the Oshawa Curling Club in Oshawa in a three-day tournament concluding on Sunday.

(From left to right) coach Dave Levecque, Jordan Graham, Hillary Brown, Toula Pappas and Katelin Langford. Photo courtesy of Dave Levecque.

Coached by Dave Levecque, the team consists of Jordan Graham, Hillary Brown, Toula Pappas, Katelin Langford (with the latter two from Peterborough).

They won their first and only match of Tuesday against Team Sone in an 8-3 win, scoring three points in the fourth and sixth end.

The team steamrolled Team Barrack in their second match on the second day in a 15-1 blowout win, scoring five, two, four and four points in the first four ends.

Team Wrigley made it close as Langford’s next opponent of the day, with the former, holding a 3-1 lead after five ends. Langley came back with three points in the sixth end and capped an insurance marker for one more point in the seventh for the 5-3 win.

Their final opponent before the playoffs was a close one as Team Leung tested Langford’s poise with a 4-4 tie into the eighth and final end. Langford was able to escape with a point to win 5-4.

Their semifinal playoff matchup against Team Sone was another rout, winning 7-1 to advance to the finals.

They finished off their undefeated tournament, defeating Team Leung in an 11-2 convincing fashion with five points in the seventh end.

The team is competing next in Cornwall for the Ontario Winter Games Last Chance Qualifier from Friday to Sunday. They’ll return to Oshawa for the Ontario Provincial Championships from Jan. 12 - 16. The winner of that event will represent Ontario at the National Championship in Timmins on Feb. 5 - 11.

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Team Canada Moves to Semifinals in 4-3 Overtime Win Against Slovakia; Peterborough Pete Brennan Othmann Gets Assist

Team Canada had a close call at the 2023 World Junior Championships (WJC) but they won in overtime against Slovakia, 4-3; Peterborough Petes’s Brennan Othmann got an assist in the winning effort.

Othmann had two goals and one assist during the round robin portion of the tournament. Photo courtesy of the Peteborough Petes.

Canada was drawn against the second-seeded Slovaks from Group B and played at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax on Monday night.

Othmann’s assist came on the power play in the second period as Connor Bedard fed him a pass just outside the far-side faceoff circle. Othmann made a cross-crease pass to Dylan Guenther for a one-timer goal for a 2-0 lead.

The game eventually went into overtime with a 3-3 tie as Slovakia was able to overcome the two-goal deficit, midway through the third period.

Overtime saw magic from Bedard as he deked through the entire Slovenian team and scored for a 4-3 thrilling win.

“Connor is just something special,” explained Othmann. “He put on a show. Every game he put on a show in overtime and you get there on the ice, it’s nerve-wracking but it’s exciting. He can control those emotions better than anyone I know.”

Canada will face the top-seeded United States of Group B on Thursday night.

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Connor Lockhart Gets Hat Trick In Peterborough Petes 6-1 Win Over Rival Oshawa Generals; Extend Winning Streak to Five

2023 is off to a nice start for the Peterborough Petes as they extended their win streak to five, defeating their rival Oshawa Generals on the road in a 6-1 win at the Tribute Communities Centre on Sunday.

The Petes won their Dec. 29 game in a 6-2 win against the Kitchener Rangers as their last game fo the year. Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Petes.

Johnathan Melee opened the game’s scoring in the first period's final minute, redirecting a Konnor Smith pass for a 1-0 Petes lead into the second.

Connor Luckhardt took over the game for the Petes, scoring a natural hat trick in the second period. He rang off three straight goals in less than eight minutes to give Peterborough a commanding 4-0 lead. Generals’ Joseph Serpa scored on the power play to the deficit to 4-1 and broke the shutout into the third.

Melee tacked on his second of the game on a Chase Stillman rebound three minutes into the third. Tucker Robertson added insult to injury with a late-period goal as the Petes walked away with a 6-1 win to start the new year.

The Petes finish a three-game road trip in Hamilton to play the defending OHL-Champion Bulldogs on Tuesday with puck drop scheduled for 7:00 p.m.

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Peterborough Pete Brennan Othmann Scores First Point For Team Canada In World Junior Championships In 11-0 Win

Peterborough Petes’s Brennan Othmann registered his first point for Team Canada for the 2023 World Junior Championships (WJC), getting an assist on a Dylan Guenther power play goal against Austria on Thursday.

Othmann got his first point on Team Canada’s 14th goal of the tournament. Photo courtesy of the Peteborough Petes.

Othhman’s assist was dazzling as his back was at Austrian goalie Benedikt Oschgan in front of the net during the play.

The Peterborough Pete made a backhanded pass between his legs after receiving a pass from Connor Bedard. The pass crossed the crease and allowed Guenther to score on a one-timed shot for the 1-0 lead, 14:08 into the game.

Canada eventually routed Austria in an 11-0 win, improving their record to 2-0-0-1. The team has allowed seven goals in three games while scoring 24.

Canada’s next game is against undefeated Sweden on Saturday with 6:30 p.m. EST as puck drop.

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Peterborough Petes Dominate Mississauga Steelheads In 5-1 Win; Extend Winning Streak to Three

The Peterborough Petes showed no signs of rust over the holiday break, extending their winning streak to three games as they dominated the Mississauga Steelheads in a 5-1 win at the Peterborough Memorial Centre (PMC) on Thursday.

It has been two weeks since the Peterborough Petes played thier last game as they came off a two-game win streak heading into thier game against Mississauga. Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Petes.

The Steelheads were without their captain Ethan Del Mastro and starting goalie Alessio Beglieri who are at the World Juniors. While Brennan Othmann (Canada) and Brian Zanetti (Switzerland) of the Petes are out for the same tournament.

J.R. Avon forced a turnover that let Tucker Robertson feed Connor Lockhart for a goal, 5:21 into the game for a 1-0 lead for Petebrorough. Two minutes later, Lockhart set up Avon while shorthanded to give the Petes a 2-0 lead. Mississauga retaliated just under five minutes later on the power play as Jake Uberti put the Steelheads on the board, making it 2-1 into the second.

Peterborough showed poise for the remainder of the game as Chase Stillman fished a puck from a scrum and backhanded it in for a 3-1 Petes lead. Mississauga put Petes goaltender Michael Simpson under siege with 22 shots in the period but stopped them all to maintain a Peterborough lead. With under a minute left in the period, Robertson and Avon capitalized on a two-on-zero breakaway with the latter scoring his second of the game, making it 4-1 into the third.

Jonathan Melee poked home his second of the season for a 5-1 Petes lead. Mississauga tried to save some pride in the final minute of the game on the power play but Michael Simpson made a highlight reel save, robbing Luke Misa of a one-timed shot that seemingly looking like a wide open net. Peterborough walked away with the last game of the calender year at the PMC with a win.

Petes defenceman Sam Mayer played his 100th career OHL game on the night. The Petes next game Friday against the Kitchener Rangers.

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