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Peterborough Minor Petes Announce Coaches For 2023-24 Season
/The Peterborough Minor Petes (PMHC) have announced their coaches for the 2023-24 season from the U10 team to U18, released on Wednesday.
File Photo.
The following are the PMHC coaches for next season:
U10 - Chad Cavanagh
U11 - Bobby Christie
U12 - Brett Ormond
U13 - Wayne Clarke
U14 - Dave Dalliday
U15 - Ryan Watts
U16 - Jamie Hicks
U18 - Nathan Oke
PMHC says they thank everyone who applied to be a coach for next season.
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Peterborough Petes Defenceman Brian Zanetti Signs With Professional Swiss Hockey Team on Two-Year Deal
/Peterborough Petes defenceman Brian Zanetti has signed with the SCL Tigers of the Swiss National League club on a two-year deal and joins the club next season until 2025 announced on Wednesday.
Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Petes.
"My goal is still the NHL and I see the best option for my next step in development being with the SCL Tigers, as it is an ambitious training club," said Zanetti. "Lengthy discussions with all those responsible for the club convinced me that this was the best option for me.”
Zanetti,was born in Lugano, Switzerland,and was selected by the Philadelphia Flyers in the fourth round, 110th overall, in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. The Petes drafted him in the first round of the 2020 CHL Import Draft.
In 83 games as a Pete, he scored six goals and 25 assists for 31 points. Zanetti recently returned to Peterborough after playing for Switzerland at the 2023 World Junior Championships, where he recorded one assist in five games.
“We want to congratulate Brian on this accomplishment as he works to continue his hockey journey next season and beyond,” said Michael Oke, Petes general manager. “We look forward to continuing to assist in Brian’s development this season, with the ultimate goal of playing in the NHL.”
The SCL Tigers are a professional hockey team from Langnau im Emmental, Switzerland. Former Petes forward Jonathan Ang is also in the league with the EHC Kloten. He currently is 10th in league scoring with 34 points in 37 games.
"It is an important and strong sign for the Tigers organization that such a young and ambitious talent has chosen us,” said Pascal Müller, SCL Tigers Head of Sport.
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Former ECFC Captain Signs First Pro Contract With Islandic Soccer League
/Former Electric City Football Club (ECFC) captain Holly O’Neill is headed east as she signed her first professional soccer contract with Iceland’s Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyjar Football Club (IBV) of the Pepsi Max League announced on Tuesday.
O’Neill (left) was second in scoring for ECFC in their inaugrual year behind Kayla McQueen. PHOTO courtesy of Electric City Football Club.
The IBV women’s soccer team has won the Islandic Cup twice, in 2004 and 2017.
“Super excited to announce the signing of my first official professional football contract with IBV in the Pepsi Max League in Iceland Playing professionally had long been a dream of mine and I’m ecstatic to take this next step in my football career and see where it takes me,” said O’Neill in a tweet.
Super excited to announce the signing of my first official professional football contract with IBV in the Pepsi Max League in Iceland 🇮🇸 Playing professionally had long been a dream of mine and I’m ecstatic to take this next step in my football career and see where it takes me! pic.twitter.com/ia7tmw2tH8
— Holly O'Neill (@htoneill14) January 17, 2023
The 24-year-old attacker is from St. John’s, Newfoundland. As ECFC captain, she scored nine goals in 18 games, only second behind Kayla McQueen with 13.
In 2021, O’Neill led all scorers in the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) conference with 12 goals— including six game-winners, the most in Canadian Universities — in 12 regular-season contests. Her performances led to O’Neill being named an AUS First Team All-Star and the Conference’s Most Valuable Player.
At the National U Sports level, O’Neill’s great 2021 season at Memorial University saw her finish 3rd in the country in scoring, was selected as a First Team All Canadian and was nominated for U Sports Female Soccer Player of the Year.
O’Neill played her youth soccer for the St. John’s Soccer Club from 2006-2016 and also represented the Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial team from 2012-2016. She also played on Team Atlantic in 2013 and 2014.
Peterborough Petes Fall to Kingston Frontenacs From Strong Goaltending, 2-1
/Peterborough’s offence couldn’t solve Kingston Frontenacs rookie goalie, Mason Vaccari twice with 45 shots as the Petes lost 2-1 at the Peterborough Memorial Centre (PMC) on Monday night.
Photo courtesy of Kenneth Andersen and the Peterborough Petes.
The game was a make-up game rescheduled from Dec. 17 due to the passing of London Knight’s player Abakar Kazbekov.
Peterborough peppered Kingston and Vacarri in the opening period with 19 shots but Kingston wound up on the board first as Christopher Thibodeau tipped a point shot past Petes goaltender Michael Simpson for a 1-0 lead into the second.
Vaccari continued right where he left off, stopping another nine shots, shutting out Peterborough for a second straight period. Gregory Soto scored the only goal of the period on the powerplay to put Kingston up 2-0 into the third.
Dallas Stars prospect Gavin White broke the shutout for Peterborough under four minutes into the third as he went end-to-end and scored from a sharp angle to cut the deficit in half (his first goal as a Pete). Peterborough tested Vacarri heavily in the third with 17 total shots but the latter stood tall and shut the door for a Frontenacs 2-1 win. The Kingston netminder received first-star honours for his 44-save performance.
The Petes’s next game is Thursday when they host the rival Oshawa Generals at the PMC.
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Local St. Peter's Secondary School Student Signs Commitment to Virginia Women's Hockey Program
/Lynchburg, Va. is the next stop for 18-year-old St. Peter’s Catholic Secondary School (SPCSS) student Ava Flint this September as she signed a commitment to Liberty University and their hockey program on Monday.
Ava Flint (middle) fresh off signing her commitment to Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va. with her sisters Rhaea Flint (left) and Talia Flint (right) and her parents. She will be attending the university for the 2023-24 school year in September. Photo by David Tuan Bui.
The signing was made at the SPCSS gymnasium in front of Flint’s family, friends and coaches.
“It's really overwhelming, it's been a long time coming,” explained Flint. “I've been playing hockey my whole life and this is what I always wanted to do, is go to university and play hockey.”
Flint has been playing hockey since she was three years old. She has played with the Central York Junior Panthers of the Ontario Women’s Hockey League for the past two seasons. She was a member of the Peterborough Novice Ice Kats up until Midget. In her final year (Midget) as an Ice Kat, she scored 13 goals and 17 assists in 59 games.
She plans to enroll in the University’s education program with being a physical education teacher as a possibility. She visited the campus in the fall and felt it was the best place to continue the educational and hockey phases of her life.
“I met with their team, all the players seem wonderful and I just think it'll be a great place to start my new pathway and I think it fits what's best for me,” explained Flint.
Flint is currently enrolled at SPCSS in Grade 12 on her victory lap.
Photos: Christopher Fee Cup Kicks Off 63rd Liftlock U11 Hockey Tournament
/Kicking off the 63rd Liftlock U11 Hockey Tournament, the first game of the tournament saw the Central Ontario Wolves AAA take on the Peterborough Petes Major AAA 4-0 for the Christopher Fee Cup at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on Friday morning.
The cup is a feature opening game against a visiting team against the host Petes team since 1997. Callum ‘Coach Cal’ Perks performed the ceremonial puck drop and helped present the post-game awards to the two teams. The Wolves defeated the Petes in a 4-0 shutout to win the 2023 Christopher Fee Cup.
The tournament features 87 teams in 11 divisions playing throughout 10 arenas in Peterborough and the Kawarthas.
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CMHA Hosting Eight-Hour Relay For Mental Health and Supporting Housing Program On Jan. 22
/The Canadian Mental Health Association Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge (CMHA HKPR) is hosting an eight-hour Ski Relay for mental health on Jan. 22 at the Kawartha Nordic Ski Club from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. announced on Friday.
Photo courtesy of Peterborough Kawartha Nordic Ski Club
The relay is in collaboration with Wild Rock Outfitters and Peterborough Kawartha Nordic Ski Club with the opening ceremonies prior to the relay.
Proceeds go towards CMHA HKPR’s Garden Homes Project through the Supportive Housing program. The project supports vulnerable individuals who are at risk of homelessness in the Peterborough area by providing affordable, small homes. Small, custom-built housing for individuals or small families within Peterborough.
“Much of our community has been challenged with access to affordable housing. Through the support of this fundraiser, we hope to develop creative solutions to a highly complex issue in our region,” says Mark Graham, CEO. “With low vacancy rates and many people facing homelessness, this initiative is needed now more than ever.”
“As a worker in Peterborough’s downtown, I walk from my home in East City on my commute to work and have seen the struggles of people experiencing homelessness. The Garden Homes Project will be a step forward in addressing the housing crisis in the area,” said John Hauser, ski relay organizer. “The relay seemed to be a great way to bring community together to raise funds for this much needed cause.”
The event includes food, music and games. You can register as an individual or as a team; or donate to the cause online. For more information contact event organizer John Hauser at johnh@wildrock.net.
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Petes Snap Eight-Game Winning Streak; Successful Homecoming For Peterborough's Nolan Burke
/It was the homecoming that Peterborough’s Nolan Burke wanted as he and the Sarnia Sting snap the Petes winning streak at eight with a 4-2 win at the Peterborough Memorial Centre PMC on Thursday.
Photo courtes of Kenneth Andersen and the Peterborough Petes.
