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Peterborough Petes Gun Down West-Leading Windsor Spitfires With Five Unanswered Goals For a 6-2 Win
/The Peterborough Petes flew higher than the West division-leading Windsor Spitfires with five unanswered goals en route to a 6-2 win at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on Thursday night.
The Petes are in second place in the East division with 61 points behind the Ottawa 67s. Photo courtesy of Kenneth Andersen and the Peterborough Petes.
The Petes had a tall order to fill as the Spitfires have been on a tear since acquiring the most recent fourth-overall pick and Seattle Kraken’s Shane Wright from the Kingston Frontenacs at the trade deadline. Winsdosr has been 9-0-1-0 in their last 10 leading the West with a playoff spot clinched.
The game started on the wrong foot for Peterborough as they allowed a shorthanded goal. Oliver Peer’s shot created a rebound chance for Nicholas DeAngelis to capitalize for a 1-0 lead for Windsor after the first.
Peterborough got redemption on their prior special teams blunder having a two-man advantage. Chase Stillman tipped a Gavin White point shot with a second before the first penalty expired for his eighth of the season and 50th of his OHL career. Windsor and league-leading scorer Matt Maggio got a feed from Wright for a breakaway chance and beat Petes goaltender Michael Simpson on the backhand for a 2-1 lead. In the last minute of the period, Peterborough in the dying seconds of the power play (yet again) saw Brennan Othmann feed J.R. Avon alone in front of the net, who deked around Windsor goalie Joey Costanzo and slipped it through for a 2-2 tie into the third period.
Peterborough took over in the final frame as Gavin White slapped a point shot that left a juicy rebound for Connor Lockhart to make it 3-2 for the Petes just under nine minutes in. putting away a rebound eight minutes in to give the Petes the lead. Donovan McCoy gave an insurance marker late in the game for Peterborough by going end-to-end and sniped in past Costanzo for the 4-2 lead. Avon added an empty netter for his second of the game and Konnor Smith added a point-shot goal for a 6-2 win and to hand Windsor their first regulation loss in February.
The Petes wrap up the season series with their rival, the Oshawa Generals on Friday on the road.
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Canadian Mental Health Association Teams Up With Peterborough Petes for Talk Today Game Night
/The Peterborough Petes and the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) are teaming up to host Talk Today Night during the Petes home game against the Windsor Spitfires Thursday night.
photo courtesy of the peterborough petes.
The game, presented by Syngenta and Grain Farmers of Ontario, will take place at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on Feb. 23 at 7:05 p.m. and will feature:
CMHA and Grain Farmers of Ontario tables in the concourse handing out information about Talk Today
Player content relating to Talk Today to be played and shared at the PMC on gameday
PA and video board announcements
A pre-game ceremony and a puck drop featuring representatives from CMHA and Grain Farmers of Ontario
Launched by CMHA Ontario in 2014 in partnership with the OHL, the Talk Today program has grown to become one of the most comprehensive sport mental health programs in Canada. Through Talk Today, CMHA branches across Ontario have been teaming up with their local OHL teams to educate and support their players on mental health and suicide prevention.
“The Talk Today program is an essential piece to reducing the stigma surrounding mental illness and encouraging players to access mental health support when needed. I’m proud to know the Talk Today program started here in Peterborough and to have been a part of it since it’s inception,” says Jack Veitch, manager of community engagement and education.
“Now, more than ever, it is important to talk about mental health; especially in sport. Game night’s like Talk Today provide a platform to speak about mental health and we’re proud to partner with CMHA, Syngenta, and Grain Farmers of Ontario to spread this important messaging and keep the conversation moving forward,” says Adam King, director of marketing with the Petes.
Tickets for the game are available by clicking here, or by contacting the PMC Grant Thornton Box Office in person or at (705) 743-3561.
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Kawartha Downs Announces New General Manager and Future Event Details
/The ownership and management of Kawartha Downs has introduced the new full-time general manager of Kawartha Downs Daniel D’Ercole at a press conference on Tuesday.
new general manager Daniel D’Ercole. Photo by Felicia Massey.
A Southern Ontario native, D’Ercole brings a strong education in Human Resources, Sports, Entertainment and Marketing that is bolstered by an MBA from Schulich School of Business. Over the last six years, D’Ercole has honed his skills in finance consulting, brand development, customer satisfaction and marketing strategy in a variety of roles.
He has a particular love of sports, notably hockey, and had an impressive career in the Ontario Junior Hockey League before shifting his focus to the business of entertainment.
This summer, Kawartha Downs Events plans to surpass expectations set by last year’s groundbreaking season as a premier event and entertainment centre. On May 20, Kawartha Downs will host its annual opening day celebration. The Lions Club classic car show will begin in the morning of opening day, kids activities in the afternoon and multiple bands will perform before harness racing post time of 7 p.m. The monster truck show June 3-4 will be the largest in the area.
“2022 was a record-breaker for Kawartha Downs and the surrounding community, and we are very proud of our last summer’s events,” said Richard Weldon, president of Kawartha Downs. “We got straight to work planning an evening bigger, more exciting season in 2023.”
The Country Music Festival on Canada Day Weekend has been highly anticipated by locals, and the entire artist lineup will be announced in the near future.
Recently details for the first ever Kawartha County Fair have been solidified. The fair will be a multiple day event consisting of your classic midway experience, a huge tractor pull, demolition derby and a concert featuring at least four local bands and a headliner. Kawartha Downs’ signature fireworks show will be put on every night of the fair.
“It is evident how tight-knit the surrounding community is with Kawartha Downs, and I plan on strengthening that relationship,” says D’Ercole. “As general manger, my priority is to implement strategic initiatives that will create a connection with people and businesses, and a connection to this community.”
“I know this venue has the potential to host some of Ontario’s largest events, and it is my goal to make Kawartha Downs one of the most successful destinations for entertainment in Ontario,” he continued.
For more information visit the website.
Peterborough Petes Earn Second Consecutive Shutout In 4-0 Win Over the Sudbury Wolves On Family Day Next Gen Game
/The Peterborough Petes posted a second consecutive shutout, defeating the Sudbury Wolves 4-0 on a Monday matinee game at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on the Family Day Next Gen Game.
The Peterborough Petes followed Friday’s 3-0 shutout win with a 4-0 win over the Sudbury Wolves on Monday. Photo courtesy of Kenneth Andersen and the Peterborough Petes.
The Petes had some discipline problems incurring three straight penalties halfway through the first period. The penalty kill bailed them out and the game remained scoreless until the final few minutes of the period. Peterborough in the dying seconds of their powerplay saw Avery Hayes finding Gavin White at the point and rifled it home for a 1-0 lead going into the second.
The second period had Jonathan Melee make a cross-crease pass to Brian Zanetti who buried the one-timer for a 2-0 lead. Peterborough had another late-period goal with 13 seconds left in the frame as Jax Dubois won a faceoff that got to Chase Stillman. He ripped it at the net and got past Wolves goalie Nate Krawchuk for a 3-0 lead into the third period.
The third stanza saw Michael Simpson stop a 16-shot barrage, the highest shot total in a period from the Wolves this game to keep the game scoreless for Sudbury. J.R. Avon tacked on an empty-net goal to seal the 4-0 win for Peterborough.
The Petes remain on home ice for Talk Today night this Thursday for their next game against the Windsor Spitfires.
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Peterborough Petes Cough Up Late Goal To League Leader Ottawa 67s In 3-2 Loss
/The Peterborough Petes went toe to toe with the league-leading Ottawa 67s but came up short, coughing up a late-period goal for a 3-2 loss at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on Thursday night.
The Petes have lost three in a row and are 3-7-0-0 in their last ten games. Photo courtesy of Kenneth Andersen and the Peterborough Petes.
J.R. Avon opened the scoring 4:40 into the game, taking a stretch pass from Tucker Robertson used his speed to get behind Ottawa’s defence and got it past 67s goalie Collin Mackenzie for 1-0. Petes goaltender held his own, stopping all 14 shots that came his way going into the second period.
Ottawa quickly tied the game 1:54 into the period as Logan Morrison capitalized on a loose puck to make it 1-1 as the period’s only goal.
The first half of the third period saw no scoring but Sam Mayer rifled a point shot at 13:28 to give the Petes a 2-1 lead. It was short-lived as five minutes later, Ottawa applied heavy pressure at Peterborough’s net and Morrison dug out the puck from a scrum and got it in at an open net to tie the game. With just over a minute left, Cooper Foster was able to seal the win for Ottawa by batting a mid-air puck for the late lead and the 3-2 win.
The Petes travel to Kingston to take on the Frontenacs on Friday night. Peterborough remains in second place in the division, trailing 23 points to Ottawa. They stay ahead of Hamilton with three points but have one less game in hand.
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Peterborough's Nolan Burke Dazzles With Four-Goal Performance For Sarnia Sting
/Peterborough’s Nolan Burke led the Sarnia Sting to a 9-1 rout of the Guelph Storm with four goals at the Progressive Auto Sales Arena in Sarnia on Wednesday night.
Photo courtesy of the OHL.
His first goal came in the final minute of the opening period with a wrist shot that off the post and in, beating Brayden Gillespie and giving Sarnia a 3-0 lead.
He continued where he left off 8:31 into the period with a one-timed shot from just outside the faceoff dot for his second tally of the game. Burke capped off a hat trick in the dying two minutes of the stanza with a pass from Sasha Pastujov and one-timed it home from the slot for his third goal of the game.
Burke was not finished yet as Sarnia had a two-man advantage early in the third period. The Peterborough-born forward saw his wrist shot find the back of the net and in for his fourth of the game en route to a 9-1 win over the London Knights.
Burke was awarded the first star of the game honours with four goals on five shots on net and winning 15/20 faceoffs.
Belmont Lake's Cameron Spalding Makes First-Career Podium Appearance With Bronze In World Cup Snowboarding
/It was the first podium appearance for Belmont Lake’s Cameron Spalding as he finished third place with a bronze medal at the Calgary Snow Rodeo FIS Snowboard World Cup on Sunday.
The 17-year-old scored 77.33 to get the first World Cup medal of his career behind USA’s Dusty Henricksen and Spalding’s teammate Darcy Sharpe (who came first place). Spalding came first in the qualifier event held on Friday.
The Canadians snagged four of the six available medals during the event.
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Earlier this year, Spalding placed 44th in Switzerland and 16th in Mammoth Mountain just north of Los Angeles in World Cup events.
His performance ranks him 10th overall in the World Cup slopestyle standings with 75 points. Spalding also ranks 19th overall (as the top Canadian) in men’s park and pipe event standings with 111 points.
Peterborough Petes Dedicate Night to Fleming College In Partnership for Thursday's Game
/The Peterborough Petes are dedicating their game against the Ottawa 67s to Fleming College students, staff, faculty and alumni for this Thursday at the Peterborough Memorial Centre.
Fleming College president Maureen Adamson (right) with Peterborough Petes Mascot Roger (left). Photo courtesy of Fleming College.
Fleming’s past, present and future will be part of the ceremonial puck drop while global tourism student Lauren Mackay will sing the national anthem.
Students are hopping on busses to and from the Memorial Centre from the Sutherland and Frost campuses to attend the game with PA announcements addressing and recognizing the campus.
Fleming alumni are eligible and can obtain discounted tickets by emailing alumni@flemingcollege.ca. The college requests you include your full name and program when requesting tickets.
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Guelph Storm Down the Peterborough Petes, 5-3 With Three Unanswered Goals
/The matchup has been in the making since 2019 as the last time the Petes and Guelph Storm would play at the Peterborough Memorial Centre (PMC) but the visiting team mustered a 5-3 win Sunday afternoon.
Photo courtesy of Kenneth Andersen and the Peterborough Petes.
