Applications Open For Steve Montador H.O.P.E Bursary For High School Students With Sports-Related Injuries

Applications for the Greater Peterborough Health Services Foundation (GPHSF) H.O.P.E. Bursary in honour of Steve Montador are open with the deadline on May 1 until midnight.

(from left to right) Mike Martone (H.O.P.E.), David Graham , Eliza Graham and Chad Cavanagh (H.O.P.E.). Eliza was last year’s recipient of the bursary. Photo courtesy of Vince Bierworth and GPHSF.

The bursary is for high school students that have a reduced academic workload due to the suffering effects of sports-related injuries and are transitioning into college or university.

All applicants will be reviewed by a committee consisting of H.O.P.E., Team 55, GPHSF, Your Family Health Team Foundation,and the Canadian Mental Health Association. All applicants will be notified of their status by May 16.

To be considered for the Bursary, you need to be:

• A student at a Peterborough City/County-based high school and registered in a first-year program at college/university

• Suffering from post-concussion syndrome sustained from a sports-related injury

• Be in satisfactory academic standing

• Have financial need

Students can apply for the bursary by downloading the registration form online.

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Peterborough Petes Sweep Sudbury Wolves After Winning Game Four, 4-2

The Peterborough Petes have become the first team to advance to the second round of the playoffs after sweeping the Sudbury Wolves in game four, beating them 4-2 at the Sudbury Community Arena on Wednesday night.

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE PETERBOROUGH PETES.

Sudbury found themselves with penalty trouble early giving the Petes a five-on-three two-man advantage under five minutes into the game. Connor Lockhart and Tucker Robertson made great passes to let Owen Beck score in the slot for a 1-0 lead. The Petes still remained on the power play after the goal however a blocked point shot resulted in a shorthanded breakaway for the Wolves as Landon McCallum sniped it past Michael Simpson for a 1-1 tie.

Peterborough looked to capitalize on the powerplay again early in the second period as Tommy Purdeller buried a rebound from a bad-angle by J. R. Avon to restore the Petes one-goal lead. The lead was short-lived again as Sudbury saw McCallum strike again from the faceoff dot for a 2-2 tie. With 7:57 remaining in the period, J.R. Avon took matters into his own hand, forcing a turnover slipped the puck past Kevyn Brassard on a partial breakaway to make it 3-2. Two minutes later, Tucker Robertson gave Peterborough some insurance as he made atoe drag deke around a defender and sniped one home for a 4-2 Petes lead into the third.

Sudbury tried to keep themselves in the game, making 12 shots but Simpson stood tall, stopping all of them as the Petes held on for the 4-2 win. It was the first time the Petes swept a series since Kingston in 2017.

Ticket details for Peterborough’s second-round home games will be announced once the opponent is determined and the schedule is released. Season ticket holders are the only way to guarantee seats at this time. A limited number of season tickets can still be reserved by contacting the Petes at (705) 743-3681 ext. 6000 or by emailing tickets@gopetesgo.com.

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Peterborough Petes Raise Over $20,000 For World Kidney Day For PRHC

The Peterborough Petes have raised a final total of $20,560.29 during their World Kidney Day fundraising campaign with proceeds supporting lifesaving delivery of dialysis treatment at Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) announced on Tuesday afternoon.

Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Petes.

The game was in recognition of Andrew Verner, Petes associate coach, who was diagnosed with glomerulonephritis in 1999 and received a kidney transplant on March 9, 2021, exactly two years before the fundraising game night. Verner and his wife Allison (who is an organ donor) was honoured at the ceremonial puck drop along with Dr. Vincent Cheung.

A silent auction featuring various pieces of signed NHL memorabilia and a donation page for Verner set up by the PRHC Foundation were ways the team had raised money towards the cause. Lynda Johnson and the Petes Booster Club also donated $3,000 to the cause on March 15.

The Petes look to sweep the playoff series Wednesday night for game four against Sudbury as the Wolves will have to muster a massive comeback to keep their postseason alive.

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Peterborough Petes Look to Sweep Sudbury Wolves With 3-0 Series Lead

The Peterborough Petes are one game away from a sweep after a 5-3 road win over the Sudbury Wolves to lead 3-0 the best-of-seven series at the Sudbury Community Arena on Tuesday night.

Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Petes.

Peterborough found themselves down early as three minutes into the game, David Goyette tacked home a juicy rebound to put the Wolves up 1-0. Peterborough’s woes appeared to continue with a roughing penalty from Konnor Smith. However, it ended up as a positive for the Petes as Avery Hayes took a slash from Quentin Musty during a breakaway and was awarded a penalty shot. The former Hamilton Bulldog made no mistake and beat Kevyn Brassard on the backhand for a 1-1 tie. Sudbury reclaimed the lead with a tip-in from Kocha Delic on a Musty point shot to make it 2-1 going into the second period.

Peterborough appeared that their penalty woes would continue as Hayes had an unsportsmanlike conduct minor (his second of the game). What seemed to be a curse was a blessing again for the Petes as they had an odd-man rush on the penalty kill and J.R. Avon sniped one past Brassard for a second-straight shorthanded goal for a 2-2 tie. Peterborough took advantage of Sudbury’s penalty trouble as Connor Lockhart pouned on a rebound from a Donovan McCoy slapshot for a 3-2 lead, their first of the night.

Peterborough built on their lead in the third period as Sudbury was trying to make a push. The Wolves had a point-blank one-timed shot against Michael Simpson but made the stop as the Sudbury fans thought it was a goal. Peterborough quickly counter-attacked as Chase Stillman scooped up the loose puck, fed it to Owen Beck and lasered it passed Brassard for a 4-2 lead. Hayes added an empty netter, and Sudbury scored late but the Petes earned a 5-3 win.

The Petes look to sweep the playoff series Wednesday night for game four against Sudbury as the Wolves will have to muster a massive comeback to keep their postseason alive.

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34th Annual OFAH Under the Lock Fishing Derby Returns to Peterborough

The Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (OFAH) Under the Lock Fishing Derby has returned for its 34th edition running from April 29 to May 7 at the canal near the Peterborough Lift Lock for anglers to real in fish for prizes announced on Tuesday.

THERE WERE 3,000 FISH DUMPED INTO THE CANAL LAST year TO LAUNCH The event. PHOTO BY DAVID TUAN BUI.

The youth derby begins on April 29 for children 15 and under. There are 500 tagged trout for instant prizes and a chance to win one of four grand prizes. The top prize fish prize of $1,000 goes to whoever catches Walter, an eight-to-ten-pound rainbow trout.

“Back by popular demand are early bird registration prizes, a hot dog lunch for the kids, and sponsored tagged fish with cash prizes for anglers of all ages to win,” said David Ryrie, OFAH youth education manager.

The all-ages derby in its second includes tagged fish with cash prizes sponsored by local businesses.

“We still have fish in need of a local sponsor that will both challenge anglers and offset the cost of the stocked Trout for the youth derby,” said Ryrie.

Registration is required for all participants. $15 for the first child, $10 for siblings, and $25 for adults. Tickets can be purchased online or in person at Peterborough Canadian Tire locations.

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Peterborough U16 AAA Petes Eliminated From OHL Cup After Semifinal Loss

The journey for the OHL Cup ended for the Peterborough U16 AAA Petes as they suffered a 4-2 loss to the Vaughan Kings in the semifinals of the playoffs at the Scotiabank Pond Rink in Toronto on Saturday night.

The Petes had a perfect penalty kill during round-robin play, sharing the honour with the Barrie Colts. Photo courtesy of the Peterborough U16 AAA Petes.

The Petes had qualified for the playoffs on tiebreakers with a 2-2 record of the Lindros Division to advance.

Their first opponent was a quarterfinal matchup against the Toronto Nationals who won their division with a 3-1 record.

Toronto drew first blood as Matthew Sarabando scored just over five minutes in for an early 1-0 lead. Peterborough countered quickly as Kaiden Harmon tied it up just 30 seconds after the first goal. The Petes were not done yet as Josh Avery tacked on another for Peterborough just under 90 seconds later for a 2-1 lead heading into the second.

Peterborough put Toronto’s goaltender James Meridith under siege. They peppered him with 14 shots in the period, the most of either team but the score remained the same going into the final frame.

Play was back and forth for almost 12 minutes until Kieran Riley tied the game for Toronto as the period’s only goal.

Overtime ran short as Harmon played the hero for Peterborough, scoring the game-winning goal with an assist from Lucas Moore to advance to the semifinals in a 3-2 win.

Wil McFadden got things started early for Peterborough against Vaughan, scoring 1:55 for a 1-0 lead. Things went downhill for the Petes as they allowed three consecutive goals from Carter Kostuch, Mason Kim and Vasily Serov respectively for a 3-1 deficit after the first period.

Peterborough kept themselves in the game, scoring the second stanza’s only goal from Cohen Bidgood to make it 3-2 into the third.

The Petes did all they could to tie the game, firing 13 shots to Vaughan’s four. Unfortunately, the Kings’s goaltender Aleksei Medvedev stood tall when it counted and stopped them all. Vaughan scored an empty-netter to punch their ticket to the OHL Cup championship as Peterborough was eliminated by a score of 4-2.

The 4-2-0 Vaughan Kings and 6-0-0 Toronto Jr. Canadiens will compete for the OHL Cup title on Monday. These two teams played each other in their first game of the tournament with the Canadiens winning in a 5-1 convincing fashion on Wednesday morning.

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Peterborough U16 AAA Petes Clinch OHL Cup Playoff Berth Despite Back-To-Back Losses

Despite losing their last two round-robin games, the Peterborough U16 AAA Petes are limping into the OHL Cup playoffs with a 2-2 record at the Scotiabank Pond Rink in Toronto on Friday.

The Petes had a perfect penalty kill during round-robin play, sharing the honour with the Barrie Colts. Photo courtesy of the Peterborough U16 AAA Petes.

The Petes shared their 2-2 record with the Mississauga Rebels and Northern Ontario Hockey Association in the Lindros Division of the OHL Cup but had won out on tiebreakers.

The Petes had a good start, winning two straight games against the Northern Ontario Hockey Association (4-1) and Don Mills Flyers (6-1) on Wednesday and Thursday respectively. Josh Avery, Wil McFadden and Kayden Buller scored a goal in each game while goaltender Masen Johnston rolled off back-to-back wins for Peterborough. The team rang off 10 consecutive goals during that two-game span.

Peterborough had a double-header on the final day of round-robin play, playing two games on Friday (one at 8:30 a.m. and another at 1:45 p.m.) before playoffs began.

Their third game was against the Waterloo Wolves and fell behind early, seeing a 2-0 deficit after 10:38 of play. Both teams traded goals since then up until 7:50 into the third period as Noah Vandenberg gave Waterloo a two-goal cushion, scoring and making it 5-3 late in the game. McFadden gave the Petes a jolt, scoring on the power play just over three minutes later to cut the deficit in half. Cohen Bidgood tied the game 1:38 later to make it 5-5 as overtime was required to determine a winner.

The victor was decided just under five minutes into the extra frame as the Wolves’s Brady Martin banged in his second of the game to give Waterloo a 6-5 overtime win over Peterborough.

The Petes played the Mississauga Rebels in a matinee game to round out their round-robin play. The Petes found themselves killing off a penalty but were rewarded with a shorthanded goal from Max Seon to go up 1-0. Peterborough conceded the next three goals from the Rebels early in the third period. The Petes mustered an empty-net goal thanks to Avery but it was too little, too late as they fell in a 3-2 loss.

The Petes start their playoff run against the Toronto Nationals in a quarterfinal matchup with puck drop at 11:45 a.m. on Saturday. The latter was the division leader in their round-robin bracket with a 3-1 record.

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Special Teams Give Peterborough Petes Give 4-2 Win Over Sudbury Wolves, Lead 1-0 In Playoff Series

The Peterborough Petes were scoring in multiple ways with their special teams and take game one in their first-round playoff series against the Sudbury Wolves in a 4-2 win at the Peterborough Memorial Centre (PMC) on Thursday night.

The Petes and the Wolves have met four times in the OHL Playoffs, with Peterborough winning all four matchups. Photo courtesy of Kenneth Andersen adn the Peterborough Petes.

Sudbury opened the scoring with an odd-man rush with a goal from Quentin Musty beating Petes goaltender Michael Simpson for a 1-0 lead. Peterborough struggled to find the back of the net after 16 shots, unable to solve Kevyn Brassard. As things looked worse for Peterborough after getting a late penalty from Donovan McCoy in the last minute of the period, Jonathan Melee turned the momentum around. Avery Hays forced a turnover and Melee scooped up the loose puck. He fired a shot that was blocked and went wide but bounced back to him and buried it, shorthanded with three seconds left to tie the game at 1-1. The Petes would lead in shots 17-8, their most in a period this game.

Sudbury struck again on the odd-man rush as David Goyette fed Matthew Mania for a one-timer that got past Simpson again to restore their one-goal lead, 2-1. The Petes came close on several occasions but hit the post multiple times in the period. Peterborough appeared to be in trouble again as they had a delayed penalty call against them that became the game’s turning point. Musty retreating in his own zone passed the puck intended for Jakub Chromiak. The latter failed to corral it and have it slip into the net for an own goal in an incredibly strange sequence. Melee was credited for the score, his second of the night.

The Petes took over in the third period as they capitalized on their powerplay opportunity. Hayes scored on a one-timer with a pass from Brennan Othmann behind the Wolves’ net to make it 3-2. Hayes added an empty netter as the dagger for a 4-2 Petes win. Michael Simpson stopped 26 of 28 for his first career playoff victory as the Petes lead the playoff series 1-0 in a best-of-seven series over Sudbury.

The Petes stay at home for game two on Friday night at the PMC against the Sudbury Wolves with the puck drop at 7:05 p.m.

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Two Local Girls Competing In OWHL U22 Elite Hockey Championships As Underagers

It’s a massive call-up for 15-year-olds Molly Farace and Avery Johnston as they are participating in the Ontario Women's Hockey League U22 Elite Hockey Championships as underage players in a three-day tournament from Friday to Sunday at the Westwood Arena in Etobicoke.

Johnston (left) and Farace (right) have played against each other three times. Photos courtesy of Molly Farace and Avery Johnston.

Farace is a right-winger and is playing for the Whitby Wolves in Pool A while Johnston, also a right-winger is with the Central York Panthers in Pool C.

Both girls took the leap in age groups, skipping U18 (Midget) and going straight to U22.

“It's definitely a big jump from where we came,” explained Farace. “The physicality and the pace of the game change so much. It's a big thing to adapt to.”

“I feel I'm definitely a lot more comfortable at the end of the season than at the start,” said Johnston. “I grew up playing hockey playing with all my best friends. We became a family but then I went to a whole new team of older girls. I was so nervous but they treat me like their younger sister.”

They are continuing to develop their skills as they face stiffer competition with U22 women but they understand that this tournament is going to be a significant learning experience heading into Etobicoke.

“I hope I learn new skills and when I'm playing against them, I'll take away things from them,” explained Johnston. “I definitely want to play my own game but adapt and expand my game. We just need to see if we can handle to pressure of the weekend.”

“I just need to play my game and do what I'm best at to perform this weekend,” said Farace. “The results will take care of themselves.”

The opportunity to play with the U22 women is still surreal to both girls as they have been waiting for this opportunity to play at a high level of hockey.

“I would always get nervous from getting cut from the Midget team because I'm so much younger,” said Johnston. “Growing up and pushing myself to be able to be in this situation, now I realize how much it paid off and looking back, it's just great to be here.”

Farace’s goal is to eventually play for a provincial or national team while Johnston wants to get a scholarship to play hockey or lacrosse abroad and make a national team.

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Peterborough Hockey Association Sending Seven Teams to OMHA Championships

The Peterborough Hockey Association (PHA) has the most successful season in their history; sending 7 teams to represent the Maroon and White at OMHA Championship Tournaments.

photo courtesy of pha, facebook.

Over the next two weekends, 7 teams will compete at the OMHA Championship Tournament. The PHA congratulated and wish the best of luck to all the players for their hard work and dedication, and to the coaching staffs for their relentless efforts in development and commitment to their team’s success.  

“We’ve placed second in Lakeshore for sending teams to Whitby, who actually has two teams in almost every division and they sent 11. We have half as many teams and still sent 7, so we’re really happy with our season this year,” explained PHA president Mike Heffernan.

Pete’s teams at the OMHA Championship Weekends: 

U10AA Date: March 31-April 2. Location: Kingston  

U13 AA Date: March April 7-9. Location: Kingston  

U14BB Date: March 31-April 2. Location: Windsor  

U14AA Date: April 7-9. Location: Kingston  

U15A Date: March 31-April 2. Location: Whitby  

U15AA Date: April 7-9. Location: Kingston  

U16A Date: April 7-9. Location: Whitby  

The Association also congratulated the U15AA and U16 A teams and staff as they placed first and captured the Lakeshore Championships banners for their respective divisions. 

“It feels great, especially coming out of COVID and trying to build these programs and the kids back up. It’s great to have Peterborough represented so well, it shows the success and dedication of all the players and coaches,” concluded Heffernan.

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