Dean Porter Becomes New President of Peterborough Lakers Alumni

Former Junior and Senior Laker Dean Porter has been appointed the new President of the Peterborough Lakers Alumni announced on their Facebook on Wednesday.

Porter is the owner of Mattress Outlet and More. Photo courtesy of Peterborough Lakers Alumni.

“I look forward to this role in honouring the past, present, and future generations within the Lakers family,” said Porter. “I am eager to continue being part of this organization and seeing what more we can achieve together.”

The former Laker goaltender takes over Jamie Batley who served as the club’s president for several years.

”We would like to thank Jamie Batley for his years of service to the board,” stated the Peterborough Lakers Alumni in a Facebook post. “Jamie will continue to support the alumni in other ways which we look forward to.”

“Thank you to Jamie Batley for all his dedication and hard work over the years,” added Porter. “Also a thank you to Bruce Ogilvie for his everlasting positive impact.”

With Porter taking over as president, roles have been shuffled within the organization. Pete Dalliday becomes vice president, Howie Stevenson remains as chairperson of fundraising, Sandra Ansell as treasurer and Liz Clancy as Webmaster. The board is adding three new members next week according to their Facebook post.

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Peterborough's Porter Martone Helps Canada With Two-Point Game To Rout Slovakia, 14-4; Canada Defeats Switzerland 5-0 in Final Preliminary Game

Porter Martone get two points to help Team Canada rebound from their opening game loss with a 14-4 rout of Slovakia at the Hlinka-Gretzky Cup at the Zimny stadion Trencin in Trencin, Slovakia on Tuesday.

Canada continued their momentum beating Switzerland 5-0 to finish their preliminary games before the playoffs on Wednesday morning.

Porter Martone, Assistant captain (left); Berkly Catton, captain (middle) and Sam Dickinson, assistant captain (right) for Team Canada in this year’s Hlinka-Gretzky Cup. Photo courtesy of Hockey Canada.

After a two-goal period and shutting down the Slovaks in the first period, Canada played like a team possessed, scoring six goals in the period to their opponent’s three. Martone got the secondary assist to Canada’s fourth goal of the period, scored by Cayden Lindstrongand the primary helped to Henry Mews.

Canada continued their offensive juggernaut with another six goals to finish the game with 14 goals to Slovakia’s 4. Martone put the cherry on top, scoring the final goal of the game with 21 seconds left in regulation.

Martone did not register a point in Canada’s 5-0 shutout over Switzerland on Wednesday morning. That gives Canada a 2-1 record to finish the preliminaries.

Playoff brackets have not been established at the publication of this article. Canada is in Group B with Switzerland, Finland and Slovakia.

Switzerland shares a 2-1 record with Canada but lost to each other in the head-to-head matchup. Finland is 1-1 and plays Slovakia at 1 p.m. The former has the head-to-head matchup win over Canada. Slovakia has already been eliminated from the playoffs with a winless 0-2 record.

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Peterborough Roller Derby Home Finale 'sPARDacus' Double-Header Set For Aug. 12

Peterborough Area Roller Derby (PARD) is rounding out their final home game of the season with their double-header event ‘sPARDacus!,’ set for Aug. 12 at the Douro Arena, announced on Tuesday.

File photo.

PARD is taking on the South Simcoe Roller Rebels with the second game of the double-header featuring the Durham Region Roller Derby vs. Nipissing Roller Derby. 

Doors open at 3:30 p.m. with the first game starting at 4 p.m. with the second game at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance by sending an e-transfer to ptboareard@gmail.com or $15 at the door. Kids under 12 are free and is a family-friendly event.

PARD is seeking volunteers, and officials (skating or non-skating) and has space available for vendors.

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Peterborough's Porter Martone and Team Canada Off to Rough Start at Hlinka-Gretzky Cup

Porter Martone and Team Canada are not having the start they envisioned as they lost 9-6 to Finland at the Hlinka-Gretzky Cup at the Zimny stadion Trencin in Trencin, Slovakia on Monday afternoon.

Porter Martone, Assistant captain (left); Berkly Catton, captain (middle) and Sam Dickinson, assistant captain (right) for Team Canada in this year’s Hlinka-Gretzky Cup. Photo courtesy of Hockey Canada.

Canada looked strong, scoring the first three of four goals in the first period. Finland scored with three minutes left to make it a one-goal game to make it 3-2 going into the second.

Finland surged with three straight goals to open the middle frame to have a 5-3 lead over Canada. Martone got himself involved in the score sheet, getting the secondary assist on a Berkly Catton power play goal. It was Canada’s only score of the frame going into the third, being down 5-4.

Canada seemingly got themselves back on track, scoring first in the third period but went downhill fast. Final scored four goals in less than four minutes to run away with the game. Canada scored a garbage-time goal but lost 9-6 in their opening game.

Canada will have to bounce back against Slovakia on Tuesday afternoon for their second preliminary game of the tournament. Puck drop is scheduled for 1 p.m.

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Photos: 'Williams Weekend' Memorial Golf Tournament Pays Tribute To Five-Year Old Boy Who Passed Away Last Year In Accident

There were 155 golfers who paid respects in a memorial golf tournament for five-year-old William Rock Gardner at the Bellmere Winds Golf Resort in Keene who passed away in an accident last year.

Elizabeth, Aurora and Matthew Gardner on the putting green of Bellmere Winds Golf Resort with the memorial poster of William in his memorial tournament. All photos by David Tuan Bui.

William passed away on Villiers Line just outside of the resort due to a golf cart malfunction. His parents and their friends sustained injuries while his sister Aurora was unharmed. The parents were admitted to the Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) following the accident and once they were released, visited William at Sick Kids Hospital. They opted to let him go due to the severe brain damage he suffered.

Despite heavy rain that started in the morning until mid-afternoon, golfers braved the weather to show their support for William.

“We're really grateful for all the support despite all the rain,” said Elizabeth Gardner, William’s mother. “Golfers continued to come in and they're playing through while smiling and laughing.”

Last year, a silent auction was held where the proceeds went toward the family. Saturday’s golf tournament had a raffle and auction in support of Sick Kids Hospital (where William passed away) and PRHC. Prizes such as Toronto Zoo tickets, hockey jerseys, a children’s wagon bundle and a golf and dinner getaway were some big-ticket items auctioned off.

Despite being overwhelmed with emotion, the family expressed their gratitude to all the supporters and hosts of William’s memory prior to the raffle draws.

“Despite everything, despite the sadness, we're so grateful for everyone who supports our family and can remember our funny, little sweet boy,” said Elizabeth.

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U10 Peterborough Wolverines Crowned Provincial Champions

The U10 Peterborough Wolverines of the Ontario Summer Football League are provincial champions, winning the Sandy Ruckstuhl Memorial Cup after defeating the Mississauga Huskies U10, 25-14, at the Western Alumni Stadium in London on Sunday afternoon.

Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Wolverines.

The game was a rubber match after both teams gave each other their only loss in the regular season, playing twice prior to the championship. Peterborough’s home opener resulted in a 40-24 win on May 27. The Huskies got revenge with a 36-22 win on June 17.

Peterborough went a perfect 3-0 in the playoffs after going 5-1 in the regular season. Their opening postseason game against the Guelph Jr. Gryphons U10 yielded their second shutout of the season in a 40-0 win on July 15. They followed up their perfect performance by beating the York Lions in a 75-20 rout to make the championship game.

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Lakers Surge In Third Period With Taite Cattoni Capping Off Overtime For Lakers 10-9 Win Over Brooklin L.C.

The Lakers finish off their regular season in dramatic fashion as Taite Cattoni scored the walk-off game-winning goal in overtime for a 10-9 victory over the Brooklin L.C. at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on Thursday night.

Photo courtesy of Anna Taylor and the Peterborough Lakers.

Eli McLaughlin opened the scoring with a power play goal just over five minutes into the game. Unfortunately, it was Peterborough’s only goal of the period. Brooklin’s Riley Hutchcraft was solid in net, stopping 21 of 22 shots in the first. The visitors were able to get back-to-back goals from Riley Waters and Mike Byrne to go up 2-1 after the first.

Things got worse for the Lakers as their lack of discipline got the best of them. They allowed three straight power play goals from Brooklin in the period, allowing a total of five in the frame. The Lakers were trying to keep it a game as McLaughlin scored his second of the game, Josh Currier and Matt Gilray also found the scoresheet for Peterborough as the home team found themselves in a 7-4 deficit going into the third period.

Jack Boyden helped Brooklin pull away to start the final frame to open the period’s first gale for an 8-4 lead. Peterborough began to wake up their offense and attempted to mount the comeback. Both Cattoni brothers, Taite and Holden found the back of the net each, McLaughlin capped off a hat trick, Currier got his second of the game and Austin Hasen got on the score sheet for a five-goal period from the Lakers. Brooklin managed to must another goal as Byrne got an unassisted score during Peterborough’s rush that eventually led to a 9-9 tie after regulation.

It didn’t take long for fans to walk out of the Memorial Centre happy as Taite Cattoni received a pass against the grain and rifled it past Hutchcraft to get the walk-off goal in overtime for a 10-9 win.

“They outworked us in the first two periods and then as a veteran team, we kind of came alive and said ‘stop messing around’ and found a way to finish and win the game,” said Taite.“I ran through the middle trying to clear space for Turner (Evans) and a guy opened his back and I tried to get a good pick on him and hit him well. I caught the ball and as soon as I caught it I threw a fake and saw him go down and put it top right corner.”

Drew Hutchinson gets the win in net for Peterborough, stopping 44/53 shots.

The Lakers will host the Brooklin L.C. in the first round of the playoffs in a best-of-seven series.

The following is the playoff schedule:

• Game one: Aug. 3 at 8 p.m. @ Peterborough

• Game two: Aug. 4 at 8 p.m. @ Brooklin

• Game three: Aug. 6 at 7 p.m. @ Peterborough

• Game four: Aug. 8 at 8 p.m. @ Brooklin

• Game five: Aug. 10 at 8 p.m. @ Peterborough *if necessary 

Games six and seven, to be played if necessary, are to be confirmed. 

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Curve Lake First Nation Athletes Bring Back Five Medals From North American Indigenous Games In Halifax

Curve Lake First Nation representing Team Ontario is bringing back five medals including one gold, two silver and two bronze from Halifax in the 2023 North American Indigenous Games in softball and soccer.

(From Left to Right) Top Row: McKenzie Taylor, Softball; Danika Jacobs, Soccer; Abagail Jacobs, soccer; Grady Taylor, Softball and Quinn Jacobs, Softball. Bottom Row (softball): Jeffery Jacobs, Quinn Jacobs, Carter Jacobs, Tristin Williams, Ryker Jacobs, Louis Jacobs, Josh Knott and Grady Taylor. Photo courtesy of Curve Lake First Nation.

McKenzie Taylor was the lone gold medalist for U16 Female Softball. Team Ontario split the finals with Team Manitoba for gold due to weather cancellations for the playoffs.

The following are Team Ontario’s results for U16 Female Softball:

• Game 1, July 17: 9-0 win vs. Alberta

• Game 2, July 17: 9-4 win vs. Nova Scotia

• Game 3, July 18: 7-3 loss vs. Manitoba

• Game 4, July 19: 8-1 win vs. British Columbia

• Game 5, July 20: 12-3 win vs. Saskatchewan

• Game 6: July 20: 15-2 win vs. Wisconsin

• Gold Medal Game: vs. Manitoba (cancelled)

Danika and Abagail Jacobs were able to take home silver for Team Ontario in U19 Female Soccer. Ontario went undefeated with a 3-0-1 record in their preliminary pools (Pool B) but fell short in the finals to Team Alberta, 5-1.

The following are Team Ontario’s results for U19 Female Soccer:

• Game 1, July 17: 9-0 win vs. Nova Scotia

• Game 2, July 18: 6-2 win vs. Wisconsin

• Game 3, July 19: 0-0 draw vs. Saskatchewan

• Game 4, July 20: 2-0 win vs. Saskatchewan

• Finals, July 22: 5-1 loss vs. Alberta

Grady Taylor and Quinn Jacobs were the lone boys who brought back medals for Curve Lake, earning bronze in U16 Male Softball representing Team Ontario. They had a 2-2 record in the preliminaries that qualified them for the bronze medal match that they won 12-5 vs. British Columbia.

The following are Team Ontario’s results for U16 Male Softball:

• Game 1, July 17: 13-3 loss vs. Saskatchewan

• Game 2, July 18: 11-4 win vs. Nova Scotia

• Game 3, July 18: 5-4 win vs. British Columbia

• Game 4, July 19: 14-7 loss vs. Manitoba

• Silver Medal Game, July 12: 12-5 win vs. British Columbia

The U19 Male softball team had finished in fifth place and had nine Curve Lake First Nation members (one coach and eight players).

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Peterborough Petes' Owen Beck and Carson Cameron Participate In Hockey Canada Program of Excellence Summer Meetings

Peterborough Petes’ Owen Beck and Carson Cameron are two of 111 players that took part in the Program of Excellence Summer Meetings in preparation for the 2023 World U-17 Hockey Challenge and the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship, announced by Hockey Canada on Wednesday night.

Carson Cameron (left) and Owen Beck (right). Both joined the Petes this year but in different ways. Beck was traded to the Petes from the Mississauga Steelheads on Jan. 7 while Cameron was drafted as the team’s first-round pick in this year’s OHL Priority Selection. Photos by David Tuan Bui and Samantha Bianco.

Beck was selected for the WJC and was a second-round pick of the Montreal Canadiens, signing an entry-level contract with them in October. He was one of three players from Canada’s gold medal-winning team in the 2023 World Junior Championship to participate in the meetings. The Port Hope forward is fresh from an OHL Championship with the Peterborough Petes after joining the team on Jan. 7 prior to the trade deadline. He was a late addition to last year’s Canadian World Junior Team, racking up an assist in three games.

Cameron is a 16-year-old defenceman from Bobcaygeon who is entering his first OHL season with the Petes. Peterborough selected him in the first round, 13th overall of the 2023 OHL Priority Selection in April. He signed a Standard Player Agreement on May 4. Cameron anchored the blueline for Team Ontario at last year’s Canada Winter Games. He helped lead the team to a gold medal, picking up five points in six games.

The program consisted of virtual meetings that covered topics such as education on the Program of Excellence, Sport Safety presentations, short-term international competition preparation and meetings with the Hockey Canada management group according to a press release.

The discussions allow participants to continue to evolve as high-performance athletes and utilize the strengths and experience of the Program of Excellence’s leadership.

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Peterborough Lakers Clinch Second Place With Dominant 14-7 Road Win Over Brooklin L.C.

The Peterborough Lakers have locked up second place and home-field advantage in the first round of the playoffs after handily defeating Brooklin L.C., 14-7, at the Iroquois Park Sports Centre on Wednesday.

Peterborough’s win improves their record to 11-4, clinching the second-place spot and home-field advantage for the first round of the playoffs. Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Lakers.

Peterborough wasted no time as Thomas Hoggarth and Josh Currier scored within the first minute to go up 2-0. Brooklin countered with two goals of their for the 2-2 tie with scores from Liam Osbourne and Jordi Jones-Smith. Holden Cattoni continued his to keep his reign as the league’s scoring leader, getting one on the powerplay for regain the lead. The Lakers never looked back at that point. Turner Evans found the scoresheet 26 seconds later to double up the lead as Cattoni scored his second of the game to round out the period, his league-leading 27th goal of the season. The Lakers had a 5-2 lead going into the second.

Peterborough kept their foot on the gas with two straight goals from Austin Hasen and Currier’s second goal for a 7-2 lead. The two teams mostly traded goals for the rest of the period but two powerplay goals from the Lakers gave them a comfortable lead going into the third, 11-5. Cattoni scored his third for the hat trick at the end of the period for his 28th score of the season.

The Lakers slowed the pace of the game in the third period and kept it a low-scoring affair. Brooklin scored the first and last goal of the period but the Lakers rung off three-straight scores in between to win the period, 3-2 and ultimately the game, 14-7.

Landon Kells picks up the win in net for Peterborough as the Lakers clinch second place in the standings behind Six Nations.

Peterborough finishes off the regular season at home in the second leg of the back-to-back home-and-home series against Brooklin at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on Thursday. The game is Little Lakers Night in partnership with Five Counties Children’s Centre which features face painting, a silent auction and Little Lakers t-shirt sales.

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