Trent Excalibur Men's Lacrosse Nab Home Opener With 8-5 Victory Over Queen's University

There was no champion’s rust for the Trent Excalibur men’s lacrosse team as they defeated Queen’s University in their season opener 8-5 at the Justin Chiu Stadium on Wednesday night.

Photo courtesy of Trent University.

The Excalibur were coming off their Baggataway Cup championship with an undefeated 2022/23 season.

Jordan Dool got things rolling for Trent, scoring for Trent early in the first quarter. Cole Hanrahan followed with a second goal for the Excalibur. Jack Faller got on the board for Queen’s with 4:23 left in the quarter to cut the deficit in half and the score remained 2-1 going into the second.

Hanrahan continued where he left off with his second goal of the game while Jack MacAlpine, Holden Lowes, and Ben MacDonnell each tallied a goal to give the Excalibur a commanding 6-1 lead over the Gaels at the half.

Queen’s took advantage of the extended rest and came out firing in the third quarter. Reed Allen, Dano Realini and Faller all whipped the ball past Excalibur goaltender Jackson Brown to make it a 6-4 game heading into the last quarter.

Once again, Hanrahan struck again to kick off the fourth quarter, getting the hat trick to extend Trent’s lead by three. Dool tacked on his second of the night for and 8-4 lead. Queen’s got a late goal with 2:37 to play but Trent hung on for the 8-5 win and came out on top.

The Excalibur continue their homestand to take on the Ottawa Gee Gee’s on Saturday for 6:30 p.m.

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Peterborough Petes to Host First Regular Season School Day Game For Oct. 19

The Peterborough Petes are hosting their first-ever regular season school day game against the Soo Greyhounds at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on Oct. 19 with puck drop at 11:05 a.m.

Photo courtesy of the PEterborough Petes.

This is the second school day game at the PMC this year after the Petes hosted the PWHPA OHL Showcase on Feb 10. The game saw over 3,400 students and fans cheer on some of the world’s best women’s hockey players. Names like Marie-Philip Poulin and Rebecca Johnston were playing in the game.

“The Petes are extremely excited to be hosting our second school day game this season,” said Adam King, Petes director of marketing. “With the success of last years’ PWHPA school day game, we thought this was a great opportunity to welcome local students back to the PMC for a regular season game and pack the building once again with tons of energetic (and loud) students.”

Student tickets are $15 and fundraising and anthem opportunities are also available to local schools according to the Petes.

Season Ticket Members are invited to attend the game with the Gibson’s Finest Club Section being held for interested parties. They will have one ticket voucher for every season ticket that they have on their account. The voucher(s) can be redeemed for any 2023-24 Petes home regular season game, including the school day game, beginning Monday.

Tickets for the school day game will not go on sale to the public at this time, as seats are being held for local school groups and Season Ticket Members to have first priority according to a press release. Interested fans are encouraged by the Petes to check back on Oct. 16 for ticket releases.

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Hometown PTBO: The Peterborough Minor Hockey Association Giving Back to the Community With a $80,000 Surplus

This week on Hometown PTBO, Pete Dalliday talks with Walter DiClemente and Chad Cavanagh of the Peterborough Minor Hockey Association about how they are giving back to community organizations with an $80,000 surplus from the Peterborough Petes championship season.

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Peterborough City U14 Girls Defend Title As Back-to-Back Soccer Champions

The Peterborough City U14 Girls of the Durham Region Soccer League have defended their championship, going back-to-back with a 3-1 win over Northumberland United on Tuesday.

Bottom Row (Left to Right): Lily Elizabeth Papageorge, Grace Plunkett, Kathryn Murphy, Ellie Lewington, Nia Spence, Charlotte Donaldson, Allie Hamilton

Top Row (Left to Right): Assistant Coach Nick Powers, Gabrielle Savoy, Brynne Bartleman, Payton Rogers, Elaina Wilson, Head Coach David Bartleman, Sydney Smith, Lily-May Borges, Bridgette Powers, Danica Bennett, Nora Staples, Assistant Coach Nicole Plunket Photo courtesy of David Bartleman.

The Peterborough U14 team captured their second-straight Tier 1 division title. Grace Plunkett struck twice for two scores and Charlotte Donaldson found the back of the net for Peterborough. Ellie Lewington kept the scoresheet low for her opponents as the goalkeeper, getting a league-leading eight shutouts on the season.

The team capped off an undefeated season of 12 wins and one draw.

The championship season saw the U14 girls have three top 10 goal-scorers in Plunkett (18), Danica Bennett (9) and Donaldson (9).

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Peterborough Petes Drop Second Preseason Game 5-3 To Oshawa Generals In Port Hope

It was a sold-out crowd of over 1,200 at the Jack Burger Sports Complex in Port Hope but the Peterborough Petes came out in a losing effort 5-3 against their rival Oshawa Generals on Monday night.

Oshawa Generals Ethan Tomms (left) and Peterborough PEtes Carson Cameron (right) jostling for position in Port Hope. Cameron was the first pick for the Petes in the last OHL Priority Selection. Photo courtesy of Jessica van Staalduinen and the Peterborough Petes

Chase Lefebvre scoring twice for the Petes while Tommy Purdeller also found the back of the net. Connor Lockhart and Jonathan Melee both got an assist. Carson Cameron and Dylan Woulds also had an assist each, getign their first points as Petes.. Michael Simpson stopped 19/23 shots in two periods while Easton Rye made six saves on seven shots in the third period. 

Scoring Summary

First Period: 

• Oshawa Goal - Owen Griffin (1), Assist - Luca Marrelli (1)

• Peterborough Goal - Tommy Purdeller (1), Assists - Connor Lockhart (1), Dylan Woulds (1)

• Oshawa Power Play Goal - Tyler Graham (2), Assists - Luca Marrelli (2), Owen Griffin (1)

• Peterborough Goal - Chase Lefebvre (1), Unassisted

Second Period: 

• Oshawa Goal - Beckett Sennecke (2), Assist - Dylan Roobroeck (1)

• Oshawa Goal - Owen Griffin (2), Assist - Stuart Rolofs (1)

Third Period:

• Peterborough Power Play Goal - Chase Lefebvre (2), Assists - Jonathan Melee (1), Carson Cameron (1)

• Oshawa Goal - Dylan Roobroeck (1), Unassisted

The game was the first of three Petes preseason home games to be held at local arenas. The other two taking place in Norwood and Millbrook on Sept. 23, and 24.

The Petes continue their preseason on Friday as they hit the road to Sudbury to take on the Wolves at 7:05. Fans can follow the action on the Petes Twitter Page.

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Darling and Sentinel Risk Insurance Fundraises To Food For Kids With Revival Of Golf Tournament After Three-Year Hiatus

After three years on the shelf, Darling Insurance and Sentinel Risk Insurance has come back with their annual charity golf tournament at the Peterborough Golf & Country Club on Thursday.

Mitch Ahrens of Darling Insurance playing the putting game as he practices for the tournament in support of Food For Kids. All photos by David Tuan Bui.

The last tournament was in 2019 where proceeds were split between Community Care Peterborough and The Peterborough Humane Society. The COVID-19 pandemic prevented the annual event from launching for the past three years.

“It's been something we've been doing for over 25 years,” said Peter Blodgett, Darling Insurance owner. “What we do is try and give back to a community that's been awfully good to us.”

Roughly over 100 golfers hit the links in a tournament to support of Food for Kids Peterborough and Food for Kids Kawartha Lakes.

“With what's going on in the world these days and the economic scenarios that we deal with in this community, we just felt that doing something for kids was just a worthwhile effort,” explained Blodgett.

A count has yet to be fully tallied for money raised but Darling Insurance in its last outing raised roughly $20,000 in 2019.

Darling Insurance wanted to thank the following organizations for helping put on the tournament:

• Wawanesa Insurance

• CAA Insurance

• The Commonwell Mutual Insurance Group

• Intact Insurance

• Aviva Canada

• Gore Mutual Insurance

• LLF Lawyers

• Heartland Farm Mutual Insurance

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Hometown PTBO: Mark Million in His New Role As the Peterborough Petes Director of Merchandise

This week on Hometown PTBO, Pete Dalliday talks with Mark Million, the new Peterborough Petes Director of Merchandise about getting the role, his love for the team as a child and what possibilities could be in store for this upcoming season.

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Hometown Goalie Masen Johnston Ready To Crack Peterborough Petes Roster During Training Camp

After getting his name called in this year’s Ontario Priority Selection, hometown goalie Masen Johnston is ready to crack the team roster with the Peterborough Petes as the team is going through a four-day training camp that started Tuesday and will end on Friday.

JOhnston has been with the AAA Peterborough Petes since Novice and was a participant in this year’s OHL cup. Photo by David Tuan Bui.

The team went through fitness testing and orientation at Hybrid Sports on Tuesday prior to the day one scrimmage that began Wednesday morning.

The 16-year-old Peterborough native was paired with OHL champion and playoff MVP goaltender Michael Simpson to represent Team Hybrid Sports for team scrimmages. It was a dream for Johnston to learn from and play backup to a championship goalie.

“Being able to be with a veteran goalie like that (Simpson), a guy that's been around the league and has been producing around the league too so it's just awesome,” said Johnston. “Hopefully, I can pick up a couple of things from him.”

The 6 ft. 186-lbs. goaltender got his first taste of Petes action in his scrimmage game against Team Sign-a-Fied on Wednesday morning. Simpson played just under 13 minutes of the 25-minute scrimmage before Johnston got on the ice to round out the game. He and Simpson combined for a shutout and a 3-0 victory over Team Sign-a-Fied.

“It's awesome putting on the maroon and white jersey. It's special. There's a lot of history behind the logo,” explained Johnston. “I just want to make the lineup and make a difference in the community too and be an all-around-team player.”

Johnston was taken 112th overall as Peterborough’s fourth pick in the sixth round from the U16 Minor AAA Peterborough Petes in this year’s Ontario Priority Selection. He was the winning goalie for the Petes when they won the Ontario Minor Hockey Association Championship on March 19 in triple overtime. He was also a finalist in the Steve Richey Cup in January.

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Peterborough Petes Wrap Up Day One of Training Camp

Peterborough Petes 2023 Training Camp kicked off training camp at the Hybrid Sports facility with introductions, medicals and fitness testing on Tuesday.

Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Petes.

An orientation session was held for players and their families and was led by Michael Oke, Petes general manager before the players split off into medical testing, headshots and fitness testing.

“It was a great start to camp today with everyone working hard in the gym at Hybrid,” said Oke. “We’re looking forward to seeing that hard work carry over on the ice tomorrow as scrimmages begin.”

During the fitness testing portion of training camp, Donovan McCoy, Braydon McCallum, Owen Beck, Chase Lefebvre and Sam McCue all featured in multiple top threes. The top performing Petes in each fitness category were as follows:

300-yard Shuttle Run (two heats)

1. Sam McCue 51s, 54s

2. Jax Dubois 52s, 56s

3. Raymond Thurston 52s, 58s

Vertical Jump

1. Donovan McCoy 34.4”

2. Braydon McCallum 33.4”

3. Owen Beck 33.2”

Broad Jump

1. Owen Beck, Braydon McCallum 10’

2. Liam Sztuska, Rheydan McCoy 9’11”

3. Chase Lefebvre 9’9’’

Pull-ups

1. Brennan Faulkner 25 reps

2. Quinton Pagé, Owen Beck 24 reps

3. Jace McGrail 23 reps

5-10-5 Shuttle Run

1. Donovan McCoy, Maximus Macerollo 5.14s

2. Sam McCue, Braydon Mccallum 4.15s

3. Chase Lefebvre 4.22s

20-Yard Dash

1. Braydon McCallum 2.56s

2. Donovan McCoy 2.57s

3. Chase Lefebvre 2.58s

Wednesday and Thursday’s scrimmages are streamed live on the Petes Facebook page.

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Peterborough Petes Hire Nate Oke As An Assistant Coach

The Peterborough Petes have hired Nate Oke as an assistant coach for the 2023-24 season announced on Monday evening.

Mark Million is the owner of The Capital PTBO which opened in late January of last year. File Photo.

Oke served as the team’s Skill Development Coach last season.

“We’re very excited to add Nate as an assistant coach,” said Michael Oke, Petes general manager. “He did a great job last year as the team’s skill development coach and left a lasting impression on everyone he worked with. Nate already has a great relationship with the players and coaching staff, having spent a lot of time working closely with the team through the season, playoffs and Memorial Cup.”

The Fenelon Falls native has been working in the area of player skill development for the past eight years, providing both in-season and off-season skill training for players at the pro, junior and minor hockey levels. Last season, he head coached the Central Ontario Wolves U16s, who were captained by Petes 2023 first-round pick, Carson Cameron. They also won the Steve Richey Tournament on Jan. 22.

“I’m very excited about the opportunity to be an assistant coach with the Petes,” said Nate. “I had an opportunity to work closely with the staff and players last season so I’m already well acquainted with everyone. I’d like to thank Mike Oke, Rob Wilson and everyone involved with the Peterborough Petes for this opportunity and I can’t wait to get started this week.”

In May, Nate was named head coach of the Peterborough Petes U18s. He continues to support the U18 program working alongside Petes U18 assistant coaches Clair Cornish and Ian Armstrong.

Nate joins Petes head coach Rob Wilson, associate coach Andrew Verner and assistant coach Paddy O’Connor on the Petes coaching staff.

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