Two OHL-Champion Peterborough Petes Swap NHL Teams In Trade

In a rare circumstance, two OHL-champion Peterborough Petes are swapping NHL teams as Tucker Robertson and J.R. Avon are trading spots after an announcement by the NHL on Thursday.

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Robertson is headed to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Avon joining the Seattle Kraken.

Robertson was drafted 123rd overall by the Seattle Kraken in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. He is the first-ever Peterborough Pete to be drafted to the franchise. He spent parts of the past two seasons with Seattle’s AHL affiliate team, the Coachella Valley Firebirds. During the 2024-25 season, Robertson registered four goals and five assists for nine points across 38 games. He has accumulated 10 goals, nine assists and 19 points in 77 career AHL games with the Firebirds.

Avon signed an entry-level contract with the Flyers as an undrafted prospect in September of 2021. He played two seasons in the AHL with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms from 2023 to 25. Avon recorded 16 goals, 19 assists and 35 points in 125 games with the Phantoms.

Both players were part of the OHL champion Petes team during the 2023-24 season.

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Lakefield Junior ‘C’ Chiefs to Honour Long-Time Coach On Opening Night

The Lakefield Graham Carpentry Jr. C Chiefs are honouring former coach, Colin Donaldson, at their home opener on Sept. 16.

Photo courtesy of the Lakefield Graham Carpentry Jr. C Chiefs.

Donaldson coached the Chiefs for 14 seasons across three different stints, from 1983 to 2008. He led the team to five Central Ontario Championships and two Ontario Championships. He also coached the Lakefield Midgets to an Ontario Championship in 1992.

The ceremony will take place before the game's opening faceoff on Sept. 16.

The Chiefs host the Amherstview Jets at 7 p.m.

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Peterborough Petes Split Series With Erie Otters In Weekend Preseason Games

The Peterborough Petes and Erie Otters took a win each in a pair of weekend preseason games at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on Saturday and Sunday.

Photo courtesy of Kenneth Andersen and the Peterborough Petes.

It was the first preseason game for both teams as the Petes never relinquished the lead and defeated the Otters 5-2 on Saturday.

Caden Taylor led the way for the Petes, scoring twice and adding two assists. Leon Kolarik, Colin Fitzgerald and Braydon McCallum all scored and had an assist, while Carson Cameron and Matthew Soto both had two assists. James Petrovski and Yanis Lutz also had an assist in the game. Petes goalie Easton Rye played the first two periods in net, stopping 17 shots 18. Masen Johnston took over for the third period, stopping seven of eight shots.

The Otters got their revenge on Sunday, defeating the Petes in a shootout, 3-2, on Sunday.

Leon Kolarik scored his second goal of the preseason, while Genc Ula also scored. Liam Ladds, Gerry DiCunzolo, Adam Levac and Lutz all had an assist in the game. Johnston played the first period in goal, stopping 12 of 13 shots. New York-native Dylan Lee-Stack took over for the second and third, stopping 21 of 22.

After the game, the team has reassigned the following players:

• Joseph Szarka

• Eric Wood

• Brody Robertson

• Tyson Cartier

• Sean Short

• Pacey Adduono

• Alexander Smyth

• Kaiden Thatcher

• Elijah Chavez

• Nolan Davis

• Luis Sturgeon

• Harrison O’Connor

“After a competitive weekend of preseason games, we’ve been forced to make some more difficult decisions,” said Michael Oke, general manager and vice president of operations. “We thought these players all showed well in camp and will continue to monitor their development and progress for future opportunities with the team.”

The Petes continue their preseason homestand as they host the Kingston Frontenacs at the Asphodel-Norwood Community Centre on Sunday at at 2:05 p.m.

Ticket holders for this game will be able to attend a post-game autograph session with the Petes players. All tickets sales are in support of Norwood Minor Hockey and can be purchased for $30 online or in-person for $20 at J.J. Stewart Motors. The game will also be streamed on the Petes YouTube channel.

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Peterborough Petes Reassign 13 Players Following Thursday Scrimmages

The Peterborough Petes have reassigned 13 players ahead of Friday’s annual Maroon and White game, announced on Thursday evening.

Photo courtesy ofthe Peterborough Petes.

The following players have been reassigned:

• Jayden Mercier

• Cohen Paquette

• Ryan Wercholaz

• Kasra Fathi

• Owen Hunks

• Matthew McKenna

• Thomys Pyke

• Anthony Lovisa

• Thomas Lima

• Cameron Martin

• Jack McHyman

• Gavin Haslam

• Jackson Hone

“The last two days of scrimmages have been very competitive, forcing us to make some very difficult decisions,” said Michael Oke, general manager and vice president of operations. “We will continue to monitor the progress and development of these players over the coming season for future opportunities with the Peterborough Petes.”

The annual Maroon and White game takes place at 4:05 p.m. on Friday at the PMC. The game is open to the public and will also be streamed live on the Petes YouTube channel.

The Petes preseason kicks off on Saturday with the first of back-to-back home games against the Erie Otters. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. at the Peterborough Memorial Centre..

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Peterborough Petes 2025 Training Camp Recap: Scrimmages Day One

The Peterborough Petes wrapped up day one of their 2025 Training Camp on-ice scrimmages on Wednesday at the Peterborough Memorial Centre (PMC).

Peterborough Petes forward Braydon McCallum racing for the puck during scrimmage. He leads all players with five points after the first day. Photo courtesy of David Pickering and the Peterborough Petes.

Team Hybrid wrapped up the day with two wins in two games, taking the overall lead in the standings. Braydon McCallum (2G, 3A) finished the day leading camp in points, with Caden Taylor (3G, 1A) in second place. Colin Fitzgerald (1G, 2A), Kaden McGregor (1G, 2A), Genc Ula (1G, 2A), Leon Kolarik (2G, 1A) and Joseph Cadorin (1G, 2A) are all tied for third place with three points each.

The following are summaries of each scrimmage:

Game One - East Side Mario’s (ESM) vs Sign-A-Fied (SAF)

• ESM (6) - Braydon McCallum (2), Alexander Smyth, Cristian Giancola, Aiden Young, Liam Ladds

• SAF (3) - Gavin Haslam, Kaid Pawlanta, Jackson Hone

• Winning goaltender - Easton Rye

Game Two - Hybrid (HYB) vs Ricart (RIC)

• HYB (3) - Caden Taylor (2), Leon Kolarik

• RIC (2) - Chase MacKay, Brody Partridge

• Winning goaltenders - Masen Johnston, Thomas Lima

Game Three - Ricart (RIC) vs East Side Mario’s (ESM)

• RIC (6) - Matthew Soto, Brody Partridge, Joseph Cadorin, Sebastian Dzieciol, Kieran Raynor, Tommy Drienik (EN)

• ESM (4) - Aiden Young, Colin Fitzgerald, Genc Ula, Brandt Rooyakkers

• Winning goaltenders - Thomys Pyke, Anthony Lovisa

Game Four - Sign-A-Fied (SAF) vs Hybrid (HYB) - HYB wins 5-4 in a shootout

• HYB (5) - Leon Kolarik, Kaden McGregor, Caden Taylor, Ty Gendron

• SAF (4) - Dylan Turcotte (2), Lucas Karmiris, Ryan Wercholaz

• Winning goaltenders - Thomas Lima, Masen Johnston

Scrimmage standings:

• Hybrid (maroon) - five points

• East Side Mario’s (white) - three points

• Ricart (grey) - three points

• Sign-A-Fied (black) - one point

Scrimmages continue on Thursday with four more games.

The Petes preseason kicks off on Saturday with the first of back-to-back home games against the Erie Otters. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. at the PMC.

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FloSports and Ontario Hockey League Announce Seven-Year Media Partnership

In a new way of seeing the Peterborough Petes, FloSports has entered into a seven-year media partnership with the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) to start the 2025-26 season.

FloHockey streams tens of thousands of games annually from the AHL, ECHL, USHL, SPHL, Swedish Hockey League, and top college and junior leagues. Last season, it reached more than 6 million total viewers and over 21 million video views on social media. Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Petes.

The new agreement establishes FloHockey to view live and on-demand streaming coverage of the OHL’s full regular season, postseason and marquee league events.

The partnership brings over 680 OHL games, including regular-season matchups, playoff rounds, the Connor McDavid OHL Top Prospects Game and the OHL Championship Series for the J. Ross Robertson Cup.

As part of the deal, the OHL will continue its use of LeagueStat; FloSports’ stats and data platform.

“The OHL has long been a pillar of junior hockey in North America, and this partnership is a milestone for our coverage,” said Josh Siskin, FloHockey general manager. “Adding the OHL alongside the QMJHL offers fans the most complete junior hockey streaming experience available anywhere. We’re proud to invest in growing the game and supporting the next generation of elite talent.”

“We’re excited about this new partnership and making FloHockey the streaming home of the Ontario Hockey League,” said Bryan Crawford, OHL Commissioner. “Providing our fans with a first-rate streaming experience across several different platforms is a top priority. Working with Flo and their creative team also presents tremendous content opportunities across our social and digital channels and we’re looking forward to telling the league’s story together.”

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Peterborough Lakers Season Ends With Game Five Loss to Six Nations Chiefs

Third time is not the charm for the Peterborough Lakers as the Six Nations Chiefs have eliminated them in the Major Series Lacrosse finals for the third consecutive year, 12-7, in game five at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena on Monday night.

Photo courtesy of Anna Taylor and the Peterborough Lakers.

Six Nations took a stranglehold on the game in the first period, scoring four of five goals with Jordan Stouros getting the lone tally for the Lakers.

The second period was not much better as Six Nations scored another four goals, extending their lead. Peterborough scored twice in the frame from Justin Sykes and Braedon Saris but found themselves trailing 8-3 headed into the third stanza.

After letting in a goal 35 seconds into the frame, Peterborough made a push, scoring the next four of five goals to pull within three for a 10-7 game. Peterborough made their special teams work with a Taite Cattoni powerplay goal, then three shorthanded goals. Mike Robinson scored one while Sykes had a pair of them to complete the hat trick. However, a pair of power play goals from Six Nations including an empty netter sealed Peterborough’s fate to end their season.

The Chiefs will represent the East at the 2025 Mann Cup in New Westminster, B.C., against the New Westminster Salmonbellies. This is the fourth time that both teams will meet each other in the Mann Cup (1994, 1995, 2023 and 2025).

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Peterborough Petes Announce 2025 Training Camp Roster

The Peterborough Petes have officially released the full roster for their annual training camp.

Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Petes.

A full camp roster can be seen below in alphabetical order:

• Pacey Adduono

• Jean Luca Auriemma

• Jonny Brooks

• Joseph Cadorin 

• Carson Cameron

• Tyson Cartier

• Elijah Chavez

• Matthew Crawford

• Nolan Davis

• Gerry DiCunzolo

• Raiden Doxtator

• Tommy Drienik

• Sebastian Dzieciol

• Kasra Fathi

• Brennan Faulkner

• Colin Fitzgerald

• Ty Gendron

• Cristian Giancola

• Joshua Goodwin

• Blake Gowan

• Calum Hartnell

• Gavin Haslam

• Jackson Hone

• Owen Hunks

• Masen Johnston

• Lucas Karmiris

• Joshua Kaufman

• Leon Kolarik

• Noah Kraus

• Liam Ladds

• Dylan Lee-Stack

• Adam Levac

• Thomas Lima

• Anthony Lovisa

• Yanis Lutz

• Chase MacKay

• Cole MacLean

• Thanasi Marentette

• Cameron Martin

• Braydon McCallum

• Kaden McGregor

• Jack McHyman

• Matthew McKenna

• Jayden Mercier

• Harrison O’Connor

• Cohen Paquette

• Francis Parish

• Brody Partridge

• Kaid Pawlanta

• Matthew Perreault

• James Petrovski

• Thomys Pyke

• Kieran Raynor

• Brody Robertson

• Brandt Rooyakkers

• Easton Rye

• Sean Short

• Alexander Smyth

• Matthew Soto

• Grayden Strohack

• Luis Sturgeon

• Marcus Sulug

• Joseph Szarka

• Caden Taylor

• Kaiden Thatcher

• Daniel Tout

• Dylan Turcotte

• Genc Ula

• Ryan Wercholaz

• Eric Wood

• Aiden Young

Newly signed Petes import player Adam Novotný will miss the beginning of camp as he is with the Czechia U20 national team.

Camp begins on Tuesday with off-ice testing. The on-ice portion of camp starts on Wednesday with the first of two days of scrimmages.

Players will be split into four teams for the games, with each team facing each other once. The top two and bottom two teams based on record will face each other on the afternoon of Thursday.

All scrimmages and Friday’s maroon vs White game will be streamed live on the Petes YouTube channel. All scrimmages will take place at the Peterborough Memorial Centre.

The Petes' preseason kicks off on Saturday, with the first of back-to-back home games against the Erie Otters. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. at the PMC. The game will also be streamed on the Petes YouTube channel.

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Peterborough 8U Tigers Comeback Bid Successful to Earn Provincial Championship

The Peterborough 8U Tigers kept the Ontario Baseball Association (OBA) AAA championship at home as they came back to defeat the Scarborough Stingers, 11-8, in the championship game at the George (Red) Sullivan East City Bowl on Sunday afternoon.

(From left to right) Top row: Bill Mercer, Matt Pyke, Keegan Pyke, Andrew Mercer, Mike Nelson, Joseph Curry, Scott Perrin Middle row: Weston Perrin, Lucas Nelson, Easton Condon, Louis Curry, Reed Tivy, Chase Massie, Camden Raftis, Declan Manol Front row: Asher Young, Reign Mercer, Henry Helleman, Jackson Pyke. Photo courtesy of Peterborough 8U Tigers.

Peterborough’s four-day tournament began, defeating East York 14-10 at Bowers Park on Thursday afternoon. They finished day one with a 17-9 win over the Riverside Royals (Windsor) at Bowers to move to a 2-0 record.

Day two saw Peterborough beat the Guelph Royals in a close game, 6-4 at Bowers Park. Day three was a nail-biter but the Tigers pulled through with a 4-3 win against the Hamilton Cardinals at East City Bowl on Saturday. The win gave Peterborough a bye into the playoffs and had a rematch against the Cardinals on Sunday. The hometown Tigers punched their ticket to the finals with a 12-6 win at East City Bowl to take on Scarborough.

If the Tigers could beat Scarborough, it would cap off an undefeated tournament for Peterborough and an OBA title. However, they suffered their first defeat to the Stingers after a late seventh-inning rally in a 9-8 loss. This set up a rematch as both teams had suffered one loss each in the double-elimination tournament, resulting in a winner-take-all game just one hour later.

This time, the Tigers were trailing late in the game until the Tigers rallied for four runs in the top of the sixth inning to take the lead. Peterborough clamped down defensively and finished the game without allowing another score for the OBA Championship.

“I'm really proud of this team. They overcame some adversity in the final day to win the championship,” said Scott Perrin, U8 Tigers head coach. “Playing three games in one day isn't easy for seven and eight-year-olds. The friendships they developed over the whole baseball season is what got them through in the final game. Watching them support each other and the love they developed for each other was amazing. That's what this team is all about.”

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Peterborough Helps Canada Win First-Ever U20 World Lacrosse Championship

Five Peterborough players and staff helped Team Canada grab their first U20 World Lacrosse Championship and gold medal by defeating the USA, 6-5, at the Gongcheonpo Training Center in Jeju Island, Korea on Sunday.

Photo courtesy of World Lacrosse.

The win was considered an upset over the Americans who had won the last nine gold medals.

Among the hometown members were Peterborough native Dan Carey as the general manager and John Grant Sr. as an assistant coach. Peterborough’s Brendan Marino and Jr. A. Lakers Wyatt Wiggins and Sam Trumble were playing for Team Canada.

(from left to right) Brendan Marino, John Grant Jr. and Wyatt Wiggins as the Peterborough connections of Team Canada after winning the championship. Facebook photo/Gerry Marino.

Team Canada had a rough start out of the gate, losing to the heavily-favoured Americans in a close match, 7-6, on day one.

Canada rebounded with a 13-4 win over the Australians on day two, followed by a 13-8 win over Haudenosaunee on day three. Day four saw Canada win in a 21-1 rout of the Jamaicans.

The Canadians met the Australians again in the semifinals, with a similar score to their last game, winning 13-5.

In the finals, Canada had established a 6-2 lead with 4:26 left in regulation. USA led a furious rally, scoring three goals in 4:18. The Americans threatened to tie the game. However, Team Canada goalie Grayson Manning made a last-second save to preserve the win and earned tournament MVP honours to secure gold.

The win finishes Canada with a 5-1 record, with their only loss to the Americans in the opening game. USA with the loss suffered their first defeat in the championship game in team history.

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