And while the history surrounding the Dalliday name is impossible to ignore, Noah isn't approaching the opportunity as though he has to fill someone else's shoes.
He's bringing something of his own to the broadcast.
Youth.
Energy.
A different perspective.
"Having fun is the big part of it," Noah said. "I just want to bring some youthfulness and some energy."
That approach fits the path that brought him here.
For years, when people asked Noah whether broadcasting was something he wanted to pursue, his answer was usually no.
"I don't think this is my lane," he would tell them.
Then he became a big fan of the Toronto Raptors again and started paying closer attention to their public-address announcer, Herbie Kuhn. The style of PA announcing caught his attention, and Noah casually mentioned his interest to his dad.
A few weeks later, Pete asked him about doing that Junior A playoff game.
Noah ran with it.
It was around this time last year that he realized perhaps broadcasting was his lane after all.
Now, less than a year later, he'll be sitting beside his dad in the Petes booth.
And there is something particularly fitting about it happening here.
Noah has never really wanted to leave Peterborough. He grew up in the same tight-knit sports community that shaped his father and grandfather, watching the Petes and Lakers become part of the fabric of his life.
He knows how fortunate he is to have the opportunity to watch the Petes play here, and to watch some of the best lacrosse players in the world take the floor at the Memorial Centre. It’s something he says he appreciates every time he walks through the doors.
And he understands the significance of carrying the Dalliday name.
“My grandpa was super highly thought of around the community,” Noah said. “It’s something I don’t take for granted.”
He carries that pride with him every time he picks up a microphone.
Tonight, that microphone will be in a rink where his grandfather once sat, alongside the man who learned the craft from him.
For Pete Dalliday, it’s a chance to share the Petes booth with his son.
For Noah Dalliday, it’s a chance to step into it.
And for the Dalliday family, it’s another chapter in a story that began with Gary.
