Connor Lockhart Gets Hat Trick In Peterborough Petes 6-1 Win Over Rival Oshawa Generals; Extend Winning Streak to Five

2023 is off to a nice start for the Peterborough Petes as they extended their win streak to five, defeating their rival Oshawa Generals on the road in a 6-1 win at the Tribute Communities Centre on Sunday.

The Petes won their Dec. 29 game in a 6-2 win against the Kitchener Rangers as their last game fo the year. Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Petes.

Johnathan Melee opened the game’s scoring in the first period's final minute, redirecting a Konnor Smith pass for a 1-0 Petes lead into the second.

Connor Luckhardt took over the game for the Petes, scoring a natural hat trick in the second period. He rang off three straight goals in less than eight minutes to give Peterborough a commanding 4-0 lead. Generals’ Joseph Serpa scored on the power play to the deficit to 4-1 and broke the shutout into the third.

Melee tacked on his second of the game on a Chase Stillman rebound three minutes into the third. Tucker Robertson added insult to injury with a late-period goal as the Petes walked away with a 6-1 win to start the new year.

The Petes finish a three-game road trip in Hamilton to play the defending OHL-Champion Bulldogs on Tuesday with puck drop scheduled for 7:00 p.m.

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StoosNews Spotlight: Check Out The Business Beat This Week Featuring Agave By Imperial, Loaded Pierogi, The Pizza Factory and EDH Law

PTBOCanada is delighted to be running StoosNews columns each week here, spotlighting new businesses and startups in Peterborough and the Kawarthas. Here is this week’s edition…

As we kick off a new year of Business Beat columns, Stu Harrison wanted to circle back to two new restaurants that opened recently.

Agave by Imperial opened at the beginning of December at 376 George Street in Downtown Peterborough.

The extensive menu features three full pages of traditional Mexican dishes, including vegan and gluten-free options, prepared in innovative ways, as well as a full-service bar, of course serving margaritas, tequilas, cocktails and more. Owners Jim Grover and Manish Choudhry also own the Imperial Tandoor on Lansdowne Street.

Loaded Pierogi opened in November at 1135 Lansdowne St. in the Parkway Plaza. The franchise restaurant offers a stunning variety of Pierogi’s, from BBQ Brisket to the Hardcore Herbivore, as well as mac and cheese and poutine. They also offer catering. Watch for a second location in East City sometime this year.

Speaking of restaurants, how about a tip of the hat to Peter and Anna Bouzinelos from the Pizza Factory, who recently announced that they will be closing after 42 years in business.

Talk about a landmark and a legacy… Congratulations to everyone in the Pizza Factory family.

Walker Law is under new ownership. Nathan Higgins of the firm Evans de Vries Higgins (EDH Law) has taken over Doug Walkers practice, with Doug to remain as counsel to EDH Law until sometime this year.

Serving the Peterborough area since 1974, Doug has clocked nearly 50 years and three generations of providing legal services to clients and friends! Over those years Walker Law also assumed the practices of James Fitzpatrick and Gordon Usher. The highly experienced Walker Law staff, including Partner Jenivieve de Vries and Lawyer Carly Ladouceur, will continue with EDH Law at their long-standing location at 243 Hunter St.W.

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New Restaurant Agave By Imperial Serving Fine Mexican Cuisine In Downtown Peterborough

Margaritas, empanadas, chilaquiles and more are on tap at one of downtown Peterborough’s new restaurants, Agave By Imperial that opened in early December.

(from left to right) Jennifer Guiterrec, chef; Manesh Chowdry, co-owner; Juan Pablo Olvera, chef and Javier Reyes, prep cook. The restaurant’s logo is a yellow outlined pineapple and tequila bottle on a black background. Photo by David Tuan Bui.

It is owned by cousins and partners Manesh Chowdry and Jim Grover who also own The Imperial Tandoor on 554 Lansdowne St. W. Agave By Imperial is located at 376 George St. N., at the spot formerly occupied by The Fusion Bowl — that was also owned by Chowdry and Grover — next to The EL[P] in downtown Peterborough.

Chowdry opted for a Mexican restaurant since he already had a successful Indian restaurant, didn’t want to compete with himself and had a personal liking to Mexican food. He added that he met with Mexican chefs and believed they could add a level of authenticity to Mexican cuisine in Peterborough.

“Same as Indian food, Mexican food is full of flavour and it's loved by many,” said Chowdry. “One of my favourite cuisines is Mexican other than Indian. We came across these wonderful chefs and we thought it could be a really good team to work together and bring something special to downtown.”

Chowdry also noted that while Peterborough is already diverse in the restaurant business, it doesn’t hurt to add even more.

“By bringing diverse restaurants, I feel this will give people enough to go out in Peterborough and explore different things,” he explained. “Peterborough has a lot to offer, it's just that people need to go out and see what things are being offered.”

Classic Mexican staples served at Agave are Quesadillas, nachos and tacos but also include upscale items on their menu. Dishes include grilled shrimp, grilled chorizo, watermelon cevhice, basa and more.

The restaurant offers two happy hour times from 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. and again from 9 p.m. to close. It offers $8 margaritas, tequila and $5 classic tacos.

“It's all about the experience,” explained Chowdry. “We want them to take the experience and always think about the next time they come back. Of course there is taste, flavour and great drinks but it's all about the moments you enjoy here with our team and we hope we can succeed at the same level as (The Imperial) Tandoor and here as well.”

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City of Peterborough Lifts Significant Weather Event Declaration

City of Peterborough has lifted its Significant Weather Event declaration that was issued on Dec. 22, 2022 from last week’s major winter storm announced on Thursday.

The declaration was lifted effectively at 2 p.m.

File Photo.

Peterborough received 31.4 millimetres of snow from Dec. 22 to 23 with wind gusts reaching a high of 71 kilometres per hour on Saturday according to Environment Canada. The high winds caused snow drifts on roads, sidewalks and trails.

Declaring a Significant Weather Event is a way to advise residents, pedestrians, cyclists and motorists conditions on roads, sidewalks and bike lanes can be expected to be delayed compared to typical levels of service, due to the severity of a storm according to the City.

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Peterborough Pete Brennan Othmann Scores First Point For Team Canada In World Junior Championships In 11-0 Win

Peterborough Petes’s Brennan Othmann registered his first point for Team Canada for the 2023 World Junior Championships (WJC), getting an assist on a Dylan Guenther power play goal against Austria on Thursday.

Othmann got his first point on Team Canada’s 14th goal of the tournament. Photo courtesy of the Peteborough Petes.

Othhman’s assist was dazzling as his back was at Austrian goalie Benedikt Oschgan in front of the net during the play.

The Peterborough Pete made a backhanded pass between his legs after receiving a pass from Connor Bedard. The pass crossed the crease and allowed Guenther to score on a one-timed shot for the 1-0 lead, 14:08 into the game.

Canada eventually routed Austria in an 11-0 win, improving their record to 2-0-0-1. The team has allowed seven goals in three games while scoring 24.

Canada’s next game is against undefeated Sweden on Saturday with 6:30 p.m. EST as puck drop.

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Peterborough Petes Dominate Mississauga Steelheads In 5-1 Win; Extend Winning Streak to Three

The Peterborough Petes showed no signs of rust over the holiday break, extending their winning streak to three games as they dominated the Mississauga Steelheads in a 5-1 win at the Peterborough Memorial Centre (PMC) on Thursday.

It has been two weeks since the Peterborough Petes played thier last game as they came off a two-game win streak heading into thier game against Mississauga. Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Petes.

The Steelheads were without their captain Ethan Del Mastro and starting goalie Alessio Beglieri who are at the World Juniors. While Brennan Othmann (Canada) and Brian Zanetti (Switzerland) of the Petes are out for the same tournament.

J.R. Avon forced a turnover that let Tucker Robertson feed Connor Lockhart for a goal, 5:21 into the game for a 1-0 lead for Petebrorough. Two minutes later, Lockhart set up Avon while shorthanded to give the Petes a 2-0 lead. Mississauga retaliated just under five minutes later on the power play as Jake Uberti put the Steelheads on the board, making it 2-1 into the second.

Peterborough showed poise for the remainder of the game as Chase Stillman fished a puck from a scrum and backhanded it in for a 3-1 Petes lead. Mississauga put Petes goaltender Michael Simpson under siege with 22 shots in the period but stopped them all to maintain a Peterborough lead. With under a minute left in the period, Robertson and Avon capitalized on a two-on-zero breakaway with the latter scoring his second of the game, making it 4-1 into the third.

Jonathan Melee poked home his second of the season for a 5-1 Petes lead. Mississauga tried to save some pride in the final minute of the game on the power play but Michael Simpson made a highlight reel save, robbing Luke Misa of a one-timed shot that seemingly looking like a wide open net. Peterborough walked away with the last game of the calender year at the PMC with a win.

Petes defenceman Sam Mayer played his 100th career OHL game on the night. The Petes next game Friday against the Kitchener Rangers.

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December Wildlife Photography Review with Dave Ellis

This month’s snowy images from wildlife photographer Dave Ellis feature various local wildlife from around Peterborough and the Kawarthas.

The Omemee-based shares some of his captures from December, which you may seen featured in our daily ‘Good Morning PTBO’ posts.

Follow along with Ellis’ work as the seasons change through PTBOCanada.

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“The Cookie People”; Peterborough Family Deliver Holiday Cheer Through Thousands of Homemade Cookies

Local family the Hurlingtons spread kindness and cheer through holiday baking, delivering 3,000 cookies in their Tudor Crescent neighbourhood.

They moved to Peterborough 17 years ago and became known as ‘The Cookie People,’ distributing the baked goods as a way to get acquainted with their neighbours in the Beavermead Park area.

Six different cookies were baked for the occasion, such as pumpkin spice shortbread, coconut washboard, wholesome jam thumbprints, mango apricot oatmeal, cocoa butter cookie and chocolate crinkle.

The homemade treats were delivered in 200 hand-decorated boxes.

“We bought plain white boxes in bulk and each took some time to decorate them. My little brother Yzedro especially loved drawing unique designs on the boxes,” said Alvea Hurlington, the eldest child of the family. “I’m recently engaged so this might be the last year we're all together over the Christmas break making cookies so it was a little bittersweet but lots of fun.”

Alvea says that new faces and long-time neighbours always enjoy the cookie delivery, which has been a family tradition since moving to the community.

“They've (neighbours) seen our family grow and they've watched each of us grow up. We're so grateful for the friendship and good energy that they bring to our community,” she said. “Every year we deliver to some new neighbours for the very first time. They always look at us a little funny when the group of us show up at the door and hand them a free box of cookies but they are always excited to see us back the next year!”

Alvea says the tradition brings her family together as they listen to music and dance around the house while baking. Photo courtesy of Alvea Hurlington.

Last year in the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hurlington’s put together flyers, offering various services for their neighbours who were isolating such as picking up groceries, mail, emergency childcare or even a friendly phone call free of charge.

“We want to inspire people in every community to do something kind for their neighbours. Whether it's cookies, cupcakes, bread, a painted rock or just a friendly hello, every little act of kindness or service allows us to be a blessing to each other and make our City a better place to live,” said Alvea.

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Hometown PTBO: Pete Dalliday Recapping the Peterborough Community Members of 2022

This week on Hometown PTBO, we recap some of the wonderful people that Pete Dalliday has talked to over 2022. Community members, athletes, artists and more are showcased as we wrap up the 2022 edition of Hometown PTBO.

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