Petes Romp Over Erie

PETERBOROUGH, ON - The Peterborough Petes took it to the Erie Otters tonight at the Peterborough Memorial Centre, beating them early and often on their way to a 7-1 decision. The win, along with the Barrie Colts win, keeps the Petes tied for first place overall in the Eastern Conference with the Colts.

The first period was all Petes as they scored 1:15 into the game on a rebound off the end boards that bounced right in front of the net to overage forward and Petes Player of the Week Pat Daley. Daley made no mistake in finding the back of the net to beat Otter goaltender Ramis Sadikov for a 1-0 lead. Sophomore forward Ryan Spooner gave the Petes a 2-0 lead on the power play beating Sadikov over the shoulder with a backhand. Brett Theberge closed out the period on a nice pass from Jamie Doornbosch that left Theberge wide open at the side of the net to give the Petes a 3-0 lead at the end of the first period of play.

The second period was much of the same as the maroon and white added three more to give them a 6-0 lead through forty minutes of play. Goals in the second period came from Spooner, Theberge, whose wrist shot five hole chased Otters' goaltender Sadikov, and the "Buckhorn Bandit" Justin Larson.

Both teams exchanged goals in the third period, the Otters getting on the board on a wrist shot by Mike Cazzola and the Petes by Liam Heelis to make the final 7-1.

The three stars for tonight's game were Brett Theberge, Ryan Spooner, and Jason Missiaen. The Hardest Working Player of the Game was the Petes' Liam Heelis.

Next action for the Petes comes tomorrow night when they visit the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors at the Hershey Centre, game time 7:30 PM.