Petes Show Huge Heart

PETERBOROUGH, ON - Playing in their third game in three nights, finishing off their five game road trip, the Peterborough Petes showed a lot of heart and courage to topple the host Saginaw Spirit 6-5 tonight at the Dow Event Centre in Saginaw, Michigan.

After leaving every last bit of energy on the ice at the WFCU Centre in Windsor last night, the Petes jumped out to a 2-0 lead just over half way through the game as Mike Lomas and Ryan Spooner both capitalized on the power play for the maroon and white.

The third period saw goals come fast and furious as there were a combined nine goals, five by the Spirit and four by the mighty maroon and white. The Petes saw their lead diminish as they gave up two goals twenty-one seconds apart. However, goals by Pat Daley and Ryan Spooner replenished the two goal lead. After Saginaw had cut the lead to one, Daley scored his second of the night and Liam Heelis scored with a beautiful wrist shot beating the Spirit goaltender top shelf.

The final few minutes were very tense after the Petes had pushed their lead to 6-3, as the Spirit replied with two quick goals to cut the lead to 6-5 but could not beat rookie goaltender Andrew D'Agostini for a sixth time as he notched his first Ontario Hockey League win.

Also of note in this game was play-by-play announcer Pete Dalliday as he participated in his 1,000th consecutive game with the Peterborough Petes. Congratulations to Pete on a well-deserved milestone.

Next action for the Petes is Thursday night when they return from a very successful road trip, in which they earned nine of a possible 10 points, to host the Sudbury Wolves at the Memorial Centre.

Petes Take Champs To Shootout

PETERBOROUGH, ON - In a game that was tagged as a blowout before the puck dropped, the Peterborough Petes put in a valiant effort to take the defending Ontario Hockey League champions to a shootout. Despite the solid effort by the maroon and white, the host Windsor Spitfires came out on top tonight at the WFCU Centre 3-2.

Both teams traded chances throughout the entire game with the Petes drawing first blood as Liam Heelis jumped on a rebound behind the Spitfires defense to give the maroon and white a 1-0 lead. The Spitfires would answer right back as Adam Henrique snapped a shot past Petes' goaltender Jason Missiaen to even the score heading in to the second period.

The second period was much like the first as Matt Puempel stripped the puck away from a Spitfire defenceman and slid the puck underneath Troy Passingham's arm for a 2-1 advantage. Again the Spitfires answered back quickly as Dale Mitchell capped off a nice passing play to take a 2-2 draw in to the final frame.

Both goaltenders stood tall through the final frame and through overtime as the two teams had quality scoring chances but were unable to capitalize on any.

The Petes fell victim to a strong Windsor team in the shootout as Mitchell, Taylor Hall, and Ryan Ellis all beat Missiaen. Ryan Spooner scored for the Petes in the shootout but Matt Puempel was stopped to close the game out for the Spitfires.

Next action for the Petes is tomorrow night when they travel to Saginaw to close out their five game road trip with the Saginaw Spirit.

Petes Start Road Trip With "W"

PETERBOROUGH, ON - The Peterborough Petes got their Western road trip off on the right foot at the RBC Centre in Sarnia tonight as they doubled up on the host Sting by a score of 6-3.

Both teams traded quality chances in the first frame as Sting power forward Kyle Neuber and Petes veteran forward Jack Walchessen both notched tallies to send the two teams to their respective dressing rooms tied 1-1.

The maroon and white took over from there as five unanswered goals powered them to a 6-1 lead before the Sting replied with two shorthanded goals to keep the game respectable. Scoring for the Petes in the final two frames was Mike Lomas, Matt Puempel, Liam Heelis, Pat Daley, and Jamie Doornbosch.

Goaltender Jason Missiaen picked up the win between the pipes for the Petes as he stopped 33 of the 36 shots he faced.

Next action for the Petes is tomorrow night when they travel to Windsor to take on the defending Ontario Hockey League Champion Spitfires.

Petes Kass-In

PETERBOROUGH, ON – Ricky’s All Day Grill, in partnership with the Peterborough Petes, have announced Petes’ captain Zack Kassian as the Ricky’s All Day Grill Petes Player of the Week for the week ending November 23rd , 2009. For his accomplishments, Zack receives a gift certificate from Ricky’s All Day Grill.

Kassian, a native of LaSalle, ON, led the Petes to a 2-1 record this past weekend in the Ontario Hockey League. His shorthanded goal against the Niagara Ice Dogs swung the momentum towards the maroon and white and sparked a come from behind victory Saturday night. Kassian continues to show that the Peterborough Petes organization made the right decision in naming him team captain as he potted one goal to go along with his four assists for five points and a +1 rating through three games. His strong play saw him awarded with a spot on the Ontario team against the team Russia in the Subway Super Series.

Don’t miss out on your chance to catch Zack and his teammates as they kick off their western road trip in Sarnia against the Sarnia Sting, Thursday at 7:00 PM on 100.5 KRUZ FM.

Stong Third Period Rallies Petes

PETERBOROUGH, ON - The Peterborough Petes are back even in the Ontario Hockey League. A come from behind win in the third period rallied the maroon and white back from a 2-1 deficit and powered them past the Niagara Ice Dogs for a 3-2 win tonight at the Gatorade Garden City Complex.

The two teams traded goals in the first frame as Niagara's Matt Petgrave and the Petes' Joey West each potted one for a 1-1 tie after one period of play.

The second period was even, however the Ice Dogs scored one to take a 2-1 lead in to the third period.

After a four minute checking from behind penatly was assessed to Justin Larson, the Petes' penalty killers took to work. Killing off all four minutes was a huge momentum swing as well as a short handed goal by captain Zack Kassian to bring the teams even. Shortly after, defenceman Jamie Doornbosch banged home a loose puck beside the Niagara net for a 3-2 lead and Jason Missiaen closed the door the rest of the way for to seal the victory.

Next action for the Petes is Thursday night when they travel to Sarnia to kick off their Western road trip against the Sarnia Sting.

Daley Powers Petes Past Generals

PETERBOROUGH, ON - Pat Daley put on a show for all his fans at the General Motors Centre in Oshawa last night. Usually a quiet building when the hometown team is on the losing end, Daley had a large fan club that willed him to a hat trick in a 4-3 Peterborough Petes win over the rival Oshawa Generals.

The maroon and white got the game started quickly as Buckhorn native, Justin Larson scored just 1:36 in to the first frame. The Generals responded just three minutes later and Daley's first of three on the night was enough to give the Petes a 2-1 lead after twenty minutes.

The second period saw great scoring chances for both clubs as both goaltenders stood their ground between the pipes. However, Oshawa scored to even the game after two periods.

Daley scored his second of the night to break the 2-2 tie midway through the third period and the Generals responded with just 1:34 remaining in the game to send the game to an extra frame.

The Petes began the overtime on the power play as a penalty carried over from the end of the third period. Just as the penalty came to an end, Daley capitalized on a scramble in front of the net to slide the puck past Generals goaltender Michael Zador for the overtime victory.

Next action for the Petes is tonight when they visit the Niagara Ice Dogs at 7:00.

Petes Fall To Colts

PETERBOROUGH, ON - The Barrie Colts have had their way with the Peterborough Petes in the past week. Coming off a 6-1 victory over the maroon and white on Saturday night in Barrie, the Petes were unable to hold an early lead and fell to the strong Colts squad 6-2 Wednesday night at the Peterborough Memorial Centre.

The Petes started the game on a positive note when rookie forward Luke Hietkamp banged in a puck that was laying in the crease off an Adam Sedlak wrist shot. Barrie responded with four unanswered goals including two to start the second period.

Liam Heelis responded for the hometown club as he dragged the puck around a sprawling Colts defenceman and tucked the puck past goaltender Peter Di Salvo.

Barrie replied to Heelis' goal with two more to close out the game, making the final 6-2.

Next action for the Petes is Friday night when they travel to Oshawa to restore the "115 Series" at the General Motors Centre.

Photo by Aaron Bell, OHL Images.

Petes Look To Avenge Loss

PETERBOROUGH, ON - The Peterborough Petes will look to avenge their loss on Saturday night as they host the Barrie Colts in the second game of the home-and-home series. The Petes traveled to Barrie on Saturday night and were on the losing end of a 6-1 score.

The Colts, the favourite to win the Eastern Conference, currently sit two points back of the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors for the top seed. Meanwhile, the Petes sit just two points behind the Kingston Frontenacs with twenty-two points as they battle for first place in the East Division.

For more on this game be sure to check back for our post game recap.

Petes Deal Defenceman

PETERBOROUGH, ON - The Peterborough Petes announced a trade today in the Ontario Hockey League. The deal sees defenceman Chad Lowry headed to the Kitchener Rangers in exchange for an 8th Round draft pick in 2012 and goalie Chris McDougall.

For more information on this trade visit www.gopetesgo.com.

Jumping Jack Flash Recognized

PETERBOROUGH, ON – Ricky’s All Day Grill, in partnership with the Peterborough Petes, have announced veteran forward Jack Walchessen as the Ricky’s All Day Grill Petes Player of the Week for the week ending November 16th, 2009. For his accomplishments Jack receives a gift certificate from Ricky’s All Day Grill.

Walchessen, a native of Ortly Beach, NJ, a usual defensive rock, led the maroon and white offensively this past weekend, scoring one goal and adding two assists for three points in just two games. With his strong start, both offensively and defensively, Jack is on pace to top his stats in each of his previous three seasons with the Petes. His play thus far has come alongside Joey West and David Quesnele on the “energy line”. Walchessen’s success comes on the heals of being named an Assistant Captain with the Peterborough Petes for the 2009-10 Ontario Hockey League season. His penalty killing efforts leaves him one of the maroon and white’s unsung heroes through the first two months of the season.

Don’t miss out on your chance to catch Jack and his teammates as they take on the Barrie Colts, 7:00 PM, Wednesday night at the Peterborough Memorial Centre.

Lions Crowned COSSA Champs

PETERBOROUGH, ON - The Adam Scott Lions are on a streak. With a decisive 63-21 win over the Trenton Tigers at Trent University, the school has now won three straight COSSA titles.

Doing the damage for the Lions was fifth year player Cody McLeod who scored six of Adam Scott's nine touchdowns.

The Lions now move on to the National Capital Bowl Semifinal on Friday at Trent. Congratulations and good luck as the Lions look to continue their success.

Petes Buzz Past Sting

PETERBOROUGH, ON - After a tough week of practice, the Peterborough Petes came out of the gate flying to take a commanding 7-3 decision over the visiting Sarnia Sting at the Peterborough Memorial Centre.

The first period was all Petes as Sting goaltender Adam Courchaine held his team in the game, at one point facing fourteen shots straight. However, it was rookie Matt Puempel who got the maroon and white on the board off what appeared to be a bounce off the netting at the end of the rink that went undetected. The Sting replied quickly before Pat Daley set up sophomore forward Ryan Spooner for his tenth of the season to give the Petes the lead heading into the dressing room.

The second frame remained all Petes as they took a commanding 4-1 lead on goals by Joey "WestJet" West, Jamie Doornbosch before the Sting replied. "Jumping Jack Flash", Jack Walchessen, restored the Petes three goal lead as he snapped a shot past Courchaine top shelf to make the score 5-2 at the end of the second period.

The maroon and white closed out the game on a strong note as Joey West scored his second of the game on a weird bounce in front of the Sarnia goal and Puempel notched his second of the game into the empty net to make the final 7-3.

Next action for the Petes comes Saturday night when they travel to Barrie to take on the Colts.

Local Schools Win Titles

PETERBOROUGH, ON - High school football is alive and well in the city of Peterborough. Two schools captured COSSA Championships today and one will compete tomorrow as Holy Cross Hurricanes' junior team won the "AA" crown and the Crestwood Mustangs' senior team won the "AAA" title. Tomorrow, the Adam Scott Lions' senior team will battle for the "AA" championship at Trent University.

In what turned out to be a game that many of nails were bitten, the Hurricanes powered past Quinte at the Holy Cross Athletic Field this afternoon by a score of 42-23. Doing the damage for the Hurricanes was Brendan Le with two, Evan Rutherford with three, and Shane Alexander with one, all of which came via the running attack.

Answering for Quinte was Michael Ray and Carson Andrews with two.

The Mustangs marched in to Belleville and were on the winning side of a 10-0 score.

Congratulations to both teams and good luck to Adam Scott tomorrow at Trent.

Petes Lineup Update

Hey there Petes fans here are tonight's scratches for the mighty maroon and white.

SCRATCHES

3. Chad Lowry
20. Jiri Sekac
21. Chris Buonomo
25. Brett Theberge

STARTING GOALTENDER

1. Jason Missiaen

Stay tuned for our full recap of tonight's match-up with the Sarnia Sting.

Make It A "Daley" Double

PETERBOROUGH, ON – Ricky’s All Day Grill, in partnership with the Peterborough Petes, have announced overage forward Pat Daley as the Ricky’s All Day Grill Petes Player of the Week for the week ending November 9th , 2009. For his accomplishments Pat receives a gift certificate from Ricky’s All Day Grill.

Daley, a native of Whitby, ON, becomes the first ever repeating Player of the Week since the introduction of the award at the beginning of this season. His two goals and two assists through three games this past weekend was good for the lead in scoring for the maroon and white both on the weekend, and on the entire year. Pat now sits in a tie for 22nd on the Ontario Hockey League’s leading scoring list with fellow teammate Ryan Spooner and Taylor Carnevale of the Barrie Colts. Daley’s continued success comes with exclusive playing time on both the second line and first power play unit for the maroon and white.

Don’t miss your chance to catch Pat and his teammates in action as they take on the Sarnia Sting, Thursday night at the Peterborough Memorial Centre.

Petes Fall To Strong Rangers Squad

PETERBOROUGH, ON - Playing in front of the hometown crowd against the Kitchener Rangers, the number two team in the country, the Petes put in their best effort of the season, falling 6-4 at the Peterborough Memorial Centre.

The Petes came out of the gate flying and caught the Rangers by surprise, scoring just thirty-six seconds into the game on a beautiful setup by the "Buckhorn Bandit" Justin Larson to captain Zack Kassian for a quick 1-0 lead. However, two lucky bounces later, the Rangers had answered back and took a 2-1 lead. Before the end of the period, overage forward Pat Daley capped off a perfect power play setup to draw the teams even heading into the second period of play.

The second period saw both teams trade quality chances with no outcome for the first fourteen minutes. However, two goals by the Rangers and a quick answer tally by rookie Matt Puempel on a mad scramble brought the Petes back within one goal after two periods.

Play picked up in the third period with exciting end-to-end action. The "Buckhorn Bandit" potted his fourth of the season after the Rangers had extended their lead to 5-3 early in the period.

With Petes' goaltender Jason Missiaen on the bench for the extra attacker, the Rangers blocked a point shot and slid the puck home to seal the victory 6-4 despite a solid sixty minutes of great effort shown by the maroon and white.

Next action for the Petes comes Saturday night when they travel to Sudbury to take on the host Sudbury Wolves at the Sudbury Arena.

Petes In Tough Against Rangers

PETERBOROUGH, ON - The Peterborough Petes will need to bump their game to a new level tonight as they host the Kitchener Rangers at the Peterborough Memorial Centre.

Coming off back-to-back shootout wins over the Ottawa 67's and Belleville Bulls, the maroon and white will look to continue their strong start to the week tonight. However, it comes against a tough opponent.

Kitchener enters tonight's game with the Petes having just one loss in regulation in the young Ontario Hockey League season.

The hometown boys will receive a boost tonight as captain Zack Kassian returns from his one game suspension for his slew foot penalty Monday morning in Ottawa.

For all the updates be sure to check back periodically throughout the night.

Petes Win in Shootout

PETERBOROUGH, ON - The Peterborough Petes saw their winning streak extend to two games this evening as they beat the host Belleville Bulls in a shootout, the second straight shootout win for the maroon and white.

The two teams battled hard in the first period with Belleville striking twice, once on the power play and once at even strength. However, before the period could come to a close, Sault Ste. Marie native David Quesnele slid a pass from Zach Tatrn into the empty cage to pull the maroon and white within one goal after twenty minutes.

Newcomer Mike Lomas, acquired in a trade last Thursday from the Erie Otters, scored his first goal with the club to pull the Petes even.

The Bulls pulled ahead midway through the third period and looked to have the game won with just 30 seconds left. However, overage forward Pat Daley centered a pass in front of the Belleville net that managed to bounce past the Bulls goaltender that sent the game into overtime.

The overtime solved nothing and the game was decided in the shootout. Petes' netminder Jason Missiaen stopped both shots he faced and forwards Ryan Spooner and Matt Puempel both scored to lift the Petes past the Bulls 4-3.

Next action for the Petes comes tomorrow night when they play host to the Kitchener Rangers, 7:00 PM at the Peterborough Memorial Centre.

Doornbosch Honoured

PETERBOROUGH, ON - Ricky's All Day Grill, in partnership with the Peterborough Petes, have announced Petes' veteran defenceman Jamie Doornbosch as they Ricky's All Day Grill Petes Player of the Week for the week ending November 2nd, 2009. For his accomplishments, Jamie receives a gift certificate for Ricky's All Day Grill.

Doornbosch, a native of Richmond Hill, ON, continued his strong play this weekend as he battles for the top scoring defenceman in the Ontario Hockey League. His two goals and three assists in three games played pushes Jamie into second among all defenceman with twenty points, just five back of Cam Fowler of the Windsor Spitfires. Jamie is coming off a strong campaign with the maroon and white last season where he scored a career high thirty-seven points in sixty-four games. A strong candidate to return in his overage year, Jamie plays as half of the number one defensive pairing with partner Adam Sedlak.

Don’t miss out on your chance to miss Jamie and his teammates as they take on the Kitchener Rangers, Thursday night at the Peterborough Memorial Centre.

Es-Pete Robert Franz put on a maroon and white sweater today as he participated in the Peterborough Petes practice at the Memorial Centre. Franz is keeping his skills fresh in hopes he will sign a contract in Europe next week.

Petes Grab First Place

PETERBOROUGH, ON - The Peterborough Petes are in first place in the East Division thanks to a 5-4 shootout win in the Nation's Capital this morning. In what was the earliest game in the Petes' history, the maroon and white came back from a 3-1 deficit to beat the host Ottawa 67's in a "School Day Game".

Trailing by one goal in the first period, Petes' captain Zack Kassian banged home a beautiful pass from the "Buckhorn Bandit", Justin Larson, to tie the game at one apiece. Both teams would exchange chances late in the period however, strong play by goaltenders Jason Missiaen and Chris Perugini held both teams off to the score sheet.

The second period saw both teams score twice for a 3-3 tie heading into the third period. Petes' rookie Matt Puempel and sophomore defenceman Adam Sedlak scored on a four minute power play to bring the teams back even after falling behind 3-1.

Both teams exchanged goals in the third period and both goaltenders stood tall in between the pipes as Jamie Doornbosch put the Petes ahead before 67's forward Ryan Martindale tapped in a rebound with just five seconds to go in the game to send the game into overtime.

Overtime solved nothing and the teams headed to a shootout. Jason Missiaen stopped all three 67's shooters he faced and Petes' sophomore forward Ryan Spooner scored on a beautiful deke to seal the victory for the maroon and white.

Next action for the Petes comes Wednesday night when they travel to Belleville to take on the Bulls at the Yardmen Arena.