Petes Booster Club Donates $3,000 To Assistant Coach Andrew Verner's World Kidney Day Fundraiser

The Peterborough Petes Booster Club surprised assistant coach Andrew Verner with a $3,000 donation towards his fundraiser on World Kidney Day on Wednesday.

Lynda Johnson (left) sharing a moment with Petes assistant coach Andrew Verner (right), Johnson is part of the Petes Booster Club that sell 50/50 tickets during games. Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Petes.

The money was donated by Lynda Johnson of the Booster Club who has been a member for over 21 years.

The Petes Booster club was founded at the beginning of the 1967-1968 Peterborough Petes season at the suggestion of the late Roger Neilson. It was a group of devoted Petes fans who attended games since 1956. They typically are seen at the games selling 50/50 tickets to help raise money to aid the cost of the players’ education.

The fundraiser is in support of obtaining equipment used in the lifesaving delivery of dialysis treatment at Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC).

Verner was a goaltender for the Petes from 1989 to 1992 coached in the Ontario Hock League since 2012. He was diagnosed with glomerulonephritis while playing hockey in Germany in 1999. He received a new kidney on March 9, 2021 through the Paired Kidney Donation Program. His wife Allison donated her kidney three days later to save another life after receiving one through the program for Andrew.

The team held a World Kidney Day last Thursday during their game against the Kingston Frontenacs raising over $16,000.

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Hometown PTBO: Andrew Verner and His Kidney Transplant Leading to World Kidney Day With The Peterborough Petes

This week on Hometown PTBO, Pete Dalliday speaks with Peterborough Petes assistant coach Andrew Verner about the Petes history, their future and a heartwarming story about his kidney transplant.

The Peterborough Petes are hosting World Kidney Day on March 9 at the Peterborough Memorial Centre as they and Verner are raising money in support of equipment used in the lifesaving delivery of dialysis treatment at Peterborough Regional Health Centre.

Note: This interview was conducted back in September of 2021.

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Hometown PTBO: Andrew Verner About the Past and Present of the Petes and His Kidney Transplant

This week on Hometown PTBO, Pete Dalliday speaks with Peterborough Petes assistant coach Andrew Verner about the Petes history, their future and a heartwarming story about his kidney transplant.

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Jody Hull Relieved As Head Coach Of Peterborough Petes, Andrew Verner Named Interim Coach

The Peterborough Petes have announced on Friday (January 5th) that they have relieved Head Coach Jody Hull of his duties. Current Assistant Coach Andrew Verner has been named as the team’s Interim Head Coach.

Jody Hull (at left) and Andrew Verner

After a great start to the season and at one point being ranked in the CHL Top 10, the Petes have been in a tailspin of late, and sit at 16-20-2-1—good for fourth in the East Division and sixth in the Eastern Conference through 38 games this season.

Hull was named Head Coach of the Petes on February 14, 2013, after serving as Interim Head Coach starting on December 20, 2012. Through parts of five seasons, he has compiled a regular season record of 167-147-7-23.

“We’d like to thank Jody for his extensive service with the Peterborough Petes, and wish him the best of luck in his next endeavour,” General Manager Mike Oke says in a press release. “His, and his family’s commitment to our organization and this community should not be downplayed.”

Verner has been an Assistant Coach with the Petes since the start of the 2015-16 season. Prior to that, he was the team’s Goaltending Coach from 2013-14 to 2014-15. The former Petes goalie (1989-92) played 17 years of professional hockey, and has worked as a goaltending consultant for Hockey Canada, the Austrian National Team, and the Peterborough Minor Hockey Council. Verner now lives in Ennismore with his wife and children.

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