Mike Robinson's Hat Trick Helps Lakers Edge Excelsiors In 9-7 Win; Extends Peterborough's Winning Streak to Four

Sr. B call-up Mike Robinson made the most of his game in getting a hat trick for the Peterborough Lakers to nab a 9-7 win over the Brampton Excelsiors at the Peterborough Memorial Centre (PMC) on Thursday night.

The Lakers cap off their series against the Excelsiors with a 3-1 record in the regular season. Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Lakers.

The first period was all Lakers as Josh Currier opened the scoring under three minutes into the game. Robinson nabbed a pair of consecutive goals — with the first goal shorthanded — to make it a 3-0 lead after the opening period.

Brampton got their feet off the ground in the second period and scored first with Rory Graham getting the Excelsiors on the board, unassisted. Both teams traded two goals apiece until Brampton scored three consecutive unanswered goals to round out the period, finishing a five-goal stanza to even the game at five apiece.

The momentum seemingly continued for Brampton as they got the first goal of the period with Curtis Goddard’s second of the game for a 6-5 lead. The Lakers began to surge shortly after, getting the next four goals thanks to Currier’s second, a pair of Taite Cattoni goals and Robinson capping off his hat trick. James Whitford scored for Brampton in the last 15 seconds of the game but it was too little, too late and the Lakers won their fourth straight game with a 9-7 win.

Drew Hutchinson picks up the win, stopping 42 of 49 shots for Peterborough. The win puts the Lakers into a tie for first place with the Six Nations Chiefs with 14 points.

The Lakers’s next game is at PMC against the Cobourg Kodiaks. in their third matchup of the season. Peterborough has won both games with two meetings to go in the regular season.

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Hometown PTBO: SPSS Student-Athlete Valedictorian Grace Murphy About Her Sports Tenure with SPSS and Going to Queen's University

This week on Hometown PTBO, Pete Dalliday talks with SPSS student Grace Murphy about her athletic tenure with the school, her affiliation with the Electric City Football Club and her goals as she sets off to Queen's University in Kingston.

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Trent University's 17th Annual President’s Excalibur Golf Tournament Fundraises For Student-Athlete Scholarship

The 17th Trent University President’s Excalibur Golf Tournament saw 76 golfers hit the links at the Peterborough Golf and Country Club on Thursday.

Trent University kinesiology graduate Grace Sanderson making a putt with onlookers cheering her on to help kick off the 17th Annual President’s Excalibur Golf Tournament. Last year’s event took place at the Quarry Golf Club. Photo by David Tuan Bui.

The fundraising event is for Trent Excalibur Green and White Scholarship Fund. It is awarded to exceptional first-year student-athletes at Trent University who have an 80 per cent (or above) average The event’s annual goal is to raise at least $50,000 annually. Over $575,000 has been raised through this tournament for the fund.

The day included 18 holes of golf, a barbecue lunch, a golf gift, on-course refreshments, a silent auction and dinner with an awards presentation.

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Peterborough Pete Konnor Smith Gets Drafted 97th Overall by the Anaheim Ducks In the 2023 NHL Draft

Peterborough Pete Konnor Smith is headed to Orange County as as he was drafted 97th overall by the Anaheim Ducks in the fourth round, at the 2023 NHL Entry Level Draft in Nashville, Tenn. on Fridayafternoon.

Knoor Smith (left) and Petes general manager Michael Oke (right) in Nashville for the 2023 NHL Entry Leevel Draft. Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Petes.

“It feels amazing,” said Smith. “My OHL draft felt like it was just yesterday and to be sitting here right now is surreal. I’m very fortunate to be selected by a team like the Ducks. I’m so grateful for my time in Peterborough that helped me get to this point.”

The Windsor-born defencemen spent two seasons with the Peterborough Petes He netted seven goals and 20 assists in 117 games in his career with the team.

“I speak on behalf of the entire Petes organization when I say I’m thrilled for Konnor,” said Michael Oke, Petes general manager. “It’s an amazing accomplishment to hear your name called at the NHL Draft. We’re all very proud of him and look forward to being a part of his continued development.”

Smith made a notable play during the playoffs in game three in the second round against the Ottawa 67s. Smith made a diving poke check on the 67s Cam Tolnai who had a partial breakaway. The Petes in transition scored the game-winner to defeat Ottawa 3-2.

Smith was originally selected by the Petes in the ninth round of the 2020 OHL Priority Selection out of the Windsor Jr. Spitfires program.

He joins former Peterborough Pete Mason McTavish as the latter was taken third overall by the Anaheim Ducks in the 2021 NHL Draft.

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Former Peterborough Pete Nick Lardis Is Drafted 67th Overall by the Chicago Blackhawks In the 2023 NHL Draft

Former Peterborough Pete Nick Lardis is one step closer to the NHL as he was drafted 67th overall by the Chicago Blackhawks in the third round, at the 2023 NHL Entry Level Draft in Nashville, Tenn. on Friday morning.

Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Petes.

Lardis was part of the Jan. 7 trade where he was shipping to the Hamilton Bulldogs with Sahil Panwar, a 2023 third-round pick (obtained from the Flint Firebirds) and a 2026 conditional sixth-round pick for Avery Hayes and Gavin White.

The Oakville-born forward had 12 goals and seven assists in 36 games last season before being traded to the Bulldogs.

Lardis was drafted by the Petes in the first round, 6th overall in the 2021 OHL Priority Selection. He joins number one overall pick Connor Bedard with the Blackhawks.

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Peterborough Lakers Add Scoring Depth With Eli McLaughlin in Trade

The Peterborough Century 21 Lakers added another offensive weapon in Eli McLaughlin ahead of Saturday’s Major Series Lacrosse trade deadline, announced on Wednesday,

The Lakers acquired McLaughlin from the Western Lacrosse Association’s Burnaby Lakers for an undisclosed cash consideration.

“He is a high-end offensive dynamic talent that we are truly excited to get in the Lakers’ lineup,” said Paul Day, Lakers general manager.

McLaughlin is available after July 9 since he is playing for Team Haudenosaunee at the World Men’s Lacrosse Championships with Thomas Hoggarth and Blake McDonald.

McLaughlin is no stranger to some of the Lakers as he has played with team captain Robert Hope during the NLL season for the Colorado Mammoth, helping them win the league championship in 2022. He scored 44 goals and 38 assists for 82 points in 17 games this past season.

The Lakers are hosting Brampton Excelsiors at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on Thursday at 8 p.m.

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Peterborough Petes Avery Hayes Signs Two-Year Contract With the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have signed Peterborough Petes forward Avery Hayes to a two-year, American Hockey League (AHL) contract for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons, announced on Tuesday.

Hayes (left) has won back-to-back OHl championships with the Hamilton Bulldogs and Peterborough Petes.Photo courtesy of Kenneth Andersen and the Peterborough Petes.

The Penguins are the AHL affiliate of the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins.

Hayes was traded to the Petes on Jan. 7, shortly before the OHL trade deadline. He played 32 games with 16 goals and 20 assists for 36 points in the regular season.

The Westland, Mich.-born forward captured the OHL Championship in back-to-back seasons, with the Hamilton Bulldogs and Peterborough Petes in 2022 and 2023 respectively. Hayes led the Petes with 12 goals during their championship run.

Those wins gave Hays two straight Memorial Cup appearances, producing produced six goals and eight points in 10 total games.

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Peterborough Petes to Raise OHL Championship Banner On Sept. 28 Home Opener

The Peterborough Petes will have their home opener in style as they will raise their OHL Championship banner against the Kingston Frontenacs, scheduled for Sept. 28 at the Peterborough Memorial Centre (PMC), announced on Monday.

The last time the Petes hosted Kingston for their home opener was to kick off the 2018-19 season. The Petes won that game 4-0. Photo by Samantha Bianco.

This is the first game at the PMC since clinching the J. Ross Robertson Cup in game six of the 2023 OHL Championship Series with a 2-1 win over the London Knights. 

Last season, this Eastern Conference rivalry saw the Petes and Frontenacs split the series with four wins apiece over each other. In the past five seasons, Peterborough holds a slight edge over Kingston with a record of 22-17-2-1.

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Peterborough Petes Release the 2023 Development Camp Schedule

The Peterborough Petes have released the official schedule for the upcoming Development Camp of on and off ice fitness, with 46 players and goaltenders expected to attend.

file photo.

The camp will begin with off-ice fitness testing on Friday, June 23 and wrap up with two on-ice sessions on Saturday, June 24. Friday’s fitness testing will take place at Hybrid Sports from 5:45 p.m.-7:30 p.m. This event will not be open to the public. Saturday’s on-ice scrimmages will take place beginning at 12 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. at the Kinsmen Civic Centre at 1 Kinsmen Way. These ice sessions will be open to the public and will be streamed live on the Petes Facebook page.

The full scrimmage schedule can be found below:

Saturday, June 24:

12 p.m. - Team White vs Team Black

12:50 p.m. - Team Black vs Team Maroon

1:40 p.m. - Team Maroon vs Team White

Break

3:15 p.m. - Team White vs Team Black

4:05 p.m. - Team White vs Team Maroon

4:55 p.m. - Team Maroon vs Team Black

Photo courtesy of the peterborough Petes.

The 46 players and goaltenders expected to attend includes players selected in the 2023 OHL Priority Selection. The tentative camp roster can be found by clicking here. Team rosters for the on-ice sessions will be released on Saturday, June 24.

Official 2023 OHL Champion hats and shirts are on sale now through the Petes store. Fans can purchase them by clicking here.

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OHL Recognizes Peterborough Petes With Business Leadership Awards

The Peterborough Petes’s historic season continues with more recognition as the Ontario Hockey League has awarded them the Community Involvement Award during league meetings on Tuesday.

Photo courtesy of the OHL.

The recognition is part of the league’s Business Leadership Awards as the Petes raised more than $270,000 from 50/50 draws to support the Peterborough Minor Hockey Council. Their Pink In the Rink campaign brought in over $60,000 in support of battling cancer and aiding the Peterborough Regional Health Centre Foundation.

The champion Petes also were recognized for their free ball hockey program held at elementary schools across Peterborough. The brought barrier-free access to hockey for over 2,000 students. They hosted the inaugural PWHPA OHL Showcase in February that saw 3,480 fans in attendance at the Peterborough Memorial Centre to spotlight professional women’s hockey.

The Guelph Storm were recognized with the OHL Franchise Development Award as part of the Business Leadership Awards.

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