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Six Nations Chiefs Sweep Peterborough Lakers To Win the MSL Championship In 10-5 Win
/The Peterborough Lakers ‘Drive For Five’ comes to an unfortunate end as they got swept by the Six Nations Chiefs with a 10-5 loss in Game Four at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on Wednesday night.
Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Lakers.
Six Nations came out firing to start the game as league MVP Lyle Thompson continued where he left off in this series scoring the first two goals of the game. Austin Staats also on a tear this postseason scored the next two for the Chiefs and Six Nations was riding a 4-0 lead halfway through the period. Kiel Matisz finally got Peterborough on the board with his third goal of the playoffs with 8:13 left in the period. No more goals were scored and Six Nations were looking to sweep the Lakers with the 4-1 lead into the second.
The Lakers had an early power play in the period but it went the other way as the other Staats brother Randy got into the mix and scored shorthanded for a 5-1 lead. More special teams troubles plagued the Lakers as Shayne Jackson scored on the power play for Six Nations to put Peterborough’s deficit at five. Six Nations tacked on another two goals including a hat trick from Austin to round out the period and Peterborough was in danger, trailing 8-1.
Peterborough’s offense started to work as they drew first blood in the third period thanks to Matt Gilray’s seventh goal of the playoffs. Eric Fannell countered with his own for Six Nations but Peterborough went on a three-goal run to try and mount the seemingly impossible comeback with 8:54 left to play. Unfortunately, the Lakers could not get anything past Chiefs goaltender and 2019 President’s Cup MVP Warren Hill and Tim Edwards put the dagger into the Lakers with an insurance marker with 3:16 left to play. The Chiefs shrugged off the Lakers and won convincingly 10-5 and captured the MSL Final championship.
Landon Kells gets the loss for the Lakers in net and Hill gets the win for Six Nations with a sweep of Peterborough.
With the win, Six Nations are MSL champions, their first title since 2016. They play the winner of the Western Lacrosse Association final between the New Westminster Salmonbellies and Langley Thunder for the Mann Cup in British Columbia.
Austin Staats was given the Shooter Davis Award for the MSL Final’s Most Valuable Player.
Peterborough Petes Introduce Dave Lorentz as New Team President; Dave Pogue Steps Down From Role After Seven-Year Tenure
/The Dave Loretz era began as he was introduced to the public as team president in a press conference at the Peterborough & District Sports Hall of Fame on Wednesday afternoon.
(From Left to Right) Petes Board of Directors Rod McGillis, Dave Lorentz, George Gillespie and Dave Pogue. Loretz becomes the second team president to ever play for the Petes behind the late Pat Casey who passed away peacefully last Saturday. Photo by David Tuan Bui.
Lorentz takes over the role after former president Dave Pogue announced his retirement at the Petes 2023 Awards Banquet on March 28. The latter remains on the Board of Directors as Past President and Alternate Governor after a seven-year tenure with the Petes.
“I think it's time for a different voice. Eventually, you could become white noise in certain circles so it was time,” explained Pogue. “I've got some other ventures that I want to concentrate on and I'm going to start on the board assisting Dr. Bob Neville at the league level because I've made some good relationships with other owners in the league and just trying to work on bettering the Petes within the league and certainly to get a new facility.”
Pogue has fully endorsed Lorentz as the new team president and says he will be able to maintain the high standards and championship aspirations that the team exhibited last year when they captured the OHL title.
“Dave helped create that standard. We have been working very hard as a group to get to this point and 17 since our last championship, we've learned a lot over those years and Dave has been part of the driving force there,” he said. It won't be 17 years before we win another one, I can tell you that.”
Lorentz played three years for the Petes from 1987 to 1990 and was captain of Peterborough’s 1989 OHL Championship team. The team made deep playoff runs including a championship in the 1988-89 season. Lorentz wants to maintain the current atmosphere and mentality as team president to win another OHL Championship and hopefully a Memorial Cup title.
“I think building a culture of winning, building a culture that you're going to go for it when you have the opportunity and be successful builds champions,” he explained. “I'm expecting in the near future that we will do this again because I really want a Memorial Cup ring.”
Lorentz added that he did not want to change much in terms of the face of the organization but to put an emphasis on the Petes to foster a positive experience for everyone in the company.
“My focus is going to be directed to the players and the staff, trying to find ways that we can enhance their experience in Peterborough,” he said. “As a former player and alumni, I want those players coming here to experience the best that they can because not all of them are going to make the pros but they're going to go on to great careers. If we can provide them with every opportunity to achieve their goals then that's what we need to do.”
Single-game tickets for the Petes go on sale this Friday at 9:30 a.m. through the PMC Grant Thornton Box Office.
Fans can get tickets by visiting the Grant Thornton Box Office in person, calling (705) 743-3561 or going online.
Peterborough Lakers In 3-0 Series Deficit After Being Routed 13-5 By Six Nations Chiefs
/The Peterborough Lakers Drive For Five is in jeopardy as they are on the brink of elimination following a 13-5 loss to the Six Nations Chiefs at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena in Hagarsville. The Lakers are behind 3-0 in the MSL Finals.
Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Lakers.
The Lakers and Chiefs split two goals apiece in the opening frame including a a shorthanded goal from Taite Cattoni and power play goal from Randy Staats (who scored both Chiefs goals this period). Thomas Hoggarth rounded out the period with a goal and the teams were tired 2-2.
MSL MVP Lyle Thompson got the ball rolling for Six Nations to open up the period, scoring his 14th of the playoffs. The Lakers seemingly found their groove as Hoggarth scored the next two goals on the power play including a hat trick to put Peterborough ahead 4-3. Holden Cattoni added another goal for the Lakers and had a 5-3 lead early in the second.
It went downhill for Peterborough from there as Six Nations played championship-calibre lacrosse from there. They responded with four straight goals to round out the period and had a 7-5 lead into the third.
The Lakers could not stop the bleeding as they were shut out in the third period while allowing six goals for 10 consecutive scores from the Chiefs. The Lakers could not score in the last 34:57 of the game. Six Nations easily won game three with a 13-5 win and have a 3-0 series lead over the Peterborough Lakers.
Landon Kells takes the loss in net for the Lakers while Doug Jamieson gets the win for Six Nations.
The Lakers are looking to avoid elimination and the sweep on Wednesday night as Game Four is back at the Peterborough Memorial Centre.
Peterborough Petes Alumnus and Director Pat Casey Passes Away at 84
/Peterborough Petes alumnus and longtime Director Pat Casey passed away peacefully on Saturday at the age of 84, reported by the team on Sunday.
The Kirkland Lake, Ont. native was one of the original members of the Peterborough Petes organization, suiting up for the Peterborough TPT’s in their inaugural season in 1956-57 and played for three seasons and won Peterborough’s first J. Ross Robertson Cup and Memorial Cup berth in 1958-59. After the Petes, Casey would go on to win an NCAA Championship in 1961 with Michigan Tech, and a USHL Championship in 1965 with the Waterloo Blackhawks.
After his playing career, Pat returned to Peterborough in 1971. Eight years later, he became a member of the Petes the Board of Directors. This resulted in a 40-year tenure that included stints as vice president (1979-84), president (1984-87 and 1997-2002), as well as Treasurer which he held for a decade before retiring in 2016.
During his Board of Directors tenure, Casey was part of the introduction of the OHL Scholarship Program, Peterborough’s hosting of the 1996 Memorial Cup, 2011 Hockey Day in Canada and support for former Petes President Dave Pogue in the launch of the OHL’s Talk Today Mental Health Awareness Program.
In 2016, he won the Bill Long Award for Distinguished Service presented in recognition and appreciation of outstanding contributions to the OHL.
In honour of Casey’s contributions to the Petes, the team is recognizing him by wearing special decals on their helmets this season. The team will also be honouring Casey on the ice with details to come according to a press release.
Pat Casey’s obituary and service information can be found online.
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Peterborough Lakers Fall Behind In MSL Final Series With 11-6 Loss to Six Nations Chiefs At Home
/The Drive for Five gets a little harder to reach as the Peterborough Lakers find themselves in a 2-0 series deficit after losing to the Six Nations Chiefs 11-6 at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on Thursday night.
Photo courtesy of the Peterborough lakers.
Six Nations came into town and made a statement early. They scored the first three goals of the period in 3:01 thanks to Ben McIntosh, Liam Leclair, and Larson Sundown.
It took the powerplay to get Peterborough on the board as Eli McLaughlin scored his team-leading 13th goal of the playoffs to make it a 3-1 game.
The teams kept trading goals until the end of the period including Taite Cattoni’s fifth of the playoffs for the Lakers as Peterborough found themselves trailing 5-2 after the first.
The second period saw even scoring from both sides with Six Nations striking first with a pair of goals from Brendan Bomberry on the power play and Eric Fannell.
Peterborough scored a pair of goals as Kiel Matisz tried to turn the momentum with a shorthanded goal. Cattoni got his second goal of the game and the lead margin remained the same with three at the end of the period, 7-4.
The Lakers were first to strike in the third period as Thomas Hoggarth opened things up less than five minutes into the frame. Six Nations kept matching goals with Peterborough and easily kept up.
The period’s first four goals were alternated between teams. However, after Six Nations scored their second goal of the period, they ran away with the game, scoring another pair of goals including a power play goal from league MVP Lyle Thompson.
The Chiefs walked out of Peterborough with an 11-6 win and extend their series lead 2-0 in a best-of-seven. This is a familiar position the Lakers have found themselves in at the 2019 MSL finals and last year’s Mann Cup championship.
“Nobody wants to see us win a fifth Mann Cup,” said Cattoni. “This is a veteran group. We’ve won four Mann Cups. We were down 2-0 in the Mann Cup last year. We have complete belief that we can get back again.”
The Lakers are going to try and avoid a three-game series deficit as they head to the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena for Game Three on Monday.
Hometown PTBO: Peterborough Petes Forward Owen Beck About Winning the OHL Championship and Future With the Montréal Canadiens
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This week on Hometown PTBO, Pete Dalliday talks with Peterborough Petes forward Owen Beck about his golf game, reflecting on the OHL Championship run with the Petes and his future with the Montréal Canadiens.
Peterborough Petes Announce Dave Lorentz New Team President
/Vice President and alumnus Dave Lorentz has been named the Peterborough Petes’s official President of the Board of Directors during an OHL Board of Governors Meetings announced on Wednesday night.
Dave Pogue (left) and Dave Lorentz (right) during a OHL Board of Governors Meeting. Lorentz was drafted by the Washington Capitals of the NHL but never played a game with them in his professional career. Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Petes.
“It has been an absolute privilege to have served as the Petes President for the past seven years,” said Pogue. “I am very proud of the accomplishments we, as a team, both on and off the ice have achieved.”
Pogue announced he was retiring from the presidential role at the Petes 2023 Awards Banquet on March 28. He remains on the Board of Directors as Past President and Alternate Governor.
Lorentz played three years for the Petes from 1987 to 1990 and was captain of Peterborough’s 1989 OHL Championship team. He was drafted 145th overall in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals and represented Team Canada at the 1992 Spengler Cup. The Kitchener-born winger played professionally in Europe and at the University of Waterloo.
“During my tenure as President, I have worked very closely with Dave Lorentz and can assure everyone we will be in very capable hands with him as our leader moving forward,” said Pogue. “His attention to detail, work ethic and tireless passion for the Petes has everyone in our organization excited about the future.”
Lorentz joined the Petes Board of Directors in January of 2013 after serving as President of the Petes Alumni Association. He is a retired high school principal with the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board and most recently at Adam Scott CVI.
“I am very honoured and proud to be selected as President of the Peterborough Petes,” said Lorentz. “As a former player, I take pride in being a member of this organization and look forward to continuing the tradition and success of those that came before me.
Pogue has been President since 2016, winning an OHL Championship this year and an Eastern Conference Finals appearance in 2017.
“I want to thank Dave Pogue who has been instrumental in the success of this team over the last seven years as President,” said Lorentz. “Through his leadership, the organization is better prepared to meet the challenges that we will face both on and off the ice moving forward. “
Lorentz will officially be introduced as President of the Board of Directors at a press conference at 2:30 p.m. on Aug. 23 at the Peterborough District Sports Hall of Fame.
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Trent University To Defend Lacrosse Title at Home As They Host the Baggataway Cup For A Second-Straight Year
/For the second year in a row, Trent University is hosting the Canadian University Field Lacrosse Association (CUFLA) Baggataway Cup Championship on Nov. 3-5, announced on Wednesday.
Photo courtesy of Lexi Thivierge and Trent university.
The Baggataway Cup is the CUFLA playoffs. For the first time in the school’s history, the Trent Excalibur men’s lacrosse team will defend their 2022 Baggataway Cup Champion title.
“Hosting the Baggataway Cup Championship last year was such an honour,” said Leslie Spooner, Trent Athletics interim director. “We are very proud of what the team accomplished last season and we can’t wait to cheer them on again this year as they vie for their second consecutive championship.”
This will be the third time that the men’s team is hosting the national championship, they held the honour in 2012 and last year.
“CUFLA is excited to return to Trent University for the 2023 Baggataway Cup,” said Kevin Caplice, CUFLA commissioner. “It is rare that we host championships back-to-back but with the support the fans showed for CUFLA in 2022 how could we say no when Trent approached us to host again.”
“Last year’s tournament was such a success,” said Sarah Batley, Trent Athletics assistant director. “Seeing a stadium full of lacrosse fans old and young was so encouraging for the student-athletes and for the entire Trent Athletics team. It took a lot of work behind the scenes to host and knowing that it paid off is very rewarding.”
The Baggataway Cup is taking place at Trent’s Justin Chiu Stadium. Ticket details will be announced in the fall.
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Six Nations Chiefs Draw First Blood Against the Peterborough Lakers In Game One Of MSL Final, 10-7
/It was not the start the Peterborough Lakers wanted as the Six Nations Chiefs took game one of the Major Series Lacrosse finals, 10-7, at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena in Hagarsville on Tuesday night.
Photo courtesy of the Peterborough lakers.
