Petes go for 10th win in a row tonight in Kingston
PETES PIECES
The Petes return from the Christmas break with a busy schedule of four games in six days including two home games on nontraditional nights.
The Petes will visit the Kingston Frontenacs at 7 p.m. Friday before hosting the Hamilton Bulldogs on Sunday, New Year’s Day, at 7:05 p.m. They are back home Tuesday against Kingston at 7:05 p.m. and will not play on their regular Thursday night next week.
They’ll visit the Niagara IceDogs on Jan. 6 and host the North Bay Battalion Nov. 7 at 7:05 p.m. The Petes start the post-holiday schedule with 12 straight games against Eastern Conference opponents. They have only four games in their final 34 against Western Conference opponents. They will face the Erie Otters twice, host the Owen Sound Attack and visit the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds.
Stephens Sidelined
Peterborough native Mitchell
Stephens sat out Canada’s match against Latvia Thursday at the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships in Toronto with an ankle injury.
Stephens suffered the injury in the second period of Tuesday’s win against Slovakia. He is listed as day-to-day by Team Canada officials. Canada’s next game is New Year’s Eve against the USA.
CJHL All-Stars
Four Petes prospects have been named to the CJHL Prospects Game Jan. 25 at the Cornwall Civic Complex. Bryce Misley, Nate McDonald,
Bobby Dow and Cameron Crotty were selected by NHL Central Scouting and are currently among the top 40 CJHL prospects heading into the 2017 NHL draft in Chicago.
Misley, Peterborough’s sixth round, 106th overall pick in the 2015 OHL Priority Selection, has scored 39 points, including 17 goals and 22 assists in 29 games with the Oakville Blades this season.
McDonald, (13th round, 246th overall, 2015) has helped the NOJHL’s Powassan Voodoos in an impressive first half. In 23 games this season, the goalie has recorded a 2.02 GAA and a .928 save percentage while compiling a 19-2-1-0 record with three shutouts.
Crotty (seventh round, 136th overall, 2015) has amassed seven points in 19 games while patrolling the blue line for the Brockville Braves. Dow (10th round, 189th overall, 2015), a right winger, has 16 goals and 23 assists for 39 points for the Kemptville 73’s. All four players recently competed in the Eastern Canada Cup Challenge. Crotty, Dow and Misley also played for Canada East at the World Junior A Hockey Challenge. Misley and Crotty have committed to NCAA schools.
Winners
Logan DeNoble’s six gamewinning-goals ties him for second overall in the OHL with Erie’s Alex DeBrincat, one GWG behind Owen Sound’s Petrus Palmu. Matt Spencer’s 3 GWGs are the most by an OHL defenceman.
Roster Notes
The holiday break didn’t result in much improvement in Jonne Tammela’s injury status. Tammela is still not skating as he deals with chronic patella tendinitis. All other Petes returned from the holiday break healthy and ready to go. Not dressed for the Petes on Thursday were Declan Chisholm, Eddie Schulz and Troy Henley.