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12-04-2025
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Peterborough Petes Take Kaden McGregor With First-Overall Pick
The Peterborough Petes kicked off the 2025 OHL Priority Selection by selecting Kaden McGregor with the first overall pick in the draft. It was a big moment for McGregor, who will go down in Pete's history as the only first-overall selection made by Peterborough to date. McGregor is the latest recipient of the Jack Ferguson Award, which is given out to the first-overall pick in the OHL Priority Selection. He joins a long line of first-overall selections, including Nashville Predators forward Steven Stamkos and Oilers' superstar Connor McDavid. The Ottawa native spent the year playing for the Ottawa Valley Titans in the HEO. He had a thunderous season, scoring 38 goals and adding 44 assists for a total of 82 points in just 29 games. He capped off the strong season by taking the OHL Cup by storm, scoring three goals and eight assists in five games during the tournament. OHL Playoff Primer: Round Two It's a busy night in the OHL tonight, with four games taking place as we kick off the second round of the playoffs. All four of the second-round series will play game one simultaneously in what promises to be an exciting night of junior hockey. McGregor has great skill and hockey sense that is backed up by an incredible work ethic and desire to win, according to OHL Director of Central Scouting Darrell Woodley. He joins a Peterborough group that continued to rebuild this season while developing strong young talent, including Aiden Young and 2024 fourth-overall selection Colin Fitzgerald. They were one of the youngest teams in the OHL this season and adding an elite talent like McGregor will undoubtedly help them take steps forward. Peterborough fans will undoubtedly be very excited to watch their brand new first-overall selection join the team next season.
Yahoo
07-03-2025
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Erie Otters coaches, player suspended following scuffle
(WJET/WFXP)– One player and two coaches for the Erie Otters, including new Head Coach Kris Mallette, have been suspended following an in-game scuffle during Sunday's game. The Ontario Hockey League announced Thursday that Mallette and Assistant Coach Ken Peroff along with Alex Messier have all received multi-game suspensions following a scuffle during their match against the Peterborough Petes. North East Wine Fest holding logo competition Mallette has been suspended for five games while Peroff was suspended for two games and Messier nine games. Peterborough Head Coach Rob Wilson was also suspended for five games while one of their players, Grayden Strohack, has been handed a four-game suspension. The Peterborough Petes organization has been fined $5,000. Messier was assessed a game misconduct, aggressor, as well as a game misconduct for continuing an altercation, while also exceeding the regular season fighting major threshold during the incident which comes with an automatic two-game suspension. Wesleyville accepting applications for Hometown Heroes banners Peterborough's Strohack was assessed a game misconduct for being the third man into a fight, which comes with an automatic two-game suspension, as well as a game misconduct for continuing an altercation. The Otters ended up winning the game 7-2. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
27-02-2025
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These Three Defensemen Have Already Scored 20 Goals
As we close in on the end of the regular season, there are three OHL defensemen who have already met the 20-goal threshold. The question remains, how many more will achieve the feat? Scoring 20 goals in a single season is an impressive accomplishment for any OHL defender. Last season, only five blue-liners met the mark while the year before that six defensemen scored 20 or more goals. The latest player to meet the mark is Barrie Colts defender Kashawn Aitcheson, who scored a pair against the Peterborough Petes last Saturday. This is the first time that Aitcheson, who is eligible for the 2025 NHL Draft, has scored 20 goals in a single season. He has more than doubled the total of nine goals he scored during his first two years in the league. Aitcheson is having his most productive OHL season by far having recorded 45 points in 54 games. The explosion of scoring has undoubtedly played a large role in raising the Barrie defender's draft stock. He was ranked fifteenth among North American skaters in NHL Central Scouting's midterm rankings. San Jose Sharks prospect Sam Dickinson is another of the three defenders to score 20 or more goals this season. This is also the first time Dickinson has met the 20-goal mark having fallen just short of it last season with 18. Dickinson displayed truly explosive production in the first half of the season, which has waned slightly in the second half of the year. In 44 games, the 2006-born defender has 69 points and 22 goals this season. While Dicksinon's production has waned slightly in the second half of the year the opposite is true of the final player on this list. After a relatively slow start to the season, Calgary Flames prospect Zayne Parekh has taken off since the start of January. In that time, the 2006-born defender has 46 points in 22 games. Parekh leads all defenders with 28 goals this season. He stands out on this list and the league in general as the only defenseman to have scored 20 or more goals for the last three seasons. Indeed, he has never failed to meet the mark during his three-year OHL career. While these three have already met the mark, it remains to be seen how many more defenders will do so this year. The league has averaged 5.5 defenders who have met the mark over the last two seasons. Luca Marrelli, who has 17 goals currently, could easily do so. It may be a tougher task for Henry Mews and Lukas Fischer who both have 14 goals. If any of these players hope to reach the mark they will need to get a move on as there is less than a quarter of the season remaining.
