Pink in the Rink, the Peterborough Petes’ annual fundraising game for the Canadian Cancer Society, will take place at 7:05 p.m. on Saturday, February 5, 2022, when the Petes face off against the Niagara IceDogs.
The Petes organization announced details of the 13th annual fundraiser at a media conference on Tuesday (November 30), including the naming of honorary co-chairs Doug Gibson and Meaghan Roy.
Gibson played three seasons with the Petes from 1971 to 1973, breaking Mickey Redmond’s goal-scoring mark and competing in the 1972 Memorial Cup final. Roy is Global Peterborough’s sports anchor, beginning her career at CHEX TV in 2007 as a part-time news reporter and becoming the station’s first female sports anchor in 2014.
The fundraising goal for this year’s game is $50,000, with all proceeds going to the Canadian Cancer Society. There was no game in 2021 because of the pandemic, but the campaign still went ahead, raising almost $24,000.
Since 2010, Pink in the Rink has raised more than $812,099 for women’s cancer research through the Canadian Cancer Society Peterborough & District, making it the top fundraising event in the Ontario Hockey League.
This year’s jersey will feature the Canadian Cancer Society patch on the left shoulder and Petes’ alumnus Gary “Diller” Dalliday patch on the right shoulder. Fans can add the name of a loved one to be placed on the jersey, for $20 per name, by calling the Petes Store at 705-743-3681 or visiting gopetesgo.com/pink-in-the-rink-2022.
The first 200 names purchased will be featured on the jersey. Game-worn jerseys will be sold at an on-ice live auction following the game.
Fans can also support the fundraising campaign by participating in Euchre Night at Southside Pizzeria, Darling Insurance Chilifest, and Petes Celebrity Servers at Kelsey’s and Montana’s. Details of each event will be revealed at a later date.
Tickets for the February 5th Pink in the Rink game are available now through the Peterborough Memorial Centre’s box office at 151 Lansdowne Street West, by calling 705-743-3561 during regular business hours, or online at tickets.memorialcentre.ca.
For group tickets, call Ian MacGregor at the Petes Office at 705-743-3681 or by email at imacgregor@gopetesgo.com. For the first time this year, discounted tickets are also available to be donated to cancer survivors.
