What a difference a year has made for the Peterborough Petes. After last year’s inspiring run at the Memorial Cup, the Petes are now officially out of playoff contention.
Despite playing in front of a sell-out crowd at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on Saturday night (March 16), the luck of the Irish wasn’t with the Petes as they fell in a 7-4 loss to the second-ranked North Bay Battalion.
With 65 games played and three games left in their regular season, the Petes remain where they have been for most of the season: second-last in the Eastern Conference standings with 20 wins and 37 losses, just ahead of the Niagara IceDogs with 16 wins and 40 losses after 63 games played.
During Saturday’s game, Tommy Purdeller led the way for the Petes with two goals and an assist. Ryder McIntyre and Caden Taylor each picked up two assists, while Chase Lefebvre and Braydon McCallum each had a goal. Cam Gauvreau also had an assist in the game.
Liam Sztuska stopped 40 of 46 Battalion shots in the loss.
The Petes’ final home game of the regular season takes place on Thursday (March 21) when they face off against the Ottawa 67’s.
