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Courtesy of www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com The 2016-2017 annual coaches poll * that was released on March 16 was dominated by both the Peterborough Petes and the Erie Otters as both teams combined for 28 players being nominated for awards. This comes as no surprise for either team as they both were dominant in their respective Conferences, Peterborough finished 1st overall in the Eastern Conference while Erie finished x in the Western Conference. Award winners for each teams are as follows: Most Underrated Player Peterborough- Logan DeNoble (#1 overall in Eastern Conference with 35 points) Erie- Kyle Maksimovich (#2 overall in Western Conference with 20 points) Most Improved Player  Peterborough- Zach Gallant (#3 overall in the Eastern Conference with 16 points) Smartest Player Erie- Dylan Strome (#1 overall in the Western Conference with 32 points) (Strome also finished first in 2015-2016 and 3rd in 2014-2015) Hardest Worker Peterborough...

Credit Peterborough Examiner  The Peterborough Petes were the first team in the Eastern Conference to advance to the second round of the OHL playoffs by sweeping the eighth seed Niagara Ice Dogs in four straight games. Game scores can be seen below, home team will be first and the series record will follow each game score. Game #1: Petes (5) Vs. Ice Dogs (2) 1-0 Petes  The Peterborough Petes opened up their 2017 playoff campaign with a 5-2 home victory over the Niagara Ice Dogs in front of 2,681 fans. Niagara opened up the scoring at 4:12 of the first period when Kirill Maksimov scored his first goal of the playoffs. The Petes would then go on the score the game's next five goals, led in scoring by right winger Adam Timleck with two goals. Peterborough goaltender Dylan Wells was incredibly in cage for the Petes, stopping 32 of the 34 shots he faced. Game #2: Petes (6) Vs. Ice Dogs (3) 2-0 Petes Niagara was unable to find a way to stop Peterborough's offense in t...

Credit Toronto Sun The 2016-2017 Ontario Hockey League's regular season has officially ended and the first-round matchups for the Western Division can be seen here below. The OHL playoff format is the same as the NHL where the highest remaining seed plays the lowest remaining seed in each round, the finals are the winner of the Eastern and Western Division, all series are best of 7 (win 4 games). Eastern Division series are as follows: #1 Peterborough Petes Vs. #8 Niagara Ice Dogs - Peterborough has earned the #1 seed in the East with a record of 42-21-5 - Niagara earned the last spot in the East with a record of 23-35-10 - The Petes won the regular season series against the Ice Dogs, winning 3 of the 4 games - Leading scorer for the Petes: Nikita Korotelev  17 goals, 18 assists - Leading scorer for the Ice Dogs: Johnny Corneil  31 goals, 31 assists   #2 Mississauga Steelheads Vs. #7 Ottawa 67's  - Mississauga has earned the #2 overa...

Friday February 24, 2017 Hershey Center, Mississauga Ontario Mississauga Steelheads (24-19-13, 2nd in Eastern Conference)   Vs. Peterborough Petes (33-17-5, 3 rd in Eastern Conference) Clifford Skarstedt/Peterborough Examiner/Postmedia Network This is game offers a matchup between two of the best teams in the Eastern Conference. Mississauga and Peterborough are 2 nd and 3 rd respectively in the Eastern Conference coming into their Friday night clash.   Peterborough has clinched a playoff spot before Mississauga because they have nine more regulation wins, but Mississauga is almost guaranteed a spot eventually.   Skaters in the spotlight: Mississauga: Michael McLeod (New Jersey Devils 2016 1 st round pick, #12 overall) -        141 points over three seasons with Mississauga -        Ranked 6 th among North American skaters before the 2016 draaft -     ...