Peterborough Petes
City	Peterborough, Ontario
League	Ontario Hockey League
Conference	Eastern
Division	East
Founded	1951-1952
Home Arena	Peterborough Memorial Centre
Capacity	3,808
Ice Size	195' x 85'
Colours	Maroon and White
Head Coach	Dick Todd
General Manager	Jeff Twohey

The Peterborough Petes is an Ontario Hockey League (OHL) team in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. They play out of the Peterborough Memorial Centre (capacity: 3,829). The Peterborough Petes last won the Memorial Cup in 1979. Image File history File links Peterborough_Petes. ... Peterborough (2004 population 74,600 and the metropolitan population numbers 112,000) is a city on the Otonabee River in central-eastern Ontario, Canada, 125km northeast of Toronto. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English, French (in some areas) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 106 24 Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 4th 1,076,395... A typical OHL hockey game. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a [[leap year starting on Tueday] (link will take you to calendar). ... The Peterborough Memorial Centre is a 4,329-seat multi-purpose arena in Peterborough, Ontario Canada. ... Maroon is a color mixture composed of brown and purple. ... White is a color (more accurately it contains all the colors of the visible spectrum and is sometimes described as an achromatic color—black is the absence of color) that has high brightness but zero hue. ... A typical OHL hockey game. ... Peterborough (2004 population 74,600 and the metropolitan population numbers 112,000) is a city on the Otonabee River in central-eastern Ontario, Canada, 125km northeast of Toronto. ... The Peterborough Memorial Centre is a 4,329-seat multi-purpose arena in Peterborough, Ontario Canada. ... The Memorial Cup is the championship trophy of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). ... This page refers to the year 1979. ...

History

The Peterborough Petes started play October 1st 1956, when the team was moved from Kitchener (Kitchener Green Shirts) and it was announced that it would become a farm team for the NHL Montreal Canadiens. NHL can also be an abbreviation for National Historic Landmark or Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. ... The Montreal Canadiens are the oldest established National Hockey League franchise, and one of the most successful in all of North American sports history. ...

The first game was played on Sunday November 4th 1956. Their original uniforms were in the colours of the Montreal Canadiens, and were adorned with the logo for a local shipping company TPT (Toronto Peterborough Transport). In the late 50's the Pete's became a powerhouse of talent.

The team name officially became the 'Peterborough Petes Hockey Club' in 1966. Moreover, it was not until 1974 that the team adopted the now famous maroon and white uniform with the still in use Petes logo.

Over 140 players have moved up to the NHL after playing with the team, which makes it the worlds largest supplier of hockey players of any junior team anywhere in the world.

In January 2000, a new '3rd' jersey was introduced.

Peterborough Memorial Centre

The Peterborough Memorial Centre, home of the Peterborough Petes, was constructed in 1956, is a single pad arena. It's most noted for having a large stage to the south end of the arena, along with its large portrait of the Queen. It is named in honour of the many war veterans who came from the region. The Peterborough Memorial Centre is a 4,329-seat multi-purpose arena in Peterborough, Ontario Canada. ...

Along with hockey, the arena has hosted many events from trade shows, summer fairs, to lacrosse games and corporate Christmas celebrations for large industries such as Canadian General Electric.

In 2003, the Memorial Centre was renovated adding 24 luxury box suites, improved concessions, a licensed restaurant, new seats, boards, scoreboard and the addition of air conditioning.

Capacity: 3,863 - additional 1,000 seats can be placed on the arena floor for concerts.

Peterborough Petes in Hockey Folklore

Over the years many books have been wrote about hockey life in Peterborough. In many ways the city represents the ideal Canadian hockey town. This is just a partial list of books written about the hockey team:

• Hockey Town : Life Before the Pros by Ed Arnold

Records

• 1979, won their first and only Memorial Cup to date
• Has sent more players to the NHL than any other junior team worldwide

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Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Coaches of Note

• Scotty Bowman
• Mike Keenan
• Roger Neilson

William Scott Scotty Bowman (born September 18, 1933 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a former National Hockey League head coach, considered among the greatest coaches in NHL history. ... Michael Keenan (born October 21, 1949 in Whitby, Ontario) is the current General Manager of the Florida Panthers. ... Roger Paul Neilson, CM (June 16, 1934-June 21, 2003) was a National Hockey League coach, and was responsible for many innovations in the game. ...

Players of Note

Players who played in the NHL as of the 2003-04 NHL season The 2003-04 NHL season was the 87th regular season of the National Hockey League. ...

• Wayne Gretzky (only 3 games - the first games of his junior hockey years - had 3 assists)
• Scott Barney
• Zac Bierk
• Jassen Cullimore
• Tie Domi
• Kurtis Foster
• Bob Gainey (1970 to 1973)
• Shawn Heins
• Jody Hull
• Matt Johnson
• Pat Kavanagh
• Lukas Krajicek
• Jamie Langenbrunner
• Steve Montador
• Chris Pronger
• Craig Ramsay
• Mike Ricci
• Luke Richardson (1985 to 1987)
• Eric Staal
• Karl Stewart
• Cory Stillman
• Shawn Thornton
• Ron Tugnutt (1984 - 1987)
• Steve Webb
• Steve Yzerman (1981 to 1983)
• Rick MacLeish
• John Garrett

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External links

• Official Site
• The OHL Arena & Travel Guide - Peterborough Memorial Centre, Peterborough Petes

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