THE GAME DAY GAZETTE

The Oshawa Generals welcome their rival Peterborough Petes into town for the final time this season, the main event of Oshawa’s Third Annual Pride Night celebrations, presented by Tim Hortons and in support of PFlag Durham Region.

For the firs time in Generals’ history, the team will wear specially designed Pride jerseys, designed by LGBTQ+ artist Alexandria Cotterill, for the entirety of the game. Game-worn jerseys will be auctioned off in the coming days, in support of PFlag Durham Region.

The game will feature surprise guests both on the videoboard, and in person, centred around the celebration of equity and inclusion within sports. Invited guests will represent the intersections that already exist between the LGBTQ+ community and the world of sports and hockey.

On the ice, Oshawa finds themselves in an extremely tight playoff race, finding themselves in 9th place one night but 7th the next. Currently, Oshawa holds a single point advantage over division rival Kingston for 7th and a two-point edge over 9th-place Sudbury in the Eastern Conference. Peterborough currently sits in 4th place, in a race with the Mississauga Steelheads for home-ice advantage in the opening round.

All the action gets underway tonight at 7:35 at the Tribute Communities Centre. Limited singles and standing-room tickets remain available.

Last Meeting:

These two rivals clashed last on February 9th at the PMC in Peterborough, where the Petes took a commanding 8-3 victory in front of the home crowd. Tucker Robertson exploded for three goals in the victory. For the Gens, Matthew Buckley lead the way with a goal and an assist in the losing effort.

Players To Watch

LUCA D’AMATO TUCKER ROBERTSON BECKETT SENNECKE

The 16-year-old is playing the best hockey of his young career as of late, including his career-best five-point outing on Monday against the Niagara IceDogs. The Toronto native has 15 goals and 30 assists this season, good for 45 points and fourth in team scoring. Sennecke only trails Saginaw Spirit exceptional-status phenom, Michael Misa, for the league’s top-scoring rookie.

Despite defence going seemingly out the window in the Generals’ 10-7 win over Niagara, Luca D’Amato was able to put in his best effort as an Oshawa General. Reliable on both sides of the ice, D’Amato scored a goal and added three assists for the home side, while still finishing the game a +3. Since coming over from the Flint Firebirds, D’Amato has increased his ability to jump into the play, while still playing solid, reliable defence on his own blue line.

It’s no secret that Tucker Robertson is Peterborough’s best player, and he proves it every night. The Seattle Kraken prospect leads the Petes in points with 76, just five shy of a new career high. His 32 goals are second only to teammate Avery Hayes who has 36 goals, but only nine as a Pete. If Oshawa is going to win their finale against the Petes this season, step one will be shutting down Robertson.

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