Lakers Beat Brampton On Fan Appreciation Night

By Anna Taylor
Photo Credit: David Pickering

PETERBOROUGH, ON – The Peterborough Century 21 Lakers relished a busy night on Thursday at the Memorial Centre, as they beat the Brampton Excelsiors 9-6 on Fan Appreciation Night. It was the final home game of the regular season for the second-place Lakers, who will face the Brooklin Lacrosse Club in the first round of the MSL playoffs. Scheduling will be announced shortly.

The Lakers put together a balanced attack, scoring three times in each period. Thomas Hoggarth, who led with a hat trick, had the highlight of the night with an around-the-world goal in the second period. 

“I caught the ball… a defenseman jumped at me… it kinda tied my hands up, the only option I had was around the back and I just tried to get it on net and I got lucky and it went through his legs… not much to it,” Hoggarth demurred.

Carter Page and Holden Cattoni chipped in with a pair of goals each. Taite Cattoni and Joe Resetarits contributed three assists each. 

In addition to playing the game, the Lakers had their annual team photo before the game, hosted Five Counties Children’s Centre and over 500 campers and counsellors from Camp Moshava during the game, and signed autographs for fans after the game. It was the largest crowd of the season at 3,460.

Goaltender Nick Rose, who made 34 saves, had never played in a Moshava game even as a visitor. The whole night was a fun experience, he said. The campers were never silent, especially as the wave went around the arena.

“The building was loud and rocking. They were an electric factory,” Rose praised. “It’s always fun to see our fans up close; some don’t recognize us without the gear on at times, but it’s awesome to be able to get them some autographs and get fired up for playoffs.”

Connor O’Toole (son of former Lakers’ goalie Pat O’Toole, who won Mann Cups with Peterborough in 2004, 2006 and 2007) made 35 saves in the loss. Jacob Janke led Brampton with three goals and three assists.

The Lakers finish out the regular season on Sunday evening at Jack Burger Arena in Port Hope against the Cobourg Kodiaks. Game time is 6 p.m., and fans should note the game will not be broadcast on Cogeco/YourTV, so the only way to see the game is to be in attendance.

Scoring for the Lakers:

Thomas Hoggarth (3-1)

Carter Page (2-1)

Holden Cattoni (2-1)

Mike Robinson (1-1)

Braedon Saris (1-1)

Joe Resetarits (0-3)

Taite Cattoni (0-3)

Justin Sykes (0-1)

Dustyn Birkhof (0-1)