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TABLE OF CONTENTS FAST FACTS 4 Petes vs. Knights DON’T COUNT 5 THORNTON OUT CONFERENCE PETERBOROUGH 7 STANDINGS 10 PETES ROSTER LONDON LEAGUE 11 KNIGHTS ROSTER 15 LEADERS OFFICIAL GAMEDAY PROGRAM PAGE 3 Last Game (November 16/18): Petes 3 at Knights 7 This vs LDN: 0-1-0-0 2017-18 Regular Season vs LDN: 0-1-1-0 Last Five Years vs LDN: 3-5-1-0 Last Five Years vs LDN on home ice: 2-2-0-0 LAST GAME TOP SCORERS : 2-5 L vs NIAG : Merkley - 51GP - 11G - 51A - 62P don’t count thornton out PBO PBO “I am the worst player on every team I’ve ever played on.” LDN: 4-9 L @ MISS LDN: Hancock - 58GP - 45G - 46A - 91P SPECIAL TEAMS sits in a steakhouse at Springfield’s MGM casino, sips on a : PP 17.1% (16th), PK 76.9% (16th) glass of red wine alongside his friend and head of his foundation, Tom Timlin, and PBO forthrightly assesses his playing career. He peeks up at the restaurant’s TV, glancing LDN: PP 22.2% (11th), PK 88.0% (1st) at highlights from the 2019 NHL All-Star Game and laughs at the prospect of him The most goals each team has scored in a single game this season is 8. Both participating in a shootout. Teetering on a line of humility and self deprecation, games were against the . Thornton ponders on his career earnestly without taking himself too seriously. The retired enforcer was selected by the AHL, in addition to fellow Petes alumnus After scoring two power play markers in his last four games, forward Cameron , to serve as an honourary captain at the 2019 AHL All-Star Game. Butler is now second in rookie power play goals with six on the season. He’s also third in rookie shooting percentage at 19.8%. The role was a perfect fit for Thornton: a New England favourite since his time with Continued on Page 8 Despite leading the Western Conference, the Knights have only one player in the top twenty scorers - Kevin Hancock is fifth in league scoring. He also leads the league in shots with 277.

Ryan Merkley has points in 15 of his last 17 games and is on an 8-game streak. He has 3 goals, 9 assists, and 12 points in those 8 games.

Cole Tymkin is London’s sharpest shooter, scoring on 23.8% of his shots on net.

Columbus Blue Jackets prospect holds the OHL’s longest streak this season - he scored 12 goals over 10 straight games from January 11 to 30.

PAGE 4 OFFICIAL GAMEDAY PROGRAM OFFICIAL GAMEDAY PROGRAM PAGE 5 TEAM GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA PIM LAST 10 1 X - OTTAWA 67’S 58 44 9 3 2 93 .802 259 160 768 9-0-0-1 2 X - NIAGARA ICEDOGS 56 34 15 7 0 75 .670 254 176 636 5-5-0-0 3 X - 58 37 18 3 0 77 .664 245 189 675 9-0-1-0 4 56 35 17 2 2 74 .661 206 173 772 8-1-0-1 5 57 29 21 5 2 65 .570 206 203 602 7-2-0-1 6 58 27 26 3 2 59 .509 214 239 623 4-5-0-1 7 56 25 26 3 2 55 .491 186 220 669 3-5-2-0 8 56 25 28 1 2 53 .473 192 221 640 2-7-0-1 9 56 23 29 3 1 50 .446 181 188 723 3-5-1-1

10 KINGSTON FRONTENACS 58 12 44 1 1 26 .224 127 259 695 0-9-0-1

TEAM GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA PIM LAST 10 1 X - 56 39 10 6 1 85 .759 255 171 688 6-3-1-0 2 X - SOO GREYHOUNDS 56 37 12 6 1 81 .723 248 189 631 6-2-2-0 3 X - 56 36 15 2 3 77 .688 237 186 476 6-3-0-1 4 56 30 16 6 4 70 .625 239 197 561 5-3-2-0 5 57 27 25 3 2 59 .518 186 215 609 4-5-1-0 6 56 27 25 3 1 58 .518 194 213 483 6-3-0-1 7 59 24 28 5 2 55 .466 235 257 743 4-6-0-0 8 58 24 28 3 3 54 .466 189 210 536 4-3-1-2 9 56 23 30 2 1 49 .438 193 243 487 5-4-1-0 10 59 11 43 5 0 27 .229 179 313 595 2-6-2-0

OFFICIAL GAMEDAY PROGRAM PAGE 7 Continued from Page 5 Boston, and one of only four players to play at least 600 games in the AHL and 700 in the NHL. Throughout the weekend the Petes alumnus is consistently stopped by fans walking to and at the events with requests for autographs, photos, and chats, making time for everyone who approaches him.

At six feet, Thornton isn’t particularly tall for the leagues he played in. However, his ‘rugby-esque’ stature, in combination with his facial scars, makes the Oshawa native easily recognizable and his gracious presence unforgettable to fans.

Before a long term career in professional hockey, Thornton dressed for the maroon and white from 1995-97. He compliments the goaltending of , the team’s on-ice systems, and the closeness of the group as reasons for their statistical success. Of his former teammates Shawn remains close with Petes left winger Dave Duerden, talking to him once a month and crashing on his basement couch when he comes home.

Predicting much of his future career, Thornton’s time with the Petes was born out of a demonstration of grit. Previous Petes General Manager Jeff Twohey spotted Shawn at a tournament in Gatineau, in a game between the Montreal and Oshawa Major Midgets:

Montreal, if I remember right, scored a goal and went by the bench and kind of milked the goal and taunted the bench. I can’t remember if Shawn was on the bench or on the ice, but he grabbed the guy and beat the snot out of him. At the time, and I happened to be sitting beside his mother at the time, she was a little bit animated in the fight. I looked at her and said, ‘Kid looks like he knows what he’s doing,’ and she said, ‘he’s never been beat’.” Continued on Page 13 PAGE 8 OFFICIAL GAMEDAY PROGRAM peterborough petes london knightS FORWARDS FORWARDS # NAME POS. HT./WT. YOB HOME NHL G A # NAME POS. HT./WT. YOB HOME NHL G A 10 Erik Čermák LW 6.00/161 2001 Prague, CZE Elig. 2019 8____ 16___ 11 Connor McMichael C 6.00/170 2001 Ajax, ON Elig. 2019 33___ 31___ 11 Zach Gallant ‘C’ C 6.02/195 1999 Oakville, ON DET ‘17/83rd 8____ 8____ 12 Alex Turko C 6.00/183 1999 London, ON Elig. 2019 3____ 12___ 12 Chris Paquette ‘A’ C/RW 6.02/210 1998 Kingston, ON Free Agent 24___ 16___ 14 Luke Evangelista RW 5.11/165 2002 Oakville, ON Elig. 2020 0____ 2____ 14 Liam Kirk LW 6.01/168 2000 Maltby, GBR ARI ‘18/189th 19___ 15___ 15 Cole Tymkin RW 6.01/188 1999 Rainy River, ON Elig. 2019 20___ 24___ 16 Nick Robertson C 5.09/160 2001 Northville, MI, USA Elig. 2019 21___ 23___ 16 Kevin Hancock C 5.11/78 1998 Mississauga, ON Free Agent 45___ 46___ 17 Michael Little LW 6.00/187 2000 Mississauga, ON Elig. 2019 9____ 17___ 17 Nathan Dunkley LW 5.11/181 2000 Campbellford, ON Elig. 2019 21___ 28___ 18 Adam Timleck ‘A’ RW 5.09/165 1998 , ON Free Agent 19___ 22___ 18 Liam Foudy C 6.01/182 2000 Scarborough, ON CBJ ‘18/18th 31___ 28___ 19 Semyon Der-Arguchintsev C 5.10/168 2000 Moscow, RUS TOR ‘18/76th 6____ 30___ 26 Josh Nelson C 5.11/182 1999 Lockport, IL Elig. 2019 16___ 15___ 21 Cameron Butler RW 6.04/197 2002 Ottawa, ON Elig. 2020 16___ 6____ 40 Antonio Stranges LW 5.10/178 2002 Plymouth, MI Elig. 2020 11___ 21___ 22 Chad Denault RW 6.02/190 2000 Iroquois Falls, ON Elig. 2019 6____ 6____ 43 Paul Cotter C 6.00/195 1999+ Canton, MI VGK ‘18/115th 8____ 15___ 23 Dustin Hutton LW 5.09/145 2001+ Etobicoke, ON Elig. 2020 0____ 0____ 62 Sahil Panwar C 6.00/178 2002 Mississauga, ON Elig. 2020 5____ 3____ 27 Brady Hinz RW 5.09/160 2000 Stratford, ON Elig. 2019 15___ 16___ 70 Matvey Guskov C 6.01/172 2001 Nizhnekamsk, RUS Elig. 2019 12___ 17___ 28 Max Grondin C 6.04/200 2000 Hearst, ON Elig. 2019 11___ 6____ 76 Billy Moskal C 6.00/192 2000 Sudbury, ON Elig. 2019 11___ 21___ DEFENCE 80 LW 6.02/185 1999 King City, ON OTT ‘17/47th 10___ 13___ # NAME POS. HT./WT. YOB HOME NHL G A DEFENCE 2 Cole Fraser D 6.02/204 1999 Beckwith, ON DET ‘17/131st 4____ 15___ # NAME POS. HT./WT. YOB HOME NHL G A 5 Quinn Hanna D 6.03/192 1999 Peterborough, ON Elig. 2019 0____ 1____ 2 D 6.02/198 1999+ Oakville, ON EDM ‘18/10th 9____ 30___ 6 Austin Osmanski ‘A’ D 6.04/210 1998 East Aurora, NY Free Agent 3____ 14___ 3 D 6.00/181 2000 Falun, Sweden CHI ‘18/8th 16___ 33___ 7 Shawn Spearing D 6.02/180 2002 Toronto, ON Elig. 2020 2____ 1____ 4 William Lochead D 6.00/201 1998 London, ON Free Agent 6____ 11___ 8 Matt McNamara D 6.02/182 2000 Peterborough, ON Elig. 2019 3____ 10___ 6 Riley Coome D 6.04/210 1999 Dorchester, ON Elig. 2019 1____ 5____ 20 Declan Chisholm D 6.01/185 2000 Bowmanville, ON WPG ‘18/150th 3____ 35___ 7 D 6.00/181 1999 Homer Glen, IL NYR ‘18/88th 7____ 27___ 25 Ryan Merkley D 5.11/163 2000 Mississauga, ON SJ ‘18/21st 11___ 51___ 45 Gerard Keane D 5.10/167 2002 Homer Glen, IL Elig. 2020 3____ 1____ 26 John Parker-Jones RW 6.06/230 2000 Brantford, ON Elig. 2019 1____ 4____ 72 Alec Regula D 6.04/207 2000 West Bloomfield, MI DET ‘18/67th 8____ 24___ GOALTENDERS # NAME POS. HT./WT. YOB HOME NHL # NAME POS. HT./WT. YOB HOME NHL 29 Hunter Jones G 6.04/195 2000+ Brantford, ON Elig. 2019 31 Jordan Kooy G 6.02/191 2000 Bradford, ON VGK ‘18/208th 30 Tye Austin G 6.05/200 2002 Pembroke, ON Elig. 2020 32 Joseph Raaymakers G 6.01/186 1998 Chatham, ON Free Agent 35 Blake Curran G 6.01/176 1999 Peterborough, ON Elig. 2019

General Manager Mike Oke Strength/Cond. Coach Josh Gillam Head Coach Rob Wilson Asst. Strength/Cond. Broedie Birkhof Pres./Head Coach Equipment Manager Chris Maton Associate Coach Andrew Verner Mental Performance Coach Brenley Shapiro VP/General Mgr. Trainer/Physiotherapist Doug Stacey Assistant Coach Derrick Walser Senior Advisor Dick Todd Assistant Coach Goaltending Coach Daren Machesney Player Dev. Coach Mike Duco Video Coach Noah Bucholtz Assistant Coach Rick Steadman Video Coach Rob Wilson Head Trainer Brian Miller Statistician Adam Murray Asst. Athletic Therapist Tash Lagacé Visiting Room Attendant Grady Eves Assistant Trainer Larry Smith Stick Boy Iain Norrie Assistant Trainer Terry Bowser

PAGE 10 OFFICIAL GAMEDAY PROGRAM OFFICIAL GAMEDAY PROGRAM PAGE 11 Continued from Page 8 Jeff went on to add Thornton to his draft list and took him in the ninth round of the OHL Priority Selection, a risk that saw its immediate return.

“He almost had a veteran presence to him as a rookie, he wasn’t a one dimensional guy, he played hard,” Twohey recalled. “He had the character and the presence and passion to want to play. You don’t win without guys like him. He removed all fear from my team.”

Thornton felt a mutual appreciation for Twohey stating, “As an individual, Jeff took a lot of stock in me as a person, not just a player. He just helped me out, he was a person I could just go talk to, he was great.”

Directly shaping Shawn on the ice were coaches Brian Drumm and Dave McQueen.

“Dave was really good at putting me in situations for me to succeed. Being an enforcer in that role, especially being a young kid in that role, he helped guide me through that, so did Drummy.”

While with the Petes Thornton was drafted 190th overall in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft by the . He would go on to spend ten years in the AHL, playing with the St. John’s Maple Leafs, Norfolk Admirals, and .

He cracked a permanent position on the roster in their 2006-2007 season alongside Petes alumnus and won a . In July 2007 Thornton signed a three year contract with the that would see a four year extension and the attainment of his second Stanley Cup in 2011 - a championship that was largely attributed to his surge in energy. Shawn wrapped up his playing career after three seasons with the , switching departments and stepping into the role of Vice President of Business Operations.

Although his most devout fan base remains in Boston, the enforcer’s collection of enthusiasts exists across the hockey community.

“I think people draw to the underdog a little bit. My ties to the community, I thought it was important. I think when people see that you’re giving back they tend to have

Continued on Page 16 OFFICIAL GAMEDAY PROGRAM PAGE 13 POINTS POINTS BY ROOKIES PLAYER TEAM GP G A PTS PLAYER TEAM GP G A PTS

1 Tye Felhaber OTT 58 55 43 98 1 Marco Rossi OTT 43 25 32 57

2 Morgan Frost SSM 49 34 61 95 2 Cole Perfetti SAG 51 25 31 56

3 Jason Robertson NIAG 50 42 50 92 3 SBY 52 22 29 51

4 Arthur Kaliyev HAM 57 47 44 91 4 Jacob Perreault SAR 54 27 22 49

5 Kevin Hancock LDN 58 45 46 91 5 Jean-Luc Foudy WSR 53 6 36 42

6 Justin Brazeau NB 56 48 42 90 6 Will Cuylle WSR 53 23 12 35

7 Brandon Saigeon OSH 58 36 49 85 7 Tyler Tullio OSH 50 13 21 34

8 Ben Jones NIAG 56 34 49 83 8 Antonio Stranges LDN 55 11 21 32

9 NIAG 51 29 52 81 9 ER 51 6 25 31

10 Nate Schnarr GUE 53 27 54 81 10 Matvey Guskov LDN 47 12 17 29

POINTS BY DEFENCEMEN GOALS PLAYER TEAM GP G A PTS PLAYER TEAM GP G

1 Mac Hollowell SSM 52 22 44 66 1 Tye Felhaber OTT 58 55

2 Ryan Merkley PBO 51 11 51 62 2 Justin Brazeau NB 56 48

3 Bode Wilde SAG 50 14 43 57 3 Arthur Kaliyev HAM 57 47

4 Noel Hoefenmayer OTT 58 15 39 54

5 Nicolas Mattinen OSH 58 16 35 51

6 Thomas Harley MISS 57 10 41 51 GOALS BY ROOKIES

7 Adam Boqvist LDN 43 16 33 49 PLAYER TEAM GP G

8 Mitch Eliot SAR 58 15 33 48 1 Jacob Perreault SAR 54 27

9 Kade Landry HAM 56 6 41 47 2 Marco Rossi OTT 43 25

10 Matt Brassard NIAG 53 10 36 46 3 Cole Perfetti SAG 51 25

TOP GOALTENDERS PLAYER TEAM GP MIN SH SAV GA SO GAA SAV% W L OTL

1 Cedrick Andree OTT 40 2337 1114 1019 95 3 2.44 0.915 31 4 1

2 Michael DiPietro OTT 32 1873 872 794 78 2 2.50 0.911 20 10 0

3 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen SBY 42 2492 1308 1202 106 5 2.55 0.919 31 8 1

4 Kyle Keyser OSH 39 2260 1207 116 101 2 2.68 0.916 27 7 2

5 Joseph Raaymakers LDN 40 2321 1201 1091 110 2 2.84 0.908 27 5 4

6 Kai Edmonds BAR 26 1349 709 641 68 1 3.02 0.904 10 11 1

7 Stephen Dhillon NIAG 47 2759 1539 1397 142 3 3.09 0.908 28 10 7

8 Ivan Prosvetov SAG 43 2405 1307 1182 125 3 3.12 0.904 28 10 1

9 Matthew Villalta SSM 40 2342 1212 1089 123 1 3.15 0.899 27 8 4

10 Jacob Ingham MISS 47 2804 1468 1315 153 1 3.27 0.896 24 11 5 OFFICIAL GAMEDAY PROGRAM PAGE 15 Continued from Page 13 more of an emotional connection rather than a player that skates around. I like people. I always try to give everyone the time of day.”

He follows up stating, “I wasn’t afraid to get punched in the face for my teammates,” a characteristic that makes any athlete well-liked among their colleagues, although drawing intense repercussions as well.

It’s a job I signed up for and I’m quite comfortable doing, but there are some tough moments. You miss some naps, you miss some nights sleep knowing you have to do it [fighting] the next day. The thought of the unknown is probably the worst thing. I made a great living doing it so I’m not going to complain about it, but there were definitely some sleepless nights not knowing who was going to punch me in the face the next day.

Thornton admits physically meeting his match against Derek Boogaard and John Scott, largely because of their upper hand in size and reach. Additionally, he cites teammates Patrice Bergeron and as some of his toughest competitors.

“They’re guys you just can’t take the puck away from, you’re going to lose the battle and I tried to pride myself on that too, but I wasn’t skilled enough to win every battle. I think those guys, every single puck battle is life or death for them.”

Atop two Stanley Cups and walking behind flag bearer Bobby Orr into the Fenway Park Winter Classic, Shawn’s proudest moments lay in his presentation of resiliency and work in his teams’ communities.

“Being able to start my own foundation and to use my platform to be a player that could give back, I take a lot of pride in it,” describes Thornton.

Shawn’s tenacity is best summarized by his career stats in his continuous push to clinch an enduring position in the NHL. In allowing the dream to continue, even when he appeared to be a permanent fixture in the AHL, he explains, “I took a deep dive and looked at my life and wanted to work on the things I needed to improve upon and I put an effort into it to try and take it to the next level and it ended up working out for me. It happened a little later than I would have liked, it but it did work out.”

Since stepping off the ice Shawn hasn’t left the rink. He currently oversees the Florida Panthers’ marketing, PR, game presentation, foundation, community relations, and broadcasting teams, a role he was eager to step into since his time with the Bruins. Continued on Page 18 PAGE 16 OFFICIAL GAMEDAY PROGRAM Continued from Page 16 “I always wanted to switch over to the business side of things. I didn’t think I’d have an opportunity, to be completely honest - as a player in Boston I’d go sit in the office after practice. I was always interested in the business side of sports my last couple of years.” BOARD OF DIRECTORS President Dave Pogue In the pursuit of crushing more naysayers and those who associate fighters with Governor Dr. Bob Neville neanderthals, Shawn pulls on his web of connections to help overcome challenges Secretary & Treasurer Dave Lorentz Vice President Ken Jackman in his new position. Vice President Rod McGillis Senior Advisor

BUSINESS/TEAM OPERATIONS Executive Director, Business Operations Burton Lee Director of Merchandise Don Sharp Manager, Sales and Marketing Greg Sinclair Sr. Coordinator, Communication & Partner Activation Tamara Burns Coordinator, Engagement Shelbi Kilcollins Coordinator, Game Operations & Community Events Madeline Rawson Coordinator, Group Ticket Sales & Service Bolton Kirkof Coordinator, Season Ticket Sales & Service Mike Kosciesza Interns, Sales & Markering Reilly Dunn, Riley Maracle, Eric Scott Bookkeeper Vanessa Dinesen Security/Billet Liaison Walter DiClemente Bus Driver Dave Beamish Educational Consultants Barry Driscoll, Kim Driscoll Team Chaplains Tim Coles, David Jones

GAME OPERATIONS STAFF Media Room Host Don Barrie Booster Club Betty Nelson, Lynda Johnson, Off Ice Officials Art Hopkinson, Shannon Lynch, Gord Moore, Jennifer Moore Gary Dunford, Drake Tytler, Jersey Raffle Linda Martinell Josh Hopkinson, Brian Carter, Game Night Liaison Tyler Morello “I rely on my network a lot. I’m very aware that I don’t know anything about anything. Terry McLaren, Brent Mills, Game Operations Andrew Grant, Noah Miller, Matt Chmura from the Bruins and Sarah McKenna of the . I rely Gord Lowes, Brendan Millard, Jenn Brunet, Ridge Taylor, on a lot of people when I don’t have the answers. I reach out to other strong, older Dave Post, Ben Lowes, Alex Yates, Liam MacDonald, Nick McIlwain Jay Kent, Katrina Cappelli, organizations.” Photographers Ken Andersen Shane Fitzgerald, Clint Butts, Jess Van Staalduinen Spenser Hauraney, Mitchell Flynn, Thornton certainly doesn’t mind playing the long game in pursuit of his goals. Petes Store Morgan Coe, Jennifer Malone Raechel Longman, Cameron W., PA Announcer Gord Gibb Makaya Dafoe, John Hancock, Shawn’s determination in proving people wrong has laid the foundation for his In-Game Host Courtney Bell Carter Hancock success, and hi lighthearted, humble nature has made him someone the public Alumni Room Host Frank Jenkins admires and desires to know. SCOUTING STAFF medical STAFF Director of Scouting/GTA Chris McNamara Team Doctors Dr. Crawford Dobson The Petes alumnus ends the conversation answering how he hopes to be Northern Ron Ringler Dr. Craig Maltman remembered. In typical fashion, blending humour and sincerity while making a Ottawa & Eastern Ontario Dave Gaw Dr. Mike Munoz Central Ontario Sandy Gemmiti Dr. Brendan Hughes slight dig at himself, Shawn states, “I’m hoping it’s how much I gave back, the South Western Ontario Andy Hooper Dr. Alex Weiler game’s a game - I loved it. It’s a great sport, it treats me really well. I’m hoping in South Western Ontario & Michigan Matt St. Germain Dr. Gavin Rukholm forty years when my name comes up - it probably won’t - that someone is talking Golden Horseshoe Dan Larmer Dr. Steph Dallaire Midget Scout Brian Errey Team Physiotherapist Kevin Hickey about how much I cared.” Bantam Scout Dave Pulford Team Dentists Alex Rhee, Laura Deluca PAGE 18 OFFICIAL GAMEDAY PROGRAM OFFICIAL GAMEDAY PROGRAM PAGE 19