PETERBOROUGH PETES 2016/17 MEDIA GUIDE Peterborough Petes 2016 Media Guide ROSTER Name Pos Ht Wt DOB OHL Draft 2015-16 Team Ang, Jonathan RW/R 5.11.5 163 31-Jan-98 Pbo's 1st Rnd., 9 / '14 Peterborough Petes Don Mills Flyers Minor Midget Chisholm, Declan LD/L 6.00.5 172 12-Jan-00 Pbo's 2nd Rnd., 24 / '16 AAA (GTHLmn) Clarke, CJ RW/L 6.00 188 8-Feb-99 Pbo's 2nd Rnd., 29 / '15 Peterborough Petes Coyle, Josh C/L 6.04 210 27-Jul-97 Pbo's 3rd Rnd., 48 / '13 Peterborough Petes Sudbury Wolves Minor Midget Denault, Chad R/RW 6.01 174 17-Apr-00 Pbo’s 3rd Rnd., 49 / ‘16 AAA (GNML) DeNoble, Logan C/L 5.09.5 192 15-Oct-97 Pbo's 13th Rnd., 242 / '13 Peterborough Petes CIH Academy White Midget AAA Der-Arguchintsev, Semyon C/R 5.09 144 15-Sep-00 Pbo's 2nd Rnd., 27 / '16 (HEOAAA) Fraser, Cole RD/R 6.02 196 23-Aug-99 Pbo's 3rd Rnd., 50 / '15 Peterborough Petes Gallant, Zach C/L 6.01.75 167 6-Mar-99 Pbo's 1st Rnd., 5 / '15 Peterborough Petes CIH Academy White Midget AAA Gogolev, Pavel LW/L 6.00.5 173 19-Feb-00 Pbo's 1st Rnd., 8 / '16 (HEOAAA) Grima, Nicholas RD/R 6.00 196 7-Mar-99 Pbo's 2nd Rnd., 25 / '15 Peterborough Petes Henley, Troy RD/R 5.11.5 200 13-Jan-97 Ott's 2nd Rnd., 20 / '13 Peterborough Petes Isaacson, Nick LW/L 6.02.5 187 11-Aug-99 Pbo's 5th Rnd., 86 / '15 Lindsay Muskies (OJHL) Jenkins, Kyle LD/L 6.01 180 22-Apr-96 SSM's 4th Rnd., 68 / '12 Peterborough Petes Lorentz, Steven C/L 6.04 199 13-Apr-96 Pbo's 12th Rnd., 226 / '12 Peterborough Petes McNamara, Matt D/R 6.00 180 10-May-00 Pbo’s 6th Rnd., 108 / ‘16 Lindsay Muskies (OJHL) Prophet, Brandon LD/L 6.02.5 210 3-Jun-96 Sag's 2nd Rnd., 32 / '12 Barrie-Peterborough Rollo, Tyler LW/L 5.10 149 30-Jul-97 Bar's 13th Rnd., 255 / '13 Oakville Blades (OJHL) Schulz, Eddie C/L 6.01 181 19-Apr-98 Pbo's 5th Rnd., 89 / '14 Peterborough Petes Spencer, Matthew RD/R 6.01.5 204 24-Mar-97 Pbo's 1st Rnd., 3 / '13 Peterborough Petes Svoboda, Matyas LW/L 6.02 213 2-Jan-99 Pbo's 1st Rnd., 23 / '16 Chomutov Jr. (CzeJr) Tammela, Jonne C/L 5.10.5 186 5-Aug-97 Pbo's 1st Rnd., 15 / '15 KalPa Kuopio (FinE) Timleck, Adam RW/R 5.08.5 170 26-Feb-98 Pbo's 4th Rnd., 62 / '14 Peterborough Petes Timms, Matthew LD/L 5.10 181 12-May-98 Pbo's 2nd Rnd., 22 / '14 Peterborough Petes Name Pos Ht Wt DOB OHL Draft 2015-16 Team Jones, Hunter G/L 6.03.5 194 21-Sep-00 Pbo's 5th Rnd., 89 / '16 Miss. Reps (GTHLmn) Lakefield Chiefs / Markham Smith, Scott G/L 6.05 195 17-Feb-97 Pbo's 9th Rnd., 162 / '13 Royals Jr A Wells, Dylan G/L 6.02 181 3-Jan-98 Pbo's 2nd Rnd., 21 / '14 Peterborough Petes General Manager Michael Oke Dir. of Scouting/GTA Regional Scout Chris McNamara Head Coach Jody Hull Ottawa & Eastern Ont. Regional Scout Dave Gaw Assistant Coach Andrew Verner Central Ont. Regional Scout Sandy Gemmiti Assistant Coach Jake Grimes S.W. Ont. & Michigan Regional Scout Matt St. Germain Assistant Coach Kurtis Foster S.W. Ont. Regional Scout Andy Hooper Strength & Conditioning Coach Robert Francz Golden Horseshoe Regional Scout Dan Larmer Head Trainer Brian Miller Bantam Scout Dave Pulford Peterborough Petes 2016 Media Guide STAFF BIOS MICHAEL OKE General Manager Mike officially became General Manager of the Petes on February 14th, 2013 after serving as the Interim General Manager for four months. He originally joined the Petes as the Manager of Player Personnel in April 2010. Prior to his role with the Petes, Mike worked with International Scouting Services (ISS) as Chief Scout and subsequently General Manager/Chief Scout in September of 2008. Among his many duties, Mike was responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of ISS, as well as the scouting staff responsible for producing reports on players eligible for the NHL Draft and WHL, QMJHL, OHL and CHL Import Drafts. Mike was Assistant Coach in charge of video with Team Pacific at the 2008 World Under 17 Hockey Challenge. He worked as the Director of Player Personnel and Assistant Coach with the Oshawa Generals from 2004-2006. He also spent four years as Assistant Coach at Wilfrid Laurier University of the Ontario University Athletic Association, where he played a role in their trip to the 2001 CIS National Hockey Championships. In addition, Mike worked for four years as Full-Time Head Coach/Manager with the Trenton Sting of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League, winning the 1998 OPJHL Eastern Conference Championship. He is a graduate of the Sports Administration program at Durham College. JODY HULL Head Coach Jody took over the Petes Head Coaching duties in December 2012 after joining the team in 2010 for a second stint as an Assistant Coach. He previously worked with the Club from 2005-2008, winning the 2006 OHL Championship alongside Head Coach Dick Todd. He won a gold medal as Head Coach of the Canadian National Men's Summer U18 Team at the 2014 Memorial of Ivan Hlinka U18 Tournament in the Czech Republic and Prague. He also won gold as an Assistant Coach with the Canadian National Men's Under-18 Hockey Team at the 2013 IIHF U18 World Championship in Sochi, Russia. Jody is a veteran of 831 NHL games spread between the Hartford Whalers, New York Rangers, Ottawa Senators, Florida Panthers Tampa Bay Lightning and Philadelphia Flyers. Jody Is a Petes Alumnus, having played 170 games and recording 88 goals and 188 points with the Club from 1985 to 1988. He was a first round, 18th overall selection of the Hartford Whalers in 1987. Jody lives in Ennismore with his wife Kelly and two children, Brady and Mackenzie. Peterborough Petes 2016 Media Guide BIOS ANDREW VERNER Assistant Coach Andrew was named Assistant Coach of the Petes in August, 2014. He joined the Petes as Goaltender Coach following a 17-year professional career spanning the AHL, Canadian National Team, and 14 seasons in Europe. Andrew played for the Petes from 1989 to 1992. He is a two-time OHL All-Star, 2nd round draft pick of the Edmonton Oilers (1991), AHL Calder Cup Champion (Cape Breton Oilers, 1993), Spengler Cup Gold Medalist (Kolner Haie, 1999), Men's World Championship Silver and Bronze Medalist (Canadian National Team, 1996 & 1995, respectively), and Austrian League Champion (Klagenfurt AC 2003). He has also worked as a Goaltending Consultant for Hockey Canada, the Austrian National Team, OHL/OHF U16, and is the current Goaltending Consultant for the Peterborough Minor Petes AAA system. JAKE GRIMES Assistant Coach Jake joined the Petes as an Assistant Coach prior to the start of the 2015/16 season. He served as an Assistant Coach of the Belleville Bulls from 2004 to 2011, helping lead the OHL club to a Memorial Cup berth in 2008, four Leyden Trophy East Division championships, four trips to the Eastern Conference finals, and nine playoff appearances. He has also captured three world championhips and a silver medal as a coach at the World U17 Hockey Challenge. As a player, the Dartmouth, Nova Scotia native suited up for three seasons with the Bulls before being drafted by the Ottawa Senators in 1992 and playing four years of professional hockey. He began his coaching career at Dalhousie University while earning a BA, Economics. Jake lives in Belleville with his wife Kim and son Dixon. KURTIS FOSTER Assistant Coach Kurtis joined the Petes as an Assistant Coach prior to the start of the 2016/17 season. He played five seasons with the Petes between 1997 and 2002 before embarking on a 405 game NHL career, and a professional hockey career that spanned 15 years in North America and Europe. The former defenceman was drafted by the Calgary Flames in the fourth round (40th overall) in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. Among many milestones on the ice, away from the rink Kurtis was recognized with the Yanick Dupre Memorial Award as AHL man of the year in the 2003/2004 season. Kurtis lives in Peterborough with his wife Stephanie and sons Jackson and Charlie. Peterborough Petes 2016 Media Guide BIOS ROBERT FRANCZ Strength & Conditioning Coach Robert joined the Petes as Strength and Conditioning Coach in July 2013 following a 12-year professional career. Robert played for the Petes from 1996 to 1999, earning Rookie of the Year in 1996 and being selected to play for Germany in the World Junior Hockey Championships in both 1995 and 1996. He was drafted by the Phoenix Coyotes in 1997 and played for their farm teams, the Springfield Falcons in the AHL and the Mississippi Sea Wolves in the ECHL, before returning to play in the first division of Germany’s Elite League. Robert is the current Owner of The Edge – Strength and Conditioning Centre located in Peterborough. He is a Certified Personal Training Specialist and has been Assistant Coach in the Peterborough Minor Petes AAA system for the past two years at the Midget and Bantam levels. Robert lives in Peterborough with his wife Kim and daughter Isabella.