Peterborough Petes 2018-19 Regular Season Media Guide ROSTER Name Pos/Shot Ht Wt DOB OHL Draft 2017-18 Team Austin, Tye G/L 6.04 199 28-May-02 Pbo’s 3rd Rnd., 43 / ‘18 Kanata Lasers (HEOMAAA) Butler, Cameron RW/R 6.04 197 9-Jun-02 Pbo’s 2nd Rnd., 27 / ‘18 York-Simcoe Express (ETAMmHL) Čermák, Erik LW/L 5.11 154 2-Mar-01 Pbo’s CHL 2nd Rnd., 54 / ‘18 Red Bull Salzburg (Czech U18) Chisholm, Declan LD/L 6.01 188 12-Jan-00 Pbo's 2nd Rnd., 24 / '16 Peterborough Petes Curran, Blake G/L 6.01 176 15-Apr-99 Pbo’s U18 3rd Rnd., 55 / ‘17 Lindsay Muskies (OJHL) Denault, Chad RW/R 6.01 192 17-Apr-00 Pbo's 3rd Rnd., 49 / '16 Peterborough Petes Der-Arguchintsev, Semyon C/R 5.11 161 15-Sep-00 Pbo's 2nd Rnd., 27 / '16 Peterborough Petes Fraser, Cole RD/R 6.02 201 23-Aug-99 Pbo's 3rd Rnd., 50 / '15 Peterborough Petes Gallant, Zach C/L 6.02 192 6-Mar-99 Pbo's 1st Rnd., 5 / '15 Peterborough Petes Grondin, Max C/L 6.04 200 4-Jul-00 Sag’s 2nd Rnd., 37 / ‘16 Saginaw Spirit Hanna, Quinn D/R 6.03 205 14-Apr-99 Gue’s 5th Rnd., 64 / ‘15 Sherbrooke Phoenix (QMJHL) Hinz, Brady C/R 5.08 147 3-May-00 Sar’s 3rd Rnd., 52 / ‘16 Peterborough Petes Hutton, Dustin LW/R 5.09 145 22-Sep-01 Pbo’s U18 1st Rnd., 3 / ‘18 Vaughan Kings (GTHLMHL) Jones, Hunter G/L 6.04 194 21-Sep-00 Pbo's 5th Rnd., 89 / '16 Peterborough Petes Kirk, Liam LW/L 6.01 167 3-Jan-00 Pbo’s CHL 1st Rnd., 8 / ‘18 Sheffield Steelers (EIHL) Little, Michael LW/L 6.00 187 21-Feb-00 Miss’ 3rd Rnd., 59 / ‘16 Mississauga Steelheads Merkley, Ryan D/R 5.11 163 14-Aug-00 Gue’s 1st Rnd., 1 / ‘16 Guelph Storm McNamara, Matt RD/R 6.00 181 10-May-00 Pbo's 6th Rnd., 108 / '16 Peterborough Petes Osmanski, Austin RD/L 6.04 204 30-Apr-98 Miss’ 6th Rnd., 105 / ‘14 Peterborough Petes Paquette, Chris C/R 6.02 210 27-Mar-98 Nia’s 2nd Rnd., 30 / ‘14 Peterborough Petes Parker-Jones, John D/R 6.06.5 227 7-Apr-00 Free Agent Peterborough Petes Robertson, Nick C/L 5.08 156 11-Sept-01 Pbo’s 1st Rnd., 16 / ‘17 Peterborough Petes Spearing, Shawn LD/L 6.00 183 26-Jul-02 Pbo’s 4th Rnd., 75 / ‘18 Toronto Jr. Canadiens (GTMmHL) Timleck, Adam RW/R 5.09 166 26-Feb-98 Pbo's 4th Rnd., 62 / '14 Peterborough Petes General Manager Michael Oke Head Coach Rob Wilson Associate Coach Andrew Verner Dir. of Scouting/GTA Regional Scout Chris McNamara Assistant Coach Derrick Walser Northern Ontario Regional Scout Ron Ringler Player Development Coach Mike Duco Ottawa & Eastern Ontario Regional Scout Dave Gaw Head Trainer Brian Miller Central Ontario Regional Scout Sandy Gemmiti Assistant Athletic Trainer Tash Lagacé S.W. Ont. & Michigan Regional Scout Matt St. Germain Head Strength & Conditioning Coach Josh Gillam S.W. Ont. Regional Scout Andy Hooper Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coach Broedie Birkhof Golden Horseshow Regional Scout Dan Larmer Video Coach Noah Bucholtz Bantam Scout Dave Pulford Mental Performance Coach Brenley Shapiro Major Midget/Junior A Scout Brian Errey Peterborough Petes 2018-19 Regular Season Media Guide 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. ROB WILSON Head Coach Rob was named Head Coach of the Peterborough Petes on May 3, 2018. He most recently served as Head Coach of the DEL’s Nuremberg Ice Tigers from 2015-2018, compiling a record of 97-43-0-8. The former defenceman and Toronto native was named DEL Coach of the Year for 2016-17, and guided his team to league semi-final appearances each season he was with the club. Wilson’s coaching career began in 2003-04, and included stints in the EIHL and with Great Britain’s National Team, Neumarkt/Egna ad Ritten/Renon in Italy, and one season with the DEL’s Straubing Tigers in 2014-15. Wilson played for the Petes during the 1988-89 season after being acquired from the Sudbury Wolves. He helped the team capture the J. Ross Robertson Cup as OHL Champions that season before embarking on a pro playing career that included stops in various North American and European leagues. Rob lives in Peterborough with daughters Jessica and Lynsay, his wife Heidi, and her son Max. Peterborough Petes 2018-19 Regular Season Media Guide BIOS ANDREW VERNER Associate Coach Andrew 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. Prior to being named Associate Coach in June, 2018, Andrew served as the team’s Interim Head Coach from January to April, 2018 and was Assistant Coach from August, 2014. 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. Andrew lives in Ennismore with his wife Allison, daughter Ella, and son Jacob. DERRICK WALSER Assistant Coach Derrick joined the Petes as an Assistant Coach prior to the start of the 2017-18 season. The New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, native played nineteen seasons of professional hockey between the NHL (Columbus), AHL (Syracuse, Saint John, Albany, Toronto), ECHL (Johnstown), KHL (Chekhov), Swiss-A (Rapperswil-Jona), DEL (Berlin), and was most recently a Player/Head Coach for two seasons with the Belfast Giants of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). The career point-per-game defenseman was named QMJHL and CHL Defenceman of the Year in 1997-98. Walser went on to win numerous awards and championships in his career, including winning the Spengler Cup (2012-13), AHL Calder Cup (2000-01), European Trophy (2010-11), and the DEL Championship (2004-05, 2005-06, and 2010-11). He was named an All-Star in the QMJHL (1997, 1998), CHL (1998), ECHL (2000), AHL (2002, 2008), and EIHL (2016, 2017). Walser spent five seasons as a defenseman in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with the Beauport Harfangs and Rimouski Oceanic, recording 82 goals, 173 assists, 255 points and 293 penalty minutes in 255 career games. Derrick lives in Peterborough with his wife Sara, and sons Camden and Hudson. Peterborough Petes 2018-19 Regular Season Media Guide BIOS MIKE DUCO Player Development Coach Mike works with the Petes in a part-time capacity while jointly serving as the Head Coach of the Okanagan Hockey Ontario U18 AAA team in Whitby. He was an Assistant Coach with the Petes for the 2017-18 season. Prior to joining Peterborough, he was the Head Coach of the ECHL’s Elmira Jackals after being promoted from Assistant Coach. He played eight seasons of professional hockey between the NHL (Vancouver, Florida), AHL (Toronto, Chicago, Rochester), ECHL (Evansville, Indy, Orlando), EIHL (EC Salzburg) and EBEL (Sheffield Steelers). In the Mike, was a forward with the Kitchener Rangers for five seasons and was a member of the 2007-08 OHL Championship team. He recorded 99 goals, 92 assists, 191 points, and 489 penalty minutes in 242 games. Mike lives in Toronto with his girlfriend, Alexandra. BRIAN MILLER Head Trainer Brian is responsible for the day-to-day medical care of the players. He is also the Petes Head Equipment Manager. In 2013, Brian won the Gold Medal as Equipment Manager with Canada's National Jewish Hockey Team at the Maccabiah Games in Israel. Before joining the Petes, Brian was the Head Trainer and Equipment Manager of the AHL Saint John Flames for six seasons. He was the Trainer for two AHL All-Star games and won the Calder Cup as part of the Flames organization in 2001.