Sell Out Crowd Watches Petes Win 4-3 In Home Opener, Goalie Pays Tribute To Gary Dalliday On Mask
/After nine straight games on the road to start the season as the Peterborough Memorial Centre completed renovations, the Petes finally hit home ice, defeating Hamilton Bulldogs 4-3 in front of a sell-out crowd of 3,719.
The maroon and white scoring two goals in the final minutes of the third period to complete the comeback victory. Peterborough were deserving of the win, outshooting the visiting Bulldogs 38-25.
Photo by Jess Van Staalduinen, Peterborough Petes
In addition, goalie Hunter Jones is honouring the late legendary broadcaster Gary Dalliday—Petes play by play announcer Pete Dalliday’s dad—on his goalie mask.
“Big shout out to Petes goalie Hunter Jones who’s paying tribute to my father on his mask this year,” says Pete Dalliday in a Facebook post. “What a classy young man. He could have put anything on there and he did this. Thanks Hunter.”
Photo courtesy Peterborough Petes
