Nick Robertson Is First Peterborough Pete In 27 Years To Score 50 Goals

Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Nick Robertson has become the first Peterborough Pete since 1993 to score 50 goals in a season.

Picture via Gopetesgo.com

The Petes sniper had a hat trick on Sunday (March 1st) in front of a home crowd in a 6-1 victory against Barrie Colts, including this short-handed beauty, his 50th, with the great call by announcer Pete Dalliday…

5⃣0⃣ GOALS IN 4⃣3⃣ GAMES@nickrob2001 scores shorthanded, for the hat-trick, to become the first Pete in 27 years to score 50 goals in a season!#GoPetesGo | #LeafsForever pic.twitter.com/JJNSwzJTA7

— 𝗫 - Peterborough Petes (@PetesOHLhockey) March 1, 2020

Here’s his 48th goal…

ROBBY! A trademark wrister from @nickrob2001 on the power play gets the Petes on the board! @kirky_1424 and @AkilThomas2 set up the game-tying tally. 1-1!#GoPetesGo | #LeafsForever pic.twitter.com/U4OmRn1GnA

— 𝗫 - Peterborough Petes (@PetesOHLhockey) March 1, 2020

And here’s his 49th…

ROBBY! @nickrob2001 with a backhand beauty for goal 49 on the season to give us our first lead of the game! @masonmctavish27 and @david_maier17 combine for the assists. 2-1 Petes!#GoPetesGo | #LeafsForever pic.twitter.com/8Vr4Spst60

— 𝗫 - Peterborough Petes (@PetesOHLhockey) March 1, 2020

And for good measure, let’s watch his HUGE 50th again…

THERE IT IS! 🎩🎩🎩 @nickrob2001 completes the hat-trick for goal number 5️⃣0️⃣! 🚨

The @MapleLeafs prospect becomes the first @PetesOHLhockey player in 27 years to hit the 50-goal marker 👏 pic.twitter.com/uO6xhA0J8e

— OntarioHockeyLeague (@OHLHockey) March 1, 2020

The Leafs must be salivating at the prospect of adding him to their lineup.

The last Petes to score 50 were Jason Dawe and Mike Harding in the 1992-1993 season.

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