Peterborough Petes Acquire Port Hope's Owen Beck From Mississauga Steelheads For Jack Van Volsen, Justin DeZoete and Four Draft Picks

The Peterborough Petes make their second trade of the day ahead of Tuesday’s OHL deadline by acquiring Port Hope’s Owen Beck from the Mississauga Steelheads announced on Saturday.

Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Petes and Natalie Shaver.

Beck was acquired from the Mississauga Steelheads in exchange for Jack Van Volsen, Justin DeZoete, Peterborough’s second and third-round picks in 2025, Erie’s second-round pick in 2025 and Peterborough’s fourth-round pick in 2026.

Beck is fresh off a gold medal win at the 2023 World Junior Championship in Halifax after being called up on New Year’s Day due to an injury to Colton Dach.

The 2004-born centre from Port Hope was selected in the second round, 33rd overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.

“We’re pleased to welcome a player of Owen’s calibre to Peterborough,” said Michael Oke, Petes general manager. “He is a highly skilled forward with experience in big-game situations, who can contribute in the faceoff circle, and in all three zones, with skating ability that will complement the skill-set of our current lineup.”

Beck has played 30 OHL games played this season with 17 goals and 33 assists. Last season, he had 51 points in all 68 games with six playoff points (one goal and and five assists) in 10 games. 

The Port Hope native signed an entry-level contract with the Montréal Canadiens on Oct. 4. The 6’0”, 190 lbs. forward was originally selected by Mississauga in the second round, 29th overall, in the 2020 OHL Priority Selection out of the Quinte Red Devils; the same team as current Petes defenceman Donovan McCoy.

Both Beck and Brennan Othmann are not in Saturday’s linup against the Kingston Frontenacs as will be celebrated as World Junior gold medalists at the Toronto Maple Leafs game.

Newly acquired Avery Hayes and Gavin White are in Saturday’s lineup in a trade made earlier on the same day.

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