Peterborough Petes Blank London Knights 3-0; Head Trainer Brian Miller Works 2,000th Hockey Game

The Peterborough Petes celebrated their head trainer Brian ‘Bman’ Miller’s 2,000th career game in fashion, with a 3-0 shutout win over the London Knights at the Peterborough Memorial Centre (PMC) on Thursday night.

The Knights dropped four of their last six games while the Petes three of their last four prior to this game. Photo courtesy of Kenneth Andersen Photography and the Peterborough Petes.

Miller was honoured prior to the puck drop at centre ice and was presented with a framed collage of his career highlights.

“It’s surreal,” exclaimed Miller in a Tuesday interview. “I've been doing this for 30 years and 2,000 games but it is real and it's kind of neat because I'm told that a lot of trainers hold in this long and do this many games so it's a special game.”

After Thursday night, Miller has worked 1520 Ontario Hockey League and 480 American Hockey League games. Photo courtesy of Kenneth Andersen Photography and the Peterborough Petes.

Only one goal was scored in the first period, occurring almost in the 16th minute by Petes’s Brennan Othmann on a breakaway. He deked past Knights goalie Brett Brochu for a backhand goal for a Petes’ 1-0 lead after one.

The second period saw the score remain unchanged as both teams totalled 20 shots apiece. Avery Hayes had a shorthanded breakaway chance but was denied by Brochu.

Hayes got redemption and took over the game in the third, sniping a shot from the faceoff circle past Brochu for a 2-0 lead. London pulled their goaltender and had a powerplay late in the game but Hayes scored the shorthanded empty-netter goal from his defensive zone to seal up the Petes’ 3-0 win.

The Petes host the OHL defending champion Hamilton Bulldogs at the PMC for Billet Appreciation Day.

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