Peterborough Petes Finalize Leadership Group For 2022-23 Season

The Peterborough Petes have announced their team captains for 2022-23 season with defenceman Shawn Spearing wearing the “C” for a second straight season.

Photo courtesy of David Pickering and the Peterborough Petes.

Spearing is the franchise’s 61st Captain in Petes history. He is the ninth captain to wear the “C” for multiple seasons.

“It’s a great honour,” said Spearing. “We have a locker room with a lot of leaders in it so it makes my job a lot easier but obviously I’m still really excited.”

Alternate captains include Seattle Kraken prospect Tucker Robertson, Philadelphia Flyers prospect, J.R. Avon and New Jersey Devils first-round pick, Chase Stillman. Vancouver Canucks prospect Connor Lockhart will wear an “A” if one captain cannot play.

“We’re really excited about our leadership group this year,” said Rob Wilson, Petes head coach. “Shawn, Tucker and J.R. have been with us for a few years now, we brought in Chase last year and he’s a good voice in the room and can lead by example. The same goes for Connor Lockhart: Connor has come in and is very determined and very demanding of himself and has shown a lot of leadership qualities early on.”

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