Peterborough Petes Rout Hamilton Bulldogs 8-2; Avon Nets Hat Trick and Robinson Sets Team Record

It was a fireworks show for the Peterborough Petes as they routed the defending-champion Hamilton Bulldogs 8-2 at the Peterborough Memorial Centre (PMC) on Thursday night.

The Petes have beaten the Hamilton Bulldogs three times this regular season. They had a 2-6 record against them last regular season while getting swept in the first round of the playoffs. Photo courtesy of Kenneth Andersen and the Peterborough Petes.

The Petes started on the wrong foot as Logan Morrison had a clear path to the goaltender Michael Simpson and sniped one home for a 1-0 Bulldogs lead. Tucker Robertson took the game over ringing off a goal with 1:01 left in the period. He followed that up with another one nine seconds later, setting a franchise record for the fastest consecutive goals scored by the same player. Ryan Pawluk previously held the record with 10 seconds on Dec. 8, 1994, against North Bay.

J.R. Avon opted to take the spotlight for Peterborough as he scored a hat trick in the second period; scoring three of five goals the Petes netted against Hamilton’s one for a 7-2 lead into the third. Jax Dubois and Sahil Panwar also scored for Peterborough in that stanza.

Sam Mayer scored the only goal in the third period to continue adding insult to injury and the Petes would take the game by a score of 8-2, defeating the defending-champion Bulldogs for a third time of four games this regular season.

Connor Lockhart had a team-leading four assists for the Petes on the night with Chase Stillman getting two. Simpson stopped 37/39 for his 12th win of the season.

The Petes finish the first half of the season with their annual Christmas game against the Kingston Frontenacs at the PMC on Saturday. Christmas-themed jerseys will be auctioned off during the game with all proceeds towards Hockey Ministries International.

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