Petes 60th Season - "Most Wins Since 1985"

Photo Credited - Stewart Stick

The Peterborough Petes have been known for their all-star players, like forwards Steve Yzersman, Bob Gainey, Mike Ricci, the Staal Brothers (Eric/Jordan) and Larry Murphy to name a few. The Petes have even formed some great defensemen like Chris Pronger and Zach Bogosian. The one position the Petes haven’t produced a true all-star is in the net. The Petes have had many different individuals play net and not many were fortunate to have played in the NHL. The list below includes some of these players that reached the NHL level; well other decided to travel the educational route. This is the Top Five Peterborough Petes Goalies with the most Wins in the past 30 years (1985).

Number Five

Trevor Cann (2005-2008)

Games Play – 146

Wins – 64

Losses – 67

Ties – 10

Shutouts - 4

In 2005, the Petes brought Trevor Cann in as their backup goalie. He posted 16 wins and only 2 losses in his rookie campaign. Cann was apart of the 2005-06 Petes team that won the OHL championship. The following year the Petes decided to rebuild and Cann was going to be their starting goalie. His numbers weren’t as strong as his rookie season and he recorded 23 wins and 32 losses. In 2007, the Colorado Avalanche selected Cann in the second round, 49th overall. Cann would stay with the Petes until 2008 when he was traded to the London Knights. Since leaving the OHL in 2009, Cann has played 38 games in the AHL and the rest in the CHL and ECHL. In 2014, Colorado decided to not resign him and making Cann a free agent. No NHL franchise wanted to sign him and it forced him to sign a one year deal with a new ECHL team; the Brampton Beast. Trevor Cann’s career in North America could be in danger, as he currently is without a contract.

Number Four

Joey MacDonald (1998-2001)

Games Play – 152

Wins – 67

Losses – 51

Ties – 16

Shutouts - 6

In 1998, Joey MacDonald made his OHL debut with the Petes. He played in 47 games and posted 22 wins in his rookie season. He finished his Petes career with 67 wins. MacDonald was never drafted to the NHL but never gave up on his dream to play in the big leagues. He was able to make his way up the rankings and has played in 133 NHL games with six different NHL franchises. He has 44 wins and 61 losses in his NHL career. Joey is still playing professional hockey. He played for the Montreal Canadiens AHL team for the 2014-15 season. In June 2015, he signed a contract to play in the DEL league in Germany.

Number Three

Andrew D’Agostini (2009-2014)

Games Play – 190

Wins – 71

Losses – 85

Ties – 11

Shutouts - 6

Many Petes fans fell in love with D’Agostini during the Petes playoff run in 2013. D’Agostini played in 190 games for the Petes over five OHL seasons. He helped the Petes capture many victories in must win situations. He helped a lot in the Peterborough community and still is involved today. After finishing his OHL career, D’Agostini decided to go to Guelph University and is studying to become a Philanthropist. Andrew also plays for the Universities hockey team, the Guelph Gryphons. He posted 18 wins and 11 losses in his rookie season. He helped carry the team in a surprised National Bronze Medal victory. After leading his Guelph Gryphons to the bronze medal at the Canadian men’s university hockey championships in Halifax in March, D’Agostini was named top goaltender for the championship tournament. D’Agostini is returning to Guelph for the 2015-16 seasson, but is hoping he reserves a invite a NHL rookie camp.

Number Two

Zac Bierk (1993-1998)

Games Play – 152

Wins – 72

Losses – 51

Ties – 13

Shutouts - 4

Zac Bierk was known by many in his hometown of Peterborough. He was born and raised there and came from a well-known background. His father David Bierk was a famous painter and his brother Sebastian Bach was the former lead singer of Skid Row. Zac decided to go a different route and play hockey instead. He won 72 games in a Petes uniform and helped the team win the OHL Championship in 1996.The following season he won the OHL goaltender of the year award, the Leo Lalonde trophy as the best over-age player in the league and was named to the OHL All-Star First Team and Canadian Hockey League All-Star Second Team. In 1995 Zac was drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 9th round. Bierk would only play 47 NHL games, a 9–20–5 record, with a 3.18 GAA and a 0.901 save percentage with 1 shutout. On November 9, 2003 Bierk played his last NHL game. He retired that season due to injury. After retiring Bierk began running a goaltending school call Team Shutout in the GTA. Zac has worked with many different goalies that have been drafted into the OHL. On June 18, 2013 Zac Bierk joined the Oshawa Generals as the new goaltending consultant. In 2015, he was apart of the Oshawa Generals Memorial Cup Victory.

Number One

Kay Whitmore (1983-1987)

Games Play – 159

Wins – 93

Losses – 53

Ties – 9

Shutouts - 6

Kay Whitmore posted great numbers as a Petes goaltender. He posted 93 wins and giving the most in Petes history. In 1983-84, he joined the Petes and went 17-8-0 as a rookie. The following season, he played in 53 games and posted 35 wins. In 1985-86, he went 27-12-2 and earned hima spot on the OHL First Team All-Star. He was drafted 26th overall (2nd round) in the 1985 Entry Draft by the Hartford Whalers. He would play nine NHL seasons with Hartford, Vancouver, Boston and Calgary. Whitmore played a lot of his career in the AHL and retired from North American hockey in September 2002. Since leaving hockey in 2002, he was hired by the Petes an assistant coach from 2002-2004. He returned to playing in the 2004-05 season and played in Germany for one season with the Nuermberg Ice Tigers. After a brief comeback in Germany, Whitmore became a hockey analyst on the NHL Network and did guest appearances on the Versus Network. He is no longer working in television and since has been appointed the National Hockey Leagues Goaltending Supervisor.

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