2022 Petes Training Camp Day One Wrap-Up: Fitness Tests

Peterborough Petes 2022 Training Camp presented by Pat McCauley, East Side Mario’s and Hybrid Sports kicked off on Tuesday, August 30 at the Hybrid Sports facility on Chemong Road in Peterborough with introductions, medicals and fitness testing. 

Players and families first attended an orientation session led by GM Michael Oke including special introductions from team support staff including Jack Veitch (Mental Health Coach), Luke Bentvelzen (OHL Onside facilitator and KSAC Liaison), Dave Jones (Team Chaplain), and Walter DiClemente (Security, Risk Management & Billet Liaison).

During the fitness testing portion of Training Camp Day One, 2023 NHL Draft prospects Nick Lardis, Justin DeZoete and Donovan McCoy stood out alongside existing NHL prospects J.R. Avon and Chase Stillman. The top performing Petes in each fitness category were as follows:

300-yard Shuttle Run (average time, two heats)

1. Justin DeZoete – 54.5s
2. J.R. Avon – 56.0s
3. Sam McCue & Liam Sztuska – 56.5s

Vertical Jump

1. Nick Lardis, Isaac Larmand, Konnor Smith & Jax Dubois – 10’7”
2. Donovan McCoy & Chase Stillman – 10’5”

Broad Jump

1. Nick Lardis – 10’6”
2. Chase Stillman – 10’2”
3. Artem Guryev – 10’0”

Pull-ups

1. Nick Lardis – 24 reps
2. Connor Lockhart & Jace McGrail – 21 reps
3. Justin DeZoete & Luca Hobbs – 19 reps

5-10-5 Shuttle Run (right side)

1. Chase Stillman – 4.02s
2. Michael Carter – 4.03s
3. Dylan Woulds – 4.16s

5-10-5 Shuttle Run (left side)

1. Chase Stillman – 4.03s
2. J.R. Avon – 4.09s
3. Justin DeZoete – 4.08s

20-Yard Dash

1. Jack Van Volsen – 2.35s
2. Braydon McCallum & Donovan McCoy – 2.42s
3. Justin DeZoete – 2.44s

Wednesday and Thursday’s scrimmages will be streamed live on the Petes Facebook page.

2022 Pre-Season game tickets are on sale now, with very limited quantities remaining for each of the off-site home games. Click here to learn how to purchase tickets for the pre-season games in Norwood (September 4), Millbrook (September 10), and Cobourg (September 23). 

Petes Season Tickets are now on sale for the 2022-23 Petes season, starting at just $299+HST, Petes Season Ticket Members get access to all benefits and perks, for the lowest price. Season tickets available only while supplies last. To reserve your seats, call (705) 743-3681 ext. 6000 or email [email protected].

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