Petes’ Austin gives the gift of goaltending

What started out as an idea in early December came to fruition this week for Tye Austin and local minor hockey goalie Sarah.

Austin, a 16-year-old rookie netminder for the Petes, was looking for a way to give back to someone in the community that has already given him so much in his first OHL season.

“I’m really enjoying getting to play hockey in Peterborough,” he explained. “I can tell how much this city loves their team, so I wanted to give back in some way.”

Tye came up with a few ideas of how he could make a difference this holiday season, and settled on sending a local minor hockey goalie to Canadian Hockey Enterprise’s Christmas goalie camp.

After connecting with CHE, Tye put a plan in place to surprise Sarah, a goalie for the Atom House League Ennismore Eagles.

Tye hosted Sarah and her family at the Petes’ game against the Ottawa 67’s, and following the team’s 6-3 win, she joined them on the ice for a post-game skate. That’s when Tye surprised her with the news that she’d be attending CHE’s camp:

After enjoying Christmas with her family, Sarah attended CHE’s camp to keep working on her goaltending skills.

“It was great getting to meet Sarah and her family,” Tye quipped. “Seeing the photos of her having fun and working hard at camp was very rewarding and very humbling.”

Tye continued, “I loved going to camp as a young goalie and still coach in camps, so it was a great feeling to be able to give Sarah the opportunity to get the same experience.”

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