Petes grab early lead in OHL championship series

Patrick Kaleta scored the winning goal 14:20 into the second overtime to give the Peterborough Petes a 6-5 win over the London Knights in the opening game of the Ontario Hockey League Championship Series on Friday.

“London has such a great record at home,” said Petes’ Dick Todd, who has guided the Petes to seven overtime wins in the playoffs. “We were pleased that we were in a tied position at the end of each period and finally prevailed in overtime. I think that we have to get smarter as a hockey club. We had to do it (win in London) if we’re going to win the series. It’s one game at a time – it’s an old cliché, but that’s how it’s going to be if we are going to win.”

Jordan Staal scored two goals for the Petes with Steve Downie, Liam Reddox and Fredrik Naslund adding singles. Jordan Morrison chipped in with two assists.

Rob Schremp had a goal and three assists while Scott Aarssen, Ryan Martinelli and David Bolland also scored for the Knights. Dylan Hunter scored on a powerplay with 2:47 left in the third period to send the game to overtime.

"Both teams played hard and whoever scored the last goal was going to win," said Knights' coach Dale Hunter. "Whoever gets the break scores. We worked hard and they got a break."

Adam Dennis made 64 saves for the Knights, including a penalty shot on Kaleta in the second overtime period. David Shantz made 56 saves for the win,

Game 2 of the series goes Sunday in Peterborough at 4:30 p.m. The game will be broadcast live across Canada on Rogers Sportsnet.

SooToday.com's Brad Coccimiglio will be in Peterborough and will provide complete coverage of the contest.

(With files from the Ontario Hockey League)

*** WOLSKI NAMED MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER:

Wojtek Wolski of the Brampton Battalion is the 2005-06 recipient of the Red Tilson Trophy as the OHL’s Most Outstanding Player, as selected by the media.

Wolski, a first round draft pick of the Colorado Avalanche, led the Battalion with 47 goals and 81 assists and 128 points in 56 games, all of which are team single season records. He had an 18 game point streak from February 10 through March 19 where he amassed 22 goals, 34 assists and 56 points. Wolski also had 37 multiple point games during the 2005-06 season.

Wolski was named the OHL Player of the Month for four straight months this season winning the award from December through March. He was recently awarded the William Hanley Trophy as the OHL's Most Sportsmanlike Player for the 2005-2006 season. Wolski also earned MVP honours for the Eastern Conference All-Stars at this year’s OHL All-Star Classic, in Belleville.

The 20 year-old native of Zabrze, Poland and Mississauga resident has accumulated 130 goals, 198 assists and 328 points during his four year career with Brampton. These numbers have rewritten the Battalion record book as Wolski now owns the team career record for goals, assists, and points.

Former winners of the Red Tilson Trophy include last year’s winner Corey Perry of the London Knights, Frank Mahovlich (Toronto 1957), Stan Mikita (St. Catharines 1959), Doug Gilmour (Cornwall 1983), Eric Lindros (Oshawa 1991), Jason Allison (1994) and Brad Boyes (2001 & 2002).

*** OHL PLAYOFF TRACKER:

Rogers OHL Championship Series for the J. Ross Robertson Cup

London Knights vs. Peterborough Petes (Peterborough leads series 1-0)

Game 1 – Peterborough 6, LONDON 5 (2OT) Game 2 – Sunday May 7 at Peterborough, 4:30 p.m. (Rogers Sportsnet) Game 3 – Tuesday May 9 at London, 7:00 p.m. Game 4 – Thursday May 11 at Peterborough, 7:00 p.m. Game 5 – Friday May 12 at London, 7:30 p.m. * Game 6 – Sunday May 14 at Peterborough, 4:30 p.m. * (Rogers Sportsnet) Game 7 – Tuesday May 16 at London, 7:00 p.m. *

Rogers Eastern Conference Finals for the Bobby Orr Trophy

Peterborough Petes vs. Barrie Colts (Peterborough wins series 4-1) Game 1 - PETERBOROUGH 4, Barrie 3 (3OT) Game 2 - BARRIE 5, Peterborough 2 Game 3 - PETERBOROUGH 5, Barrie 4 (OT) Game 4 - Peterborough 6, BARRIE 5 (OT) Game 5 - PETERBOROUGH 7, Barrie 0

Rogers Western Conference Finals for the Wayne Gretzky Trophy

London Knights vs. Guelph Storm (London wins series 4-1)

Game 1 - LONDON 5, Guelph 3 Game 2 - GUELPH 7, London 1 Game 3 - LONDON 3, Guelph 2 (OT) Game 4 - London 2, GUELPH 1 Game 5 - LONDON 5, Guelph 4 (OT)

CONFERENCE SEMI-FINALS EASTERN CONFERENCE

PETERBOROUGH vs. SUDBURY (Peterborough wins series 4-0)

Game 1 - PETERBOROUGH 3, Sudbury 1 Game 2 - PETERBOROUGH 6, Sudbury 1 Game 3 - Peterborugh 4, SUDBURY 2 Game 4 - Peterborough 4, SUDBURY 3 (OT)

BRAMPTON vs. BARRIE (Barrie wins series 4-1)

Game 1 - BRAMPTON 4, Barrie 1 Game 2 - BARRIE 4, Brampton 1 Game 3 - Barrie 6, BRAMPTON 1 Game 4 - BARRIE 11, Brampton 2 Game 5 - Barrie 3, BRAMPTON 2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

LONDON vs. OWEN SOUND (London wins series 4-2)

Game 1 - LONDON 6, Owen Sound 3 Game 2 - OWEN SOUND 5, London 3 Game 3 - Owen Sound 4, LONDON 2 Game 4 - London 5, OWEN SOUND 1 Game 5 - LONDON 6, Owen Sound 5 (OT) Game 6 - London 5, OWEN SOUND 2

PLYMOUTH vs. GUELPH (Guelph wins series 4-2)

Game 1 - Guelph 4, PLYMOUTH 1 Game 2 - GUELPH 3, Plymouth 2 (OT) Game 3 - Guelph 8, PLYMOUTH 0 Game 4 - Plymouth 4, Guelph 3 (OT) Game 5 - PLYMOUTH 5, Guelph 2 Game 6 - GUELPH 4, Plymouth 3

First Round EASTERN CONFERENCE

Series "A" - PETERBOROUGH vs. OTTAWA (Peterborough wins series 4-2)

Game 1 - PETERBOROUGH 3, Ottawa 2 (2OT) Game 2 - OTTAWA 8, Peterborough 4 Game 3 - PETERBOROUGH 3, Ottawa 1 Game 4 - OTTAWA 4, Peterborough 3 Game 5 - PETERBOROUGH 4, Ottawa 3 (OT) Game 6 - Peterborough 3, OTTAWA 2

Series "B" - Brampton vs. Belleville (Brampton wins series 4-2)

Game 1 - BRAMPTON 3, Belleville 2 (OT) Game 2 - Belleville 3, BRAMPTON 2 (OT) Game 3 - Brampton 3, BELLEVILLE 1 Game 4 - Brampton 4, BELLEVILLE 3 (OT) Game 5 - Belleville 3, BRAMPTON 2 Game 6 - Brampton 5, BELLEVILLE 2

Series "C" - BARRIE vs. TORONTO (Barrie wins series 4-0)

Game 1 - BARRIE 5, Toronto 4 (OT) Game 2 - Barrie 6, TORONTO 5 Game 3 - BARRIE 7, Toronto 5 Game 4 - Barrie 4, TORONTO 1

Series "D" - KINGSTON vs. SUDBURY (Sudbury wins series 4-2)

Game 1 - KINGSTON 5, Sudbury 3 Game 2 - Sudbury 4, KINGSTON 1 Game 3 - SUDBURY 2, Kingston 0 Game 4 - SUDBURY 5, Kingston 2 Game 5 - KINGSTON 3, Sudbury 0 Game 6 - SUDBURY 4, Kingston 0

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Series "A" - LONDON vs. SAULT STE. MARIE (London wins series 4-0)

Game 1 - LONDON 6, Sault Ste. Marie 1 Game 2 - LONDON 6, Sault Ste. Marie 3 Game 3 - London 6, SAULT STE. MARIE 5 (OT) Game 4 - London 5, SAULT STE. MARIE 4 (OT)

Series "B" - PLYMOUTH vs. WINDSOR (Plymouth wins series 4-3)

Game 1 - PLYMOUTH 7, Windsor 4 Game 2 - Plymouth 4, WINDSOR 2 Game 3 - Windsor 2, PLYMOUTH 1 Game 4 - WINDSOR 4, Plymouth 3 Game 5 - PLYMOUTH 3, Windsor 2 Game 6 - WINDSOR 7, Plymouth 4 Game 7 - PLYMOUTH 6, Windsor 2

Series "C" - KITCHENER vs. OWEN SOUND (Owen Sound wins series 4-1)

Game 1 - Owen Sound 3, KITCHENER 2 Game 2 - OWEN SOUND 3, Kitchener 2 Game 3 - KITCHENER 4, Owen Sound 3 (2OT) Game 4 - OWEN SOUND 7, Kitchener 2 Game 5 - Owen Sound 4, KITCHENER 3 (OT)

Series "D" - GUELPH vs. SAGINAW (Guelph wins series 4-0)

Game 1 - GUELPH 3, Saginaw 2 Game 2 - Guelph 4, SAGINAW 1 Game 3 - GUELPH 4, Saginaw 1 Game 4 - Guelph 4, SAGINAW 2

* Denotes if necessary games. Home Team in CAPS

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