Canes goalie scores against Waterloo

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Canes goalie scores against Waterloo

 

January 17, 2010

By Jeff Hicks, Record staff

WATERLOO — Drew Pegrum has scored plenty of goals in practice.

“Does that count?” grinned the Guelph Hurricanes goalie.

Not really. But the empty-net goal Pegrum scored on Sunday — with 8.1 seconds left in the Canes’ stunning 4-1 Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League victory over the Waterloo Siskins — sure does.

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Video: Guelph goalie scores goal

Guelph Hurricanes goaltender Drew Pegrum becomes only the 10th goalie in Junior Hockey history to score a goal, when he scored against the Waterloo Siskins in a 4-1 victory on January 17th, 2010.

 

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Goalie scores for Hurricanes in 4-1 Victory over Waterloo

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PEGRUM LEADS CANES to 4-1 WIN

When GM Matt Mullin insisted that goalie Drew Pegrum be included in the huge deal that sent quality players Dan Mohle and Ken Rolfe to Listowel. He knew he was getting a quality goalie for the future. He didn’t know he was also getting a potential goal scorer.

 

Pegrum is 10th goalie in Junior hockey history to score a goal

Sunday afternoon in Waterloo with the Siskins goalie on the bench for an extra attacker Pegrum gathered in the puck and shot it the length of the ice into the open net securing a 4-1 victory over the leagues 2nd place team.

The game started out on a sour note when a routine shoot in by a Siskin defender deflected off a Hurricane’s skate and found the corner of the net behind Pegrum. If it rattled him you’d never know because he responded by stopping the next 42 shots the Siskins fired at him.

Waterloo known for their tough disciplined play had 16 shots on Pegrum in the first 8 minutes of the game. He was up to the task. Using a lightning fast glove and cat like moves he made save after save some of the incredible variety keeping the Canes in the game. 

Guelph had their oportunities as well and finally beat goalie Will Sibley on a Cayle Creen pointshot that Jake Weidner(5th) deflected into the net.

Weidner(6th)scored again in the second period with assists from Martin Kudla and Conner Ste Marie.

Guelph was awarded a penalty shot in the 3rd. Taylor Lukasik(4th) beat Sibley with a nice move to give Guelph a 3-1 lead.

The Canes used a new found energy and shut down the high flying Siskins with a stingy defense and great forechecking. Then came Pegrum’s heroics to put the final score at 4-1.

This was a total team effort and the Canes were full marks for this victory. This was also a strong moral victory as the Siskins could be the Canes first round opponent. With every player involved in the play for the entire game the Canes have put 3 solid games together as they get ready for the upcoming play-offs. What a great time to be playing your best hockey.

The Canes get a schedule break for the next 3 weeks as they play 3 games all at home.

All Saturdays at the Victoria Road Arena. Next Saturday the hot Stratford Cullitons visit Victoria Road. Game time is 7:30 p.m.

New Netminder gets the call for the Hurricanes

from http://www.guelphmercury.com by Rob Massey

GUELPH — After a couple of weeks of practising with the Guelph Hurricanes, Drew Pegrum will get his first start in net with the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League team.

“It’ll be great to get a game in this weekend,” Pegrum said.

Hurricanes goalie Drew Pegrum

Pegrum was part of the Hurricanes’ blockbuster deal with the Listowel Cyclones that saw them send top scorers Dan Mohle and Ken Rolph to the Cyclones for youngsters Blair Goss and Jake Weidner. Pegrum came to Guelph a week later after Listowel acquired goaltender Brock Hansell from the Thorold Black Hawks.

“We ended up sending two 20-year-olds up there and we got two 17-year-olds and an 18-year-old back,” Hurricanes head coach Jim MacEachern said. “The goal here is to get younger. That’s what we’re trying to do. We have until Jan. 10th and if something else comes up, we might take advantage of that, too.”

Pegrum has a 4-5-0-1 record this season, with two of his wins coming against the Hurricanes. He has a 4.29 goals-against average and a .876 save percentage. He played five games in September and two early in October before hurting his left knee. He’s played three games since Oct. 10 – a win over Guelph, a loss to Brantford and a shootout loss to Kitchener – as Guelph native James Prigione, a veteran with the Cyclones, increased his playing time.

“I was playing a bunch at the start of the season and I got injured,” Pegrum said. “Prigione stepped up when I was injured and he started playing really good, so he got a lot of time after that.”

Pegrum said his knee is fine now.

“It’s better now,” he said. “It’s been strong for about four weeks.”

With the Hurricanes, Pegrum is expected to be the main backup to Chris McDougall, who has appeared in 19 of Guelph’s 31 games. McDougall will get the start Saturday night against the Welland Canadians at the Sleeman Centre while Pegrum will get the call Sunday afternoon against the Dutchmen in Kitchener.

“Chris is our No. 1, I’m not going to deny that,” MacEachern said. “Again, we’ve got to look out for the future. I would expect and I would hope that Doogs (McDougall) is playing for the Peterborough Petes next year. Drew is going to go as much as Doogs here. When we get into the playoffs or down the stretch, I’ll probably go with the guy who is hot.”

Until then, it’ll be a rotation of sorts, likely with McDougall getting two starts for every one that Pegrum gets.

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Trade Rocks the (GOJHL) Hockey World

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Cyclonic Trade Rocks The Hockey World

It’s been a busy week for the Cyclone and Guelph Hurricane Management. These 2 teams pieced together a deal, the like that we haven’t seen in years. Probably the closest one to this was when the Edmonton Oilers dealt Wayne Gretzky to L.A. Several players involved and lots of great players and people involved.

For the Cyclones, we say goodbye to some very good young talent with Jake Weidner, Drew Pegrum, and Blair Goss all going to play in Guelph. These 3 players are not only talented but also have several more years of Junior eligibility. They are also great guys and their families are tremendous people and great supporters of hockey. We wish Jake, Drew, Blair, as well as their families all the best with their new team.

Now here’s the excitement for Cyclone fans. In return, we have acquired Guelph’s leading scorer, Dan Mohle, and their 3rd scorer, Ken Rolph. This is huge news for the Cyclone offence. Although they were kept off the score sheet last night, with their speed, skill, and determination, the points will come.

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Pegrum Completes Deal with Listowel

Pegrum now a Hurricane

The Guelph Hurricanes receive goaltender Drew Pegrum from Listowel as future consideration to complete the trade they made earlier this week.

Drew’s (1991 birth year) sports a 4-5-0-1 record along with a 4.29 GAA and a 8.76 Save Pct. in 10 games with the Cyclones.

Rumour has it this is Drew along with Jake Weidner and Blair Goss at their first Hurricanes practice. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe2RGUE4joM