Whitby Warriors Wrap Regular Season With Win Over Peterborough

The Whitby Warriors wrapped up their regular season Friday night, with an 8-4 home win over the Peterborough Lakers. The win secures Whitby as the sixth seed and a first-round playoff matchup against either the Toronto Beaches (12-7) or Oakville Buzz (12-7).

Peterborough took an early lead on a goal by Tom Collins, who has now scored in five straight games with multiple goals in three of those five. A pair of Warriors goals from Jack Budway and Treysen Stewart 52 seconds apart capped a 2-1 first period.

Luke Robinson’s first goal of the season and Lucas Littlejohn’s first of three extended the run, and lead. Three goals for the Lakers re-tied the game, but Littlejohn’s thirtieth of the season made the score 5-4 Whitby after two.

Both teams combined for 64 minutes of penalties in the third period, including a spirited tilt between Adam Thistlethwaite and John Weller. All those opportunities only resulted in a Ryan Langille power play goal, part of three unanswered in the period for the Warriors, giving them an 8-4 win.

Lucas Littlejohn led all runners with five points (3 goals, 2 assists). Fifth overall pick in the OJLL entry draft, Treysen Stewart had four points (1 goal, 3 assists).

Tom Collins scored two of Peterborough’s four goals. The other goal scorers were Michael Blaymires and Matthew Drimmie.

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Toronto holds the head-to-head tiebreaker with Oakville. The Buzz concludes their regular season Saturday against Burlington. The Beaches will play their final game against Six Nations on Sunday.

Whitby will face the higher seed in the first round.