Generals Vs Pete's Rival

Oshawa Generals Take On Rival Peterborough Pete’s In Pre-Season Action

As the Oshawa Generals head into Peterborough for their 2^nd pre-season game on Thursday they will take on their arch rival, Peterborough Pete’s. Both these teams are 0 and 1 in the pre-season this far and are hungry for their first win. Peterborough lost 4-2 against the Mississauga Steelheads on Sunday night and Oshawa’s hard fought battle on Monday afternoon against the Niagara Ice Dogs resulted in a 6-5 loss. The Oshawa / Peterborough rivalry continues and as always makes for a great start to the season. 

One of the biggest questions out there is where will Tyler Biggs end up? Coach DJ Smith clearly hopes that the Toronto Maple Leafs believe that Oshawa is the best place for Tyler to develop. Tyler is a big body that the generals could use in front of the net and is also is very smart with the puck. Tyler’s size would be a big benefit to the generals in many departments.

The generals also have the factor of over aged players... Who will stay and who will they have to move? Generals GM Jeff Twohey and Coaching staff will have this pressing issue to deal with as well. With 4 pre-season games to go for the generals, who will impress the most or who will fit into their game plan?

The Generals will have Daniel Altshuller in goal and Ken Appleby will be along to back up Daniel. Daniel Altshuller was in a battle with Kevin Bailie last year and with the offseason trade of Kevin to the London Knights this opened the door for Daniel to become #1 goalie for the generals and play some solid goaltending this year.

All this and more to come.....

Reminder: Generals open their regular season in Peterborough on Sept 20^th 2012 at 7:05pm.

-          Derek Hodgson