Petes Re-Creating 1956 Hockey Experience on Tuesday
On Tuesday, November 8, 2016, exactly 60 years to the day of the first ever OHA game at the Peterborough Memorial Centre, the Petes will recreate the 1956 hockey game night experience, wearing replica 1596 T.P.T Petes uniforms, and will play against the Niagara IceDogs, who will be wearing St. Catharines Teepees throwback jerseys.
The game will be a near-exact replica of a 1956 hockey experience, with the following elements included:
- 15 cent hotdogs (limit of two per ticket, while supplies last)
- Special ticket discount: anyone born in 1956 or earlier can purchase a regular bowl ticket for $10
- Anyone born on November 8, 1956 who has a ticket to the game will receive a free, autographed T.P.T. Petes replica ringer t-shirt
- Rinkboards removed – thanks to the many Petes and OHL/CHL partners for their support
- 1950s music and live organ throughout game
- Free Tide laundry detergent sample giveaway (on Nov. 8, 1956, Petes gave away Lux Liquid dish detergent)
- Remembrance Day ceremonies in recognition of Peterborough Memorial Centre, which was named in honour of veterans
- Peterborough 534 Raider Air Cadet Squadron anthem performance
- Cadet Flag Party
- Ceremonial Puck Drop: Afghanistan veteran Christian D’Andrea (Royal
Canadian Dragoons) - Royal Canadian Legion selling poppies in the lobbies
- Limited edition T.P.T. Petes replica ringer t-shirt
- Niagara IceDogs wearing replica St. Catharines Teepees jerseys (first game at PMC: Nov. 8, 1956 – Peterborough T.P.T. Petes defeat St. Catharines Teepees 4-3 in overtime)
- Online auction of game-worn T.P.T. Petes jerseys in support of the Royal Canadian Legion Poppy Fund and Petes Education Fund
Tickets are still available for the November 8 throwback game, including special $10 1956 tickets, by visiting the Peterborough Memorial Centre Box Office online, in person, or by phoning (705) 743-3561.
The Petes would like to thank the following companies who have partnered with the team to help recreate the 1956 game experience:
| Bombardier | Great Clips | Niagara IceDogs |
| Brown’s Fine Foods | Havelock Metal Prducts | P.J.’s Diner |
| Canadian Tire | High St. Guardian Pharmacy | Pioneer |
| Chex TV | J. Bower Roofing | Pizza Pizza |
| CHL | Jack McVicar Professional Corp. | Procter & Gamble |
| CIBC | John Dewars AutoSource | Ptbo Glass and Window |
| Cleary Homes | Kawartha Golf and Country Club | Ricky’s All Day Grill |
| CogecoTV | Keep Your Castle | Schneiders |
| Crimestoppers | Level A/The Staffing Connection | Signarama |
| Culligan | Little Caesar’s Pizza | State Farm Insurance |
| Energy 99.7/Country 105 | Marlin Travel | SunLife Financial |
| Enterprise Rent-A-Car | Merrett Home Building Centre | The Keg |
| Extra 90.5 | Monkman Gracie & Johnston | The Royal Canadian Legion |
| First Choice Haircutters | Morello’s Independent Grocer | Tim Horton’s |
| Fleming College | Mr. Sub | Tim Horton’s |
| Goldfinger Personal Injury Lawyers | National Sanitation | Trans Canada Nissan |
| Goodlife Fitness | Nexicom | Wind Mobile |
| Great Canadian RV | NHL | XCopper |
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