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The Peterborough Century 21 Lakers staged a small but mighty comeback on Thursday night, beating the Brampton Excelsiors 10-9 at Memorial Arena. The teams were tied at five after the first, and seven after the second. Brampton surged ahead 9-7 with seven minutes to play in the third, but the Lakers dug deep to pull off the comeback. Rob Hellyer scored his third and fourth goals of the game, kicking off the run with a power play goal with 3:01 to play. He tied the game with an outside rip 38 seconds later. Sr. B callup Nick DiLauro scored the game winner with 37 seconds left. DiLauro also scored in the second period, his first MSL goal, and the team made sure to save the ball for him. He had played one game last season as a Jr. A callup but did not score. It was a special moment for a local player who has spent his career being coached by current Lakers players and coaches. “First game so a little bit of nervousness,” he said. “I was tossed in there, thought I’d just play my game, do what I’m good at and find my way in the lineup and make things happen.” The Lakers record improves to 4-3 but Hellyer admitted that they didn’t play their best against the now 1-6 Excelsiors. “We were maybe looking at the standings when we shouldn’t,” he said. “We took them a little lighter than we should have. Energy was real low tonight I thought, and just sloppy… We found a way to win, wasn’t pretty, but we have to beat the teams we’re supposed to beat.” DiLauro said the team found themselves in a slump at first, but “we just tried to stick to the plan and get the juice going.” Hellyer added two assists to his four-goal output, while DiLauro and Braedon Saris each scored two goals and one assist. Taite Cattoni, who returned to the lineup after missing one game due to injury, contributed four assists. Nick Rose picked up the win in goal. Connor O’Toole suffered the loss for Brampton. The Excelsiors were led by Coltrane Tyson’s three goals and five assists, and Mike Triolo’s two goals and three assists. Jr. A Laker graduates Michael Blaymires (1G/1A) and Curtis Ward (1G/2A) also helped out offensively. Of Note - Peterborough was 1/2 on the power play, and Brampton was 2/4 - The Lakers are on the road Sunday, Father’s Day, in Cobourg at 6 p.m. at the Cobourg Community Centre. They return home on Thursday, June 25 when Brooklin makes their second visit of the season. Full Lakers Scoring Rob Hellyer 4-2 Nick DiLauro 2-1 Braedon Saris 2-1 Liam Patten 1-0 Frank Coyle 1-0 Taite Cattoni 0-4 Adam Thistlethwaite 0-1 Jordan Stouros 0-1 Robert Hope 0-1 DJ Clark 0-1 Liam Vollans 0-1 Dylan Hutchison 0-1
The Peterborough Century 21 Lakers have acquired 6’0”, 175 pound right-handed forward Ryan Lanchbury in a three-way trade with Oakville and Cobourg. Cobourg sent Alex Simmons and a second-round pick to Oakville for Jason Knox. Cobourg also receives Peterborough’s 1 st round picks in 2028 and 2029. Lanchbury, 28, is a prolific passer who will boost the Lakers’ right side when he joins Rob Hellyer and fellow Burlington native Braedon Saris. He last played in the MSL in 2024, when he led Oakville in scoring with 76 points in 15 games. Lakers’ head coach Mike Hasen knows Lanchbury well, having previously coached him in the National Lacrosse League with the Rochester Knighthawks. Though Rochester didn’t make the playoffs this season, Lanchbury finished first in assists with 82, and seventh overall in regular season scoring with 24 goals and 106 points. “Ryan’s a great teammate that has great lacrosse IQ, vision and floor awareness. He’ll come in and compete, take some of the pressure that Robbie Hellyer has been carrying and will make our lefties better,” Hasen said. Lanchbury has spent four seasons in the NLL, the first with Georgia before moving to Rochester. He has amassed 326 points in 63 games (5.14 points per game) with only 30 penalty minutes. The Lakers currently sit in third place with a record of 3-3. They’re on the road in Brampton this Thursday and will return to the Memorial Centre on Thursday, June 25 for PRHC Night. Tickets are on sale in person at the Memorial Centre box office or online through Ticketmaster . PHOTO COURTESY OF JON TENCA/NATIONAL LACROSSE LEAGUE
With Eric Hainer’s number 16 hanging in their dressing room, the Peterborough Century 21 Lakers found their swagger during an 8-4 win over Brooklin on Wednesday night at Iroquois Park Sports Centre. “I know he was on their minds here tonight,” said Lakers’ head coach Mike Hasen. “There was maybe a little extra energy because of the relationship some of them had with him. It’s been a tough couple of days.” Hainer, member of the Kawartha Fury and younger brother of Jr. A Lakers alumnus Jackson Hainer, tragically passed away during a car accident on the weekend. Tributes have poured in from all over the province. Brooklin held a moment of silence prior to the game, and the Lakers fought hard to honour him with the win. Rob Hellyer led the offence with six points and Drew Hutchison led the defence with 45 saves. It was the team’s best defensive effort and their lowest goals against of the season, a great effort after they fell 12-10 to Brooklin at the Memorial Centre last week. “Hutch was really good,” praised Hasen. “Saved our ass on a couple of occasions and made the easy stops that we needed him to make as well. Defensively I thought we were really good in front of him.” The only unfortunate moment for Hutchison came on Brooklin’s second goal, with 4:10 left in the first period. Chris Boushy’s shot went over the net, hit the boards, and bounced into the net off Hutchison’s back. It didn’t rattle him at all, even with the temperature soaring close to 40°C. “It was pretty hot (in the arena), but we were able to get through the heat tonight,” Hutchison said. “The team played well, they were allowing shots that I wanted to see and you can’t really ask too much more out of them. “Some of the young guys we had on D really stepped up. A lot of speed, a lot of energy. They’re having fun out there, they’re working hard. When you’re young, you’re going to make mistakes but when you’re working hard then you can recover. It’s good to see them playing as well as they have been.” Frank Coyle made his season debut on defence, with Nick Crowley playing in his third game of the season. Hasen said the young defensemen pushed the veterans. “The energy we had tonight was 60 minutes strong,” he said. “It was exactly where we wanted to be especially coming off of last week against the same team. We needed this one.” The Lakers came out hot, with Hellyer and Mike Robinson scoring 27 and 37 seconds, respectively, into the game. Colton Armitage made it 3-0 with his first MSL goal, and Hellyer put Peterborough up 4-0 just over a minute later, chasing Brooklin starter Steve Orleman in favour of Aden Walsh. The Lakers increased their lead to 5-2 with Robinson’s game winner in the second period. Will MacLeod replied for Brooklin. Brad McCulley, and Hellyer with a crease dive, made it 7-4 early in the third. Landen Sinfield responded for Brooklin with his second goal of the game, but Armitage’s second iced it. The Lakers killed off two penalties in the third period, with Hutchison stopping three consecutive shots with Robert Hope directing the play from the penalty box. DJ Clark Debuts Jr. A grad DJ Clark made his debut as a full-time Laker after finishing up his junior year at the University of Denver. He had one assist in his debut; he has scored and assisted as a call-up in years prior. “It’s always great to play in these games,” Clark said. “I played a couple of games in the last couple years but first real game tonight. First game back is always tough but it was obviously good and we got a good win. Guys were getting open for me when I was carrying the ball. They were working hard off ball and they made my job easy just getting it to them.” The son of former Laker captain Jason Clark, DJ said that he doesn’t feel any pressure to live up to his dad’s legacy with the team. He’s grateful that the coaching staff, several of whom played with his father, already know his game. Clark joins a right side that features prolific veteran Rob Hellyer and young stud Braedon Saris and is looking forward to learning from them. “Hellyer’s obviously a great player, he’s a veteran in the lacrosse world and a very good player so it’s good to learn some things from him.” Of Note - Jake Withers won 12/15 faceoffs - Neither team scored on the power play, with Peterborough 0/2 and Brooklin 0/4 - Brooklin outshot the Lakers 49-42 - Missing in action were Nick Rose, Taite and Holden Cattoni, and Braedon Saris - The Lakers do not have another home game until Thursday, June 25 when Brooklin returns. In the meantime, they will visit Brampton on Thursday, June 18. Stream the game on FloSports! Full Lakers Scoring Rob Hellyer 3-3 Mike Robinson 2-2 Colton Armitage 2-1 Brad McCulley 1-0 Brenden Boyle 0-1 Robert Hope 0-1 Jake Withers 0-1 Liam Vollans 0-1 DJ Clark 0-1 Matt Gilray 0-1 PHOTOS BY ANNA TAYLOR
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