The Battle of Ontario comes to the Peterborough Memorial Centre

Peterborough, ON – Watch some of hockey’s most recognizable names return to the ice as former Maple Leafs captain Rick Vaive, fan favourite Darcy Tucker and Senators standouts Mike Fisher and Chris Neil lead their respective alumni teams in the Battle of Ontario at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on Friday, November 6. 

The full roster for Rivalry Night: The Battle of Ontario is now confirmed. Tickets, including opportunities to meet alumni players and have memorabilia signed for either team, are available at memorialcentre.ca and at the Memorial Centre Box Office, 151 Lansdowne St. W., or by calling 705-743-3561.  

Presented by the Greater Peterborough Health Services Foundation (GPHSF) and the Peterborough Memorial Centre, Rivalry Night: The Battle of Ontario, is a charity hockey game bringing the classic Toronto-Ottawa matchup to Peterborough for an unforgettable night of hockey in support of concussion education and awareness in youth sport through the GPHSF Concussion Fund. GPHSF provides funding for concussion programming primarily through Peterborough Athletic Concussion Awareness (PACA) and the H.O.P.E. Bursary in honour of Steve Montador. 

The roster for each team is as follows:  

Toronto Alumni Roster 

Coach - Tom Fergus  

Goalie - Adam Munro  

F - Rick Vaive 

F - Darcy Tucker 

F - Wayne Primeau  

F - Peter Holland  

F - Nik Antropov  

F - Steve Thomas  

F - Gary Leeman 

F - Dan Winnik 

D - Ian White 

D - Dave Reid 

D - Todd Gill 

D - Mark Fraser 

Senators Roster 

Coach: Chris Phillips 

Goalie: Craig Anderson 

Goalie: Scott Greenham 

F - Mike Fisher 

F - Chris Neil 

F - Brian McGrattan 

F - Shean Donovan 

F - Jesse Winchester 

F - Peter Schaefer 

F - Dean McAmmond 

F - Laurie Boschman 

D - Wade Redden 

D - Shaun Van Allen 

D - Jason York  

D - Marc Methot 

Please note that the lineup is subject to change without notice.  

About PACA 

Peterborough Athletic Concussion Awareness was formed in April 2019 with the goal to increase awareness while taking a community approach, setting a new standard for communities who aim to tackle concussions. PACA is a community led team working towards increasing concussion awareness by working under its four pillars: Recognize, Remove, Manage, Prevent. These 4 pillars were the inspiration for a local concussion docuseries which can be viewed at paca.health/education/.  

About H.O.P.E. Bursary in Honour of Steve Montador 

This bursary is named after Steve Montador in honour of a friend and teammate. Steve was an NHL defenseman, Peterborough Pete, and a H.O.P.E. board member and supporter.

Steve suffered concussions playing hockey, with his last occurring while playing in the NHL for Chicago, effectively ending his career. He was very vocal about his struggles and depression following his concussion and vowed to be a voice and advocate. After passing away suddenly at the age of 35 at his home in Mississauga, his friends and fellow board members in H.O.P.E. established this bursary to support student athletes who are suffering the long-term effects of concussion related injury while trying to transition to College or University.