Beyond Tomorrow: Spencer a top defenseman from his OHL draft class but still has work

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Nov 16, 2005
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As the oldest continually operating franchise in the Ontario Hockey League, the Peterborough Petes knew they had to do right by their fans and not miss the playoffs for a fourth year in a row. The Petes and general manager Mike Oke had the third overall pick in the 2013 OHL Priority Selection and the opportunity to select a franchise defenseman they could build their team around for the next few years.



Prior to the draft, Oke was coy on who he was going to select but when it was leaked that the Petes would select Matthew Spencer over Sean Day, the fourth player to be granted exceptional status in CHL history, many were not surprised at the direction the Petes wanted to take.… read more



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