OHL Peterborough Petes

Robertson and Simpson Named OHL Top Performers of the Week

May 15, 2023 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Peterborough Petes News Release


(Peterborough, ON) - The Ontario Hockey League announced today Top Performers of the Week for the week of playoff games ending Sunday, May 14, 2023. Petes forward Tucker Robertson was named OHL Cogeco Player of the Week, while Michael Simpson was named OHL Goaltender of the Week. Robertson had two goals and three assists for five points in three games, while Simpson went 2-1 with a 2.35 GAA and .936 SV%.

Robertson picked up an assist in Peterborough's 3-2 win over the North Bay Battalion on Monday, helping the Petes advance to the OHL Championship Series for the first time since 2006. Bouncing back from a Game 1 3-0 loss to the London Knights on Thursday, the 5-foot-10, 184lb forward tallied a pair of goals and assists, including the game-winner as thePetes defeated the Knights 5-3 on Saturday.

A 19-year-old native of Toronto, Ont., Robertson recorded 36 goals, 54 assists and a club-leading 90 points in 68 games this season, making him the first Petes player since Daniel Ryder (2005, 2006) to record back-to-back 80+ point seasons in maroon and white. Among the league's top faceoff performers, Robertson won 58.5 percent of his faceoffs during the 2022-23 regular season. He sits second in Petes playoff scoring with 17 points (7-10--17) in 19 games. Robertson was a fourth round (123rd overall) pick of the Seattle Kraken following 41 goals, 40 assists and 81 points in 68 games last season. The former fourth round (72nd overall) pick by the Petes in 2019 has registered 85 goals, 104 assists and 189 points in 191 career regular season OHL contests.

Simpson helped the Petes defeat the North Bay Battalion in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Championship Series on Monday, stopping 22 of the 24 shots that came his way in a 3-2 win. The 6-foot-1, 198lb netminder returned to the crease in his hometown of London on Thursday, making 29 saves in a 3-0 loss to the Knights. Simpson rebounded with a 51-save performance on Saturday in Game 2, closing out the week with a 5-3 victory to tie the OHL Championship Series at one win apiece.

A 20-year-old from London, Ont., Simpson played to a 24-22-2-2 record with a 2.73 goals-against average and .914 save percentage in 51 games this past season, leading the OHL in saves (1,442) and minutes played (2,989). He's currently 13-6 with a 2.76 goals-against average and .916 save percentage in the 2023 OHL Playoffs. Simpson was the OHL's Goaltender of the Month for October 2022. He played to a mark of 20-18-3-1 in 2021-22, registering a 3.56 goals-against average and .891 save percentage. Simpson was a 10th round (193rd overall) pick by the Petes in the 2019 OHL Priority Selection from the London Jr. Knights U16 program.

The Petes are back at the PMC on Monday, May 15 for game three of their OHL Final best of seven series against the London Knights. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Tickets are sold out. Fans can catch the game on OHL Live, TSN, Freq 90.5, Oldies 96.7, and Classic Rock 107.9.

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