Lakers Dominant In Game One Victory Over Brooklin

Gary Groob

Gary Groob has been involved with Lacrosse for the majority of his life, whether playing, coaching, or covering the sport for the media. An avid fan, with a real drive about helping to "grow the game", Gary became part of podcasts about the game in 2010. Through the podcasts, Mr. Groob was given an opportunity to write about lacrosse, and the rest as they say, is history. Through many miles (flying and driving) Gary has made inroads with the National Lacrosse League, Major Series Lacrosse, Ontario Series Lacrosse, the Ontario Lacrosse Association, CUFLA, as well as the Arena Lacrosse League, covering the leagues, their teams, and players, working for, and in concert with all of them. In the year 2019, Mr. Groob was made the media person for the Arena Lacrosse League, voted onto the board of directors of the Brampton Excelsiors Lacrosse Club, as well as being made administrator of the Lacrosse page "Global Lacrosse" with a membership of 14,000+ members in over 90 Countries. Gary was also made an administrator of Lacrosse History Past Present and Future in 2022 with a membership of 19,000+. Gary also has been the media person for Ontario Series Lacrosse (Senior B) since 2023. Mr. Groob also covers the Green Gaels for their excursions to Prague at the Ales Hrebesky tournament since 2022. In 2024, when Major Series Lacrosse was in need of a media person, Gary stepped in as their interim media person. His tasks were running their social media, as well as their website until a full time person was found to fill the role. In 2025 Gary was voted onto the Board of Directors for Ontario Series Lacrosse. Mr. Groob hosts a weekly lacrosse interview show formerly on Spanglish Sports World, and ZingoTV channel 250, now on StreamPunkEnt.com, Youtube, as well as Spotify. Groob also hosts a lacrosse talk show and podcast for All Lacrosse All The Time seen live Sunday nights at 8pm (ET), and archived on the All Lacrosse All The Time YouTube page, as well as Spotify. Gary also wrote a weekly lacrosse editorial column for La Portada Canada News both in print and online for three years from 2021-2024. In 2025, Mr. Groob joined the ownership ranks, becoming a minority owner of StreamPunk Entertainment, ensuring Lacrosse will always have voice in media. Mr. Groob's other sports interests include Hockey, Football, Boxing, Wrestling, and Baseball, competing competitively in Boxing and Wrestling for many years.

Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Lakers Instagram page.

The Brooklin Lacrosse Club (0-1) visited the Peterborough Lakers (1-0) in Major Series Lacrosse playoff action at the Memorial Centre in Peterborough, Ontario.

The goaltending match-up had Zach Higgins in net for Brooklin facing Nick Rose in net for the Lakers.

The Lakers set the tone early getting out to a three goal lead in the first half of the first period. Brooklin finally settled in about midway through the frame with the teams holding each other off the board the rest of the way.

Peterborough kept the pressure throughout the second frame chasing Zach Higgins in favor of Steve Orleman in the Brooklin net. Brooklin did get on the board with a pair of nice goals, but the combination of Joe Resetarits, Brad McCulley, Mike Robinson and the Cattoni brothers was just too powerful on this night. The Lakers took a 10-2 lead into the third period.

A much chippier period in the third, with both teams sending messages to one another. Although Peterborough won this one handily 12-4, there is a lot of lacrosse yet to be played in this series.

To The Game:

The Lakers got off to a quick start when Holden Cattoni found Thomas Hoggarth in front at 0:33 seconds, followed by Mike Robinson with a laser to the shortside off a Brad McCulley feed at 4:09. A give and go between Joe Resetarits and Thomas Hoggarth then saw Resetarits finish the play from in front at 9:02 to open a three goal lead.

After one period, Peterborough 3 Brooklin 0.

Second Period:

The Lakers got rolling with Braedon Saris firing a howitzer from the outside off a Holden Cattoni pass at 6:04, followed by Joe Resetarits bouncing a shot to the far side off a Carter Page pass 0:25 seconds later.

Holden Cattoni then fired a laser high to high to the top corner off a Mike Robinson pass at 6:59, followed by Taite Cattoni with a blast off a Braedon Saris pass at 10:35. Carter Page then placed a bounced shot in off a Joe Resetarits pass at 11:22.

Steven Orleman replaced Zach Higgins in the Brooklin net.

Brad McCulley welcomed Orleman to the game with a shot to the corner off a Taite Cattoni pass at 11:49.

Brooklin finally got on the board when Chris Boushy drove a shot through the five-hole of Nick Rose off a Connor Kearnan pass at 14:31, followed by Ryan Barnable with a high to low bounced shot off a Sean Westley pass on the power-play at 15:40.

Brad McCulley stopped the Brooklin momentum with his second of the game to the shortside off a Joe Resetarits pass shorthanded at 16:02.
After two periods, Peterborough 10 Brooklin 2.

Third Period:

Brady Kearnan opened up the third period scoring with an outside bounced shot off a Sean Westley pass at 1:25, but Taite Cattoni converted brother Holden’s pass at 7:10.

Holden Cattoni added another Lakers goal on a two man advantage firing an absolute howitzer off a Joe Resetarits pass at 8:11.

Brooklin kept pressing with a beautiful tic-tac-toe play. Taggart Clark passed to Brady Kearnan, who found Sean Westley with a quick stick at 14:51, but it was too little too late.

Final score, Peterborough 12 Brooklin 4.
Shots on goal favored the Lakers 47-46.