Colin Fitzgerald was the hometown boy. Article content

Growing up in nearby Otonabee, Fitzgerald being selected third overall by the Peterborough Petes in the 2024 OHL Priority Selection looked like a storybook junior career waiting to happen. Article content Article content

Following an OHL championship in 2023, the Petes expected the talented, 6-foot-3 centre to be a foundational piece of their rebuild and eventual success.

Even with the drama of Fitzgerald signing a tender with the United States Hockey League’s Green Bay Gamblers the week before the OHL draft, the allure of playing for the Petes was ultimately too strong.

“Being a Peterborough kid and being able to stay here is such an honour and means a lot to me and my family,” a 16-year-old Fitzgerald told The Peterbo

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