BEING DRAFTED BY OHL'S PETES A DREAM COME TRUE FOR LARMAND

THE FORMER MIDLAND CENTENNIAL WAS SELECTED 129TH OVERALL

Another Larmand is looking forward to pursuing his hockey dreams in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL).

Isaac Larmand, a former Midland Centennial and North Central Predator, was selected by the Peterborough Petes with the 129th pick in the 2022 OHL draft on April 30.

His cousin, Ethan Larmand, was selected by the Sudbury Wolves with the 26th overall pick back in 2019.

"Seeing (Ethan) go through what I am going through now, and him being here supporting me on draft day, has been a really cool experience," said Larmand.

Family and friends gathered at the Larmand residence on April 30 to watch the OHL draft online in anticipation of Isaac being drafted. Throughout the season, a dozen teams showed interested in Larmand, giving him a pretty good indication that he'd be selected.

"I was hoping for the best and a dream came true," said Larmand.

On draft day he was hanging out with family, eagerly waiting for his name to appear on the screen, when his phone rang. It was Peterborough

Petes GM Mike Oke.

"He called and asked if I had seen that they picked me ... but my name hadn't popped up on the screen yet," said Larmand.

Seconds later, his name appeared.

"My whole family was in the living room and everyone started screaming, and the GM heard them," said Larmand. "That's a day I will remember for the rest of my life."

Larmand played Tyke and Atom hockey with the Midland Centennials and won two Ontario Minor Hockey Association titles. He joined the North Central Predators organization

in minor peewee and played through to midget.

The six-foot-four, 181pound forward had nine goals and eight assists in 23 regular season games, and added three goals and nine points in six playoff games.

"I like to use my speed, use my shot and play physical," said Larmand, when asked how he would describe himself as a player.

He plans to put in a ton of work this off-season to put himself in the best possible position to make the Petes roster when training camp opens August 29.

"I am putting as much work in as I can this summer," said Larmand.