I went to Together Dating about 10 years ago to try to meet someone.

I was in the interview room and the sales person presented the packages to me and let me know the costs.

There are artifacts dating back throughout Peterborough sports history in all sports.

The Petes' long and proud history is prominently featured, of course, but there are also relics of everything from lacrosse to lawn darts.

When you first see the bowl of the Memorial Centre the sight takes your breath away.

Banners hang prominently from the ceiling and a gigantic portrait of HM the Queen smiles down from the far end of the ice.

The Peterborough Memorial Centre is a strange-looking building located just south of Peterborough's compact, lively downtown.

The city is one of the few in southern Ontario that’s not really on the way to anywhere else, and most people would never go there unless they had a reason to be there.

But in spite of that, most people across Canada have heard of Peterborough, and usually this is because of the Peterborough Petes Hockey Club.

The scoreclock in Peterborough is new and eight-sided, with full video screens on four sides and standard timers on four sides. The seats are all new as well and coloured - what else? The Petes practise bouncing pucks off the corners to learn their odd bounces, and at least one game has been won by knowing how to work the corners.

I was prepared to love the Memorial Centre unconditionally, but the flaws in Peterborough begin to show themselves as the game gets underway.