Guelph Storm captain almost breaks franchise record for fastest goal in a Teddy Bear Toss game

The Guelph Storm at the Teddy Bear Toss game on Nov. 30, 2025. (Source: Guelph Storm)

Charlie Paquette brought bears down Sunday at the Guelph Storm game.

The team’s 19-year-old captain scored the second fastest goal in franchise history of the Teddy Bear Toss.

Paquette scored just over a minute into the first period as the Storm took on the Sudbury Wolves in a matinee match at the Sleeman Centre.

The team’s record for the Teddy Bear Toss is still held by Matt Sisca, who got a goal 1:13 into the first period in 2009.

Over the last 24 years of the event, the franchise has donated over 70,000 toys to children’s charities across Guelph and its surrounding communities. The biggest haul was in the 2017-2018 season when the team collected 6,000 during one game.

Paquette, who hails from Essex, Ont., is currently in his fifth year with the Storm. His record, going into the 2025-2026 OHL season, was 71 goals, 38 assists and 129 points over 258 career games.

Paquette was also picked up 22nd overall by the Dallas Stars in the 2025 NHL Draft.