Second Period Eruption Propels Panthers Past Tigers

Being down 1-0 at the first intermission didn’t faze the Panthers, as they broke this game open with four unanswered goals in the second period on the way to a 5-2 win over Aurora. Sam Ethier scored his first and second as a Panther, with singles from Charlie Key (10) and Joey Zhang (17). Aurora […]

JRCs Down Panthers 4-2

Gavin Betts needed to be sharp in this one to avoid a Panther drubbing at the hands of the Toronto Jr. Canadiens. Toronto outshot Pickering 41-14 over the first two periods and scored three times—once in the first and twice in the second—capitalizing on a couple of fortunate breaks to get two of those goals. […]

Cats Clinch Playoff Spot With 5-2 Win in North York

A playoff spot is now secure with this win over the Rangers – the only issue now is whether it will be the eighth or seventh seed. Multiple players contributed goals in this one: Drew McLennan scored his fifth of the season, with singles from Joey Zhang (16), Joseph Crngarov (10), Charlie Key (8), and […]

Panther Win Streak Ends With 5-2 Loss in Stouffville

This was an exciting, hard-hitting contest featuring terrific goaltending. The game got off to a rough start for Pickering, as the Panthers were assessed a bench minor for failing to clear the ice at the end of warmups. The Spirit took advantage of the early momentum, jumping ahead 2-0 in the first period. Darren Wilson […]

Panthers Dominate Dukes With 7-2 Victory in Wellington

The Pickering Panthers continued their impressive February run with a dominant 7-2 win over the Wellington Dukes on Friday night at Lehigh Arena. A strong first period set the tone for the Panthers, as Joe Cadorin opened the scoring on the power play, netting his 14th of the season, assisted by Wilson and McLennan at […]

Panthers Continue February Win Streak as They Defeat Georgetown 2-1

Tonight’s game was meaningful for both teams – the Panthers were looking to add another two points to stay ahead of Lindsay and to gain some ground on Cobourg, while the Raiders were hoping to catch King City for the eighth and final playoff position in the West Conference. Ian Michelone was almost unbeatable in […]

Mondoux Scores Game Winner on Power Play in the Third as Panthers Defeat Dukes 3-2

The Panthers were definitely in playoff mode in this game, playing a close-checking style, staying solid defensively, and making the most of their limited scoring opportunities. This was their second win of the weekend as they gained another valuable two points. Charlie Key (7th) opened the scoring in the first period, cutting across the net […]

Cadorin Scores Natural Hat Trick to Lead Cats to Huge 5-2 Win Over Muskies

Joseph Cadorin had himself a night, scoring the first three goals of the game to reach 12 on the season and propel the Panthers three points clear of Lindsay in the fight for the final playoff spot in the East Conference. Pickering treated this like a playoff game and played that way, jumping out to […]

Panthers Fight to Gain One Point in 2OT Loss to Stouffville

Pickering showed great determination in this one, coming back from a two-goal deficit in the second period to tie it up on goals from Drew McLennan (4) (assisted by Dunning & Wilson) and Quinn Binnie (13) (assisted by Hill & Key). That was it for scoring until 4:14 into the second OT period, when the […]

Buzzers Fall 6-2 to Panthers

The losing streak came to a screeching halt tonight as the Panthers found their scoring touch, even while missing three of their regular forwards. Pickering jumped out to a 2-0 lead in this one, which seemed to put some jump in their game as they kept adding to the total. The Panthers’ defense led the […]