Pickering Panthers

The Pickering Panthers are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Pickering, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of North Division of the Ontario Junior Hockey League.
==History==
In the Summer of 2010, the Panthers accepted a merger with the Ajax Attack. The team is now co-owned by Hockey Hall of Fame member Paul Coffey. Coffey is in charge of hockey operations, while partner Steve Tuchner will focus on running the business.
===2007 Marathon Game===
On February 11, 2007 after 154 minutes and 32 seconds of play, the Toronto Jr. Canadiens defeated the Pickering Panthers in Game 2 of the first round of the playoffs. The game-winning goal was credited to Kyle Wetering at the 4:32 mark of the 6th overtime, and Toronto outshot Pickering 88-86. On February 12, 2007, TSN show That's Hockey showed highlights of the game and announced that it may be honoured in the Hockey Hall of Fame as the longest junior hockey game in history, far surpassing the last recorded record, a feature column also appeared in the Toronto Sun about the historical game. The game has been officially named the longest game in Ontario Hockey Association history.
==Season-by-Season results==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OTL 	GF 	GA 	P 	Results 	Playoffs
1972-73	35 	13 	19 	3 	- 	114 	158 	29 	7th Metro B 	
1973-74	44 	34 	6 	4 	- 	272 	135 	72 	1st Metro B 	
1974-75	38 	25 	6 	7 	- 	259 	133 	57 	2nd Metro B 	
1975-76	34 	18 	12 	4 	- 	163 	134 	40 	4th Metro B 	
1976-77	34 	17 	13 	4 	- 	166 	164 	38 	4th Metro B 	
1977-78	36 	19 	14 	3 	- 	217 	179 	41 	3rd Metro B 	
1978-79	44 	19 	19 	6 	- 	214 	210 	44 	8th Metro B 	
1979-80	42 	22 	16 	4 	- 	248 	185 	48 	6th Metro B 	
1980-81	42 	26 	14 	2 	- 	210 	154 	54 	3rd Metro B 	
1981-82	36 	15 	17 	4 	- 	188 	174 	34 	6th Metro B 	
1982-83	35 	15 	15 	5 	- 	141 	149 	35 	6th Metro B 	
1983-84	42 	23 	13 	6 	- 	197 	174 	52 	4th Metro B 	
1984-85	36 	17 	15 	4 	- 	183 	163 	38 	6th Metro B 	
1985-86	36 	29 	5 	2 	- 	287 	128 	60 	1st Metro B 	Won League
1986-87	37 	28 	7 	2 	- 	213 	115 	58 	2nd Metro B 	Lost Final
1987-88	37 	19 	12 	6 	- 	191 	130 	44 	4th Metro B 	Lost Quarter-final
1988-89	39 	15 	16 	8 	- 	182 	181 	38 	6th Metro B 	
1989-90	44 	7 	32 	5 	- 	155 	300 	19 	11th Metro B 	
1990-91	44 	7 	32 	5 	- 	150 	269 	19 	11th Metro B 	
1991-92	44 	13 	28 	3 	- 	190 	235 	29 	10th Metro A 	
1992-93	48 	13 	30 	5 	- 	198 	292 	31 	13th Metro A 	
1993-94	50 	4 	43 	3 	- 	171 	345 	11 	14th Metro A 	DNQ
1994-95	49 	10 	37 	2 	- 	161 	331 	22 	14th Metro A 	
1995-96	52 	14 	32 	6 	- 	197 	259 	34 	9th Metro A 	DNQ
1996-97	50 	34 	12 	4 	- 	232 	163 	72 	4th Metro A 	Lost Semi-final
1997-98	50 	16 	27 	7 	- 	173 	213 	39 	13th Metro A 	
1998-99	51 	37 	14 	0 	0 	249 	162 	74 	1st OPJHL-E 	Lost Semi-final
1999-00	49 	11 	32 	4 	2 	154 	218 	28 	9th OPJHL-S 	
2000-01	49 	21 	19 	7 	2 	198 	194 	51 	4th OPJHL-S 	
2001-02	49 	20 	22 	5 	2 	188 	193 	47 	5th OPJHL-S 	
2002-03	49 	13 	31 	3 	2 	154 	218 	31 	7th OPJHL-S 	
2003-04	49 	12 	30 	7 	0 	168 	221 	31 	8th OPJHL-S 	
2004-05	49 	29 	15 	2 	3 	218 	171 	63 	5th OPJHL-S 	
2005-06	49 	30 	17 	1 	1 	228 	173 	62 	3rd OPJHL-S 	Lost Conf. SF
2006-07	49 	26 	21 	2 	0 	222 	189 	54 	5th OPJHL-S 	Lost Conf. Finals
2007-08	49 	10 	38 	- 	1 	135 	260 	21 	9th OPJHL-S 	
2008-09	49 	16 	30 	- 	3 	148 	249 	35 	8th OJHL-R 	
2009-10	50 	15 	31 	- 	4 	178 	252 	34 	10th CCHL-E 	DNQ
2010-11	50 	14 	33 	- 	3 	142 	205 	31 	8th OJHL-E 	DNQ
2011-12	49 	11 	37 	- 	1 	141 	280 	23 	6th OJHL-S 	Lost Division QF
2012-13	55 	13 	37 	- 	5 	145 	274 	31 	5th OJHL-N 	DNQ
2013-14	53 	22 	25 	- 	6 	168 	202 	50 	3rd OJHL-N 	Lost Conf. QF
2014-15	54 	20 	26 	1 	7 	193 	242 	48 	4th OJHL-N 	DNQ
2015-16	54 	15 	32 	2 	5 	154 	223 	37 	5th of 6 Nor Div 	DNQ
2016-17	54 	9 	42 	1 	2 	120 	253 	21 	6th of 6 North Div., 	Did not qualify
2017-18	54 	26 	24 	1 	3 	180 	165 	56 	4th of 6 North Div. 	Lost Conf. QF
2018-19	54 	23 	29 	0 	3 	141 	183 	49 	4th of 5 North Div. 	Did not qualify
2019-20	54 	32 	18 	2 	2 	193 	147 	68 	1st of 5 North Div. 	Won Conf QF 4-0 then playoffs cancelled
2020-21	Season cancelled due to COVID-19	Season cancelled due to COVID-19	Season cancelled due to COVID-19	Season cancelled due to COVID-19	Season cancelled due to COVID-19	Season cancelled due to COVID-19	Season cancelled due to COVID-19	Season cancelled due to COVID-19	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 	Season cancelled due to COVID-19
2021-22	54 	39 	11 	0 	4 	199 	135 	82 	1st of 5 Nor Div1st of 10 NW Conf2nd of 21 OJHL	Won Conf Quarterfinals 2-0 (Stouffville Spirit)Won Conf Semifinals 2-0 (Collingwood Blues)Wond Conf Finals 3-0 (Milton Menace)Won OJHL CHAMPIONSHIP 4-3 (Toronto Jr. Canadiens)Advance to Centnnial Cup
2022-23	54 	32 	20 	2 	0 	196 	154 	66 	4th of 10 NW Conf9th of 21 OJHL 	Lost Conf Quarterfinals 1-4 (Milton Menace)
2023-24	56 	15 	35 	1 	5 	168 	267 	36 	10th of 12 NW Conf20th of 24 OJHL 	Did Not Qualify for Post Season
==Centennial Cup - Revised format 2022==
Canadian Jr. A National ChampionshipsMaritime Junior Hockey League, Quebec Junior Hockey League, Central Canada Hockey League, Ontario Junior Hockey League, Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, Superior International Junior Hockey League, Manitoba Junior Hockey League, Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, Alberta Junior Hockey League, and Host. The BCHL declared itself an independent league and there is no BC representative.Round-robin play in two 5-team pools with top three in pool advancing to determine a Champion.
Year	Round-robin 	Record 	Standing 	Quarterfinal 	Semifinal 	Championship
2022	W, Red Lake Miners (SIJHL), 9-2W, Estevan Bruins (Host), 10-5OTW, Longueuil Collège Français (LHJQ), 3-2L, Brooks Bandits (AJHL), 1-9	2-1-1-0	2nd of 5 Pool A	OTW - 3-2Flin Flon Bombers(SJHL)	W - 2-0Dauphin Kings(ManJHL)	L - 1-6Brooks Bandits(AJHL)
===Playoffs===
MetJHL Years
*1990 DNQ
*1991 DNQ
*1992 Lost Quarter-final
:Pickering Panthers defeated Wellington Dukes 3-games-to-none
:Thornhill Thunderbirds defeated Pickering Panthers 4-games-to-none
*1993 DNQ
*1994 DNQ
*1995 DNQ
*1996 DNQ
*1997 Lost in Round Robin Quarter-final
:Pickering Panthers defeated Oshawa Legionaires 4-games-to-2
:Sixth in round robin quarter-final (0-5-1)
*1998 Lost Preliminary
:Syracuse Jr. Crunch defeated Pickering Panthers 3-games-to-2
OJHL Years
==Notable alumni==
*Andy Andreoff
*Glenn Healy
*Cameron Palmer
*Tanner Shaw
*Sean McMorrow
*Joe Nieuwendyk
*Bernie Saunders, 5th black player in NHL history
==External links==
*Panthers Webpage
Category:Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League teams
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams