SUNDAY FEB 17 - NORTH YORK 2 PICKERING 1 - You didn't know what to expect today as the Panthers took on the North York Rangers, rated the number seven team in the country. Pickering was playing their third game in four days, but came out firing on all cylinders as they played the Rangers even until North York got the first goal with only 15 seconds remaining in the second. The Panthers tied it up early in the third when Nathan Gooch scored on the power play, tipping in Matthew Altomare's shot from the point. Shortly after the Panthers rang one off the post, North York got the winner from a scramble at the side of the Panther net.

Blair Coffin was very solid in the Panther net, turning aside 30 North York shots. Pickering has only two more regular season games to gain points to try to avoid a sudden death crossover elimination game.

SATURDAY FEB 16 - AURORA 3 PICKERING 1 - You had a feeling right from the opening goal that things might not go well for the Panthers in this game. Tanner Sheppard tried to deflect an innocent looking shot into the corner, but instead, it bounced off his stick into the corner of the net for a 1-0 Aurora lead. Pickering wasn't sharp in this game - the passing was off, they were stick checking instead of taking the body and they didn't have their usual jump. Sheppard atoned for the first goal by settling down and stopping a penalty shot mid-way through the period.

The Tigers jumped ahead 3-0 later in the second and Daniel Ebrahim got the lone Pickering goal in the middle of the third (short handed and his 4th against the Tigers in the past two games), but that was as close as the Panthers would get. Although Pickering won five of seven games against the Tigers this season, this loss sealed their fate of ending up in fourth place in the North Division and potentially playing a sudden death cross-over game to secure a playoff spot.