SUNDAY FEB 24 - GEORGETOWN ELIMINATES PICKERING WITH 5-4 OT DECISION - And so it ends ... that sudden death loss that feels like sudden death. The Panthers came so close to moving on to a playoff series with the Markham Royals, but couldn't shake off the Georgetown Raiders last night. Special teams were going to play a key part in this matchup as the Raiders came into the game with the number one power play in the league. However, it was Michael Cimini who notched the first Panther goal on the power play for the only goal of the first period. After Georgetown tied the game, Cimini got another power play goal to make it 2-1 for Pickering and Ethan Doyle got another about a minute and a half later to put Pickering up 3-1. The Panther penalty kill was excellent in holding off the Raiders a couple of times in the period, but Georgetown finally broke through with a power play goal in the final minute of the second to pull within one goal.

The Raiders jumped ahead with two quick goals early in the third for a 4-3 lead, but Nathan Gooch tied it up with an unassisted goal at 8:04 to send the game into overtime. Overtime was quick, with Georgetown jamming one in the side of the net about one minute into the OT period.

The Panthers would like to thank our graduating players - Micheal Cimini, Ben Sellars, Adam Wheaton and Dustyn McFaul (who will be attending Clarkson University next fall) for their contributions to the Panthers and wish them success in all of their future endeavours.