The Pickering Panthers are a Junior "A" ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 team from Pickering

Pickering, Ontario

Pickering is a city located in Southern Ontario, Canada immediately east of Toronto in Durham Region. It is part of the Greater Toronto Area, the largest metropolitan area in Canada.- Early Period :...

, Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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. They are a part of Central Division Hockey but also used to be a part of the Metro Junior A Hockey League

Metro Junior A Hockey League

----The Metro Junior "A" Hockey League was a junior level ice hockey league based out of Southern Ontario. The league originated in 1956 as the Metro Junior "B" Hockey League, which lasted until 1991, when it changed its designation from Junior B to Junior A. It remained a Jr...

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History

In the Summer of 2010, the Panthers accepted a merger with the Ajax Attack

Ajax Attack

The Ajax Attack were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Ajax, Ontario, Canada. They were a part of the Central Canadian Hockey League. They used to be known as the Axemen. In the Summer of 2010, the Attack merged with the Pickering Panthers and left Ajax....

. The team remained in Pickering, but it eliminated the struggle for players and fans between the two neighbouring communities.

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 1998–99 OPJHL season The 1998–99 OPJHL season is the 6th season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League . The thirty-seven teams of the Central, East, and West divisions competed in a 51-game schedule...	51	37	14	0	0	249	162	74	1st OPJHL-E	Lost Semi-final
1999-00 1999–2000 OPJHL season The 1999–2000 OPJHL season is the 7th season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League . The thirty-five teams of the North, South, East, and West divisions competed in a 49-game schedule....	49	11	32	4	2	154	218	28	9th OPJHL-S
2000-01 2000–01 OPJHL season The 2000–01 OPJHL season is the 8th season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League . The thirty-seven teams of the North, South, East, and West divisions competed in a 49-game schedule....	49	21	19	7	2	198	194	51	4th OPJHL-S
2001-02 2001–02 OPJHL season The 2001–02 OPJHL season is the 9th season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League . The thirty-six teams of the North, South, East, and West divisions competed in a 49-game schedule....	49	20	22	5	2	188	193	47	5th OPJHL-S
2002-03 2002–03 OPJHL season The 2002–03 OPJHL season is the 10th season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League . The thirty-five teams of the North, South, East, and West divisions competed in a 49-game schedule....	49	13	31	3	2	154	218	31	7th OPJHL-S
2003-04 2003–04 OPJHL season The 2003–04 OPJHL season is the 11th season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League . The thirty-five teams of the North, South, East, and West divisions competed in a 49-game schedule....	49	12	30	7	0	168	221	31	8th OPJHL-S
2004-05 2004–05 OPJHL season The 2004–05 OPJHL season is the 12th season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League . The thirty-five teams of the North, South, East, and West divisions competed in a 49-game schedule....	49	29	15	2	3	218	171	63	5th OPJHL-S
2005-06 2005–06 OPJHL season -East/South:-West/North:Note: E is East, S is South, W is West, N is North, WC is Wild Card.Playoff results are listed by Pointstreak on the official league website .-Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship:...	49	30	17	1	1	228	173	62	3rd OPJHL-S	Lost Conf. SF
2006-07 2006–07 OPJHL season -East/South:-West/North:Note: E is East, S is South, W is West, N is North, WC is Wild Card.Playoff results are listed by Pointstreak on the official league website .-Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship:...	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

Playoffs

MetJHL Years

• 1990 DNQ
• 1991 DNQ
• 1992 Lost Quarter-final

Pickering Panthers defeated Wellington Dukes

Wellington Dukes

The Wellington Dukes are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Wellington, Ontario, Canada. They are in the Eastern Conference of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League and used to be a part of the Metro Junior A Hockey League.-History:...

 3-games-to-none

Thornhill Thunderbirds

Mississauga Chargers

The Mississauga Chargers are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League. They are the product of a 1990 merger of two former Metro Junior B franchises, the Thornhill Thunderbirds and the Markham Connection...

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

Syracuse Jr. Crunch

The Rochester Stars are a Tier III Junior A American junior ice hockey team from Rochester, New York. They play in the Eastern Junior Hockey League. Their affiliates are the Maksymum Junior Hockey Club of the Empire Junior B Hockey League, also in the EmpJHL is the Stars former affiliates the...

defeated Pickering Panthers 3-games-to-2

OJHL Years

External links

• Panthers Webpage