The 2007 season again began with the traditional double-header against Adelaide , and home games against the Rhinos and Knights in the following weeks , yielding four consecutive regulation wins ( 6-1 , 5-4 , 5-3 , 4-1 ) . The following month featured four road games : a 3-4 a shoot-out loss and a 2-1 victory , against Adelaide ; a 3-0 victory against the Knights in Canberra for double points , and ; a 2-3 loss , the team 's first in regulation , to the Bears in Penrith . The team then returned to Oakleigh for a string of three home games , with a 5-1 win over the Knights , and 5-4 and 4-3 shoot-out wins over the Bears and Northstars ( the first and second in club history ) . The following weekend , a high-scoring road trip to Brisbane saw a 7-3 win and a 5-8 loss to the Blue Tongues . Returning to Oakleigh the following weekend , Melbourne beat the Western Sydney Ice Dogs 6-4 . The ensuing road trip saw a 6-3 victory over the Rhinos for double points , and a disappointing 0-3 loss to the Bears . Back at Oakleigh , the Ice were underwhelming in a 3-2 win over the Rhinos , and were soundly beaten 3-6 by the Bears once again . After a week off , the Ice returned with a dominant 8-2 home win against the Ice Dogs with debutant Peter Morris starring with a goal and two assists . The following weekend a road trip saw a 5-4 shootout win against the Northstars for double points , clinching a playoffs berth for the Ice , and a 4-3 shootout loss against the Ice Dogs , again for double points . The Ice were disappointing in their final two games , home losses against Newcastle ( 0-1 ) and Brisbane ( 2-4 ) , giving them poor momentum heading into the finals . After results failed to fall their way in the final weekend , during which they were idle , the Ice lost the V.I.P. Cup to the Adelaide Avalanche . Drawn to face third placed Newcastle in another semi-final , the Ice were again unable to reach the final game , losing 3-6
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