{"id":1067,"date":"2013-03-26T13:22:05","date_gmt":"2013-03-26T17:22:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=1067"},"modified":"2013-04-02T14:30:31","modified_gmt":"2013-04-02T18:30:31","slug":"aurora-panthers-ousted-from-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/aurora-panthers-ousted-from-playoffs\/","title":{"rendered":"Aurora Panthers ousted from playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Jeff Doner<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Aurora Panthers women\u2019s hockey team was ousted from the PWHL playoffs last weekend, but it wasn\u2019t for lack of effort.<\/p>\n

The Panthers were eliminated by the Whitby Wolves in four games after a 2 \u2013 1 loss on Saturday.
\nThe series was a low-scoring affair and the Panthers just didn\u2019t seem to have much luck on their side.<\/p>\n

Panthers defenseman Ashley Rothon \u2013 who scored the lone Panthers goal \u2013 offered an honest assessment of the game and attributed a quick goal by the opposition just 28 seconds into the first period as a pivotal moment.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey scored on us on the first shift in the game and that was rough on us, but in the first two periods we were battling ourselves and couldn\u2019t get anything through.\u201d<\/p>\n

But instead of letting the game get away from them, the Panthers kept things close.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the end we were all over them six-on-five (with the goalie pulled) and the buzzer went, but the ref called a penalty shot because one of their players put their hand on the puck in the crease or something. Our player went in and had the goalie beat, but it just didn\u2019t get by her. It\u2019s tough.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although regretful about the loss, Rothon was proud of how her team came out to play against a higher ranked Whitby club.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a good series overall, every game was close,\u201d she said confidently. \u201cWe battled hard and played the way we were coached to play and it sucks to lose, but you win and you lose games and it just makes you that much stronger for when you move on.\u201d<\/p>\n

Coach Stephanie Boyd agreed with Rothon\u2019s assessment of the game.<\/p>\n

“You know what, it was really tight today,\u201d she said. \u201cThey scored first and we kind of battled back and we had a ton of chances and just didn\u2019t finish. The ref made some great calls around the crease, including the penalty shot at the end, but they covered the puck up. It felt like it just wasn\u2019t meant to be for our team today.\u201d <\/p>\n

Anyone who watched could say that\u2019s how the whole series went for Aurora \u2013 so close, yet so far.
\n\u201cYou know what, it is,\u201d continued Boyd. \u201cFirst game we lost in overtime, second game we lost 2 \u2013 0, third we won 2 \u2013 0, so it\u2019s as even as you can possible imagine. We just kind of came out on the losing end of it \u2013 it\u2019s tough.\u201d<\/p>\n

As Whitby prepares for their next series against London, a strong season comes to an end for the Panthers squad.<\/p>\n

Boyd, a former Olympian in women\u2019s hockey, praised her team and their season.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a great group of kids,\u201d she said. \u201cA ton of character and a ton of skill and they stuck together as a team, which is all that matters win or lose. If you can stick together \u2013 which they did \u2013 that\u2019s what sets them up for success.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rothon added: \u201cIt\u2019s going to be hard to leave the girls, but it was a hell of a season. It\u2019s going to be hard to move on.\u201d<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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