{"id":12938,"date":"2015-12-21T18:01:23","date_gmt":"2015-12-21T23:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=12938"},"modified":"2016-01-13T14:49:43","modified_gmt":"2016-01-13T19:49:43","slug":"midget-tigers-hang-on-to-first-in-york-simcoe-standings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/midget-tigers-hang-on-to-first-in-york-simcoe-standings\/","title":{"rendered":"Midget Tigers hang on to first in York-Simcoe standings"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Jake Courtepatte<\/strong><\/p>\n

The highest-tiered team in Aurora Minor Hockey can take their holiday break in high spirits sitting atop the York-Simcoe League pyramid.<\/p>\n

Entering December, the Midget AA Tigers rode a five-game winning streak into their final tournament of the season in Kingston earlier this month.<\/p>\n

There they continued to dominate opponents, reaching the final without a loss in five tournament games.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, a 3 \u2013 2 loss to the Cumberland Grads brought the Tigers back down to earth.<\/p>\n

It has been a short-but-rough go since, claiming one win in three games of league play, coming last Wednesday in a 4 \u2013 0 drubbing of the Whitchurch-Stouffville Clippers. Most recently, the Tigers allowed three-straight goals from the Newmarket Redmen at Magna Centre, after Brendin Ramsay put the Tigers ahead 1 \u2013 0 early on a nice wraparound goal.<\/p>\n

The 3 \u2013 1 loss, however, still leaves the Tigers sitting pretty, heading into a two-week break before the finale of the season. At 14-5-2, they remain seven points up on the TNT Tornadoes for first in league standings, and have ten more goals on the scoresheet than any other opponent.<\/p>\n

A boost to that record could come when they return to the ice on January 3, hosting the last-place Georgina Blaze. Two tough opponents close out the season for the Tigers, facing both the Tornadoes and Markham Waxers in mid-January, perhaps the only two teams that could catch Aurora this late in the game.<\/p>\n

For schedules and standings, visit www.auroraminorhockey.com.<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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