{"id":16463,"date":"2017-02-09T13:32:51","date_gmt":"2017-02-09T18:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=16463"},"modified":"2017-02-15T17:37:29","modified_gmt":"2017-02-15T22:37:29","slug":"panthers-lace-up-in-international-silver-stick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/panthers-lace-up-in-international-silver-stick\/","title":{"rendered":"Panthers lace up in International Silver Stick"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Jake Courtepatte<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Over fifty Atom and Bantam rep teams took to the ice in Aurora for the girls International Silver Stick tournament this weekend, and two hometown teams came out on top.<br \/>\nBoth the Atom AA and Bantam BB Panthers were crowned champions in the largest minor hockey tournament in the world, each going undefeated en route to their championship.<br \/>\nThe Atoms defeated the Whitby Wolves and Oakville Hornets in round robin play, tying the Waterloo Ravens to meet the Stoney Creek Sabres in Saturday\u2019s semifinal.<br \/>\nA 1 \u2013 0 win set up a championship game against the Barrie Sharks Sunday at the Aurora Community Centre, winning the title by a score of 2 \u2013 1 in a battle of the undefeated.<br \/>\nThe Bantam BB Panthers had a similar path to the championship game, allowing just one goal in wins over the Rocky Mountain Lady RoughRiders and the Barrie Sharks and a tie with the Kitchener Lady Rangers.<br \/>\nThey met the Huron Heat in their final after shutting out the Oakville Hornets, downing the Heat 2 \u2013 1 to earn the championship.<br \/>\nIn other action, the North Halton Twisters defeated the Kingston Ice Wolves to win the Atom A division, the Orangeville Tigers shut out the Clearview Ice Cats in Atom BB, and the Oakville Hornets beat the Brampton Canadettes in Bantam A.<br \/>\nThe Bantam AA Panthers went undefeated in round robin play, before falling 2 \u2013 0 to a tough Stoney Creek Sabres squad in Sunday\u2019s semifinal. 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