{"id":16652,"date":"2017-03-01T17:18:20","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T22:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=16652"},"modified":"2017-03-09T14:48:36","modified_gmt":"2017-03-09T19:48:36","slug":"st-max-mustangs-battling-in-all-three-yraa-hockey-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/st-max-mustangs-battling-in-all-three-yraa-hockey-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Max Mustangs battling in all three YRAA hockey finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Jake Courtepatte<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nThe St. Maximilian Kolbe Mustangs were dealt their first taste of defeat on Monday in the YRAA postseason.<br \/>\nAfter cruising through St. Elizabeth in the York Region semifinals last week, the men\u2019s team met the St. Theresa of Lisieux Lions in the first game of a best-of-three finals on Monday, in front of a large Lions crowd in Richmond Hill.<br \/>\nThe Lions went up early in the game 2 \u2013 0, with the score sitting at 3 \u2013 1 heading into the third period. St. Max cut the deficit to one with just under five minutes remaining, but were shut down by a trap-style defense by the Lions the rest of the way.<br \/>\nLooking to rebound from a first-round upset at the hands of the Newmarket Raiders last season, this year\u2019s crop of Mustangs once again entered the playoffs among the favourites to take home the district title.<br \/>\nJust one point back of St. Theresa of Lisieux for the tier one standings lead, St. Max lost just once in the final four games of the season to earn a 3-2-3 record.<br \/>\nThe series continues Thursday with Game Two being played at the Stronach Aurora Rec Complex.<br \/>\nOn the women\u2019s side, the Mustangs have opened up a one-game lead in their YRAA finals over Markham District after a solid 5 \u2013 1 win Monday at Markham Village Arena.<br \/>\nBoth teams swept their semifinal opponents to reach this year\u2019s final, which is the third straight for the Mustangs. They will be looking to cap off their second straight YRAA crown later this week.<br \/>\nGame Two goes Thursday at the Aurora Family Leisure Complex.<br \/>\nThe future is also looking bright for the Mustangs, who are competing in the men\u2019s junior final against St. Theresa of Liseux. They outscored Brother Andre 11 \u2013 2 over their two-game semifinal series to reach the championship, which kicked off Wednesday following press time.<\/p>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F16652&#038;t=St.%20Max%20Mustangs%20battling%20in%20all%20three%20YRAA%20hockey%20finals&#038;s=100&#038;p&#091;url&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F16652&#038;p&#091;images&#093;&#091;0&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2017%2F03%2F2017-03-02-07.jpg&#038;p&#091;title&#093;=St.%20Max%20Mustangs%20battling%20in%20all%20three%20YRAA%20hockey%20finals\" 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