{"id":19419,"date":"2017-12-20T14:29:27","date_gmt":"2017-12-20T19:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=19419"},"modified":"2017-12-20T14:29:27","modified_gmt":"2017-12-20T19:29:27","slug":"tigers-team-up-with-ohls-barrie-colts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/tigers-team-up-with-ohls-barrie-colts\/","title":{"rendered":"Tigers team up with OHL\u2019s Barrie Colts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Jake Courtepatte<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If the OHL\u2019s Barrie Colts are the show ponies, the Aurora Tigers organization has become the stable.<br \/>\nThe OJHL\u2019s Tigers officially signed an affiliation agreement with the major junior club on Thursday, a partnership that was last seen in the 1990s.<br \/>\nColts General Manager and Head Scout Jason Ford said his organization is \u201cvery pleased\u201d to connect with the Tigers.<br \/>\n\u201cThey have been a first-class Tier II program,\u201d said Ford.\u201d They are highly regarded around hockey circles for developing players, and we\u2019re happy to get into a working relationship with their staff.<br \/>\nTigers General Manager Dermot Anderson echoed his sentiments, citing they are \u201cextremely excited\u201d to get going with \u201cone of the elite organizations in major junior hockey.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cJason and I have communicated well from the beginning of the season and we look forward to helping and working hard to make this affiliation a tremendous success.\u201d<br \/>\nThe affiliation will allow the two squads to share resources among staff and players, as well as keep an open communication between executives. 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