{"id":19780,"date":"2018-02-08T11:42:09","date_gmt":"2018-02-08T16:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=19780"},"modified":"2018-02-08T11:42:09","modified_gmt":"2018-02-08T16:42:09","slug":"panthers-lace-up-in-international-silver-stick-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/panthers-lace-up-in-international-silver-stick-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Panthers lace up in International Silver Stick tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Jake Courtepatte<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Aurora rinks were buzzing with the best of the best in girls hockey over the weekend, hosting the annual International Silver Stick tournament.<br \/>\nA total of 56 teams competed across six divisions to earn the coveted trophy, in the largest youth hockey tournament in the world.<br \/>\nThe Bantam AA Panthers came the closest to tasting silver in their hometown tournament, playing in a massive 16-team division while going undefeated in the round robin.<br \/>\nA meeting with the Clarington Flames in Saturday\u2019s quarterfinal set up a date on Sunday morning with the Oakville Hornets, where Aurora came out on the wrong end of a tight 3 \u2013 2 score.<br \/>\nOakville went on to lose 4 \u2013 1 to North York in the afternoon\u2019s championship game.<br \/>\nThe Bantam As met a similar fate in their eight-team division, winning all three round-robin games before falling 3 \u2013 2 to the Barrie Sharks in the semifinal.<br \/>\nThe Atom A Panthers (Morning) also bowed out in their respective semifinal, 4 \u2013 1 to the Belleville Bearcats.<br \/>\nHonourable mentions go out to the Atom A Panthers (Barnett), Atom BBs, and Bantam BBs who competed well against the top teams in North America.<br \/>\nNow in its nineteenth year, the annual Silver Stick tournament in Aurora attracts over 1,000 spectators and athletes.<br \/>\nAs the Central York Girl\u2019s Hockey Association regular season comes to a close, the Aurora Panthers rep teams are preparing for playoff action.<br \/>\nSchedules will be posted at www.girlshockey-centralyork.com.<\/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%2F19780&amp;t=Panthers%20lace%20up%20in%20International%20Silver%20Stick%20tournament&amp;s=100&amp;p[url]=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F19780&amp;p[images][0]=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F02%2F2018-02-08-08.jpg&amp;p[title]=Panthers%20lace%20up%20in%20International%20Silver%20Stick%20tournament\" style=\"font-size: 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