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

One month into the Ontario Junior Hockey League season, the roar of the Aurora Tigers is loud and clear.
\nJumping out to a start of 7-1-1 has given the Tigers the twelfth spot in the October Canadian junior rankings, released on Monday, vaulting up six positions from the original list.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s something to be proud of,\u201d said Tigers head scout Jason Maslakow. \u201cBut this is only the beginning.\u201d
\nRiding their hottest start in over five years, Aurora made short work of a struggling Stouffville squad on Saturday, besting the Spirit 8 \u2013 0 on their own ice.
\nNewly-minted Tiger Kyle Bollers proved his worth on the Tigers\u2019 top line in producing a natural hat trick to open the scoring, capping off a pair of powerplay goals with the game\u2019s third less than a minute into the second period.
\nJacob Ball found the back of the net twice in his first multi-goal effort in the Aurora black and gold, while Jack Varga, Evan Pringle, and Tyler Davis added singles.
\nJoseph Mizzi\u2019s five assists made certain he kept pace as the overall league scoring leader.
\nIt was the veteran Mizzi who played the overtime hero, for the second time already in this short season, in Sunday\u2019s 5 \u2013 4 double overtime win over the Markham Royals.
\nWith first place in the North division on the line, both sides came out the gate with guns blazing in a 3 \u2013 3 first period shootout.
\nAurora goaltender Jack Irvine, who has emerged as the team\u2019s starting netminder through the first month, settled in after the intermission in riding to a shutout second period.
\nMizzi and Markham\u2019s Christos Rodis exchanged late goals to send the game to overtime, before Mizzi earned the Tigers the extra point with a blast in the first minute of the second overtime.
\nWith nine games behind them, the Tigers now enjoy a comfortable four-point cushion over the Royals, while remaining one point back of the Oakville Blades for first place in the NorthWest Conference.
\nThanksgiving weekend will see the Tigers hit the ice for three sessions, beginning with a trip to Burlington on Friday to visit the Cougars.
\nSaturday\u2019s home game will see the Tigers host the rival Wellington Dukes at the Aurora Community Centre, with action starting at 7:30 p.m.
\nThey wrap up the weekend Monday with an afternoon matinee against the Spirit.
\nFor stats, schedules, and more information, visit www.auroratigers.pointstreaksites.com.<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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