{"id":24790,"date":"2019-09-27T15:27:48","date_gmt":"2019-09-27T19:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=24790"},"modified":"2019-10-03T19:11:59","modified_gmt":"2019-10-03T23:11:59","slug":"junior-a-tigers-still-in-search-of-first-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/junior-a-tigers-still-in-search-of-first-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Junior A Tigers still in search of first win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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

Things have gone from bad to worse for\nthe junior A Aurora Tigers, whose roar has been little more than a whimper in\nthe early goings of the Ontario Junior Hockey League season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A trio of losses over a busy weekend has\nthe franchise winless in their first five regular season games, an\nunprecedented feat for the Tigers in the OJHL era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Defensive woes has plagued the club from\nthe beginning, giving up five and six-goal efforts throughout their first two\ngames, a trend that continued into their home-and-home series with the\nStouffville Spirit over the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hosting the Spirit at the Aurora\nCommunity Centre on Friday night, the Tigers trailed 4 \u2013 2 after two periods,\nhanging on by a thread thanks to goals from Paten Schaly and Sebastian\nTamburro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schaly brought it within a one-goal\nscore on the powerplay early in the third before Bryce Young was able to even\nit up, though Stouffville\u2019s Luke Strickland notched the game winner with just\nunder eleven minutes to play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Spirit added an empty netter for a\nfinal score of 6 \u2013 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The struggles continued at Stouffville\nArena on Saturday, where the Tigers were blanked in a 3 \u2013 0 final. Goaltender\nChristian Filippetti was peppered with pucks, forced to make 35 stops on 38\nshots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

College and pro scouts alike took to the\nHarbor Center in Buffalo on Monday for the OJHL\u2019s annual showcase, where a\nshining performance from Filippetti was one of few bright spots to feature for\nthe Tigers in a 3 \u2013 2 matinee loss to the Toronto Jr. Patriots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jackson Clark notched his first goal in\na Tigers uniform at just the right time in front of a large gathered crowd,\nwhile Bryce Young picked up his second goal and third point of the regular\nseason. Filippetti managed 35 saves on 35 shots from the Patriots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The loss marked just the latest in a\nstring of subpar performances for the Tigers to open the season, albeit the\nfirst to manage to keep the final score within a one-goal margin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two weeks in, and it is already quite a\nhole for the Tigers to dig themselves out: the Aurora club and the Buffalo Jr.\nSabres remain the only teams in the entire 22-team OJHL to yet find themselves\non the right side of the scoreboard, and are already eight points back of the\ndivision-leading Collingwood Colts and Markham Royals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Burlington Cougars lead the\nconference at a perfect 6 \u2013 0 record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The going does not get any easier this\nweekend, when the Tigers will try to right the ship against the 6-2-0-0 Trenton\nGolden Hawks in a road game on Friday evening. They continue their road swing\nin visiting the Colts in Collingwood for a Sunday afternoon matinee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aurora next plays host to the St.\nMichael\u2019s Majors on Saturday, October 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For stats, schedules, and more\ninformation, visit www.auroratigers.pointstreaksites.com.<\/p>\n\r\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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