{"id":25182,"date":"2019-11-08T11:54:43","date_gmt":"2019-11-08T16:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=25182"},"modified":"2019-11-08T11:54:52","modified_gmt":"2019-11-08T16:54:52","slug":"tigers-blanked-in-back-to-back-contests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/tigers-blanked-in-back-to-back-contests\/","title":{"rendered":"Tigers blanked in back-to-back contests"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It may be time to embrace the tank for\nthe Aurora Tigers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The roster carousel continued to revolve\nfor the ailing Junior A club over the weekend, sending forward Bryce Young to\nthe Steinbach Pistons of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, a sacrifice of the\nteam\u2019s leading scorer back to his home province in what is a lost season in\nAurora.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The nineteen-year old led the Tigers\nwith eighteen points in his first nineteen games in the black and gold, one of\na limited amount of bright lights shone upon the team\u2019s 2019-29 Ontario Junior\nHockey League season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Noah Minns, a product of the Northern\nOntario league before joining the Tigers in the offseason, took over the reins\nas the offensive leader heading into a pair of meetings with the lowly Lindsay\nMuskies and Brantford 99ers over the weekend: faring no better without Young.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A meeting with the Muskies in Lindsay on\nFriday saw a battle of the OJHL\u2019s bottom two basement-dwellers, the first meeting\nof the year between the only two teams still in the single digits in terms of\npoints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The lack of offensive firepower on both\nsides was evident: a pair of goals from the home side just twelve seconds apart\nin the first period were the only tallies through the first two periods, before\nLindsay sent one more past Aurora keeper Andrew Barwinski midway through the\nthird for a final score of 3 \u2013 0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barwinski, who may have been feeling the\neffects of some stale play after being kept off the ice since an October 20\nshutout, managed 23 saves on 26 shots, while Aurora failed to find the back of\nthe net on 22 opportunities of their own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A small win, but a win nonetheless for\nthe Muskies, who leapfrogged the Tigers in the standings, before Aurora met\nwith the 99ers at the Wayne Gretzky Centre the following day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Things went from bad to worse for\nAurora, who dropped an 8 \u2013 0 stinker while leaving regular starter Christian\nFilippetti completely out to dry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Forced to contend with 56 total shots,\nFilippetti faced 23 in the middle frame alone, where four straight goals for\nthe 99ers prompted a penalty-filled finale for a frustrated Tigers squad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Assistant captain Jalen Balbosa was\nejected for a hit from behind just past the midway point of the contest,\nsetting off a war of words between head coach Rob De Fulviis and the referee.\nThe Tigers will be without their bench boss for the next three games following\nthe exchange.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By the final whistle, the Tigers had\nreached a 128-minute goalless streak, and were the owners of just nine points\nover their first twenty games of the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Friday\u2019s home meeting with the 99ers\nshould mark an interesting rematch between the two after the last emotional\ncontest, set for a 7:30 p.m. start at the Aurora Community Centre. The Tigers\nare back at it on Saturday to host the Milton Menace, same puck drop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They close out the weekend with a trip\nto Whitby to face the Warriors on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For stats, schedules, and more information, visit www.auroratigers.pointstreaksites.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <strong>By Jake Courtepatte <\/strong><\/p>\n\r\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%2F25182&#038;t=Tigers%20blanked%20in%20back-to-back%20contests&#038;s=100&#038;p&#091;url&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F25182&#038;p&#091;images&#093;&#091;0&#093;=&#038;p&#091;title&#093;=Tigers%20blanked%20in%20back-to-back%20contests\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F25182&#038;text=Like%3F\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-mail nolightbox\" data-provider=\"mail\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share by email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Tigers%20blanked%20in%20back-to-back%20contests&#038;body=Like%3F:%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F25182\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mail\" title=\"Share by email\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/mail.png\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It may be time to embrace the tank for the Aurora Tigers. 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