{"id":25612,"date":"2020-01-10T17:23:08","date_gmt":"2020-01-10T22:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=25612"},"modified":"2020-01-16T17:56:05","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T22:56:05","slug":"aurora-minor-tigers-host-51st-annual-bantam-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/aurora-minor-tigers-host-51st-annual-bantam-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Aurora Minor Tigers host 51st annual Bantam Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Aurora Minor Tigers hosted the 51st<\/sup> annual\nbantam tournament this past weekend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was a full, three-day event, hosting four divisions of\nbantam teams in the competition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Minor Tigers had a team in each of the Bantam A, AA\nand MD groups. Three clubs made the semi-finals and one did not make it past\nthe group stage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bantam AA side was the club that did not make it past\nthe group stage. Falling 2-1 to the Nepean Raiders and 6-0 to the Rideau St.\nLawrence Kings, it was a must win game against a good Oshawa Generals team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heading into the third period tied at 1-1, Generals player\nAndrew Thompson added a second. Tensions began to rise as Tigers defenceman\nJack Hunter and Generals player Andrew Naccarato-Soule were sent to the box for\nscrapping in front of the Tigers net. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Minor Tigers continued to press in this must-win\naffair. A point shot tipped in by Minor Tigers player Ethan Lane put the team\nwithin one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Head Coach Paul Millar pulled the goalie in the last\nminute and the team was giving it everything they had, but Generals forward\nRiley Saltzman sealed the empty net goal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Millar shared an optimistic view following the loss. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOne of the most positive things we have on this team is\nour parent group. They support us, they support each player out there. I\u2019ve got\nto give them a lot of credit because win, lose, or tie, they\u2019re always there\nfor us, they\u2019re always supporting each player, always supporting the coaching\nstaff. For that I\u2019m very thankful for the parents.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bantam A side began their tournament with a win of\nthe Georgina Blaze 4-3, before losing to the Welland Tigers 5-0. Bouncing back\nfrom their loss, the Tigers defeated the Copper Cliff Reds 3-1 and just lost\ntheir final group game to the Nickel City Sharks 4-3. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That meant the Tigers would have to play the Newmarket\nRedmen in the semifinals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Redmen forward Brendan Meyer opened the scoring on a\nbreakaway and a second goal shortly after that gave the Redmen a quick lead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the second period, Rowan Broad made it 3-0. In the\nthird, the Redmen added one more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In what seemed like a lost cause, the Bantam A side displayed\ntheir resilience and answered back with three goals in the period.\nUnfortunately, it was not enough. The team could not find the fourth in time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for the Bantam MD side, the Tigers had to play the\nRedmen in the semifinals as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bantam MD team began their tournament defeating the\nRedmen 5-3. The Tigers would beat the Markham Waxers by the same score line and\ntake care of the Cambridge Hawks 3-2 in the third game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the last game of the group stage, the Tigers had to\nplay the Burlington Bulldogs. In this 1-1 tie, controversy came into the\npicture. Two goals from the Bulldogs were disallowed because the net was\napparently off the moorings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the semifinals against Newmarket, the Bantam MD side\nfell 2-1 in a close game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last but not least, the Minor Bantam A team fell into the\nsame category as the other three clubs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Much like the MD team, the Minor Bantam A side had a\nstrong start to the tournament. The Minor Tigers defeated the East Gwillimbury\nEagles 4-1 and tied the London Jr. Mustangs White 2-2. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In their third game, the boys tied the King Rebellion\nbefore trouncing the TNT Tornadoes 5-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Qualifying for the semifinals, the Minor Tigers had to\ntake on the Rebellion once again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading into the third period by a score of 2-1, the\nMinor Tigers lead slipped away. The Rebellion scored three unanswered goals to\nadvance to the finals 4-2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In such a competitive weekend and Team Canada winning the\nWorld Junior Championship shown in the front lobby of the Aurora Community\nCentre, this tournament was another successful event to add to the record\nbooks. Players enjoyed a weekend full of hockey right before they had to return\nto school on the Monday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A special shout-out goes out to tournament director Mary Ann Cobb, President Joe Bentolila, VP Rep Sheri Hudson, VP Rep Gail Negri and all volunteers who dedicated their time to ensure everything ran smoothly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Robert Belardi<\/strong><\/p>\n\r\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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