{"id":34253,"date":"2024-02-22T11:21:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T16:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=34253"},"modified":"2024-02-22T11:21:02","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T16:21:02","slug":"central-york-panthers-lose-two-road-games-to-whitby-wolves-and-west-durham-lightning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/central-york-panthers-lose-two-road-games-to-whitby-wolves-and-west-durham-lightning\/","title":{"rendered":"Central York Panthers lose two road games to Whitby Wolves and West Durham Lightning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The U22 Central York Panthers salvaged a point in a two-game road trip through Whitby and West Durham that featured a pair of narrow losses to two of the top clubs in the OWHL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Junior Panthers couldn\u2019t contain an impressive four-goal effort by Rylan Haslam in a 5-4 OT loss to the Whitby Wolves on Tuesday night and the slumping squad couldn\u2019t find the back of the net in a 3-0 defeat at the hands of second-place Durham West Lightning on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Panthers appear to have a case of the February blahs, accruing a 1-3-1-1 record over the six games played this month, including four losses in a row.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Tuesday night, the Wolves howled their way to a 2-0 lead on first period goals by Kate Donegan and Haslam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hanna Franz\u2014on an assist from Hailey Maguire\u2014scored for the Panthers three minutes into the second period, but Haslam tallied her second goal at 13:03 to restore the Wolves\u2019 two-goal margin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Panthers\u2019 Captain Hannah Clarke\u2014with help from Klaire Essex\u2014narrowed the score to 3-2 with six minutes left in the period. However, Haslam completed her hat trick to give Whitby a 4-2 lead heading into the second intermission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Panthers rallied in the third period to send the game into overtime and secure a precious road point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maguire\u2019s short-handed goal, aided by Zoe Li\u2019s 17th assist of the season, reduced Central York\u2019s deficit to 4-3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amber Esterbrooks\u2019 dramatic goal with 24 seconds left on the clock tied the game and lifted the spirits of her hockey club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Esterbrooks leads the Panthers with 19 goals and is ranked 20th in league scoring with 33 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both teams battled in the extra frame before Haslam delivered the game-winning goal at 9:32 \u2014her fourth goal of the contest in a display of offensive prowess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Wolves\u2019 high-scoring forward has 32 goals and 13 assists this season and holds down seventh spot in the OWHL scoring race. With the win, the fifth-place Wolves improved their record to 24-7-0-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the Ajax Community Centre on Saturday, the Panthers\u2019 offence stalled as the second-place Lightning (29-5-0-0) prevailed 3-0 on two goals from Dorothy Copetti and one from Abigayle Poitras.&nbsp; West Durham outshot Central York 32-21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The eighth-place Junior Panthers (20-12-1-2) hope to get back on the winning track when they host the fourth-place Stoney Creek Sabres (25-9-1-0) on Sunday, February 25 at 1.25 p.m. at SARC to complete a key weekend home-and-home series. Central York\u2019s final seven OWHL regular season games feature tilts with Stoney Creek (2), Toronto Aeros, Burlington Barracudas, Whitby Wolves, North York Storm, and Toronto Leaside Wildcats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Panthers\u2019 final regular season game is on St. Patrick\u2019s Day versus Toronto Leaside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>By Jim Stewart<\/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%2F34253&#038;t=Central%20York%20Panthers%20lose%20two%20road%20games%20to%20Whitby%20Wolves%20and%20West%20Durham%20Lightning&#038;s=100&#038;p&#091;url&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F34253&#038;p&#091;images&#093;&#091;0&#093;=&#038;p&#091;title&#093;=Central%20York%20Panthers%20lose%20two%20road%20games%20to%20Whitby%20Wolves%20and%20West%20Durham%20Lightning\" 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%2F34253&#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=Central%20York%20Panthers%20lose%20two%20road%20games%20to%20Whitby%20Wolves%20and%20West%20Durham%20Lightning&#038;body=Like%3F:%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F34253\" 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>The U22 Central York Panthers salvaged a point in a two-game road trip through Whitby and West Durham that featured a pair of narrow losses to two of the top clubs in the OWHL. 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