{"id":35141,"date":"2024-10-03T17:30:52","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T21:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=35141"},"modified":"2024-10-03T17:30:54","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T21:30:54","slug":"aurora-tigers-end-grueling-seven-game-road-trip-with-consecutive-wins-over-north-york-and-georgetown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/aurora-tigers-end-grueling-seven-game-road-trip-with-consecutive-wins-over-north-york-and-georgetown\/","title":{"rendered":"Aurora Tigers end grueling seven-game road trip with consecutive wins over North York and Georgetown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Four third-period goals paced the Aurora Tigers to a stirring 6-3 win over the North York Rangers on Sunday afternoon at Herb Carnegie Arena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Tigers\u2019 victory in North York followed a dramatic 5-4 double overtime win versus the Georgetown Raiders at the OJHL Showcase at the Gale Centre in Niagara Falls on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two road victories by the Tigers signaled a positive end to a month-long trek through Stouffville, Pickering, Haliburton County, King Township, Niagara Falls, and Toronto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In North York, Andreas Mikrogiannakis and Kyle Baston fired two goals each to lead the Tigers\u2019 attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aurora defenseman Jack Rispin scored the game winner at 12:11 of the final frame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Baston, who earned the First Star of the Game honors as selected by OJHL staff, and Tiger teammate Tristen Aben closed the scoring two minutes apart at 12:11 and 14:20 of the third period, respectively, to wrangle the Rangers into submission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tigers\u2019 leading scorer Antonio Cerqua\u2014who averaged more than a point per game on the road trip with 1 goal and 7 assists \u2013 contributed three helpers against North York. Mikrogiannakis notched his team-leading fifth and sixth goals of the season in North York.&nbsp; Matthew Humphries stopped 28 of 31 shots to earn his first OJHL win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Niagara Falls, Humphries\u2019s goaltending partner Christopher Thomson made 46 saves over five periods of play to earn the W versus the Raiders. Aurora veteran defenseman Liam Longo tallied the game-winner with 55 seconds left in the second overtime period to lift the Tigers to their first win of the season after five tough consecutive road losses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dawson Boily\u2019s tying goal with 4:26 left in the third period pushed the game into OT.&nbsp; Baston, Mikrogiannakis, and Amar Beganovic also scored against the Raiders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With two consecutive wins, the Junior A Tigers moved into tenth place in the OJHL\u2019s Eastern Conference with a 2-5-0-0 record.&nbsp; The Tigers welcome the Caledon Admirals (1-7-0-0) to \u201cThe Jungle\u201d on Saturday, October 5 for the club\u2019s home opener at the Aurora Community Centre. Opening ceremonies will commence at 7.30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first 250 fans through the ACC \u201cturnstiles\u201d at the home opener will receive an Aurora Tigers Ontario Junior Hockey League t-shirt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Jim Stewart<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four third-period goals paced the Aurora Tigers to a stirring 6-3 win over the North York Rangers on Sunday afternoon at Herb Carnegie Arena. The Tigers\u2019 victory in North York followed a dramatic 5-4 double overtime win versus the Georgetown Raiders at the OJHL Showcase at the Gale Centre in Niagara Falls on Wednesday. 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