{"id":5991,"date":"2014-03-26T14:22:01","date_gmt":"2014-03-26T18:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=5991"},"modified":"2014-04-02T15:26:41","modified_gmt":"2014-04-02T19:26:41","slug":"5991","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/5991\/","title":{"rendered":"Tigers battle back against Cougars heading into Game 7"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Jeff Doner<\/strong><\/p>\n

After slamming the Cougars 7 \u2013 2 in game one of their OJHL northeast semifinal series, the Tigers have been brought back down to earth.<\/p>\n

Heading into game four last Wednesday night, the Tigers were two wins away from going on to the next round, but have had trouble scoring.<\/p>\n

Heading into Game Six on Sunday night, the Cougars had pushed the Tigers to the brink of elimination after stealing wins in Games Four and Five in a couple of low scoring affairs.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey have a good system and go with the trap,\u201d said Tigers goalie Kevin Entmaa. \u201cWe knew that they were going to just try to capitalize on chances that we give them, so they\u2019ve had the bounces go their way so far this series, but I think we have put the pressure on them as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last Wednesday, the Tigers went to Cobourg for Game Four and were hoping their offence would break through. Cobourg, however, scored lone goals in the first and second periods to establish a 2 \u2013 0 lead.<\/p>\n

Dylan Sikura added a goal from Taylor McCloy in the third period, but the Tigers fell short in their bid to notch the equalizer.<\/p>\n

With the win, Cobourg tied the series at two games apiece, with Game Five headed back to the ACC on Thursday.<\/p>\n

There, Entmaa and Cobourg goalie Nathan Perry continued to show their talents in what has been a battle of the nets.<\/p>\n

The game remained deadlocked at 0 \u2013 0 and was sent into an overtime period that ended up being a spectacle.<\/p>\n

First, Cobourg had a goal waved off when the net came off its moorings. It was a lucky break that seemed to spur the Tigers, who controlled most of the play in the extra period.<\/p>\n

Then, with plenty of speed, Tigers forward Curtis Warren charged the Cobourg net and scored what seemed to be the game winning goal. But the referee immediately waved off the goal, convinced that Warren kicked it in.<\/p>\n

Minutes later Cobourg scored the game winner with a deflection off a skate that beat Entmaa top corner.<\/p>\n

\u201cGoing into overtime, I tried not to think of the game as being any different and tried to keep playing the way I was. I was hoping the bounces would start going our way, but obviously they didn\u2019t,\u201d said Entmaa.<\/p>\n

Warren said the loss stung, especially after having his \u201cgoal\u201d called back.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt hurts a lot, because I didn\u2019t kick it in,\u201d he said. \u201cIt did go off my skate, but it was redirected and I still got my stick on it. It was a complete game changer and it wasn\u2019t fair to the team.\u201d<\/p>\n

Down 3 \u2013 2 in the series, the Tigers shook off the loss and hit the road for a must-win game six in Cobourg Sunday night.<\/p>\n

Ahead of the game, Warren said the Tigers had to play a full 60 minutes using their speed to break the Cougars down and force them to make mistakes.
\n\u201cWe can\u2019t take a minute off, because if we give them an inch, they\u2019re going to take a mile,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019ve got the coach of the year coaching us, so we have faith in him and we have faith in each other. We need to be able to use that moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cobourg got on the board first, but it was Warren who provided some timely heroics for the Tigers by tying the game at 1 \u2013 1 in the first period.
\nJust four minutes into the second, captain Robert Angiolella gave the Tigers their first lead since Game Three. It was short-lived as Cobourg again tied things up before the third period.<\/p>\n

As the game wore on, Warren was again the one who broke through for the Tigers when he scored an unassisted goal at 11:46 to give his team a 3 \u2013 2 lead.<\/p>\n

Defenceman Mihkel Poldma scored the insurance goal with just under three minutes left to help deliver a 4 \u2013 2 win for the Tigers and send the series back to Aurora for game seven on Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe played the best hockey of the year,\u201d said Warren. \u201cWe had every single player buying into the team game plan and Entmaa played an amazing game, making the huge game changing saves, especially in the third period. But that\u2019s what it took to win game six.\u201d<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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