Aurora Tigers The Aurora Tigers are a Tier II Junior " A " ice hockey team from Aurora , Ontario , Canada . They are a part of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League but also used to be a part of the Metro Junior A Hockey League , Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League , and the Ontario Junior Hockey League . History . The Aurora Tigers were first formed in 1967 as a member of the Metro Junior " B " league . In 1972 , the most viable teams were pulled from the Metro and into the OHA Junior " A " league . The Tigers stayed on board until 1985 , and as the financial situation of the league changed and became less viable , the Tigers folded . In 1987 , Aurora ' s financial interests were intrigued into coming back . With the OHA Jr . " A " now folded , the Central Junior " B " and Metro Junior " B " were consistently being judged as the heirs to the Junior " A " title . The Aurora Eagles joined the Central Junior " B " league and stayed their until 1992 . In 1991 , tired of the indecisiveness of the Ontario Hockey Association in creating the next Junior " A " league , the now renegade Metro Junior " B " league declared themselves Southern Ontario ' s only Tier II Junior " A " league . The league even helped form the Canadian Junior A Hockey League in 1993 . The forwardness of the new Junior " A " league drew the interest of the Aurora franchise . They joined the league in 1992 , reverting back to the old " Tigers " nickname . The Tigers won the Metro league title in 1997 and moved to the OPJHL — a year before the Metro folded . A new era of the Tigers started in 1997 . The old Central Junior " B " league was promoted to Tier II Junior " A " in 1993 and became the OPJHL . Since 1997 , the Tigers have had winning seasons 8 out of 9 seasons . In 2002 - 03 , the Tigers had an amazing season ( only losing 3 times ) but came away with no hardware in the playoffs . In 2003 - 04 , the Tigers had an unbelievable season . With a 47 - 2 - 0 - 0 record , the Tigers won the Buckland Cup as OPJHL Playoff Champions , the Dudley Hewitt Cup as Central Canadian Champions , and the Royal Bank Cup as Canadian Junior " A " National Champions . 2003 - 04 Season and Playoffs . Dudley Hewitt Cup . The Tigers gained a ticket to the Dudley Hewitt Cup by winning the Buckland Cup as OPJHL champions . The Tigers started out against the Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League . Soo failed to win their league but gained a ticket to the DHC as their competitor in the final was the DHC Host . The game proved to be close , but the Tigers prevailed 3 - 1 . In the second game , the Tigers faced the Fort William North Stars , Champions of the Superior International Junior Hockey League . The Tigers shutdown their tough opponents with a 4 - 0 win . The North Stars , of a relatively new league , are the elite of the Thunder Bay area . Their third game saw them defeat the NOJHL Champion North Bay Skyhawks 5 - 3 , which earned them a bye to the DHC final . The North Bay Skyhawks defeated the Fort William North Stars in the Semi - final to meet the Aurora Tigers in the DHC final . The Final , to determine a birth to the Royal Bank Cup 2004 , ended up in a decisive 5 - 1 victory for the Tigers . 2004 Royal Bank Cup . The Aurora Tigers started off their Royal Bank Cup 2004 tournament against a well - rested host team , the Grande Prairie Storm of the Alberta Junior Hockey League . The Storm defeated the Tigers by a score of 4 - 2 , their last loss of the season . Game two was against the Nanaimo Clippers of the British Columbia Hockey League , the Doyle Cup Champions , defeating them 4 - 2 . The next game pitted the Tigers against the Anavet Cup Champions Kindersley Klippers from the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League . The Tigers won by a score of 5 - 0 . The forth round robin game saw the Tigers defeat the Fred Page Cup Champion Nepean Raiders of the Central Junior A Hockey League by a score of 3 - 1 . The Tigers finished tied for first in the round robin , but second by tie breaker . In the Semi - final , they drew the Nepean Raiders again but this time beat them in convincing fashion 7 - 2 . Kindersley upset the hosts 4 - 3 in the other Semi - final , drawing a lopsided 7 - 1 victory for the Tigers against the Klippers in the Final , earning them their first Royal Bank Cup . 2006 - 07 Season and Playoffs . The Tigers finished the 2006 - 07 season with the top record in the OPJHL and as the top ranked team in all of the CJAHL - - 44 wins , 4 losses , and 1 tie . In the playoffs , they first swept the Buffalo Jr . Sabres 4 - games - to - none . They then beat the Newmarket Hurricanes 4 - games - to - 2 . In the Division final , they defeated the Stouffville Spirit 4 - games - to - 1 . In the Conference final , they defeated the Hamilton Red Wings 4 - games - to - 1 and then defeated the Wellington Dukes 4 - games - to - 1 to clinch the Buckland Cup as OPJHL Champions . Dudley Hewitt Cup . In late April , the Tigers drove North to Iroquois Falls , Ontario to compete for their second Dudley Hewitt Cup . In the tourney opener , the Tigers defeated the NOJHL Champion Soo Indians 4 - 1 . They then went the next night and beat the SIJHL Champion Schreiber Diesels 6 - 3 . In the final game of the round robin , the Tiger beat up the host Abitibi Eskimos 7 - 0 to clinch first place and a bye to the tournament final . In the final game , the Tigers defeated Schreiber Diesels 10 - 0 , having outshot them 67 - 23 and earning a birth to the 2007 Royal Bank Cup . 2007 Royal Bank Cup . The Tigers started off with a 4 - 2 win over the Selkirk Steelers ( SJHL ) . Aurora then suffered a disappointing loss to the Pembroke Lumber Kings ( CJHL ) , 5 - 3 . They then took out their frustration on the host Prince George Spruce Kings ( BCHL ) with a 6 - 3 victory and then flexed some muscle with a 7 - 4 dismantling of their most anticipated opponent , the Camrose Kodiaks ( AJHL ) . With a 3 - 1 record in the round robin , the Tiger clinched first place and the early semi - final against the 4th seed Pembroke Lumber Kings . The rematch was ugly , with the Lumber Kings leading 2 - 1 at one point . The Tigers tied up the game to force overtime and then tournament MVP , Top Forward , and Scoring Champion Daniel Michalsky scored the winner early in the extra frame . The Tigers went on to face Prince George in the final as they had disposed of Camrose 3 - 2 in fifth overtime the night before . By early in the third , the Tigers had built up a 3 - 0 lead and held on to win 3 - 1 to win their second Royal Bank Cup in four years . Accolades . The Tigers finished the season with a combined 73 wins , 10 losses , and 1 tie . Their 2006 - 07 accolades include the Regular Season Crown , the # 1 CJAHL National Ranking , the North Division Championship , the North / West Conference Championship , the OPJHL Buckland Cup , the Ontario Hockey Association Championship , the Ontario Hockey Federation Championship , the Dudley Hewitt Cup , and the Royal Bank Cup as the Best Junior " A " Team in Canada . Season - by - Season results . Playoffs . Original OPJHL Years MetJHL Years OJHL Years