Mayors of Halton Hills, Aurora make friendly wager over playoff hockey series

The stakes have been raised, a little bit, anyways, on the Georgetown Raiders playoff series with the Aurora Tigers.

Just prior to Game 1 of the first-round Ontario Junior Hockey League playoffs, Halton Hills Mayor Ann Lawlor responded to a Tweet from Aurora Mayor Tom Mrakas, laying down the gauntlet.

Hey Tom, your team is playing the Georgetown Raiders- a force to be reckoned with!! I gotta say, I’m watching this playoff series with great interest. And I just happen to have a Raiders shirt you could wear when we prevail! @OJHLRaiders #GeorgetownRaiders

— Ann Lawlor (@MayorLawlor) March 13, 2023

Challenges like this are common for mayors of teams that are playing each other and Mrakas wasted little time accepting.

Ann it’s a deal… I have a Tigers jersey for Aurora wins for you to wear 😉 https://t.co/1ySSJhuDkn

— Mayor Tom Mrakas (@TMrakas) March 13, 2023

So far, it looks like Lawlor will avoid having to wear a Tigers jersey as the Raiders have jumped out to a 2-0 lead, winning weekend games 4-3 and 2-1.

The heavily-favoured Raiders finished second in the OJHL North/West conference with 83 points in 54 games, trailing only Collingwood. Aurora finished seventh with 46 points.

The next game is Wednesday, Mar. 15, at 7:30 p.m. at Georgetown Mold Master Arena.