The Estevan Apex midget AA Bruins quest for a perfect season came to an end on the weekend, but they still have an unbeaten record at 14-0-1.
The Bruins tied the Swift Current Broncos 4-4 on Friday in Swift Current, and then they posted big wins over the Moose Jaw Warriors, 8-2 on Saturday and 9-2 the following day.
Estevan was down 4-2 to Swift Current after two periods, but goals by Joey Meredith and Chase Gedak tied the game. Gedak’s goal was his second of the night.
Tayce Miller also scored for Estevan.
Logan Nagel made 26 saves in the game.
Estevan raced out to a 4-0 lead after the first period against Moose Jaw on Saturday, and led 6-0 midway through the second. Kaden Chrest scored twice in the victory, while Adrien Riddell, Kaden Chrest, James Mann, Clay McKersie, Tanner Stovin, Kieran Stewart and Gedak scored in the victory.
Jackson Miller stopped 16 shots for Estevan.
Moose Jaw opened the scoring Sunday, but Estevan tied the game before the period was out, and took over with four goals in each of the second and third periods. Mann scored three times and Stewart had two goals. Meredith, Chrest, Stewart and Trey Stovin also scored.
Nagel made 18 saves in the victory.
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The Estevan TS&M bantam AA Bruins dropped two games, 5-3 to the Melville Millionaires on Friday and 7-0 to the Yorkton Terriers the following day.
Nicolas Hins, Jordan Marcotte and Colton Pushie had Estevan’s goals against Melville.
Ty Fehrenbach made 42 saves for Estevan.
Estevan and Yorkton were scoreless after the first period. Yorkton scored four times in the second and three times in the third.
Keagan Carley made 36 saves for Estevan.
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The Estevan Meter peewee AA Bruins picked up their first win of the season in their home opener, defeating the Moose Jaw Warriors 5-1 at the Power Dodge Ice Centre on Friday night.
After Moose Jaw took a 1-0 lead in the first, Carter Hirsch scored for Estevan to tie the game. Hirsch and Conrad Hase scored in the second, and Carson Deichert and Dawson Galbraith tallied in the third.
Amy Swayze was in goal for the victory.
