The Estevan Apex midget AA Bruins enjoyed a couple of dominant victories on home ice over the Yorkton Terriers on the weekend.
The Bruins scored five times in the first 13 minutes of the game in a 9-2 victory over the Terriers on Friday night. Joey Meredith had two of those goals in a 2:15 span. Trey Stovin, Tayce Miller and Kelby Widenmeier had Estevan’s other goals.
Neither team scored for most of the second, but after a Yorkton goal with a few minutes to play in the middle frame, Chase Gedak and Dreyden Chyz tallied just over a minute apart to give Estevan a 7-1 lead through two periods.
Tristan Seeman and Kieran Stewart added goals in the third period to add to the Bruins lead, and then Yorkton scored one more before the game was finished.
Zane Winter was in goal for the victory.
The following day, the midget AAs shut out the Terriers 5-0. Meredith and Gedak scored less than a minute apart late in the first period to give the Bruins a 2-0 lead. It would be all the offence the Bruins would need.
Triston Sorenson and Cade Bendsten then scored less than two minutes apart in the second for a 4-0 advantage, and Sorenson scored with 2:33 to play in the third to round out the scoring.
Morgan Wanner was in goal for Estevan, whose record now stands at 16-8-2.
Estevan’s next game is Tuesday evening in Wilcox at the Notre Dame Argos.
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The Estevan TS&M bantam AA Bruins split games in a northern road trip on the weekend.
Their first game was a 3-0 shutout of the Saskatoon Generals on Saturday afternoon. Mason Fichter’s goal with three minutes to play in the first period proved to be the game-winning goal.
Alec Waldegger scored early in the second to double the advantage, and Jordan Marcotte’s goal in the third rounded out the scoring.
Jackson Miller stopped 24 shots to get the shutout.
The following day, the bantams dropped a 3-2 decision to the Warman Wildcats. After a scoreless first period, the two teams traded goals the rest of the way. Warman took a 1-0 lead in the second period, but Kaden Chrest scored a few minutes later to tie the game. The Wildcats would get one more goal before the period was finished.
Chrest scored his second of the game with 4:31 to play in the third to tie the game again, but the Wildcats notched the winning goal with 66 seconds to play in the game.
Joshua Bittman stopped 28 shots in the loss for Estevan, whose record stands at 11-9-0-2.
The next league action for the bantam AA Bruins will be Jan. 26 in Swift Current and Jan. 27 in Moose Jaw.
