The Estevan Apex midget AA Bruins won two out of five games at the Kelly Dmyterko Memorial Tournament in Prince Albert on the weekend.
Estevan opened the tournament with a 5-2 defeat against the Martensville Marauders – a game that saw the bulk of the scoring come in the third period. Martensville scored twice in the opening 11 minutes of the game, and the score would remain 2-0 until early in the third, when the Marauders scored to extend the lead to three.
Cale Adams tallied with 14:09 to play to bring the Bruins to within two, but then the Marauders scored twice in 17 seconds a short time later to put the game away.
Kelby Widenmaier rounded out the scoring for Estevan with 9:48 to play in the third.
The second game saw the Bruins shut out 3-0 by the Yorkton Terriers. The Terries opened the scoring 3:47 into the first and added a second goal late in the opening stanza, and then dashed any Estevan comeback hopes with a goal late in the third.
The Bruins recorded their first win of the tournament with a 4-1 victory over the PAC Saints. Widenmaier opened the scoring 3:57 into the first period, and Dalton Schrader made it 2-0 with 5:32 to play in the first.
The Saints cut the lead in half with the only goal of the second period, but then Tanner Stovin and Kieran Stewart scored about 3 1/2 minutes apart in the third to give the Bruins the insurance they needed.
Estevan then avenged their earlier loss to the Marauders with a 3-2 victory to advance to the C final. Joey Meredith scored his second of the third period with 1:25 to play to lift Estevan to the victory. His other goal, 9:49 into the frame, had given Estevan a 2-0 advantage, but Martensville fought back with two goals of their own.
Stovin scored Estevan’s other goal.
Estevan dropped a 6-5 decision to the Beardy’s Blackhawks in the C final. The two teams traded goals early in the game, but then the Blackhawks secured a two-goal advantage in the second. Estevan pulled to within a goal, but each time, Beardy’s would eventually restore the two-goal advantage.
Tayce Miller had two goals in the game for Estevan, while Tristan Seeman, Stovin and Widenmaier also scored.
Logan Nagel was in goal for both games against Martensville. Zane Winter backstopped the Bruins in the other three games.
