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Novice and atom teams host tournament

The Estevan novice and atom tier 2 Bruins teams hosted their annual home tournament this past weekend at Affinity Place and the Power Dodge Ice Centre. The novice Bruins went 1-2 at the tournament.
Holden Martens
Holden Martens winds up for a shot during the atom Bruins game against the Southeast Mustangs on Saturday.

The Estevan novice and atom tier 2 Bruins teams hosted their annual home tournament this past weekend at Affinity Place and the Power Dodge Ice Centre.

The novice Bruins went 1-2 at the tournament. They opened with a 4-1 victory over the Southeast Nats, who have players from Midale, Torquay and Radville. Rylan Deichert, Brooks Kuntz, Kale Kuchinka and Merek Wilhelm scored for Estevan.

Their next game was a 2-1 loss to the Yorkton Terriers. The Terriers scored twice in the second period for a 2-0 lead, which stood up until the final two minutes of the game, when Merek Wilhelm tallied for Estevan to close the gap.

Their final game was a 3-2 overtime loss to the Swift Current Broncos. Estevan found themselves down 2-0 in the third period, but goals by Wilhelm and Deichert less than two minutes apart tied the game.

Swift Current scored the winner with less than three minutes to play in the first overtime period.

The atoms opened their tournament with an 8-3 loss to the Yorkton Terriers. Estevan held a 1-0 lead after the first period before Yorkton took over.

Bradley Simon had Estevan’s first goal, while Jayden Chernoff had the other two markers.

Their second game was a 6-5 defeat against the Midale-based Southeast Mustangs in a back-and-forth contest that saw multiple lead changes.

Aiden Turner had a hat trick for the atom Bruins, and Bradley Simon scored twice.

Their third game was a 16-0 defeat against the East Central Snipers of Wadena.

Estevan wrapped up the tournament with a 5-2 victory over the T4 Empire from Fort Qu’Appelle. Estevan led 2-0 after the first period and 5-0 after two.

Simon, Connor Paton, Keegan Park, Coben Gibson and Holden Martens scored for Estevan.