The Estevan peewee Bearcats finished their regular season with a 6-3, come-from-behind victory over the Ochapowace Thunder on Saturday afternoon at the Power Dodge Ice Centre.
The Thunder had leads of 2-0 midway through the first period, and 3-1 less than two minutes into the second. Lauren Hassler scored Estevan’s goal in the first period, and then Hassler and Kasenya Einarson scored before the 10-minute mark of the second period to tie the game.
Hassler scored all three Estevan goals in the third. She scored twice in 66 seconds midway through the third to give the Bearcats a 5-3 lead, and then she scored with 16 seconds to play in the third.
Riley Scott was in goal for the win.
Thanks to Estevan’s win over Ochapowace, the Bearcats finished third among the southeast teams in the Saskatchewan Female Hockey League’s peewee A division, and earned a first round bye.
They will face the Parkland Fire in a best-of-three southeast semifinal series.
