ESTEVAN - The Estevan Apex U18 AA Bruins' season came to an end on April 5 in a 4-1 loss to the Martensville Marauders.
Martensville won the best-of-three Hockey Saskatchewan U18 AA provincial final/South Saskatchewan AA Hockey League final in two straight games. The Marauders won Game 1 2-1 in overtime in late March.
Ryder Miller had the Bruins' lone goal in Game 2 – a power-play tally that came in the second period. The Marauders led 1-0 after the first period and 3-1 through two.
Jaxon Kuchinka started in goal. Estevan outshot Martensville 25-23.
It's the second time in three seasons the Bruins have lost in the provincial/league final.
Estevan finished second in the league's South Division during the regular season with a record of 17-7-3-5.
They went 6-0 to start the playoffs, sweeping the Weyburn Wings, the Swift Current Broncos and the top-ranked Regina Vics in two straight games each to advance to the final. All series were best-of-three contests.
