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Estevan Apex Bruins win two of three during weekend road trip

Estevan TS&M U15 AA Bruins played five times in seven days
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Local male AA hockey teams had a busy weekend. Photo courtesy of Getty Images

ESTEVAN - The Estevan Apex U18 AA Bruins won twice in a three games in three days road trip in southern Saskatchewan.

The jaunt didn’t start well, as they lost 6-5 to the Swift Current Broncos Friday night. Swift Current led 6-1 after two periods, but Estevan scored four times in the opening 12 minutes of the third period.

Declyn Henderson, Mason Fichter, Carter Beck and Jordan Marcotte scored in the third. Spencer Copeland had the other goal.

Keagan Carley and Ty Fehrenbach split the goaltending duties.

The Bruins rebounded with a 5-3 win on Saturday. Landon Kaban, Alec Waldegger and Copeland scored in the first period, and Ryker Mathison tallied in the second for a 4-0 Estevan lead, but the Broncos scored three times in the second to pull within one.

Copeland added his second of the game in the third.

Fehrenbach made 26 saves in the victory.

Estevan wrapped up the road trip with a 4-1 win over the Moose Jaw Warriors on Sunday. Boden Dukart, Fichter, Beck and Kade Phillips had the Estevan goals.

The Bruins (18-3-1) will close out the pre-Christmas portion of their schedule by hosting the Weyburn Wings on Dec. 18 at 8 p.m. at Affinity Place, and visiting the Prairie Storm on Dec. 20 in Emerald Park.

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The Estevan TS&M U15 AA Bruins had a busy week, playing five times in a seven-day span.

The first game was a 5-2 loss to the Notre Dame Hounds last Monday. Cowan Ludtke opened the scoring in the first period, and Kobe Wotta also scored.

Jaxon Kuchinka made 36 saves for Estevan.

The next game was an 8-0 loss to the Regina Monarchs the following night. The Monarchs scored six times in the second period to break open a 1-0 contest.

Chase Borreson made 28 saves in the loss.

Friday saw Estevan lose 15-4 to the Prairie Storm. Hayden Terrett scored twice for Estevan. Wotta and Kerr Cudmore also scored.

Kuchinka faced 62 shots during the game.

The U15 AA Bruins then lost 7-2 to the Regina Pat Blues on Saturday. Conrad Hase and Keagan Patton had the Estevan goals.

Kuchinka stopped 21 shots in the loss.

The frantic week wrapped up with a 5-3 loss to the North West Stars on Sunday. Wotta, Gunner Moore and Keagan Patton were Estevan’s goal scorers.

Borreson made 35 saves for the Bruins.

The TS&M Bruins (1-16) will host the Swift Current Broncos on Dec. 17 at 8 p.m. at Affinity Place.

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The Estevan Meter U13 AA Bruins earned a split in a pair of weekend games at the Yorkton Terriers.

Up first was a 6-2 loss Saturday. Boston Tait and Nathan Gardiner had the Estevan goals.

Easton Pushie made 21 saves in the loss.

The Bruins recovered with a 5-1 victory on Sunday. Cameron Milbrandt, Ryden Summers, Gardiner, Jayden Chernoff and Kyson Dangstorp had the goals.

Myles Lequyer made 30 saves in the win. 

Estevan (8-3) will have two more games before the Christmas break, as they will host the Melville Millionaires on Dec. 18 at 5:45 p.m. and Dec. 19 at noon.

 

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