The Estevan Ironside Energy U11 AA Bruins went into Melfort on the weekend and picked up a couple of wins.
Saturday’s game saw the Bruins win 11-5. Ethan Phillips scored four times in the game, including three times in the second period. Payton Molstad and Penn Tytlandsvik scored twice. Other goals were courtesy of Tyson Stubel, Brooks Cote and Kolter Snell.
Estevan scored four times in the third period to win 6-5 the following day. Braylon Henry scored the winner with 70 seconds remaining in the third period. Phillips and Tytlandsvik each had two goals, while Snell had one marker.
Ty Blackburn was in goal for both games.
The Bruins have a 2-2 record in league play. Their next game will be Dec. 13 at 5:15 p.m. against Weyburn at the Power Dodge Arena.
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The Estevan Steelhaus U18 AAA Bears picked up one of a possible four points during their games on the weekend.
Up first was a 3-2 shootout loss to the Notre Dame Hounds last Wednesday in Wilcox. The Hounds had a 1-0 lead after the first period, but Teigan Semchyshen socred early in the second to tie the game.
Carter Tuplin’s goal early in the third gave the Bears a 2-1 lead, but the Hounds’ DJ Freigang tied the game just over a minute later.
Notre Dame outscored Estevan 2-0 in the shootout.
Kaden Perron made 37 saves in goal for the Bears.
Up next was a 7-3 loss to the Regina Pat Canadians Friday night in Southey. Kole Keen and Tristan Grohs scored in the first period for a 2-0 Estevan lead, but Regina would get one before the period was out and added three in less than a minute in the second for a 4-2 lead.
Jye Zawatsky would get one for Estevan in the third.
Riley Deck stopped 49 of the 56 shots he faced.
Matthew Ronn had two assists in his season debut with the Pat Canadians. He played the first half of the season with the junior Estevan Bruins, but opted to rejoin Regina for the second half.
The Bears (6-12-4) will have a pivotal five-game home stand before the Christmas break. It starts with games against the league-leading Saskatoon Blazers on Dec. 10 at 8 p.m. and Dec. 11 at 2:30 p.m.
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The Estevan Apex U18 AA Bruins won their lone game of the past week, beating the Notre Dame Argos 6-1 on Sunday at Affinity Place.
Sutter Baily and Conrad Hase scored in the first period, Kobe Wotta and Carter Beck tallied in the second, and Spencer Copeland and Jordan Marcotte had goals in the third.
Keegan Carley stopped 13 of the 14 shots he faced in the Bruins’ goal.
Estevan (14-3-1) will return to the ice when they visit the Lumsden-Bethune Lions on Dec. 10 and 11.
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The Estevan Meter U13 AA Bruins went 0-3 in a three-game road trip on the weekend.
The first contest was a 7-3 loss to the Lumsden Lions on Friday night. Will Sutter, Darius Dixon and Owen Light scored for Estevan.
Nathan Quennelle made 40 saves in the loss.
The following day, the Bruins fell 8-2 to the Regina Royals. Light and Kohen Brownridge had Estevan’s goals.
Easton Pushie stopped 27 of the 35 shots he faced.
Their final game was a 5-2 defeat against the Regina Tigers. Logan Hunt and Darius Dixon scored for Estevan.
Pushie stopped 38 shots for Estevan.
The Bruins (2-10) will be back on the ice when they visit the Regina Buffalos on Dec. 10 and the Weyburn Wings on Dec. 13.
