ESTEVAN — The Estevan Apex U18 AA Bruins went 2-0 in league games on the weekend.
Estevan defeated the Prairie Storm 5-3 on Friday night at Affinity Place. Chase Robertson and Tayson Dietze scored in the first period for a 2-1 advantage, and Conrad Hase's goal in the second put Estevan up two through 40 minutes.
Dietze added his second of the game early in the third, but the Storm scored twice to pull within a goal. Ryker Mathison's power-play goal midway through the third gave Estevan the insurance goal.
Jaxon Kuchinka stopped 27 of the 30 shots he faced.
Estevan then defeated the Regina Capitals 4-3 on Saturday, handing the Capitals their first regulation loss of the season. Dietze scored his second of the game with less than a second to play in the third period to lift the Bruins to the win.
Hase opened the scoring for Estevan with a power-play goal with 33 seconds to play in the first period, but Regina tied the game on a power play with nine seconds remaining in the second.
Dietze and Sutter Baily scored in the third to put Estevan up by two, but Regina stormed back with two quick goals with less than three minutes to play.
Ty Fehrenbach made 17 saves for Estevan in the win.
Estevan (6-2-0-1) will visit the Regina Rangers on Nov. 9.
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The Estevan TS&M U15 AA Bruins picked up one of a possible four points during weekend home games. The Bruins lost 4-3 in overtime to the North West Stars on Saturday and 11-6 to the Prince Albert Pirates on Sunday.
The game against the Stars started off like a barnburner, with the Stars scoring 37 seconds into the game and the Bruins tallying twice in 29 seconds to lead 2-1 after less than two minutes of play. Nathan Gardiner and Gauge Balogh had Estevan's goals.
The Stars tied the game in the second, but Riley Gigian's power-play goal with three seconds to play in the middle frame put Estevan back in the lead.
The Stars tied the game late in the third and scored the overtime winner with 44 seconds remaining.
Brayden Clay stopped 19 shots for Estevan.
Prince Albert raced out to a 6-0 lead early in the second period of Sunday's game before Estevan started to mount a comeback. Boston Tait and Cayden Snell each scored twice and Nathan Gardiner also had a goal in the middle frame to leave Estevan down 7-5 through two periods.
Gardiner added one more for Estevan in the third. Jayden Chernoff chipped in with three assists.
Quintin Sliva stopped 25 shots for Estevan.
Estevan (4-3-1) will visit the Regina Aces on Nov. 11, and host the West Central Wheat Kings the following day at 6:15 p.m. at Affinity Place.
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The Estevan Primec Controls Canada U13 AA Bruins suffered a 6-4 loss to the Prairie Storm on Saturday and a 6-3 defeat to the Regina Buffalos on Sunday. Both games were played at the Power Dodge Arena.
Bentley Hebert scored twice, and Penn Tytlandsvik and Owen Light also scored to pull Estevan into a 4-4 tie with the Storm on Saturday, but the Storm scored seconds after Light's goal to take the lead and added the insurance goal less than a minute later.
Joseph Hozjan stopped 39 shots for Estevan.
The following day, Lucas Singleton, Jett Kersey and Cooper Hale scored for Estevan. It was a 4-3 game midway through the third, but Regina scored a couple times to pull away.
Cruz Carter made 36 saves for Estevan.
The Bruins (3-3) will host the Swift Current Broncos on Nov. 11 at 12:15 p.m. at the Power Dodge Arena and the Yorkton Terriers the following day at 3:15 p.m. at Affinity Place.
