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ESTEVAN - Five days of hockey action wrapped up April 6 at the Estevan Strippers Molson Spring Bust Tournament.

Champions were crowned in each of the 10 divisions. Games were played in the morning and afternoon at Affinity Place, Power Dodge Arena and Bienfait Memorial Arena.

Thirty-six teams were entered this year, making it the largest recreation hockey tournament in Saskatchewan. Eight of the squads were women's teams, and they were spread out over two divisions.

In the Certified Energy Division, the Moose Mountain Chill finished first, followed by the Oxbow Hot Dawgs. The Melville Moneybags and the Bienfait Bulldogs finished tied for third with one point each, with the Moneybags getting the tie-break for fewer goals allowed.

In the Murray GM Division, the Weyburn Oil Queens finished first, while three teams – the Estevan Wildcats, the Reston Westman Fusion and the Bienfait Bitches – finished tied for second. They were slotted second, third and fourth respectively, in the tie-breaker.

As for the men's competition, 28 teams were divided into eight groups. Some divisions had four teams and others had three.

The Estevan Flyers won the Westmoreland Mining Division, followed by the second-place Estevan Eclipse, and then the Estevan Red Army and the Alameda Dam Sharks.

The Estevan Bandits took top spot in the Einar/Rod Fagerheim Memorial Division, ahead of the Souris Valley Sioux, Regina Piranhas and Reston Rockets.

In the Days Inn Division, the Performance Pump Chiefs and the Estevan Tower Wolves were tied for first at 1-1-1, but the Chiefs won the tie-breaker. The Carnduff Chiefs were third. The Torquay Hoppers won the Taphouse Division, finishing ahead of the Estevan Tap House Rookies and the Weyburn Thrashers.

The Fort Qu'Appelle Combines were the top team in the Ray Frehlick Division, ahead of the Yorkton Prov-AJs, the Energy City Wings and the Estevan Tower Wolves 45s.

The Weyburn Ambassadors were the top team in the Bill Dutton Division, ahead of the Regina Old Show Shots, the Regina Hooters and the Estevan Viking 45s.

The Estevan Capitals won the Preston Meyer Memorial Division, finishing ahead of the Melville Moneymen and the Portage Plainsmen, while the Estevan Broken Arrow Bruins won the Coldwell Banker Terry Germain Division, with the Brandon North 40 second and the Yorkton Old Relics third. 

This year's tournament ran from April 2-6, with a handful of games the first two days in Estevan, and then more games the final three days at all three arenas. The tournament also had cabarets on April 4 and 5 at the Power Dodge Curling Centre, with DJ Dale Orsted supplying music the first night and local band Crossroads playing the second.

The Strippers contribute at least $10,000 to local organizations each year through money raised at the tournament.