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Estevan Apex U18 AA Bruins advance to the next round of the playoffs

Complete three-game sweep of Weyburn
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Preseason is on in the SJHL.

ESTEVAN - The Estevan Apex U18 AA Bruins have moved onto the second round in the Saskatchewan AA Hockey League’s playoffs.

Estevan defeated the Weyburn Wings 5-2 Tuesday night at Affinity Place to sweep the best-of-five first round series 3-0.

Jordan Marcotte and Carter Beck scored in the opening 10 minutes of the game to give Estevan a 2-0 lead. Weyburn would get one back before the end of the first, but then Kade Phillips and Jackson Hansen would score in the second for a 4-1 advantage, and Ryker Watt would get one in the third for a 5-1 margin.

Weyburn scored once before the end of the game.

Ty Fehrenbach made 16 saves in the victory.

Estevan was the second seed in the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Division on the strength of a 28-5-2 record in the regular season, while Weyburn was ranked seventh after going 20-14-1-1.

The Bruins won Game 1 7-1 on Thursday, and took Game 2 4-2 on Saturday.

Their next opponent has not been determined.

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