ESTEVAN - The Estevan TS&M U15 AA Bruins lost 7-1 to the Regina Monarchs – the top team in the Saskatchewan AA Hockey League – on Saturday afternoon at Affinity Place.
Nathan Gardiner had the Bruins’ lone goal.
Jaxon Kuchinka made 36 saves in the loss.
Estevan (4-12-2-1) will visit the Regina Pat Blues on Jan. 21.
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The Estevan Apex U18 AA Bruins defeated the Weyburn Wings 4-1 Monday night in Carnduff.
Declyn Henderson and Sutter Baily scored 27 seconds apart in the opening six minutes of the first period, and Emmett McCarthy also had a first-period goal to give Estevan a 3-1 advantage after 20 minutes.
Jordan Marcotte’s goal with less than five minutes to play in the third put the game away.
Keagan Carley made 35 saves for the Bruins.
The Bruins will visit the Notre Dame Hounds on Jan. 20 and 22. They will also have a game at the Regina Vics on Jan. 21.
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The Estevan Steelhaus U18 AAA Bears returned to the ice after the Christmas break, and lost two road games to the Prince Albert Mintos.
The first game was a 4-3 decision Saturday night. Jye Zawatsky and Kole Keen scored to give the Bears a 2-1 lead after the first period, and Zawatsky added another early in the second for a 3-1 advantage. The Mintos scored twice in the second and added the winner early in the third.
Kaden Perron stopped 28 of the 31 shots he faced.
The following day, Estevan lost 3-1. Blaze Gutzke had the Bears’ lone goal in the second period. Perron made 27 saves on the day.
The Bears (7-16-0-5) sit 10th in the Saskatchewan Male AAA Hockey League standings. They will visit the Tisdale Trojans on Jan. 20 and 21.
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The Estevan Meter U13 AA Bruins lost two close games, 6-5 to Moose Jaw Warriors on Saturday and 3-1 to the Melville Millionaires the following day.
Estevan trailed 5-0 and 6-1 to Moose Jaw, but scored four times in the second half of the third to pull within one.
Kyson Dangstorp, Kaleb Crossman, Owen Light, Kohen Brownridge and Marek Wilhelm had Estevan’s goals. Wilhelm’s goal, a short-handed marker with less than a minute to play, pulled Estevan to within one.
Nathan Quennelle made 36 saves in the loss.
Light had the only goal the following day, scoring with 17 seconds to play in the second to leave Estevan down one at that point. Easton Pushie made 31 saves.
Estevan (2-17) will visit the Regina Blues on Jan. 20.
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The Estevan Ironside Energy U11 AA Bruins dropped a pair of high-scoring games with the Yorkton Terriers, 11-6 on Saturday and 10-5 on Sunday.
Ethan Phillips had three goals and an assist in the first game. Kolter Snell scored twice and Tyson Stubel also scored.
The following day, Penn Tytlandsvik and Brooks Cote scored two goals each. Phillips had the other goal.
Ty Blackburn was in goal for both games.
