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 South 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.
