The Bantam AA Bruins dropped two games on the weekend against two of the South Division's top four teams.
The Bruins faced off against the second-seeded Prairie Storm on Dec. 20, and for two periods, both teams were tied, but a third-period collapse cost the Bruins the game.
Mason Strutt opened the scoring for Estevan with a power play goal assisted by Hayden Cutler and Trey Stocker.
Devan Harrison answered back for the Storm with a power play goal of his own two minutes later.
A scoreless second period brought about a highly anticipated third period showdown with the score tied at one.
The Storm however, blanked the Bruins 4 to 0 in the final frame and walked away with the 5 to 1 victory.
Jake Tremblay, Jacob Piller and Austen Flaman all scored for the Storm in the third period.
The next day, the visiting Regina Aces skated away with a 5 to 3 win despite being outshot 37 to 29.
Regina opened the scoring with a goal by Eric Pearce, who deflected a bouncing puck off a Bruins defender.
The Bruins came out with a lot of energy in the second as Kersey Reich scored a fast-break goal off an Ace's turnover less than a minute into the period, but Regina's Kyle Cowell answered back less than two minutes later with a fast break goal of his own off a Bruins turnover. Cowell maintained the pressure and completed his hat trick at the end of the second period with one last unassisted goal.
Cole Fonstad notched two goals in the second period to bring the Bruins' total goal count to three.
The Bruins will face the Regina Pat Blues on Jan. 3.
