The goals came fast and furious in both of the Apex Bruins' games against the Melville Millionaires but by the final buzzer, the Bruins had won both of them, pushing the team over .500 for the first time.
The Bruins won 11-5 and 9-6 over Melville in a pair of South Saskatchewan Midget AA Hockey League games at Affinity Place.
“At the end of the day we found a way to get the W,” said Bruins head coach Robin Ulrich after Sunday's game. “The boys set a goal at the start of the weekend to get above .500 and they did that this weekend. Not the prettiest win in the world but sometimes you've got to find a way.
The game Sunday was back and forth with the game being tied at 3-3 early in the second, but then the Bruins ripped in four more in the period to Melville's one.
Still, the three goal lead seemed anything but safe as the Bruins and Mills collected power plays and power play goals throughout the game.
“They're a resilient bunch,” said Ulrich of her team. “They find ways of having a bad play in our end turn into an offensive chance somehow. They buried on a lot of the chances we got.”
Saturday, the Bruins got two goals each from Dalton Schrader, Jaiden Gervais and Joey Meredith. They also got singles from Josh Romanyk, Kelby Widenmaier, Jordan Stein and Dawson Schaff. Tristan Seeman picked up four assists. Logan Nagel got the win in net.
Sunday's goalscorers were Cale Adams, Daymon Wanner and Romanyk with two each, Gervais, Schaff, and Carson Benning into an empty net. Bryson Garton got the win in net.
Not that the team has been gaining in confidence, it's proving the depth of the team that has now won five games in a row.
“There's still a lot of work to do,” said Ulrich. “I think (Sunday) showed there's a lot of areas where we need a little bit of work in the next couple of practices. It's nice to get ourselves back into a positive spot where we want to be.
Earlier in the week, the Bruins won 3-1 in Weyburn Tuesday and 4-1 in Balgonie againt Prairie Storm.
Tuesday's goalscorers were Schaff, Seeman and Wanner, while Friday's marksmen were Gervais, Seeman, Schaff and Triston Sorenson. Garton won both games.
The Bruins' next games are Friday in Notre Dame before a pair of home games Saturday and Sunday against the Regina Rangers. Game times are 8 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Affinity Place.
