The Estevan Tier I atom Bruins were in a mood to celebrate Sunday afternoon.
After a spirited 3-2 win over the Regina Tigers, the Bruins took the B side championship at centre ice at Affinity Place.
Conrad Hase scored a pair of goals in the B side final, with Carter Hirsch scoring the other. Hayden Lheritier played well in net for the Bruins.
“We've had a tough go at the start of the year,” said Bruins head coach Chris Terrett. “We played Swift (Current) three times and they're strong. Our kids were feeling pretty bad after last weekend.”
But after this weekend, the confidence level will have raised. In the round robin, the Bruins tied Regina Cougars 4-4, lost 9-2 to Minot and beat the Regina Buffaloes 10-5.
Carson Diechert had a hat trick in the Buffaloes game.
“Now they know they can compete,” Terran said. “It was unreal how, even after the first time, it was the first time we held a lead all year. The goalies kept us in it every game they possibly could. They were our hardest workers. It really helped when they could make a big save.”
The Bruins play Swift Current in Estevan for a pair of games.
“I told the boys in the second intermission, that the way they had improved in the first month, I had no idea that it was even possible,” Terrett said. “It's night and day. I think when we play Swift, we'll have two way better games for sure.”
