The Estevan TS&M bantam AA Bruins dropped a pair of games up north on the weekend.
Saturday, the Bruins lost 5-2 to the Martensville Marauders and lost 3-2 to the Saskatoon Maniacs Sunday in Saskatchewan Bantam AA Hockey League action.
Mason Fichter and Boden Dukart scored a pair of second period goals on Saturday against Martensville but it wasn’t enough. In net, Jackson Miller stopped 37 shots in the loss and the Bruins had 24 shots on goal in the game.
Sunday’s game saw the Bruins tie the game early in the third period but surrender a goal late in the third. Blayze Siebert scored 2:07 into the third period unassisted to tie the game but Tyrus Flory of the Maniacs scored with 1:57 left in the game. Although the Bruins called a timeout with 19.1 seconds left they weren’t able to get the back to even. The Bruins fired 36 shots at the Saskatoon net, including Fichter with the Bruins’ other goal in the game. Joshua Bittman stopped 23 of 26 in the Bruins net.
Starting Thursday is the Graham Tuer Bantam AA Challenge in Regina, where the Bruins will play at least five games.
The Bruins’ next league action is Oct. 30 in Weyburn to take on the Wings.
