ESTEVAN - The Estevan U13 A Bruins came up one win short in their quest for a Hockey Saskatchewan provincial title.
Estevan lost 5-1 to the Martensville Marauders Sunday afternoon at Affinity Place in Game 2 of the best-of-two provincial final. Estevan won Game 1 5-3 the previous weekend in Martensville, so the teams played off in a 10-minute mini-game that was not sudden death.
Martensville won the mini game 2-0 to capture the championship.
Estevan trailed Game 2 2-0 after the first period and 3-0 through two periods. Hugh Ross scored on a power play early in the third to give the Bruins some life, and Estevan had other chances to score, but they couldn’t convert on their chances. Martensville then scored twice before the end of the game.
The Bruins had a territorial edge to start overtime and had a power play midway through the 10-minute frame, but Martensville scored after capitalizing on an Estevan turnover.
The Marauders added an empty net goal.
The Bruins were comprised of players from three local house league teams. They won a tournament in Winnipeg earlier this season, and then defeated Swift Current and Yorkton to make it to the provincial final.
