A total of 16 teams, mostly from the southeast, descended on Affinity Place, the Power Dodge Ice Centre and Bienfait Arena for the annual Novice and Atom home tournament March 23-25. The novice Bruins won their side of the tournament with a 5-3 victory over Weyburn in the gold medal game. The team defeated Yorkton 9-0 and Milestone 8-0 before dropping a 3-2 decision to Weyburn Saturday evening. After beating Yorkton in the semifinal they faced Weyburn again Sunday afternoon where they found their offensive touch.
The atom Bruins won their first game over Weyburn 4-1 before dropping games to the Moose Mountain Drillers and Milestone Riverdogs in the round robin.
