The Estevan Westmorland peewee AA Bruins dropped both of their semifinal league playoff games to the Swift Current Broncos to finish their season.
They fell 9-3 to the Broncos on March 14 on the road and then on March 16, fell again with a 9-4 score at home.
On March 16, Swift Current took an early 2-0 lead. Toward the end of the period, Turner McMillen put his team on the board to make the score 2-1. Josh Romanyk had the assist.
In the second, Swift again went up by two, but Estevan responded 93 seconds later, when Cody Davis lit the lamp. Cale Adams had the helper.
The Broncos extended their lead to 4-2 late in the period. With 55 seconds remaining in the frame, Cody Davis scored his second, from Cale Adams and Carey Levesque, and pulled the Bruins within one.
“I thought we dominated the second period, just by using our feet and moving that puck,” coach Daryl Davis said.
In the third, the Broncos scored two quick goals to go up by three, and the Bruins couldn’t come back form that.
Despite the loss, Davis was impressed with the way his team never quit throughout the game.
“Our boys never quit all year and they kept battling back,” Davis said.
During Game 1 of the series, Swift Current jumped to a 1-0 lead. Joey Meredith scored on the power play to tie the game. Adams and Davis contributed with the assists.
Swift Current quickly regained the lead, and Alex VonSprecken answered back for the Bruins to make it 2-2. Romanyk had the assist.
The Broncos made it 3-2 by the end of the period.
Davis said he was proud by the effort his team showed in the period, battling with the Broncos for the full 20 minutes.
In the second, Swift Current scored three straight goals as Estevan trailed 6-2. The Bruins cut the lead in half as Chase Gedak scored, and Levesque and Cale Adams had the assists.
Kaiden Tuchscherer scored the Bruins’ fourth goal in the third.
Davis said that the 9-4 score wasn’t an indication on how the game was played as the Broncos had a couple of lucky bounces that went in.
Despite the exit from the playoffs, Davis believes that his team had a good year and was proud with the way they played all season.
