The Estevan Westmoreland Bruins got one last ride together before the Melville Millionaires knocked them off in the first round of the playoffs.
The Mils (6-16-3) scored five third period goals to defeat the Bruins 7-6 Sunday in the South Saskatchewan Minor Hockey League’s peewee AA division playoffs after the Bruins led 6-2 after the first two periods.
Landon Marcotte, Jordan Marcotte, Sam George, Colton Pushie, Ty Hoste and Carson Birnie each scored for the Bruins (7-18-0) Sunday, while Tallan Howie went the distance in net. Emmett McCarthy had three assists.
But Jake Mayo scored to tie the game with 1:13 on the clock and Carter McKay scored his second goal of the period with 37 seconds left to snuff out the Bruins’ season.
The Bruins were in the position after coming from behind a couple of times at home in an 11-9 victory Saturday at the Power Dodge Ice Centre. The game was a back and forth affair that saw the Bruins go up 2-0 only 3:23 into the game but also fall behind 6-3 early in the second period.
“The defence were having a rough game, so we… just came out and I think we showed the heart we finally wanted in the game and we showed that we’re a good team and we can play right alongside these guys,” said Bruins captain Carson Birnie after Saturday’s game, a game in which he scored two goals and six assists. “We just wanted to beat these guys. We had a tough game last week and we just wanted to be a family for a couple more games.”
Jordan Marcotte scored five goals and two assists in the game and Tate Kasick, Hoste, McCarthy and Kersey Hollingshead each scored singles for the Bruins. Strahn Douglas and Landon Marcotte each scored a pair of assists.
In last Wednesday’s game, Hoste scored two while Declyn Henderson scored a single. Howie stopped 31 shots in the game.
