The TS&M Estevan Bruins bantam AA hockey team was looking for positive results for their season and got them at the Graham Tuer Bantam Challenge tournament last week in Regina.
The Bruins hadn't won the tournament since 2002 and so there wasn't a lot of pressure on them but thei did rack up a couple of wins.
The opened the tournament Thursday with a 6-3 loss to the Yellowhead Chiefs. Tyson Dales, Turner McMillen and Cade Bendtsen each scored for the Bruins and Jackson Miller stopped 40 of 46 shots in the Bruins net.
Then Friday morning, the Bruins lost 6-0 to the Saskatoon Generals. Zane Winter saved 29 shots in net. But that evening, the Bruins beat the Burnaby Winter Club 3-1 on the strength of goals from Kaleb Poole, McMillen and Kieran Stewart. Winter saved 35 in the net.
Saturday morning, they beat the Melville Millionaires 4-2. Stewart scored two, and Bendtsen and Kaden Chrest added singles. Winter saved 25 in the net for the Bruins.
The Bruins closed the tournament with a 6-1 loss to the West Central (Manitoba) Wheat Kings. Stewart scored the lone goal in that game, with Miller saving 37 in the Bruins net.
The Bruins' next action is back to the Saskatchewan Bantam AA Hockey League regular season where they'll take on the Warman Wildcats Saturday at 5:15 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. against the Melville Millionaires, with both games at Affinity Place.
