The Bruins defeated the Regina Tigers 8-2 in the gold medal game of the tournament Sunday afternoon. Games were played from Friday to Sunday at Affinity Place and the Power Dodge Arena.
The gold medal game was tied at 2-2 after the first period, with Nathan Gardiner and Ethan Rutledge scoring for Estevan.
Boston Tait notched what proved to be the winner 31 seconds into the second period. Jayden Chernoff scored a few minutes later to double the advantage.
Chernoff added another early in the third for some insurance, and Rutledge and Mason Schmidt scored two minutes apart for a 7-2 lead. Tait added his second of the game in the final minute, even though the Tigers had a 5-on-3 power play at that point.
Easton Pushie was in goal for the victory, and came up with some timely saves, especially late in the second when the Bruins were up by two.
Estevan opened the tournament with a 7-5 victory over the Regina Blues Friday morning. They suffered their only loss of the competition, 8-5, to the Tigers on Friday afternoon.
Saturday saw Estevan win 11-3 over the Winnipeg Canadiens and 7-3 over the Weyburn Wings to reach the gold medal game.
The next edition of the Mercury will have more on this story.
