The Estevan Bruins picked up two wins over the La Ronge Ice Wolves on the weekend to go 3-0 on a four-day road trip through northern Saskatchewan.
Estevan won 5-1 on Friday night and 4-3 Saturday.
Felix Allard opened the scoring in the first period for the Bruins on Friday night, and then Owen Simmons and Tristan Dussault had goals 70 seconds apart in the second to put the Bruins up by three. Simmons' goal was his first in the SJHL.
Blake Heward's goal 1:55 into the third gave the Bruins some additional breathing room. William Forsberg's goal with 3:11 to play spoiled Cam Hrdlicka's shutout bid, and Allard's second of the game a short time later rounded out the scoring.
As for Saturday's game, Zachery Burns' first goal of the season with 1:47 to play in the third period was the winner. The Bruins reacquired Burns last month from the Melfort Mustangs. He was part of the Bruins team that won the SJHL championship in 2022.
Ilia Chmelevski scored in the first period to open the scoring for Estevan, but Ethan Andrews pulled the Ice Wolves even late in the first.
Carson Dyck's first goal in the SJHL 2:06 into the second put the Bruins ahead, but Jacob Hufty tied the game just over two minutes later, and Rylan Silzer put the Ice Wolves ahead midway through the frame.
Dussault's goal midway through the third deadlocked the game again.
Hrdlicka, making his first starts since Oct. 13, was in goal for both games. He stopped 36 shots on Friday night and 27 on Saturday.
Estevan opened the road trip with a 6-5 victory over the Melfort Mustangs on Wednesday night.
The Bruins (7-6-0-2) will visit the Melville Millionaires on Nov. 10, and then host the Mills the following night at 7 p.m.
