ESTEVAN - The Estevan Apex U18 AA Bruins’ bid for a provincial title came to an end Sunday night in a 4-1 loss to the Saskatoon Riverkings at Affinity Place.
Saskatoon won the best-of-three provincial final in two straight games.
The Riverkings led 1-0 after the first period on Sunday night, and then scored three times in the second to seize a 4-0 advantage through two periods.
Carter Beck scored Estevan’s lone goal on a power play 1:45 into the third period.
Ty Fehrenbach and Keagan Carley shared the goaltending duties for Estevan.
The Riverkings won Game 1 3-2 on Friday night in Saskatoon.
Estevan had the best record in the Saskatchewan AA Hockey League’s U18 division at 28-5-3 during the regular season. They swept the Lumsden-Bethune Lions in three straight games in a first-round series, defeated the Swift Current Broncos in five games in the next round and the Regina Vics in four games in the South Division final.
All playoff series prior to the provincial final were best-of-five matchups.
Saskatoon was fourth in the North Division during the season with a 22-7-3 record.
The provincial final is also the championship round for the Saskatchewan AA Hockey League.
