The Stealth lost their opening game to the Regina Barracuda 7-3 but rebounded with an 11-6 victory over the Saskatoon SWAT in their second contest. That sent them into the semifinal bronze medal game, where South Sask picked up a 9-7 win over the SWAT.
Things didn’t go as well in the championship contest, though, as the Barracuda rolled to an 11-2 victory and the gold medal.
Stealth 9, SWAT 7
Things didn’t look good for the Stealth heading into the final seven minutes of the bronze medal game as they trailed 6-4 and hadn’t scored since a power play goal early in the second period
Five straight goals later, and South Sask was off to the gold medal contest.
Standing Buffalo’s Ryder Hignett led the Stealth with two goals and four points, while Swift Current’s Brady Simpson and Weyburn’s Hunter Willoughby had two goals apiece. Moose Jaw’s Brodyn Pladson, Lumsden’s Declan Armstrong and Swift Current’s Shane Cornelson had single markers.
Barracuda 11, South Sask 2
Things were close in the first period, with Regina holding a 3-2 lead, but seven-straight second-period goals would give the Barracuda all the offence they’d need to claim gold.
Hignett and Standing Buffalo’s Sawyer Leko scored the only South Sask goals, Armstrong and Moose Jaw’s Chase McKee had single assists.
