A lot of Questions after Bruins Finish Preseason

The CanElson Drilling Estevan Bruins preseason came to an end with a 5-2 loss to Notre Dame, but there's a lot of questions that need to be answered before they open up the regular season in Melville on Thursday night.

The Bruins got off to a slow start in the opening minute against the Hounds when a turnover inside their own zone lead to the Hounds grabbing the 1-0 lead. Later in the period the Hounds extended their lead to 2-0 with a goal on a 5 on 3 powerplay.

The Bruins struck back with a powerplay as Cole Olson scored his first goal of the preseason to cut the lead to 2-1.

In the beginning of the second period Calder Neufeld took a high sticking penalty and the Hounds capitalized with a goal shortly afterwards to grab a 3-1 lead. The high sticking call wouldn't be the only penalty that Neufeld would take as he would drop the mitts with the Hounds Yanni Mamais and his evening was over after a fighting major.

The Bruins would get a goal late in the second period as Ben Williams set up Justin Nychuk in front who tapped it in to make it 3-2 heading into the third period.

In the third period the Bruins weren't able to get the game tying goal as the Hounds pulled away with the game with a pair of goals on their way to victory. The game got a little bit chippy with Ben Williams and Tyler Paslawski each receiving fighting majors.

After the game Bruins Head Coach Keith Cassidy said the Bruins coaching staff would be making some really tough decisions. He said some of the players who had really strong camps were Hudson Morrison, Ben Williams, Brett Dumaine and David Robertson.

The Bruins decision process got a little bit harder with Sean Whelan, Darcy Deroose and Hunter Smith being sent down from the WHL, the Bruins decisions got even more difficult. Cassidy said Deroose is a player that the team will be making room for and believes can have an impact with the Bruins as a 17 year old.

The biggest area of concern for the Bruins heading into the season is their goaltending. With Steven Glass still feeling the effects of offseason knee injury, Cassidy confirmed that the team will be looking for a goalie to go along with Travis Pelletier to start the season while Glass recovers.

The Bruins will open the season on Thursday night in Melville against the MIllionaires. The following night the Bruins will host Melville in their home opener at Spectra Place beginning at 7:00 with the pregame festivities.