The Estevan Bruins sent the fans home happy at Spectra Place as they ended the preseason with a 2-0 win over the Weyburn Red Wings. It was the first preseason game for the Bruins with some of the key veterans out of the lineup.
Defence and goaltending were the stories in the contest as both teams were held off the scoresheet through 40 minutes of play. Five minutes into the third period, Tyler Paslawski banged home a loose puck to give the Bruins the first goal of the hockey game. The score would remain 1-0 until 19:40 mark when Wyatt Garagan scored an empty netter to give the Bruins a 2-0 win. Garagan would end up with a goal and an assist. 1995 Goalie Ryland Pashovitz and 1994 Goalie Travis Pelletier combined for a 28 save shutout.
The line of Paslawski, Garagan and Ben Williams had a strong camp for the Bruins and that carried over into the game against Weyburn. Paslawski says the trio are trying the form the same kind of chemistry he had last season with Josh Jelinski and Matthew Dochylo by outworking their opponents and keeping it simple. Paslawski has been impressed with Williams and Garagan and many of the other rookies with the Bruins, especially against the Red Wings veterans and believes the coaching staff will have some tough decisions to make when they make their final cuts.
With 34 players still with the team, many of the Bruins veterans sat out the game. Paslawski was one of the few 20 year old players who was in the lineup and he said that it was important to provide some leadership for the younger players even if it was only preseason.
The Bruins will have a couple of days of practices before they head down Highway 39 and will meet Weyburn in preseason action on Saturday at Crescent Point Place, opening faceoff is 7:30.
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