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Bantam Bruins can't solve St. Albert riddle

The Burnaby Winter Club is still looking for its first John Reid memorial AAA bantam hockey tournament title in St. Albert, Alta. The BWC Bruins lost a quarter-final matchup 3-0 with eventual finalist Southside Athletic Club on Saturday.

The Burnaby Winter Club is still looking for its first John Reid memorial AAA bantam hockey tournament title in St. Albert, Alta.

The BWC Bruins lost a quarter-final matchup 3-0 with eventual finalist Southside Athletic Club on Saturday.

The Bruins then surrendered a 6-3 decision to the Lloydminster Heat in Sunday's final placement game.

In the game, Burnaby took an early 3-0 lead on first-period goals by Devan Purhar and Henry Rhyu, and an early second-period marker by Jake Kryski.

But Lloydminster silenced the Bruins with five unanswered counters in the middle stanza, including a hat trick from Brayden Goulet.

Goulet, who had just two goals in the Heat's four earlier matchups, including a goal and one assist in Lloydminster's 4-0 win over the North Shore Winter Club in pool play, was in on all six goals for the Alberta club.

Goulet scored four times, including his third power-play goal of the game and the only tally of the final period.

The winter club opened with a 7-1 win over the eventual third-place finishing Calgary Northstar Sabres on Jan. 17.

Dante Fabbro led the way with a pair of goals. Jaeger White had a three-point outing, including Burnaby's 3-0 goal on a power play midway through the second period.

The Bruins followed that up with a 4-2 victory over the Winnipeg Hawks.

Jongmin Lee, Kyle Uy, White and Kryski, with the eventual game-winner, all scored for the winter club. Tyler Shugrue kicked out 27 shots on goal.

Burnaby also drew 1-1 with the Sherwood Park Flyers in its second game on Friday.

North Shore Winter Club beat Southside 3-2 in the championship final.

Burnaby Winter Club was a John Reid tournament finalist in 2010, 2003 and 1991.