The Moose Jaw Midget Tier I Warriors have been used to a lot of drama so far in their South Saskatchewan Midget AA Hockey League playoffs.
Saturday they dispelled with the suspense and beat the Estevan Apex Bruins 7-2 to finish off a two-game sweep and advance to the league final against Notre Dame.
The Warriors won Game 1 at home against Estevan 4-3.
Warriors 7 Bruins 2
When they got their chance to bury the Bruins on the road they took it.
Kaleb Bell scored with four seconds left in the first period to give the Warriors a 2-1 lead.
Braydon Delorme and Riley Cannon then scored power-play goals in the second period to put the Warriors ahead for good. They finished 3-for-9 on the man advantage in the game.
The Warriors kept their foot on the gas and Brett Bookout scored 17 seconds into the third period to deflate the hosts and give Moose Jaw a 5-1 lead.
Delorme finished with two goals, while Bell, Blake Crosbie and Drew Nimegeers each scored once and added an assist. Josh Miller added four assists for the Warriors. Bhody Magnusson and Brett Reidy also added assists.
Thomas Spence earned the win in goal.
Warriors 4 Bruins 3
The Warriors scored three straight goals in the first period to take a 3-1 lead, but the Bruins fought back to tie the game after 40 minutes.
Delorme scored the only goal of the third period to give the Warriors a 1-0 series lead.
Crosbie and Cannon got the Warriors on the board and Ty Anderson added a short-handed goal.
Delorme had a two-point night and Miller, Bell, Magnusson, Reidy, Rylan Blacklaws and Keanan Chomyn all had an assist.
Brett Banda made 20 saves in the win, while Tanner Tytlandsvik stopped 31 shots for the Bruins.
