Reid Dyck made 36 saves in his final performance with the Swift Current Broncos, but it wasn't enough in a 3-2 loss to Medicine Hat.
The Game 5 loss ended Swift Current's season as they fell 4-1 to the Tigers in their first round best-of-seven series.
Markus Ruck gave Medicine Hat a lead in an evenly played first round.
Shaeffer Gordon-Carroll added to the Tigers lead in the second period by finishing a nice three-way passing play.
That's when the Broncos stepped up as Connor Dale struck shorthanded for his second goal of the series. Dale took advantage of a Rylan Gould shot block and broke in alone to close the gap.
2:44 later Hunter Mayo scored his final WHL goal on a power play one-timer to tie the game.
Medicine Hat took their lead back less than a minute later when Oasiz Wiesblatt set Ryder Ritchie up for his 4th of the series.
Harrison Meneghin made 25 saves for the Tigers as they held the Broncos off the rest of the way.
Gavin McKenna's two assists extended his point streak to 45 games, matching the Canadian Hockey League's second-longest run since 2000.
The loss ended Swift Current's season in the first round for the first time since 2015.
The Broncos graduate overage players Dyck, Mayo and Carlin Dezainde.
Mayo and Dezainde tied for the team lead in playoff points with 5.
Medicine Hat advances to play the winner of the series between Prince Albert and Edmonton.
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Connor Dale. (Photo by Ed Fonger for scbroncos.com)
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