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The 2017 Canadian Football League season will be Rod Pedersen’s 19th as voice of the Saskatchewan Roughriders making him the longest-serving playby-play man in franchise history. In addition to his duties as voice of the Riders, Rod hosts a daily sports talkshow known as The Sports Cage on 620 CKRM Regina (4:00-6:30 pm). Among Rod’s accomplishments in a distinguished broadcasting career are calling four Grey Cups on national radio and the 2012 World Junior Hockey Championships on the Sportsnet Radio Network. Rod’s career includes 17 years as a play-byplay broadcaster in the Western Hockey League (199395 with the Prince Albert Raiders, 1995-2010 with the Regina Pats), making him the longest tenured play-byplay man in Regina Pats history. He has also called games for the Great Falls Americans of the American Frontier Hockey League (AFHL). Rod has extensive experience on television as well. From 2004-2008 he was a regional correspondent for The Score sports network in Toronto and in 2010 he became a regional reporter for Rogers Sportsnet. In addition he hosts In The Huddle, a province-wide prime time television show featuring the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Access 7 and its affiliates. Rod’s first book Green Magic: Canada’s Team Wins The 2007 Grey Cup was a national best-seller, and is available in all Rider Store locations. He’s also written a book on Social Media and Media Relations strategies and his daily blog RodPedersen. com has twice been voted Canada’s Sports Blog of the Year. In 2003 Rod was inducted into Saskatchewan’s Rural Sports Hall of Fame. Born in Regina on Dec. 16, 1972, Rod was raised on a farm near Milestone, Saskatchewan (57 kilometres southeast of Regina). He attended Mount Royal University in Calgary before embarking on an award-winning career in the media which has included stops at CFSL Weyburn, CKBI Prince Albert and CKRM in Regina. Rod is also President of Pedersen Media Inc., which houses his Media Relations & Promotions Consulting as well its subsidiary company Pedersen Recovery where Rod serves as a Sobriety Coach for athletes, executives and other public figures battling addictions.
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Message from CORY PROKOP Estevan Bruins President
On behalf of the Estevan Bruins hockey club, I would like to welcome you to the 2017 Estevan Bruins Celebrity Dinner and Auction. I would like to take this opportunity to recognize the corporate community here in Estevan and surrounding area for its continued support of the Estevan Bruins hockey club. Despite the very challenging economic environment in our region, the local business community continues to be extremely generous in its support of the hockey club. Thank you very much! Thank you to our Head Coach and General Manager, Chris Lewgood, and to our office administrator, Amanda Wanner, for all of their efforts during the season and for the many hours they dedicate to organize this exciting evening. Last, but certainly not least, I would like to thank the assistant coaches, scouts, billet families, game day workers, and other volunteers who continue to step up and make it possible for the community of Estevan to continue to enjoy Bruins hockey. I am very excited about the upcoming season and look forward to seeing you all in the stands cheering on our Bruins‌thank you for your continued support! Enjoy the evening!
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Estevan Bruins Head Coach / General Manager Welcome to the 2017 Estevan Bruins Celebrity Dinner and Auction. This event is the cornerstone of the Bruins yearly fundraising efforts. Tonight’s dinner is sure to be one of the best ever for the Bruins. We couldn’t be more excited to have our special guest speaker Brett Wilson in attendance this evening. Mr. Wilson is the perfect example of what hard work and ingenuity can accomplish and is an excellent ambassador of our province on the world stage. As always it is a pleasure to have Rod Pedersen emcee our event. To me Rod is “The Voice” of Saskatchewan sports fans. I would like thank all of the volunteers who have worked to make tonight’s fundraiser a success. It takes countless hours and ideas to make this event come together. Finally, to the corporate community who, without fail, stands by all community groups in Saskatchewan’s Southeast. The Bruins wouldn’t exist without your ongoing support and we would like to thank you for all that you do for the organization.
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Welcome from the City of Estevan to the Bruins Celebrity Dinner. The Bruins have had an exciting year and we look forward to continued success in the upcoming season. Please sit back, relax and enjoy the evening of good speakers and lots of entertainment. Have fun!
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Boston Pizza Estevan and District Male Athlete of the Year Award Jayden Dudas enjoyed a tremendous year on the golf course to win the Boston Pizza Estevan and District Male Athlete of the Year Award. Jayden is a Grade 9 student at the Estevan Comprehensive School who found success on the Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour in the bantam division. Jayden competed in five tournaments on the junior tour this year, and finished with one first place finish and four second place finishes. Among the highlights was a tournament win at the Willows Golf and Country Club in Saskatoon with a two-round total of 145, thanks to scores of 72 in the first round and 73 in the second round. And one of his second place finishes was at home at the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club, as he finished with a two-round total of 150 (78 and 72). By placing no worse than second in any tournament, Jayden accumulated a total score of 1,437.5 points in the provincial Order of Merit standings, which put him in first place in Saskatchewan, and fifth overall for the country. His average number of strokes was 75.40 per round. Thanks to his points for the year, he was invited to play in the Maple Leaf Junior Tour national championship at the Legacy Golf Club in Phoenix from Nov. 11 to 13. He won the bantam division with scores of 71, 71 and 75 and a total of 217, and was named the national player of the year for the Maple Leaf Junior Tour. Jayden also competed at the national drive, chip and putt contest at the famed Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, Ontario, where he finished fourth. His success extended to the high school level, as he helped the ECS male golf team win gold at provincials, and he won the individual bronze medal.
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BLAKE JAMIESON Estevan Kinsmen Club Volunteer Coach of the Year Award The 2017 Estevan Kinsmen Club Volunteer Coach of the Year dedicated many hours to help the Estevan Apex midget AA Bruins enjoy success on the ice. Blake Jamieson has been a coach for the midget AA Bruins for several seasons, serving first as an assistant and then as the head coach. The 2016-17 season was not only his most successful as coach of the midget AA Bruins, but it was also very enjoyable and memorable for the players. Blake has shown dedication to his team by attending every single practice and game, and making the team his number one priority. He has also fostered a great working relationship with the players. He is seen as much as a friend as a coach at practices and games, while still being able to earn the players' respect and attention while speaking, teaching
and coaching. While Blake knows he has to hold the team accountable when they didn't give the effort that was required to win games, Blake makes sure that no practice goes by without joking around with the players before practice or afterwards. Everyone on the team admired Blake not only as a coach, but as a friend like any other on the team. During the past season, the midget AA Bruins won the “A” final in the Kelly Dmyterko Memorial Tournament in Prince Albert, took top spot in the South Saskatchewan Minor Hockey League’s midget AA division, and competed in the SSMHL final series against the Notre Dame Hounds. Blake made all of this possible even though the players he had this year made up the youngest and smallest team he'd ever coached.
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Bruin Season Recap The Estevan Bruins enjoyed one of their most successful seasons in more than a decade in 2016-17. The Bruins finished the season with a 37-18-3-0 record, which marked their highest win total since the 1998-99 season – the year they won their last Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League title. They also won their first division title since 2007, and advanced to the SJHL semifinal for the first time since 2005. The start of the season seemed to set the tone for the club, as they raced out to a 5-1-1 record. They won seven straight games in late October and early November to push their record to 15-3-1. The seven-game win streak included a sweep of a three-game northern road trip, their first sweep of a northern jaunt in three years. They swept another three-game northern road trip in November, highlighted by an 8-6 win over the Battlefords North Stars. Not only did the Bruins rally from a late 6-4 deficit, but they ended the Stars’ 13-game winning streak. Their record at the Christmas break was 25-11-1, and they had a commanding lead for first place in the Viterra Division. The club continued to play well after the Christmas break. They defeated the La Ronge Ice Wolves 8-3 on Feb. 17 to wrap up the Viterra Division title. After a well-earned bye in the first round of the playoffs, the Bruins faced the Yorkton Terriers in the quarter-finals. Estevan won three one-goal games to take a 3-0 series lead, and after Yorkton regrouped to win Game 4, the Bruins routed the Terriers 5-0 in Game 5 to take the series. The Bruins faced the Battlefords North Stars in the semifinal round. The Stars swept the Bruins in four straight to win the series and have since won the SJHL title for the first time since 2000. The Bruins had seven graduating 20-year-olds: goaltender Nathan Alalouf, defencemen Josh Rieger and Evan Scott, and forwards Levi Barnstable, Matt McNeil, Jason Miller and Lynnden Pastachak. Pastachak was the team’s captain this season. Good luck to all of them in the future. Congratulations to the Bruins on a successful campaign, and hopefully next season will be even better.
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