Bruins Sportsman Dinner A Big Hit. Audio with Scott Schultz and Rod Pedersen

It was a real fun night at Spectra Place for the Estevan Bruins Sportman's Dinner. The auctions alone were able to raise over $40,000 for the hockey organization.  The speakers  were Marty McSorley, Scott Schultz and Morris Lukowich, with Rod Pedersen as MC and "Jungle" Jim Jerome helped introduce McSorley. They all did a great job of entertaining job throughout the evening.

I'll have more thoughts about the evening on Tuesday after I return from a brief holiday. (I'm sure Rod will have more on his blog on Monday)

I just want to thank Pedersen and Schultz for letting me join them for Sportscage in the afternoon and also a thank you to Prairie Mud Services for giving me a great seat in the house.

Here's a couple of interviews I did with Schultz and Pedersen. I spoke to Schultz before the dinner and Pedersen after the dinner.

Pedersen


Schultz 


Here's a few pictures from the evening as well.

Volunteer Coach of the Year Steve McLellan, Female Athlete of the Year  Shelby Hall and Male Athlete of the Year Kolby Fleury

Morris Lukowich

Scott Schultz

Rod Pedersen

Marty McSorley

"Jungle" Jim Jerome

McSorley giving the crowd an Al Iafrate story

A couple of Estevan Bruins from last season (Eric Baldwin to the left Matthew Dochylo to the right)

Q and A with Matthew Dochylo

Yesterday it became official yesterday that Matthew Dochylo would be heading off to SAIT in the fall.

And as promised here's my interview with the former Bruin.

Q an A with Marty McSorley

It's going to be a fun time tomorrow night at Spectra Place with the return of the Estevan Bruins Sportman's Dinner.

The speakers include former Saskatchewan Roughrider Scott Schultz and former NHL and WHA star Morris Lukowich. Rod Pedersen, the voice of the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the host of Saskatchewan's number one sports talk show "The Sports Cage" will be the MC.

But the keynote speaker will be former NHLer and current analyst for Sportsnet, Marty McSorley. I had the chance to speak with McSorley this morning.

Dochylo Heading to SAIT

Former Estevan Bruins Forward Matthew Docyhlo will be playing hockey next season with the SAIT Trojans of the ACAC.

Dochylo was acquired by the Bruins in October of 2010 and would go on to post 9 goals and 6 assists in 48 games during the 2010-11 season.

This past season Dochylo was an assistant with the Bruins and would end up with 10 goals and 16 assists in 55 games. Dochylo missed sometime in the postseason with a neck injury but had 1 goal and 1 assist. He enjoyed a lot of success in the second half of the season when he was put together on a line with Josh Jelinski and Tyler Paslawski. Dochylo scored the final goal of the season in the loss against Weyburn.

The native of Chrisptopher Lake displayed a tireless work ethic in his time with the Bruins. He was one of the most popular players in the community.

Dochylo will be studying Respiratory Therapy while attending SAIT.

I'll have an interview with Dochylo on the blog, likely tomorrow.

Q an A with Derek Daku

We are now just over a week away until Hard Knocks 24 at Spectra Place.

The highly anticipated main event will see Derek Daku square off with Devon Smith for the Heavyweight title.

Last week I had a chance to speak with Daku as he begins his final preparations for the title fight.

Ross and Yano Selected in USHL Draft

A pair of Estevan Bruin players were selected in the USHL Draft today.

Goaltender Tyler Ross was selected in the 15th round (212th overall) by Muskegon Lumberjacks. Ross was a mid season acquisition for the Bruins this year. He went 6-6 with 2.94 GAA and a Save % of 908. Ross started last season with the Michigan Warriors of the NAHL before joining the Bruins. Ross is originally from Warren, Michigan.

Defenceman Austin Yano was selected in the 18th round (268th overall) by the Lincoln Stars. Yano had 9 goals and 18 assists for the Bruins in his rookie campaign. He added 3 assists in the postseason.

The only other SJHL player selected in the draft was Russell Trudeau of the Melville Millionaires.

Two Cent Tuesday

-- I hope everyone enjoyed their long weekend. Besides Friday night, the weather was actually decent for the most part in Estevan, but it seems like we'll be seeing a lot of rain over the next week.

-- It's a very busy weekend for the Estevan Bruins. On Friday it's the return of the Sportman's Dinner with Marty McSorley, Scott Schultz, Morris Lukowich and MC Rod Pedersen. Saturday it will be the Alumni Golf Tournament. I'll have more about the dinner on Friday night.

-- It's nice to see Andrew Johnston of the Humboldt Broncos sign an entry level contract with the Philadelphia Flyers. Hopefully in the future we'll see more SJHL players sign more contracts along with college scholarships.

-- I want to congratulate former Bronco Assistant Coach Tim Klimosko on a successful 7 year run with Humboldt. I've known Tim well before he was with the Broncos and he was always one of my favorite coaches to talk to in the league.

-- Many people have been unhappy with the Conference Finals in the NHL. Even though it hasn't been the greatest hockey I have been watching every game. I believe the Rangers-Devils will pick up after what went down in Game 4 with the on ice antics. I thought heading into the series that it would pick up for the last three games of the series.

-- I agree with anyone who says the LA Kings are the best 8th seeded team ever in the NHL playoffs. There's so much talent on this team there's no way they should've finished 8th to begin. The question that should be asked now Was it Terry Murray's fault that they nearly missed the playoffs.

-- The Memorial Cup has been a treat to watch so far. All four teams have been so even and it will be interesting who will emerge victorious on Sunday. 

-- I can't wait til the Memorial Cup is in Saskatoon next year. I'm hoping to catch a game or two.

-- Stefan Seipp and Chris Strongeagle represented the ECS Elecs at the Senior Bowl game on Monday. Both players started for Team South and played in the first and second quarter. Seipp is heading to the Regina Thunder in the fall and Strongeagle is heading to the University of Regina Rams. Seipp played Defensive End and Strongeagle played Defensive Tackle. 

-- My interest in MLB is starting to increase with the Blue Jays approaching the 50 game mark. All season I keep thinking the Blue Jays are one player away from being a serious World Series contender. Why didn't the Blue Jays go after Prince Fielder again? Especially after putting Adam Lind on waivers. I'm sure Vladimir Guerreo will be on the roster before long, and while I'm sure he'll be a productive player for the Jays, I'm not he's going to be the difference maker that the Jays need. 

-- There will be plenty of more MMA content on the blog over the next 10 days as we head into Hard Knocks 24 on June 1. Starting tomorrow morning I'll have an interview with Derek Daku on the blog tomorrow.

-- Have a good day everyone.