Showcase Preview

It's a  very busy weekend in Estevan along with the United Way telethon the Energy City is hosting the SGEU SJHL Showcase this weekend beginning at 11:00.

All 12 teams will be play two games over the next three days, giving a chance for scouts from all over North America to see all of the SJHL players. For Estevan, this will be a chance for them to showcase it's brand new arena Spectra Place and also it's a chance to showcase the booming city of Estevan. CanElson Drilling Estevan Bruins President Jeff Pierson is looking forward to Showcase weekend. "The word Showcase is applicable to many avenues here, the premise is to showcase the players, but on top of that we're just thrilled to showcase what I believe is one of the top if not the best rink in Junior A hockey in Spectra Place and to showcase our city as a whole."

Along with the 33 hour United Way Telethon the Energy City is hosting the 3 day SGEU SJHL Showcase beginning today. Pierson can't thank the volunteers enough for their help. "The way people stepped forward to the point of where we have extra people in case of emergency is unbelievable, I think the biggest thing you take out of this is when the next event comes, it bodes so well with the support from the community."

Pierson believes the Showcase will become the first of many great events that the Bruins and the City of Estevan could host inside of Spectra Place, he noted the World Junior A Challenge and the Royal Bank Cup are two events that he could see the Bruins and the City putting future bids for.

The Showcase will begin this morning with Weyburn and La Ronge at 11:00, followed by Melfort and Notre Dame at 2:00, Yorkton and Battlefords at 5:00 and then the final game of Day 1 will feature the Humboldt Broncos and Estevan Bruins at 7:30.

I'm looking forward to catching up with several people including players, broadcasters, SJHL Coaches especially La Ronge's Bob Beatty, I'm not going with the Bruins to La Ronge next weekend so I will definitely say Hi to Bob who I have known for a long time.

I won't be able to catch much action today because of the United Way Telethon and ECS Football game, but I will be there for the Bruins-Bronocos game tonight, and then all day Saturday and Sunday I will be at the Rink this weekend, look forward to seeing you there.