A Bunch of Bruin Bits

Roger Neilson Statue in Vancouver



The hardware continues to pile up for former Bruins goalie Joel Danyluk who picked up the Roger Neilson Award. Here is the release from sjhl.ca.

Joel Danyluk of the Estevan Bruins is the winner of the Roger Neilson award. This 20 year old goalie from Yorkton has a full understanding of what a community means to a hockey club. He works very hard to ensure that children who attended Bruin games received autograph's, souvenirs and the attention that they need to keep them coming back to the games. Joel was constantly involved in the community through school visits, helping out with minor hockey, volunteering at community events and making sure that this community knows that the Estevan Bruins Hockey Club as a whole depends on the community for support.

This award is voted on by the twelve coaches and team chaplains of SJHL teams, and it goes to the player who best displays fair play and dedication to the game of hockey. These attributes are both on and off the ice. The winner also has to show a commitment to the team chaplain program. This award is also known as the Hockey Ministries International Award.

Danyluk will be taking a leave from hockey next season to attend the University of Regina where he will be pursuing a degree in education. But before Danyluk hits the books, he'll be traveling overseas to Europe next month.

--The Bruins schedule has been released. You can go to the Bruins website to see the whole schedule. Here's a few games that I consider to be the highlights on the season.

Saturday September 17 vs Melville. The Bruins open up Spectra Place against the team who they got their last win at the Civic Auditorium. There will be plenty of fireworks that night.

Saturday October 1 @ Melville. The Bruins are the opponents for the Mils first game in their new arena.

Fri Oct.14- Sun Oct.16. The SJHL Showcase. Games for the Showcase hasn't been released yet.

Weds. Nov.30 @ Humboldt. The Bruins first game at the site of this year's RBC Cup, and a trip home for me.

Sun. Jan. 1 vs Weyburn. Bruins open up 2012 at home against their arch rivals.

Sat. Feb 18 vs Weyburn. Last game of the regular season.

In terms of broadcasting usually Bruins games on CJ1280 begin after the World Series, but it appears the opener against Melville will be broadcasted on Sept. 17.

It looks like the next game on the schedule will be November 5 in Melville inside of their new arena. The Broadcasting schedule will likely be released in July and August. Looks like the only rink I'll be missing this year is La Ronge.

-- Unfortunately I haven't been able to speak with Keith Cassidy about a Bruins update. Since I'm also the morning news guy at the radio station, I have been very busy with our coverage of the flooding situation in the southeast. Hopefully I'll catch up with him tomorrow.

-- I forgot to mention this yesterday, but major thanks to Dom Perrault and Ryan Ostertag for helping me out during my holidays. They deserve at least a shout out from me.