Labor Day Weekend Thoughts

With the labor day weekend over, summer is coming to a close and the best part about that for me is football and hockey are now in the forefront.

--The Estevan Bruins kicked off the preseason with a 6-5 win in Wilcox against the Notre Dame Hounds. Wyatt Garagan with a hat trick, Dayton Picard, Daniel Wanner, Zach Douglas were the goal scorers for Estevan.(Thanks to Ryan Ostertag for keeping me up to date with the score) Next action for the Bruins will be tomorrow night when the Bruins host Weyburn in the first preseason game of Spectra Place. We'll likely see rookies for the most part in the Bruins lineup, but we may see a couple of veterans.

-- I missed the Bruins Black and Gold scrimmage yesterday because I was attending the Labor Day Classic in Regina. It may be one game, but the Riders that we've come to known over the past few years returned. The thing I was happiest about was that the Riders had that emotional spark they've been lacking all year, the Riders finally had intensity.

-- After next week's game in Winnipeg, the Riders only road games for the rest of the season are in Calgary and Edmonton. Call me crazy a 9-9 or 8-10 record is attainable for the Riders.

-- Is there any doubt Weston Dressler is the Riders MVP for the first half? I also think Jerrell Freeman is a no brainer for Defensive Player of the first half for the Riders.

-- If you're in Estevan be sure to check the Bruins game against Weyburn tomorrow, the first hockey action in Spectra Place.