Professional Bull Riders Canada takes over Ottawa
02/09/2011
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Professional Bull Riders Canada takes over Ottawa
The Toughest Sport on EarthTM returns to Scotiabank Place
CALGARY, Alberta (February 9, 2011) - The Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Canadian Cup Series heads east for one night of action-packed bull riding at Scotiabank Place Saturday, February 12 at 7:00 p.m.Tickets start at $20, and can be purchased online at www.capitaltickets.ca; in person at The Sens Store at Rideau Centre and Place d’Orléans, any Ottawa Sports Experts location, Les Galeries de Hull and the Scotiabank Place box office; or by calling 613-599-FANS (3267).
The Ottawa Invitational will feature the top bull riders in Canada and the world competing against the fiercest bulls in the business. Scheduled to compete are Canadian National Champions Scott Schiffner and Tyler Pankewitz, five-time World Finals qualifier Matt Bohon of Cole Camp, Mo., and fan favorite Zane Lambert of Westbourne, MB, a five-time Canadian National Finals qualifier. Fans can also expect to see Ottawa brothers Matt and Shawn Fisher, and Quebec natives Sylvain Champaign of Drummondville, Benji Turgeon of Saint-Gédéon and Rene Roy of Mascouche.
The competition begins at 7:00 p.m. and will feature a Championship Round where the overall event winner will be the rider with the highest combined score after two rounds. This is not a rodeo; it’s the Toughest Sport on EarthTM.
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About Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Canada:
Dollars earned at Canadian events counts towards qualification to the elite PBR Canadian Cup National Finals. Upon the conclusion of the Finals, the bull rider with the most regular season and Finals points is crowned the PBR Canadian National Champion. Money won at all Canadian events counts toward qualifying on the prestigious PBR Built Ford Tough Series (BFTS). At the end of the BFTS season, the top-ranked PBR Canada rider will compete at the PBR World Finals in Las Vegas, NV. For more information on PBR Canada, go to www.pbrcanada.com, or follow on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pbr.canada and Twitter at http://twitter.com/PBRCanada.
About the Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR):
The PBR is the world’s premier bull riding organization. More than 100 million viewers annually watch over 400 hours of primetime PBR programming on VERSUS, NBC, CBS and networks around the world. The PBR has awarded over $100 million in prize money and 20 riders have earned over $1 million including Justin McBride with $5.5 million, the most of any western-sports athlete in history. The PBR was nominated as 2010 Sports League of the Year at the Sports Business Journal Sports Business Awards alongside the National Football League, National Basketball Association and Major League Baseball. Nearly two million fans attend elite Built Ford Tough Series and Touring Pro Division events each year. For more information on the PBR, go to www.pbr.com, or follow on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TeamPBR and http://twitter.com/TEAMPBR.
© PBR Canada, Inc. 2011