Bulls ready to buck at Bell Centre
03/09/2011
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Bulls ready to buck at Bell Centre
One huge night of 8-second rides and heart-pounding wrecks hits Montreal
CALGARY, Alberta (March 9, 2011) - The Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Canadian Cup Series storms into Bell Centre for one non-stop, adrenaline-fueled night Saturday, March 12 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $29, and can be purchased in person at the Bell Centre box office;online at www.evenko.ca; or by calling (877) 668-8269.The Montreal Invitational presented by Festival Western de St-Tite will feature the top bull riders in Canada and the world battling the rankest bulls in the business. Scheduled to compete are Quebec natives Sylvain Champaign of Drummondville, Eric Isabelle of La Plaine and Rene Roy of Mascouche. Fans can also expect to see a large international presence that includes 2006 Mexican National Champion Rocky McDonald of Colonia Juárez, Chihuahua; five-time Build Ford Tough World Finals qualifier Matt Bohon of Cole Camp, Missouri; and Australian superstar Jared Farley of Kempsey, NSW, a three-time World Cup contender.
The action starts at 7:30 p.m. and will feature two hard-hitting rounds of competition. All 30 riders will compete in Round 1, with only the Top 12 advancing to the Championship showdown. The overall event winner will be the rider with the highest combined score after two rounds. Get ready to experience over two hours of edge-of-your-seat rides and jaw-dropping wrecks as the toughest athletes in sport take on the fiercest bucking bulls on the planet. 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.
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