Morning Line – Edmonton Round 1

EDMONTON, Alta. – The time has come to kick off the 2026 PBR Canada National Finals at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta.

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I look for some outstanding bucking bulls and bull rides. The guys always seem to step up here when it comes to the Finals, bulls that normally don't get ridden, get ridden. We're going to ride the momentum from the amazing championship round in Saskatoon right here into Edmonton.

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We're going to see a lot of good bull rides in Round 1. It's the bulls that the guys like to get on, the nicer pen of bulls when it comes to the Finals. And they're going to need that to set themselves up for their picks in the second round because the bulls just get tougher as the weekend progresses on.

In the first round you're going to see a lot of great rides. You're going to see rides from Aaron Roy, Cassio Dias, Cort McFadden, Tanner Eno. Watch for the return of Cody Coverchuk. Francisco Costa on Cracker Jack is going to be one to watch. That bull is probably one of the tougher ones in the pen and depending on his trip, that could be round win.

Dakota Buttar, Coy Robbins, lots of great matchups. I think we're going to see lots of rides.

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Nick Tetz vs. Slingin Stones

This is a rematch for Tetz. He comes in with a huge lead on everybody else. He's coming off of a tough Teams Championships and he's going to want to redeem himself, and everyone here why he's trying to be the next three-time Canadian Champion. This bull bucked him off once before, but I don't see that happen again. We've seen this bull, he kind of gets stronger as he goes, Tetz will have to keep riding, keeps spurring, keep moving. This bull bucked off William Barrows in Medicine Hat. But this bull should be right in the gate to the left, into Tetz’ hand, and should be able to sit up there, ride this one, get a great score. Possible round win and set himself up great for the rest of the weekend.

Garrett Green vs. Poor Boys Pistol Grip

Garrett's been out since the Canadian Finals Rodeo with an injury, but that's nothing new for Garrett. He's dealt with many injuries over the years, and that never seems to phase him. He always steps up and when he gets in the bucking chutes, his game on and comes to ride every single time. This is a great matchup for him. We've seen Tanner Eno do good, win out in Ottawa on this bull, Should be right in the gate, to the right, one that should fit Garrett’s style really well. Look for an 86-87-point ride here for Garrett.

Grady Young vs. High Ballin

Grady, fresh off of a Canadian championship on the rodeo side of things, had wins at Ponoka, Pendleton, Yorkton most recently to get himself in for the Finals. He didn't start PBR until the last few events of the year and then made enough points to get himself into the Finals. We know the talent that Grady has, he is the real deal. This could be his breakout, try to win the Finals here. He loves this building, and he's got a great bull in Round 1 to kick things off. This is a bull named High Ballin. We saw Aaron Roy ride this bull in Saskatoon. The bull can go either way. He should be around the right, in the gate, to the right, but we've seen him hesitate, go back to the left, go both ways. Not a really set pattern, but lots of kick, a lot of timing, and I think Grady should be able to style this one up, and once again, possible round win here.

Luciano De Castro vs. Pay Day

Great to see my old buddy Luciano up here in Canada. One of the international invites. I think it's going to be tough to get Luciano on the ground this week. He's been riding really well. He got traded to the Florida Freedom on the team side of things, and rode a ton of bulls once he moved over there, and that's just what this guy does. He rides them either way. If they go left, you're 90%. you're not going to get him on the ground. He's got a bull that's going to do that – Pay Day from the Skori firm. Black, white-faced bull that the guys get along with. He’s been a money bull all year. Should be around to the left, blowing and popping. Luciano should be able to style this one up, also a possible round win here, 85-86 points..

Jordan Hansen vs. Toxic Dreams

Jordan has been riding really well. he won the aggregate at the Canadian Finals Rodeo. He had success in Saskatoon. He’s been a little overshadowed by some of the rides that came after him, but Jordan rode a bull as the first guy to ride him, SweetPro Choices of Darin Eno’s. He’s one that's going for Bull of the Year, so that just shows how on his game Jordan is right now. He’s coming to win not only the CFR aggregate, but win the aggregate here at the PBR Canada Nation Finals, which would be a big feather in his cap. That's what he's going to go out there and try to do. Toxic Dreams from Nansen Vold, came from Flying Four Bucking Bulls originally, I got to watch this both as a calf all the way up, and he's one that, that has a lot of timing. They've been getting big scores on him. He’s around to the left, really blowing in the air, really showy. This is going to be a phenomenal matchup for Jordan here. They've been anywhere from 84-85 to 88-89 points on this bull throughout the season, so look for Jordan, once again, possible round win, to be around 87 points.