Game Notes – Saskatoon

ALL ROADS TO FINALS GO THROUGH SASKATOON – This weekend, for the 25^th time in history, PBR Canada will buck into Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and SaskTel Centre with the elite Cup Series’ PBR Saskatoon Classic, presented by Redhead Equipment and CASE IH. The Saskatoon tour stop will be the tenth and final regular-season Cup Series event before the 2026 Command Tubular PBR Canada National Finals, presented by Edmonton’s Best Hotels, on Nov. 13-14 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta. The Saskatoon event will begin on Friday, October 23 and Saturday, October 24 at 7:00 p.m. CST.

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THIS WEEKEND’S FORMAT – The PBR Saskatoon Classic, presented by Redhead Equipment and Case IH, will feature three rounds of bull riding and is a Tier 1 Challenger Series Global event. Each rider will get on one bull in Round 1 on Friday and Round 2 on Saturday. Round 1 will be set by a random draw, Round 2 will be determined by draft. The 10 bull riders with the best combined scores will then advance to the championship round on Saturday, where they will attempt one final bull in an effort to be crowned the event champion. This weekend, one rider will have the chance to earn 140 national points in the main event, in addition to ride score points. Following Friday night’s Round 1, the Top 5 riders from the opening round will attempt five of the event’s top bulls. Featuring both a separate purse, and national points, $10,000 will be available, with the winner set to collect 15 national points.

5/5 BUCKING BATTLE – The opening night of competition for the PBR Saskatoon Classic, presented by Redhead Equipment and Case IH, will feature a 5/5 Bucking Battle. The special round featured at select two-night PBR Canada Cup Series events pits the Top 5 riders from the event’s opening round against the five best bucking bulls at the event, the special round will feature both a separate purse, and national points. The national points will be awarded as: 1^st – 15; 2^nd – 8; and 3^rd – 7. The money will payout as: 1^st - $5,500; 2^nd - $3,000; and 3^rd – $1,500. The bulls slated to buck in the 5/5 Bucking Battle in Saskatoon are:

Divorce Papers (MT Bar Bucking Bulls)
Bon Jovi (Wilson Rodeo)
Free Willie (Outlaw Buckers Rodeo Corp.)
Day Thuggin (S&M Bucking Bulls)
Moonwalk (Thompson Rodeo Livestock)

ROY STRIKES GOLD IN MEDICINE HAT – Last weekend in Medicine Hat, Alberta, young gun Jayden Roy reached a crucial career milestone, going a perfect 2-for-2 to win his career-first PBR Canada Cup Series event, victorious at the PBR Medicine Hat Classic, presented by Art’s Excavating. As action got underway in Round 1, Roy was tasked with Cracker Jack. Reaching the requisite 8 with ease, Roy was awarded 84.6 points, the sixth-best score of the opening round. Roy, who rides for the Nashville Stampede in the PBR Teams league, then elected to go head-to-head with Strapper in the championship round. In what proved to be a perfect pairing, Roy covered the bull for an event-best 87.3 points to clinch his career-first Cup Series win as the only rider to cover both of his animal athlete opponents. The golden finish garnered Roy a crucial 122 national points. He surged from No. 13 to No. 7 in the race for the 2026 PBR Canada Championship and accompanying $100,000, and is now within 975.83 points of No. 1 Nick Tetz. Roy now also sits atop the Rookie of the Year race, 65.5 points ahead of No. 2 Jeremy Maisonneuve.

Roy has been electric since making his PBR Canada debut this past May in Brandon, Manitoba, where he went a perfect 2-for-2 to finish second. The further add to the impact of his first-ever event in PBR Canada action, Roy won Round 1 of the Cup Series event courtesy of an 86.8-point ride on Linebacker. In the months since, Roy has ridden to seven additional top-10 finishes, including two wins, led by his career-first in July at a Touring Pro Division event in Calgary, Alberta. Roy has gone a combined 11-for-22, covering a torrid 50% of his animal athlete opponents. Eager to continue his momentum in Round 1 of competition from Saskatoon, Roy has drawn Surprise Twist.

CAN TETZ BE STOPPED – This season, Nick Tetz is riding in seemingly unstoppable form as he chases his record tying third national title. At the most recent Cup Series event in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Tetz extended his sizeable lead atop the national standings courtesy of an eighth-place finish. His 83.4-point ride on Bail Money earned him 17 national points, allowing him to grow his lead atop the championship battle. He now leads No. 2 Gilmar Santana by 373.83 points. This season, Tetz has been riding at a torrid pace, currently 32-for-49 having covered 65.31% of his animal athlete opponents. Tetz has also tallied eight event wins and 14 round wins across all levels of PBR competition in Canada, while also having logged the lone 90-point ride of the season on home soil. He will look to continue his winning ways this weekend inside SaskTel Centre, first tasked with One Spot.

PAST SASKATOON EVENT WINNERS – When the Cup Series last travelled to Saskatoon in October 2025, Jared Parsonage showed up and showed out in front of the record-setting crowd inside SaskTel Centre, going a flawless 3-for-3 to win the Saskatoon Classic, presented by Redhead Equipment and CASE IH, overtaking the then No. 1 rank in the race for the 2025 PBR Canada Championship. Parsonage first converted in the opening round when he logged the fifth-best score as he went the distance on Wild Time for 84.5 points. The home province hopeful then climbed the leaderboard when he tied for the Round 2 victory, covering Linebacker for 86.5 points. Parsonage then elected to go head-to-head with Moonwalk in the championship round. A decision which proved dividends, Parsonage conquered the bovine athlete for an event best 89 points to cement the win. Courtesy of the win, Parsonage earned a crucial 240 national points. He surged from No. 3 to then No. 1 in the PBR Canada Championship race, propelled 70 points ahead of new No. 2 Dakota Buttar. The win was a vital step for Parsonage en route to being crowned the 2025 PBR Canada Champion a few short weeks later. During his championship presentation, Parsonage notably retired, concluding his storied career inside Rogers Place.

Prior to the 2021 Cup Series event, Saskatoon had been home to the PBR Canada National Finals, welcoming the year-end event 10 times.

2025 Jared Parsonage
2024 John Crimber
2023 John Crimber
2022 Lonnie West
2021 Jordan Hansen
2019 Daylon Swearingen*
2018 Cody Coverchuk*
2017 Zane Lambert / Edgar Durazo*
2016 Zane Lambert*
2015 Brady Oleson*
2014 Aaron Roy*
2014 Rosendo Ramirez
2013 Scott Schiffner*
2012 Ty Pozzobon*
2011 Dusty Ephrom/Harve Stewart*
2010 Mike Lee*
2009 Aaron Roy

* Denotes a year the event was the PBR Canada National Finals.

FAMILIAR WATERS – Round 1 of the PBR Saskatoon Classic, presented by Redhead Equipment and Case IH, will feature eight rematches. The riders facing familiar opponents are:

• Chanse Switzer has drawn Says Who for the third time in his career. Having squared off twice to date in 2026, Switzer was first bucked off by the bull in 4.82 seconds this past May at the Cup Series event in Brandon, Manitoba, only to face a similar fate at the end of the month, tossed in 5.31 seconds during the Cup Series stop in Hamilton, Ontario.

• Dakota Buttar will attempt to even the score against Highway to Heaven. In their one meeting on record in PBR competition, the bull bested Buttar in 2.36 seconds during the March 2024 Cup Series event in Lethbridge, Alberta.

• Eric O’Flynn will climb aboard Twist & Shout for the second time when action gets underway inside SaskTel Centre. When the two first danced at this July’s Touring Pro Division event in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, O’Flynn was tossed in 3.78 seconds.

• Griffin Koester will look to improve to 1-1 against Canadian Cut. The bovine athlete bucked off Koester in 1.15 seconds during a July 2025 Touring Pro Division event in Calgary, Alberta.

• Jordan Hansen’s rivalry with Relatively Famous will be renewed inside SaskTel Centre. The bull made quick work of Hansen this past May in Hamilton, Ontario, bucking off the Alberta in a quick 2.17 seconds.

• Marshall Senger will be locked in a rubber match with Twisted Logic. After being bucked off by the bull during the December 2024 Touring Pro Division event in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan in 3.73 seconds, Senger evened the score, riding him for 84.5 points one year later at the same event.

• Tyler Craig will look to remain perfect against Grind My Gears. Craig covered the bull for 84 points at the April 2025 Touring Pro Division event in Marwayne, Alberta.

• Weston Davidson has drawn the final rematch in Stray Bucks. At the February 2025 Cup Series event in Red Deer, Alberta, Davidson was bucked off in a close 7.71 seconds.

NEXT UP – Following a three-week break, the 2026 PBR Canada season will conclude in Edmonton, Alberta for the Command Tubular PBR Canada National Finals, presented by Edmonton’s Best Hotels, when the 2026 PBR Canada Champion will be crowned, earning the accompanying $100,000 bonus. Action for the year-end event inside Rogers Place will get underway at 7:00 p.m. MT on Friday, November 13 and Saturday, November 14.

PROVIDING PROTECTION – The bullfighters on hand for this weekend’s event in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, are Tanner Byrne, Jesse Byrne and Logan Kadlec.  

2026 5/5 BUCKING BATTLE SCHEDULE AND RESULTS - Each 5/5 Bucking Battle features the Top 5 riders from the event following Round 1, competing against the five highest-ranked bulls at the event for extra bonus points and an additional purse. Here are the winners of the special round in 2026:

March 6 in Lethbridge, Alberta      Stefan Tonita, 89.5 points on Monster Chip

 

SASKATOON COMPETITORS BY COUNTRY

Brazil (1) – Francisco Costa

Canada (25) – Kayden Budde, Dakota Buttar, Tyler Craig, Weston Davidson, Lucas Dunand, Tanner Eno, Jordan Hansen, Gage Hillis, Griffin Koester, Jett Lambert, Nash Loewen, Jeremy Maisonneuve, Eric O’Flynn, Austin Paley, Coy Robbins, Aaron Roy, Jayden Roy, Ashton Sahli, Marshall Senger, Brayden Shore, Chanse Switzer, Nick Tetz, Stefan Tonita, Lonnie West, Grady Young

United States (1) – Tahj Wells

BREAKDOWN BY PROVINCE –

Alberta – Kayden Budde, Tyler Craig, Lucas Dunand, Tanner Eno, Jordan Hansen, Griffin Koester, Jett Lambert, Austin Paley, Coy Robbins, Ashton Sahli, Nick Tetz, Lonnie West; British Columbia – Nash Loewen, Eric O’Flynn; Quebec – Jeremy Maisonneuve, Jayden Roy;  Saskatchewan – Dakota Buttar, Weston Davidson, Gage Hillis, Aaron Roy, Marshall Senger, Brayden Shore, Chanse Switzer, Stefan Tonita, Grady Young.