Nick Tetz Makes History Capturing Third PBR Canada Championship at Record-Setting 2026 National Finals in Edmonton, Alberta

EDMONTON, Alta. – In front of a record-setting crowd Saturday night in Edmonton, Alberta, inside Rogers Place, Nick Tetz (Calgary, Alberta) made history, tying the record for most national titles won by one rider in PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Canada history as he captured the 2026 Championship, the third of his career, in dominant form.

Tetz, who won his initial two titles in 2022 and 2024, tied the record initially achieved by Aaron Roy (Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan) who won his three PBR Canada Championships in 2008, 2010 and 2012.

Tetz was also awarded the Glen Keeley Award for the third time in his young career. This award goes to the season’s top Canadian bull rider.

His historic performance was witnessed by more than 10,680 fans inside the home of the NHL’s Edmonton Oilers, marking the largest single-day crowd in PBR Canada history.

Tetz earned $149,075 inside Rogers Place during the 2026 PBR Canada National Finals, including the $100,000 Champion’s bonus, concluding the year having won $257,996.42 on home soil. Tetz also won a $30,000 bonus for being crowned the 2026 Wrangler MVP by way of scoring the most aggregate points during the regular season with 2843.8 points. Along with setting a single-season earnings record within PBR Canada, the reserved Albertan is also the first rider in history to win in excess of $100,000 during the regular season, having already earned $108,921.42 before the National Finals began.

By way of the record season, Tetz is now the fourth Canadian to crack the Top 100 on PBR’s all-time money earners list, joining Roy, Dakota Buttar and Tanner Byrne. Tetz’ earnings this season were part of the richest season in PBR Canada history as the organization awarded more than $1 million across the 36-event season, including a record $279,000 at the PBR Canada National Finals.

When the dust settled, Tetz went 36-for-55 during 2026, covering 65.45% of his animal athlete points, headlined by the first of five 90 points ride in Canada across the campaign. Tetz concluded the season leading PBR Canada in events won with eight, including three on the Cup Series and five within the Touring Pro Division, and round wins with 15 across all levels of competition, including Round 1 of the 2026 PBR Canada National Finals.

Tetz began the 2026 Command Tubular PBR Canada National Finals, presented by Edmonton’s Best Hotels.com, ranked No. 1 in the nation, leading No. 2 Gilmar Santana (Ouro Preto, Brazil) by 388.83.

The Arizona Ridge Rider then clinched his third PBR Canada Championship by going 3-for-4 to finish fourth at the National Finals and earn 138 national points. He notably won Round 1 of the event via a clutch 86.45-point ride on Slingin Stones (Lazy P Rodeo). Tetz then followed that with an 85.5-point effort atop Whiskey Moon (Skori Bucking Bulls) in Round 2, and 82.8-point score aboard More or Less (Thompson Rodeo Livestock) in Round 3. He was denied a shot at his second career win at the year-end event when he was bested by Night Fury (Skori Bucking Bulls) in a close 4.7 seconds in the championship round.

By way of the Top 5 finish, Tetz concluded the season a commanding 526.83 points ahead of No. 2 Santana, who did not compete at the National Finals due to a broken fibula sustained earlier this year.

Coy Robbins (Camrose, Alberta) won the 2026 Command Tubular PBR Canada National Finals, presented by Edmonton’s Best Hotels.com, as the lone rider to go a perfect 4-for-4.

As action got underway Friday evening, Robbins delivered two dominant scores, covering Turbo Tax (Eno Bucking Bulls) for 85.25 points in Round 1 and Dark Side (Kinky Buckers) for 87.45 points in Round 2.

Robbins then continued to climb the leaderboard when he bested Burnt Ends (Skori Bucking Bulls) for a Round 3-best 88.05 points.

In the championship round, Robbins clinched his second career Cup Series win when he outlasted 2025 CanGlobal Bull of the Year Moonwalk (Thompson Rodeo Livestock) for 88.8 points.

Leaving Rogers Place with $53,690 and 324 national points, Robbins vaulted from No. 12 to No. 3 in the nation, concluding the year 839.33 points behind No. 1 Tetz. The finish is a career-best for the 2017 PBR Canada Rookie of the Year.

Jeremy Maisonneuve (Val-des-monts, Quebec) was crowned the 2026 PBR Canada Rookie of the Year. Despite being sidelined for nearly three months as he recovered from a broken jaw, the 19-year-old finished his first season ranked No. 9 in Canada. He capped his year with a 10^th-place finish at the National Finals, headlined by the second-best score of Round 3, an 86.7-point ride atop Free Willie (Outlaw Buckers Rodeo Corp).

Across 2026, Maisonneuve won two events and went 14-for-26, riding 53.85% of his bovine athlete opponents.

In the bull pen, SweetPro Choices (Eno Bucking Bulls) was anointed the 2026 CanGlobal PBR Canada Bull of the Year, concluding the season with an unrivaled 44.15-point average, 0.29 points ahead of No. 2 Posty (Foley Bucking Bulls).  

The powerful bovine, who was also presented with a $10,000 bonus, capped his season with a 43.9-point out in the championship round when he was ridden by Jordan Hansen (Amisk, Alberta) for a monstrous 90.35 points, the lone 90-point ride of the 2026 PBR Canada National Finals.

Blue Nerve (C5 Rodeo) was the 2026 YETI “Built For The Wild” Bull of the National Finals. The powerful animal athlete was scored an unrivaled 44.2 points for his commanding out in the championship round when he tossed Maisonneuve in 3.79 seconds.

The 2026 Zane Lambert Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Two Bit Bucking Bulls patriarch Josh Berezay. An elite stock contractor for more than two decades, Berezay and his family nurtured some of the greatest bovine athletes ever to come from Canada including Bucking Fantastic, Catch My Drift and Happy Camper. 

For the second consecutive season, Thompson Rodeo Livestock was crowned the PBR Canada Stock Contractor of the Year. The outfit is led by Jim and Janet Thompson.

The Dakota Buttar Invitational in Kindersley, Saskatchewan, was voted the PBR Canada Indoor Event of the Year for the second straight time, while the Lori Eno Memorial Bull Riding in Coronation, Alberta, was chosen as the PBR Canada Outdoor Event of the Year.

Fans can relive all the action from the 2026 Command Tubular PBR Canada National Finals, presented by Edmonton’s Best Hotels.com, on TSN. For a complete broadcast schedule, visit PBRCanada.com/tsn-schedule.

Stay tuned in to PBRCanada.com and follow the tour on Facebook (PBR Canada), X (@PBRCanada), and Instagram (@PBRCanada) for the latest results, news, stats and more.

PBR Canada Cup Series
2026 Command Tubular PBR Canada National Finals, presented by Edmonton’s Best Hotels.com
Rogers Place – Edmonton, Alberta
(Round 1-Round 2-Round 3-Round 4-Event Aggregate-Event Points)
1. Coy Robbins, 85.25-87.45-88.05-88.8-349.55-324 Points.
2. Francisco Costa, 85.1-0-85.35-88.7-259.15-193 Points.
3. Luciano De Castro, 83.8-89.15-85.5-0-258.45-178 Points.
4. Nick Tetz, 86.45-85.55-82.8-0-254.80-138 Points.
5. Jordan Hansen, 0-87.55-0-90.35-177.90-121 Points.
6. Grady Young, 0-86.45-0-89.6-176.05-86 Points.
7. Tanner Eno, 85.2-88.85-0-0-174.05-76 Points.
8. Cort McFadden, 84.7-0-0-87.75-172.45-58 Points.
9. Cody Coverchuk, 84.25-85.25-0-0-169.50-44 Points.
10. Jeremy Maisonneuve, 0-0-86.7-0-86.70-34 Points.
11. Dakota Buttar, 86.1-0-0-0-86.10-32 Points.
12. Cassio Dias, 0-0-85.45-0-85.45-24 Points.
13. Marshall Senger, 0-0-85.05-0-85.05-19 Points.
(tie). Chanse Switzer, 0-0-85.05-0-85.05-19 Points.
15. Aaron Roy, 84.4-0-0-0-84.40-18 Points.
16. Lonnie West, 0-0-82.6-0-82.60-14 Points.
Tyler Craig, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Jayden Roy, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Griffin Koester, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Garrett Green, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Ashton Sahli, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Trinity Bear, 0-0-0-0-0.00

2026 PBR Canada National Standings
(Place, Rider, Events, Wins, Top 5's, Points, Total Winnings)
1. Nick Tetz, 31, 8, 18, 1,562.83, $257,996.42
2. Gilmar Santana, 32, 6, 17, 1,036.00, $71,160.44
3. Coy Robbins, 24, 2, 7, 723.50, $81,294.00
4. Francisco Costa, 33, 1, 7, 719.67, $58,209.50
5. Dakota Buttar, 30, 2, 8, 682.67, $43,295.63
6. Jordan Hansen, 18, 1, 8, 578.67, $43,448.25
7. Tyler Craig, 33, 2, 8, 561.00, $35,873.38
8. Aaron Roy, 31, 0, 9, 557.00, $29,632.02
9. Jeremy Maisonneuve, 13, 2, 7, 509.50, $40,899.13
10. Lonnie West, 27, 1, 6, 499.50, $33,760.88
11. Tanner Eno, 30, 1, 4, 468.00, $34,042.75
12. Marshall Senger, 31, 2, 6, 448.00, $24,167.63
13. Jayden Roy, 16, 2, 5, 434.00, $34,815.83
14. Grady Young, 8, 3, 4, 374.50, $35,194.38
15. Cody Coverchuk, 20, 0, 4, 370.67, $18,264.50
16. Griffin Koester, 19, 0, 5, 352.00, $26,156.00
17. Garrett Green, 11, 0, 4, 291.00, $15,395.42
18. Chanse Switzer, 28, 1, 3, 276.33, $14,172.21
19. Ashton Sahli, 33, 1, 3, 276.00, $14,867.38
20. Trinity Bear, 19, 0, 4, 273.50, $17,963.69
21. Jett Lambert, 22, 1, 5, 217.00, $10,933.13
22. Austin Paley, 34, 0, 4, 184.67, $11,990.63
23. Luciano De Castro, 1, 0, 1, 178.00, $26,512.50
24. Weston Davidson, 27, 0, 1, 165.50, $9,018.75
25. Stefan Tonita, 15, 1, 2, 159.00, $8,594.81
26. Eric O'Flynn, 16, 0, 2, 157.67, $6,259.13
27. Jhett Wheeler, 4, 0, 3, 122.83, $6,213.50
28. Marco Rizzo, 5, 0, 3, 120.00, $6,268.75
29. Macaulie Leather, 3, 1, 2, 117.00, $9,739.58
30. Eli Vastbinder, 5, 1, 1, 109.00, $7,437.50
31. Jake Gardner, 5, 0, 2, 106.50, $5,712.25
32. Koltin Hevalow, 3, 0, 1, 96.00, $4,780.25
33. Brock Radford, 12, 0, 2, 88.00, $3,570.00
34. Edgar Durazo, 2, 0, 1, 82.00, $5,153.13
35. Cody Fraser, 11, 0, 1, 76.00, $3,415.88
36. Dusty Golden, 11, 0, 1, 63.00, $1,368.50
37. Darnell Bahe, 2, 0, 2, 61.00, $4,462.50
38. Cauy Schmidt, 12, 0, 1, 58.00, $2,550.00
38. Cort McFadden, 1, 0, 0, 58.00, $3,158.75
40. Andy Guzman, 1, 0, 1, 57.00, $4,200.00
41. Jack Mitchell, 5, 0, 1, 51.00, $2,939.58
42. Daniel Keeping, 1, 0, 1, 48.00, $1,710.00
43. Westen Wade, 8, 0, 0, 42.50, $1,425.00
44. Lucas Dunand, 12, 0, 1, 39.00, $1,279.25
45. Tyler Villarreal, 17, 0, 0, 37.00, $1,192.13