The bids kept going higher and higher for the Estevan Bruins annual Jersey Auction fundraiser on Saturday, February 29th, and by midnight a total of $23,400 was raised for the club’s Education Fund.
The Bruins’ Education Fund receives 100% of the proceeds from the Jersey Auction every year, as the fund is set up to support all players who play for the Bruins then pursue post-secondary education after their junior hockey careers are over.
Each player receives $1,000 for every season they are credited playing with the Bruins. This ‘scholarship’ applies to all Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) teams. For example, after this season Bruins’ 4th-year forward Jayden Davis will be eligible to receive $4,000 towards post-secondary education once he is accepted into a recognized school. While Jayden’s fellow graduating teammate Tylor Ludwar, playing in his first year with the Bruins, will receive $1,000 from the Bruins AND similar ‘scholarship’ dollars from his previous junior hockey teams.
This drives home the necessity for outstanding support from the community for the Bruins’ Jersey Auction, as the fund will provide anywhere from $10,000 – $30,000 in scholarships, depending on the number of graduating players who move on to school, every season.
On Saturday night, one of the most successful Jersey Auctions in several years was held as a combination of the 6 Live Auction jerseys and 24 Online Auction jerseys raised $23,400.
The six players who had their Carson Safety Services’ 3rd jersey’s auctioned live, thanks to locally-owned Mack Auction Company, were: Griffin Asham-Moroz ($4,100), Jayden Davis ($3,700), Kade McMillen ($1,250), Isaiah Thomas ($1,250), Keenan Rancier ($1,250) and Austin King-Cunningham ($900). The total raised between the two intermissions alone was $12,450, one of the largest totals for the live auction in recent memory.
The remaining Carson Safety Services 3rd jersey’s were auctioned off online, along with six framed jersey’s of the Bruins’ leadership group: Devan Harrison (A), Jayden Davis (C), Kade McMillen (A), Tanner Manz (A), Tyson Manz (A), and Isaiah Thomas (A). Those 24 jersey’s went for a combined total of $10,950.
Below is a list of each jersey, the amount they went more, and the winning bidder. Thanks to everyone who supported the Estevan Bruins 2020 Jersey Auction and the Education Fund!
1 – Randy Cooke ($320) – JIM COOKE
2 – Austin King-Cunningham ($900) – BRUINS’ COACHING STAFF
3 – Tylor Ludwar ($350) – JORDAN BOKHORST
4 – Devan Harrison ($320) – MASON LESY
4 – Devan Harrison – Framed ($550) – KEVIN LAUSCH
5 – Dayton Deics ($440) – HALEN LESY
7 – Caleb Petrie ($400) – KYLE KAPICZOWSKI
8 – Kersey Reich ($500) – TRISTA MacKENZIE
9 – Cody Davis ($750) – CARMEN WHITFIELD
10 – Jayden Davis ($3,700) – JASON TYMO
10 – Jayden Davis – Framed ($650) – CHOPPER K STEAKHOUSE
11 – Kade McMillen ($1,250) – BLACKBURN WELL SERVICE
11 – Kade McMillen – Framed ($450) – McMILLEN RANCHING
14 – Eddie Gallagher ($540) – ROBERT GALLAGHER
15 – Tanner Manz ($600) – ART & SHARON GODLIEN
15 – Tanner Manz – Framed ($450) – OVERSHOT OILFIELD CONSTRUCTION
16 – Brady Nicholas ($320) – GREG AUSTIN
17 – Dain Sardelli ($450) – KEVIN LAUSCH
18 – Ryder Pierson ($320) – JEFF PIERSON
19 – Tyson Manz ($350) – ART & SHARON GODLIEN
19 – Tyson Manz – Framed ($450) – OVERSHOT OILFIELD CONSTRUCTION
21 – Tyler Savage ($400) – RYAN SIEVER
22 – Griffin Asham-Moroz ($4,100) – OVERSHOT OILFIELD CONSTRUCTION
23 – Mason Strutt ($300) – STRUTT CONSULTING
25 – Erik Boers ($360) – DOLORES HOFFART
26 – Alex Von Sprecken ($800) – BUFFALO HEAD ENVIRONMENTAL
27 – Isaiah Thomas ($1,250) – PHIL & KARMA THOMAS
27 – Isaiah Thomas – Framed ($420) – COLE & BRITTANY ZAHN
28 – Troy Hamilton ($460) – KELLY & BRANDY HAMILTON
35 – Keenan Rancier ($1,250) – GARNETT & JUDY RANCIER
