It was a busy day for the Eagle Sky Estevan Bruins Tuesday, at the 2025 SJHL Draft.
The team made six selections – and a pair of trades – over the course of the day, making one pick over the first two rounds of 2010 Born players, and five selections over the six rounds of 2009 Born talent.
2010 Born Draft
With their lone pick in the 2010 Born Draft, the Bruins selected forward, Taren Anderson 15th overall. Anderson, a Pilot Butte product, finished the 2024-25 season with 50 points (29 goals, 21 assists) in 26 games, while adding 66 penalty minutes. In the playoffs the dynamic forward continued his dominance, registering 21 points (10 goals, 11 assists) in 11 post-season games to help lead the Storm to a U15 AA Provincial Championship.
In addition to the numbers, Anderson was also recognized as a leader on his team and in his community as the 2024-25 recipient of the Prairie Storm Minor Hockey (PSMA) Adam Herold Merit Award.
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Head coach and general manager of the Bruins, Drew Kocur said getting Anderson at the 15th pick was one of the real highlights of the day.
“We were very happy with our selection getting Taren,” Kocur said. “He’s skilled and can score, he can skate well and has good hockey IQ. He also has some good size to him already and is fresh off a U15 AA Provincial Championship, so we’re looking forward to seeing Taren’s development grow in the next few years.”
2009 Born Draft
Originally having owned the third overall pick in the 2010 Born Draft, the Bruins made a splash before the day started, sending the pick to Kindersley in exchange for the fifth overall selection in the 2009 Born Draft.
“For us, we just felt that we needed to have a first round pick in the 2009 draft so making a move with Kindersley to move up in that draft was important and we were happy with the trade,” Kocur said of the move.
The Bruins then used that fifth overall selection to draft forward, Ramy Borowsky.
Already 6-foot-1, 194 pounds at just 15 years of age, Kocur said Borowsky brings some valuable size and skill to the prospect pipeline.
“Ramy is a good young player, he skates well, has good size, and has a lot of potential to be a really good hockey player in our league. He came to our spring camp and we believed he wanted to be a Bruin so that was a plus as well.”
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A Martensville, SK., product, Browosky tore up the U15 AA ranks in ’23-24 with 79 points (32 goals, 47 assists) in just 29 games, before making the jump to U18 AAA with the Tisdale Trojans last season. With the Trojans, the forward continued to impress, putting up 16 points (five goals, 11 assists) in 44 games as a 15-year-old rookie, adding an assist in three playoff contests.
The Bruins next two selections came following another trade involving draft capitol. This time, Estevan sent their 15th overall pick in the 2009 Draft to Humboldt in exchange for the 18th and 30th overall selections. The team then used those picks to draft defenceman Orsen Poll 18th, and goaltender Adam Muntain 30th.
“We wanted to add another pic in the draft and we felt it was the right time to make a move,” Kocur said of the trade. “Poll is a really solid defenseman with great size who moves the puck well and should be a real threat in the SJHL in years to come. Muntain is a good goalie who wanted to be an Estevan Bruin, so that made the decision easy. He played a big part on the Regina Pat Canadiens, and all of their success this season.”
Poll, a native of White City, SK., is a right-hand shot defenceman who put up eight points (two goals, six assists) in 44 games as a 15-year-old rookie with the Yorkton Maulers U18 AAA team last year. His efforts also saw him take home the Maulers’ Mr. Versatility Award for his all-around contributions to the team.
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Muntain served as the Bruins’ lone goaltender selection, coming off a strong rookie season of his own in the U18 AAA ranks.
Suiting up with the defending national champion, Pat Canadians program, the Regina product posted a 14-2-0 record in 2024-25, along with a 3.00 goals against average and .889 save percentage. The performance built on a standout final season of U15 AA in ’23-24 where Muntain posted an incredible 12-2-0 record and .930 save percentage with the Regina Pat Blues.
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Back on the clock with the 51st selection, the Bruins drafted forward Cash Arcand-Vandale from Saskatoon. Following a five-game stint with the Saskatoon Contacts two seasons ago, Arcand-Vandale made the jump for his first full season of U18 AAA with the Contacts in ’24-25, posting 18 points (four goals, 14 assists) in 29 games as a rookie.
Kocur said of all the players selected, Arcand-Vandale could be the most ready to step in and see some action with the Bruins next season.
“Cash was a late pick for us as we know he’s a second rounder to the Red Deer Rebels [so could be in the WHL before long]. He’s a gamer who works hard and is skilled and we hope to see him play some games with the Bruins this upcoming season.”
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With their sixth and final pick of the day, the Bruins selected defenceman Kane Bechard from the Regina Rangers U18 AA program. A right-hand shot defender officially listed at 5-foot-10, 150 pounds, Bechard finished the 2024-25 season with 17 points (four goals, 13 assists) in 32 games with the Rangers last season, his first of U18 AA.
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Kocur said on the whole, the team is very pleased with how they fared on draft day and the prospects they were able to add to the organization.
“Just want to say our scouting staff did an excellent job, and we are very happy with how the draft went,” he said. “[Our scouts] are some of the best in the business and we look forward to the next few years as these players hopefully become Bruins.”
For a full breakdown of the 2025 SJHL Draft, all selections can be found here.
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Marty Martinson/Bruins PxP & Marketing Director
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