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11-07-2025
- Entertainment
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Day 7 of the Calgary Stampede Rodeo: Dawson Hay has 'wild' bronc-busting' day
It was Dawson Hay day Thursday at the Calgary Stampede. A 91.5-point party aboard buckin' bronc Enigma became the top score — of any event — through seven rodeo shows at GMC Stadium. And the Albertan was quick to credit family for the rowdy ride that set him off right in front of home-province fans. 'I don't know if it really sunk in yet — that was pretty wild,' said Hay, a 27-year-old saddle-bronc star from Wildwood. 'I seen this horse earlier this year. My cousin, Ben, got on him, and he kind of had some trouble with him. 'We had a little pep talk before the round (Thursday), and I ended up trying something new … and that seems to be the ticket on that one.' 'Ben' is cousin Ben Andersen, who's also competing in the Stampede's Pool B saddle bronc event and had an interesting first round himself. First, the bronc rider from Rocky Mountain House, Alta., was fortunate to come away unscathed when his ride, Mistress, went down to the ground right out of the chute and trapped Andersen's leg under him. Then the 25-year-old scored 84 on a re-ride on Betrayed Cankaid, earning a small payout of $1,500 for a share of fifth spot. Not nearly the delightful $7,000 Hay pocketed for first-day cash and not quite what his other cousin, 28-year-old Logan Hay — Dawson's older brother — grabbed after his third-place 88 on Alberta Moon for a fat $4,500 start. But it helps to pocket early-round dollars of any amount with the Stampede's new format of advancing just the four top aggregate money winners — instead of the four forwarded in previous years — after three rounds. 'Everything can change,' said the younger Hay, who might now be bending Andersen's ear in a reversal of advising roles moving into the Friday and Saturday Pool C rounds. 'I mean … you see in that last set when Brody Wells, I think, ended up winning the set after he fell off in the first round. So anything can happen around here.' Especially since it's a packed pool, with so many top-shelf competitors in the mix. Included is reigning Stampede champ Kade Bruno, the Idahoan who was shut out on Day 1 despite a solid 83 ride aboard Frontier Acres. 'Jeepers … you talk about a stacked pool,' Hay said. 'But it seems like there's no easy pools in any tournament-style rodeo or any rodeo at all. It's pretty amazing. There's guys that are 40th place in the (world) standings that are liable to go and beat you at any point. 'So there's really no easy set … that's for sure. It's stacked all the way through every rodeo.' Having family support, including legendary dad Rod — a four-time Stampede king — helps find their way to the top of that stack. At least that's the hope here, with Alberta's first family of bronc busting trying to turn Hay day into family days for the rest of the week. 'I know there's only three of us (going through to Showdown Sunday from Pool C),' added Hay. 'So hopefully me, Logan and Ben can keep picking our way through to that. 'Hopefully none of us get left out.' ay 6 at the Calgary Stampede Rodeo: Saddle-bronc finale setting up to be a 'salty' one RODEO NOTES, Day 6: Barrel racer Carlee Otero 'ready to be a champion' at Calgary Stampede WHAT MADE FOR THE 91.5 RIDE? Enigma took Hay for quite the ride. The Vold Rodeo Company bucking horse broke from the chute and got rocking, bouncing up and down and taking major air on the third jump. But Hay was ready for every single move, staying in full control for the full eight seconds. It didn't hurt that Enigma took the cowboy out to the far end of the ring right to the front of the raucous crowd, spurring on a loud roar from the fans in the grandstand. 'I think I got about four bronc rides worth of him because we were having heck getting off of him after the ride,' said Hay, with a chuckle, of Enigma. 'No … he had a couple really good (jumps). And if you can hold them up with your feet, there's really no better feeling in the bronc-riding world than when one quits moving forward and is just coming straight up at you. 'So that's kind of what everyone's dream of a great bronc ride feels like.' Not bad at all for not having a feel for the horse ahead of the trip. 'Yeah … I didn't know what to expect coming into this round,' added Hay. 'I kind of like that when you don't really know what the horse is going to do, and you're just ready for anything. You gotta ride wide open. 'You know … sometimes it takes a year or two to figure out all the kinks. Every horse is a little different. And you kind of just got to figure out what works with some of them ones that haven't been bucked a whole bunch.' tsaelhof@
Yahoo
09-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
'Cry about it!': Hockey world buzzes as ex-NHL enforcer brawls slowpoke golfer on Alberta course
Video of a brawl between former NHL enforcer Nick Tarnasky and an aggressive bearded assailant on an Alberta golf course has gone viral. The video of the fight, which lasts about 30 seconds with plenty of blows and profanity, was taken a few days ago, but went viral today, with tens of millions of views on social media. It's not clear who is taking the video, though from some of the conversation it sounds it might be a member of Tarnasky's golf party or perhaps a golf course manager or marshal. I've put in a call to the reported golf course where the incident occurred, but haven't got any answer back yet. Tarnasky, 40, from Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, was listed at 6-feet, 2-inches, 230-pounds as a player. He had dozens of fights in 13 years of pro hockey, including 245 NHL games with Tampa and Florida, where he got 297 penalty minutes. He fought other tough players such as Tanner Glass, Aaron Asham, Zenon Konopka, Milan Lucic, Matt Greene, Mike Commodore, Colton Orr and Zack Stortini. Said Jordie Demcher of Barstool Sports of Tarnasky and the golf fight: 'He wasn't a hockey player who fought occasionally. He was a fighter who sometimes managed to play ice hockey. He was bashing dudes skulls open while he was skating on a sheet of ice. Do you really think he was even going to break a sweat having to beat the sh*t out of some nerd while standing on foot? So let this be a lesson to all the guys out there who have a short fuse, and have had too much to drink–if you're going to challenge a guy to a fight, maybe do your homework first. At least figure out his name and do a quick Google search. You might think you're just fighting some random massive mutant who was going to kick your ass anyway. But next thing you know, you're dealing with a guy who was legitimately a professional ass kicker. Check the game notes, bud.' Like most videos, we only have part of the interaction between the two adversaries, but we've got far more of the back story on what starts the fight than on the vast majority of social media fight videos. The incident started with Tarnasky and his group of golfers frustrated that the two players ahead of them were taking too much time to tee off, possibly due to inebriation. Tarnasky and his group can be heard telling the two players to either drive or they'll be booted off the course. The two are also warned not to act too tough because they're not tough guys. If they want to keep playing, it's suggested they let Tarnasky's group go ahead because at that moment they been standing there for 15 minutes: 'That's not golf. You guys can't even stand up,' the two were told. At that point the bearded golfer exploded in response, yelling repeatedly, 'Well, cry about it! F*ckin' cry about ir! F*ckin' cry about it!' The bearded golfer then taunted Taranasky, calling him a 'p*ssy.' The bearded golfer was warned to back down and that he was going to take a beating if he did not. 'I don't give a f*ck,' the bearded golfer said, then took off his sunglasses and threw them to the ground: 'Let's f*ckin' go, man. Ho, ho, ho.' He then started to clap his hands. He advanced on Tarnasky. Again, he was told to back away, that he was not scaring anybody. Just then, the bearded man launched himself at Tarnasky, who dodged and used the aggressor's energy and momentum to push him into a golf pond. Tarnasky backed away, but the soaking assailant got out of the pond and kept after him. The ex-hockey player then grabbed him and hit him twice in the face, yelling 'Bam!' and 'Bang!' with the two blows, knocking down the assailant. The bearded man's golf partner then tried to intervene, but Tarnasky pushed him aside. Again, the assailant came at Tarnasky, this time getting punched hard three times in the face, Tarnasky yelling out with each blow, 'Bang! Bang! Bang!' When the assailant fell down, Tarnasky yelled, 'Enough! Enough! Get out!' But again the assailant charged him, this time Tarnasky using his momentum to rag-doll him, and toss him high through the air and onto some grass. Finally, the assailant appeared to have had enough and the incident ended. Reaction on the hockey world was almost entirely sympathetic to Tarnasky: Panthers fan Stu Young @utsgnuoy Wow, I didn't know NHL player fought on land just like they do on ice! Guy takes a serious beating! Sports fan Dylan Barrons 🌍 @Bloop33 The more I watch this the funnier it gets Writer Steve Skojec @SteveSkojec Yelling 'bang!' every time you punch a d-bag in the mouth is a strangely Baller move. Also, really appreciated the airtime on those launches Businessman Adam Rossi @rossiadam Anyone looking for a sales guy? He gets thrown in a lake, gets pounded in the face by a Sasquatch yelling 'bam' with each punch, and still keeps a coming. Would make an amazing cold caller. Hockey news site The Morning Skate @morning_skate Can you imagine running your mouth at the golf course only to get fed by former NHLer Nick Tarnasky 😂 The Bangs were straight out of the WWE and the guy was warned. Mess with the bull you get the horns! Hockey players are the best Hockey content creator Andrew Weiss @WeissHockeyTalk Looks like former Lightning tough guy Nick Tarnasky is still fully capable of throwing some knuckles 🫡 That's one way to deal with (probably drunk) idiots Hockey stats analyst Derek Braid @Royal_Arse Tarnasky almost 300 PIMs in 150 games in AHL 04-06. This drunk fool picked a fight with a professional nail gun. Wrong door pal. Top ranked hockeh podcast Spittin' Chiclets @spittinchiclets BANG BANG BANG 💥🤛 Nick Tarnasky fed some lunch on the golf course and gave a good lesson on not to chirp a former NHLer 😂 Minnesota hockey fan Bob ' The Bear' Murphy @murphfrommidway The Rick Flair 'WOOOOOO' wasn't scaring the big man. Tarnasky gave him more hang time than a Ray Guy punt. And Tarnasky with the Batman sound effect with every blow he landed was priceless. Good thing Percy Pringle finally stopped the carnage. 🤣🤣🤣 Former NHL ref Tim Peel @TimCPeel20 😂😂😂 I reffed Nick. Never saw that side of him!😂 Senators fan Kevin McConville 🇨🇦 @Sensfan001Kevin Golf in Canada … is very much a contact sport it seems. And not just contact on the ball … 1. Three decades ago I interviewed one of Edmonton's toughest but sanest men, Norm Brochu, the top bouncer at Edmonton's roughest bar, the Beverly Crest. Brochu said in his decades of being a bouncer he had rarely fought and had learned that even as he could handle himself well, it was best to avoid a fight, that you never know who you are up against, and the body doesn't always recover from a beating. Wise words. 2. The assailant in this fight was evidently drunk. He certainly acted as if he'd lost his good sense. He was aggressive and kept coming. He picked the wrong guy to mess with in Tarnasky. But as much damage as Tarnasky did, you can also see him letting up on the assailant. He warns him repeatedly to stand down. He never kicks him. He leaves him alone when he's down. He might well have thrown him onto pavement, not grass, but didn't do so. I see a controlled rage here, which was lucky for the assailant given he instigated the fight and kept on charging even as he was taking a beating. The fight was comical and Pythonesque in that way, with the maniacal aggression of the instigator repeatedly rebounding on him. There's also an element of the assailant getting what he richly had coming to him, a key element in so many vigilante movies, from Charles Bronson's 'Death Wish' series to Denzel Washington's 'The Equalizer.' No one weeps when the bad guy gets punched in the face, even punched repeatedly. The video is sure to have a long, long, long life on the internet. 3. Finally a few sentences about the bearded assailant, who is took one beating from Tarnasky, and now is taking one in the court of public opinion. First, got to give the guy the credit as a warrior who kept on coming, even as he was getting trounced. Second, no harm in sucking up and admitting you were far too aggressive, or, better yet, having a laugh with most everyone else at the temporary insanity that saw you unwittingly challenge one of hard men of hockey, then pay the inevitable price.
Yahoo
09-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
'Cry about it!': Hockey world buzzes as ex-NHL enforcer brawls slowpoke golfer on Alberta course
Video of a brawl between former NHL enforcer Nick Tarnasky and an aggressive bearded assailant on an Alberta golf course has gone viral. The video of the fight, which lasts about 30 seconds with plenty of blows and profanity, was taken a few days ago, but went viral today, with tens of millions of views on social media. It's not clear who is taking the video, though from some of the conversation it sounds it might be a member of Tarnasky's golf party or perhaps a golf course manager or marshal. I've put in a call to the reported golf course where the incident occurred, but haven't got any answer back yet. Tarnasky, 40, from Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, was listed at 6-feet, 2-inches, 230-pounds as a player. He had dozens of fights in 13 years of pro hockey, including 245 NHL games with Tampa and Florida, where he got 297 penalty minutes. He fought other tough players such as Tanner Glass, Aaron Asham, Zenon Konopka, Milan Lucic, Matt Greene, Mike Commodore, Colton Orr and Zack Stortini. Said Jordie Demcher of Barstool Sports of Tarnasky and the golf fight: 'He wasn't a hockey player who fought occasionally. He was a fighter who sometimes managed to play ice hockey. He was bashing dudes skulls open while he was skating on a sheet of ice. Do you really think he was even going to break a sweat having to beat the sh*t out of some nerd while standing on foot? So let this be a lesson to all the guys out there who have a short fuse, and have had too much to drink–if you're going to challenge a guy to a fight, maybe do your homework first. At least figure out his name and do a quick Google search. You might think you're just fighting some random massive mutant who was going to kick your ass anyway. But next thing you know, you're dealing with a guy who was legitimately a professional ass kicker. Check the game notes, bud.' Like most videos, we only have part of the interaction between the two adversaries, but we've got far more of the back story on what starts the fight than on the vast majority of social media fight videos. The incident started with Tarnasky and his group of golfers frustrated that the two players ahead of them were taking too much time to tee off, possibly due to inebriation. Tarnasky and his group can be heard telling the two players to either drive or they'll be booted off the course. The two are also warned not to act too tough because they're not tough guys. If they want to keep playing, it's suggested they let Tarnasky's group go ahead because at that moment they been standing there for 15 minutes: 'That's not golf. You guys can't even stand up,' the two were told. At that point the bearded golfer exploded in response, yelling repeatedly, 'Well, cry about it! F*ckin' cry about ir! F*ckin' cry about it!' The bearded golfer then taunted Taranasky, calling him a 'p*ssy.' The bearded golfer was warned to back down and that he was going to take a beating if he did not. 'I don't give a f*ck,' the bearded golfer said, then took off his sunglasses and threw them to the ground: 'Let's f*ckin' go, man. Ho, ho, ho.' He then started to clap his hands. He advanced on Tarnasky. Again, he was told to back away, that he was not scaring anybody. Just then, the bearded man launched himself at Tarnasky, who dodged and used the aggressor's energy and momentum to push him into a golf pond. Tarnasky backed away, but the soaking assailant got out of the pond and kept after him. The ex-hockey player then grabbed him and hit him twice in the face, yelling 'Bam!' and 'Bang!' with the two blows, knocking down the assailant. The bearded man's golf partner then tried to intervene, but Tarnasky pushed him aside. Again, the assailant came at Tarnasky, this time getting punched hard three times in the face, Tarnasky yelling out with each blow, 'Bang! Bang! Bang!' When the assailant fell down, Tarnasky yelled, 'Enough! Enough! Get out!' But again the assailant charged him, this time Tarnasky using his momentum to rag-doll him, and toss him high through the air and onto some grass. Finally, the assailant appeared to have had enough and the incident ended. Reaction on the hockey world was almost entirely sympathetic to Tarnasky: Panthers fan Stu Young @utsgnuoy Wow, I didn't know NHL player fought on land just like they do on ice! Guy takes a serious beating! Sports fan Dylan Barrons 🌍 @Bloop33 The more I watch this the funnier it gets Writer Steve Skojec @SteveSkojec Yelling 'bang!' every time you punch a d-bag in the mouth is a strangely Baller move. Also, really appreciated the airtime on those launches Businessman Adam Rossi @rossiadam Anyone looking for a sales guy? He gets thrown in a lake, gets pounded in the face by a Sasquatch yelling 'bam' with each punch, and still keeps a coming. Would make an amazing cold caller. Hockey news site The Morning Skate @morning_skate Can you imagine running your mouth at the golf course only to get fed by former NHLer Nick Tarnasky 😂 The Bangs were straight out of the WWE and the guy was warned. Mess with the bull you get the horns! Hockey players are the best Hockey content creator Andrew Weiss @WeissHockeyTalk Looks like former Lightning tough guy Nick Tarnasky is still fully capable of throwing some knuckles 🫡 That's one way to deal with (probably drunk) idiots Hockey stats analyst Derek Braid @Royal_Arse Tarnasky almost 300 PIMs in 150 games in AHL 04-06. This drunk fool picked a fight with a professional nail gun. Wrong door pal. Top ranked hockeh podcast Spittin' Chiclets @spittinchiclets BANG BANG BANG 💥🤛 Nick Tarnasky fed some lunch on the golf course and gave a good lesson on not to chirp a former NHLer 😂 Minnesota hockey fan Bob ' The Bear' Murphy @murphfrommidway The Rick Flair 'WOOOOOO' wasn't scaring the big man. Tarnasky gave him more hang time than a Ray Guy punt. And Tarnasky with the Batman sound effect with every blow he landed was priceless. Good thing Percy Pringle finally stopped the carnage. 🤣🤣🤣 Former NHL ref Tim Peel @TimCPeel20 😂😂😂 I reffed Nick. Never saw that side of him!😂 Senators fan Kevin McConville 🇨🇦 @Sensfan001Kevin Golf in Canada … is very much a contact sport it seems. And not just contact on the ball … 1. Three decades ago I interviewed one of Edmonton's toughest but sanest men, Norm Brochu, the top bouncer at Edmonton's roughest bar, the Beverly Crest. Brochu said in his decades of being a bouncer he had rarely fought and had learned that even as he could handle himself well, it was best to avoid a fight, that you never know who you are up against, and the body doesn't always recover from a beating. Wise words. 2. The assailant in this fight was evidently drunk. He certainly acted as if he'd lost his good sense. He was aggressive and kept coming. He picked the wrong guy to mess with in Tarnasky. But as much damage as Tarnasky did, you can also see him letting up on the assailant. He warns him repeatedly to stand down. He never kicks him. He leaves him alone when he's down. He might well have thrown him onto pavement, not grass, but didn't do so. I see a controlled rage here, which was lucky for the assailant given he instigated the fight and kept on charging even as he was taking a beating. The fight was comical and Pythonesque in that way, with the maniacal aggression of the instigator repeatedly rebounding on him. There's also an element of the assailant getting what he richly had coming to him, a key element in so many vigilante movies, from Charles Bronson's 'Death Wish' series to Denzel Washington's 'The Equalizer.' No one weeps when the bad guy gets punched in the face, even punched repeatedly. The video is sure to have a long, long, long life on the internet. 3. Finally a few sentences about the bearded assailant, who is took one beating from Tarnasky, and now is taking one in the court of public opinion. First, got to give the guy the credit as a warrior who kept on coming, even as he was getting trounced. Second, no harm in sucking up and admitting you were far too aggressive, or, better yet, having a laugh with most everyone else at the temporary insanity that saw you unwittingly challenge one of hard men of hockey, then pay the inevitable price.
National Post
09-07-2025
- Sport
- National Post
Hockey world buzzes as ex-NHL enforcer brawls slowpoke golfer on Alberta course
Article content Video of a brawl between former NHL enforcer Nick Tarnasky and an aggressive bearded assailant on an Alberta golf course has gone viral. Article content The video of the fight, which lasts about 30 seconds with plenty of blows and profanity, was taken a few days ago, but went viral today, with tens of millions of views on social media. Article content Article content It's not clear who is taking the video, though from some of the conversation it sounds it might be a member of Tarnasky's golf party or perhaps a golf course manager or marshal. I've put in a call to the reported golf course where the incident occurred, but haven't got any answer back yet. Article content Article content Tarnasky, 40, from Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, was listed at 6-feet, 2-inches, 230-pounds as a player. He had dozens of fights in 13 years of pro hockey, including 245 NHL games with Tampa and Florida, where he got 297 penalty minutes. Article content Article content He fought other tough players such as Tanner Glass, Aaron Asham, Zenon Konopka, Milan Lucic, Matt Greene, Mike Commodore, Colton Orr and Zack Stortini. Article content Said Jordie Demcher of Barstool Sports of Tarnasky and the golf fight: 'He wasn't a hockey player who fought occasionally. He was a fighter who sometimes managed to play ice hockey. He was bashing dudes skulls open while he was skating on a sheet of ice. Do you really think he was even going to break a sweat having to beat the sh*t out of some nerd while standing on foot? So let this be a lesson to all the guys out there who have a short fuse, and have had too much to drink–if you're going to challenge a guy to a fight, maybe do your homework first. At least figure out his name and do a quick Google search. You might think you're just fighting some random massive mutant who was going to kick your ass anyway. But next thing you know, you're dealing with a guy who was legitimately a professional ass kicker. Check the game notes, bud.' Article content Article content Very respectable ass-whooping courtesy of NHLer Nick Tarnasky. — INPOComps (@INPO_Comps) July 8, 2025
CTV News
03-07-2025
- Business
- CTV News
Alberta reaches settlement with two coal companies suing over policy flip-flop
Valory Resources Black Eagle Mining Corporation site near the Clearwater River, west of Rocky Mountain House, Alta., Tuesday, June 1, 2021. Valory Resources is one of the companies suing Alberta over its coal policy reversal in 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken EDMONTON — Two coal companies suing Alberta's government over its mining policy flip-flop say they've reached a settlement agreement with the province. Notices published online by Evolve Power and Atrum Coal say the details are confidential and no dollar figures are disclosed. Atrum says its agreement is definitive but Evolve says the terms of its own settlement are still being finalized. The companies are among five that are suing Alberta for a collective $16 billion. The companies argue that Alberta effectively expropriated their land after it suddenly reinstated its long-standing coal policy in 2022 less than two years after it was lifted and companies had been encouraged at that time to buy land for potential mining projects. Alberta lifted the coal policy again earlier this year in favour of a new rule system, but Evolve said at the time that it would have no effect on its lawsuit. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 3, 2025. Jack Farrell, The Canadian Press
