FRIDAY COMMENTARY – PAYING ATTENTION?

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NOT SURE WHAT IT IS BUT FOLKS SEEM TO HAVE PICKED UP AND PAID ATTENTION.

MAYBE IT’S THE SNOW ON THE GROUND, BUT SASKIES SEEM TO HAVE LESS OPTIONS FOR ACTIVITIES THESE DAYS SO THEY’RE TURNING THEIR ATTENTION MORE AND MORE TOWARDS SPORTS.

I POPPED INTO WEDNESDAY’S PATS GAME AFTER ATTENDING THE ARMED FORCES ARMISTICE BALL JUST A FEW BLOCKS AWAY AND COULDN’T BELIEVE THE BRANDT CENTRE WAS ALMOST FULL!

IT WAS A GREAT GAME DESPITE THE FACT THE PATS LOST 3-2 TO RED DEER. TONIGHT’S PATS-EDMONTON GAME UNDER THE ORANGE TOP WILL BE ON TV AND I’LL HAVE THE CALL ON ACCESS. RATINGS ARE GOING UP.

SO TOO ARE JERSEY SALES. THE STAFF IN THE PATS STORE TELL ME THEY DON’T HAVE TIME TO SIT DOWN BUT TRUST ME, THEY’RE NOT COMPLAINING.

THEY’RE CALLING IT THE “BEDARD FACTOR”.

AND I’M SURE RATINGS WILL BE HIGH TOO FOR SATURDAY’S RIDER GAME AS THE EDMONTON ELKS COME TO TOWN.

THE RIDERS ARE COMING OFF THEIR 600^TH WIN IN FRANCHISE HISTORY AND A VICTORY WILL CLINCH A HOME PLAYOFF GAME.

LAST I SAW THE FORECAST CALLS FOR MINUS-1 AND SNOW. PRETTY GOOD FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR! SO GLAD THESE GAMES ARE ON TV TOO.

WE’VE GOT CANADA WEST SEMIFINALS THIS WEEKEND AND IT ALL CULMINATES SUNDAY WITH THE PFC FINAL FEATURING THE REGINA THUNDER AGAINST THE SASKATOON HILLTOPS AT 1 PM AT MOSAIC STADIUM.

THE THUNDER ARE HOPING TO “PACK THE PARK” TO WITNESS THE GREATEST RIVALRY IN JUNIOR FOOTBALL: REGINA AND SASKATOON.

ISN’T IT GREAT TO HAVE SPORTS BACK?!

THAT’S TODAY’S ROD PEDERSEN COMMENTARY

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