Meadow Lake’s Coverchuk chasing history in Canadian PBR Finals

“Dakota is really good. I don’t expect him to fall off any bulls there, so I’m going to have to do my part, and do what I can do to ride every single bull they run under me,” he said.

“I just try to keep it simple. Don’t think about the points or nothing, just keep it one bull at a time and let the judges do the work.”

Meadow Lake’s Cody Coverchuk enters the 2021 PBR Canada National Finals as the second ranked rider in the league. (Facebook/Cody Coverchuk)

This race poses several opportunities for riders to become immortalized in PBR history.

For Coverchuk, while he sits in second place, he has the chance to join fellow riders Zane Lambert and Aaron Roy as the third multi-time PBR Canada Champion in league history.

Also competing for this achievement is the reigning champion Buttar and 2019 champion Daylon Swearingen.

With his work certainly cut out for him against some stiff competition, Coverchuk said he isn’t focused on the glory and the accolades.

“It’s pretty humbling to get that opportunity, but at the same time, I try not to think about the kind of accolades and whatnot,” he said.

“I just try to keep it simple, get on one bull at a time, keep it one jump at a time, and if I do, if it ends up working out, that’d be great.”

Coverchuk, along with the other top-nine riders, are all in contention to win the competition as each rider can earn up to a maximum of 180 points throughout the weekend.

The top rider in this year’s finals will receive a minimum cash prize of $30,000 from the $175,000 purse along with the PBR Canada National Finals event title.

The action begins at 7 p.m. MDT on Friday, Nov. 12 and Saturday, Nov. 13 at Rogers Place.

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by Elliott Knopp

Meadow Lake’s Coverchuk chasing history in Canadian PBR Finals

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