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From Lion to Wildcat

Yet another St. Paul Lion will be pursuing his football career beyond his high school years, as Madison Brousseau has signed with the Edmonton Wildcats of the Canadian Junior Football League. The Grade 12 St.
Madison Brousseau, a former St. Paul Lions player, has signed with the Edmonton Wildcats of the Canadian Junior Football league.
Madison Brousseau, a former St. Paul Lions player, has signed with the Edmonton Wildcats of the Canadian Junior Football league.

Yet another St. Paul Lion will be pursuing his football career beyond his high school years, as Madison Brousseau has signed with the Edmonton Wildcats of the Canadian Junior Football League.

The Grade 12 St. Paul Regional High School student had already been accepted to attend MacEwan Univerity in Edmonton, which made the fit with the Wildcats even more perfect. Brousseau will be pursuing a career in the education field, with the ultimate goal of becoming a Phys. Ed teacher.

Brousseau began playing football in Grade 6, when he was living in Lac La Biche. When he and his family moved to St. Paul, he continued on playing the sport he clearly excels at, joining the Bengals and then the Lions.

Brousseau was first invited to join the Wildcat’s workouts, which then lead to him sending his highlight tape from his high school seasons with the Lions. He was then invited to take part in the Wildcats’ spring camp and tryouts.

Clearly, he left a good impression with the team, and the Wildcats later notified Brousseau that he had made the team. He will be joining the Wildcats as a receiver.

And while Brousseau was clearly excited by the accomplishment, he admits that he was also a little surprised.

“They said they’ve been watching me in the (Wheatland Football League) since last year,” explains Brousseau. He adds that he had wanted to continue playing football after high school, but wasn’t sure where he would end up.

“He's got a lot of ability and is working at becoming a better player,” said Todd Tanasichuk, a long-time coach that has been involved in both the Lions and Bengals’ programs, and has coached Brousseau throughout the years.

“He has ‘big play’ ability and we saw that often during his time as a Bengal and Lion,” added Tanasichuk.

And even more excited than Brousseau about his recent accomplishment is maybe his dad, Maurice Brousseau, who also spent a season playing with the Wildcats.

“I think my dad was happier than I was,” says Brousseau, with a laugh.

While Brousseau admits the sport of football has special characteristics that draw him to it – for example, the physicality of the sport – he also admits that overall, he simply loves being athletic and taking part in a number of sports.

“I just love sports,” he says, adding, “I just must be better at football.”

Brousseau also has only good things to say about the football program in St. Paul, noting that almost every year there is at least one player who earns a sport on a team beyond the high school level.

“It’s a good program to get connected.”


Janice Huser

About the Author: Janice Huser

Janice Huser has been with the St. Paul Journal since 2006. She is a graduate of the SAIT print media journalism program, is originally from St. Paul and has a passion for photography.
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