Brad and Tyson Fetch – Builder

The names Brad and Tyson Fetch are synonymous with the development of lacrosse in Prince Albert.

The brothers have held many different hats with Prince Albert lacrosse from referee, to coach, to scheduler, equipment manager and more. Brad Fetch played lacrosse as a youngster, so he was thrilled to become involved as a coach beginning in 2000 when Prince Albert lacrosse was formed.

Brad’s coaching started out at the local level, schooling players on the ins and outs of the games and getting them to play at the provincials so they could see how strong the play was at that level. Each year, the gap between Prince Albert and the other teams decreased and many of the PA teams began to medal at provincials. Brad also coached the Zone 8 team at the Saskatchewan Summer Games in 2008. The team would go on to win bronze at that event. Brad coached Team Saskatchewan at Nationals in 2006, 2007 and 2009.

Brad was the president of Prince Albert Box Lacrosse from 2005-2007 and referee in chief since 2008. He also served as the referee in chief for the province for three years from 2014-2017. His success as a referee was noted by his peers, being nominated as the official of the year six times and winning the award in 2013 and 2015.

Tyson Fetch followed in his brother’s footsteps and got involved in all aspects of lacrosse, joining the board in 2007 as the aboriginal liaison. He took over as president the following year and remained as president until 2017. In addition to his board duties, Tyson also coached and would always bring one or two teams to provincials. In fact, during his 18 years of involvement in coaching he led 47 different lacrosse teams including the first ever female team in the league. 

His coaching successes included assistant coach for the PeeWee team representing Saskatchewan at nationals and head coach for the U19 Women in the North American Indigenous games in 2017 where they were part of making history as it was the first time lacrosse was included for women at the games.

One of Tyson’s biggest coaching passions was the Prince Albert Predators who play in the Prairie Gold Lacrosse League. He started out as the assistant coach in 2011 and then move onto head coach. In 2018, Tyson’s second year as head coach, the Predators won their first championship since the club’s inception into the league. In 2022, Tyson was nominated as coach of the year for the Saskatchewan Lacrosse Association. After nine seasons, Tyson stepped down as coach of the Predators, but in order to keep building the sport, he stayed on as a consultant.

Brad and Tyson both have a profound respect for the game of lacrosse through the lens of Indigenous Peoples. They always took great care in their relationship with the Mistawasis community and for many years brought teams to play in Prince Albert. They also prided themselves in keeping registration fees low in an effort to remove any financial barriers families may have. In addition, they helped launch the first all-female team in Prince Albert and worked to have all players feel valued, accepted and included.