Newfoundland Regiment broadcaster finds out his mom won 50/50 jackpot live during team’s inaugural game

What’s something young about going to a hockey game? Is it the popcorn? The beverages? Maybe you like participating in the 50/50 raffle that arenas hold?

Most of the time, people don’t get a chance to take home the big jackpot, but how would you react if someone you knew had their name drawn?

That’s exactly what happened to Seth Hyde on Thursday night. However, he didn’t just tell a few people…he told everyone who was tuning into the Newfoundland Regiment’s first-ever game.

The Regiment, formerly known as the Acadie-Bathurst Titan, opened up their inaugural Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League season on Thursday night at home against the Moncton Wildcats. Hyde, the Regiment’s play-by-play broadcaster, found out who won the 50/50 drawing during a break in the action. The winner? None other than his mother, who took home the $37,770 prize.

Hyde and broadcast partner Brian Rogers reacted accordingly, giving viewers on the FloHockey feed an entertaining moment.

“My mom won the 50/50!” Hyde exclaimed.

“Are you serious?” Rogers responded, in disbelief.

“I’m not joking. My mom won the 50/50. Oh my gosh. We need a Big Mary. (Someone) just came up and showed me my mom won the jackpot. No way.”

“I promise we didn’t rig this, folks. I promise,” Hyde joked.

The Regiment, surely spurred on by the amusing on-air saga, had goals from Louis-Francois Belanger and Justin Larose late in the third period to secure the franchise’s first victory, beating the Wildcats by a final score of 7-5.

Hyde, who’s just 17 years old, was named the new team’s broadcaster back in June. He is one of the youngest voices in hockey, at any level. He started calling games at the age of 12 and is an alumnus of the NHL Power Players Youth Advisory Board.