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Scott MacAulay was a Prairie Football Conference veteran when the Regina Thunder was in its rookie year.

MacAulay’s only season as a linebacker with the team was also the Thunder’s first in the league, back in 2000.

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At the time, the Thunder was filling a junior football void that had been created in 1999 when the Regina Rams moved to the university ranks. As it turned out, the Queen City was without a PFC team for only one season before the Thunder debuted in 2000.

All these years later, heading into the Thunder’s 20th season, MacAulay remains a valuable member of the organization.

“I’m just proud to say I’m the head coach, like Randy Shaw was (in the early years), and that I’m filling the shoes of Erwin Klempner,” MacAulay reflects as Sunday afternoon’s regular-season opener against the host Edmonton Wildcats draws closer.

“Those two dudes did a lot of work for this organization to make sure it stayed alive.”