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LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Saskatchewan's Colton Flasch beat Brad Jacobs 10-3 to eliminate Northern Ontario from the Tim Hortons Brier on Friday while Canada's Brendan Bottcher knocked out Wild Card Three's Jason Gunnlaugson 7-3 in the other crossover playoff game.
Wild Card Three's Jason Gunnlaugson and Saskatchewan's Colton Flasch won their tiebreakers Friday and advanced to the playoffs of the Tim Hortons Brier.
With every mediocre showing at a major international curling event, the debate is renewed. What should Curling Canada do to ensure the Maple Leaf is on top of the podium?
"I'm literally starting it off by saying that 'It pains me to have to do this,'" Howard said from Calgary. "I don't want to do this sort of stuff, but they have to know that this is a big issue. "It's something that needs to be dealt with properly. Hopefully moving forward they'll realize this process isn't ideal and that maybe it should be rectified. We'll see." Papering the bottom of each granite stone - also called 'touching up,' 'sanding' or 'texturing' - is done by ice technicians on site, usually a day or two before the final weekend at an event like the Brier.
CALGARY — In a Canadian men's curling championship loaded with uncertainty, one of its most consistent performers keeps on delivering.The next step for top-seeded Kevin Koe is a chance at another Tim. . .