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CALGARY — The championship pool picture became clearer Thursday at the Canadian men's curling championship as Canada's Brad Gushue, Ontario's John Epping and Saskatchewan's Matt Dunstone advanced . . .
Brad Jacobs, left, and Marc Kennedy discuss strategy during the 2021 Tim Hortons Brier in Calgary.Photo courtesy Michael Burns/Curling Canada Team Northern Ontario, represented by Sault Ste. Marie’s Brad Jacobs and his team from the Community First Curling Centre, is off to the Championship Pool of the 2021 Tim Hortons Brier in Calgary. Following the completion of the round robin on Thursday night, Jacobs’ 5-3 record was good enough for third in Pool A and a spot in the Championship Pool. In their round robin finale, the Jacobs rink found itself behind early and couldn’t quite battle al...
CALGARY — Wild Card Two's Kevin Koe was the first to book his championship pool ticket. Wild Card Three's Wayne Middaugh was the next to make the eight-team cut at the Canadian men's curling . . .
They reunited this season with Morris throwing second stones for Koe. Morris fills a vice role, however, plotting strategy with Koe and holding the broom for skip's rocks. Koe's Wild Card Two raced into the championship round at the Tim Hortons Brier with a sixth straight win in Wednesday's early draw. Koe, Morris, B.J. Neufeld and lead Ben Hebert out of Calgary's Glencoe Club topped Pool B at 6-1. They were the only unbeaten team left until a 9-3 loss to Ontario's John Epping in an evening matchup. "We've had high expectations and they're definitely not going to get any lower now," Koe sa...
Donna Spencer Team Manitoba skip Jason Gunnlaugson directs his team as he plays Team Wild Card One at the Brier in Calgary, Alta., Monday, March 8, 2021.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh March 09, 2021 - 8:39 PM CALGARY - Matt Dunstone's curling team continued to parlay the generosity of a Saskatchewan small town into its strong start at the Canadian men's championship. Dunstone's foursome downed Quebec 9-6 on Tuesday for a third straight win. Saskatchewan was 4-1 in Pool B at the Tim Hortons Brier. The COVID-19 pandemic decimating the competitive curling season and...