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Brendan Bottcher wanted his team sharpshooter ready if reaching the Canadian men’s curling championship playoffs came down to the draw. The elimination of tiebreaker games from the national men’s and women’s curling championships this year gave prominence to other tiebreaking methods. The top three teams in each pool of nine advance to a six-team playoff […]

Team Saskatchewan continued its impressive start at the Montana’s Brier with a 10-2 victory over The Northwest Territories. After a blank in the first end and a Colton Flasch triple take-out in the second, McEwen had a tough shot for two. His shot stone rolled too far, only scoring one. Saskatchewan had a rock buried […]

Among the surprises to start the 2024 Canadian men’s curling championship, four-time champion Kevin Koe’s struggles were completely unexpected. The buzz around four teams toppling higher seeds on the fourth day of the Montana’s Brier spilled into Tuesday, when the No. 3 men’s team in Canada added to the drama in Regina by falling out […]

It was fair to call Saskatchewan’s win on Tuesday afternoon at the Montana’s Brier a Western-style shootout. The offence dominated play early and often in the Mike McEwen rink’s win over Alberta’s Aaron Sluchinski, 11-6. Saskatchewan was in a bind early after Colton Flasch missed a hit on the wings, allowing Alberta to sit as […]

A little water dripping from the ceiling at Brandt Centre caused a few short delays in the Montana’s Brier. Around 11:00 this morning, water started to drip down from the ceiling onto one of the sheets while a game was being played. According to the REAL District which operates the Brandt Centre the “interior building […]

Disruption was the theme Monday at the Canadian men’s curling championship. Four teams posted upsets over higher seeds in the Montana’s Brier, which added spice to the playoff race in Regina. Northwest Territories Jamie Koe pulled off a curling coup by beating defending champion Brad Gushue 7-5, although the latter recovered with an 8-3 win over […]

They would have been fine with a 2-1 record. Instead, Mike McEwen’s Team Saskatchewan rink from Saskatoon’s Nutana Curling Club is undefeated after opening weekend at the Montana’s Brier. A narrow win over Prince Edward Island on opening night and two massive televised performances against Team Canada’s Brad Gushue and Alberta’s Kevin Koe on Saturday […]

The Regina Pats concluded their six-game U.S. road trip with a 5-3 loss to the Everett Silvertips. The loss marked a winless U.S. Road Trip in which the Pats went 0-6-0-0 and were outscored 12 to 29. The Pats got goals from Corban Almen, Carson Haynes, and Aaron Krestanowich, along with two assists from Logan […]