Issue 1 – Wednesday, November 30, 2011 • An Official Publication of the Canadian Association. Kissin’ in Kootenays

Defending Brier champ Jeff Stoughton of Winnipeg gets good luck smooches from defending Canada Cup queen Stefanie Lawton (left) of Saskatoon and Canadian champion Amber Holland of Kronau, Sask. after practice sessions Tuesday at the RecPlex. The first draw of the Capital One Canada Cup hits the ice at 9 a.m. today. • Fearless Predictions • Canada Cup rosters • Canada Cup trivia

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The Ktunaxa Nation Council operates an interpretive centre within the Resort which displays artifacts and details Nestled between the Purcell and Rocky Mountains near Kimberley and Cranbrook BC, the St.Eugene Golf Resort Casino is a magnificent resort that offers gourmet dining, world-class golf, elegant guest rooms, and casino nightlife, all at one breath-taking location. 2011 Capital One Canada Cup – Morning Cup Page 3 Canada Cup renaissance BY LARRY WOOD whose team of John Morning Cup Editor Mike McEwen Morris, and won the gold medals at Welcome to the new-look, the Vancouver Olympics in Feb- revamped, rejuvenated, Capital ruary of 2010. One Canada Cup of Curling, Then, too, there is four-time edition No. 9. Canadian distaff champion The Canadian Curling Asso- Jennifer Jones of Winnipeg ciation’s initial venture into the who missed making it five by a realm of cash bonspiels began in couple of inches last year at the 2003 at Kamloops. The first six Scotties in Charlottetown. That events were staged there before bauble went to Amber Holland moving to Yorkton in 2009 and of Kronau, near Regina, whose on to Medicine Hat a year ago. world silver medal winner is in But additional stature has been the lists along with Saskatch- granted the competition this sea- ewan rival Stefanie Lawton of son. In addition to reducing the Saskatoon, the Canada Cup de- field to seven men’s and seven fender and two-time champ. women’s teams qualifying by “You don’t think about Olym- way of last season’s exploits, the pic trials,” said Jones. “That’s winners will, for the first time, so far away. It’s obviously some- become the initial qualifiers for thing you’d like to get out the the 2013 Tim Hortons Roar Of way but I don’t think it mat- the Rings Canadian Olympic ters whether you get it now or trials slated for Winnipeg two you get it later. The timing of it years hence. doesn’t really matter. Total prize money for this “We’re playing because we shindig at the RecPlex has been like to play. We’re having fun. reduced by $10,000 to $140,000. Obviously we’d like to go to the But six less teams will be in the Olympics. I think every team money hunt. Winners will col- playing the game would like lect $26,000, runners-up $16,000, to go to the Olympics. But if third-place finishers $10,000 and, we don’t . . . we’ll still have fun for the other eight teams, each along the way.” win will be worth $2,000. The event’s only other two- Three of the seven following time women’s champ, ’s each round robin of six draws Shannon Kleibrink, joins the will advance to playoffs. Second chase. Her crosstown rival and third finishers will collide in skipped by Cheryl Bernard, the semi-finals with the round-robin Olympic silver-medallist at Van- This is the first chance and if we leader. leaders installed directly in the couver, is one of the few consid- can pull it off here then we don’t “It would bode well for pro- championship finals slated for ered powerhouse units missing have to worry about it for the motional purposes. And, defi- Sunday in action. Bernard fell one berth next two years. Sure, if you don’t nitely it would be a nice feature How important is a victory in short of qualifying through last win, you’ve got seven other for the team to win this one. We this affair? Just about as impor- season’s CTRS rankings. chances, but it’d sure be nice to don’t want to leave anything tant as it gets . . . at this stage of The action starts today at 9 get it out of the way and enjoy up in the air, we want to qualify the races to become Team Can- a.m., with Lawton facing Heath- the next couple of winters.” straight in and as soon as pos- ada in each gender at the Sochi er Nedohin of Edmonton and Following this event, the only sible. Olympics. Ottawa’s Rachel Homan testing routes to the trials proper will “We don’t want to see our- For the also-rans, it will mean Chelsea Carey of Winnipeg on be next year’s Canada Cup at selves in a pre-trials, all-or- noth- dropping back into the rigorous the women’s side, Howard tack- Moose Jaw, a selection of points ing situation again. We put a lot races for Canadian Team Rank- ling northern rival Brad Jacobs standings — this season, next of emphasis on that.” ing System points. There’ll be of Sault Ste. Marie and McEwen season and a combination of the That, in fact, is what happened as much point-hunting as buck- against 2010 Brier winner Kevin two, and a last-ditch pre-trials to McEwen in 2009 at Prince hunting over the next two win- Koe of Edmonton. event in November, 2013 that George when he lost a last-gasp ters. World tour money-winning will declare the final four teams, qualifier to fellow Winnipegger “It’s massive,” said defending leader last year and again this two men and two women, for Jason Gunnlaugson. men’s champion Glenn Howard season, McEwen, coincidentally, the eight-team Sochi show- With few exceptions, the of Coldwater, Ont., on Tuesday. also entered last year’s Canada downs. game’s top dogs are on hand at “I can’t deny it. Obviously the Cup gauntlet with three early “It would be a nice bonus to the Cranbrook icehouse. Many long-term goal is to get to the Tour victories under his belt. be the first team into Winnipeg,” are fierce rivals including How- Olympic trials and you don’t said Winnipeg’s Mike McEwen, ard and three-time Canada want to give up any chances. Continued on 4 the current World Tour money Cup champion of Page 4 Wednesday, November 30, 2011 From Page 3 so, yeah, there’s a little bit of be played Saturday at 8 a.m. (154), 5. Chelsea Carey, Morden (149), added pressure there.” followed by the TSN-televised 6. Stefanie Lawton, Saskatoon (146), Martin was of mixed minds women’s semi-final at 1 p.m. 7. Rachel Homan, Ottawa (117), 8. CRANBROOK: Tuesday. and the men’s televised semi at Cheryl Bernard, Calgary (105), 9. Cathy “There’s two ways to look at 6 p.m. Overton-Clapham, Winnipeg (96), 10. winning that trials berth this On Sunday, the women’s tele- Jessie Kaufman, Edmonton (80), 11. A new look early. Yeah, well take it if we win vised final goes at 9 a.m. while Desiree Owen, Grande Prairie (71), Koe, who this season is aligned it, but that leaves you with two the men’s televised final starts at 12. Sherry Middaugh, Coldwater (70), with Moose Jaw smoothie Pat long seasons of trying to get up 1:30 p.m. 13, Kelly Scott, Kelowna (70), 14. Jill Simmons at third, never has for a lot of other events and to The event is presented by the Thurston, Winnipeg (63), 15. Krista Mc- missed a Canada Cup renewal. maintain your momentum head- St. Eugene Golf Resort Casino. Carville, Thunder Bay (57). Rounding out the male contin- ing into the trials two years from gent is Regina’s now. Winning it now, it may be a ••• (2011-2012 CTRA point stand- and defending Canadian and lot tougher to sustain that com- (2010-11 CTRS point stand- ings) world champion Jeff Stoughton’s petitive edge.” ings - Points taken to nearest full Winnipeg team that includes The Canada Cup remains the number where applicable)) Men -- 1. Mike McEwen, Winnipeg Jon Mead, Reid Carruthers and only cash bonspiel extant to con- (179), 2. Glenn Howard, Coldwater Steve Gould. tinue with 10-end matches, start Men -- 1. Kevin Martin, Edmonton (112). 3. John Epping, Toronto (104), For at least three of the cur- to finish. As such, for the first (256), 2. Mike McEwen, Winnipeg (238), 4. , Edmonton (99), 5. Kevin rent men’s skips — Howard, 49, time this season, longer games 3. Jeff Stoughton, Winnipeg (226), 4. Martin, Edmonton (93), 6. Randy Fer- Stoughton, 48, and Martin, 45 — will be the vogue for all of the Glenn Howard, Coldwater (223), 5. bey, Edmonton (89), 7. Brad Gushue, this 2014 shot at Olympic glory competitors. Kevin Koe, Edmonton (172), 6. Brad St. John’s (81), 8. Rob Rumfeldt, likely will be their respective In 2 p.m. action today, Stough- Gushue, St. John’s (136), 7. Steve Guelph, Ont., (74), 9. Jeff Stoughton, last hurrahs. It figures that a win ton will play Jacobs and Martin Laycock, Regina (117), 8. Wayne Mid- Winnipeg (66), 10. Brad Jacobs, Sault here would take a load of pres- tackles Laycock. In women’s daugh, Toronto (113), 9. Rob Fowler, Ste. Marie (59), 11. Steve Laycock, Re- sure off the shoulders of one of scuffling, Kleibrink plays Carey, Brandon (107) 10. John Epping, Toronto gina (58), 12. Mark Kean, Woodstock, these elder skips. Nedohin faces Jones and Hol- (101), 11. Brad Jacobs, Sault Ste. Marie Ont ., (53), 13. Jake Higgs, Harriston, (91), 12. Bob Ursel, Kelowna (90), 13. Ont., (51), 14. Jean-Michel Menard, “I like the system, I think land opens against Lawton. they’ve definitely tweaked it for Round-robin action continues Jean-Michel Menard, St-Romuald (84), Gatineau (48), 15, Brock Virtue, Calgary the best,” said Howard. “And at 7 p.m. today, and 9, 2 and 7 on 14. Dale Matchell, Bradford (83), Don (47). I know I don’t have too many Thursday and Friday. Walchuk, Edmonton (68). Women -- 1. Sherry Middaugh, Cold- shots at the Olympics left in me Tiebreakers, if required, will Women -- 1. Jennifer Jones, Win- water (112), 2. Jennifer Jones, Winnipeg nipeg (215), 2. Amber Holland, Kronau (101), 3. Cathy Overton-Clapham, Win- (172), 3. Shannon Kleibrink, Calgary nipeg (84), 4. Cheryl Bernard, Calgary (170), 4. Heather Nedohin, Edmonton (82), 5. Crystal Webster, Calgary (78), 6. Stefanie Lawton, Saskatoon (77.3), 7. Renee Sonnenberg, Grande Prairie (76.9), 8. Valerie Sweeting, Edmonton (48), 9. Chelsea Carey, Winnipeg (44), 10. Dana Ferguson, Calgary (43), 11. Heather Nedohin, Edmonton (42), 12. Shannon Kleibrink, Calgary (40), 13. Krista McCarville, Thunder Bay (39), 14. Kelley Law, New Westminster (34), 14. Dana Ferguson, Calgary (32), 15. Kelly Scott, Kelowna (31); 19. Rachel Homan (28), 25. Amber Holland (21) •(Points available for Capital One Canada Cup) 1st: 45 points; 2nd: 30; 3rd: 25; Round-robin wins for teams failing to reach the playoffs: 3 points per win.

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CDN PINTED vert 1C 2.4375x3.1875.indd 1 11/3/11 11:49 AM 2011 Capital One Canada Cup – Morning Cup Page 5 Who will rule Cranbrook roost? THE MEN Read on as the THE WOMEN KEVIN MARTIN, Edmonton — There’s Morning Cup makes JENNIFER JONES, Winnipeg — The something about Olympic gold medals four-time Scotties champ is operating 1and undefeated Brier streaks that stick its fearless Canada 1without long-time second player Jill Of- in memory. The Old Bear can never be ficer, but the season’s record to date indi- counted out when the pickings are this Cup predictions cates this still is the team to beat. potent.

STEFANIE LAWTON, MIKE McEWEN, Winnipeg — This Saskatoon — Winner here team has been getting better and 2in two of the last three years, 2better and better. A lot of people hence it’s obvious the timing is thought last season would constitute favourable for the former national its time. This one could be it . . . in junior-champion sister act and mates. spades.

SHANNON KLEIBRINK, Cal- GLENN HOWARD, Coldwater — gary — Another two-time win- Came up big in last year’s show- 3ner, the skip is recovering from 3down and there’s no doubt the a kidney ailment. But this is a unit that team’s capable of repeating the feat. never can be counted out of anything. Plus, getting the Trials business out The skip is one of the nation’s best of the way early would be a boon. shooters.

JEFF STOUGHTON, Win- AMBER HOLLAND, Kronau — nipeg — Coming off his best Coming off a Scotties upset triumph 4Brier-and-World combine ever. 4and an emotional silver-winning Question is, will this team be able performance at the World women’s to get back up to speed at this championship, this outfit has been strug- early stage of the campaign. gling to find winning form of late. May be slightly undertrained.

RACHEL HOMAN, Ottawa — KEVIN KOE, Edmonton Great things have been predicted — You can’t completely 5for this youthful aggregation that 5overlook the 2010 Brier will continue to improve with age and champ. But the season’s results experience. At this stage of develop- so far have drawn a close-but- ment, could win big . . . or lose big. no-cigar rating. A hot streak, though, isn’t out of the question. HEATHER NEDOHIN, Edmon- ton — Veteran former world BRAD JACOBS, Sault Ste. 6junior queen is mounting a long Marie — The boys from the and strong effort with a view to regain- 6Soo have all the makings and ing her former level of success. The youth on their side, to boot. This team is capable of surprise. team will be heard from for some time but a few more stiff races may be needed. CHELSEA CAREY, Winnipeg — Another young unit that set 7the curling world on fire a year STEVE LAYCOCK, Regina — ago. Trouble is, it has been having A so-so Brier outing last year trouble repeating that success story 7suggests this unit has some work in the new season. cut out for it here. Plus, the skip is Edmonton’s Kevin Martin, Winnipeg’s getting to know a new vice-skip. Indicates Jennifer Jones: Odds-on favouritesagain. yet chances slim this time out. Page 6 Wednesday, November 30, 2011 ‘Like starting from scratch again’ t may be a brand new Amber Holland curling season for Amber Holland and her Canadian champs/worldI silver medallists who closed out the last one in grand style but, to this point, the re-boot has starkly resembled a lot of less-successful campaigns past. Which is to say, anything but a walk in the winter park as the green-clad champs have ex- LARRY WOOD pended copious energy ducking Morning Cup Editor an assortment of spears and ar- rows aimed at bull’s-eye targets more consistent.” newly-attached to their backs. How about a little elaboration “A big target?” Holland re- there? peats the question. “Oh, for sure. “Nope,” she says with a laugh. When you’re the champs, no- There have to be some little body rolls over in front of you. secrets in the repertoire of a curl- If we want to win again, we’re ing team, apparently. going to have to work for that. “It’s not the Tiger Woods “I’ve always felt that we’ve thing, start from scratch and never taken the easy route and revise everything — we’ve that teams have never handed worked on some of that but us anything. We’ve always had we’ve approached it like we to work hard to get where we always have,” says the slender wanted to be. So I don’t think blonde skip who was raised in it’s really all that different. We rural Dilke, northwest of Regina. knew we’d have to step up our “We’re looking at what game, just to stay consistent worked for us and what didn’t with where we’ve been.” work for us and going on from That’s been a difficult assign- there, whether that’s on-the-ice ment this time around. The team technically and we’re committed hasn’t qualified for one cashspiel to some minor changes with a playoff round. view toward more consistency, “What we don’t seem to have or whether it’s psychologically figured out is how to make where we’ve worked a lot with all your life to get there so when do the coulda-shoulda-woulda shots,” she says. “I think the our mental trainer to talk about you get there you’d better enjoy bit, but it doesn’t really matter. explanation is as simple as that. some of the things that we need it. Right? When it happens, I We coulda-shoulda-woulda the And that has to change. We to do better.” don’t think a lot of people really last six or seven years together haven’t hit our stride yet, but The defending Scotties champs understand the changes, all the but the end result is still pretty that more or less normal at this suddenly were confronted last people who come up and talk to good. stage. We need to go out there spring with a new-found noto- you. It’s OK, but it’s just another “The nicest thing is that we and make shots and do things riety. Some of it was enjoyable. thing we have to manage.” came back to Regina for the right and the wins will take care Some of it wasn’t. Some may have suspected a World men’s and we were of themselves. “You play the game for so certain amount of team devas- treated like royalty. I mean, “It’s been different for us be- long and you go out there and tation setting in following the everybody wanted a part of us, cause we’ve never been in this do your things and whether the last end of the last game against wanted our autographs, our position before. It’s sort of like people notice you or don’t notice Anette Norberg in Denmark. picture. I think in our hearts we starting from scratch again. I you, whether someone wants to “Confidence comes from play- really had won the gold medal. think we’re just feeling our way have a conversation with you, it ing well,” says Holland. “OK, Nobody came up to us and said, through it. We don’t know how is what it is, and it can be enjoy- we didn’t play that last end at ‘oh gosh, you kind of messed up it’s going to turn out. able,” says Holland, the execu- the Worlds very well. So that’s that one’. “We took the opportunity to tive director of the Saskatchewan a learning experience and you “You aren’t going to win them relax in the off-season but we Curling Association when she’s take something from that and all and we put ourselves in a knew there were a few things we not throwing granite on ice. realize that’s a place you don’t tough position but we hung in were going to have to work on “But sometimes you feel, ‘look, want to go to and that just there and we got through the tie- to get ready for this year. We’ve I just want to go out there and makes you stronger. breaker and we got through the made some minor changes (tech- curl and not worry about all the “A big thing for us is keeping playoffs and we had to be proud nically) and we’ve been working rest of the stuff that comes with the team unit together. It’s the of that because a lot of teams hard on them. Just minor stuff what we did last year’. biggest thing, in fact. It’s really would have just folded up the we know we have to do a little “It’s part of the game, though. easy for teams at that level to tent and gone home. bit better in order to be a little The funny part of it is, you play look at something like that and Continued on 11 2011 Capital One Canada Cup – Morning Cup Page 7

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Brad Jacobs of From Page 6 The Soo takes on Ontario counterpart HOLLAND: Glenn Howard in Draw 1 today. ‘It’s not how your start , it’s how you finish’

“Being a first-time Team Canada, I’m pretty pleased, obviously. A lot of first-year teams before us didn’t do as well. But we can only control what we can control.” So how about this new format Canada Cup format — rather than an automatic Olympic trials berth for winning the Scotties, she’s here on the basis of the Scotties win and if she wins here she goes straight to the Olympic trials? “The difference is that these teams are supposed to be the best of the best in the country, regardless of geography,” she muses. “As soon as you regionalize and put a border on something you’re not Canada Cup necessarily going to get the same strength of field. “I mean, may have four of the top men’s teams in the world and they can be in the Canada Cup where that could never happen at the Brier. trivia time “As such, I don’t mind this format. Seven teams is interesting, 1. Only two British Co- skips previously com- who has played in all probably better than the two pools. I prefer the round robin when lumbia-based women’s peting at the Canada previous eight Canada you’re deciding something of this magnitude.” skips have directed Cup, 10 hailed from Cups and is missing Is the new system totally fair, to players from Bonavista to Haida teams at the Canada one province. Name it. this time around. Cup. Name them. 6. No skip has ever 10. Name the skip in Gwai? 2. Only three British directed a Territories the current Canada “If I played in Nova Scotia now I’d probably do what Brad Columbia-based men’s team at the Canada cup field who has Gushue does and sacrifice everything else in my life to curl more,” skips have directed Cup. Male skips played in the most says Holland. “We all have our burdens to bear and we all have teams at the Canada from one other prov- Canada Cups, and our challenges with where we live and what we can access. Cup. Name them. ince also have been how many? 3. Name a former blanked for Canada 11. Five players in “Yes, it costs more for some than for others. But I like the idea Canada Cup champion Cup qualification. That the current field have of the trials process remaining consistent over a number of years. who never has won province? stepped down to the And if you’ve been working toward that, and have had consistent a national champion- 7. Name skips in the third position after results, I like that process because I think it gets our better teams ship (either Scotties or current Canada Cup having skipped teams there. Juniors or Mixed). that have played other in previous Canada 4. Of the 36 male skips positions in previous Cups. They are? “I like consistency in teams. I think that for the past few years previously compet- editions of the compe- 12. Name the eight the teams that have stayed together and played together have ing at the Canada tition. (Hint: There are runners-up in the done Canada proud. Now, if you have to change, for whatever Cup, nine hailed from three). women’s section of reason, you still have a couple of years to prove yourselves. each of two provinces. 8. Name their previous past Canada Cups. “I mean, you can say, ‘oh yeah, Cheryl Bernard, her name looks Name the provinces. skips. 5. Of the 37 female 9. Name one player good on paper we should put her right into the trials’, but that’s not the way our sport has ever worked. You have to go out on the ice and prove yourself every time. “The fact that we have a couple of years to qualify for the Olym-

Answers pics is great. I mean, all of us go into our provincial playdowns

Joel Jordison, Wayne Wayne Jordison, Joel

8. (Koe) . Morris. John (Koe) 8. and you have one shot. You lose, you’re out. I think the nice thing

11. Sherry Anderson, Anderson, Sherry 11.

cock, Heather Nedohin. Heather cock, about our sport is that we leave it on the ice. And a Cheryl Ber-

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7. Kevin Koe, Steve Lay Steve Koe, Kevin 7. nard or a Kevin Martin has to go out there and throw the rocks the Cheryl Bernard. Cheryl Canada cups including including cups Canada 6. Prince Edward Island. Edward Prince 6.

rie-France Larouche, Larouche, rie-France has played in eight eight in played has 5. Alberta. 5. same as everybody else.”

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4. Alberta, Ontario. Alberta, 4. Headed for role as Team Canada when the next Scotties rolls

Jennifer Jones, Cathy Cathy Jones, Jennifer 9. Randy Ferbey. Randy 9.

3. Sherry Middaugh. Sherry 3. around in Red Deer, the Holland team will have to make do with- Anderson, Jan Betker, Betker, Jan Anderson, Moore. Pat Ryan Pat

12. Kelley Law, Sherry Sherry Law, Kelley 12. hin) Deb Santos, Kristie Kristie Santos, Deb hin) 2. Jim Cotter, Bob Ursel, Ursel, Bob Cotter, Jim 2. out defending its provincial title, always a momentum-builder.

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Scott. “Well, we’ll have the Continental Cup in January and we’re

Middaugh, John Morris, Morris, John Middaugh, three times; (Laycock) (Laycock) times; three 1. Kelley Law, Kelly Kelly Law, Kelley 1. looking forward to playing in that,” says Holland. “Sure, it’s a fun thing, but it keeps you on the arena ice. “You won’t get a lot of tough games, you won’t get a lot of reps there. So we’ve committed to doing some training stuff. There aren’t a lot of events that we can play in. We might be able to find a dress-up ladies’ bonspiel somewhere in Saskatchewan. But this Canada Cup is probably our only shot at playing on arena ice until we get to the Scotties. We want to take advantage of that. A Canadian Curling Association Publication “I watched the Grey Cup on the weekend and saw the sign for Editor • Larry Wood Assistant Editor • Fred Rinne the B.C. Lions that said, ‘it’s not how you start, it’s how you fin- Photography • Michael Burns Printers • Daily Townsman ish’. So I’ll go with that, I can live with that.” Page 12 Wednesday, November 30, 2011 2011 CANADA CUP LINEUP: MEN’S POOL

Kevin Kevin Mike Jeff Glenn Koe Martin McEwen Stoughton Howard Saville Sports Saville Sports Fort Rouge CC Charleswood CC Coldwater CC Centre (Edmonton) Centre (Edmonton) (Winnipeg) (Winnipeg) (Coldwater) Experience factor — 12 Experience factor — 13 Experience factor — 21 Experience factor — 26 Skip — Mike McEwen Skip — Jeff Stoughton Experience factor — 14 Skip — Kevin Koe (37-9) Skip — Kevin Martin (45- (31-4) (48-7) Skip — Glenn Howard 3rd — (37- 7) 3rd — B.J. Neufeld (25-4) 3rd — Jonathan Mead (49-4) 4) 3rd — John Morris (33-8) 2nd— Matt Wozniak (28- (44-5) 3rd — Wayne Middaugh 2nd— (34- 2nd— Marc Kennedy (30- 4) 2nd— Reid Carruthers (44-4) 7) 8) Lead — Denni Neufeld (25-2) 2nd — Brent Laing (32-5) Lead — Lead — Ben Hebert (28-7) (30-4) Lead — Steve Gould (39- Lead — Craig Savill (33-5) (31-5) Brier: Combined 26 Brier: Combined 0 7) Brier: Combined 34 Brier: Combined 10 appearances appearances Brier: Combined 20 appearances appearances) Qualified: 2010-11 CTRS Qualified: 2010-11 CTRS appearances Qualified: Defending Can- Qualified: 2010-11 CTRS points, #1 points, #2 Qualified: 2011 Brier ada Cup champion points, #5 Last year’s record: Last year’s record: champion Last year’s record: Last year’s record: $19,000, 6-1, finished 2nd $8,200, 4-2, finished 4th Last year’s record: $29,000, 7-1, finished 1st. $12,400, 5-3, finished 3rd. $2,400, 3-3, finished T5th. (player’s age and total Canada Cup appearances, including 2010 and as a fifth player, in brackets)

Brad Steve Jacobs Laycock Soo Curlers Assoc. Tartan Curling Club (Sault Ste. Marie) (Regina)

Experience factor — 0 Experience factor — 13 Skip — Brad Jacobs (26- Skip — Steve Laycock 1) (29-2) 3rd — E.J. Harnden (28-1) 3rd — Joel Jordison (33-4) 2nd — Ryan Harnden (25- 2nd— Brennen Jones (24- 1) 1) Lead — Scott Seabrook Lead — Dallan Muyres (26-1) (24-1) Brier: Combined 10 Brier: Combined 6 appear- appearances ances) Qualified: 2010-11 CTRS (Qualified: 2010-11 CTRS points, #11 points, #7) Last year’s record: Not quallfied Coldwater’s Glenn Howard started a big Season of Champions year with a win last year at the Canada Cup. 2011 Capital One Canada Cup – Morning Cup Page 13 2011 CANADA CUP LINEUP: WOMEN’S POOL

Shannon Heather Jennifer Chelsea Rachel Kleibrink Nedohin Jones Carey Homan Calgary Winter Club Saville Sports St. Vital CC Morden CC Ottawa CC (Calgary) Centre (Edmonton) (Winnipeg) (Morden) (Ottawa) Experience factor — 9 Experience factor — 4 Experience factor — 18 Experience factor — 10 Skip — Jennifer Jones Skip — Chelsea Carey Experience factor — 0 Skip — Shannon Kleibrink Skip — Heather Nedohin (37-6) (27-2) Skip — Rachel Homan (43-7) (36-5) 3rd — Kaitlyn Lawes (22- 3rd — Kristy McDonald (22-1) 3rd — Amy Nixon (34-7) 3rd — Beth Iskiw (32-3) 1) (32-2) 3rd— Emma Miskew (22- 2nd— Bronwen Webster 2nd— Jessica Mair (27-2) 2nd — Joelle Sabourin 2nd— Kristen Foster (24- 1) (33-4) Lead — Laine Peters (41- (39-2) 2) 2nd — Alison Kreviazuk Lead — Carolyn Dar- 4) Lead — Dawn Askin (31- Lead — Lindsay Tither- (23-1) byshire (47-6) Scotties: Combined 9 4) idge (29-2) Lead — Lisa Weagle (26- Scotties: Combined 12 appearances Scotties: Combined 19 Scotties: Combined 0 1) appearances Qualified: 2010-11 CTRS appearances appearances Scotties: Combined 4 Qualified: 2010-11 CTRS points, #4 Qualified: 2010-11 CTRS Qualified: 2010-11 CTRS appearances points, #3 Last year’s record: points, #1 points, #5) Qualified: 2010-11 CTRA Last year’s record: $1,600, 2-3, finished T6th Last year’s record: Last year’s record: points, #7 $14,000, 5-2, finished 3rd $2,400, 3-2, finished 5th $1,600, 2-3, finished T6th Last year’s record: Not qualified. (player’s age and total Canada Cup appearances, including 2010 and as a fifth player, in brackets)

Amber Stefanie Holland Lawton Kronau CC Granite CC (Kronau) (Saskatoon) Experience factor — 8 Skip — Amber Holland Experience factor — 18 (37-3) Skip — Stefanie Lawton 3rd — Kim Schneider (31-5) 27-3) 3rd — Sherry Anderson 2nd— Tammy Schneider (47-6) (29-3) 2nd— Sherri Singler (37- Lead — Heather Kalen- 6) chuk (27-3) Lead — Marliese Kasner Scotties: Combined 8 (29-5) appearances Scotties: Combined 10 Qualified: 2011 Scotties appearances Saskatoon skip Stefanie Lawton captured the Canada Cup in champion Qualified: Defending Can- Medicine Hat last year. Last year’s record: ada Cup champion $1,600, 2-3, finished T6th Last year’s record: $28,200, 7-1, finished 1st Page 14 Wednesday, November 30, 2011

2011 CANADA CUP: TOURNAMENT DRAW

Time Draw Sheet A Sheet B Sheet C Sheet D Sheet E

9 a.m. 1 Stefanie Lawton Glenn Howard Mike McEwen Rachel Homan vs. Heather Nedohin vs. Brad Jacobs vs. Kevin Koe vs. Chelsea Carey

Today 2 p.m. 2 Shannon Kleibrink Steve Laycock Jeff Stoughton Heather Nedohin Stefanie Lawton vs. Chelsea Carey vs. Kevin Martin vs. Brad Jacobs vs. Jennifer Jones vs. Amber Holland

7 p.m. 3 Rachel Homan Mike McEwen Glenn Howard Kevin Koe Jennifer Jones vs. vs. Amber Holland vs. Jeff Stoughton vs. Steve Laycock vs. Kevin Martin Shannon Kleibrink

Time Draw Sheet A Sheet B Sheet C Sheet D Sheet E

9 a.m. 4 Brad Jacobs Shannon Kleibrink Jennifer Jones Amber Holland Jeff Stoughton vs. Kevin Martin vs. Heather Nedohin vs. Stefanie Lawton vs.Chelsea Carey vs. Steve Laycock Thursday 2 p.m. 5 Chelsey Carey Heather Nedohin Mike McEwen Brad Jacobs vs. Stefanie Lawton vs. Rachel Homan vs. Glenn Howard vs. Kevin Koe

7 p.m. 6 Steve Laycock Rachel Homan Shannon Kleibrink Kevin Koe Kevin Martin vs. vs. Mike McEwen vs. Jennifer Jones vs. Amber Holland vs.Jeff Stoughton Glenn Howard

Time Draw Sheet A Sheet B Sheet C Sheet D Sheet E

9 a.m. 7 Brad Jacobs Kevin Koe Stefanie Lawton Heather Nedohin vs. Mike McEwen vs. Glenn Howard vs. Rachel Homan vs Chelsea Carey

Friday 2 p.m. 8 Jennifer Jones Heather Nedohin Kevin Martin Steve Laycock Shannon Kleibrink vs. Chelsea Carey vs. Amber Holland vs. Jeff Stoughton vs. Brad Jacobs vs. Stefanie Lawton

7 p.m. 9 Glenn Howard Kevin Koe Rachel Homan Kevin Martin Jennifer Jones vs. vs. Jeff Stoughton vs. Steve Laycock vs. Shannon Kleibrink vs.Mike McEwen Amber Holland

PLAYOFFS Saturday, Dec. 3 9 a.m. — Tiebreakers. 1 p.m. — Championship semi-final (wom- en) 6 p.m. — Championship semi-final (men)

Sunday, Dec. 4 9 a.m. — Championship final (women) 1:30 p.m. — Championship final (men)

Ottawa’s Rachel Homan had a big year on the circuit and in playdowns, finishing fourth at the Canadian Women’s Champion- ships in Charlottetown representing Ontario. Her foursome takes its first shot at a Canada Cup this week in Cranbrook. 2011 Capital One Canada Cup – Morning Cup Page 15 Page 16 Wednesday, November 30, 2011

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