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Issue 4 – Tuesday, March 6, 2012 • An Official Publication of the Canadian Association. One of those days E.J. Harnden and of Northern dropped two games Monday, including an extra-end heartbreaker to Ontario’s .

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MARCH 30 - APRIL 7, 2013 • Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre See Sponsor Profiles on page 9 Page 2 2012 Brier – Tankard Times Day Three at The Brier A Koe collision course? By Larry Wood 4-and-1 Koe brother who easiest shots I’ve ever Tankard Times Editor engineered a first-end trio played,” said Howard. against Gushue and never “A 10-foot raise, not too he Koe brothers looked back. heavy. gave it their best “We’re playing pretty “Four extra-ends in a Tshot to upstage good right now. We’re row, whew! “ he gasped. Glenn Howard’s record- managing the game well. I “We’ve had to grind out tying Brier appearance at really like where this team every win. These guys are the Credit Union Centre on is at right now.” bringing their A games and Monday night. The Territories ad- playing well against us. ’s mitted to no surprise at his But, yeah, it is getting me directed his fifth straight standing. revved up. I’m enjoying it. victory without a defeat “There were a lot of As long as we win those. while brother teams here we thought we It’s been a lot of curling. skipped his Territories team matched up well against,” They’re putting the pres- to a fourth win in five starts, he said. “Everybody except sure on us.” matching Ontario’s record maybe two teams thought Informed he’d be break- atop the they matched up pretty ing his brother’s games- standings. well.” played record today, he Howard, the 49-year- The brothers will col- said: “That’s cool. It just old Ontario skip, played lide Wednesday morning means I’m old.” a record-tying 174th following two-game days Jim Brier game as his team of today. Cotter posted his third , Brent “The difference is, straight win on the late Laing and de- they’re world champions shift, another last-rock feated ’s and the best we’ve ever decision, to erase a two- Brad Jacobs 6-5 in an done is win six games at defeat start. overtime chiller, the fourth the Brier,” said Jamie Koe. A 10th-end deuce and in a row for the Howard Brother Kevin (5-0), a measure for the winner team. who said his Alberta team gave Cotter a 5-4 win over The appearance drew hasn’t been operating un- ’s Robert Desjar- Howard even with his older der a lot of heat, seemed dins of Chicoutimi, brother . impressed. Kevin Koe extended But the younger Howard “We’re playing well and his record to 4-0 in short will establish a new game it looks like my brother’s order with an 8-2 afternoon record of 175 for Brier play team might be even better,” thumping of Mike Gaudet’s today at 1:30 p.m. when he said. “They don’t get the P.E.I. crew in eight ends. Ontario squares off against competition we do so for The unit Scott Manners (2-3) of them to come down here sat at 2-2 after a morning Saskatchewan. and played as well they 9-5 loss to the Territories. It was an unlucky day for are is something — and I Meanwhile, Gushue got the Soo crew that lost twice mean they’re knocking off off the carpet in the after- and crumbled to 2-and-3. favourites out there. noon with a much-needed The Alberta team of “We haven’t really had 10-5 win over . Kevin Koe, , anyone put too much British Columbia stunned and Nolan pressure on us yet. But our 9-5 and New Thiessen doubled up on schedule gets tougher, we Brunswick hammered Saskatchewan’s Scott get a couple of big games Northern Ontario 8-3 in Manners 6-3. coming up against teams other games. For Jamie Koe’s outfit — we know more about.” After a slow start, the third Tom Naugler, second Howard survived another Rocksters put up a four Brad Chorostkowski and spine-scraper after Jacobs spot in the fourth end and rookie lead Robert Borden executed a miraculous then stole two deuces in a — it matched his best- perfect-weight tap-and-roll row to grab the game by ever start at a Brier. The with his last rock in the the throat. Polar Bears stunned Brad 10th for a deuce to force In one of the strangest Gushue of Newfoundland/ the extra end. games of the week, Cotter Labrador 10-6, sending the The Ontario skip needed outlasted Manitoba’s Rob Rocksters to their fourth a perfectly weighted 10- Fowler, scoring three in loss in five games. foot raise tap with his last the ninth to put away an “We had a good day, a of the game to secure his otherwise close game. little up and down, but we fourth decision in five out- can’t complain, we scored ings. a lot of points,” said the “That wasn’t one of the Continued on Page 3 Alberta’s Kevin Koe won twice Monday and sits alone atop the table at 5-0. Tuesday, March 6, 2012 Page 3

Continued from 2 Odishaw. different result,” he said. Elsewhere on the sunrise shift, “I know it’s not the ice and it’s not The way the Left Coasters came Howard was dragged to an extra the rocks so it’s me, so I had to be out of the hack, it didn’t look good. end by Quebec’s Desjardins before a hair softer. Fowler scored an opening deuce executing a precise soft tap in the “It was a bit of a stinker because and Cotter had what seemed like a four-foot with Ontario’s last rock I thought we really controlled the routine shot for three in the second and his foe lying two for the 9-8 fi rst fi ve.” but pulled the string and gave up a victory. Howard overhauled a defi cit steal of one. Saskatchewan led the Polars 4-2 early to take control against Que- Then the tables turned quickly, at the half but Manners missed a bec with three in the sixth. But Des- with B.C. scoring six consecutive key shot in the eighth to catapult jardins battled right back with two points, taking one then stealing the Koe and Co., to a four-ender. singles to tie it after eight. next fi ve. “We struggled the fi rst fi ve ends Howard deuced in the ninth but While Fowler battled back with pretty bad,” said Koe. “We told our- missed in the 10th allowing Que- one, then a steal of one, a missed selves we were still in it and I don’t bec to tie it with another pair. double-raise in the ninth left Cotter think we missed another shot after In the extra, the skips traded a draw for three and handshakes. that. When he had the miss on the clutch out-turn shots slipping past “It was defi nitely a strange eighth it was the turning point. a centre guard for taps in the four- game,” said Cotter. “We have to fi gure out that slow foot. Desjardins was tight with his “I was terrible in the fi rst two start and come back strong in the last and didn’t get a covering roll, ends. The guys were all throwing next one.” leaving a corner of the four-foot good and making their shots so Jamie Koe claims to be older vulnerable to Howard’s last bump- I knew we just had to stick to the and smarter these days. shot. program and I had to pick it up a “The year we went 4-and-0 to “I didn’t get what I wanted with little.” start (2007) we got caught up with the last one, otherwise we had a Northern Ontario got off to a ter- all the fans and the media and stuff fi ghting chance,” said Desjardins. rible start against ’s and it’s pretty easy to get side- Howard admitted to “a struggle”. Terry Odishaw, trailing 7-1 at the tracked from curling when you go “It’s a little different out there,” he break. over to the Patch and whatnot,” he said. “It’s not vintage Hans (ice- At times, there seemed to be said. “We still like to have our fun maker Wuthrich), how’s that? some tension in the ranks of the but we’re a little tamer and a little “It’s just the type of ice that you Northern Ontarians, something not wiser, I think.” have to get it there. It’s sometimes- lost on Odishaw. Manners (2-2) was perplexed it-does and sometimes-it-doesn’t. “They struggled in the beginning about the turnaround. And we’re not quite as effective Ontarioʼs Glenn Howard will break a Brier appearance and played fantastic towards the “That eighth end we’d just thrown and the other teams are making record today when heʼll play in his 175th game, breaking the end, but they were missing shots that in-turn off the line so, I thought, more shots.” record held by brother Russ. they don’t normally miss,” said throw it again, and I got a totally –With fi les from Fred Rinne Precisely Put. When the margin of error is small, precision wins the game. John Deere is a proud supporter of the 2012 Tim Hortons Brier.

www.JohnDeere.com Page 4 2012 Tim Hortons Brier – Tankard Times The Brier: If it ain’t broke, why fix it? tark rumours have been floating (November) in and out of venues at and Cana- Scurling championships for some dian Juniors The Relegation Zone time now. (January) There will be changes, the rumours per- champion- 2012 Seniors (March 17-25, Abbotsford, B.C.): sist. Some bigger than others, depending ships. Men — New Brunswick, , N.W.T., . on the event, the stories go. At this Women — Nunavut, N.W.T., Yukon, Quebec. If you’re looking to represent the Territo- year’s annual ries, the stories seem to indicate, or maybe Canadian 2013 Mixed (November 15-24, 2012, a slow-producing Atlantic province, look Curling As- Town of Mount Royal Curling Club, ): out! The sky is in danger of falling! sociation Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Yukon. Trust curling to try and fix something that congress in 2013 Canadian Juniors (January 31-February 10, really doesn’t seem to be broken. June, the But that’s the thinking of a rabid tra- word is out LARRY WOOD Fort McMurray, AB): ditionalist. And tradition seems to be in that a vote Tankard Times Men — B.C. , Quebec, N.W.T., Nunavut. jeopardy where events like the Brier and will be taken Editor Women — Newfoundland, Quebec, N.W.T., Nunavut. Scotties are concerned. to change the The mooted curling changes all have Scotties and to do with national politics and supposed Brier formats by 2014 or 2015. political correctness. None really has much They experimented with an idea last three editions of each. And once that has Eh? Northern Ontario at the Scotties? to do with curling population or growth, November at the Mixed, with an unwieldy started, the pre-qualifying will be confined You’d be right if you guessed that has although the proponents of change will 14 teams in the lists, including three — to the two precincts left out, plus the last- never happened. In fact, the Scotties is argue it will help to build this game in believe it — Territories entries. place team from the year previous. the only event on the national calendar far-flung precincts where the game barely This idea will be adopted, too, for the In the case of the Scotties, the idea for which Northern Ontario has not been exists, outnumbered by polar bears. Seniors and Juniors, but there’ll be a would be similar, except Northern On- awarded its own entry. That’s ever. And are the changes guaranteed to im- difference. Rather than again tossing all tario will be added to the mix giving that The Tim Hortons Brier’s deal will be prove these existing national events? Well, the Territories reps into a 14-team free- province two entries and the pre-qualifying similar except that a Team will be that’s highly debatable. for-all, pre-event qualifying competitions presumably will involve four teams, start- added to that mix along with two Territo- In any case, changes will commence this will be staged with two Territories teams ing the first year with two Territories and ries. season for the Canadians Seniors (later and a three-year consensus on the exist- two bottom-feeders, one of which may be this month) and next season for the Mixed ing bottom-feeders from the previous Northern Ontario. Continued on 5

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Represented by PMA Canada Ltd. | www.pmacanada.com Amarula is a rare find. Appreciate accordingly. Find us on Facebook: facebook.com/Amarula Tuesday, March 6, 2012 Page 5 What do the players have to say about it? How do the skips at the Tim Hortons Brier react to the pro- “But I think, realistically, it has to be Scotties or wherever, interest isn’t going to grow. posed changes that may be upcoming for the competition that up to the fans. It’s not like I’m going to “I think that with the smaller provinces it’ll hurt. But you would add a defending-champion Team Canada and bring change anything. But my opinion is, if it can’t tell me that the CCA doesn’t have money to, say, fly a about a relegation process for future events? went to relegation or whatever, it might Nunavut team to play in a Territories championship with the just force my retirement. Yukon and N.W.T., as opposed to changing an entire cham- Jamie Koe, Territories skip from Yellow- “It would be a different tournament, so pionship concept that’s been around for years, and been knife: once you go that way you can’t go back. successful, and telling two provinces they can’t compete at “I don’t have much of an opinion on what they’re doing but They have to be careful what they’re do- a Brier. the issue involves our travel costs up there. ing. I mean, are these fans here wrong? “If this is supposed to be a no-name field this week, it “If you want to do the math, it costs us “What would it do for P.E.I.? At the junior level we’re hav- doesn’t need much marketing when there’s 10,000 people $8,000 to go to to play in our ing a hard enough time keeping the juniors staying in it as it in the building watching. I don’t think Team Canada will help provincial this year. The Yukon women is. If the road’s that much harder to get to the big stage, then get any more people in the seats. It’s not the big-name curl- didn’t want to fork that out to come the it’s obviously going to tail off, I think. ing, it’s the fact they can come and watch their province and other way for playdowns. That’s a lot of “There’s no uproar about it on the Island as far as I know. watch good curling. I’m in favour of the traditions and I think money. If we were to go to Nunavut to If it happens, it happens. But I just feel bad. Like I say, if we most other people are in favour, too.” play it would be $12,000. That’s insane! have a bad week here and young (former Cana- “I suppose if the CCA wants to fly us dian junior champion) is on the verge of coming up next year. Glenn Howard, Ontario skip from Coldwa- all down here to play a relegation round, He’d have to go through that extra process to play in it. That ter: that’d be OK. Most years we’re playing part of it isn’t fair. “I don’t fully understand the relegation idea but I’m old the same teams and it’s on the CCA’s dime and that’s good “Why change it? That’s why I think they have to ask the school — I hate the Team Canada concept. I’m probably one for us. On the other hand, I don’t know what the fans think. fans. I don’t think that many fans are going to be wrong. of the few guys who doesn’t like it. It’s hardly tradition, eh? They obviously enjoy watching the format the way it is. But “I’m a big fan of wearing your Purple “I think it should be decided by the fans. They’re the people who knows what the CCA is thinking?” Heart crest. It’s a coveted prize you get who are paying the money to come to see these events. I for winning your province. With Team say, tailor it to what the fans want. , Newfoundland/Labrador skip Canada, what are you going to do? Are “I don’t know how they’re curling program’s doing over in from St. John’s: you going to give another Nunavut. But I know they had a mixed team. Hopefully curl- “I’m not in favour of any changes. I one, or maybe one of a different colour? ing’s growing over there but I doubt they have the facilities. guess I understand why they’re looking at Does Jeff Stoughton deserve to be here I know they have one curling rink in Iqaluit. They don’t have it but I warn whoever is making the deci- this year? In my mind? No. You should the population so it’s probably harder for them. They need sion to think of this possibility: An upset have to earn the right by winning your province — every facilities and programs to make the game grow. comes from Manitoba, or Ontario, or Al- year. “I mean, if they had a full-blown association and they a berta, and somebody comes to the Brier “I understand the marketing argument . . . but does the good membership, then maybe it would fly. But when they from that province that probably shouldn’t Brier need to be marketed? I don’t think so. And the question go from no teams to growing a team that can compete at this and all of a sudden feels the pressure is, are we doing it to make the field better? Is that the think- level, it’s tough to see how it’s worth it. Anything up there re- and finishes 2-9 and gets relegated. ing behind bringing in Team Canada? If it is, then I think they quires a big commitment when you’re talking about the kind “The other aspect is that some of the should blow up the whole system and try and bring the best of money it takes to compete. teams that aren’t at the top every year still have fans that teams in. “I don’t know what’s driving it. And I don’t know what the come to watch their province compete, and if they come and “But that totally ruins the whole traditional Brier. I like that fans at an event like this have said. I don’t think they’re sup- their team is out in the relegation, what are they going to do tradition. I’m not a big fan of Team Canada. portive so maybe the CCQ should take a survey here, put in for the rest of the week? A lot of people support their prov- “I don’t think bringing in Nunavut is a great idea, either. some electronic booths and ask the people what they want. inces here and all of sudden they’re not in it? Being from a It doesn’t make any sense to me when there’s 10 million They’re buying the tickets, after all.” province where that could potentially happen at all the levels, people in Ontario and a couple of hundred thousand in P.E.I. if we had a team relegated pretty easily it would suck for all I think we have 120 teams play off for our Brier spot. There’s Mike Gaudet, P.E.I. skip from : the Newfoundlanders that follow their teams. six in Newfoundland and four in the N.W.T. This is no disre- “For me, I think it would be a shame for a team to have a “It doesn’t help building it at the junior level, in particular. I spect to the teams that come out at all. But it doesn’t seem poor week and ruin it for a young team the next year coming mean, two of the biggest building moments in Newfoundland to make sense. up that could conceivably be very successful. curling were when we won the World Junior and then the “Clearly, it sounds to me like they’re trying to make the I look back in the past when Northern Ontario had a very Olympics. Kids watched us on TV and saw the game, fell in Brier field stronger. But if it’s just politics, I despise the idea. I poor year and Brad Jacobs a year or two later comes up and love with it and started to play. If all of a sudden there’s no don’t mind the Brier the way it is.” makes the playoffs. What happens then, you know? Newfoundland team, or no P.E.I. team on TV at the Brier or •••

Continued from 4 championship showdown all slated for the bothered to enter our Territorial playdowns When the Mixed experimented with three final Sunday. this year. Territories teams last fall at Sudbury, the As an example, based on the final stand- Presumably, this is a proposed change “It will hurt curling in the Territories. It will N.W.T. squad skipped by veteran Steve Moss ings at the London Brier, Jeff Stoughton with a view to a supposed more revenue- cost more time and more money. I don’t see won six games. would be at this Brier as Team Canada skip. friendly schedule. any good coming out of it.” But the other Territories teams? Nunavut P.E.I. and the existing N.W.T. team would be Player reaction to all this, of course, is Added last-place Scotties skip Kim Dolan beat the Yukon. It was the first time four odd teams out. It would be in the qualifying varied depending on who you query. of Charlottetown: Nunavut curlers ever won a game in any mix with Nunavut and Yukon. At the Scotties last month, Yellowknife “We’re trying to grow the game and we national championship. That’s why Nunavut All pre-event playoffs involving the rel- skip , twin sister to Jamie Koe need the challenge in order to get to events was 1-12 and the Yukon was 0-13. egated would be double-knockout affairs, who’s directing Polar traffic at the Credit like these. Not just to be seen at a challenge Placing such representatives at the Brier staged just prior to the Saturday starts of the Union Centre, termed the proposed changes round like that. We need to keep the young and Scotties level would appear to be ludi- Brier and Scotties. “ridiculous”. people interested because our numbers have crous. And the reasoning seems ambiguous, Daily scheduling alterations will be con- Galusha admitted the Territories always dropped off a little bit. if not totally political. sidered, too. And, if ratified, there’d be less will be threatened under the new format if “I can’t see it helping our province at all, in All of which suggests these mooted chang- morning draws during the week and more adopted. terms of keeping the interest of people who es to the CCA’s showcase events should be action ticketed at the end of the week, such “I’ve never heard of one team from Nuna- want to be involved in the game. I believe if it works in progress . . . and nothing more. as the semi-final, bronze-medal game and vut,” she said. “And the Yukon couldn’t even isn’t broken don’t fix it.” • See TERRY JONES, Page 10 • Page 6 2012 Tim Hortons Brier – Tankard Times B.C. • Team Kotter Road to

Vernon’s , whose favourite sport is baseball and he wears his caps to prove it, directed his Okanagan-based squad to a second straight British Columbia men’s curling title last month. The Cotter punched its return ticket to the Tim Hortons Brier at the Parksville Curling Club on Island, by way of an exciting 7-5 win over of New Westminster. They termed it “a chess match” from start to fin- ish, punctuated by some outstanding shotmaking, and in the end, the previously undefeated Pierce saw his final shot miss by inches. Cotter, with third , second Ty Griffith and lead , finished 4-7 at last year’s Brier in London. But the team racked up a 7-2 record at Parksville, winning the B section of the 16-team triple knockout qualifying, then losing the A-B playoff match to Pierce before winning the third session between the teams in the final. Pierce’s team included former B.C. champ , Kevin Recksiedler and Grant Dezura. Pierce, who had the hammer throughout the playoffs as the A qualifier winner, counted one in the first end but Cotter matched that in the third, then stole a go-ahead point in the fourth. Pierce squared the account in the fifth.

Continued on 7 Kevin Folk and Jim Cotter Tuesday, March 6, 2012 Page 7 Continued from 6 Following an exchange of deuces, Pierce stole a go-ahead point in the eighth end but Cotter engineered a go-ahead deuce in the ninth. In the fi nal end, Pierce had two options on his last shot — draw the four-foot for the tie, or play an angle-raise takeout for the win. He opted for the latter and missed by inches. “It was a tough game,” Cotter surmised later. “We knew it was going to come down to the wire. They’re a great team.” “I don’t know,” he shrugged when asked about Pierce’s last- rock choice of shots. “It’s a tough call. It’s a feel shot; one day I may play it, one day I may draw. “At the end of the day you have to make your shots, and one 100 thing about these guys,” he gestured at his teammates, “is they’re 100 very resilient.” 95 Veteran coach , the last Saskatchewan Brier winner 95 (1980), was asked how he would have played Pierce’s last shot.

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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Name the first Saskatoon skips to com- ASA pete in (a) the Brier and (b) the Canadian schoolboy championship for the Victor QUESTION 0F Sifton Trophy). THE DAY: 1. The years and locations of those Name the first Saskatoon skips championships? to compete in (a) the Brier and 2. Name the first skip in Brier history to (b) the Canadian schoolboy defeat the eventual winner in a particular championship for the Victor event two years running. Sifton Trophy). 3. He hailed from which town in which province? 4. In which years did he beat the champ? 5. Who were the champs he beat? years of success. 6. One curler subsequently has beaten 11. Name two curlers in the current Brier champions at three different Briers, who never have played in the Canadian including one champ twice in the same junior championship but have played in year for a total of four. Name him. the world junior championship 7. In each case, name the Brier champs 12. Which positions did they play at the he defeated and the years. World Junior? 8. One other skip has beaten the champ 13. They represented what country in the in three separate Briers. Name him. World Juniors? 9. Name the skips he defeated and 14. Which year and what was their re- when? cord at the World Juniors? 10. Name five other skips who have twice beaten Brier champs in their

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Jeff Stoughton in 2011. in Stoughton Jeff

2006, defeated Kevin Koe in 2010, defeated defeated 2010, in Koe Kevin defeated 2006, 14. 1992, 4-and-5. 1992, 14.

7. Defeated Jean-Michel Menard twice in in twice Menard Jean-Michel Defeated 7. 13. Scotland 13.

6. Glenn Howard. Glenn 6. 12. Skip and third. and Skip 12.

5. Hector Gervais and . Bill and Gervais Hector 5. 11. Allan Lyburn, . William Lyburn, Allan 11.

4. 1974 and 1975. and 1974 4. Howard, . Martin. Kevin Howard,

3. , N.B. Fredericton, 3. 10. Rick Folk, , , Russ Russ Peters, Vic Lang, Rick Folk, Rick 10.

2. John Clark John 2. 2007, Jeff Stoughton in 2011. in Stoughton Jeff 2007,

1. 1930 at ; 1947 at Regina at 1947 Toronto; at 1930 1. 9. in 2004, Glenn Howard in in Howard Glenn 2004, in Dacey Mark 9.

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MT_Tankard Times Daily Newspaper Ad_David Gerecke_v1.indd 1 12/20/2011 3:52:00 PM Page 10 2012 Tim Hortons Brier – Tankard Times Brier, Scotties of a different shade If you like your Briers with all 10 provinces, a Territories Newfoundland skip team, no Team Canada and Brad Gushue doesn’t morning draws every day, best you return to the scene like proposed of the world’s largest gather- changes to the ing of curling fans in history. Edmonton 2013 may be Brier’s structure. one last time for old times sake. Next year, the fi rst Edmon- ton hosting since the ballistic 2005 Brier drew 281,985 quite likely could be the last TERRY JONES one under the current format. Sun Media First the good news. A proposed new format would feature the elimination of morning draws for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Now the bad news is. There could be a Brier without Saskatchewan, or New Brunswick. And quite likely, the win- ner of the 2013 Edmonton Brier will return to the event the following year, likely in Kamloops, as Team Canada as has been the concept at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts for the last 25 years. “It’s possible the changes which are being proposed could come into effect after next year’s Brier,” CCA events man- ager told Sun Media here Sunday. Continued on 11

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The teams will be on hand in the Purple Heart Lounge today through autograph Thursday to sign autographs and pose for photos with the fans. Bring along your program or curling memorabilia and get them signed by the best players in the game. If you miss any of your favourites during the sessions week, they’ll all be back for a special Saturday session. Todayautograph – 1:00 pm Tomorrow – 1:00 pm Teams Alberta & Teams Manitoba & Nova Scotia Newfoundland/Labrador Thursday – 1:00 pm Teams Ontario & sessions /Yukon school Saturday – 12:00 pm All team session progra Today the Northern Ontario andm Newfoundland/Labrador squads will join junior the fans in the Purple Heart Lounge for the Up Close and Personal interview. up close Get there early to grab a good seat for the popular question and answer session and with the athletes. school Brad Jacobs is competing in his fourth Brier, the third consecutive as skip starspersonal of the Northern Ontario foursome. He also made one trip to the national championship as an alternate.progra The Sault Ste. Marie curler’sm best finish to Todayjunior – 5:30 pm date is a bronze medal in 2010. A seasoned Brier veteran, Brad Gushue is representing Newfoundland/ Teams Northern Ontario Labrador for the ninth time. Still shooting for a first Brier Tankard, he has come & Newfoundland/Labrador close with a silver and bronze medal to his credit. Gushue’s major achievement upstars close in the sport is a gold medal performance at the . autographand50/50 Tomorrow – 5:30 pm Teams Saskatchewan & Ontario Thursday – 5:30 pm Teams Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island drawspersonalsessionsgreat tastesFriday – 5:30 pm Teams Northwest Territories/Yukon & Quebec of the

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The SaskEnergy Junior Stars program has given 24 SaskEnergy Junior Stars stars young curlers from clubs throughout Saskatchewan Chantelle MacLeod and the chance to share the spotlight with the players. Cody Thompson had the Today’s As honouraryschool members of the Brier teams, they chance to go behind the will appear with them in pre-game ceremonies. scenes for a tour of the TSN production facilities. 1:30 pm Drawprogram 6:30 pm Draw junior Team Northwest Territories/Yukon Team Prince Edward Island Catherine Lang Colonsay Matthew Bussiere Saskatoon 50/50 Samuel Loran Saskatoon Jenise Schneider Saskatoon stars great tastes draws of the patch 50/50 draws great tastes of the patch Page 14 2012 Tim Hortons Brier – Tankard Times Nfl d. / Labrador Meet the Teams Skip: Brad Gushue al: Draw for 7…that way you can miss it and Birthdate: June 16, 1980 still win! Birthplace: St. Johnʼs ••• Hometown: St. Johnʼs Third: Delivery: Right Birthdate: July 25, 1978 Nickname: Goo Birthplace: Winnipeg Do you have any superstitions: Nope Hometown: St. Johnʼs Three people, living or not, whom you would Delivery: Right Handed invite to a dinner party: Barack Obama, Wayne Nickname: Small Fry Gretzky, Nelson Mandela Do you have any superstitions: Not anymore. If you could be a star in any other sport, what Three people, living or not, whom you would would it be, and why? Starting Pitcher in base- invite to a dinner party: Any 3 fortune 500 ball. You only work one out of fi ve days. CEOʼS...Letʼs talk sponsorship. If you could change any rule in curling, which If you could be a star in any other sport, what rules would it be, and why? Four rock rule. would it be, and why? Iʼm good with trying to Would either change it to the fi ve rock rule or be a curler. you lose hammer when you blank. If you could change any rule in curling, which What music, if any, do you listen to the most? rules would it be, and why? At the end of the A lot of different types. Garth Brooks to Mari- game is the score is tied, both teams would anas Trench. have hammer once, playing two more ends if Your favourite website: www.tsn.ca the game is still tied…Draw to the button. Your favourite vacation destination: Any- What music, if any, do you listen to the most? where warm It ranges from Andrea Bochelli to 2Pac, de- Your favourite food: Burgers pends on my mood. One pet peeve: White socks with blank pants Your favourite website: teamgushue.ca and black shoes…come on curlers! Team Newfoundland/Labrador Your favourite vacation destination: This year One person who has most infl uenced your itʼs Saskatoon. curling career, and why? Parents, they brought Your favourite food: BBQʼD Anything me to the rink whenever I wanted to go. spiels? Sleep One thing most people donʼt know about One pet peeve: Slow players…you know First on your bucket list? Base camp of Mount Mixed doubles in the Olympics — thumbs up? you? Have two beautiful daughters. Hayley (4) who you are! Everest Thumbs down? And why? Thumbs up…good for and Marissa (6 months) Favourite pastime between draws at cash- curling. Your ideal shot to win an Olympic gold med- Continued on 15

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Up, more curling events the better First on your bucket list? Win this Brier in Saskatoon. Favorite pastime between draws at cashspiels? Not my favor- One thing most people donʼt know about you? Iʼm a huge Favourite pastime between draws at cashspiels? Sleeping. ite, but schoolwork seems to occupy a little too much of it hockey nut, follow hockey as much as Bob McKenzie Mixed doubles in the Olympics — thumbs up? Thumbs down? Mixed doubles in the Olympics — thumbs up? Thumbs down? Your ideal shot to win an Olympic gold medal: Double takeout And why? Thumbs up? Anything that can help promote our sport And why? ••• is a positive. Thumbs Up!!! Love it! Iʼve spent years practicing alone and Fifth: Toby McDonald One thing most people donʼt know about you? Iʼm an open sweeping my own rocks. Just need to fi nd a teammate Birthdate: April 30, 1951 book! One thing most people donʼt know about you? Birthplace: St. Johnʼs, NL Your ideal shot to win an Olympic gold medal: Being up two Competed at 11 Canadian Chess Championships and I do not Hometown: St. Johnʼs, NL with the hammer, so when I make the double peel the game is own a pair of jeans. Delivery: Right-handed toe slide over!!! Then I can say I won the Olympics…Take that Brad! Your ideal shot to win an Olympic gold medal: Nickname: Toby ••• As long as we left Brad something I would be confi dent. Do you have any superstitions: No Second: ••• Three people, living or not, whom you would invite to a dinner Birthdate: Aug 28, 1989 Lead: party: Sam Richardson, Jack Macduff and Lester Bowering. Birthplace: Seven Mile Bay, Prince Edward Island Birthdate: Nov 28, 1985 If you could be a star in any other sport, what would it be, and Hometown: St. Johnʼs Newfoundland Birthplace: Beaverlodge, AB why? Hockey just a great Canadian sport Delivery: Stock, right of the CCAʼs shelf Hometown: St. Johnʼs, NL If you could change any rule in curling, which rules would it be, Do you have any superstitions? Delivery: Textbook and why? Add one extra protected stone More than most Nickname: Walks What music, if any, do you listen to the most? Irish traditional Three people, living or not, whom you would invite to a dinner Do you have any superstitions: Wont shave or change any- and Newfoundland/Labrador. party: thing with my uniform after a win Your favourite website: CCA Steve Prefontaine, Lleyton Hewitt and Gary Carter Three people, living or not, whom you would invite to a dinner Your favourite vacation destination: Florida If you could be a star in any other sport, what would it be, party: Carrie Underwood, Reese Witherspoon and Katy Perry Your favourite food: Sashimi/sushi and why? If you could be a star in any other sport, what would it be, and One pet peeve: Arrogance Tennis, for the one on one competition, high activity and in- why? PGA Golfer, golf the worlds best courses for money One person who has most infl uenced your curling career, and tensity If you could change any rule in curling, which rules would it be, why? Sam Richardson, that good a coach, you didnʼt know you If you could change any rule in curling, which rules would it and why? Go to thinking time were being coached. be, and why? What music, if any, do you listen to the most? Country First on your bucket list? Win a Brier Put restrictions on the sweeping equipment, worried the tech- Your favourite website: tsn.ca, twitter.com and curlingzone. Favourite pastime between draws at cashspiels? Meeting peo- nology will equal out brusherʼs effectiveness. com ple and hearing their stories. I would also be keen on trying the 5 rock rule again Your favourite vacation destination: Anywhere in the Carib- Mixed doubles in the Olympics — thumbs up? Thumbs down? What music, if any, do you listen to the most? bean And why? Isnʼt a game that is, will be played. Tragically Hip Your favourite food: Whatever Fry cooks me One thing most people donʼt know about you? I can keep a Your favorite website: One pet peeve: Early morning draws secret Google.ca/news and twitter.com One person who has most infl uenced your curling career, and Your ideal shot to win an Olympic gold medal: Play with peo- Your favorite vacation destination: Anywhere in P.E.I. why? My Parents, they got me started and supported me through- ple who think they can.

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Visit saskgaming.com for more information about our Community Relations program. Page 16 2012 Tim Hortons Brier – Tankard Times N.B. • Team Odishaw Road to Saskatoon If the Tim Hortons Brier actually was the Dobson in ‘07. Canadian mixed curling championship, warn- Grattan appeared to have ing signs would be launched immediately to his third straight provincial title all wrapped up beware of the Odishaws. after winging through the eight-team round This being the Tim Hortons Brier, though, robin preliminary at the Thistle-St. Andrews in we’re talking another kettle of pickerel. Saint John. ’s Terry Odishaw, 45, is skipping The Air Canada customer service agent his second Brier contender this week and from Oromocto was 6-1 while four teams making his fourth appearance. He skipped including those skipped by Odishaw, Mark the Herringchokers to a 4-7 record at the Lecocq of Nackawic, Zach Eldridge of 1998 Winnipeg Brier and appeared twice Campbellton and Jeremy Mallais of Riverside as Russ Howard’s alternate player, in 2000 fi nished with 4-3 records. when Howard lost the fi nal to British Colum- In tiebreakers, Odishaw scraped past bia’s Greg McAulay in this same Saskatoon Eldridge 6-5 while LeCocq bombed Mallais building, and in 2002 at Calgary. 10-1. Odishaw then scraped past LeCocq New Brunswick never has won the Brier 5-4 in the semi-fi nal. but Howard’s 2000 effort is as close as N.B. Those tight-fi ts gained momentum for has come since the dark ages. Odishaw while Grattan was sitting around Lead Grant Odishaw will be making his waiting for a fi nal opponent. And when Odis- eighth Brier appearance. He’s played lead haw stole three in the third end of the fi nal for fi ve times, third twice and second once. a 6-1 lead, the jig as up early. But Odishaws at the mixed? A different Grattan answered in the fourth with a mea- story. sly single but Odishaw deuced in the fi fth and Terry skipped the 2007 national champion stole another in the sixth. It was handshake at Kitchener-Waterloo. It was his third straight time at 10-3 after eight panels. mixed challenge on the teehead, his fourth Terry and Grant Odishaw The fi nal tab left Odishaw at 7-3 while overall, and his fi fth appearance. He fi rst Grattan was 6-2, LeCocq was 5-4, Eldridge directed traffi c at the mixed back in 1993. wick mixed champs and turned in only second , whose fi rst and only and Mallais were 4-4. Trailing were three That was a year before Grant skipped the two losing records. previous Brier visits were in 2008 and 2007 home-club teams. Paul Dobson fi nished 3-4 national titlist with a 10-2 romp at Leduc. Rounding out the current black-and-gold respectively. McCann was an alternate for while Jason Vaughan was 2-5 and Gary Sul- Grant, in fact, has skipped seven New Bruns- batting order are third Andy McCann and in ’08. Jones played with Paul livan wound up 1-6.

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 91011TOTAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9TOTAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 91011TOTAL BQuebec (Desjardins) 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 8 01:22A NB (Odishaw) *2 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 X 8 14:52 AAlberta (Koe) *1 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 X 6 09:23 Ontario (Howard) *0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 9 01:18N. Ont (Jacobs) 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 3 19:24 SK (Manners) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 X 3 02:00

CSK (Manners) 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 5 08:58BAlberta (Koe) *0 0 2 2 0 1 0 3 X 8 17:22 BNL (Gushue) 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 X 6 09:03 NT/YT (Koe) *1 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 1 X 9 12:55PE (Gaudet) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 2 17:43 NT/YT (Koe) *3 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 1 X 10 15:06

*last rock advantage C NS (Murphy) *1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 09:54 C BC (Cotter) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 00:53 NL (Gushue) 0 1 0 4 2 0 2 0 1 10 13:41 Quebec (Desjardins)*1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 02:32 Team Standings After 6 Draw(s) DManitoba (Fowler)*2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 07:46 DOntario (Howard) 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 6 01:09 Future Games BC (Cotter) 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 3 9 10:24 N. Ont (Jacobs) *0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 5 01:25 Team Wins Losses 7 8 9 *last rock advantage *last rock advantage Alberta (Koe) 3 0 PE SK NL NS (Murphy) 3 1 NL ­­ MB Team Standings After 7 Draw(s) Team Standings After 8 Draw(s) NT/YT (Koe) 3 1 ­­ NL ­­ Manitoba (Fowler) 3 1 BC ­­ NS Future Games Future Games Ontario (Howard) 3 1 ­­ NO ­­ Team Wins Losses 8 9 10 Team Wins Losses 9 10 11 N. Ont (Jacobs) 2 1 NB ON BCAlberta (Koe) 4 0 SK NL NO Alberta (Koe) 5 0 NL NO ­­ SK (Manners) 2 2 ­­ AB ­­ NT/YT (Koe) 3 1 NL ­­ QC NT/YT (Koe) 4 1 ­­ QC PE BC (Cotter) 1 2 MB QC NOOntario (Howard) 3 1 NO ­­ SK Ontario (Howard) 4 1 ­­ SK MB Quebec (Desjardins) 1 3 ­­ BC ­­ NS (Murphy) 3 2 ­­ MB ­­ NS (Murphy) 3 2 MB ­­ SK NB (Odishaw) 1 3 NO ­­ PE Manitoba (Fowler) 3 2 ­­ NS ­­ BC (Cotter) 3 2 NO NL ­­ NL (Gushue) 0 3 NS NT/YT AB BC (Cotter) 2 2 QC NO NL Manitoba (Fowler) 3 2 NS ­­ ON PE (Gaudet) 0 4 AB ­­ NB N. Ont (Jacobs) 2 2 ON BC AB NB (Odishaw) 2 3 PE ­­ QC SK (Manners) 2 2 AB ­­ ON SK (Manners) 2 3 ­­ ON NS Draw Draw 7: 03/05 13:30 Draw 8: 03/05 18:30 Draw 9: 03/06 8:30 Times NB (Odishaw) 2 3 ­­ PE ­­ N. Ont (Jacobs) 2 3 BC AB ­­ Quebec (Desjardins) 1 3 BC ­­ NT/YT Quebec (Desjardins) 1 4 ­­ NT/YT NB Attendance Draw 6: 5552 Total: 51762 NL (Gushue) 1 3 NT/YT AB BC NL (Gushue) 1 4 AB BC ­­ PE (Gaudet) 0 5 ­­ NB ­­ PE (Gaudet) 0 5 NB ­­ NT/YT Scoring and Percentages Summary for Draw 6 Draw Draw Draw 6 Draw 8: 03/05 18:30 Draw 9: 03/06 8:30 Draw 10: 03/06 13:30 Draw 9: 03/06 8:30 Draw 10: 03/06 13:30 Draw 11: 03/06 18:30 Times Times 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 91011TOTAL BQuebec (Desjardins) 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 8 01:22Attendance Draw 7: 9631 Total: 61393 Attendance Draw 8: 7355 Total: 65253 Ontario (Howard) *0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 9 01:18Draw Schedule QC #SH PTS PCT ON #SH PTS PCT Scoring and Percentages Summary for Draw 7 Scoring and Percentages Summary for Draw 8 © COPYRIGHT 2009 CANADIAN CURLING ASSOCIATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © COPYRIGHT 2009 CANADIAN CURLING ASSOCIATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVEDP. 1 / 7 © COPYRIGHT 2009 CANADIAN CURLING ASSOCIATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Date1Steeve Villeneuve 22 72Local 82 1 Draw 22 73 83A B Draw 7 C D P. 1 / 8 Draw 8 P. 1 / 7 March2Steven Munroe 6, 2012 22 718:30am 81 2Brent Laing 9 22MB 74 vs 84NS NO vs1 BC 2 3 4NB 5 vs 6 PE 7 8 910TOTALAB vs NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910TOTAL March3Jean­Sebastien Roy 6, 2012 22 641:30pm 73 3Wayne Middaugh 10 22BC 73 vs 83NLA NB (Odishaw) ON vs *2 SK 0 2 2AB 1 vs 0 NO 0 1 XQC X vs 8NT/YT14:52 AAlberta (Koe)*1 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 X 6 09:23 4Robert Desjardins 22 59 67 4 Glenn Howard 22 71 81 N. Ont (Jacobs) 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 X X 3 19:24 SK (Manners)0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 X 3 02:00 MarchTeam Totals 6, 2012 88 2666:30pm 76 Team Totals 11 88291PE vs 83NT/YT NB vs QC MB vs ON SK vs NS NB #SH PTS PCT NO #SH PTS PCT AB #SH PTS PCT SK #SH PTS PCT March 7, 2012 8:30am 12 NO vs QC NT/YT vs AB NL vs SK BC vs ON 1Grant Odishaw 16 60 94 1Scott Seabrook 10 39 98 1Nolan Thiessen 19 64 84 1 Mike Armstrong 20 74 93 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910TOTAL March 7, 2012 1:30pm 13 SK vs NB­ PE vs ON QC vs1 Joe ScharfNS NT/YT 6 vs 22 MB 92 2Carter Rycroft 20 69 86 2Ryan Deis 20 71 89 CSK (Manners)0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 08:58 March 7, 2012 6:30pm 14 5MB vs AB2 Scott Jones NS vs NO 16 52 81PE vs2Ryan Harnden BC NL vs 16 NB 50 78 3 Pat Simmons 20 64 80 3Tyler Lang 20 62 78 MarchNT/YT (Koe) 8, 2012 *1 0 0 18:30am 0 2 0 4 115 X 9ON12:55 vs NS3 Andy McCann SK vs MB 16 60 94NT/YT3 E.J. Harnden vs NB PE vs 16 QC 44 69 4Kevin Koe 18 67 93 4Scott Manners 18 52 72 SK #SH PTS PCT NT/YT #SH PTS PCT March 8, 2012 1:30pm 16 NL vs PE4Terry Odishaw BC vs NB 15 58 97NO vs4 Brad JacobsMB NS vs 16 AB 39 61 Team Totals 77 264 86 Team Totals 78 259 83 1 Mike Armstrong 18 62 86 1Robert Borden 18 63 88Team Totals 63 230 91 Team Totals 64 194 76 March2Ryan Deis 8, 2012 18 526:30pm 72 2Brad Chorostkowski 17 NT/YT 18 51 vs 71 BC QC vs NL ON vs AB NO vs SK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910TOTAL March3Tyler Lang 9, 2012 18 638:30am 88 3 Tom Naugler TB T 18ie-breaker 56 78 if necessary1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910TOTAL BNL (Gushue)0 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 X 6 09:03 4Scott Manners 18 56 78 4 Jamie Koe 18 65 90 March 9, 2012 1:30pm TB Tie-breakerBAlberta (Koe)*0 if necessary 0 2 2 0 1 0 3 X X 8 17:22 NT/YT (Koe)*3 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 1 X 10 15:06 Team Totals 72 233 81 Team Totals 72235 82 PE (Gaudet) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X 2 17:43 NL #SH PTS PCT NT/YT #SH PTS PCT March 9, 2012 6:30pm PP/TB Page Playoff or Tie-breaker if necessary March 10, 2012 1:30pm PP Page PlayofAB f #SH PTS PCT PE #SH PTS PCT 1Geoff Walker 18 65 90 1Robert Borden 16 58 91 Positional Cumulative Percentages Report 1 16 58 91 1Sean Clarey 16 49 77 2 Adam Casey 18 62 86 2Brad Chorostkowski 18 53 74 March 10, 2012 7:00pm SF Semi Final2Carter Rycroft 16 59 92 2Tyler Harris 16 39 61 3Ryan Fry 18 66 92 3 Tom Naugler 18 66 92 Draw 1 2 3 4 5 6AVG 3 Pat Simmons 16 56 88 3 Tyler MacKenzie 16 54 84 4Brad Gushue 18 50 69 4 Jamie Koe 18 57 79 MarchLeads 11, 2012 9:00am BRZ Bronze Medal 4Kevin Koe 16 51 80 4Mike Gaudet 16 47 73 Team Totals 72 243 84 Team Totals 70 234 84 March1Derek Samagalski 11, 2012 MB6:00pm 89 90 93FNL ** 86Final ** 89 Team Totals 64 224 88 Team Totals 64189 74 2Grant Odishaw NB 94 85 82 ** 89 ** 88 * All times subject to change.

2Nolan Thiessen AB ** 85 93 85 ** ** 88 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910TOTAL 4Scott Seabrook NO ** 83 86 89 ** ** 86 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910TOTAL C BC (Cotter) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 00:53 4 Rick Sawatsky BC ** 85 90 84 ** **C 86 NS (Murphy) *1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 5 09:54 Quebec (Desjardins)*1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 02:32 6Robert Borden NT/YT 77 ** ** 92 85 88 85NL (Gushue)0 1 0 4 2 0 2 0 1 X 10 13:41 BC #SH PTS PCT QC #SH PTS PCT 6 Craig Savill ON 84 ** ** 85 ** ** 85NS #SH PTS PCT NL #SH PTS PCT 1 Rick Sawatsky 20 72 90 1Steeve Villeneuve 20 75 94 8 Sean Clarey PE 91 94 82 ** 71 **1Donald McDermaid 84 18 61 85 1Geoff Walker 18 55 76 2Ty Griffith 20 72 90 2Steven Munroe 20 66 83 8Donald McDermaid NS 82 81 81 ** 91 **2 84 Mike Bardsley 18 62 86 2 Adam Casey 18 66 92 3Kevin Folk 20 71 89 3Jean­Sebastien Roy 20 66 83 8 Scott Howard ON ** ** ** ** 85 833Jordan Pinder 84 18 54 75 3Ryan Fry 18 64 89 4 Jim Cotter 19 63 83 4Robert Desjardins 20 56 70 11 Mike Armstrong SK 79 ** ** 84 79 864 82 18 49 68 4Brad Gushue 18 70 97 Team Totals 79 278 88 Team Totals 80 263 82 11 Geoff Walker NL ** 89 79 80 ** ** 82Team Totals 72226 78 Team Totals 72 255 89 13Steeve Villeneuve QC 83 ** ** 71 84 82 81 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 91011TOTAL + Kyle Schmeisser NS ** 75 ** ** ** ** 75 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910TOTAL DOntario (Howard) 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 6 01:09 DManitoba (Fowler)*2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 5 07:46 N. Ont (Jacobs) *0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 5 01:25 Seconds BC (Cotter) 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 3 X 9 10:24 ON #SH PTS PCT NO #SH PTS PCT 1Carter Rycroft AB ** 92 86 92 ** ** 90MB #SH PTS PCT BC #SH PTS PCT 1Craig Savill 22 76 86 1Scott Seabrook 22 78 89 +Jean­Francois Charest QC ** ** ** 88 ** **1Derek Samagalski 88 18 65 90 1 Rick Sawatsky 18 64 89 2Brent Laing 22 78 89 2Ryan Harnden 22 80 91 2 ON 90 ** ** 89 85 842Richard Daneault 87 18 63 88 2Ty Griffith 18 61 85 3Wayne Middaugh 22 67 76 3 E.J. Harnden 22 72 82 3Richard Daneault MB 85 71 85 ** 92 **3Allan Lyburn 83 18 53 74 3Kevin Folk 18 57 79 4 Glenn Howard 22 78 89 4 Brad Jacobs 22 69 78 3Steven Munroe QC 83 ** ** 79 88 814Rob Fowler 83 18 46 64 4 Jim Cotter 18 54 75 Team Totals 88299 85 Team Totals 88 299 85 3 Mike Bardsley NS 81 83 84 ** 85 ** 83Team Totals 72227 79 Team Totals 72 236 82 +Andrew Robinson PE ** 83 ** ** ** ** 83 Positional Cumulative Percentages Report 6 Ryan Deis SK 95 ** ** 73 86 72 82 Positional Cumulative Percentages Report 7 Adam Casey NL ** 82 79 74 ** ** 78 Draw 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8AVG 8 Tyler Harris PE 79 80 73 ** 79 ** 77 Draw 1 2 3 4 5 6 7AVG Leads 8Ryan Harnden NO ** 74 77 81 ** ** 77Leads + Joe Scharf NO ** ** ** ** ** ** 92 ** 92 8 Ty Griffith BC ** 69 78 83 ** ** 77+ Joe Scharf NO ** ** ** ** ** ** 92 92 1Derek Samagalski MB 89 90 93 ** 86 ** 90 ** 90 11 Scott Jones NB 76 54 92 ** 83 ** 761Derek Samagalski MB 89 90 93 ** 86 ** 90 90 2Grant Odishaw NB 94 85 82 ** 89 ** 94 ** 89 11Brad Chorostkowski NT/YT 66 ** ** 89 78 71 762Grant Odishaw NB 94 85 82 ** 89 ** 94 89 3 Rick Sawatsky BC ** 85 90 84 ** ** 89 90 88 +Blake MacDonald AB ** ** ** 63 ** ** 633Scott Seabrook NO ** 83 86 89 ** ** 98 88 3Scott Seabrook NO ** 83 86 89 ** ** 98 89 88 3Nolan Thiessen AB ** 85 93 85 ** ** 91 88 3Nolan Thiessen AB ** 85 93 85 ** ** 91 84 88 ** = did not play 5 Rick Sawatsky BC ** 85 90 84 ** ** 89 87 6Robert Borden NT/YT 77 ** ** 92 85 88 ** 91 86 + = player unranked due to insufficient games 6Robert Borden NT/YT 77 ** ** 92 85 88 ** 85 7 Craig Savill ON 84 ** **85 ** ** **86 85 6 Craig Savill ON 84 ** ** 85 ** ** ** 85 8 Mike Armstrong SK 79 ** ** 84 79 86 ** 93 84 Positional Cumulative Percentages Report (cont.) 8Donald McDermaid NS 82 81 81 ** 91 ** 85 84 8Donald McDermaid NS 82 81 81 ** 91 ** 85 ** 84 Draw 1 2 3 4 5 6AVG8 Scott Howard ON ** ** ** ** 85 83 ** 84 + Scott Howard ON ** ** ** ** 85 83 ** ** 84 Thirds 10 Sean Clarey PE 91 94 82 ** 71 ** 77 8310 Geoff Walker NL ** 897980 ** **7690 83 1 Pat Simmons AB ** 94 75 96 ** ** 8811 Mike Armstrong SK 79 ** ** 84 79 86 ** 8210Steeve Villeneuve QC 83 ** ** 71 84 82 ** 94 83 2Wayne Middaugh ON 84 ** ** 88 84 83 8512 Geoff Walker NL **897980 ** **76 8110 Sean Clarey PE 919482 **71 **77 ** 83 2Allan Lyburn MB 85 83 80 ** 94 ** 8512Steeve Villeneuve QC 83 ** **718482 ** 81 + Kyle Schmeisser NS ** 75 ** ** ** ** ** ** 75 2 Ryan Fry NL ** 91 73 90 ** ** 85+ Kyle Schmeisser NS ** 75 ** ** ** ** ** 75 5 Tyler Lang SK 90 ** ** 78 81 88 84 Seconds 6 E.J. Harnden NO ** 90 80 78 ** ** 83 Seconds 1Carter Rycroft AB ** 92 86 92 ** ** 92 86 89 7Tom Naugler NT/YT 72 ** ** 88 75 78 78 1Carter Rycroft AB ** 92 86 92 ** ** 92 90 +Jean­Francois Charest QC ** ** ** 88 ** ** ** ** 88 8 Andy McCann NB 66 80 83 ** 80 ** 77 +Jean­Francois Charest QC ** ** ** 88 ** ** ** 88 2 Brent Laing ON 90 ** **898584 **89 87 8 Tyler MacKenzie PE 75 73 76 ** 85 ** 77 2 Brent Laing ON 90 ** **898584 ** 87 3Richard Daneault MB 85 71 85 ** 92 ** 88 ** 84 8Jordan Pinder NS 66 78 84 ** 78 ** 77 3Richard Daneault MB 85 71 85 ** 92 ** 88 84 3Mike Bardsley NS 81 83 84 ** 85 ** 86 ** 84 11 Kevin Folk BC ** 81 73 76 ** ** 76 3Mike Bardsley NS 81 83 84 ** 85 ** 86 84 5 Ryan Deis SK 95 ** **738672 **89 83 12Jean­Sebastien Roy QC 70 ** ** 66 71 73 71 5Steven Munroe QC 83 ** ** 79 88 81 ** 83 5Steven Munroe QC 83 ** ** 79 88 81 ** 83 83 +Andrew Robinson PE ** 83 ** ** ** ** ** 83 +Andrew Robinson PE ** 83 ** ** ** ** ** ** 83 Skips 6 Ryan Deis SK 95 ** **738672 ** 82 7 Adam Casey NL **827974 ** **9286 82 1 Kevin Koe AB ** 79 86100 ** ** 887 Adam Casey NL **827974 ** **92 81 8 Ty Griffith BC **697883 ** **8590 81 2Scott Manners SK 94 ** ** 76 80 78 828 Ty Griffith BC **697883 ** **85 79 9Ryan Harnden NO ** 74 77 81 ** ** 78 91 80 2 Jamie Koe NT/YT 69 ** ** 86 81 90 829 Scott Jones NB 76 54 92 ** 83 ** 81 7710 Scott Jones NB 765492 **83 **81 ** 77 2 Jamie Murphy NS 80 89 91 ** 70 ** 829Ryan Harnden NO ** 74 77 81 ** ** 78 7711Brad Chorostkowski NT/YT 66 ** ** 89 78 71 ** 74 76 5 Glenn Howard ON 82 ** ** 88 75 81 8111Brad Chorostkowski NT/YT 66 ** ** 89 78 71 ** 7612 Tyler Harris PE 798073 **79 **61 ** 74 6Brad Gushue NL ** 74 78 85 ** ** 7912 Tyler Harris PE 79 80 73 ** 79 ** 61 74 +Blake MacDonald AB ** ** ** 63 ** ** ** ** 63 7Rob Fowler MB 75 79 73 ** 85 ** 77+Blake MacDonald AB ** ** ** 63 ** ** ** 63 8 Jim Cotter BC ** 75 71 82 ** ** 76 ** = did not play + = player unranked due to insufficient games 9 Brad Jacobs NO ** 75 78 69 ** ** 75** = did not play + = player unranked due to insufficient games 10Mike Gaudet PE 82 75 76 ** 62 ** 74 Positional Cumulative Percentages Report (cont.) 11Terry Odishaw NB 73 71 72 ** 69 ** 71 Positional Cumulative Percentages Report (cont.) 12Robert Desjardins QC 82 ** ** 48 66 67 68 Draw 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8AVG Draw 1 2 3 4 5 6 7AVG Thirds ** = did not play Thirds 1 Ryan Fry NL **9173 90 ** **8992 87 + = player unranked due to insufficient games 1 Pat Simmons AB ** 94 75 96 ** ** 88 88 2 Pat Simmons AB ** 94 75 96 ** ** 88 80 86 2 Ryan Fry NL ** 91 73 90 ** **89 86 3Wayne Middaugh ON 84 ** ** 88 84 83 ** 76 83 Positional Cumulative Percentages Report (cont.) 3Wayne Middaugh ON 84 ** ** 88 84 83 ** 85 3 Tyler Lang SK 90 ** ** 78 8188 **78 83 Draw 1 2 3 4 5 6AVG 4 Tyler Lang SK 90 ** ** 78 81 88 ** 84 3Allan Lyburn MB 85 83 80 ** 94 ** 74 ** 83 Teams 5Allan Lyburn MB 85 83 80 ** 94 ** 74 83 6Tom Naugler NT/YT 72 ** ** 88 75 78 ** 92 81 1 Alberta (Koe) ** 88 85 92 ** ** 88 6 Andy McCann NB 66 80 83 ** 80 ** 94 80 7 E.J. Harnden NO ** 90 80 78 ** ** 69 82 80 2Ontario (Howard) 85 ** ** 87 82 83 84 6 E.J. Harnden NO ** 90 80 78 ** ** 69 80 7Andy McCann NB 66 80 83 ** 80 ** 94 ** 80 2Manitoba (Fowler) 84 80 83 ** 89 ** 84 8 Tyler MacKenzie PE 75 73 76 ** 85 ** 84 79 9 Kevin Folk BC **8173 76 ** **7989 79 4SK (Manners) 90 ** ** 78 82 81 82 9Tom Naugler NT/YT 72 ** ** 88 75 78 ** 78 9 Tyler MacKenzie PE 75 73 76 ** 85 ** 84 ** 79 4 NS (Murphy) 77 83 85 ** 81 ** 82 10 Kevin Folk BC ** 81 73 76 ** **79 7711Jordan Pinder NS 66 78 84 ** 78 ** 75 ** 76 6 NL (Gushue) ** 84 77 82 ** ** 81 11Jordan Pinder NS 66 78 84 ** 78 ** 75 7612Jean­Sebastien Roy QC 70 ** ** 66 71 73 ** 83 73 7NT/YT (Koe) 71 ** ** 89 80 82 80 12Jean­Sebastien Roy QC 70 ** ** 66 71 73 ** 71 7 N. Ont (Jacobs) ** 80 80 79 ** ** 80 Skips 9 BC (Cotter) ** 77 78 81 ** ** 79 Skips 1 Kevin Koe AB ** 79 86100 ** ** 80 93 87 10 NB (Odishaw) 77 72 82 ** 80 ** 78 1 Kevin Koe AB ** 79 86100 ** ** 80 86 2 Glenn Howard ON 82 ** ** 88 75 81 ** 89 83 10PE (Gaudet) 82 81 77 ** 74 ** 78 2Brad Gushue NL ** 74 78 85 ** ** 97 83 3Brad Gushue NL ** 74 78 85 ** ** 97 69 81 12Quebec (Desjardins) 80 ** ** 67 77 76 75 3Scott Manners SK 94 ** ** 76 80 78 ** 82 3 Jamie Koe NT/YT 69 ** ** 86 81 90 ** 79 81 3 Jamie Koe NT/YT 69 ** ** 86 81 90 ** 82 5Scott Manners SK 94 ** ** 76 80 78 ** 72 80 ** = did not play + = player unranked due to insufficient games 5 Glenn Howard ON 82 ** ** 88 75 81 ** 81 6 Jamie Murphy NS 80 89 91 ** 70 ** 68 ** 79 6 Jamie Murphy NS 80 89 91 ** 70 ** 68 79 7 Jim Cotter BC **7571 82 ** **7583 77 Team Win/Loss Grid After 6 Draws 7 Jim Cotter BC ** 75 71 82 ** **75 76 8Rob Fowler MB 75 79 73 ** 85 ** 64 ** 75 8Rob Fowler MB 75 79 73 ** 85 ** 64 75 8Terry Odishaw NB 73 71 72 ** 69 ** 97 ** 75 SK NT/YT NL NS NB PE QC ON NO MB AB8Terry Odishaw BC NB 73 71 72 ** 69 ** 97 7510Mike Gaudet PE 82 75 76 ** 62 ** 73 ** 74 10Mike Gaudet PE 82 75 76 ** 62 ** 73 7411Brad Jacobs NO ** 75 78 69 ** ** 61 78 73 SK *L***WW****L 11Brad Jacobs NO ** 75 78 69 ** ** 61 7212Robert Desjardins QC 82 ** ** 48 66 67 ** 70 68 NT/YT W**L***WW***12Robert Desjardins QC 82 ** ** 48 66 67 ** 68 ** = did not play NL *******LLL**** = did not play + = player unranked due to insufficient games + = player unranked due to insufficient games NS *W**LW*****W Positional Cumulative Percentages Report (cont.) Positional Cumulative Percentages Report (cont.) NB ***W***L*LL* Draw 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8AVG Draw 1 2 3 4 5 6 7AVG Teams PE L**L****LL** Teams 1 Alberta (Koe) ** 88 85 92 ** ** 88 86 87 QC L******L*WL*1 Alberta (Koe) ** 88 85 92 ** ** 88 88 2Ontario (Howard) 85 ** ** 87 82 83 ** 85 84 2Ontario (Howard) 85 ** ** 87 82 83 ** 84 3 NL (Gushue) ** 84 77 82 ** ** 89 84 83 ON *LW*W*W*****3Manitoba (Fowler) 84 80 83 ** 89 ** 79 83 3SK (Manners) 90 ** ** 78 82 81 ** 83 83 3 NL (Gushue) ** 84 77 82 ** ** 89 83 3Manitoba (Fowler) 84 80 83 ** 89 ** 79 ** 83 NO *L W**W****** 5SK (Manners) 90 ** ** 78 82 81 ** 82 6 BC (Cotter) ** 77 78 81 ** ** 82 88 81 MB **W*WWL*****6 NS (Murphy) 77 83 85 ** 81 ** 78 81 6NT/YT (Koe) 71 ** ** 89 80 82 ** 84 81 7 NB (Odishaw) 77 72 82 ** 80 ** 91 80 6 NS (Murphy) 77 83 85 ** 81 ** 78 ** 81 AB ****W*W****W 7 BC (Cotter) ** 77 78 81 ** ** 82 80 9 N. Ont (Jacobs) ** 80 80 79 ** ** 76 85 80 BC W**L******L*7NT/YT (Koe) 71 ** ** 89 80 82 ** 80 9 NB (Odishaw) 77 72 82 ** 80 ** 91 ** 80 10 N. Ont (Jacobs) ** 80 80 79 ** ** 76 79 11PE (Gaudet) 82 81 77 ** 74 ** 74 ** 78 Game Scores by Draw 11PE (Gaudet) 82 81 77 ** 74 ** 74 78 12Quebec (Desjardins) 80 ** ** 67 77 76 ** 82 77 12Quebec (Desjardins) 80 ** ** 67 77 76 ** 75 Draw A B C D ** = did not play + = player unranked due to insufficient games 1 QC 7 PE 4 ON 6 NS** 9 = did not play = player unranked due to insufficient games * MB 6 * SK 8 * NB 5 * NT/YT+ 5 Team Win/Loss Grid After 8 Draws 2 * NS 10 BC 5 NL 6 NB 3 Team Win/Loss Grid After 7 Draws PE 4 * AB 9 * NO 7 * MB 6 SK NT/YT NL NS NB PE QC ON NO MB AB BC SK NT/YT NL NS NB PE QC ON NO MB AB BC 3 * AB 9 MB 8 BC 3 NO 8 SK *L***WW***LL NB 4 * NL 7 * NS 5 * PE 7SK *L***WW****L NT/YT W*WL***WW*** 4 * SK 5 * NT/YT 8 QC 2 * NL 5 NT/YT W**L***WW*** BC 6 NO 5 * AB 9 ON 6 NL *L*W***LLL** 5 NT/YT 10 * NB 8 PE 3 SK 6NL ***W***LLL** NS *WL*LW*****W * ON 6 NS 6 * MB 8 * QC 5 NS *WL*LW*****W 6 QC 8 SK 5 NB ***W***LWLL* * ON 9 * NT/YT 9 NB ***W***LWLL* PE L**L****LLL* 7 NB AB NS MB PE L**L****LLL* L******L*WLL NO PE NL BC QC QC L******L*WL* 8 AB NL BC ON ON *LW*W*W*W*** SK NT/YT QC NO ON *LW*W*W***** NO *LW*LW*L** ** 9 MB NO NB AB NO *LW*LW****** NS BC PE NL MB **W*WWL****L MB **W*WWL****L 10 BC ON AB QC AB W***WWW****W NL SK NO NT/YT AB ****WWW****W BC W**L**W**WL* 11 PE NB MB SK BC W**L*****WL* NT/YT QC ON NS Game Scores by Draw 12 NO NT/YT NL BC Game Scores by Draw Draw A B C D QC AB SK ON Draw A B C D 13 SK PE QC NT/YT 1 QC 7 PE 4 ON 6 NS 9 NB ON NS MB 1 QC 7 PE 4 ON 6 NS 9 * MB 6 * SK 8 * NB 5 * NT/YT 5 * MB 6 * SK 8 * NB 5 * NT/YT 5 14 MB NS PE NL 2 * NS 10 BC 5 NL 6 NB 3 AB NO BC NB 2 * NS 10 BC 5 NL 6 NB 3 PE 4 * AB 9 * NO 7 * MB 6 PE 4 * AB 9 * NO 7 * MB 6 15 ON SK NT/YT PE 3 * AB 9 MB 8 BC 3 NO 8 NS MB NB QC 3 * AB 9 MB 8 BC 3 NO 8 NB 4 * NL 7 * NS 5 * PE 7 NB 4 * NL 7 * NS 5 * PE 7 16 NL BC NO NS 4 * SK 5 * NT/YT 8 QC 2 * NL 5 PE NB MB AB 4 * SK 5 * NT/YT 8 QC 2 * NL 5 BC 6 NO 5 * AB 9 ON 6 BC 6 NO 5 * AB 9 ON 6 17 NT/YT QC ON NO 5 NT/YT 10 * NB 8 PE 3 SK 6 BC NL AB SK 5 NT/YT 10 * NB 8 PE 3 SK 6 * ON 6 NS 6 * MB 8 * QC 5 * ON 6 NS 6 * MB 8 * QC 5 6 QC 8 SK 5 6 QC 8 SK 5 * ON 9 * NT/YT 9 * ON 9 * NT/YT 9 7 * NB 8 * AB 8 * NS 5 * MB 5 7 * NB 8 * AB 8 * NS 5 * MB 5 NO 3 PE 2 NL 10 BC 9 NO 3 PE 2 NL 10 BC 9 8 * AB 6 NL 6 BC 5 ON 6 8 AB NL BC ON SK 3 * NT/YT 10 * QC 4 * NO 5 SK NT/YT QC NO 9 MB NO NB AB 9 MB NO NB AB NS BC PE NL NS BC PE NL 10 BC ON AB QC 10 BC ON AB QC NL SK NO NT/YT NL SK NO NT/YT 11 PE NB MB SK 11 PE NB MB SK NT/YT QC ON NS NT/YT QC ON NS 12 NO NT/YT NL BC 12 NO NT/YT NL BC QC AB SK ON QC AB SK ON 13 SK PE QC NT/YT 13 SK PE QC NT/YT NB ON NS MB NB ON NS MB 14 MB NS PE NL 14 MB NS PE NL AB NO BC NB AB NO BC NB 15 ON SK NT/YT PE 15 ON SK NT/YT PE NS MB NB QC NS MB NB QC 16 NL BC NO NS 16 NL BC NO NS PE NB MB AB PE NB MB AB 17 NT/YT QC ON NO 17 NT/YT QC ON NO BC NL AB SK BC NL AB SK Tuesday, March 6, 2012 Page 21

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