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JANUARY 12-15 LANGLEY EVENTS CENTRE For tickets, visit Page 2 Tankard Times 2011 TIM HORTONS BRIER +H` Streak stays alive; Stoughton 2-0 Larry Wood PLOGZHWZHDWKHUDQGD¿UVWGUDZFURZG Tankard Times Editor of 6,392, prompted the Canadian Curling Association to rent and install a portable GHKXPLGL¿FDWLRQV\VWHPDWWKH-/&7KH he record Brier win streak GHKXPLGL¿HUZLOOEHRSHUDWLRQDOHDUO\WRGD\ stretched to 27 on Saturday night at and remain in place for the duration of the Tthe John Labatt Centre. event. Alberta’s Kevin Martin, riding a 26-zip Cost of the rental plus installation was winning streak in his last two Brier appear- estimated at $40,000. ances, warded off a threat in the early ends $VLPLODUGHKXPLGL¿FDWLRQV\VWHPZDV by Sault Ste. Marie’s Brad Jacobs and rolled installed at the 2009 Ford Worlds in the WRDYLFWRU\WKH$OEHUWDWHDP¶V¿UVWRI Moncton Coliseum. Similar frost problems this latest Tim Hortons Brier. played havoc with the 1995 Brier at Halifax Alberta is looking for a fourth straight when rain dominated the weather for most Brier win this week which would tie the of the week. province with Manitoba for the most titles “The problem is it’s too warm outside,” in Brier history. the CCA director of event operations War- The Martin team faces New Brunswick’s ren Hansen told the London Free Press. James Grattan and British Columbia’s Jim “Even with the amount of people in here, Cotter in morning and afternoon matches if it was colder outside all they’d have to today. do is open the doors between draws. But if Meanwhile Manitoba’s Jeff Stoughton they did that now, it would just allow more obviously has a plan in mind to stall the humidity in.” Alberta advance and give his province a In other late-shift contests, Quebec’s bonus title. Francois Gagne of Montreal made a for- Stoughton climbed atop the standings midable debut, hammering Nova Scotia’s with his second win of the opening day, Shawn Adams 10-4 while Jamie Koe of defeating James Grattan of New Brunswick Yellowknife squared his record at 1-1 on 9-4 with a ninth-end four-ender. the day with an 8-6 decision over Eddie “It’s a bit of a challenge, especially draw MacKenzie’s Prince Edward Island crew weight, because the ice is pretty frosty,” from Charlottetown. said Stoughton. “But if the temperature Manitoba third Jon Mead and skip Jeff Stoughton: 2-0 after Day 1. ,QRWKHU¿UVWURXQGDVVLJQPHQWV6DV- cools down and we get rid of all the frost on outside ice, then found the whole in the “Too late, too bad,” assessed Howard. katchewan’s Steve Laycock defeated Koe’s it’ll change again. “We’re reading ice now, doughnut trying to split two stones and “We totally controlled the game. It doesn’t 1RUWKZHVW7HUULWRULHVRXW¿WZKLOH%UDG it’s not just automatic. There’s a little more blank the sixth. Suddenly it was 5-1 and matter. I missed my last shot. It cost us the Gushue of Newfoundland/Labrador ham- thinking out there.” Alberta was on cruise control. game. I don’t feel very good about it.” mered MacKenzie 12-1. The Winnipeg skip admitted, though, his “That was tough draw he had to throw in Grattan, a Brier regular, said the ice was Laycock said his Green Machine over- team didn’t seem to be struggling too much. WKH¿IWK´VDLG0DUWLQQRWLQJLWZDVPXFK ³DOLWWOHGLI¿FXOWDQGWKHPRUHGLI¿FXOWLWJRW came some problems on the frosty ice and “We had control most of the way once we heavier on the outside where frosty condi- favoured our team more than theirs”. JDLQHGHQRXJKFRQ¿GHQFHWRSUHYDLODJDLQVW got the lead and that’s a nice way to start off tions lurked. “That was a big steal.” Heavy rain and humidity outside meant the Polars. the week.” 7KHQWKHUHZDVWKHQDUURZÀDVKLQWKH the curling ice developed frosty patches on “Jamie (skip Koe) always gives us trouble Grattan, who earlier stole a 5-4 win from sixth. the outsides of every sheet. at the Brier,” said Laycock. Ontario’s Glenn Howard when he pulled “Those are scary ones,” said Martin. “Hey, it’s a good start,” said Grattan, “He’s a very good player and we didn’t he pulled the string on a last-rock draw to “You’re trying to get it thin and blank but an Air Canada customer service agent at expect any different. he eight-foot circle, blew an open draw for there just is room to get through.” Fredericton airport who plays out of nearby “We got caught a few times on that frost. WKUHHLQWKH¿UVWHQGDJDLQVW0DQLWRED Martin had little comment on his team’s Oromocto. I don’t think we got one to the rings in the “We had our chances early and that miss winning streak. “Against a team like that you take what- second end until late. But, later in the game might have set the tone,” said the New “I’m not worried about that,” he said. “I ever you can. ZHVWDUWHGWRJHWVRPHFRQ¿GHQFH´ Brunswick skip. “But it just came down to hope it goes to 28 tomorrow.” “For some reason, that eight-foot felt Gushue’s squad wasn’t given much of execution.” Howard’s team from Coldwater con- more like the button today. It was really a a test by the Islanders but said, “I’d rather Or lack of it. trolled its afternoon game throughout until lot tougher shot for him than it looked. I win one like that than lose”. “The ice seems to bite when you give it WKHVNLSPLVVHGKLV¿QDOVKRW think if I was in his position I might have “We tried to get as much of the feel in the the soft release. Where we come from, we “It was a bit light and we didn’t get it played a soft hit and roll on one of the two ¿UVWJDPHDVZHFRXOGVRZHFDQWDNHLWLQWR have to throw it a bit soft to get the curl.” there,” allowed a disappointed Howard, rocks. tomorrow.” Stoughton got off on the right foot in the who won the 2007 Brier but has lost three “We tried to force them into that last shot. Charlottetown’s MacKenzie was matter- afternoon, easily disposing of B.C.’s Jim ¿QDOVRYHUWKHVSDQRIWKHODVW¿YHUHQHZDOV We wanted to leave him the middle path of-fact. Cotter of Vernon 10-4. of the Canadian men’s curling champion- and have him curl into the sludgy stuff and “We have to make a lot more shots, that’s Grattan said both Ontario and Manitoba ship. that’s exactly what happened. for sure,” he said. were far from invincible. ³,ZDVQ¶WUHDOO\FRQ¿GHQWRQLW´WKH “It looked at the hogline like it would The team practised at home after every “Both those teams ultimately give you 48-year-old Howard admitted. stop two feet short of the rings. Those boys night draw at the Scotties last week. FKDQFHVIURPVWDUWWR¿QLVK´KHVDLG “The ice was a little frosty. I laid it down gave her hell. And it was actually fairly “It didn’t show in that game,” said MacK- 0DUWLQVWXFNRQD¿UVWHQGKLWORRNLQJDW for the boys and it was too late. close. enzie. “I guess we needed a month of it.” two and after a blank second frame Jacobs “I wasn’t real happy with the way I threw “When you get rain outside and a build- Stoughton, who has been playing in the rubbed his own sot stone attempting a quick it, the boys said ‘we’ve got to go on it’, and ing full of people you’re going to get dif- Brier since 1991, took a look at the condi- tap for a deuce. their sweeping probably dragged it an extra ¿FXOWLFHDQGORVHVRPHVKRWV7KHUHZDVD tions and said he knew “we had to get off to Martin then rolled out on a hit for two 10 feet.” lot of snow lying around after some of the a good start”. LQWKHWKLUGEXWWKHJDPHVZXQJLQWKH¿IWK But the rock, which was required to reach sweeping in the frost.” “We were pretty aggressive out of the when the North Ontario skip missed a draw the full eight-foot circle, didn’t make it. The frost buildup, caused by relatively gate and it paid off,” he said. Amarula Hortons TT Vert. Ad 12/15/10 1:20 PM Page 1 Sunday, March 6, 2011 Page 3 Alberta’s Kevin Martin ran his Brier winning streak to 27 with a 6-2 win over Northern Ontario. Full House... African Style. The creamy consistency of Amarula delights with lingering subtle flavours of vanilla, caramel and chocolate. Affirming its unrivaled taste, Amarula Cream was recently voted “Best Liqueur in the World” at the International VolunteerTankardTimes:Layout 1 12/15/10 2:58 PM Page 1 Wine and Spirit Competition. THE OFFICIAL SPIRIT OF CHAMPIONSHIP CURLING You may not recognize them at first, but they’re there working hard. They are volunteers and they make our communities better. 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