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His team was careening toward the ditch but Kevin Martin was finally able to grab the steering wheel and get his Alberta rink on the winning path Sunday. Martin’s crew of , and mended some tattered confidence with a 10-3 win over B.C.’s Andrew Bilesky in the evening draw at the Tim Hortons Brier, presented by Monsanto. Martin’s first win after two losses came in a game he couldn’t afford to lose. “The third loss doesn’t mean you’re out, but it puts your back against the wall,” said the 46-year-old skip who is looking to win a record fifth Brier. In Sunday night’s other marquee matchup defending cham- pion of remained undefeated with a 8-5 win over ’s . Ontario is 3-0 while Stoughton dropped to 2-1. “I really liked the way we played that game,” said Howard. “We got Jeff on an off day. “We didn’t get ourselves in trouble the whole game. It felt good.” A couple of misplayed draws cost Stoughton. “It was frustrating to miss too many last shots,” he said. “We’ll regroup.” of Newfoundland & Labrador dodged a bullet in a 7-6 extra-end victory against of New Brun- swick. Grattan had a chance for the win with his last stone but was heavy on a draw, allowing Gushue to steal the point and improve to 4-0. “That’s a nice one to win,” said Gushue, the 2006 Olympic gold medallist. “It was poorly played but we caught a good break. “We made some good shots down the stretch. It was proba- bly a game we didn’t deserve to win.” In the other evening game Jamie Koe of NWT/Territories beat Eddie MacKenzie of P.E.I. 8-3. Newfoundland & Labrador lead the standings at 4-0, fol- lowed by , and Ontario at 3-0. Man- itoba is 2-1 while the NWT/Territories is 2-2. Alberta and Sas- katchewan are 1-2 and 1-3. and B.C. are 0-3 while P.E.I. is 0-4. Bilesky was an underdog against Martin but scored two in the first end. Martin matched that with a deuce of his own in the second. He then stole a point in the third, took advantage of a failed Bilesky draw to steal three more in the fourth, then stole another in the fifth. The game ended with Alberta scoring three in the seventh end. “We actually made the other team have to shoot,” said Mar- tin. Alberta began the day with a 8-4 loss to Quebec’s Jean- Michel Menard. That followed a 5-4 defeat at the hands of Stoughton Saturday night. Losing is unfamiliar territory for Martin’s rink. “It’s new ground and it’s hard to stay positive when you’re not winning,” said Kennedy. “We’re probably on our last life. We’ll see what happens.” While Martin tries to get back on track, Menard of Quebec and of Northern Ontario are already picking up steam with 3-0 records. Two of the game’s greatest: Glenn Howard and Jeff Stoughton squared off Sunday – Howard coming out on top to stay CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 undefeated in Edmonton. Monday, March 4, 2013 Page 3

Alberta’s Ol’ Bear Kevin Martin got on the board with a win over B.C. Sunday night.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2 Besides beating Martin, Menard doubled the NWT/Territories 6-3 during the afternoon. Jacobs dusted B.C. 9-3 in seven ends in the morning then pounded Eddie MacKenzie 10-4 in the afternoon. In the other afternoon game New Brunswick beat of Nova Scotia 8-4. Menard took advantage of some uncharacteristic Martin mistakes in his win over Alberta. Enjoy Amarula over ice, or with Quebec sealed the victory with three points in the ninth end. coffee topped with whipped cream “They made some errors that usually they don’t make,” said the 37-year-old skip from the Etchemin Curling Club. “We were able to capitalize and make them pay every time he made - it’s the perfect winter warmer. those mistakes. “Usually it’s the opposite around. We miss and they make a shot and we’re in trouble.” Martin was frustrated after the loss. “We have to start making some shots,” he said. “That’s really all there is to it. “We’re up against the fence most ends. It’s a tough way to play the game like that. We went through streaks before.” Jacobs admits the schedule has played a roll in his prefect record. “It’s maybe a little easier start than normal,” said the Royal Bank employee from Sault Ste. Marie. “The three games we had were close for about half the game. “It’s nice to get a few games under your belt. If you get a couple of those big guys off the start you could be 0-3. You have win the rest of your games.” It was a tough day for Brock Virtue’s rink. They lost 7-5 to Howard in the morning then were beaten 7-2 in seven ends by Gushue in the afternoon to fall to 1-2. Virtue stomped off the ice after the afternoon loss. He crumbled up a piece of containing a media interview request and fired it on the floor. “We are behind the eight ball,” Virtue said. “Now we just have to bounce back and make sure we come back strong tomorrow and put ourselves in a good position for the rest of the week. “We have our work cut out for us now. It’s by no means out of the question (that) we can still THE OFFICIAL SPIRIT OF be in the playoffs at the end of the week.” CHAMPIONSHIP CURLING Gushue is happy over how his young team is responding to the Brier pressure. Third is playing in his first Canadian men’s championship while second and lead are in their second. “I think we’re going to get tougher tests as we go,” said Gushue. “The good thing is we are throwing the rock well and we seem to have a good grasp of the draw weight.” www.amarula.com Represented by PMA Ltd. | www.pmacanada.com Stoughton started the day with a 9-4 win over Flemming. Manitoba held a slim 5-4 lead after Find us on Facebook: Amarula is a rare find. Appreciate accordingly. facebook.com/Amarula seven ends but scored four in the eighth for the win. Page 4 – Tankard Times HOW THEY GOT HERE: NORTHERN ONTATRIO Adding Fry a key for Jacobs crew

THE TANKARD TIMES Ever since Brad Jacobs and the Harnden boys from Sault Ste. Marie appeared on the Tim Hortons Brier scene, the Moose- men from North Ontario have been afforded the kind of respect unheard of since the days of and Rick Lang. Mind you, Hackner skipped a pair of Brier winners and Lang was a part of three such successes. The gang from the Soo still is searching for the first big breakthrough. For the record, Hackner is tied for sixth place with on the Brier’s all-time winners’ list with 62 triumphs. But Jacobs, over the past three Briers, has accumulated 21 . . . and counting. Heading into their fourth straight Brier, Jacobs and the Har- ndens have revamped the batting order somewhat, rescuing Manitoba native from a stint in Newfoundland and fit- ting him in at third stones. That meant the Harndens dropped back to second and lead respectively. Fry, of course, has impressive bloodlines. His daddy won this affair in 1979, the last year of sponsorship for the Macdonald smoke people. “We put this team together when Ryan, E.J. and I needed a player and when Fry needed a team,” the 27-year-old Jacobs, a banker, said later. “We all have the same goal in mind — wanting to win and be the best. When we assembled this team we figured if we put the time in both on and off the ice, in time we could accomplish our goals. To this point, we’ve had a great season and we would all agree this is right where we want to be heading into the Brier.” Brad Jacobs CONTINUED ON PAGE 5

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 The squad climbed to fifth place among tour looters this winter, one place back of Edmonton’s Kevin Martin and one place ahead of Ontario’s Glenn Howard. That’s heady company! Mind you, Jacobs and Co., exhibited huge promised at the 2010 Brier, winning nine games before going out bang-bang in the play- offs. Since then, the wins have dissipated — seven in 2011 and five last year at Saskatoon. Hence the change in the lineup with a new vice-skip moving in. Improvement has been evident this season. And the team scorched its nine-time provincial round-robin championship at the Nipigon Arena, north of Thunder Bay, with nine straight wins capped by a thrilling 6-5 victory in the final against veteran Rob Gordon of Sud- bury. Jascobs led 5-2 at the half but Gordon pulled within one with a sixth-end deuce and squared the account with a ninth-end steal after Jacobs had blanked the seventh and eighth exchanges. In the 10th end, Gordon was unsuccessful in generating a steal and Jacobs was afforded an hit for the win and the tickets to the Tim Hortons Brier. Jacobs earlier squeezed past Gordon 5-4 in the second round of preliminary play after opening with a 7-3 decision over Jordan Chan- dler of North Bay. Thereafter, the Jacobs team defeated Bryan Burgess of Thunder Bay 7-2, of North Bay 7-4, Thunder Bay’s Jeff Currie 9-4, Trevor Bonot of Thunder Bay 2-1, the veteran Hackner 8-7, and for- mer champion Mike Jakubo of Copper Cliff 7-2. Gordon, Burgess and Hackner all wound up with 5-3 records, three games behind Jacobs. Burgess whipped Hackner 9-3 in a tiebreaker with an eight-end five-ender keying the verdict before bowing 7-4 to Gordon in the semi-final. Gordon broke up a 4-4 struggle in that one with three in the ninth end. Trailing Jacobs (9-0), Gordon and Burgess finished 6-4 and Hack- ner 5-4. Team skipped by Dumontelle, Currie, Bonot and Jakubo each won three times in eight outings while Chandler logged in with a 1-7 record. E.J. (right) and have moved up the lineup to allow Ryan Fry to throw third bricks. FROM OUR HOUSE TO YOURS Supporting farmers and their communities

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THE TANKARD TIMES Jean-Michel Menard A lot of people, including the amiable Jean-Michel Menard, hoped that his memorable upset victory in the offbeat 2006 Brier final against Glenn Howard would signal a boom for the game in Quebec. After all, Menard is the Brier’s only francophone winner. If anybody was going to wake up the masses to the roarin’ game in La Belle Province, it had to be Menard, right? Turns out, not so’s you’d notice. “It hasn’t changed at all,” the 37-year-old human resources specialist from Gatineau said following his latest provincial victory at Victoriaville last month. “In fact, to be totally honest and truthful, I have to say it’s going down. When we won in 2006 we had 126 teams enter the provincial playdowns. This year we had 30. It’s been a real struggle.” It has been that way for Menard, too. Since 2006, he has managed only two Brier appearances — a forgettable 4-7 effort in 2008 and a more promising 7-5 performance in 2009. “Actually, I’m pretty happy,” he told Larry Wood of the Tankard Times fol- lowing a playoff loss to Jeff Stoughton at Calgary in ‘09. “Very happy with the team’s progression, in fact. Our goal was to be 6-and-5 at this Brier. We are a sec- ond-year team. We were 7-and-4 and usually in Briers, 7-and-4 gets you straight to playoffs. “Our overall percentage of 83 (tied for fourth with Newfoundland) is pretty good. It was a little higher than last year and if we can continue like that we’ll have a chance to come back next year. The year we won the Brier we had a 79 shooting percentage for the team. Now we’re 83 and four points is a major differ- ence. Every player was close to five per cent better than the previous Brier.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 8

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this ice?’ CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6 “We won the game with a steal on the last end to put us in the playoffs. If we’d lost the game, there would have been a Following three disappointing years at the provincial level, bunch of tiebreakers and they’d probably have made 300,000 during which Serge Reid (5-6), Francois Gagne (3-8) and Rob- in attendance.” ert (Curling Bob) Dejardins (4-7) carried the fleur-de-lis ban- The next year, facing Howard, who had given up two stolen ner, Menard is back with (six-year third) Martin Crete, (10- ends the entire week, Menard stole deuces in the first two ends year second) Eric Sylvain and (two-year lead) brother Philippe for a 4-0 lead in the final. intact, grizzled veteran Pierre Charette as alternate and father “That’s the most nervous I ever was,” he recalled. “You don’t Robert as coach. want to be the guy remembered for blowing a 4-0 lead. We “It’s great to be here again,” said Menard, whose team plays didn’t even know where the Worlds was going to be played at out of St-Romuald, across the St. Lawrence from Quebec City. that time. But being able to wear the Maple Leaf was absolutely “To play in an Edmonton Brier with my brother and with my phenomenal.” dad as coach makes it extra special.” Too bad no more than a handful of Quebeckers and one TV There were some critics after Menard seemed to falter in the crew seemed to be interested. wake of a silver-medal performance at the 2006 Worlds in Low- At Victoriaville, Menard clicked with the last rock in the 10th ell, Mass. end to shade Philippe Lemay’s Trois-Rivieres outfit 6-5 in the “I don’t think we have to prove anything to anybody,” he final. It was the second straight defeat in the Quebec final for said after stumbling at the 2009 Olympic pre-trials in Prince Lemay. George. Menard’s crew won 10 straight and finished 10-1 after going “We won our Brier and we play for ourselves. So people 8-1 in the 10-team round robin, losing only to former cham- don’t regard us in the same breath with some of the big boys, pion Steeve Gagnon of Montreal in the first round. so what? We won the Brier. We don’t play to show the fans and But there were some other 6-5 tight fits along the way. every other curler than we can still win again. Menard edged Lemay by the same count in the preliminary “I know that if the stars are aligned correctly we may have a and also stole a 6-5 victory from defending champion Des- shot in the next few years. We have to improve our game. There Second Eric Sylvain jardins of Chicoutimi before shading former champion Mar- still is some stuff that isn’t perfect. If we can correct these lit- tin Ferland of Quebec City (with Roberge at third) by the same tle issues and have a good week, who’s to say we won’t win it score in an ninth-round extra-ender. again?” In the playoffs, Menard won the Page One-Two tilt 7-3 over It will be a tough assignment, although a lot of the same being even higher. Desjardins while Lemay stole the winner in the Page Three- faces Menard outlasted in ’06 — Howard, Stoughton, Martin, “For your first Brier as a skip, you couldn’t have asked for a Four showdown — an 8-7 decision over Gagnon. Lemay Grattan, Koe — will be involved. But there’ll be no false percep- better set-up,” he said. “It was beyond my expectations. One ousted Desjardins 7-6 in the semi-final. tions of what another success might mean for curling in Que- of my best memories was being out there with Francois (third The final tally behind Menard: Lemay (9-3), Desjardins bec. Roberge) for the last draw of the round robin when we were (7-4), Gagnon (6-4), Hemmings (4-5), Ferland (4-5), Nicolas This will be Menard’s fourth skipping assignment at the big playing against and it looked like there were Marceau of Quebec City (3-6), former junior cham- show. During his first, in the same building in 2005, he was to about 16,000 fans in the stands and I said to Francois, ‘Do you pion William Dion of Drummondville (2-7), Pierre Gervais of blame for Edmonton’s still-record attendance (281,985) not realize Wayne Gretzky used to play before crowds like this on Trois-Rivieres (2-7) and Jean-Francois Royer of Montreal (2-7).

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TANKARD TIMES second at the Olympic Trials in Regina with He arrived at the 1997 Brier in Calgary with- Russ at skip and Glenn at third. Playing second out a lot of attention. Wearing a ball cap. for probably the greatest back end in history People in the curling-know recalled he’d was something I’ll always cherish.” made a rare New Brunswick appearance in the Jimmy The Kid put together a revamped Canadian junior men’s final two years previ- lineup out of Oromocto this season with former ously. Wearing a ball cap. national junior champions (with Ryan Sher- “Something we found really remarkable in rard, 2004) Jason, 28, and , 26, in that Brier was the growing fan base we seemed the middle and long-time associate Peter Case, to achieve as the week went on,” the 38-year- 35, remaining at lead. old James Grattan said recently. Grattan required a 10th-end deuce in the “We came to that Brier with about 12 sup- provincial final at Fredericton Jct.. to leapfrog porters and by the end of the week we seemed a relatively young clubmate, Zach Eldridge, by to have 12,000.” 7-6 count. There was a reason for that. The Grat- Twice Eldridge stole singles for two-point tan-skipped unit proved to be the darling of leads in the match and each time Grattan was the underdog-lover, made the final-four play- able to square the account with deuces. Tied in offs and drilled veteran of Ontario the ninth with the hammer, Eldridge settled for in the Page Three-Four playoff leading to the a single leaving his foe with last rock at the fin- semi-final. ish and another deuce on the table. Grattan was quickly christened Jimmy The Grattan, Eldridge and Jason Vaughan of Saint Kid in the Tankard Times, not to mention Cal- John were 5-2 in the eight-team round robin gary newspapers. Wearing a ball cap, of course. but Eldridge drew the bye to the final on the “I was 22 and I really didn’t know what to strength of a 6-4 opening-round conquest of expect from my first Brier,” said the likeable Grattan and a 5-3 win over Vaughan in the sec- customer service agent for Air Canada at Fred- ond round. ericton airport who went 9-4 as a rookie. “We Going into the last round, Eldridge and went into it not expecting much, which prob- Vaughan were 5-1 and Grattan was 4-2. But ably helped. We went 8-3 in the round robin Grattan whipped Vaughan 9-3 while Eldridge and that was the best record at a Brier for a New was tripped 9-5 by Marc LeCocq of Nackawic. Brunswick team at that time. It was pretty cool Grattan opened with a three-spot in the going against Eddie, in that he was my favourite semi-final and rolled away on Vaughan 8-3, his player as a kid. second straight win over the Saint John entry. “I remember being really nervous that game, “I can’t really pinpoint why New Brunswick especially given we were the only game out has yet to win a Brier,” said Grattan. “In 2002 in there with 16,000 people in the Saddledome Calgary we had our best chance when we lost seats. I guess I fooled myself all week that those the semi-final to John Morris who later lost in people were watching other sheets.” the final to Randy Ferbey. We seemed to have The next time the Brier was played at the that winning feeling and if not for a bad break Saddledome, in 2002, Jimmy The Kid was back in the semi, I remember feeling that the final and finishing third again as ’s vice- and the win were within our reach. We were skip. The record that year was 8-4. James Grattan really playing well.” This will be Grattan’s 10th crack at the Brier, Howard lost the 2000 final to Greg McAulay, matching appearance records held by the likes remember being appreciative of that milestone. ing life to have played for Russ for six seasons. that last time New Brunswick lost in a final. But, of Garnet Campbell, Rick Lang, Mark O’Ro- “I’ve been able to surround myself with the Other than his brother Glenn, I’ve played third then, a New Brunswick team lost in the Brier’s urke, . And, fellow skips this year — Jeff best players in New Brunswick and I guess for Russ more than anybody else. That’s a spe- very first final in 1927, too. Stoughton and Brad Gushue. that makes achieving 10 Briers a lot easier. I’ve cial thing to me. I wouldn’t have gone to 10 “Over the years we’ve had close calls,” said Winning his province, which never has pro- played with some great players over the years Briers without him as a mentor. He taught me Grattan duced a Brier champ, for the 10th time also is in an attempt to make a great Brier run. That’s a so much about patience and playing at a high Trailing Grattan (7-2), Eldridge (5-3) and a record. tough task coming from New Brunswick as our level. Vaughan (5-3) at the N.B. provincials, defend- Overall, as a skip or third, his Brier record is numbers of competitive curlers aren’t compa- “I still consider him a friend and I miss our ing champion Terry Odishaw of and 44-48 or 47.8 per cent. New Brunswick, since rable to other provinces.” years playing together. I played with him in Lecocq each checked in at 4-3, former winner 1927, is 334-510 for 39.6 per cent. So Grattan Part of difficulty, too, is the lack of keen, play- a ‘spiel in January and the guy still makes Paul Dobson of Saint John was 3-4 and teams has been better than your average Herring- able ice in his home province. Howard com- everything. skipped by Adam MacDonald of Woodstock choker in Canada’s big curling show. plained about it for years. But hooking up with “If it weren’t for his gig with TSN, I’d still be and Shaun Mott of Fredericton Jct., each won “Yeah, my 10th Brier is kinda special,” he Howard, the all-time Brier recordholder as a playing third for him. I played in four Briers once in seven outings. admitted. “I guess it means that I’m consist- skip for games-played and wins, is something with Russ and watching him manage a Brier Labrador City outfits skipped by Brian Mer- ent and competitive. I played in my 100th Brier Grattan said he’ll never regret. week was a great honour. cer and former champion Keith Ryan were win- game my last time out (2011 at London) and I “It was a great turning point in my curl- “But the greatest honour of all was playing less. Page 10 The Party Line • Your guide to what’s goin’ on

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The Original 16 Patch is the popular gathering place for fans in between and after the draws in Rexall Place. And, the crowds continue to grow as the party picks up momentum! Five on the Side The Patch provides a fan-friendly atmosphere with a wide selection of food and beverages, and the sounds of some very hot bands! “This is my third time attending a Brier as a fan and I’ve always enjoyed the Patch,” said Yvonne Arnore from Edmonton. “It’s such an uplifting environment, it’s always energetic and comes alive there is such good camaraderie. I’m having a blast!” “It’s lots of fun and you meet lots of great people,” commented Brad Goebel, also a resident of the host city who is serving as a volunteer for the Brier. “Everyone is so welcoming… you just in the never know who you are going to meet.” No one knows the Patch better than Stuart Brown, the veteran MC for curling’s biggest Tonight patch celebration. “The curling community is like one big family. Everyone is so down to earth and generous. The Brier can be described as a homecoming for many and the Patch serves as Five on the Side is one of Edmonton’s favourite party bands. And, tonight their central meeting point throughout the week. I can sum it up in three words... Big, Friendly, they’ll be lighting up the party at The Original 16 Patch. Frenzy.” The five-member band delivers an extensive repertoire of songs encompassing the country, rock and pop genres. With a playlist consisting of all- time classics, dating back to the 60’s and extending right through to the top hits of time for thefans the day, Five on the Side knows how to keep the house rocking all night long! to hit the This Afternoon - Karac Hendriks boards The first round of the Cool Shots competition for the fans got underway Sunday in The Original 16 Patch. The two winners picked up the first $100 daily cash prize and qualified to play in the finals on championship weekend. A new field of shooters hits the tables today, Tomorrow Night so drop into the Patch and get in on the game. The Mudmen

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Media Report ­ Statistical Report for Draw 5Canadian Curling Association Canadian Curling Association Page 12 2013 Tim Hortons Brier – Tankard Times Game Scores for Draw 52013 Tim Hortons Brier THE STATISTICAL STORY 2013 Tim Hortons Brier Presented by MONSANTO Presented by MONSANTO Edmonton, Alberta Edmonton, Alberta 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 TOTAL A ON (Howard)Media Report *1 0­ 1 Statistical Report for Draw 3 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 8 03:54 Media Report ­ Statistical Report for Draw 4

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B PEI (MacKenzie) 10 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 2 6 0 1 7 X 8 X 9 10 TOTAL3 09:31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TOTAL A QC (Menard) *0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 X 8 06:42 A NB (Grattan) *2 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 X 8 05:43 NT/YT (Koe) *0 2 1 0 2 0 3 0 X X 8 17:08 AB (Martin) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 X 4 08:43 NS (Flemming) 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 4 06:10 BC BC (Bilesky) BC (Bilesky) *1*2 00 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 1 X X X X X 3 3 12:0817:18 B NL (Gushue) 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 X X X 7 12:49 NO (Jacobs) 0 1 3 0 2 3 0 X X X 9 16:49 SK (Virtue) *0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X X X 2 14:55 AB (Martin) 0 2 1 3 1 0 3 X X X 10 16:01 C SK (Virtue) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 5 06:01 C NO (Jacobs) *1 0 2 0 3 1 0 3 X X 10 10:42 DON (Howard)NL (Gushue) *2*1 00 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 20 0 2 1 0 1 1 7 7 01:4406:28 PEI (MacKenzie) 0 1 0 1 0 0Canadian 2 0 Curling X Association X 4 07:39 D NS (Flemming)NB (Grattan) 001021010100 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 X X 6 4 02:0008:45 D QC (Menard) 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 X 6 05:39 MB (Stoughton) *3 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 X X 9 07:31 NT/YT (Koe) *0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 3 05:43 2013 Tim Hortons Brier *last rock*last rock *last rock Presented by MONSANTO advantageadvantage advantage Edmonton, Alberta Team Standings After 3 Draw(s) Team Standings After 4 Draw(s) Team Standings After 5 Draw(s) Media Report ­ Statistical Report for Draw 5 Future Games Future Games Team Wins Losses 4 5 6 Team Wins Game Scores for Draw 5Losses 5 6 7 NO (Jacobs) 2 0 PEFuture Games ­­ AB NO (Jacobs) 3 0 ­­ AB NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 TOTAL QC (Menard)Team Wins2Losses 0 6NT 7 ­­ 8MB QC (Menard) 3 0 ­­ MB PE A ON (Howard) *1 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 8 03:54 NL (Gushue) 2 0 SK NB ­­ NL (Gushue) 3 0 NB ­­ NO NL (Gushue) 4 0 ­­ NO BC MB (Stoughton) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 5 02:44 MB (Stoughton) 2 0 ­­ ON QC MB (Stoughton) 2 0 ON QC ­­ ON (Howard)NO (Jacobs) 23 0 AB ­­ NLMB ­­NS ON (Howard)B PEI (MacKenzie) 02 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1MB X X NS 3 ­­09:31 NT/YT (Koe)QC (Menard) 13 01 MBQC PEPE ­­ ­­ NT/YT (Koe)NT/YT (Koe) *012 1 2 0 2 0 3 0PE X X ­­ 8 NS17:08 SK (Virtue) 1 1 NL ­­ BC SK (Virtue) 1 2 ­­ BC NB C BC (Bilesky) *2 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X X 3 12:08 AB (Martin)ON (Howard) 03 02 NS ­­ ­­BC NTNO NB (Grattan) 1 2 NL ­­ SK AB (Martin) 0 2 1 3 1 0 3 X X X 10 16:01 NB (Grattan)MB (Stoughton) 02 12 QCNS ­­NL PE ­­ AB (Martin) 0 2 BC NO ­­ NS (Flemming) 0 2 NB ­­ ON BC (Bilesky)D NL (Gushue) *1 00 1 2 0 0 1 0 2AB 0 1 SK 1 7 ­­01:44 NT/YT (Koe) 2 2 ­­ NS ON PEI (MacKenzie) 0 2 NO NT ­­ NS (Flemming)NB (Grattan) 010210101000 3 ­­ ON 6 NT02:00 BC (Bilesky) 0 2 ­­ AB SK AB (Martin) 1 2 NO ­­ NB PEI (MacKenzie)*last rock 0 3 NT ­­ QC advantage Draw SK (Virtue) 1 2 BC NB ­­ Draw Draw 4: 03/03 15:30 Draw 5: 03/03 20:30 Draw 6: 03/04 15:30 Draw 5: 03/03 20:30 Draw 6: 03/04 15:30 Draw 7: 03/04 20:30 Times Times NB (Grattan) 1 3 ­­ SK AB Team Standings After 5 Draw(s) Attendance Draw 3: 7626 Total: 26291 Attendance Draw 4: 0 Total: 26291 NS (Flemming) 0 3 ON NT ­­ Future Games

© COPYRIGHT 2009 CANADIAN CURLING ASSOCIATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Team Wins Losses 6 7 8 BC (Bilesky)Scoring and Percentages Summary for Draw 3 0 3 SK ­­ NL © COPYRIGHT 2009 CANADIAN CURLING ASSOCIATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVEDScoring and Percentages Summary for Draw 4P. 1 / 7 P. 1 / 7 Draw 3 NL (Gushue) 4 0Draw 4 ­­ NO BC PEI (MacKenzie) 0 4 ­­ QC MB NO (Jacobs) 3 0 AB NL ­­ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TOTAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TOTAL QC (Menard) 3 0 MB PE ­­ A QC (Menard)Draw *0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 X 8 06:42 B NL (Gushue) 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 X X X 7 12:49 Draw 6: 03/04 15:30 Draw 7: 03/04 20:30 Draw 8: 03/05 13:30 ON (Howard) 3 0 NS ­­ NT AB (Martin) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 X 4 08:43 SK (Virtue) *0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X X X 2 14:55 Times Jamie Koe’s Polars (left to right) Brad Chorostkowski, Robert Borden MB (Stoughton) 2 1 QC ­­ PE QC #SH PTS PCTand Tom Naugler,AB evened their record#SH PTS at 2-2PCT Sunday. NL #SH PTS PCT SK #SH PTS PCT NT/YT (Koe) 2 2 ­­ NS ON 1 Philippe Menard 18 60 83 1 Ben Hebert 18 66 92 1 Geoff Walker 14 43 77 1 DJ Kidby 14 52 93 AB (Martin) 1 2 NO ­­ NB 2 Eric SylvainAttendance Draw 5: 825418 67Total: 42718 93 2 Marc Kennedy 18 66 92 2 Adam Casey 14 54 96 2 14 43 77 SK (Virtue) 1 2 BC NB ­­ 3 Martin Crete 18 69 96 3 John Morris 18 68 94 3 Brett Gallant 14 48 86 3 14 41 73 4 J. Michel Menard 18 65 90 4 Kevin Martin 18 56 78 4NB (Grattan)Brad Gushue 141 50 89 3 4 Brock Virtue ­­ SK14 39 AB 70 © COPYRIGHT 2009 CANADIAN CURLING ASSOCIATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVEDTeam TotalsScoring and Percentages Summary for Draw 572 261 91 Team Totals 72 256 89 NS (Flemming)Team Totals 560P.195 1 / 7 87 3 Team TotalsON NT 56 175 ­­78 Draw 5 BC (Bilesky) 0 3 SK ­­ NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TOTAL PEI (MacKenzie) 1 20 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 ­­ 9 10 TOTALQC MB B BC (Bilesky) *1 0 0 1 0 0 1 X X X 3 17:18 D QC (Menard) 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 X 6 05:39 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TOTAL Draw NO (Jacobs) 0 1 3 0 2 3 0 X X X 9 16:49 Draw 6: 03/04 15:30 Draw 7: 03/04 20:30 Draw 8: 03/05 13:30 TimesNT/YT (Koe) *0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 3 05:43 B PEI (MacKenzie) 0 0 0 0 0 2NO 0 1 X X #SH3 PTS09:31PCT BC #SH PTS PCT QC #SH PTS PCT NT #SH PTS PCT 1 Matt Dumontelle 1 0 0 1 Aaron WatsonNT/YT (Koe) *0142 51 1 91 0 2 0 3 0 X X 8 17:08 1 Philippe MenardAttendance Draw 5: 8254 19 63 83Total: 427181 Robert Borden 20 65 81 1 Ryan Harnden 12 44 92 2 Derek Errington 14 50 89 2 Eric Sylvain 20 61 76 2 Brad Chorostkowski 20 61 76 NT2 E.J. Harnden #SH14PTS 48PCT 86 3 Steve Kopf 14 44 79 © COPYRIGHT 2009 CANADIAN CURLING ASSOCIATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED3 Martin CreteScoring and Percentages Summary for Draw 5 20 69 86 3 Tom Naugler 20 64 80 P. 1 / 7 PE #SH PTS PCT 3 Ryan Fry 14 50 89 4 Andrew Bilesky 14 33 59 1 Robert Borden 16 59 92 4 J. Michel Menard 20 69 86Draw 54 Jamie Koe 19 61 80 1 Sean Ledgerwood 16 59 92 4 Brad Jacobs 14 50 89 Team Totals 79 262 83 Team Totals 79 251 79 Team Totals 56 178 79 2 Brad Chorostkowski 14 55 98 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TOTAL Team Totals 55 192 87 2 Alex MacFadyen 16 48 75 B PEI (MacKenzie) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 X X 3 09:31 2 Kevi Whitehead 2 8 100 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TOTAL 3 Anson Carmody1 216 3 51 4 580 6 7 8 9 10 TOTAL NT/YT (Koe) *0 2 1 0 2 0 3 0 X X 8 17:08 3 Tom Naugler 16 61 95 C NO (Jacobs) *1 0 2 0 3 1 0 3 X X 10 10:42 C SK (Virtue) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 5 06:01 NT #SH PTS PCT 4 Eddie MacKenzie 16 45 70 PEPEI (MacKenzie) 0#SH 1PTS 0PCT 1 0 0 2 0 X X 4 07:39 ON (Howard) *2 0 0 0 14 1Jamie Koe 0 2 0 1 157 5406:28 90 1 Robert Borden 16 59 92 Team Totals 64 203 79 1NOSean Ledgerwood#SH PTS16PCT 59 92 PE #SH PTS PCT SK #SH PTS PCT ON #SH PTS PCT 2 Brad Chorostkowski 14 55 98 Team Totals 63 237 94 12Ryan HarndenAlex MacFadyen 1616 46 48 72 751 Sean Ledgerwood 16 58 91 1 DJ Kidby 20 74 93 1 20 66 83 2 Kevi Whitehead 2 8 100 23E.J. HarndenAnson Carmody 1616 57 51 89 802 Alex MacFadyen 16 53 83 2 Chris Schille 20 72 90 2 20 77 96 3 Tom Naugler 16 61 95 34Ryan FryEddie MacKenzie 1616 60 45 94 703 Anson Carmody 16 47 73 3 Braeden Moskowy 20 73 91 3 20 74 93 4 Jamie Koe 15 54 90 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TOTAL 4 Brad JacobsTeam Totals 1664 54203 84 794 Eddie MacKenzie 16 47 73 4 Brock Virtue 20 61 76 4 Glenn Howard 20 69 86 Team Totals 63 237 94 Team Totals 64 217 85 Team Totals 64 205 80 CTeam Totals BC (Bilesky) *2 080 0280 0 088 1 0Team Totals X X X 3 8012:08286 89

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TOTAL AB (Martin) 0 2 1 3 1 0 3 X X X 10 16:01 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TOTAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TOTAL C BC (Bilesky) *2 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X X 3 12:08 A NB (Grattan) *2 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 X 8 05:43 D NS (Flemming)BC 0#SH 0PTS 1PC 0T 0AB 1 2 0 X#SH X PTS PCT4 08:45 AB (Martin) 0 2 1 3 1 0 3 X X X 10 16:01 NS (Flemming) 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 4 06:10 1MB (Stoughton)Aaron Watson *3 140 53 0 95 0 21 Ben Hebert 0 0 4 X14 X 519 91 07:31 BC #SH PTS PCT AB #SH PTS PCT NB #SH PTS PCT NS #SH PTS PCT NS #SH PTS PCT MB #SH PTS PCT 1 Aaron Watson 14 53 95 1 Ben Hebert 14 51 91 2 Derek Errington 14 50 89 2 Marc Kennedy 14 50 89 1 Pete Case 17 66 97 1 Kelly Mittelstadt 18 61 85 1 Kelly Mittelstadt 16 51 80 1 16 64 100 2 Derek Errington 14 50 89 2 Marc Kennedy 14 50 89 2 Darren Roach 18 68 94 2 Graham Breckon 18 65 90 2 3Graham BreckonSteve Kopf 1416 27 50 48 783 John Morris2 14 4616 82 58 91 3 Steve Kopf 14 27 48 3 John Morris 14 46 82 3 18 65 90 3 Paul Flemming 18 55 76 3 Paul Flemming 16 48 75 3 16 63 98 4 Andrew Bilesky 14 34 61 4 Kevin Martin 14 45 80 4 Andrew Bilesky 14 34 61 4 Kevin Martin 14 45 80 4 James Grattan 17 57 84 4 Ian Fitzner­LeBlanc 17 55 81 4 Ian Fitzner­LeBlanc 16 56 88 4 Jeff Stoughton 16 58 91 Team Totals 56 164 73 Team Totals 56 192 86 Team Totals 70 256 91 Team Totals 71 236 83 Team TotalsTeam Totals 56 6416420573 80 Team TotalsTeam Totals 56 19264 24386 95

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 TOTAL D NL (Gushue) *1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 7 01:44 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 TOTAL Positional Cumulative Percentages for Draw 4 Positional Cumulative Percentages for Draw 3 NB (Grattan) 01021010100 6 02:00 D NL (Gushue) *1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 7 01:44 NL #SH PTSDrawPCT1 2NB 3 4 AVG #SH PTS PCT Draw 1 2 3 AVG NB (Grattan) 01021010100 02:00 1 Geoff WalkerLeads 22 80 91 1 Pete Case 22 73 83 Leads 6 2 Adam Casey 22 69 78 2 Darren Roach 22 76 86 1 Pete Case NB 94 91 ** 97 94 1 Pete Case NB 94 91 ** 93 3 Brett Gallant 22 70 80 3 Jason Roach 22 68 77 NL #SH PTS PCT NB #SH PTS PCT 2 Mark Nichols MB ** 89 100 ** 93 1 Mark Nichols MB ** 89 100 93 4 Brad Gushue 22 79 90 4 James Grattan 22 77 88 1 Geoff Walker 22 80 91 1 Pete Case 22 73 83 3 Sean Ledgerwood PE 94 88 ** 91 91 3 Sean Ledgerwood PE 94 88 ** 91 Team Totals 88 298 85 Team Totals 88 294 84 3 Ben Hebert AB ** 90 92 ** 91 3 2 Adam CaseyBen Hebert 22 69AB 78** 902 Darren Roach92 91 22 76 86 5 Aaron Watson 1 2BC 3** 4 89 5 91 6 ** 7 90 8 9 10 TOTAL 5 3 Brett GallantAaron Watson 22 70BC 80** 893 Jason Roach91 90 22 68 77 6 A ON (Howard)DJ Kidby *1 0SK 184 1 ** 0 93 2 93 0 89 2 0 1 8 03:54 6 4 Brad GushueDJ Kidby 22 79SK 9084 ** 4 James Grattan93 88 22 77 88 7 MB (Stoughton)Robert Borden 0 1NT 088 0 89 1 ** 081 1 86 0 2 0 5 02:44 6 Team TotalsRobert Borden 88 298NT 8588 89 Team Totals** 88 88 294 84 8 ONPhilippe Menard #SH QC PTS89PCT ** 83MB 83 85 #SH PTS PCT 6 Ryan Harnden NO 85 ** 92 88 1 Craig Savill 17 60 88 1 Mark Nichols 20 76 95 8 Craig Savill ON ** 88 83 ** 85 9 Geoff Walker NL 86 88 ** 87 2 Brent Laing 20 70 88 2 Reid Carruthers 20 63 79 10 Geoff Walker NL 86 88 ** 77 84 10 Philippe Menard 1 2 QC 389 4 ** 5 83 6 786 8 9 10 TOTAL 3 Wayne Middaugh 20 72 90 3 Jon Mead 20 75 94 104 Glenn Howard Kelly Mittelstadt 20NS 7189 89 ** 480Jeff Stoughton 85 84 20 61 76 11A Craig SavillON (Howard) *1 0ON 1** 1 88 0 83 2 085 2 0 1 8 03:54 12Team Totals Ryan Harnden 77NO273 8589 ** 92Team Totals 72 82 80 275 86 12 Kelly Mittelstadt NS 89 ** 80 84 MB (Stoughton) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 5 02:44 13 Matt Dumontelle NO ** ** 0 ** 0 13 Matt Dumontelle NO ** ** 0 0 Seconds ONSeconds #SH PTS PCT MB #SH PTS PCT Positional Cumulative Percentages for Draw 5 1 Brent Laing ON ** 93 96 ** 95 1 1 Craig SavillBrent Laing 17ON 60** 88931 Mark Nichols96 95 20 76 95 2 E.J. Harnden NODraw 941 ** 2 86 3 89 4 90 5 AVG 2 2 Brent LaingE.J. Harnden 20NO 7094 88 ** 2 Reid Carruthers86 91 20 63 79 3 Adam CaseyLeads NL 82 88 ** 96 89 3 3 Wayne MiddaughDerek Errington 20BC 72** 90883 Jon Mead89 88 20 75 94 4 1 Derek ErringtonMark Nichols BCMB **** 8889 89100 **** 8895 94 4 Chris Schille SK 83 ** 90 86 4 Glenn Howard 20 71 89 4 Jeff Stoughton 20 61 76 5 2 Reid CarruthersBen Hebert MBAB **** 8290 9192 **** 8691 91 4 Reid Carruthers MB ** 82 91 86 2 Sean Ledgerwood PE 94 88 ** 91 92 91 4 Team TotalsEric Sylvain 77 QC 273 7989 ** Team Totals93 86 80 275 86 6 Chris Schille SK 83 ** 90 77 84 2 Aaron Watson BC ** 89 91 ** 95 91 7 Adam Casey NL 82 88 ** 85 7 Marc Kennedy AB ** 76 92 ** 83 2 Pete Case NB 94 91 ** 97 83 91 8 Alex MacFadyen PE 84 83 ** 84 7 Alex MacFadyen PE 84 83 ** 83 83 6 DJ Kidby SK 84 ** 93 93 ** 89 9 Marc KennedyPositional Cumulative Percentages for Draw 5 AB ** 76 92 83 7 Darren Roach NB 73 84 ** 94 83 7 Robert Borden NT 88 89 ** 81 92 87 10 Darren Roach NB 73 84 ** 78 10 Eric Sylvain QC 79 ** 93 76 82 8 Geoff Walker NL 86 88 ** 77 91 86 11 Graham Breckon NS 73 ** 78 76 11 Graham Breckon NS 73 ** 78 90 81 Draw 1 2 3 4 5 AVG 8 Craig Savill ON ** 88 83 ** 88 86 12 Brad Chorostkowski NT 79 71 ** 75 12 Brad Chorostkowski NT 79 71 ** 76 75 10 Philippe Menard QC 89 ** 83 83 ** 85 ThirdsLeads Thirds 11 Kelly Mittelstadt NS 89 ** 80 85 ** 84 1 Martin Crete QC 91 ** 96 93 1 Wayne Middaugh ON ** 94 93 ** 93 1 Mark Nichols MB ** 89 100 ** 95 94 12 Ryan Harnden NO 85 ** 92 72 ** 82 1 Wayne Middaugh ON ** 94 93 93 2 Martin Crete QC 91 ** 96 86 91 2 Ben Hebert AB ** 90 92 ** 91 91 13 Matt Dumontelle NO ** ** 0 ** ** 0 3 Ryan Fry NO 89 ** 89 89 2 Ryan Fry NO 89 ** 89 94 91 Seconds 4 2 Jon MeadSean Ledgerwood MBPE 94** 8881 **98 9188 92 91 4 Jon Mead MB ** 81 98 ** 88 1 Kevi Whitehead NT ** ** ** ** 100 100 5 Braeden Moskowy SK 82 ** 91 86 5 John Morris AB ** 80 94 ** 86 2 Aaron Watson BC ** 89 91 ** 95 91 2 Brent Laing ON ** 93 96 ** 88 92 5 John Morris AB ** 80 94 86 6 Braeden Moskowy SK 82 ** 91 73 83 3 E.J. Harnden NO 94 ** 86 89 ** 90 7 2 Brett GallantPete Case NLNB 9479 9184 **** 9782 83 91 6 Brett Gallant NL 79 84 ** 86 83 4 Derek Errington BC ** 88 89 ** 89 89 8 Steve Kopf BC ** 81 79 80 8 Steve Kopf BC ** 81 79 ** 80 6 DJ Kidby SK 84 ** 93 93 ** 89 5 Adam Casey NL 82 88 ** 96 78 85 9 Anson Carmody PE 81 75 ** 78 9 Tom Naugler NT 72 79 ** 80 77 5 Marc Kennedy AB ** 76 92 ** 89 85 107 Tom NauglerRobert Borden NTNT 8872 8979 **** 8176 92 87 9 Anson Carmody PE 81 75 ** 73 77 7 Chris Schille SK 83 ** 90 77 ** 84 118 Paul FlemmingGeoff Walker NSNL 8666 88** **75 7771 91 86 11 Paul Flemming NS 66 ** 75 76 73 7 Darren Roach NB 73 84 ** 94 86 84 12 Jason Roach NB 68 64 ** 66 11 Jason Roach NB 68 64 ** 90 73 8 Craig Savill ON ** 88 83 ** 88 86 9 Reid Carruthers MB ** 82 91 ** 79 83 Skips Skips 10 Eric Sylvain QC 79 ** 93 76 ** 82 1 10J. Michel Menard Philippe Menard QC QC 8991 **** 8390 8391 ** 85 1 Brad Gushue NL 88 91 ** 89 90 11 Alex MacFadyen PE 84 83 ** 83 75 81 2 Brad Gushue NL 88 91 ** 90 2 J. Michel Menard QC 91 ** 90 86 89 11 Kelly Mittelstadt NS 89 ** 80 85 ** 84 11 Graham Breckon NS 73 ** 78 90 ** 81 3 Glenn Howard ON ** 88 86 87 3 Glenn Howard ON ** 88 86 ** 87 13 Brad Chorostkowski NT 79 71 ** 76 98 80 4 12Jeff Stoughton Ryan Harnden MBNO 85** **81 9291 7285 ** 82 4 Jeff Stoughton MB ** 81 91 ** 85 Thirds 5 Brad Jacobs NO 79 ** 89 84 5 Brad Jacobs NO 79 ** 89 84 84 13 Matt Dumontelle NO ** ** 0 ** ** 0 1 Wayne Middaugh ON ** 94 93 ** 90 92 6 Jamie Koe NT 74 84 ** 79 6 Jamie Koe NT 74 84 ** 80 79 2 Martin Crete QC 91 ** 96 86 ** 91 7 Kevin MartinSeconds AB ** 78 78 78 7 Kevin Martin AB ** 78 78 ** 78 2 Ryan Fry NO 89 ** 89 94 ** 91 8 1 Brock VirtueKevi Whitehead SKNT **75 **** **76 **76 100 100 8 Ian Fitzner­LeBlanc NS 55 ** 88 81 76 4 Jon Mead MB ** 81 98 ** 94 90 9 Ian Fitzner­LeBlanc NS 55 ** 88 73 9 James Grattan NB 81 59 ** 84 75 5 John Morris AB ** 80 94 ** 82 85 102 Andrew BileskyBrent Laing BCON ** 9381 9659 **71 88 92 10 Brock Virtue SK 75 ** 76 70 74 6 Braeden Moskowy SK 82 ** 91 73 ** 83 103 James GrattanE.J. Harnden NBNO 9481 **59 86** 8971 ** 90 11 Andrew Bilesky BC ** 81 59 ** 71 7 Brett Gallant NL 79 84 ** 86 80 82 12 Eddie MacKenzie PE 70 66 ** 68 12 Eddie MacKenzie PE 70 66 ** 73 70 4 Derek Errington BC ** 88 89 ** 89 89 8 Tom Naugler NT 72 79 ** 80 95 81 ** = did not play **9 = did not playAnson Carmody PE 81 75 ** 73 80 78 + = player unranked due to insufficient games5 Adam Casey NL 82 88 ** 96 78 85 + = player unranked due to insufficient games 10 Jason Roach NB 68 64 ** 90 77 74 5 Marc Kennedy AB ** 76 92 ** 89 85 Team Win/Loss Grid After 3 Draws 11 Paul FlemmingTeam Win/Loss Grid After 4 Draws NS 66 ** 75 76 ** 73 7 Chris Schille SK 83 ** 90 77 ** 84 12 Steve Kopf BC ** 81 79 ** 48 70 AB NO NT NB QC NS NL SK PE MB ON BC AB NO NT NB QC NS NL SK PE MB ON BC Skips 7 Darren Roach NB 73 84 ** 94 86 84 AB ****L****L** 1 AB Brad Gushue****L****L** NL 88 91 ** 89 90 90

NO9 Reid Carruthers**W********W MB ** 82 91 ** 79 83 2 NO J. Michel Menard**W*****W**W QC 91 ** 90 86 ** 89 3 Glenn Howard ON ** 88 86 ** 89 88 NT10 Eric Sylvain*L*W******** QC 79 ** 93 76 ** 82 NT *L*WL******* 4 Brad Jacobs NO 79 ** 89 84 ** 84 NB11 Alex MacFadyen**L*L******* PE 84 83 ** 83 75 81 5 NB Jeff Stoughton**L*LW****** MB ** 81 91 ** 76 82 QC11 Graham BreckonW**W******** NS 73 ** 78 90 ** 81 5 QC Jamie KoeW*WW******** NT 74 84 ** 80 90 82 7 Kevin Martin AB ** 78 78 ** 80 79 NS ******L**L** NS ***L**L**L** 13 Brad Chorostkowski NT 79 71 ** 76 98 80 8 James Grattan NB 81 59 ** 84 88 78 NL Thirds*****W**W*** 9 NL Ian Fitzner*****W*WW***­LeBlanc NS 55 ** 88 81 ** 76 10 Brock Virtue SK 75 ** 76 70 ** 74 SK1 Wayne Middaugh********W*L* ON ** 94 93 ** 90 92 SK ******L*W*L* 11 Eddie MacKenzie PE 70 66 ** 73 70 70 PE ******LL**** PE *L****LL**** 2 Martin Crete QC 91 ** 96 86 ** 91 12 Andrew Bilesky BC ** 81 59 ** 61 68 MB W****W****** MB W****W****** 2 Ryan Fry NO 89 ** 89 94 ** 91 ** = did not play ON *******W***W +ON = player unranked due to insufficient games* ******W***W 4 Jon Mead MB ** 81 98 ** 94 90 BC *L********L* BC *L********L* 5 John Morris AB ** 80 94 ** 82 85 Team Win/Loss Grid After 5 Draws Game Scores by Draw Game Scores by Draw 6 Braeden Moskowy SK 82 ** 91 73 ** 83 AB NO NT NB QC NS NL SK PE MB ON BC Draw A B C D Draw A B C D AB **** L****L*W 7 Brett Gallant NL 79 84 ** 86 80 82 1 NO 11 NB 4 * NS 2 * SK 4 1 NO 11 NB 4 * NS 2 * SK 4 NO **W*****W**W 8 Tom Naugler* NT 6 NT * QC72 79 **5 80 95NL 81 10 PE 3 * NT 6 * QC 5 NL 10 PE 3 2 NL 8 AB 4 NT 10 ON 8 NT2 *L*WL***W***NL 8 AB 4 NT 10 ON 8 9 Anson Carmody* PE 3 PE * MB81 75 **5 73 * NB80 78 7 * BC 4 * PE 3 * MB 5 * NB 7 * BC 4 NB **L*LWL***** 103 Jason Roach* QC 8 NB * BC68 64 **3 90 77SK 74 5 NS 4 3 * QC 8 * BC 3 SK 5 NS 4 AB 4 NO 9 * ON 7 * MB 9 QC W*WW********AB 4 NO 9 * ON 7 * MB 9 11 Paul Flemming NS 66 ** 75 76 ** 73 4 NB NL NO QC NS4 ***L**L**L*** NB 8 NL 7 * NO 10 QC 6 12 Steve KopfNS BC **SK 81 79 ** 48PE 70 NT NS 4 * SK 2 PE 4 * NT 3 NL ***W*W*WW*** 5 ON PE BC NL 5 ON PE BC NL Skips MB NT AB NB SK ******L*W*L*MB NT AB NB BC NS QC AB 1 6 Brad Gushue NL 88 91 ** 89 90 90 PE6 *LL***LL****BC NS QC AB SK ON MB NO SK ON MB NO 2 J. Michel Menard QC 91 ** 90 86 ** 89 MB W****W****L* 7 PE SK NL NT 7 PE SK NL NT 3 Glenn HowardQC ON **NB 88 86 ** 89NO 88 NS ON *******W*W*WQC NB NO NS 8 AB MB ON BC 8 AB MB ON BC BC LL********L* 4 Brad JacobsNB NO 79PE ** 89 84 **NT 84 NL NB PE NT NL 5 9 Jeff StoughtonNO MB **QC 81 91 ** 76AB 82 MB 9 NO Game Scores by DrawQC AB MB ON BC NS SK ON BC NS SK 5 Jamie Koe NT 74 84 ** 80 90 82 Draw A B C D 10 SK NT NB NO 10 SK NT NB NO 7 Kevin MartinNS AB **NL 78 78 ** 80PE 79 QC 1 NSNO 11 NLNB 4 * NSPE 2 * SKQC 4 * NT 6 * QC 5 NL 10 PE 3 11 NT ON MB PE 8 James Grattan NB 81 59 ** 84 88 78 11 NT ON MB PE AB NB NL BC 2 ABNL 8 NBAB 4 NLNT 10 BCON 8 * PE 3 * MB 5 * NB 7 * BC 4 129 Ian Fitzner­LeBlanc NS 55NO ** 88 81 **NS 76 12 NO NS SK QC 3 * QC 8 * BCSK 3 QCSK 5 NS 4 10 Brock Virtue SK 75 ** 76 70 ** 74 AB 4 NO 9 * ON 7 * MB 9 13 ON PE NT NB 13 ON PE NT NB 11 Eddie MacKenzieNL PE 70AB 66 ** 73 70BC 70 MB 4 * NBNL 8 ABNL 7 * NOBC 10 MBQC 6 NS 4 * SK 2 PE 4 * NT 3 14 MB BC AB QC 12 Andrew Bilesky BC ** 81 59 ** 61 68 14 MB BC AB QC NO NS SK ON 5 * ONNO 8 NSPE 3 * BCSK 3 * NLON 7 MB 5 * NT 8 AB 10 NB 6 15 NB MB PE NL 15 NB MB PE NL ** = did not playBC NT ON AB 6 BCBC NTNS ONQC ABAB SK ON MB NO +16 = player unranked due to insufficient gamesNS NL NO SK 16 NS NL NO SK PE QC NB NT 7 PEPE QCSK NBNL NTNT QC NB NO NS 17 QC Team Win/Loss Grid After 5 DrawsAB BC NS 17 QC AB BC NS SK ON MB NO 8 SKAB ONMB MBON NOBC NB PE NT NL AB NO NT NB QC NS NL SK PE MB ON BC 9 NO QC AB MB ON BC NS SK AB **** L****L*W 10 SK NT NB NO NS NL PE QC NO **W*****W**W 11 NT ON MB PE AB NB NL BC NT *L*WL***W*** 12 NO NS SK QC NB **L*LWL***** 13 ON PE NT NB NL AB BC MB QC W*WW******** 14 MB BC AB QC NO NS SK ON NS ***L**L**L** 15 NB MB PE NL BC NT ON AB ***W*W*WW*** NL 16 NS NL NO SK PE QC NB NT ******L*W*L* SK 17 QC AB BC NS SK ON MB NO PE *LL***LL****

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James Grattan and his N.B. crew registered their first win of the Edmonton Brier; actually they could have evened the record at 2-2, but lost a steal to 4-0 Newfoundland/Labrador. Page 14 2013 Tim Hortons Brier – Tankard Times Time for Trivia QUESTION OF THE DAY: Kevin Martin’s current Alberta lineup won the last edition of Winter curling in 2010. Edmonton Name two other Olympic gold-medallists in the cur- rent Brier field. - a part of Curling history 1. They are playing for which province(s)? 2. They are playing which positions? 3. Teams from the home province have won six of the dozen Briers previously staged in Alberta. Teams from two other provinces have twice won Alberta-based Bri- ers. The provinces? 4. Who skipped those teams? 5. In which years and where? 6. The skip of one eastern-based team at the current Brier has won two bronze medals play- ing in Alberta Briers. He is? 7. Where were those Briers? 8. Did he skip in both or play other positions and when? 9. Name two players in the current Brier who skipped previous silver-medallists in Alber- ta-based Briers. 10. Who skipped the winner in the last Brier played in Alberta. 11. Where and when?

12. Who skipped the silver and bronze-medal winners?

1973 in Edmonton; Folk, 1980 in Calgary Calgary in 1980 Folk, Edmonton; in 1973

ard. 5. D’Amour, 1948 in Calgary; Mazinke, Mazinke, Calgary; in 1948 D’Amour, 5.

- How Glenn bronze, Stoughton; Silver, 12. D’Amour, Harvey Mazinke. Harvey D’Amour,

11. 2009 at Calgary. at 2009 11. 4. Rick Folk (twice), Theo Frenchy Frenchy Theo (twice), Folk Rick 4.

10. Kevin Martin. Kevin 10. 3. British Columbia, Saskatchewan Columbia, British 3.

9. John Morris, Jeff Stoughton. Jeff Morris, John 9. 2. Gushue skip, Nichols lead Nichols skip, Gushue 2.

Howard in 2002. in Howard (Manitoba)

8. Skipped in 1997, played third for Russ Russ for third played 1997, in Skipped 8. 1. Gushue (Newfoundland), Nichols Nichols (Newfoundland), Gushue 1.

7. Calgary 7. QofD: Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols Mark Gushue, Brad QofD:

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 15 forward. He is grooming a young team which not going to stand here and say we’re coming “Our record has been pretty good. I don’t he thinks has future potential. He’s added here for a good time. think I need to validate it. It’s just something I “It’s too bad it’s that way. You come sec- third Brett Gallant, 23, to the front end of “We really feel if we play well we will have a would like to achieve.” ond in a Brier (and) you should be one of the Adam Casey, 23, and Geoff Walker, 27, who chance at the end of the week. That’s kind of greats, but you’re not. It’s all about what you played with him at last year’s Brier. all we are looking for, get in those do-or-die did for me today. You have to win.” “I had watched Adam and Brett and Geoff games and see if you can knock off some of the Chris Schille, the second on Brock Virtue’s playing in juniors over the years,” said Gushue. big guys.” Saskatchewan rink, believes it’s only a matter “I was impressed with them. Korab, who is Gushue’s alternate this week, of time before Gushue wins a Brier. “I practised with them and thought they believes the young rink can challenge. “He’s always at the big events,” said Schille, had the potential to be top players. I knew it “They are very close right now,” he said. a former member of Gushue’s rink. “He’s was going to be a longer term experiment. “They’ve matured a lot. always threatening to win any event he plays We’re not going to get there right away. You “This year, if they keep their heads about in. look at the top teams, most of those guys have them, they can contend. If they play like they “I think he will always be looked at as one been playing for a number of years. It takes can play, they can be there in the end.” of the great Canadian players regardless if he time.” Gushue might be one of the best curlers wins (a Brier) or not. I would be really shocked Walker, from Beaverlodge, Alta., won a never to win a Brier. He believes his record if Brad never wins a Brier.” world junior title with Charley Thomas in speaks for itself and he has nothing to prove to Like Sir Galahad searching for the Holy 2006. He said curling with Gushue has been a anybody. Grail, winning a Brier has become Gushue’s learning curve. “What we did seven years ago was pretty quest. “Brad has taught me a lot,” said the business special,” he said. “We beat a lot of top teams. “I’m the only curler in the world right now student at Memorial University in St. John’s. We’e won the Slam, we’ve won cash spiels. that would want to win the Brier more than “He’s a really serious guy to play with. We’ve had success (at a Brier) as well. the Olympics,” he said. “Everybody here (at “It’s really helped me be focused on the Rexall Place), you ask them if they would take game. You play with buddies, a lot of the time an Olympics or a Brier, they would choose you take it really easy sometimes. Here you Olympics. have to be prepared for every shot.” “For me personally, I would choose the The team remains a work in progress. Brier. My teammates probably don’t like that. Gushue shoulders most of the blame for his This is a special event for me. It’s something I rink struggling to a five-win, six-loss record in want to check off on the list of goals.” last year’s tournament in Saskatoon. Since winning the gold medal Gushue’s “Me personally, I played really poor,” said PUBLISHER: LEAD WRITER: team has been a revolving door. Players have Gushue. “If I played the way I’m capable of THE CANADIAN CURLING ASSOCIATION JIM MORRIS come and gone like visitors to a hotel. He playing we would have won seven games.” EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: PHOTOGRAPHER: even experimented with having former world He wants to at least be in playoff contention LARRY WOOD MICHAEL BURNS champion Randy Ferbey holding the broom this year. MANAGING EDITOR: MEDIA PARTNER AND PRINTER: and throwing third rocks. “I’m not standing here and saying we are FRED RINNE EDMONTON JOURNAL Gushue has decided to step back to move coming here to win,” said Gushue. “I’m also

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Prize is not claimed within seven (7) days, then the and Liquor Commission (“AGLC”) and in accord- The Draw shall be conducted as follows: The holder of a winning ticket will have until Raffle Prize amount for the Bonus Prize Draw will ance with the Criminal Code of Canada, Alberta • One (1) ticket will be manually drawn at ran- forty-five (45) minutes prior to the start of the be provided to the designated charities identified Gaming and Liquor Act and Regulations, AGLC dom (the “Draw”) to win the Prize; final Game on March 10, 2013 to present the win- under the 50/50 Licensee’s Raffle License. Policy, AGLC Raffle Terms and Conditions, and • If there is an unclaimed Prize(s) from any of ning ticket to the 50/50 Licensee. The holder of a • The Prize: In each Raffle the Prize will be 50% the terms of the 50/50 Raffle Licensee Agreement the Raffles, a separate pool for the final Game will winning ticket can present the winning ticket to a of the gross revenue from all tickets sold. Prize is between the 50/50 Licensee and Rexall Sports be created. The first ticket drawn at the final Game 50/50 Licensee representative who will be avail- not transferable and must be accepted as awarded Corp (the “Service Provider”). will be the winning ticket of the final Game Prize able at the North Information Booth on the main with no substitutions, except at the 50/50 Licen- • Date and Location of Draw: At Rexall Place and the second ticket drawn will be the winning concourse of Rexall Place near Section 116 during see’s sole discretion. The Prize shall be paid by (7424 118 Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta) dur- ticket of the pool of the unclaimed Prize(s); the 50/50 Licensed Game. If the holder of a win- cheque from the 50/50 Licensee. The designated ing each 2013 Tim Hortons Brier curling draw • At least one (1) executive member of the 50/50 ning ticket does not have access to the final Game, 50/50 ticket is the only valid receipt for claiming in Edmonton listed in the License (the “50/50 Licensee and one (1) member of the public who is they can access the North Information Booth from the Prize. Licensed Game(s)”). not a member of the 50/50 Licensee, shall be pres- the outside through the suite entrance on the north Unauthorized persons copying, selling or alter- • Rules: These are the official 50/50 Raffl e Rules ent to witness each Draw; side of Rexall Place to claim the prize. ing tickets are subject to prosecution. A 50150 and are available upon request. • The Draw can be made by any person who All Prizes not claimed on or before the Prize Raffle ticket will be void and a Prize not paid/ • Eligibility: Ticket purchasers must be 18 years does not own a ticket or a share of a ticket in the Claim Expiry Date (forty-five (45) minutes prior redeemed if there is proof that the ticket was stolen, of age or older. The following are NOT eligible to Draw; to the start of the final Game on March 10, 2013), not issued, ineligible, altered, counterfeit, defec- participate (defined as purchase tickets or receive • The arm of the person making the Draw must will be pooled and drawn as a separate prize cre- tive, printed in duplicate, or printed/produced in prizes) in the 50/50 Raffle: (i) Staff and members of be “bare” of clothing below the elbow, he/she must ating an additional Prize for the final Game, with error. The Service Provider and the 50/50 Licensee the executive committee of the 2013 Tim Hortons exhibit his/her Draw arm and both sides of his/ AGLC approval. This means that any unclaimed are not responsible for lost or stolen tickets or tick- Brier, director of the Raffle, members of the 50/50 her open hand to the Draw witnesses immediately Prizes will be redistributed by adding the amounts ets redeemed in error by their agents. All tickets, Licensee with signing authority, and spouses of the prior to making the Draw; of the unclaimed Prizes together to create a sepa- transactions and winners associated with the 50/50 above; (ii) the 50/50 Volunteers for Games they are • Only the person making the Draw may put rate Prize at the final Raffle of the designated 50/50 Raffle are subject to the rules, regulations and pro- working; and (iii) Employees of the Service Pro- their arm/hand in the Draw container. When Licensed Game (the “Bonus Prize Draw”). cedures put in place by the 50/50 Licensee and the vider. Each ticket sold shall be eligible to partici- selecting a winning ticket, the person making the It is the responsibility of the 50/50 Licensee to lawful charges thereof. pate in each draw conducted under the authority Draw shall look away from the container; communicate during the final Game that if there • Cancellation: The 50/50 Licensee may rescind, of the License. • Winning tickets shall be immediately exhibited are any unclaimed Prizes, all unclaimed Prizes will cancel, amend or revoke the Raffle, subject to the • Minor Children: AGLC requests that ticket sell- to the Draw witnesses and held open for inspec- be pooled for the Bonus Prize Draw. For the Final prior approval of AGLC. Without limiting the gen- ers advise adult ticket purchasers not to give their tion; and Draw, the 50/50 Licensee will draw two (2) tickets. erality of the foregoing, the 50/50 Licensee reserves ticket to a person under the age of eighteen (18) • The 50/50 Licensee shall videotape the Draw. The first ticket will be used to determine the winner the right to cancel or modify the Raffle and/or years as required by the Public Trustees Act. • Winner Notification: The winning ticket num- of the Final Draw. The second ticket will be used to these Official Rules, in whole or in part and with- • Tickets: Ticket pricing shall be: ber will be shown on the video scoreclock and all determine the winner of the Bonus Prize Draw (if out notice, if the 50/50 Licensee determines that Regular: Discount 1: the dedicated 50/50 televisions in Rexall Place as applicable). The winner of the Final Draw will have fraud or technical or other failures have threatened Discount 2: soon as possible and it will be announced over fifteen or destroyed the integrity of the Raffle. Five dollars ($5.00) for one (1) ticket Ten dol- the public address system at the completion of the (15) minutes to claim the Prize. If the Prize for lars ($10.00) for three (3) tickets Twenty dollars slowest game. If there is only one (1) game being the Final Draw is not claimed within fifteen (15) Contact Information: Complaints, comments ($20.00) for (10) tickets played, the winning number will be announced minutes of the announcement, the Prize for that or concerns should be addressed to the 2013 Tim • No Refunds. All ticket sales are final. 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The City of Kamloops has been awarded the 2014 Tim Hortons Brier venue. The 85th edition of the Canadian men’s curling championship will be played March 1-9 at the Jeff Stoughton Interior Savings Centre. It will mark the second time that Kamloops has hosted the Brier, after staging the 1996 renewal won by Manitoba’s Jeff Stoughton, who stole the victory against Alber- ta’s Kevin Martin in an extra end in one of the most exciting finals in history. It also will mark just the seventh time that British Columbia has hosted the Brier since the championship began in 1927 in Toronto. “The year 2014 is stacking up to be an incredible Olympic year with some very unique cham- pionship locations and events being hosted by the CCA,” said CEO Greg Stremlaw. There also will be some new wrinkles introduced to the 2014 Tim Hortons Brier format. The winning team will become Team Canada and receive an automatic entry into the 2015 Brier. As well, an as-yet-to-be-determined number of provinces/territories, based on the results of the 2014 event, will play a relegation round immediately prior to the 2015 Brier, in order to deter- mine which ones qualify for the 12-team draw. Tim Hortons began its title sponsorship of the Brier in 2005 in Edmonton and has extended its agreement through 2014. Tickets for the 2014 Brier are on sale. The winning team will then represent Canada at the World men’s curling championship at a site and date to be announced by the World Curling anticipation of another great event.” Federation. When Kamloops hosted the 1996 Labatt Brier, 127,746 fans attended. In 1998, the attend- In addition to the 1996 Brier, Kamloops also staged the competition from its ance for the Ford Worlds was 93,530. The Interior Savings Centre, home of the Kamloops Blazers inception in 2003 through 2008 and the 1998 Ford World Curling Championships, won by Can- major junior hockey team, seats approximately 6,000. ada’s Wayne Middaugh and Sweden’s Elisabet Gustafson. The Brier has been played in 31 cities across Canada, from Victoria to St. John’s. The Brier will be televised exclusively and extensively in Canada by TSN and RDS, from the Manitoba has won a leading 27 Briers. Alberta is next with 25 victories, followed by Ontario round robin, through the Page Playoffs, semi-final, bronze-medal and gold-medal games. with 10 after Glenn Howard’s win last season in Saskatoon. “In 2014, Tim Hortons will proudly celebrate its 10th year as title sponsor of the Brier,” said Bill Saskatchewan has produced seven Brier winners while Northern Ontario and British Colum- Moir, chief brand and marketing officer, Tim Hortons. bia have sent four title winners, Nova Scotia three, Quebec two and Newfoundland/Labrador “Each year we look forward to the excitement the Brier ignites in Canadians. We join them in one. New Brunswick, and / have yet to win.

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