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Issue 1 – Wednesday, December 1, 2010 • An Offi cial Publication of the Canadian Association.

Cheryl Bernard, whose -based rink claimed Olympic silver in , is back in the hack for the Cup this week at Medicine Hat. Hat’s off to heroes Olympic medallists Bernard, Martin headline 2010 rockfest in the Gas City

■ Calgarian reflects ■ Vancouver’s five-ring ride ■ A ferocious field Page 2 on her sudden stardom still hasn’t slowed down ■ Bold predictions Page 5 Page 3 Page 4 ■ Meet the teams Pgs 10, 13, 16

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Even in a post-Olympic year, this Canada Cup has attracted the sport’s top dogs and fierce rivals

this one, either. The action starts at 8:30 a.m. with fi ve women’s Larry Wood tussles. They include: Morning Cup Editor Kleibrink facing off with provincial rival of , he total prize purse is Bernard tackling 2007 $150,000. Each win- world champion Kelly Tner picks up $25,000. Scott of Kelowna, Jones There are no Olympic facing fellow-Manitoban trials points on the line for of Morden, this particular edition of former champion Stefanie curling’s Canada Cup — Lawton of going it’s a post-Olympic year, against Shelley Nichols of you understand — but St. John’s, NL, and Krista Canadian Team Ranking McCarville of System points abound and locking horns with Amber the top four fi nishers on Holland of Kronau, Sask. the 2010-11 CTRS lineup The men’s lineup, all of qualify automatically for which takes to the ice at the 2013 Olympic pre- 12:30 p.m., includes six- trials. time Brier champion Randy All of which is reason Ferbey who is aligned this enough, wouldn’t you say, season with 2006 Olympic to cast eyeballs on the gold medallist action that will hold forth of St. John’s. at the Medicine Hat Arena Ferbey, along with Martin, starting today? is also a three-time Canada The Canada Cup, you Cup winner (2003, 2004, should know, ranks as the 2007). He’ll deliver third penultimate major curling stones and skip the team event of the Canadian rock- while Gushue tosses the last chucking season. Winners bricks. His former third, automatically return and , drops down also qualify for Canadian to second, and is berths at next year’s Conti- the lead. nental Cup in Langley, B.C. of Cold- What’s that? You are water, Ont., the 2007 Brier looking for highly-rated champ and three-time runner- While the rest of his old rink is taking the year off, Edmonton’s teams that might be missing up is back with 1998 Brier- has teamed up with 2006 Olympic champion Brad Gushue’s crew. The three- in action? Forget it. There winning skip Wayne Mid- time Canada Cup champ will throw third stones for Gushue’s outfit. really isn’t a missing link. daugh throwing third stones. All the top dogs — many Winnipeg’s , a Winnipeg’s Mike McEwen plays Bawel and Howard with an additional crossover of them fi erce rivals — are two-time Brier champ (1996, who takes to the ice with tangles with Stoughton. match versus a team in the on hand, including Kevin 1999) also returns with three straight World Tour The men’s seeds: other group. Martin of Edmonton who former third Jonathan Mead winner’s cheques in his back Pool A — Martin (1), The top two teams in each won gold at the Vancouver back in the saddle. pocket. Ferbey (4), McEwen (5), group will advance to a Page Olympics, a couple of Bri- The obvious darkhorse pick Brandon’s Rob Fowler, Reid (8), Camm (10). Pool playoff crossover with No. 1 ers in a row prior to that, on the men’s side would be formerly a second player B — Howard (2), Koe (3), teams playing for a berth in not to mention the last stag- with Stoughton, also quali- Stoughton (6), Fowler (7), fi nals with the loser dropping ing of the Canada Cup. fi es because of early-season Bawel (9). to semi-fi nals to play the Then, too, there’s Cal- cashspiel successes. The women’s seeds: winner of the sudden-death gary’s , Rounding out the men’s Pool C — Jones (1), playoff match involving the the Olympic silver medal- fi eld are defending Quebec Kleibrink (4), Lawton (5), No. 2 teams. list, defending Canadian champion Serge Reid of Carey (8), Nichols (10). Pool Round-robin action will champion of Jonquiere, winner of the D — Bernard (2), Holland continue through Friday — Winnipeg and the defend- recent Lac Leamy cash- (3), Scott (6), Nedohin (7), other draws today are set for ing Canada Cup women’s spiel, and young up-and- McCarville (9). 4:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., on champion Shannon coming teams skipped by Six of the previous Canada Thursday at 9 a.m., 1:30 p.m. Kleibrink of Calgary. Brent Bawel of Calgary and Cup events were staged in and 6 p.m., Friday at 9, 1:30 And, lest we forget, the still-junior Mat Camm of Kamloops, B.C. The last and 6. current world and Canadian , whose vice-skip is renewal at Yorkton proved a Playoff matches will go men’s champion is Kevin another Howard — Glenn’s resounding success. Saturday at 8:30 a.m., 1:30 Koe of Edmonton. offspring Scott. The draw calls for teams of and 6:30 p.m. with the tele- Koe never has missed In today’s fi rst round of each gender to be seeded into vised (TSN) women’s fi nal a previous Canada Cup has men’s play, Ferbey faces two groups. set for Sunday at 11 a.m. and renewal and his champion- joined ’s Fowler, Martin tackles Reid, Each fi ve-team segment the televised (TSN) men’s ship team won’t pass on Saskatoon-based rink. McEwen plays Camm, Koe will play a round robin draw fi nal slated for a 1 p.m. start. 2010 Canada Cup Page 3 Fairy tales, cougars, and one GET A incredible Olympic odyssey BITE AT medal was huge, too. We could RIVERDENTAL.COM Vancouver’s silver lining? More have been playing for a bronze. So, three big events. I think we confidence for Bernard & Co. just fi nally won the game we needed to win.” to anoint her Cougar Of The Truth is, most North Ameri- That was the fi xture against Year. Sarah Palin on ice. A sex can media rediscover curling Calgary archrival Shannon symbol. A ready-made co-star once every four years — at the Kleibrink in the Trials. for Courteney Cox in Cougar fi ve-ring circus. “It was a team thing,” insists Town. “I don’t know what they Bernard. “Everybody needed “I guess,” she chortles. “that’s think we curlers are,” muses that assurance. Everybody funny. Curlers as sex symbols? Bernard. “I think they’re needed that boost. And what a Hilarious. But I don’t know shocked that we’re in some- fun year it turned out to be! 378 1ST ST. SE | 403.526.5991 LARRY WOOD about that word (cougar). I really what decent shape and aren’t “Now, we know it’s not go- Morning Cup Editor don’t. I guess, and I’ve said this dressed in mukluks.” ing to be a walk in the park this before, if the attention comes Still, the whole world recog- year but we’re fi nding different ow has Cheryl Ber- because you’re playing well, nizes this amiable lassie now. ways to win now. We’ve been nard’s life changed that’s fi ne. It’ll be what it’ll be. “You go out in public now, through all those scenarios. Hsince the 2010 Winter You can’t do anything about it. If it’s not as easy to get around We’ve been down, we’ve been Olympics? it comes for other reasons, that’s any more,” she says. up, we’re fi nding ways to win “Ohhh . . . like, in about not that enjoyable. “You have to be careful what and we’re confi dent about it. a million ways,” cooes the “I try not to read a lot of that you’re doing because every- “We realize, though, we have 44-year-old silver-medal-win- stuff and just take it like it is body seems to know you. But to work as hard or even harder ning Calgary skip. and do what I have to do to people have been amazing. I now for a couple of reasons “But, you know, we walk out make myself play a good game have had very few people come — teams are up to play you, on a sheet of ice now with a lot out there. It’s hard to comment up and say, ‘Too bad about the always, and there are so many more confi dence than we used on that stuff, I don’t really have gold medal.’ Most people have teams working hard behind you to. The Trials, the Olympics, anything good or bad to say. I told us, ‘You know what, you so you can’t get complacent. the Players last year, those don’t read it. People have com- represented our country well That’s a killer for any team.” three really changed our team. ments. And I don’t ever fi nd and we’re so proud of your Fact is, Bernard would have We knew all along we had that sort of stuff positive. It’s team.’ So it has been great. shelved the shoes and slider what it takes but we needed like gossip. “You know how we’ve had last year’s scenario not some kind of proof and those “I fi nd it funny because always been on the cusp all transpired. Ditto second player events gave it to us. I’m the same person I was 20 these years. We’d get good Carolyn Darbyshire. “That’s the great change, I years or more ago. Nothing results. We’d get to fi nals. But now . . . think.” has changed. I don’t know But we never seemed to get Something else that surfaced what that thing was with the through that fi nal game. And last year impresses her less. Olympics. A lot of the media we fi nally did, at the Trials. Please see WOOD, The Olympic press was quick just don’t have enough stuff to We performed in three straight Page 7 comment on, I guess.” huge events. And the silver Page 4 Wednesday, December 1, 2010

.,&. %877 21 Proud to be at the 2010 Canada Cup of Curling

From left, , , Ben Hebert, and show off their 2010 Olympic gold medals during the Brier at Halifax in March. Can’t sweep away these memories

schedule while admitting to ever since,” says the skip still be very much looking who was the honourary ®ATB Financial is a registered trademark of Treasury Branches. in the rear view mirror. grand marshal of both the Only the hockey players Capital Ex and the Honda had bigger TV numbers Edmonton Indy on the at the Olympics but when same weekend. they left Vancouver to con- “I have had very few days tinue their NHL schedules away from going some- and came back to begin where or doing something this new season their lives related to the Olympics. didn’t change. I don’t feel I have had a That’s not true with the chance to sit back. It needs curlers. They went from some time. I guess it will TERRY JONES being the girls and guys have to be this summer Sun Media Columnist next door to becoming coming up.” internationally recognizable When he does have a entities, especially Bernard, few minutes, Martin says t was a year ago. And who became known as the he has an exercise he goes fi ve minutes ago. And a “Vancougar.” through. Ilifetime ago. Martin was the one who “I look at my daytimer. I The Grey Cup was just already had a high profi le but won’t remember otherwise,” history and the focus nothing of this order, having said the skip who counts was on Edmonton for the almost a million more people an honourary degree from Olympic curling trials in Canada watching his team NAIT among his highlights. where Cheryl Bernard and in its gold-medal games than “It hasn’t stopped yet. We Kevin Martin triumphed watched Sunday’s Grey Cup just returned from a week- and went on to win silver game. end in Fort St John, Hines and gold, respectively, at 780-465-6232 www.konicaminolta.ca “When you step back Creek and Slave Lake, Vancouver 2010, playing and think of going to the speaking at an Oilmen’s in front of almost seven Trials it seems like a long function, holding a couple million on TV time ago,” said Martin, curling clinics for kids every and perhaps three times that whose team includes John day and raising more than many worldwide. Morris, Marc Kennedy and $50,000 for junior curling in Now Canada’s Olympians Ben Hebert, prepared for three days.” are headed to the Arena another four-year run. to begin the drive to 2014 “After we won the Trials with the fi rst event on curl- it became really chaotic Please see JONES, ing’s Season of Champions and it really has been a blur Page 11

Editor: Morning Larry Wood Associate Editor: Todd Kimberley Photography: Michael Burns, Jr. 2010 Canada Cup Page 5 Who’ll get hot in the ’Hat? Read on as the THE MEN Morning Cup makes THE WOMEN KEVIN MARTIN, Edmonton — Who its fearless Canada JENNIFER JONES, Winnipeg — With else, based on that demolition derby his new blood at third, the current Canadian 1team has been conducting over the past Cup predictions 1champ seems to be picking up exactly three years. There have been times where she left off at last year’s Scotties. when you’ve been left to wonder . . . Cashspiel wins have been numerous al- can anybody beat these guys? ready.

GLENN HOWARD, Toronto — STEFANIE LAWTON, Brother Howard defi nitely is get- Saskatoon — Here’s another 2ting tired of playing bridesmaid 2hot skip with a new third, vet- to a lot of these guys in curling’s eran Sherry Anderson. And it’s a major events. With old foe Wayne lineup that should plough a long and Middaugh in tow this week, the deep furrow in this event, unless the Coldwater gang just might connect. skip draws a cold hand.

KEVIN KOE, Edmonton — CHERYL BERNARD, Calgary Defending world and — The post-Olympic fortunes 3champion wants to prove last 3haven’t been spectacularly year’s Martinless Brier win was no kind for Bernard. But this may be the fl uke. A success in this crowd would venue tailor-made to allow the silver go a long way toward catapulting medallists to prove last year wasn’t this outfi t in the desired direction. just a one-off season.

MIKE McEWEN, Winnipeg , — Owner of a red hot hand, Calgary — The defending champ 4McEwen has a three-in 4has shelved retirement plans after a-row cashspiel win record this losing the Olympic trials fi nal a year early-season. If there ever was ago. And she’s still one of the fi nest a doubt this team belongs, it distaff shooters in the Canadian game, has been dashed. Victory here never mind this event’s only two-time still would be an upset, but not winner. a monumental one. , Kelowna — The RANDY FERBEY, St. little skip they call Cupcake has John’s— The old champ 5been struggling since winning the 5is riding a new horse . . . at 2007 world title in Korea. It’s been a least for him. Hooking up with long climb back but the Okanagan Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols and gang just may be about due to blossom Ryan Fry, The Ferb defi es any- and erupt again. body who suggests he’s headed for the pipe-and-slippers depart- CHELSEA CAREY, Winnipeg — ment. It may take a while, though, This youngster has proven to be for the unit to jell. 6the Canadian champ’s primary foe in so far this season. JEFF STOUGHTON, And she’s here on the basis of a pile Winnipeg — The eight-time of CTRS points earned over the last 6 Manitoba champ never can three months. Could be the dark- be counted out in these affairs. He horse in here. hasn’t won a Brier since 1999 but has his championship vice-skip, KRISTA McCARVILLE, Jonathan Mead, back in harness with Thunder Bay, Ont. — The pe- Reid Carruthers moving in at second. 7rennial champ enjoyed a Always close up at the fi nish. breakthrough season last year but is back with an accent on youth this ROB FOWLER, Brandon — time out. Veteran third Fowler parted company with is gone. And this leaves one of the 7Stoughton this season after a youngest capable teams in the half-decade. country with an average age of 23. Edmonton’s Kevin Martin, Winnipeg’s Jennifer Jones: Odds-on favourites. Please see MEN, Page 15 Please see WOMEN, Page 15 Page 6 Wednesday, December 1, 2010

2009 CANADA CUP RECAP Martin, Kleibrink demonstrate some Albertan authority

Canada Cup VII in 2009 preliminaries, Ferbey in the rings in the 10th end. was the fi rst to be played defeated Martin 6-2 in the With her last out-turn hit, outside Kamloops, B.C. Page One-One playoff fra- Larouche’s rock hung wide, where the fi rst six renew- cas but Martin rebounded rolled out and left Kleibrink als were staged, from 2003 to eliminated Jeff Stough- with an insurance point. through 2008. ton of Winnipeg 8-3 in the The Calgary lineup Here’s a look back . . . semi-fi nal and then, with included third , his team, of John Morris, second Bronwen Webster Marc Kennedy and Ben and lead Chelsey Bell. Larry Wood Hebert, gained revenge Larouche’s team was miss- Morning Cup Editor with a rallying 8-5 win over ing regular vice-skip Nancy Ferbey in the fi nal. Belanger. The lineup in- Ferbey cracked four in cluded third Annie Lemay, dmonton’s Brier- the third end for a 4-1 lead second Joelle Sabourin and winning powerhouse but then struggled with lead Veronique Brassard. Eskipped by Kevin changing ice conditions and The win for Kleibrink Martin battled from off the allowed Martin back into was her fourth of the pace to win the seventh the game with deuces in the season and earned her team Canada Cup champion- fourth and seventh ends and $28,200. ship at Yorkton, Sask., steals in the fi fth and eighth Martin also won $28,200 while Calgary’s Shannon panels. while Ferbey checked in Kleibrink took the women’s In the women’s fi nal, with $18,200, Stoughton title. Kleibrink capped a 6-and-1 won $13,200 and fourth- Martin claimed his third record with a 6-4 victory over fi nishing title in seven years, match- Marie-France Larouche of of Toronto won $7,400. ing the output of Edmon- St-Romuald, Que. Larouche and her team ton rival Randy Ferbey, Kleibrink trailed by won $18,200 for the sec- his fi nal-game victim at one in the ninth end after ondary fi nish. the Gallagher Centre in Larouche manufactured a Calgary’s Cheryl Ber- the eastern deuce but the Calgary team nard fi nished third, earning centre. turned it around with a go- $12,400 while Regina’s Tied 4-1 as round-robin ahead pair and confronted was fourth section winners after the Larouche with two stones and received $7,400.

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“The carrot is there now and you hang it up, or I From Page 3 of them. You don’t know and be with people. At the and I’m seriously considering would. I think that allowed how long they’ll last so I end of last season I was as trying it again,” she admits. me to play without so much fi gure I should enjoy them burned out as you could “If I, at my age, tried for the having-to-have-it. I started while they’re there. ever be. I think more be- Olympics in Russia (2014) to play the game for the WOOD “I’ve been asked to do cause your life changed so I’d have to set up an even love of it and, suddenly, I “It’s going to be different weekend. I’m a celebrity some bizarre stuff. The much. It was being on all tougher training regime than started to make a lot more for everyone. So I don’t judge and I get to judge all Skins Game is going to the time. People coming up the one we’ve followed the shots. know that this will be the the food they’re cooking up be a riot for our team. and congratulate you and past four years. And, man, as “Things started to work team that goes on to 2014. on the tailgates. They sent That’s Jan. 20 at Casino you can’t just turn around I told you before, that was out a lot better and the So I’m just talking for me an email and said they Rama north of Toronto and and get tired of that. tough enough. So many feeling pervaded the whole myself right now. And the heard I had a place down our fi rst game is against “Because for them it’s the hours a week. But, maybe, team. We all felt a lot better appeal is still there for me.” there and would I want to (Kevin) Martin. So I can’t fi rst time and you always it paid off. out there. We were more All that lucrative funding come. wait. We have nothing to have to be ‘on.’ So I spent “You see all the girls loose, more relaxed. I at- gained from Olympic suc- “We’ve been asked to lose. I’m going to have a lot more time in my paja- coming up and every one tribute a lot of that to our cess doesn’t hurt, of course. attend curling camps in to fi nd something to keep mas after that.” of them knows that fi tness sports psychologist (Penny “We can use it,” Bernard Vermont. There have been them on their toes.” It may be tough being is huge. You have to be Werthner) who was with us a lot of opportunities. I’m That, of course, is im- a celebrity, but Bernard fi t, obviously. So I know I at the Trials. She was the doing a ton of public speak- parted with a twinkle in the “wouldn’t give my life up have to stay with it. I need one who showed us . . . she “We’ve always been ing. Some curling things. eye. for a million dollars. it for an energy outlet, too. hooked us up to electrodes on the cusp all these Some fi nancial companies. “It’s been an amazing “It was the trying so hard It’s good for me but it gets one day, basically showed years. We’d get One for the city of Leduc. I summer and I’m a little bit and never getting there, I rid of some of the energy us, when you relax, how enjoy it. I’m older and I can burned out, I have to say,” think. Success makes such I don’t really think helps your brain functions, what good results . . . but she admits. a difference. The excite- we never seemed relate it to a lot of my life my curling game. So, yeah, the waves look like when experiences in curling and ment comes back when you I am considering another you’re relaxed and when to get through that what the sport has done for get that. I’ve even noticed it four years. you’re tense. When you’re final game. And we me. I love giving that mes- this year. We said we didn’t “A year ago, if we hadn’t tense, you can’t throw, you finally did, at the sage and getting it across.” know how we’d be walking won the Trials, that would can’t make shots that way. Trials.” Question is, where does out for the fi rst event of the have been it. We were done. So once we got that proof, she fi nd the time for all year, or the second, or the No question about it. But, then we said, ‘OK, how do Olympic silver medal-winning this? third. once you’ve been there, it’s we relax’? And that’s how skip Cheryl Bernard “Yeah, I don’t know,” “But there’s as much ex- hard to feel the same way. we approached it.” Cheryl Bernard says. “I’m citement and drive as there “I mean, I’ve spent all Talk of quitting hasn’t not doing as much with the was last year. this time in this game and surfaced now. admits. “We haven’t had a new insurance company “What goals do we set suddenly, at age 44, it’s like “We haven’t really talked lot of success with sponsor- as I’d originally intended now? Winning a Canadian, a fairy tale. about it,” says Bernard. ships. I thought it would be because of the opportuni- going to Denmark for the “What does that say? I “We’ve said that, for this easier for a silver medal- ties that have opened up Worlds, that would be a think I learned something team, we’re going to play list to attract support. But from the Olympics. I’ve great goal for this year. I about the mental side of this year, and we’re going to curling just doesn’t seem to just stepped back a little bit. love the Scotties, I always it, hey? Wanting it so bad. sit down when it’s all done resonate. I’m one of the sharehold- have, and I’ve had just All those years wanting this year and decide (a) who But there have been cool ers. There are two other average runs there so it everything so bad. We’ve wants to continue, (b) who’s “There’s as much would be nice to try it with things come out of it — partners. They’re taking excitement and drive talked about it at the Scot- doing what family-wise. It’ll some of the things we get care of business for the this team. ties, remember? We talked be public and out in the . as there was last year,” “The past means nothing to do. time being. I’m a silent says Cheryl Bernard. about the perspective of I think it’s a great way to ap- “Like, I’m going to a partner in there for now now. It really doesn’t. We putting all that where it had proach it. No hidden agendas. San Diego Chargers game and we’ll see where it goes. have a medal but the teams to be. And so by saying, And that’s when we’ll thrash on Dec. 13 and I get to be “There were just too many “It took two months we’re playing now? you know what, we don’t out the future . . . if there is a judge at the big tail- good opportunities and I after the Olympics before “They don’t care. Not at win, our life goes on, great, one. gate fi nale they have that didn’t want to pass up any I really wanted to go out all.” Page 8 The Party Line • Your guide to what’s goin’ on

your guide to what’s goin’ on the party starts here The Party Line is the official guide to the entertainment scene at Season of Champions events. Each day during the Canada Cup, we’ll keep you in touch with all the action in Keith’s Patch – Canada’s Party Central!

You’ll find the Patch at the Medicine Hat Curling Club on Second Street Southeast. It’s open daily from 11:00 am ‘til 2:00 am with an impressive array of food and beverages, get 2 all kinds of contests and games – and a lineup of high-energy bands performing on 8 the 9 ready1 stage every night. G E O C O N D SI forT a N’ Keith’s Patch is the place fans and competitors alike come together to share the unique partyIMES EWI starts here BR wild rideexperience of the Season of Champions. With a capacity of 1,500 there’s room for everyone. And the best part is…. admission is free with every same-day draw ticket. getthereadymatch infor the a wildpatch ride the Tonight at 7:45 pm & 11:30 pm party starts here Jump on board for a high-speed blast back to the live music in the scene of the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s as the Chevelles take centre stage atthe theKeith’s Patch.match up in thepartypatch startsget ready herefor a next for a wild ride get ready in the for a the match for a up wild ride in the patch This band has been rockin’ the house at Season of Champions Competition at the Canada Cup extends beyond the ice surface at eventsnext across the country since the 2007 Scotties Tournament of the Medicine Hat Arena. You should see the action in Keith’s Patch Heartsthe in their hometown of Lethbridge… and there’s good reason when the Cool Curling crowd gets down to business… especially we keep bringingmatch them back. They’ve earned the well-deserved when cash prizes are on the line! in the reputation as one of the “Legends of the Patch”. in the Cool Curling is a miniature version of the real thing, played on A night with the Chevelles is anpatch experience you won’t soon forget. a shuffleboard style table, and it’s grown to become the rage at It’s an energy-packed performance that keeps the crowds up on the Season of Champions events across the country. for a dance floor for every single song – and that includes a repertoire of 200, dating back to the 50’s and extending right up to the hits upThe games start today so sign up for free in the Patch and take your of today. best shot at the Cool Curling title – along with a share of the $1,100 in total prize money. Daily winners take homein $100, the along with the “We’re a party band first and foremost,” says guitarist/vocalist Tim right to compete in the Saturday finals with $500 on the line for the Carter. “We want to be your Saturday night.” championship.next for a up March Hare Wonderland

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At the Canada Cup, we’re bringing you the very best in the game… Kevin Martin and Cheryl Bernard. Our medal-winning teams from the 2010 Olympics will sit back and relax in Keith’s Patch for a candid discussion with the fans. autograph Up Close & Personal is an informal setting where you have a unique opportunity to find out what really makes these athletes tick. The questions are always wide-ranging… and up closesessions the answers often hilarious. Following the interview, the players will be available to sign anduppersonal close autographs. and Make sure you get to the Patch early because the prime seats for this show will definitely personal go fast! up close Thursday,school December 2 - 5:00 – 6:00 pm Friday, December 3 - 5:00 – 6:00 pm Team Martin Team Bernard andpersonalautograph program autographjunior sessions Come out and meet your favourite curlers in Keith’s Patch. Team Autograph sessions starssessions bring you face-to-face with the players from all the teams at the Canada Cup. Thursday, December 2 - 12:30 – 1:30 pm autograph Team Nedohin Team Carey Team Holland sessions school Team Reid Team Camm Team Ferbey Thursdayschool, December 2 - 5:00 – 6:00 pm prograTeam Lawton m Team McEwen Team Nichols junior50/50 program up close juniordraws greatFriday ,tastes December 3 - 12:30 – 1:30 pm and starsschool of the Team Kleibrink Team Jones personalTeam Scott stars patchTeam McCarville Team Howard Team Koe programFriday, December 3 - 5:00 – 6:00 pm junior Team Fowler Team Bawel Team Stoughton stars You can be a big winner at the Canadaautograph Cup! 50/50 draws will be held 50/50 during every draw with tickets sold through a convenient electronic system. 50/50 great tastesThe total is automatically updated with each purchase…sessions so while you’re draws watching the action on the ice, you can also watch the pot grow. The prize greatof the tastesis awarded following each draw and previous day’s winners will be featured draws of thepatchin the Party Line. 50/50 patch Asia Gardens are serving up Chinese and school draws great tastes Mongolian favourites like BBQ Pork Ribs, of the Ginger Beef, Chicken Fried Rice and program patch Mixed Vegetables. junior The flavour of Italy comes to the Patch courtesy of Domino’s Pizza with a wide stars The menu in Keith’s Patch features an Twenty Junior Stars from the Medicine Hat assortment of hot and delicious pies appetizing array of foods from three of region were selected through a random draw as and pasta dishes. And, of course, the Medicine Hat’s favourite restaurants… honourary members of the Canada Cup teams. decadent Chocolate Lava Crunch Cakes! including a choice of Chinese, Italian or legendary Alberta beef. Today’s Junior Stars: And, for those still wondering - “where’s The host chefs for the Patch hail from the beef?” - the Medicine Hat Curling 4:3050/50 pm Draw Asia Gardens, Domino’s Pizza and the Club will be there with their famous Alysaa Renke – Team Kleibrink Medicine Hat Curling Club. barbecued Beef-on-a-Bun. Morgandraws Fishley – Team Nichols great tastes of the patch Page 10 Wednesday, December 1, 2010

2010 CANADA CUP LINEUP: MEN’S POOL ‘A’

Kevin Randy Mike Serge Mat Martin Ferbey McEwen Reid Camm Saville Sports Bally Haly G&CC Assiniboine Kenogami CC Ottawa Centre (Edmonton) (St. John’s, NL) Memorial CC (Jonquiere, Que.) CC (Ottawa) (Winnipeg) Experience factor: 22 Experience factor: 18 Experience factor: 0 Experience factor: 0 Skip: Kevin Martin (44-6) Skip: Randy Ferbey (51-8) Experience factor: 8 Skip: Serge Reid (47-1) Skip: Mat Camm (20-1) Third: John Morris (31-7) (third rocks) Skip: Mike McEwen (30-3) Third: Francois Gionest Third: Scott Howard Second: Marc Kennedy Third: Brad Gushue (30-6) Third: B.J. Neufeld (24-3) (37-1) (20-1) (28-7) (fourth rocks) Second: Second: Simon Collin Second: David Mathers Lead: Ben Hebert (27-6) Second: Mark Nichols (30-4) (27-3) (34-1) (19-1) Qualified: Defending Lead: Ryan Fry (32-4) Lead: Denni Neufeld (29-3) Lead: Steeve Villeneuve Lead: Andrew Hamilton champion Qualified: Players Qualified: Canadian Team (48-1) (20-1) 2009 Cup record: champion, runner-up Ranking System, 2009-10 Qualified: Winner, Chal- Qualified: Canadian Team $28,200, 6-2, finished first 2009 Cup record: 2009 Cup record: $1,600, lenge Casino Lac Leamy Ranking System Brier: Combined 22 $18,200, 5-2, finished 2-3, finished sixth 2009 Cup record: None 2009 Cup record: None appearances second Brier: Combined 0 Brier: Combined 4 Brier: Combined 0 Brier: Combined 25 appearances appearances appearances appearances

(player’s age and total Canada Cup appearances, including 2010 and as a fifth player, in brackets)

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“And we haven’t done that From Page 4 of champagne in case we much of this sort of thing won the thing. We knew together. The whole team where Sidney’s has been pulled in different room was because he directions.” JONES moved into it when we Martin, unlike the others, especially young people, who moved out to stay in a house had been to the Olympics want to see the gold medal. near the curling venue when before — fi rstly when it was We were trying to fi gure out the competition began. We a demonstration sport in how many people have seen invited him to come have Albertville, France in 1992; our medals so far and we some of our champagne with secondly when he lost the fi gure it has to be 25,000 to us. He told some hockey gold medal game on a last 30,000. It’s been crazy for all stories. We told some curl- rock-shot which was about four of us. But it’s important ing stories. We even had three-quarters-of-an-inch to all of us, too.” him showing us his curling heavy at Salt Lake in 2002. Kennedy says he can delivery. “I don’t know that it makes remember every Olympic “It seems so surreal looking it better having won the gold moment. back. That afternoon Gordon after coming so close before, “The time has just fl own by Campbell, the Premier of but I know it couldn’t have from last year’s Olympic tri- B.C. had given us seats six been any better than to win it als to now. Now we’ve got to rows back right behind the in Canada at the Vancouver try to get to the next one. It’s Americans net where we Olympics,” he says. the most fun you can have watched him score that goal. “Once in a while I can’t in your entire life. You can’t And a few hours later he was help but think ‘Could this wait for it to come around in our room showing us his be possible? It’s so hard to and be part of it again. curling delivery.” believe when it comes true. “Every day you’re re- John Morris says the team That was a big miss in Salt minded of a memory. I hope has covered a lot of ground. Lake. Not many people get a it’s always like that. When He lives in Calgary, Hebert second chance and have the we’re sitting around having a spent the summer in Regina, dream come true.” beer, we’ve told some of the Martin and Kennedy reside It’s been a whirlwind same stories so many times in Edmonton. says Kennedy, who is the we now sit there and have a “The phone was ring- honourary chairman of next game we play trying to come ing off the hook to attend month’s Continental Cup in up with some of the ones events,” says Morris. “I was St. Albert. we’ve forgotten about.” invited to the East Coast “A lot has changed. Day One of the biggest stories Celebrity Classic golf event to day has defi nitely become involves Olympic hockey in which was the more demanding, especially golden goal hero Sidney best one I’ve ever been in. for Kevin and John. Crosby. And I won it. I met Johnny “The biggest difference is “It was a no-booze village Reid and have become the social responsibility. Lots and we just wanted to spend friends with him and his of speeches. Lots of junior our last day at the Olympics band. He even came out to curling clinics. It seems like with other athletes. So who visit me in Calgary. I did the we’ve each been to a million did we end up with but Sid- red carpet thing at the Much different schools. But it’s all ney Crosby, after he returned Music Video Awards with been such an amazing experi- from the game? Jonathan Toews and got to Still At Home With You! ence. “As the night was dwin- know Justin Bieber. I just did Call 403.528.5767 to customize how “It’s so rewarding. It doesn’t dling down, Sidney headed so many cool things. It was get old. It’s always a fantastic off to bed. That’s when we all so awesome but it was you can get your community news! feeling to be with people, remembered we had a bottle almost too much to handle.”

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beyond petroleum bp.com Page 12 Wednesday, December 1, 2010 Canada Cup trivia time 1. Two men’s skips event has been won 9. Name skips from have each won three by six different skips. east of the Ontario- of the past seven How many of them are Quebec border who Canada Cup competi- competing this year? have competed in the tions. Name the skips 5. Name them. Canada Cup men’s and their hometowns. 6. Now, how about event and their home- 2. This is the fi rst those winning skips towns. Canada Cup for Medi- who aren’t here this 10. How about skips cine Hat. Six of the week? from east of the Ontar- previous events were 7. Only six Saskatche- io-Quebec border who played where? wan skips have com- have competed in the 3. Only fi ve players peted in the women’s women’s event and have thrown rocks section of the Canada their hometowns. in all seven previous Cup. Can you name all 11. Two skips share Canada Cup competi- six? the honour of com- tions. Can you name 8. There have been peting in the most all fi ve? only fi ve Saskatch- Canada Cup women’s 4. While three teams ewan men’s skips who competitions. Name have dominated men’s have competed at the the skips. play in the Canada Canada Cup. Name 12. How many Canada Cup, the women’s them. Cups?

Answers

12. Six. 12. Birt, Summerside, PEI; PEI; Summerside, Birt, 7. Sherry Anderson, Jan Jan Anderson, Sherry 7.

and Kelly Scott. Kelly and 10. Suzanne (Gaudet) (Gaudet) Suzanne 10. Middaugh, . Cathy Middaugh,

11. Shannon Kleibrink Kleibrink Shannon 11. Romuald. 6. , Sherry Sherry Jones, Colleen 6.

nault, Halifax. nault, Jean-Michel Menard, St- Menard, Jean-Michel fer Jones. fer

John’s; Mary-Anne Arse- Mary-Anne John’s; , Moncton; Moncton; Howard, Russ Stefanie Lawton, Jenni- Lawton, Stefanie

Heather Strong, St. St. Strong, Heather Brad Gushue, St. John’s; John’s; St. Gushue, Brad 5. Shannon Kleibrink, Kleibrink, Shannon 5.

Smith-Dacey, Halifax; Halifax; Smith-Dacey, fax; , Halifax; Halifax; Dacey, Mark fax; competing.

St-Romuald; Heather Heather St-Romuald; 9. , Hali- Adams, Shawn 9. 4. Three are currently currently are Three 4.

Marie-France Larouche, Larouche, Marie-France Jordison, Pat Simmons. Pat Jordison, Pfeifer, . Marcel Pfeifer,

leen Jones, Halifax; Halifax; Jones, leen Heidt, Brian Humble, Joel Joel Humble, Brian Heidt, Koe, Dave Nedohin, Scott Scott Nedohin, Dave Koe,

Jackson, Halifax; Col- Halifax; Jackson, 8. Glen Despins, Brad Brad Despins, Glen 8. 3. Randy Ferbey, Kevin Kevin Ferbey, Randy 3.

St. John’s; Virginia Virginia John’s; St. Herzikorn, . Amber Herzikorn, 2. Kamloops, B.C. Kamloops, 2.

ton; Cathy Cunningham, Cunningham, Cathy ton; Stefanie Lawton, Patti Patti Lawton, Stefanie Martin, Edmonton Martin,

Sandy Comeau, Monc- Comeau, Sandy Betker, Michelle Englot, Englot, Michelle Betker, 1. Randy Ferbey, Kevin Kevin Ferbey, Randy 1. 2010 Canada Cup Page 13

2010 CANADA CUP LINEUP: WOMEN’S POOL ‘C’

Jennifer Shannon Stefanie Chelsea Shelley Jones Kleibrink Lawton Carey Nichols St. Vital CC Calgary Winter Granite Curling Morden CC Re/Max Centre (Winnipeg) Club (Calgary) Club (Saskatoon) (Morden, Man.) (St. John’s CC)

Experience factor: 11 Experience factor: 18 Experience factor: 14 Experience factor: 0 Experience factor: 1 Skip: Jennifer Jones Skip: Shannon Kleibrink Skip: Stefanie Lawton Skip: Chelsea Carey Skip: Shelley Nichols (36-5) (42-7) (30-4) (26-1) (28-2) Third: (21-2) Third: Amy Nixon (33-7) Third: Sherry Anderson Third: Kristy Jenion (31-1) Third: Stephanie LeDrew Second: Jill Officer (35-5) Second: Bronwen (46-5) Second: Kristen Foster (26-1) Lead: Dawn Askin (30-3) Webster (32-4) Second: (23-1) Second: Rhonda Rogers Qualified: Canadian Lead: Chelsey Bell (28-4) (36-5) Lead: Lindsay Titheridge (38-1) champion Qualified: Defending Lead: (28-1) Lead: Colette Lemon Last Cup record: $8,200, champion (28-14) Qualified: Winner, (29-1) 4-2, finished fourth (2008) 2009 Cup record: Qualified: Canadian Team Manitoba Lotteries Charity Qualified: Winner, South- Scotties: Combined 17 $28,200, 6-1, finished first Ranking System 2009-10 Classic western Ontario Women’s appearances Scotties: Combined 8 2009 Cup record: $1,600, Last Cup record: None Classic appearances finished (T) sixth Scotties: Combined 1 Last Cup record: None Scotties: Combined 12 appearance Scotties: Combined 6 appearances appearances

2010 CANADA CUP LINEUP: WOMEN’S POOL ‘D’

Cheryl Amber Kelly Heather Krista Bernard Holland Scott Nedohin McCarville Calgary Curling Kronau CC Kelowna CC Saville Sports Fort William CC Club (Calgary) (Kronau, Sask.) (Kelowna, B.C.) Centre (Edmonton) (Thunder Bay, Ont.)

Experience factor: 15 Experience factor: 4 Experience factor: 18 Experience factor: 6 Experience factor: 0 Skip: Cheryl Bernard Skip: Amber Holland Skip: Kelly Scott (33-7) Skip: Heather Nedohin Skip: Krista McCarville (44-5) (36-2) Third: Jeanna Schraeder (35-4) (28-1) Third: Susan O’Connor Third: (34-7) Third: (31-2) Third: Ashley Miharija (33-5) (26-2) Second: Second: Jessica Miller (23-1) Second: Carolyn Second: Tammy (36-7) (26-1) Second: Kari MacLean Darbyshire (46-5) Schneider (28-2) Lead: Jacquie Armstrong Lead: (40-3) (32-1) Lead: (39-4) Lead: Heather Kalenchuk (34-1) Qualified: Calgary Autumn Lead: Sarah Lang (21-1) Qualified: Olympic team (26-2) Qualified: Players Gold Classic, runner-up Qualified: Canadian Team 2009 Cup record: Qualified: Canadian Team championship, runner-up Last Cup record: 1-3, Ranking System, 2009-10 $12,400, 4-3, finished third Ranking System 2009-10 2009 Cup record: $1,600, finished (T) sixth (2003) Last Cup record: None Scotties: Combined 8 2009 Cup record: $1,600, 2-3, finished (T) sixth Scotties: Combined 15 Scotties: Combined 10 appearances finished (T) sixth Scotties: Combined 17 appearances appearances Scotties: Combined 6 appearances appearances

(player’s age and total Canada Cup appearances, including 2010 and as a fifth player, in brackets) Page 14 Wednesday, December 1, 2010

2010 CANADA CUP: TOURNAMENT DRAW

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

8:30 a.m. 1 Heather Nedohin Stefanie Lawton Jennifer Jones Cheryl Bernard Amber Holland vs. Shannon Kleibrink vs. Shelley Nichols vs. Chelsea Carey vs. Kelly Scott vs. Krista McCarville

12:30 p.m. 2 Randy Ferbey Kevin Martin Mike McEwen Glenn Howard vs. vs. Rob Fowler vs. Serge Reid vs. Mat Camm vs. Jeff Stoughton Brent Bawel

Today 4:30 p.m. 3 Stefanie Lawton Krista McCarville Heather Nedohin Shelley Nichols Chelsea Carey vs. vs. Kelly Scott vs. Cheryl Bernard vs. Amber Holland vs. Jennifer Jones Shannon Kleibrink

8:30 p.m. 4 Jeff Stoughton Brent Bawel vs. Rob Fowler Mat Camm vs. Serge Reid vs. vs. Mike McEwen Glenn Howard vs. Kevin Koe Kevin Martin Randy Ferbey

9 a.m. 5 Kevin Koe vs. Randy Ferbey Chelsea Carey vs. Kelly Scott vs. Jennifer Jones vs. Serge Reid vs. Mat Camm Shelley Nichols Amber Holland Stefanie Lawton

1:30 p.m. 6 Shelley Nichols Jeff Stoughton Shannon Kleibrink Rob Fowler vs. Kevin Martin vs. Thursday vs. Cheryl Bernard vs. Kevin Koe vs. Stefanie Lawton Brent Bawel Mike McEwen

6 p.m. 7 Jennifer Jones vs. Kelly Scott vs. Brent Bawel vs. Serge Reid Rob Fowler vs. Krista McCarville Heather Nedohin Jeff Stoughton vs. Mat Camm Glenn Howard

9 a.m. 8 Mat Camm vs. Mike McEwen vs. Kelly Scott vs. Shannon Kleibrink Cheryl Bernard vs. Glenn Howard Randy Ferbey Krista McCarville vs. Shelley Nichols Heather Nedohin

1:30 p.m. 9 Brent Bawel vs. Cheryl Bernard Serge Reid vs. Stefanie Lawton Jeff Stoughton Friday Kevin Martin vs. Amber Holland Mike McEwen vs. Chelsea Carey vs. Rob Fowler

6 p.m. 10 Amber Holland Shannon Kleibrink Kevin Martin vs. Krista McCarville Glenn Howard vs. Chelsea Carey vs. Jennifer Jones Randy Ferbey vs. Heather Nedohin vs. Kevin Koe

PLAYOFFS Saturday, Dec. 4 8:30 a.m. — Men’s Pool A winner vs. men’s Pool B winner 8:30 a.m. — Men’s Pool A runner-up vs. men’s Pool B runner-up 8:30 a.m. — Women’s Pool C winner vs. women’s Pool D winner 8:30 a.m. — Women’s Pool C runner- up vs. women’s Pool D runner-up 1:30 p.m. — Women’s semifi nal (C1-D1 loser vs. C2-D2 winner) 6:30 p.m. — Men’s semifi nal (A1-B1 loser vs. A2-B2 winner) Sunday, Dec. 5 11 a.m. —Women’s fi nal (C1-D1 winner vs. semifi nal winner) 1 p.m. — Men’s fi nal (A1-B1 winner vs. semifi nal winner)

Chelsea Carey, 26, of Morden, Man., throws a brick during her team’s practice session Tuesday at The Arena. Carey and her foursome are making their Canada Cup debut. 2010 Canada Cup Page 15

He immediately From Page 5 Scott at third. The stepped up to the team upended the teehead with a team old man in a pre- from his hometown MEN liminary fracas at of Brandon. Vice- senting Quebec at the Brooks Cactus skip Allan Lyburn the Brier for some Pheasant Classic. once represented seaons. And this This team could be a Scotland in world team showed sur- spoiler. play. The team has prising promise, BRENT been smokin’ on the even though Reid BAWEL, World Tour circuit. is considerably long 10Calgary — SERGE REID, in the tooth at 47. A First Calgary skip to Jonquiere, long shot here. qualify for an event 8Que. — The MAT CAMM, of this magnitude in big guy from Jon- Ottawa — Still some time. Bawel quiere burst into the 9eligible for a has Mike Jantzen, a spotlight last year shot at the Canadian former world junior by dumping Jean- junior championship champion, in the Michel Menard and next year, Camm lineup. It’ll be some- Martin Ferland who and his unit includes thing of trial run have been repre- Glenn Howard’s son against the big boys.

From Page 5 ber. Not to be count- AMBER ed out altogether. HOLLAND, WOMEN SHELLEY 8Regina — This NICHOLS, veteran campaigner, HEATHER 10St. John’s too, is coming off her NEDOHIN, — Long on person- best-ever season 9Edmonton — ality, short on com- last and is competi- With hubby Dave petition back home, tion-honed again this taking a year off, Nichols stunned a fall. There’s always a Mothers Nedohin is heady cashspiel fi eld chance that she can getting serious for at London, Ont., in put together a string the fi rst time in a few October which is the of victories and up- years. She made it reason why her team set a few applecarts to the Autumn Gold is here, looking for in the process. Slam fi nal in Octo- a repeat in an even tougher event.

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2010 CANADA CUP LINEUP: MEN’S POOL ‘B’

Glenn Kevin Jeff Rob Brent Howard Koe Stoughton Fowler Bawel Coldwater & District Saville Sports Charleswood Brandon CC Calgary Curling CC (Coldwater, Ont.) Centre (Edmonton) CC (Winnipeg) (Brandon, Man.) Club (Calgary)

Experience factor: 10 Experience factor: 19 Experience factor: 13 Experience factor: 8 Experience factor: 0 Skip: Glenn Howard (48-3) Skip: Kevin Koe (35-8) Skip: Jeff Stoughton Skip: Rob Fowler (35-6) Skip: Brent Bawel (28-1) Third: Wayne Middaugh Third: Blake MacDonald (43-6) Third: Allan Lyburn (38-1) Third: Sean O’Connor (43-3) (34-5) Third: Jonathan Mead Second: (28-1) Second: (31-4) Second: (43-4) (33-4) Second: Mike Jantzen Lead: (32-4) (33-6) Second: Reid Carruthers Lead: Derek Samagaski (28-1) Qualified: Canadian Team Lead: Nolan Thiessen (25-1) (26-1) Lead: Hardi Sulimma Ranking System, 2009-10 (30-4) Lead: Steve Gould (38-6) Qualified: Canadian Team (29-1) Last Cup record: $8,200, Qualified: Canadian Qualified: Canadian Team Ranking System, 2010-11 Qualified: Canadian Team 4-2, finished fourth (2008) champion Ranking System, 2009-10 Last Cup record: None Ranking System Brier: Combined 31 2009 Cup record: $2,400, 2009 Cup record: Brier: Combined 4 Last Cup record: None appearances 3-2, finished fifth $13,200, 5-2, finished third appearances Brier: Combined 0 Brier: Combined 7 Brier: Combined 18 appearances appearances appearances

(player’s age and total Canada Cup appearances, including 2010 and as a fifth player, in brackets)