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Mar 12, 2010
Playoffs set at Brier
Canadian Curling Association
The round robin portion of the 2010 Tim Hortons Brier is complete and Ontario finished in top spot with a perfect record.
Glenn Howard led his veteran team to an 11-0 record heading into the playoffs this weekend with a 7-6 win over Alberta in the final round robin draw Thursday evening.
By defeating Kevin Koe,...
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Mar 11, 2010
Howard clinches Brier playoff berth
Canadian Curling Association
Glenn Howard continues to be untouchable at the Tim Hortons Brier.
The Ontario skip clinched a playoff spot Wednesday with a 9-5 win over Newfoundland and Labrador's Brad Gushue and an 8-4 win over Manitoba's Jeff Stoughton.
Stoughton's loss to Howard puts his Manitoba team in some trouble. He also lost to Gushue...
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Mar 11, 2010
Alberta, Northern Ontario into Brier playoffs
Canadian Curling Association
Northern Ontario and Alberta clinched playoff berths during the Thursday morning draw at the Tim Horton's Brier.
Alberta's Kevin Koe beat his brother Jamie and his Northwest Territories/Yukon team 8-3 to improve to 8-2.
Meanwhile, Northern Ontario's Brad Jacobs doubled Newfoundland and Labrador's Brad Gushue 8-4...
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Mar 10, 2010
Contenders seperate themselves at Brier
Canadian Curling Association
The Tim Hortons Brier has been split into two groups, the contenders and the pretenders. Six teams are in playoff contention with records of 5-2 or better while six teams are playing for pride with records of 2-5 or worse.
Looking at the action from Day 4, Alberta's Kevin Koe was upset 13-8 by Nova Scotia's Ian...
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Mar 10, 2010
Howard overpowers Gushue
Canadian Curling Association
Glenn Howard's Ontario team remains perfect at the 2010 Tim Hortons Brier. Howard led Ontario to a 9-5 victory over Brad Gushue of Newfoundland and Labrador in a battle between the top two teams.
Gushue had built a 3-1 lead heading into the 5th end but that's when Howard struck for the first of two 3-point ends in...
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Mar 09, 2010
Ontario alone in top spot
Canadian Curling Association
Glenn Howard cruised through Monday at the Tim Hortons Brier with two wins and family bragging rights.
Ontario solidified its position atop the Brier standings with a 5-0 record after three days of play with wins over New Brunswick and Nova Scotia on Monday.
Howard, a three time Brier winner was kept in check by...
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Mar 09, 2010
Ontario undresses P.E.I. to stay perfect
Canadian Curling Association
Glenn Howard's Ontario team improved to 6-0 at the Tim Hortons Brier with an 8-2 win over Prince Edward Island in the Tuesday morning draw.
Howard curled 93 per cent while scoring 7 points through the first three ends to build an overwhelming lead.
Prince Edward Island skip Rod MacDonald scored two of the next...
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Mar 09, 2010
Quebec makes move at Brier
Canadian Curling Association
Serge Reid and his Quebec team are starting to get noticed at the 2010 Tim Hortons Brier. Reid has led Quebec to a 5-2 record after blasting Saskatchewan 10-2 and narrowly beating P.E.I. 8-7 in an extra end Tuesday afternoon.
Ontario's Glenn Howard continues to lead the standings at 7-0 after a perfect day with an...
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Mar 08, 2010
Koe, Howard lead the way at Brier
Canadian Curling Association
Alberta's Kevin Koe joined Ontario's Glenn Howard at the top of the Tim Hortons Brier standings at 3-0 after downing Brad Gushue's Newfoundland and Labrador rink 7-6.
It was a back-and-forth game that wasn't decided until the 10th end. Koe used the hammer in the eighth to draw for three and take the lead after...
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Mar 08, 2010
Richard hands Koe first loss
Canadian Curling Association
British Columbia's Jeff Richard has handed Kevin Koe of Alberta his first loss at the 2010 Tim Hortons Brier.
Koe slipped to 3-1 after a 7-5 loss to Richard in the sixth draw Monday. The win improved B.C.'s record to 2-2.
Ontario's Glenn Howard, who was idle in the morning draw, remains atop the standings and the...
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Mar 05, 2010
Brier field full of veterans, first timers
Canadian Curling Association
The 12 team field is getting ready for the Tim Hortons Brier which gets underway Saturday, March 6, at the Metro Centre in Halifax. Glenn Howard of Coldwater, Ontario, the 2007 Canadian and world champion, will be making his 12th Brier appearance. The 47-year-old skip is a three-time Canadian and world...
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Mar 04, 2010
World Women's Championship 2 weeks away
Canadian Curling Association
In just over two weeks from now the 2010 Ford World Women's Curling Championship, presented by Monsanto, will get underway in Swift Current, Saskatchewan. The 12-country competition will be played at the 2,400 seat Credit Union i-plex starting March 20. It's the second time that a world women's curling...
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Mar 01, 2010
Brier just around the corner
Canadian Curling Association
The Tim Hortons Brier, presented by Monsanto, will be held at the Metro Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, starting March 6. It marks the sixth time the city has hosted the Canadian men's curling championship, after staging the 1951, 1966, 1981, 1995 and 2003 Briers.Halifax joins Calgary and Toronto as the only...