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Howard clinches Brier playoff berth Mar 11, 2010 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... READ IT
Norway and Scotland lead Men's World Jrs Mar 11, 2010 World Curling Federation Flims, Switzerland_Norway and Scotland are tied at the top of the junior men’s standings with two draws left at the World Junior Curling Championships. At this point they are still not guaranteed a place in the playoffs. Canada, China and Switzerland, all tied with five wins and two losses and Sweden with four... READ IT
Canadian women clinch playoff spot at World Jrs Mar 11, 2010 World Curling Federation Flims, Switzerland_Day five of play in the junior women’s event at the World Junior Curling Championships saw unbeaten Canada secure a place in the 1 vs 2 playoff scheduled for Friday evening. Sweden, Russia, Switzerland and the United States remain contenders for the other three places with only one draw of... READ IT
Alberta, Northern Ontario into Brier playoffs Mar 11, 2010 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... READ IT
Contenders seperate themselves at Brier Mar 10, 2010 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... READ IT
Three tied for top spot at Men's World Jrs Mar 10, 2010 World Curling Federation Flims, Switzerland_Canada, Norway and Scotland top the standings with five wins and one loss following draw 6 of the junior men’s round robin at the World Junior Championships. Canada started off with a steal of three in the first end of their morning game against Denmark and went on to take four in the fourth... READ IT
Homan alone in first at World Jrs Mar 10, 2010 World Curling Federation Flims, Switzerland_In beating Sweden 6-4, Canada broke away to sit alone and undefeated at the top of the junior women’s standings. Meanwhile, Switzerland got off to a strong start in their game against China. Manuela Siegrist’s team was up 5-0 by the end of the third. China’s Sijia Liu only managed... READ IT
Howard overpowers Gushue Mar 10, 2010 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... READ IT
Ontario alone in top spot Mar 09, 2010 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... READ IT
Parity at Jr. Men's World Championship Mar 09, 2010 World Curling Federation Flims, Switzerland_Six of the ten competing junior men’s teams are tied at three wins and one loss after the fourth draw of the junior men’s round robin. In their game against the USA, the Swedes held a healthy 8-1 lead going into the fifth. That's when Sweden’s Patric Mabergs, the youngest junior... READ IT
Canada, Sweden Jr. Women lead pack Mar 09, 2010 World Curling Federation Flims, Switzerland_Canada and Sweden remain unbeaten in the junior women’s event at the World Junior Curling Championships. Canada had a close game against Russia earlier in the morning draw and an equally tight encounter against Germany in the evening. Canadian Skip Rachel Homan managed to take 3 in the ninth... READ IT
Ontario undresses P.E.I. to stay perfect Mar 09, 2010 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... READ IT
Quebec makes move at Brier Mar 09, 2010 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... READ IT
Koe, Howard lead the way at Brier Mar 08, 2010 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... READ IT
Chinese Jr. Men impressive on Day 2 Mar 08, 2010 World Curling Federation Flims, Switzerland_China, Norway and Switzerland are tied at the top of the Junior Men’s standings with three wins apiece after the second day of play the World Junior Championships at the Waldhaus arena in Flims. China met Canada in the morning. The game went into a tenth end with Canada needing two points to... READ IT
Canadian women in tough at World Jr's Mar 08, 2010 World Curling Federation Flims, Switzerland_Canada, Sweden and Switzerland continue to be tied at the top of the junior women’s standings after day two at the World Junior Curling Championships. Canada beat France in six ends 12-2. The French junior women’s team is fielding just three players and an inexperienced alternate... READ IT
Richard hands Koe first loss Mar 08, 2010 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... READ IT
Brier field full of veterans, first timers Mar 05, 2010 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... READ IT
20 teams set to compete at World Juniors Mar 05, 2010 World Curling Federation Twenty top level junior curling teams from around the world are set to gather at the Waldhaus Arena in Flims, Switzerland this week to compete in the 2010 World Junior Curling Championships. Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Russia, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States will be represented in the... READ IT
World Women's Championship 2 weeks away Mar 04, 2010 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... READ IT
Brier just around the corner Mar 01, 2010 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... READ IT
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