Championship round picture becomes clear after cutdown day at Brier
Wayne Middaugh, skipping in place of an injured Glenn Howard (ribs), beat Northern Ontario s Brad Jacobs 8-6 on Thursday to improve to 6-1 at the Tim Hortons Brier.
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Posted: Mar 11, 2021 2:35 PM ET | Last Updated: March 12
Team Wild Card Three alternate Wayne Middaugh finished the preliminary round of the Brier with a 7-1 record following a pair of wins on Thursday.(Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press/File)
CALGARY — The championship pool picture became clearer Thursday at the Canadian men s curling championship as Canada s Brad Gushue, Ontario s John Epping and Saskatchewan s Matt Dunstone advanced . . .
Brad Jacobs, left, and Marc Kennedy discuss strategy during the 2021 Tim Hortons Brier in Calgary.Photo courtesy Michael Burns/Curling Canada
Team Northern Ontario, represented by Sault Ste. Marie’s Brad Jacobs and his team from the Community First Curling Centre, is off to the Championship Pool of the 2021 Tim Hortons Brier in Calgary.
Following the completion of the round robin on Thursday night, Jacobs’ 5-3 record was good enough for third in Pool A and a spot in the Championship Pool.
In their round robin finale, the Jacobs rink found itself behind early and couldn’t quite battle all the way back in their lone game of the day.
CALGARY — Wild Card Two s Kevin Koe was the first to book his championship pool ticket. Wild Card Three s Wayne Middaugh was the next to make the eight-team cut at the Canadian men s curling . . .