The long wait to learn who will represent Alberta at the national curling championships is over. The decision provided some clarity on the wild-card front t
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Curling Alberta decision will have ripple effect on potential WC teams
Never has so little curling action created so many headlines ahead of the national championships. With many teams, clubs and provincial playdowns on ice due to the pandemic, several curling associations have had to get creative in this most unusual season.
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Never has so little curling action created so many headlines ahead of the national championships.
With many teams, clubs and provincial playdowns on ice due to the pandemic, several curling associations have had to get creative in this most unusual season.
Curling Canada is no exception. The national federation added two more wild-card teams to the field at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts and Tim Hortons Brier to create 18-team competitions.
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Skip Brendan Bottcher celebrates his victory over Team Koe in the men s final of the Humpty s Champions Cup in Saskatoon, Sask., on April 28, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Matt Smith January 17, 2021 - 10:06 AM
Never has so little curling action created so many headlines ahead of the national championships.
With many teams, clubs and provincial playdowns on ice due to the pandemic, several curling associations have had to get creative in this most unusual season.
Curling Canada is no exception. The national federation added two more wild-card teams to the field at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts and Tim Hortons Brier to create 18-team competitions.
Bottcher downs Koe to win ATB Okotoks Classic; Brown beats Arsenault
In a battle of two Alberta curling heavyweights, Edmonton s Brendan Bottcher defeated Calgary s Kevin Koe, 6-5, in the final of the ATB Okotoks Classic Sunday afternoon.
TSN.ca Staff Team Brendan Bottcher , The Canadian Press
In a battle of two Alberta curling heavyweights, Edmonton s Brendan Bottcher defeated Calgary s Kevin Koe, 6-5, in the final of the ATB Okotoks Classic Sunday afternoon.
ATB Okotoks Classic champs!
Koe scored two in the seventh end to take a one point lead before the 28-year-old recorded a deuce of his own in the eighth and final end to prevail with the title.