Tankard Times March 7

Issue 2 – Sunday, March 7, 2010 • An Official Publication of the Canadian Curling Association.

Right, Newfoundland lead Jamie Korab shares a chuckle during afternoon action Saturday, while Manitoba skip Jeff Stoughton, above, refines his own comedy act.

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Grattan gang grabs early lead Larry Wood Tankard Times Editor

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he guy they used to call Jimmy The Kid, resulting from an exciting third-place finish at a Calgary Brier in 1997, emerged the only double winner from Saturday’s opening draws at the 2010 rock concert in the Metro Centre.

New Brunswick’s James Grattan of Oromocto, an Air Canada customer service agent at Fredericton airport, followed up on an 8-6 win over home city favourite Ian FitznerLeBlanc in the afternoon by drubbing Jamie Koe of Yellowknife 10-3 on the late shift.

It was a long day for four teams that played two games, in addition to Hot Shots and opening ceremonies appearances,

and the grind almost cost Manitoba’s Jeff Stoughton, a Brier co-favourite, with two losses.

Stoughton was fortunate to escape with a split, battling from behind to edge Jeff Richard of B.C. 8-7 in an extra end before dropping an 8-5 verdict to Brad Jacobs of Northern Ontario later.

Other one-game winners on Saturday were Glenn Howard of Ontario, Brad Gushue of Newfoundland/ Labrador, Darrell McKee of Saskatchewan and

Alberta’s Nolan Thiessen, left, and Carter Rycroft apply the brooms.

Alberta’s Kevin Koe, who also appeared bound to be an upset victim in the afternoon until a steal of two in the seventh end enabled the Edmonton team to wriggle off the hook and roll on to a 9-6 win over Jacobs.

“I’m more confident going into this Brier than others in which I’ve skipped,” said Grattan, who’s skipping for the fourth time and also put in four appearances at third for Russ Howard.

“Having Steve (Howard) around as a third helps.

Third is an important position and the guys I’ve brought here in the past weren’t up to Steve’s stan-

dard. Nothing against those other guys but Steve’s that much better. Third is an important issue and I’m just much more confident with Steve in there.”

Steve Howard, of course, is Russ’s 25-yearold son. He and dad and the other members of the current gang of Herringchokers played at the Calgary Brier last year as a five-man team.

“It’s nice having him around,” said the 35-yearold Grattan. “He’s just like his old man — in terms of the intensity more than anything. It’s not much different than playing with Russ. Actually, it’s the same except I have Russ

playing third for me now.”

Howard thumped Quebec Brier rookie Serge Reid of Kenogami 8-3 Saturday night while McKee shaded Rod MacDonald’s Islanders from Charlottetown 7-6.

Elsewhere in the afternoon, Gushue tripped up Jamie Koe’s Polars 8-5.

“I think experience helped us early in the first game,” said Grattan.

“I think we caught on to the ice quicker than those guys. I remember my first Brier, I was a little unsure of myself. I think the style of game we played back then was tough the first couple of games of that Brier.

Top, Ryan Fry of Newfoundland barks out orders. Above, Steve Howard of New Brunswick tests his vocal cords.

“That was the three-rock rule back then, so I wasn’t so sure what I was doing back then. Nowadays you’re trapped into playing the finesse game when you can’t hit the second rock and execution is everything.”

Grattan got better and better in 1997.

He finished 9-4.

The young Northern Ontario crew from Sault Ste. Marie began grappling with the toughest opening draw this weekend. Jacobs drew Alberta for openers, then Manitoba, and plays Ontario this morning at 10:30.

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Triumphant yell for the roaring game

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The jester-like diamond-patterned pants Thomas Ulsrud’s team showed up wearing against Canada in the first draw of the tournament were festival-like.

The pants became such a huge hit that when Norway’s King Harald arrived at the venue to watch a game, the players presented him with his own pair.

In the end, Ulsrud declared: “I didn’t think these pants were going to lose.”

In addition to the King of Norway, the King of Sweden Carl XVI Gustav, Princess Anne of Great Britain, Prime Minister

plaining why they hadn’t had much success since winning gold four years ago in Turin: “Divorces and babies. Two of each.”

There were examinations of curlers, men’s curlers, as sex symbols.

“I am never,” insisted Martin, “going to be a sex symbol.”

There was Mirjam Ott of Switzerland, the favourite in the women’s event, crashing and burning with three early losses, battling back with six straight wins and then losing both games in the medal round.

Cheryl Bernard’s fan corps watched the Calgary rink win Olympic silver in Vancouver.

Stephen Harper (twice), Carl Lewis, Wayne Gretzky, Kip Keino, Mike Weir and Donald Sutherland also watched games at the venue.

There was Kristie Moore of Grande Prairie becoming the most preg-

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“I’m just so sad that it ended like this and we’ll never get to play in front of those raving fans any more,” said Canadian women’s lead Cori Bartel.

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GETTING TO KNOW YOU

Nova Scotia: Skip: Ian Fitzner-LeBlanc Home: Halifax Began curling at age: 10 Delivery: Left Occupation/title: Business solutions specialist Employer: First Canadian Title Date of birth: August 9, 1984 Place of birth: Halifax Marital status: Engaged Spouse/partner: Anne Marie Houlihan Children: None Favourite food: Wings Favourite drink: Beer Celebrity dream woman: Maria Sharapova Most annoying celebrity: brity: Kanye West All-time favourite movie: ovie: None Last movie he loved:: Up Last movie he hated:: Last House on the Left Tattooed? No Never leaves home without: BlackBerry Ten ends or eight? Eight ends Tiebreakers or no tiebreakebreakers? Tiebreakers Extra ends or no extra ra ends?

Extra ends Competed in: 05 Junior ior Nationals.

Third: Stuart uart MacLean n Home: Dartmouth Began curling at age: e: 14 Delivery: Left Occupation/title: Accounountant Employer: Levy, Casey, ey, Carter, MacLean, Chartered artered Accountants Date of birth: April 3, 1960 Place of birth: Ottawa a Marital status: Married ed Spouse/partner: Carole ole Children: Caeleigh 19; 9; Kerry 18 Favourite food: Scallops ops Favourite drink: Keith’s h’s Light or good tequila

Celebrity dream woman: That one with the painted face on all the Halifax Brier ads Most annoying celebrity: Ben Mulroney All-time favourite movie: Dances With Wolves Last movie he loved: Latest Star Trek Last movie he hated: Try to forget them Tattooed? Not that he’s aware Never leaves home without: Tunes for the car Ten ends or eight? Used to be adamant about 10, now ice conditions, etc., make me ready for switch to eight Tiebreakers or no tiebreakers? Tiebreakers Extra ends or no extra ends?

Extra ends Competed in: 85, 88, 93, 94, 05 Briers.

Hot wings, tequila, scallops, and Alex the Not-So-Great

Second: Kent Smith

Lead: Philip Crowell

Fifth: Mark Robar

Home: Sheet Harbour, N.S. Began curling at age: 12 Delivery: Right Occupation/title: Manager Employer: Eastern Shore Cartage Date of birth: Dec. 27, 1978 Place of birth: Halifax Marital status: Married Spouse/partner: Julia Smith Children: None Favourite food: Pizza Favourite drink: Water Celebrity dream woman: Julia Smith Most annoying celebrity: Alex Ovechkin All-time favourite movie: Shawshank Redemption; Usual Suspects Last movie he loved: Avatar Last movie he hated: Couples Retreat Tattooed? Yes Never leaves home without: American Express Ten ends or eight? Eight ends Tiebreakers or no tiebreakers? Tiebreakers Extra ends or no extra ends? Extra ends Competed in: No previous record

Home: Lakeside Began curling at age: 16 Delivery: Left Occupation/title: Systems/ Database Analyst Employer: Medavie EMS Date of birth: March 26, 1978 Place of birth: Truro Marital status: Married Spouse/partner: Stephanie Children: Nathan (2.5 years) Favourite food: Pasta Favourite drink: Amaretto sour Celebrity dream woman: Sandra Bullock Most annoying celebrity: Don Cherry All-time favourite movie: Thomas Crown Affair say Last movie he loved: Can’t sa that I have loved any of them recently Last movie he hated: I Love You Man Tattooed? No Never leaves home without: Saying goodbye to his wife and son Ten ends or eight? Eight ends Tiebreakers or no tiebreakers?

TiebreakTiebreak ers Extra ends or no extra ends?

Extra ends Competed in: No previous record

Home: Halifax Began curling at age: 12 Delivery: Right Occupation/title: Customer service representative Employer: TD Canada Trust Date of birth: December 26, 1979 Place of birth: Halifax Marital status: Single Spouse/partner: None Children: None Favourite food: Philly cheesesteak Favourite drink: Chocolate milk Celebrity dream woman: Charlize Theron Most annoying celebrity: Oprah Winfrey All-time favourite movie: When Harry Met Sally Last movie he loved: District Nine Last movie he hated: Australia Tattooed? No Never leaves home without: Work schedule Ten ends or eight? Ten ends Tiebreakers or no tiebreakers? Tiebreakers Extra ends or no extra ends?

Extra ends Competed in: ’00 Junior Nationals

Coach: David MacLellan Home: Bedford Occupation/title: Retired Employer: Self Date of birth: April 25, 1946 Place of birth: Sydney, N.S. Coached/player: Provincial level in Juniors, Scotties, Tankard

Stuart MacLean, left, and Ian Fitzner-LeBlanc

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e was one of the original have-lenswill-travel shooters in the world of sport.

To say nothing of, possibly, the best.

The word “original” is apropos, too, because nobody prior to Michael Burns Sr., produced sports photos — and specifically curling photos — to match his pictorials for originality.

Most were so unique, in fact, that any still are easily recognizeable as Burns’s work. Unlike some examples of genuine great art, they do not require even a signature.

Burns joined the curling fraternity along about the time the Scotch Whisky Association unveiled the world curling championship, then known as the Scotch Cup. It figured when you consider Burns was born in Edinburgh. His Scottish roots rarely failed to show through even though he immigrated to Canada when he was 11

months old.

Much better known as a horse-racing photog to that point, he was the official camera guy for Woodbine and the Ontario Jockey Club in Toronto throughout his illustrious career which spanned 60 years and some change. He started his career in 1943.

But he also became known as the nation’s official curling lensman. And the curling world became a vacant place last month when Michael Francis Donnelly Burns passed away at the age of 84.

Burns was one of the genuinely nice guys this sport has proffered over the years. He rarely was without a smile.

He rarely was without a quip and a kind word.

Back in the old days, a gaggle of Brier and Silver Broom regulars formed a society known as The Zoo. Mike’s wife Helen was anointed Queen Of the Zoo. Burns was that group’s official photographer, too.

He was the only photographer in history to win three Eclipse Awards for outstanding thoroughbred photography in North America. He also won a record seven Sovereign Awards for outstanding thoroughbred photography, his most recent honour arriving just a year ago.

He also was the Canadian government’s official photographer at five editions of the Olympic Games. He fulfilled copious similar assignments at the Commonwealth Games and Pan-Am Games. He shot

National Hockey League hockey action at Maple Leaf Gardens. He shot auto racing as Mosport in addition to

Relative latecomers to curling will know that the guy with the cameras at most Briers and world champion-

The late Michael Burns Sr., top, was incomparable as a curling photographer, snapping indelible images such as Don Walchuk, above, celebrating Alberta’s 1989 Brier victory.

Indy and Formula One. Canadian athletes of vintage who don’t have a framed Burns photo in their collection of memorabilia number a precious few.

ships these days still carries the Burns moniker.

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ROAD TO THE TIM HORTONS BRIER

Jacobs crew brims with ‘family love’

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rad Jacobs and his young team from Sault Ste. Marie, final losers a year ago to Copper Cliff’s Mike Jakubo in the match to decide Northern Ontario’s 2009 Brier rep, made good on the do-over last month at Sudbury.

The 24-year-old Jacobs, who sells home theatres for Future Shop, skipped his crew to a 10-1 record in the North’s 12-team round-robin preliminary before losing 9-8 in an extra-end Page One-Two playoff to Matt Dumon-

telle of Sudbury.

Hence, Jacobs was forced to rebound for a second crack at Dumontelle by ousting Joe Scharf of Thunder Bay 5-4 in the semi-final. That set up a rematch with Dumontelle which Jacobs handled with relative ease, by a 5-2 count.

Directing third E.J. Harnden, second Ryan Harnden and lead Caleb Flaxey, Jacobs will be playing in his second Brier. He threw last rocks for veteran Al Harnden in 2007 at Hamilton.

Harnden is Jacobs’s uncle.

The other Harndens and Flaxey played with Eric

Harnden Sr., in 2008 with Jacobs along for the ride as fifth player.

N. ONTARIO “We just tried to focus on our performance,” Jacobs told Ben Leeson of the Sudbury Star. “We did lose last year, and I didn’t want to let my guys down in any way again this year.

We were hungry, and we played great. We played a

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Dumontelle, a one-time teammate of E.J. and Ryan Harnden and their father Eric, drew the support of a noisy hometown crowd all week.

“Yeah, they were all out there with noisemakers and everything,” E.J. Harnden said. “And you could hear pin drop when we made our shots. But we handled it well.”

Added Jacobs: “We shut them up pretty good.

We’ve been in circumstances like that before.”

And probably will be again at the Halifax Brier.

“This is so special,” Jacobs said. “We’re all

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Following round-robin activity, Dumontelle was 8-3, Scharf 7-4 and teams skipped by John Salo of Geraldton, Mike Assad, Bryan Burgess and Art Lappalainen of Thunder Bay finished jammed at 6-5. In the end, Jacobs was 11-2, Dumontelle 9-3, Scharf 8-5, Assad 8-6, Burgess 7-6, Salo and Lappalainen 6-6. Trailing was former champion Tim Phillips of Sudbury with a 5-6 logbook.

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1935: Ontario hammered Alberta 15-8 in the morning draw to clinch the championship with one round to go. The Ontario team featured three brothers, including skip Gord Campbell, along with brothers Dunc at lead, and Don at third.

Gord Coates rounded out the team at second.

1940: A then-record Macdonald’s Brier

crowd of 5,000 jammed every seat in the Winnipeg Amphitheatre on the final night of play to watch Howard Wood’s Manitoba entry beat Cliff Manahan’s Alberta team 17-11 and clinch Manitoba’s ninth Canadian men’s curling championship.

1951: With Halifax hosting its first-ever Brier, Nova Scotia’s Don Oyler rink did not disappoint, scoring the last nine points to manhandle Manitoba 16-6 in the morning round. In the afternoon draw, Nova Scotia beat Northern Ontario 9-5, and headed into Day Three at the top of the standings with a 4-0 record.

1958: Thirty-one-year old Matt Baldwin, after missing the final round-

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robin game due to flu, skipped Alberta to a 10-6 sudden-death championship playoff win over Terry Braunstein’s Manitoba quartet. It was to be Baldwin’s last of three Brier titles.

1966: The 37th Canadian men’s curling championship was launched at the Halifax Forum. Vic Snarr’s Nova Scotia entry got off to a great start beating Northern Ontario 7-6 in the opening draw, on its way to a 7-3 record and third place in the final standings.

1969: Skipping his final Brier game, Ron “Owl” Northcott led Alberta to a 9-8 win over Saskatchewan in Oshawa.

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your guide to what’s goin’ on

There’s No Shame Tonight in the Patch Looking for a rockin’ good time filled with the kind of music that takes the party on a wild ride? If the answer is “yes” – and you wouldn’t be at a Halifax Brier if it wasn’t - you’d better be in Keith’s Patch at 11:00 pm!

When Shameless hits the stage, the party in the Patch heads straight to a new level. They’re known as one of Atlantic Canada’s most accomplished cover bands – in fact, they were awarded that title for five consecutive years.

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Monday, March 8 – Little Fish • 6:15 pm Signal Hill • 11:00 pm Tuesday, March 9 – The Chevelles • 6:15 & 11:00 pm Wednesday, March 10 – The Chevelles • 6:15 & 11:00 pm Thursday, March 11 – Da’ Rock • 6:15 pm Matt Minglewood Band • 11:00 pm Friday, March 12 – Blue Bay • 6:15 pm Sons of Maxwell • 11:00 pm Saturday, March 13 – Big Fish • 3:00 pm Mellotones • 11:00 pm Sunday, March 14 – Blueberry Grunt • 5:00 pm

McGinty Sets Sail Tonight In a career that spans more than three decades of traditional Maritime music, McGinty has firmly established a reputation as a mainstay of the East Coast cultural scene. Tonight at 6:15 pm, they’re bringing the tradition to Keith’s Patch.

McGinty has shared the stage with many folk music legends including Liam Clancy, Tom Paxton, John Prine, the Chieftains and the Kingston Trio. And, with a knack for transforming longstanding standards into energetic romps or melancholy ballads, they’ve charmed audiences around Canada, the United States and across the Atlantic.

In the words of a reviewer from Perth, Scotland – coincidentally, the birthplace of the roaring game – “like the sturdy ships they often sing about, the Halifax based trio has weathered it all… the band is still performing those indestructible good-time tunes that have been the foundation of their longevity.”

The good ship McGinty will be at full sail tonight in the Patch!

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Maritime Flags Signal Fans at the Halifax Brier!

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In the four corners of the ice surface in the Halifax Metro Centre you’ll see attractive “floral flags”. See if you can decipher the words being signaled!

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For the land-based fans in the crowd, here’s a brief guide to help you understand the signals that are being relayed from ice level.

(See the answers on page 12)

How Cool is This?

The competition gets under way tomorrow in the Cool Curling challenge with great prizes on the line, including cool cash - $500 for first, $250 for second and $150 for third.

Cool Curling is the tabletop version of the roaring game that’s become a major highlight of the Patch.

The competition starts at noon tomorrow for the qualifying round which carries on through Thursday.

Eight qualifiers will be determined each of the four days to move on to the Friday playdowns. At the end of the day we’ll decide the final eight teams that will hit the tables Saturday in the Championship round.

Think you’ve got what it takes to rule the cool?

Just drop in to the Patch to register.

There may be no other shot in curling packed with as much pressure as the cold draw to the button!

Especially during the semi-finals in front of a capacity crowd at the Metro Centre.

Well, just imagine yourself trying to make it – using a golf ball and a new Odyssey White Ice putter.

It’s a 93-foot putt with a $100,000 prize on the line!

Visit the Purple Heart lounge between now and Thursday, and enter the contest for your chance to be one of those competitors - contest closes Thursday at 8 pm.

Instant prize giveaways will be awarded… plus, out of all the entrants in the Purple Heart Lounge, one will emerge to putt for the big pot in the Metro Centre - with the chance to win the $100,000!

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It’s Simply

The Veteran Meets the Rookie Today – 6:30 pm

Today

2 pm Northern Ontario 6:30 pm Saskatchewan

Prince Edward Island’s Rod MacDonald successfully defended his 2009 championship with an undefeated run through the provincial playdowns. The victory resulted in MacDonald’s seventh trip to the Brier.

At the other end of the spectrum, Quebec’s Serge Reid surprised many with an extra-end win over former provincial champion Martin Ferland to move on to his very first Brier appearance.

Come out and meet the curlers – they’ll be signing autographs in the Purple Heart Lounge today until Thursday.

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At 6:30 pm the two will sit down together, with their teammates, in the Purple Heart Lounge for the Up Close and Personal interview session. It’s a great opportunity to compare the views from two distinct perspectives.

MacDonald will be accompanied by teammates Kevin Champion, Mark O’Rourke and Andrew Robinson, while Reid is joined by fellow rookies Francois Gionest, Simon Collin and Steeve Villeneuve.

Tuesday, March 9

2 pm Northwest Territories/Yukon 6:30 pm Quebec & Prince Edward Island Wednesday, March 10

2 pm Ontario 6:30 pm Nova Scotia Thursday, March 11

2 pm Alberta & Newfoundland/ Labrador 6:30 pm New Brunswick

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The 50/50 draws for the 2010 Tim Hortons Brier are based on the electronic system used at Saskatoon’s recent World Junior Hockey Championships – where five-figure payouts were standard, and the winning ticket for the gold medal game was nearly $150,000!

The new process allows fans to view real time pool updates on the video screen in the Halifax Metro Centre and Keith’s Patch. A 50/50 prize will be awarded for each Brier draw.

• the opportunity to participate in one practice with the team • introduction and march with the curlers in a pre-game ceremony • 3 tickets to one of the team’s round robin games • a gift package from the host committee Today’s feature stars are:

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FORD HOT SHOTS COMPETITION

Howard leaves competitors eating his dust

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Howard bounced back in the semifinals to score within one point of Saskatoon’s Darrell McKee who aced the last-rock double for a 24-23 edge.

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The win was the second straight for a member of the Ontario champs. Lead Craig Savill won the two-year lease on the car last year. “I told Glenn before the start to do the same thing that I did and just black out,” quipped Savill. “I didn’t remember a thing.”

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Peter Bowditch, Atlantic district manager with Ford of Canada, hands the keys over to Ford Hot Shots winner Glenn Howard.

Savill still is driving his prize but hasn’t “picked up the boys yet” even though “we’ve driven in it a few times.”

Howard, who speculated he’d be dumping his Nissan Maxima in favour of “going to a domesticar now,” added “it’s a team sport so my teammates will be getting some sort of cut of this for sure.”

Howard said the team made a “little financial arrangement and Craig kept the car last year. Hey, it’s a beautiful-looking car and it’s a fantastic event and it’s obviously great for the players to go out and throw some rocks and make some quality shots,” said Howard.

“It’s a real boost to this competition. It’s a great vehicle for this. Kudos to Ford for their support.”

Told that Scotties Hot Shots winner Amber Holland of Regina said she’d be the team’s designated driver for next season, Howard, who lives in Midland, guffawed.

“I definitely won’t be driving around Ontario picking up the boys for every event,” he said.

“Five-and-a-half hours to pick up Craig Savill (lives in Ottawa)? Not happening.”

The pre-event shotmaking competition, involving all 48 Brier starters, requires curlers to execute six shots: Hit-and-stay, draw-the-button, drawthe-port, raise, hit-androll and double-takeout.

McKee won $2,000 second prize, while Nova Scotia skip Ian FitznerLeBlanc won $1,000 for third place.

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Mayor Peter Kelly and Members of Halifax Regional Council are pleased to welcome all athletes and sports enthusiasts to the 2010 Tim Hortons Brier. Come share in the excitement as the country’s most accomplished male curlers compete in one of the most anticipated events of the Canadian Men’s curling scene. We wish you all success and trust your visit will be a truly memorable experience. Enjoy!

Northcott retired with six Brier appearances, three titles, 40 wins as a skip, and a superlative .784 winning percentage.

1975: Despite losing its last game 8-6 to British Columbia, and appearing in the Brier for the first time, the Territories finish with a sterling 8-3 record and second place. Skipped

by Don Twa and hailing from Whitehorse, the team was the first non-provincial Brier entry since the Montreal and Toronto city teams of the 1920s and 1930s.

1982: The first Brier Patch was unveiled by Don Pottinger’s organizing committee at Brandon and has been a feature of every Brier since. The Brier’s official “meeting place” has steadily increased in popularity over the years, and is now used as a model at other Season

of Champions events.

1997: Manitoba became the first province to win 500 games in Brier competition, as Vic Peters led

his team to a 7-2 decision over Quebec in a fourthround matchup. Alberta has since gone on to pass Manitoba in aggregate wins with 587 wins versus Manitoba’s 580 going into the 2010 championship.

2009: The 80th Brier opened at Calgary’s Pengrowth Saddledome, and marked the sixth time the Canadian men’s curling championship has been staged in Calgary. Only Toronto has hosted the championship more often.

Calgary also became the first city to have held the Brier under four title sponsors — Macdonald Tobacco, Labatt Breweries, Nokia and, for the past six years, Tim Hortons, Canada’s largest quickservice coffee chain.

Kevin Martin won the 80th Brier, held at Calgary in 2009.

(Alex Roberts is a freelance writer based in Halifax)

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JONES There was co-favourite David Murdoch of Great Britain, the defending world champion with a four-game winning streak against Martin, not even making it to the medal round.

There were the American teams, on an avalanche of pre-Games publicity including stops on the late night talk shows and even The Simpsons dedicating a show to the sport, both having horrible Olympics.

The coaches even benched skip John Shuster for a game.

There was flamboyant Niklas (Tin Cup) Edin of Sweden and his quad-takeout in the bronze medal game and his spectacular misses against Martin in the semi-final and giving the bronze away to Switzerland as well despite landing the quad.

Page 15 No missed shots came close to being as memorable, however, as the misses by Bernard in the 10th and 11th ends of the women’s gold medal game.

With gold on the line after Norberg had twice missed spectacularly to give the gold away earlier in the game, the Calgary curler twice missed routine shots to win it.

Unknown to those of us on the scene, the curling was being shown on the scoreboard at G.M. Place prior to the Canada-Slovakia hockey game and the groans on her misses there were even louder than they were at the scene of the crime.

A total of 7.5 million watched women’s curling in Canada alone.

Curling was never anything like that before. Curling never saw anything like that before.

It was . . . ballistic!

(Jones is a sports columnist for Sun Media)

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Michael Burns Jr., took over both the national curling and Ontario horse racing positions on his own in 1995.

The elder Burns is a member of the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame, the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame and the Etobicoke Sports Hall of Fame.

Among other things, Burns made a significant donation of more than 30,000 negatives to Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame.

Capturing more than 30 different sports from the late 1940s to the present, these photos are available for viewing on a section of the Hall’s website — The Michael Burns Photography Collection.

It’s an impressive anthology that’s worth far more than brief inspection. It’s a memorial worthy of a life of value and distinction.

“I’d rather have them early than late when they’re hot and they know the ice,” skip Jacobs said.

“We’ve talked about it. We can’t get down over these first three, regardless of what happens.

“They’re three of the four toughest teams here but we believe in ourselves.”

“That was a much better performance,” he said of his team’s evening win, sparked a four-ender in the second end. “My guys made some huge shots to keep things clean.”

In the afternoon, the Soo crew blew a 5-3 halftime lead.

“I missed a runback, they got their deuce, we had a horrible next end, and went into the tank,”

explained Jacobs.

It wasn’t a patented day at the Brier for Stoughton, who is playing in his eighth Big One. “You see that at the Brier across the board,” he said.

“Everybody’s getting comfortable with the ice.

Everybody’s getting more comfortable where you put the broom for hits, peels and draws. You have to figure to get more misses than expected.”

“What are you going to do?” he addded, referring to the four-point deficit.

“You can’t get that upset about it. We got back into it right up until the ninth end and we had some fun out there.

“It’s a long week and you have to have fun out there.”

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Look for insider’s tips every day during the Brier and visit us at the novascotia.com booth. And for more ideas on how to make the most of your vacation, visit novascotia.com/brier or follow us at twitter.com/cynatnovascotia.

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GETTING TO KNOW YOU

Territories: Skip: Jamie Koe Home: Yellowknife Began curling at age: 12 Delivery: Right Occupation/title: Senior FMB Analyst Employer: Government of the Northwest Territories Date of birth: November 3, 1977 Place of birth: Yellowknife Marital status: Married Spouse/partner: Chris Children: Niklaas (4), Peyton (2) Favourite food: Just food Favourite drink: 17 Bud Lights Celebrity dream woman: Mary-Anne Arsenault Most annoying celebrity: Jamie “Brokeback” Korab All-time favourite movie: Old School Last movie he loved: The Hangover

Last movie he hated: A Real Hangover Tattooed? Never Never leaves home without: BlackBerry Ten ends or eight? 10 ends Tiebreakers or no tiebreakers? Tiebreakers Extra ends or no extra ends?

Shotgun beers Competed in: 94, 95, 96, 97, 98 Junior Nationals, 06, 07, 09 Briers, 99, 05, 06 Mixed Nationals

Third: Kevin Whitehead Home: Yellowknife Began curling at age: 12 Delivery: Right Occupation/title: Client service manager Employer: Government of the Northwest Territories Date of birth: June 17, 1978 Place of birth: Red Lake, Ont. Marital status: Married Spouse/partner: Gillian Children: River (1) Favourite food: Perogies Favourite drink: Looking forward to his first Keith’s White Celebrity dream woman: Gillian Most annoying celeb-

Kevin Whitehead, left, and Jamie Koe

Steak, Greyhounds, Roy McAvoy, 17 Bud Lights and Bon Jovi envy

rity: Conan O’Brien All-time favourite movie: Tin Cup Last movie he loved: The Hangover Last movie he hated: Hasn’t seen a bad one in a while Tattooed? Yes Never leaves home without: Giving the little guy a kiss Ten ends or eight? Eight, for sure Tiebreakers or no tiebreakers? Depends . . . did he make the tiebreakers?

Extra ends or no extra ends?

Good question, can we go to a shootout?

Competed in: 94, 95, 96, 97, 98 Junior Nationals, 06, 07 Briers

Second: Brad Chorostkowski Home: Yellowknife Began curling at age: 13 Delivery: Right Occupation/title: Plumber, business owner Employer: J&R Mechanical Date of birth: September 5, 1973 Place of birth: Yellowknife Marital status: Married

Spouse/partner: Christina Children: Kalley (2), Brynn (9 months) Favourite food: Steak Favourite drink: Beer Celebrity dream woman: His wife is not a celebrity but he only dreams of her Most annoying celebrity: Again, my wife is not a celebrity!

All-time favourite movie: Top Gun Last movie he loved: None Last movie he hated: None Tattooed? No Never leaves home without: Cellphone Ten ends or eight? Undecided Tiebreakers or no tiebreakers? Tiebreakers Extra ends or no extra ends?

Extra end Competed in: 98, 01, 06, 07, 09 Briers, 05 Mixed Nationals

Lead: Martin Gavin Hom Yellowknife Home: Began curling at age: 17 Beg Delivery: Right Del Occupation/title: EnvironmenOcc tal rremediation engineer Employer: Indian and Northern Em Affairs, Canada Affa Date of birth: October 4, 1966 Dat Place of birth: Halifax Plac Marital status: Married Mar Spouse/partner: Joan Spo Children: Jimmy (13), Annie (5) Chi Favourite food: Pizza Pizza, Fav he so s misses Pizza Favourite drink: Rum & Diet Fav Coke, Cok big glass, lots of ice, double please dou Celebrity dream woman: Cel Nicole Kidman Nic Most Mo annoying celebrity: Jon Bon Jovi . . . all the girls love him too much All-time favourite movie: The AllWarriors Wa Last Las movie he loved: Pelham 123 Last Las movie he hated: GI Joe Tattooed: Gosh, no Tat Never Nev leaves home without:

Drumsticks, BlackBerry and Visa Ten ends or eight? 10 ends Tiebreakers or no tiebreakers? Tiebreakers Extra ends or no extra ends?

Extra ends Competed in: 09 Brier.

Fifth: Jon Solberg Home: Whitehorse Began curling at age: 13 Delivery: Right Occupation/title: Business mgr Employer: Whitehorse Curling Club Date of birth: July 20, 1971 Place of birth: Victoria Marital status: Married Spouse/partner: Tanya Children: Aaron ‘The Bruiser’ (9 months) Favourite food: Steak Favourite drink: Greyhound Celebrity dream woman: Won’t fall for that!

Most annoying celebrity: Britney Spears All-time favourite movie: Bourne Identity Last movie he loved: Doesn’t know Last movie he hated: Doesn’t know Tattooed? Nope Never leaves home without: Toque and mitts Ten ends or eight? 10 ends Tiebreakers or no tiebreakers? Tiebreakers Extra ends or no extra ends?

Extra ends Competed in: 02, 05, 09 Briers

Coach: Terry Shea Home: Harbour Grace, NL Occupation/title: Ice technician Employer: Yellowknife Curling Centre Date of birth: June 25, 1962 Place of birth: Carbonear, NL Coached/player: One-time provincial junior champion; coached 2009 Brier

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Time out for Tim Hortons Brier trivia Name the first and last skips to be blanked, their provinces/territories and in which years?

12. One skip has twice gone winless at the Brier. Name him, the years and his home curling club.

13. Which province/

Answers in 1928, Rob Gordon of Haileybury was blanked in 2006.

12. Steve Moss of Yellowknife in 2001 and ‘05.

13. Quebec, six winless teams.

14. Kevin Champion, six.

1. He played for which province in which years?

2. A total of 32 players have played three positions at the Brier.

Name any Nova Scotians who played three positions for

in by the skip of a Territories representative?

9. Where was he from and what was the year of the championship?

10. How many wins?

11. Eighteen teams in the history of the Canadian men’s curling championship have been held winless.

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6. Third for British Columbia in 1980.

7. Tim Horrigan.

8. Don Twa. 9. Whitehorse, 1975.

10. Eight wins.

11. Bill Hutchinson of Montreal was blanked

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Only one player in Brier history has played all four positions on a team at the Brier. That’s skip, third, second and lead. That player was?

5. He played which positions in which years for Nova Scotia?

6. He played which position in which year for which other province?

7. Who skipped that team?

8. Who recorded the best record ever turned

1998-99-01; Margeson — second 1969, lead 1973, third 1975; Simmons — second 1950, third 1953, skip 1957.

4. Lowell Goulden 5. Lead 1978, skip 1982, 1997

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Nova Scotia.

3. And their positions in which Brier years?

4. One other Brier curler who played three positions was a Nova Scotia rep for two of them and played for another province playing yet another position.

Name him.

QofD: Pierre Charette.

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2. Tom Fetterly, Bob Margeson, Ralph Simmons.

3. Fetterly — second 1974, third 1981, lead

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territory has sent the most winless teams to the Brier. How many?

14. Starting in 2010 and moving backward, name the curler (or curlers) in the current Brier field who boast (boasts) more consecutive Briers appearances than anyone else in the field and, of course, how many?

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2010 BRIER CUMULATIVE STATS (through Saturday’s draws)

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Skips

Thirds

Name % age Darrell McKee (Saskatchewan) 98 Rod MacDonald (P.E.I.) 84 James Grattan (N.B.) 83 Kevin Koe (Alberta) 82 Brad Jacobs (N. Ontario) 77 Glenn Howard (Ontario) 77 Brad Gushue (Nfld/Labrador) 75 Jeff Stoughton (Manitoba) 72 Jeff Richard (B.C.) 71 Jamie Koe (NWT/Yukon) 66 Serge Reid (Quebec) 55 Ian Fitzner-LeBlanc (N.S.) 53

Name % age E.J. Harnden (N. Ontario) 89 Kevin Champion (P.E.I.) 89 Steven Howard (N.B.) 88 Richard Hart (Ontario) 88 Bruce Korte (Saskatchewan) 86 Blake MacDonald (Alberta) 83 Kevin Park (Manitoba) 80 Stuart MacLean (N.S.) 79 Francois Gionest (Quebec) 78 Tom Shypitka (B.C.) 76 Kevin Whitehead (NWT/Yukon) 74 Mark Nichols (Nfld/Labrador) 71

Seconds

Leads

Name % age Ryan Fry (Nfld/Labrador) 89 Roger Korte (Saskatchewan) 89 Ryan Harnden (N. Ontario) 85 Carter Rycroft (Alberta) 85 Mark O’Rourke (P.E.I.) 85 Brent Laing (Ontario) 84 Brad Chorostkowski (NWT/Yukon) 83 Rob Fowler (Manitoba) 82 Jason Vaughan (N.B.) 81 Kent Smith (N.S.) 81 Tyler Orme (B.C.) 70 Simon Collin (Quebec) 66

Name % age Phil Crowell (N.S.) 94 Andrew Robinson (P.E.I.) 91 Jamie Korab (Nfld/Labrador) 90 Nolan Thiessen (Alberta) 88 Steve Gould (Manitoba) 87 Martin Gavin (NWT/Yukon) 81 Caleb Flaxey (N. Ontario) 78 Craig Savill (Ontario) 78 Chris Anderson (B.C.) 74 Rob Markowsky (Saskatchewan) 74 Peter Case (N.B.) 73 Steeve Villeneuve (Quebec) 72

Teams Province Saskatchewan (McKee) P.E.I. (MacDonald) Alberta (K. Koe) N. Ontario (Jacobs) Ontario (Howard) New Brunswick (Grattan)

% age 87 87 84 82 82 81

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Province % age Nfld/Labrador (Gushue) 81 Manitoba (Stoughton) 80 Nova Scotia (Fitzner-LeBlanc) 77 NWT/Yukon (J. Koe) 76 British Columbia (Richard) 73 Quebec (Reid) 68

Playoffs

Friday, March 12

Friday, March 12

One draw — 3 p.m.

Two draws — 10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Three draws — 10:30 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m. — Page Playoff 1-2 game Saturday, March 13 Noon — Page

Playoff 3-4 game 7:30 p.m. — Semifinal Sunday, March 14 8 p.m. — Championship final

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2010 TIM HORTONS BRIER SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

Draw 1 Results

Standings

B.C.* Manitoba %age B.C. Manitoba

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 2 Lead Second Third 74 70 76 86 75 77

9 10 11 T 0 1 0 7 0 0 1 8 Skip Team 71 73 76 79

New Brunswick* Nova Scotia %age New Brunswick Nova Scotia

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 Lead Second Third 75 84 91 94 81 79

8 9 10 T 1 0 x 8 0 2 x 6 Skip Team 83 83 53 77

Alberta* N. Ontario %age Alberta N. Ontario

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 Lead Second Third 88 85 83 86 80 86

8 9 10 T 0 2 x 9 1 0 x 6 Skip Team 82 84 76 82

NWT/Yukon Nfld/Labrador* %age NWT/Yukon Nfld/Labrador

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 Lead Second Third 86 86 66 90 89 71

8 9 10 T 1 0 x 5 0 3 x 8 Skip Team 83 80 75 81

(through Saturday’s draws) Team New Brunswick Ontario Alberta Nfld/Labrador Saskatchewan N. Ontario

W 2 1 1 1 1 1

L 0 0 0 0 0 1

Team Manitoba Nova Scotia British Columbia P.E.I. Quebec NWT/Yukon

W 1 0 0 0 0 0

L 1 1 1 1 1 2

Draw 2 Results

Draw Schedule Today Draw 3 (10:30 a.m.)

Ontario vs. Northern Ontario Manitoba vs. P.E.I. Quebec vs. Territories Saskatchewan vs. New Brunswick Draw 4 (3 p.m.)

Nova Scotia vs. Quebec Newfoundland/Labrador vs. Saskatchewan B.C. vs. Ontario P.E.I. vs. Alberta Draw 5 (7:30 p.m.)

Newfoundland/Labrador vs. Alberta Northern Ontario vs. Territories New Brunswick vs. Manitoba Nova Scotia vs. B.C.

Monday Draw 6 (10:30 a.m.)

British Columbia vs. Alberta Nova Scotia vs. Nfld/Labrador Draw 7 (3 p.m) N. Ontario vs. Saskatchewan Ontario vs. New Brunswick Territories vs. P.E.I. Manitoba vs. Quebec

Draw 8 (7:30 p.m.)

Ontario vs. Nova Scotia P.E.I. vs. Newfoundland/Labrador Quebec vs. B.C. Alberta vs. Saskatchewan

Tuesday Draw 9 (10:30 a.m.)

Territories vs. Manitoba Saskatchewan vs. Quebec N. Ontario vs. New Brunswick Ontario vs. P.E.I. Draw 10 (3 p.m.)

Quebec vs. P.E.I. Alberta vs. Nova Scotia Ontario vs. Saskatchewan B.C. vs. Newfoundland/Labrador Draw 11 (7:30 p.m.)

New Brunswick vs. Nfld/Labrador Northern Ontario vs. B.C. Manitoba vs. Alberta Nova Scotia vs. Territories

Wednesday Draw 12 (10:30 a.m) Saskatchewan vs. B.C. Nfld/Labrador vs. Ontario

P.E.I. vs. Nova Scotia Quebec vs. Alberta Draw 13 (3 p.m.)

Nova Scotia vs. Northern Ontario New Brunswick vs. Alberta B.C. vs. Territories Nfld/Labrador vs. Manitoba Draw 14 (7:30 p.m.)

Manitoba vs. Ontario Territories vs. Saskatchewan New Brunswick vs. Quebec P.E.I. vs. Northern Ontario

NWT/Yukon New Brunswick* %age NWT/Yukon New Brunswick

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 Lead Second Third 73 80 83 70 77 83

8 9 10 T 0 x x 3 3 x x 10 Skip Team 47 71 83 78

Quebec* Ontario %age Quebec Ontario

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 Lead Second Third 72 66 78 78 84 88

8 9 10 T 0 x x 3 3 x x 8 Skip Team 55 68 77 82

P.E.I.* Saskatchewan %age P.E.I. Saskatchewan

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 Lead Second Third 91 85 89 74 89 86

8 9 10 T 0 1 1 6 1 0 0 7 Skip Team 84 87 98 87

N. Ontario* Manitoba %age N. Ontario Manitoba

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 Lead Second Third 69 90 91 88 90 83

8 9 10 T 0 2 x 8 2 0 x 5 Skip Team 82 83 67 82

Thursday Draw 15 (10:30 a.m) Alberta vs. Territories Nova Scotia vs. Manitoba Nfld/Labrador vs. Northern Ontario New Brunswick vs. B.C. Draw 16 (3 p.m.)

P.E.I. vs. New Brunswick Quebec vs. Northern Ontario Saskatchewan vs. Manitoba Territories vs. Ontario Draw 17 (7:30 p.m.)

Nfld/Labrador vs. Quebec B.C. vs. P.E.I.; Alberta vs. Ontario; Saskatchewan vs. Nova Scotia

* —started game with the hammer

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champion Menard of StRomuald, the Reid outfit surrendered a crushing four-ender in the fifth and surrendered prior to the finish of the sixth end trailing 7-1.

QUEBEC But the defeat by no means shattered the Reid team. To the contrary, it won five in a row thereafter and booked flights to Halifax.

Menard took his skein to

7-0 before bowing 10-7 to Simon Dupuis of Thurso in the penultimate round.

Reid moved evened with an 11-7 win over Daniel Bedard of Lacolle.

In the final round, Reid dumped Simon Hebert of Baie Comeau 8-6 while Menard was losing 10-7 to Mike Fournier of Montreal. That left Reid at 8-1 and Menard and Dupuis at 7-2 while Ferland was unbeaten in the other side with a 9-0 record while Charette, of Thurso, dropped Ted Butler of Buckingham 7-6 in the final round to square him with Butler at 7-2.

In crossover tiebreakers, Charette sidelined Dupuis 7-5 and Menard drummed out Butler 9-4. Menard

In the final, Reid went up two in the second end and Ferland squared it in the third. Reid went up two in the fourth and Ferland squared it in the fifth. Reid went up two in the sixth and Ferland squared it in the seventh.

Ferland then forced Reid to take an eighth-end single, blanked the ninth but was able to score only the tying point in the 10th end. Reid won it with the overtime hammer.

Reid finished 10-1 while Ferland was 10-2.

Menard logged in at 9-3, Charette at 8-3, Butler and Dupuis at 7-3. Trailing were Fournier, Bedard and Robert Desjardins of Chicoutimi at 5-4.

Serge Reid’s quartet emerged from Quebec playdowns with a 10-1 record. ousted Charette 10-5 in the Page Three-Four match before losing the semi-final 8-3 to Ferland.

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half-decade provincial dominance enjoyed by skips Jean-Michel Menard, Martin Ferland and Pierre Charette imploded last month at Shawinigan when Saguenay-area skip Serge Reid tossed a monkey-wrench into men’s curling championship proceedings.

Reid and his Kenogami team of Francois Gionest, Simon Collin and Steeve Villeneuve suffered only one defeat in 11 games and qualified as La Belle Province’s representative for the Halifax Brier, an all-rookie team at the

national level.

Reid had qualified previously for the Final Four following the split round-robin preliminaries involving 20 teams but never before had won a playoff match.

This time, his team persevered to defeat Ferland of Trois-Rivieres in the Page One-Two playoff, then reiterated that superiority in the championship final with a last-rock 8-7 extra-end decision. In both playoff games, Reid was first on the board and stubbornly refused to relinquish control at any time.

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