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Team Canada wins 2012 World Men’s Curling Championship

Sunday, April 8th, 2012

Glenn Howard (Wikimedia Commons)

It was a solid performance by Team Canada today at the 2012 World Men’s Curling Championships in Basel, Switzerland.

Team Canada, led by 49 year old skip Glenn Howard of Midland, Ontario won his fourth World Championship of his career in a 8-7 extra end victory over Scotland’s Tom Brewster. Howard previously won the 1987 World Championship at Vancouver as a third for his brother Russ, threw third stones again for Russ Howard in Canada’s Gold medal performance at the 1993 World Championship in Geneva, Switzerland and skipped Canada to World Curling Gold at the 2007 World Curling Championship in Edmonton. Howard has also won a World Title in four different decades, making today’s performance remarkably special.

Another interesting statistic is that it is the third World Championship at three different positions for third Wayne Middaugh. The veteran curler was also the second for Team Canada at the 1993 World Championship and skip for Canada at the 1998 World Curling Championship in Kamloops, British Columbia.

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Tags: glenn howard, jeff stoughton, kevin koe, russ howard, wayne middaugh, world men's curling championship
Posted in Curling |

History made at the Brier

Tuesday, March 6th, 2012

With all the talk of Glenn Howard breaking Russ Howard’s Brier record for 175 all-time career games, there was another historical anecdote at the Brier that caught my eye on Tuesday.

When Team Nova Scotia played Team Saskatchewan in Saskatoon tonight, history of another sort was made. It is believed that it was the first time where two female coaches opposed each other. Kay Montgomery coaches Team Saskatchewan and Helen Radford coaches Team Nova Scotia.

The issue though is that the records are a little foggy. I have watched the Brier regularly since 1987, and I can honestly never have remembered a female coach.

At the end of the day Team Nova Scotia defeated Team Saskatchewan 10-7 to improve to 4-3. Team Saskatchewan dropped to 2-5.

Team Alberta and Team Ontario continue to lead at 6-1. Calgary’s Kevin Koe lost his first game of the week this afternoon by a score of 7-6 to Team Northern Ontario. Kevin Koe will play his brother, Jamie Koe of the Yukon/Northwest Territories tomorrow morning at 7:30am.

Tags: glenn howard, helen radford, jamie koe, kay montgomery, kevin koe, russ howard
Posted in Curling |

Koes 1-2 at the Brier

Monday, March 5th, 2012

Brier Tankard (Wikimedia Commons)

Move over Serena and Venus Williams. Move over Daniel and Henrik Sedin. You have company now in the world of curling.

After Day three of the 2012 Tim Horton’s Brier in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Alberta’s Kevin Koe is a perfect 5-0, and his brother Jamie, is a solid 4-1. That’s a 90% winning percentage for the curling brothers. The sport of curling hasn’t seen this type of dominance by brothers since Russ and Glenn Howard six years ago.

Team Alberta out of the Glencoe Club in Calgary, may be 5-0 after a convincing 8-2 win over Prince Edward Island this afternoon and a 6-3 win over home town Saskatchewan tonight, but I have been slightly more impressed with Jamie Koe’s 4-1 because of the strength of schedule factor.

Jamie Koe has defeated 2006 Olympic Champion Brad Gushue of Newfoundland, 2007 World Champion Glenn Howard of Ontario and 2010 Bronze medallist Brad Jacobs of Northern Ontario to date. Northwest Territories/Yukon are tied with Ontario at 4-1.

In Tuesday morning’s television action, Kevin Koe takes on Brad Gushue of Newfoundland, who is currently a surprising 1-4.

Tags: 2012 tim horton's brier, brad gushue, brad jacobs, daniel sedin, glenn howard, henrik sedin, jamie koe, kevin koe, russ howard, serena williams, venus williams
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Kevin Martin back on track at the Brier

Thursday, March 10th, 2011

Kevin Martin (Robert Bukaty, Associated Press)

Ok. Alberta’s Kevin Martin may have finished in third place after the round robin. But a 9-2 record simply deserves a better fate.

Martin, was tied with Manitoba’s Jeff Stoughton and Newfoundland’s Brad Gushue, but only finished in third place because Stoughton and Gushue posted identical 9-2 records and both beat Martin in the round robin.

But if Martin plays the rest of the weekend like he did on Thursday, the Olympic Champion will simply have nothing to worry about.

Kevin Martin and his team were brilliant.

Ok, there might have been some inconsistencies in Martin’s game against the Yukon/Northwest Territories, but when it came down to the last rock in the tenth end, Martin’s long double raise triple takeout could have been considered one of the greatest shots in the history of the sport– or at least Martin’s signature shot of his amazing career.

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Tags: brad gushue, glenn howard, jeff stoughton, john morris, kevin martin, linda moore, russ howard
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Martin and Iginla record significant achievements

Monday, March 7th, 2011

Jarome Iginla (Nathan Denette, Canadian Press)

Two of Alberta’s most recognizable Gold medal winning athletes reached significant milestones on the weekend.

Edmonton’s Kevin Martin won his 100th game in Brier History yesterday when Alberta defeated British Columbia 8-2. He joins curling legend Russ Howard (113 wins) as the only two skips to win 100 or more curling games at the Canadian National Curling Championship.

Martin, actually was born in Killam, Alberta, outside of Camrose, but has lived in the Edmonton area for many years.

Then last night, Jarome Iginla of the Calgary Flames made history when he scored on a penalty shot in a 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators. Iginla became only the tenth player in NHL history to score 30 or more goals in ten straight seasons. Other players on the list are Mike Bossy, Wayne Gretzky, Jari Kurri, Darryl Sittler, Mike Gartner, Jaromir Jagr, Bobby Hull, Marcel Dionne and Phil Esposito.

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Tags: bobby hull, calgary flames, darryl sittler, jari kurri, jarome iginla, jaromir jagr, kevin martin, marcel dionne, mike bossy, mike gartner, phil esposito, russ howard, tim horton's brier, Wayne Gretzky
Posted in Curling, NHL |

Weekend Sports Preview–March 5-6

Friday, March 4th, 2011

Kevin Martin (Wikimedia Commons)

This is the time of year when all sports fans look forward to hearing the bellowing comments of Russ Howard hollering “Hurray, hurray haaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrd”.

Okay, well the great Russ Howard now works for TSN in the broadcast booth, after a fantastic curling career. But that doesn’t mean the 2011 Tim Horton’s Brier in London, Ontario will be any less exciting than in past years.

Edmonton’s Kevin Martin, the 2010 Winter Olympic Champion and 2008 World Champion leads a stellar field. The list also includes 2007 World Champion Glenn Howard of Ontario, 1996 World Champion Jeff Stoughton of Manitoba, and 2006 Winter Olympic Champion Brad Gushue of Newfoundland. Coverage starts tomorrow at 12:30pm on TSN with Howard taking on James Grattan of New Brunswick. Martin’s opening match versus Brad Jacobs of Northern Ontario will probably be the televised game Saturday night at 5:30pm. Jacobs finished in third place at the 2010 Tim Horton’s Brier in Halifax.

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Tags: brad gushue, brad jacobs, colorado avalanche, daniel garza, derek dorsett, Edmonton Oilers, glenn howard, james grattan, jeff stoughton, kevin martin, milos raonic, paul stastny, russ howard, Taylor Hall, tim horton's brier
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