Mar 3, 2017
TSN heads to St. John’s for exclusive coverage of Tim Hortons Brier
Canada’s top men’s curlers collide in St. John’s, N.L., as TSN presents exclusive live coverage of the 2017 TIM HORTONS BRIER, one of 60+ championship events that live on TSN.
– TSN’s Season of Champions curling coverage continues with Canada’s national men’s curling championship, beginning with Draw #1 tomorrow, Saturday, March 4 at 1:30 p.m. ET on TSN –
– Kevin Koe competes as Team Canada for a fourth BRIER title against a decorated field featuring multiple BRIER champions, World Champions, and Olympic gold medallists –
– TSN’s full BRIER schedule is available at TSN.ca/Curling –
TORONTO – Canada’s top men’s curlers collide in St. John’s, N.L., as TSN presents exclusive live coverage of the 2017 TIM HORTONS BRIER, one of 60+ championship events that live on TSN. The action begins with Draw #1 tomorrow, Saturday, March 4 at 1:30 p.m. ET and continues throughout the week before culminating with the Final on Sunday, March 12 at 6:30 p.m. ET. TSN’s complete BRIER schedule is available at TSN.ca/Curling.
TSN’s Vic Rauter delivers the call from the Mile One Centre in St. John’s, N.L. alongside analysts Russ Howard, a two-time BRIER champion and Olympic gold medallist, Olympic silver medallist Cheryl Bernard, and three-time SCOTTIES champion Cathy Gauthier. TSN’s Bryan Mudryk delivers the call for morning draws with Gauthier providing analysis.
TSN’s live TIM HORTONS BRIER coverage is available live and on-demand to TSN subscribers via TSN.ca/Live and the TSN GO app. French-language coverage is available on RDS.
Defending champion Kevin Koe returns as Team Canada in search of his fourth career BRIER title. Koe headlines a decorated field featuring three-time BRIER champion, Olympic gold medallist, and World Champion John Morris of British Columbia; four-time BRIER and World Champion Glenn Howard of Ontario; Olympic gold medallist and hometown star Brad Gushue of Newfoundland and Labrador; Olympic gold medallist and BRIER champion Brad Jacobs of Northern Ontario; and BRIER champion Jean-Michel Ménard of Québec.
The field at the 2017 TIM HORTONS BRIER features:
Team Canada – Skip: Kevin Koe
Team Alberta – Skip: Brendan Bottcher
Team British Columbia – Skip: John Morris
Team Manitoba – Skip: Mike McEwen
Team New Brunswick – Skip: Mike Kennedy
Team Newfoundland & Labrador – Skip: Brad Gushue
Team Northern Ontario – Skip: Brad Jacobs
Team Northwest Territories – Skip: Jamie Koe
Team Ontario – Skip: Glenn Howard
Team Québec – Skip: Jean-Michel Ménard
Team Saskatchewan – Skip: Adam Casey
The following four rinks will compete in a pre-qualifying tournament for the remaining spot in the 2017 TIM HORTONS BRIER:
Team Nova Scotia – Skip: Jamie Murphy
Team Nunavut – Skip: Jim Nix
Team Prince Edward Island – Skip: Eddie MacKenzie
Team Yukon – Skip: Craig Kochan
Following the TIM HORTONS BRIER, TSN heads to Beijing, China to deliver exclusive live coverage of the 2017 WORLD WOMEN’S CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP, running March 18-26 at the Capital Indoor Stadium.