Gushue's trio edges Team Koe to capture fourth Brier Tankard
After a whirlwind winter season that included an Olympic bronze medal in Beijing just a few weeks ago, expectations were rather low for Brad Gushue's team at the Tim Hortons Brier.
It was a win that will go down in the history books. Playing a man down, Brad Gushue and his Wild Card 1 rink from St. John’s, Nfld., are Canadian curling champions for the fourth time.
Saturday night’s 1 vs. 2 page playoff pits Brier defending champion Brendan Bottcher and his Edmonton rink taking on four-time Canadian champion Kevin Koe’s team from Calgary in a rematch of last year’s final. Down a man due to a positive COVID-19 test, Brad Gushue’s Wild Card 1 team will meet Saskatchewan’s Colton Flasch in the 3 vs. 4 Game on Saturday afternoon.
Team Brad Gushue third Mark Nichols tested positive for COVID-19 Friday and will miss the Tim Hortons Brier playoffs. The team does not have an alternate, so they will play the rest of the way with just three players: Gushue, Brett Gallant and Geoff Walker.
Brier defending champion Brendan Bottcher and his Team Canada rink will face Regina sharpshooter Matt Dunstone and his Wild Card 2 team Wednesday morning on TSN with first place in Pool A is on the line at the 2022 Tim Hortons Brier.
Matt Dunstone's Regina-based rink remained unbeaten at 6-0 after an 8-6 victory over Prince Edward Island's Tyler Smith on Tuesday afternoon. Canada's Brendan Bottcher was also perfect at 5-0 after a 10-4 rout of Yukon's Thomas Scoffin. And in the evening draw, Brad Gushue and Team Wild Card stayed perfect atop Pool B with a win over Manitoba.
It felt like a home game for Darren Moulding and his New Brunswick teammates Saturday night at the Tim Hortons Brier. Defending champion Brendan Bottcher spoiled the party.
New Brunswick’s Team James Grattan with new member Darren Moulding are pumped for Saturday night’s main event at the Tim Hortons Brier as they face Canada’s Team Brendan Bottcher – Moulding’s former team from Alberta - in one of the most anticipated Brier contests in some time after a messy, public breakup in late 2021 left Moulding without a team.
The 2022 Tim Hortons Brier field is almost complete after six provinces and one territory completed their playdowns this past weekend.
Team Brendan Bottcher have completed their lineup for this year's Tim Hortons Brier, announcing that alternate Patrick Janssen will replace Darren Moulding at the third position.
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Brendan Bottcher won curling's version of the Battle of Alberta on Sunday night at the Canadian men's curling championship.