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M: World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
Ostersund, SWE
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Draw: CF -- Sat, Apr 27 -- 2:00pm CET
Sweden 8  Final
Estonia 4  (8)
M: Mexican Mixed Doubles Championship
Vancouver, CAN
Teams | Scores | Standings | Playoffs
Draw: 6 -- Sun, Apr 28 -- 9:30am PT
Pere/Cohe 2  Final
Quin/Abre 8  (7)
M: USA Curling Under-5 National Championship
Chaska, MN
Teams | Scores | Standings | Playoffs
Draw: CF -- Sun, Apr 28 -- 1:00pm CT
Mellin 11  8th
Meyer 3   Watch Live Curling!
Rose 2  Final
Bliven 8  (6) Watch Live Curling!
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CurlingGeek Thursday evening triple header:

Gushue v Hunt
Symmonds v Thomas
Curtis v Hardy

All available here: https://games.curlinggeek.com
curlerbroad
quote:
Originally posted by rick8end
For sure you are right about that, especially in the Maritimes (which I love) in general. But when you get down to 3 teams competing for your provincial championship, it can't get much worse. That's downright embarrassing. And I realize N.B. only has 5 teams competing.

It's a great sport, but the younger generation in most cases just doesn't seem willing to make the time commitment to it. Too long and not enough action. They don't know what they're missing.


Quebec had 8 spots in their Scotties but only 5 teams entered! Ontario has covered their system by getting rid of zones and have regions instead.
BobbyS
quote:
Originally posted by rick8end
Only three women's teams competing is downright sad in terms of development of women's curling in the province. I'm pretty sure they had more teams in previous years, but I could be wrong. Saskatchewan has just over twice the population and has 12 women's teams competing in their play downs.


Saskatchewan had played down to this number. They had a few teams directly qualify, and then had two qualifiers to make provincials. So the number would have been closer to 18-20.
NLcurlingguy Agreed. I remember my junior curling days (school boy...I dated myself there) there were LOTS of teams. First you had to get out of your club and there were 4 - 5 teams there and then out of your zone (another 5 - 6 teams there) and then to a provincial. Boy, things have changed, and not for the better in terms of participation.

Here in our small Northern Ontario town, our club is lucky to produce 2 bantam or junior teams. This year, there were NO boys teams.
rick8end For sure you are right about that, especially in the Maritimes (which I love) in general. But when you get down to 3 teams competing for your provincial championship, it can't get much worse. That's downright embarrassing. And I realize N.B. only has 5 teams competing.

It's a great sport, but the younger generation in most cases just doesn't seem willing to make the time commitment to it. Too long and not enough action. They don't know what they're missing.
NLcurlingguy Unfortunately it is happening in more provinces than NL. Teams wanting to play competitive curling is certainly on the downswing.

Last year, with mens provincials in Lab City only produced 2 teams, which was understandable considering the cost but I expected more than 6 teams this year.
rick8end Only three women's teams competing is downright sad in terms of development of women's curling in the province. I'm pretty sure they had more teams in previous years, but I could be wrong. Saskatchewan has just over twice the population and has 12 women's teams competing in their play downs.

Even in the Men's, with a top guy like Brad Gushue on the scene, they have only 6 teams competing. Whatever they're doing to stimulate curling participation Newfoundland clearly isn't working.
CurlingGeek And we're off! First up: Heather Strong vs Stacie Curtis

https://games.curlinggeek.com/broadcast/591
CurlingGeek Thanks kwojtalik! It's really the volunteers who make it all happen.

Interesting rules:

1) Women: Double round robin. If a team goes undefeated, they win it it all without a playoff. Otherwise top two get a one game playoff.

2) Men: Single round robin, top two teams into a playoff. If one team was undefeated in the round robin, they must be beaten twice.

The men's rule seems to favour Gushue. One playoff game upset? Possible. Twice? Much, much harder.
kwojtalik
quote:
Originally posted by CurlingGeek
Newfoundland & Labrador playdowns start Thursday, January 28th from the RE/MAX Center in St. John's Newfoundland. We'll have coverage of every draw on CurlingGeek.

https://games.curlinggeek.com

Women: Three teams entered, looks like they will play a double round robin. Team Heather Strong is the defending champion

Men: 6 teams, with Brad Gushue the heavy favourite. But: given the success of the underdogs this past Sunday, I'd be willing to put a wager on Traveller's national champs Team Symonds if the odds were right.

Full schedule:
http://www.stjohnscurlingclub.com/m...tart-next-week/


I usually check your sight when games are not televised. I would like to thank you and all your geeks for doing this, its great.
NLcurlingguy Indeed we can never rule out an upset as last wknd has shown us BUT, I do hope Gushue makes it through. Given the quality of this team, I remain hopeful that this might be the year he wins the Brier.
CurlingGeek Newfoundland & Labrador playdowns start Thursday, January 28th from the RE/MAX Center in St. John's Newfoundland. We'll have coverage of every draw on CurlingGeek.

https://games.curlinggeek.com

Women: Three teams entered, looks like they will play a double round robin. Team Heather Strong is the defending champion

Men: 6 teams, with Brad Gushue the heavy favourite. But: given the success of the underdogs this past Sunday, I'd be willing to put a wager on Traveller's national champs Team Symonds if the odds were right.

Full schedule:
http://www.stjohnscurlingclub.com/m...tart-next-week/

Curling Scores

M: World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
Ostersund, SWE
Teams | Scores | Standings | Playoffs
Draw: CF -- Sat, Apr 27 -- 2:00pm CET
Sweden 8  Final
Estonia 4  (8)
M: Mexican Mixed Doubles Championship
Vancouver, CAN
Teams | Scores | Standings | Playoffs
Draw: 6 -- Sun, Apr 28 -- 9:30am PT
Pere/Cohe 2  Final
Quin/Abre 8  (7)
M: USA Curling Under-5 National Championship
Chaska, MN
Teams | Scores | Standings | Playoffs
Draw: CF -- Sun, Apr 28 -- 1:00pm CT
Mellin 11  8th
Meyer 3   Watch Live Curling!
Rose 2  Final
Bliven 8  (6) Watch Live Curling!
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