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M: Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
Fredericton, NB
Teams | Scores | Standings | Playoffs
Draw: 6 -- Mon, Mar 18 -- 7:00pm AT
Gagn/Mori Final
Rees/Ches (EE)
Sand/Crai Final
Gamb/Kalt (8)
Arms/Grif Final
Pete/Gall (7) Watch Live Curling!
Zhen/Piet Final
Gion/Desj (7)
Wasy/Koni Final
Jone/Lain (EE)
Wise/Smit 12  Final
Weag/Eppi (6)
Lott/Lott 12  Final
Bouc/Char (7)
Krev/Math Final
Whit/Whit (6)
M: Aberdeen International Curling Championship
Aberdeen, SCO
Teams | Scores | Standings | Playoffs
Draw: CF -- Sun, Mar 17 -- 2:45pm GMT
Mouat Final
Shuster (7)
W: Biktrix Saskatchewan Senior Women's Curling Championship
Martensville, SK
Teams | Scores | Standings | Playoffs
Draw: CF -- Sun, Mar 17 -- 3:00pm MT
Foster Final
Streifel (8) Watch Live Curling!
W: CCAA / Curling Canada College Championships
Sudbury, ON
Teams | Scores | Standings | Playoffs
Draw: CF -- Sat, Mar 16 -- 2:30pm AT
Southern Alberta IoT Final
Concordia U (10)
UofA - Augustana Final
Humber College (10)
D: WCT Slovakia Mixed Doubles Cup II
Bratislava, SVK
Teams | Scores | Standings | Playoffs
Draw: CF -- Sun, Mar 17 -- 12:00pm CET
Han/Zou Final
Paul/Paul (7)
Cihl/Mace Final
Yang/Tian 10  (6)
: NWTCA Mixed
Yellowknife, NT
Teams | Scores | Standings | Playoffs
Draw: 4 -- Sun, Mar 17 -- 10:00am MT
Delorey Final
Koe (5)
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Brier 2019: Canada's top teams share championship experience


By Rory McCusker - A history of winning would seem to be the common ground between the top teams at this year's Tim Hortons Brier.

Kevin Koe and Brad Jacobs occupy the top two spots after championship pool play and will face off in today's 1vs2 game. Both these skips have won this men's championship before - with Jacobs in 2013, and Koe having won in 2010, 2014, and 2016. That's not all, these two skips share another top tier accomplishment, an Olympic trials win. Koe did so recently, last season winning the right to represent Canada at the 2018 Olympics. Jacobs won the previous trials to represent Canada 2014 Olympics. This history of success shared between the two teams seems fitting as they earn #1 and #2 spots after round robin play.

Following close behind these top two at #3 this week is another skip with tremendous curling success, Brad Gushue. After a remarkable 16 Brier appearances, Brad finally captured his first Brier title in 2017. He rode this success to a repeat title last year. Now, in 2019, he looks to become the first skip other than Randy Ferby to win 3 consecutive Brier titles. Brad Also boasts an Olympic trials win, representing Canada at the 2006 Olympic games.

The comparable resumes of these three skips would seem to suggest that championship experience is the key factor in competing for a Brier title. Looking at other previous Brier winners of the last 10 years, we see more of the same - veteran, experienced, successful skips hoisting the tankard. Champions of the last ten years Pat Simmons, Glenn Howard, Jeff Stoughton, Kevin Martin along with this year's competitors Brad Gushue, Kevin Koe, and Brad Jacobs all speak to an era where the veterans are king. In the modern curling era, does winning a Brier require previous championship level success?

Perhaps not. The final Skip to fill out the top four is Brendan Bottcher, working to buck this trend of veteran winners with his Wildcard team. At just 27 years old, he is the second youngest skip in the field. However, top-level success has not eluded this young man. After collecting a world junior title in 2012, Bottcher has worked his way up the men's ranks. 3 consecutive brier appearances illustrate his upward trend in recent years, last year reaching a new career high when making the Brier final. His road there was impressive - defeating Jacobs in the 3vs4 game, then defeating Epping in the semi-final with a jaw-dropping draw to the button to end the game. He would fall to Gushue in the final.

The playoff bracket at the 2019 Brier contains no surprises, no overachievers, or true underdogs. These four teams have rightfully earned their place atop the competition. With the recent history of veteran skips coming out victorious at the Brier, will this be the year a new, young, relatively unproven skip in Brendan Bottcher hoist the tankard? Will one of Canada's recent Olympic representatives in Koe and Jacobs capture another title? Or, will Brad Gushue make history with his 3rd consecutive win?

We will find out this weekend in Brandon.

Curling Scores

M: Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
Fredericton, NB
Teams | Scores | Standings | Playoffs
Draw: 6 -- Mon, Mar 18 -- 7:00pm AT
Gagn/Mori Final
Rees/Ches (EE)
Sand/Crai Final
Gamb/Kalt (8)
Arms/Grif Final
Pete/Gall (7) Watch Live Curling!
Zhen/Piet Final
Gion/Desj (7)
Wasy/Koni Final
Jone/Lain (EE)
Wise/Smit 12  Final
Weag/Eppi (6)
Lott/Lott 12  Final
Bouc/Char (7)
Krev/Math Final
Whit/Whit (6)
M: Aberdeen International Curling Championship
Aberdeen, SCO
Teams | Scores | Standings | Playoffs
Draw: CF -- Sun, Mar 17 -- 2:45pm GMT
Mouat Final
Shuster (7)
D: WCT Slovakia Mixed Doubles Cup II
Bratislava, SVK
Teams | Scores | Standings | Playoffs
Draw: CF -- Sun, Mar 17 -- 12:00pm CET
Han/Zou Final
Paul/Paul (7)
Cihl/Mace Final
Yang/Tian 10  (6)
: NWTCA Mixed
Yellowknife, NT
Teams | Scores | Standings | Playoffs
Draw: 4 -- Sun, Mar 17 -- 10:00am MT
Delorey Final
Koe (5)
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