Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) won
8-3 over
Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste. Marie, ON) in the Final of the Home Hardware Canada Cup of Curling, held December 3 - 7, 2014 in Camrose, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, McEwen won
5-4 over
Glenn Howard (Penetanguishene, ON) in the semifinals of the 2014 Home Hardware Canada Cup of Curling in Camrose, Alberta;
McEwen finished 4-2 in the 7-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, McEwen defeated
Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) 9-3, then won
8-2 against
Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) and
9-4 against
Jim Cotter (Vernon, BC). McEwen went on to lose
4-3 against
Howard. McEwen lost
7-5 to
Jacobs where McEwen responded with a
7-4 win over
John Morris (Calgary, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Home Hardware Canada Cup of Curling Championship title, McEwen earned
45.000 world rankings points along with the $22,000CDN first prize cheque, remaining in 1st place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
454.410 total points. McEwen ranks 1st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
257.000 points earned so far this season.
