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Larry WoodTankard Times Editor

For the fi rst time since the last time Glenn Howard

of Ontario won the Tim Hortons Brier in 2007, the playoff fi eld emerged cut and dried from the round-robin preliminary.

When Brad Gushue’s boys from The Rock made short work of fading Que-bec rookie Serge Reid 8-2 during Thursday night’s fi nal draw at the Metro Centre, the Fab Four were in concrete and playoff positions locked up.

Heading into the Page-system showdown, undefeated Howard will tangle with unsung Brad Jacobs of Sault Ste. Marie today at 7:30 p.m., with

the winner advancing to the championship fi nal on

Sunday at 8 p.m. and the loser dropping into Satur-day’s semifi nal at 7:30.

Then on Saturday at 12 noon, Gushue will collide with Kevin Koe of Ed-monton in a sudden-death playoff of 8-and-3 teams, with the winner moving to the eventide semi.

When Coldwater’s Howard capped an 11-win string with a tight 7-6 decision over Koe on the closing shift, it dropped the Edmonton team to third place and left the surging but idle Northern Ontario crew (9-and-2) with the extra playoff life alongside Howard and his unit of Richard Hart, Brent Laing and Craig Savill.

“Now we can say No. 1,” said Howard earlier following a 9-3 win over the Territories that was decided with four in the

eighth end. “That feels good. Mission accom-plished.”

Howard was required to wield the hammer in the fi nal end. Koe attempted a tight tap-and-roll behind partial cover in the four-foot with his last rock but the stone hit thin and rolled out of contention.

“We made it tough on ourselves,” said Koe.

“I may have thrown the last one a bit soft and it overcurled. A nose hit was useless and I was going to

make sure I got some kind of roll.

“It’s too bad. I would have liked to leave him having to make something to win. He’d probably make it, he made just about everything out there, but it would have been a better way to lose.”

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PlayoffSchedule

Today7:30 p.m. — Page 1-2 Playoff: Ontario (Glenn Howard) vs. Northern Ontario (Brad Jacobs)

SaturdayNoon — Page 3-4 Playoff: Alberta (Kevin Koe) vs. Nfl d/Labrador (Brad Gushue)7:30 p.m. —Cham-pionship semifi nal: Page 1-2 loser vs. Page 3-4 winner

Sunday8 p.m. — Champi-onship fi nal: Page One-Two winner vs. semifi nal winner

PlayoffSeedings

1. Ontario (11-0)2. Northern Ontario (9-2)3. Alberta (8-3)4. Newfoundland/ Labrador (8-3)

Final fourare lockedand loaded

Above left, Brad Gushue’s rink from St. John’s (8-3) needed a last-drawwin to ensure a playoff berth. Above, Craig Savill, left, and Richard Hart sweep their way to Ontario’s 11th straight victory at the Metro Centre.

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TSN’s famed ‘Moosey’calling it a career

Seventy-year-old Ray Turnbull is counting the days.

Three more at the Tim Hortons Brier at the Metro Centre. Another nine at the Ford World Women’s at Swift Current later this month.

Thereafter, the Winnipeg in-surance broker who emerged as the fi rst colour commenta-tor on TSN curling shows in 1985 will call it a career.

“I was asked to do a game-a-day in 1983 at the Worlds in Regina,” he recalls when asked how it all started. “It was on the public cable chan-nel. I was working with John Badham.

“The next year, Gordon Craig started TSN. They liked what I’d done in Regina so I sent in a tape, had an audition and they hired me. Actually, I’d been working outside the Canadian Curling Associa-tion’ scope with my teaching, mainly curlers overseas, and I was told the CCA wasn’t happy with it but Craig told the CCA it wasn’t an issue with him. So that was an interesting start to it.”

Turnbull’s fi rst TSN event

was the 1985 Mixed Nation-als at Toronto Bayview, won by Steve Skillings of Victoria.

“That year, I think I worked with fi ve different hosts,” Turnbull recollects.

“Don Chevrier was with me at the Mixed. And, of course, Chevy pulled the old personal gag on me they always re-serve for rookies. I’m sitting there and the light goes on the camera and Chevy says: ‘Well, Ray, this looks like it will be the key game of the day, but, you know what? I don’t understand half of these (bleeping) shots.’ And I froze, because he’d sworn like that. Then everybody burst out laughing. Of course, they were putting me on.

“That year I also worked with Doug Maxwell and Bad-ham, again, and I don’t recall the other guys. We did about fi ve events.”

Now, some 25 years and roughly 3,000 curling shows later, Turnbull’s on-air quips are numbered.

“I’m tired of all the travel-ling,” he explains. “I love doing it but I’ve had it. I have grandchildren in New Zealand and grandchildren in Germany and I have friends in the south and I have money. So I want to go and spend it before I pass away.”

Turnbull is recalling his fi rst encounter with TSN host Vic Rauter, who’s now a close friend.

“I think it was 1986,” says

Turnbull. “I didn’t know who he was. He said, ‘Well, you and I have bet before.’ And I said, ‘No, no, I’ve never seen you before.’ He said, ‘Oh yeah you have.’ I was the head umpire at the Worlds (Silver Broom) in London, Ont., 1981, and this camera guy was running around out

there on the ice during the national anthem. So, I trotted down there and told him to get off the ice before I threw him off. He said that was the fi rst time we met. The guy on the ice was Rauter.”

Linda Moore, the 1985 Canadian champion and 1988

demo gold medallist at the Calgary Olympics, joined the crew shortly thereafter.

“I’ll never forget the fi rst year Linda joined us,” says Turnbull. “I think it was 1989. We were doing a broadcast and Vic got off on a tangent about the old days when guys brought their own rocks to the rink. And transported them from rink to rink to rink. And Linda turned to me and says, ‘Oh, you’ll remember that, Ray.’ And I replied, ‘I hope your thighs grow.’ She laughed, everybody laughed.

“And I’m lying in bed at three in the morning that night and the phone rings. It’s the late Jim Thompson, who at that time was TSN vice-president and soon to be president of the net-work. He says, ‘You know, Moosey, I was watching the telecast today and that’s one of the funniest lines I’ve ever heard, I fell right off the couch laughing . . . and if you ever do it again you’re fi red.’ I guess the switch-board in Toronto lit up like a Christmas tree, complain-ing about the remark they claimed was sexist.”

Not to mention, politically incorrect.

“It’s been a great gig for me but it’s time,” he says. “Time for a new voice. I’ve aged a little bit, even though I’m very close to the game, I’ve never left it and I think I know it as well as anybody. But I’m still 70 years old.”

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It’s ‘time for a newvoice,’ says Turnbull

LARRY WOODTankard Times Editor

“I’m very close to the game. I’ve never left it . . . but I’m still 70 years old”

Retiring TSN curlingbroadcaster Ray Turnbull

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Skip: GlennHoward

Home: Penetanguishene, Ont.Began curling at age: 10Delivery: RightOccupation/title: ManagerEmployer: The Beer StoreDate of birth: July 17, 1962Place of birth: Midland, Ont.Marital status: MarriedSpouse/partner: Judy HowardChildren: Scott (19), Carly (16)Favourite food: All PastaFavourite drink: White RussianCelebrity dream woman: Charlize TheronMost annoying celebrity: Sacha Baron CohenAll-time favourite movie: Field of DreamsLast movie he loved: Law Abiding CitizenLast movie he hated: District 9Tattooed? NilNever leaves home without: His Capital One cardTen ends or eight? Eight endsTiebreakers or no tiebreak-ers? TiebreakersExtra ends or no extra ends? Extra endsCompeted in: 1986, 87, 89, 91, 92, 93, 94, 06, 07, 08, 09 Briers, 87, 93, 07 Worlds, 91, 97, 01, 05, 09 O-trials.

Third: RichardHart

Home: Pickering, Ont.Began curling at age: 13Delivery: LeftOccupation/title: Project man-agerEmployer: Hart-Well ElectricalDate of birth: Oct. 14, 1968Place of birth: TorontoMarital status: MarriedSpouse/partner: Margaret HartChildren: Joseph (12), David (10), Lauren (7)Favourite food: CheeseburgerFavourite drink: MilkshakeCelebrity dream woman: Scar-

lett JohanssonMost annoying celebrity: Dr Phil All-time favourite movie: Hoo-siers Last movie he loved: The Hangover Last movie he hated: Couples Retreat Tattooed? NoneNever leaves home without: PhoneTen ends or eight? Eight endsTiebreakers or no tiebreak-ers? TiebreakersExtra ends or no extra ends? Extra endsCompeted in: 1998 Olympics, 06, 07, 08, 09 Briers, 07 Worlds, 97, 05, 09 O-Trials

Second: BrentLaing

Home: Horseshoe Valley, Ont.Began curling at age: NineDelivery: RightOccupation/title: Operations managerEmployer: Weed Man, Colling-wood-BarrieDate of birth: Dec. 10, 1978Place of birth: Meaford, Ont.Marital status: Common-lawSpouse/partner: LeahChildren: Wil (3)Favourite food: PizzaFavourite drink: Rye and CokeCelebrity dream woman: NoneAll-time favourite movie: Good Will HuntingLast movie he loved: The HangoverLast movie he hated: NoneTattooed? NoNever leaves home without: iPod Ten ends or eight? Eight ends — leads to better ice con-ditions and a shorter broadcastTiebreakers or no tiebreak-ers? You must have tiebreakersExtra ends or no extra ends? You must have extra endsCompeted in: 2002, 06, 07, 08, 09 Brier, 07 Worlds, 98, 99

Junior Nationals, 98, 99 World Junior, 05, 09 O-trials

Lead: Craig SavillHome: OttawaBegan curling at age: 10Delivery: RightOccupation/title: Owner, real estate appraisal Employer: Savill Appraisal ServicesDate of birth:Oct. 25, 1978Place of birth: Lahr, Germany

Marital status: MarriedSpouse/partner: Karen Cum-berlandChildren: NoneFavourite food: ChickenFavourite drink: Rum and CokeCelebrity dream woman: Megan Fox

Most annoying celebrity: Rosanne BarrAll-time favourite movie: SuperbadLast movie he loved: Bridget Jones’s Diary (Brent and I cried like little girls)Last movie he hated: Men Who Stare at GoatsTattooed? NoneNever leaves home without: The Team Credit CardTen ends or eight? Eight. With 10 ends, he says, it’s very dif-ficult to keep the ice from going flat. With an eight-end game, the ice will hold up and a TV

game can be played within 2.5 hours. All World Curling

Tour events are eight ends and the

players seem to love it

Tie-breakers or no tiebreakers? Tiebreakers! It would be a shame if a team was

knocked out of a Canadian or world championship because of its shootout, he says. This is a team sport. There shouldn’t be such a reliance on the draw to the buttonExtra ends or no extra ends? Extra ends! It’s the most exciting

part of curling, he says. There is no reason to take extra ends or tiebreakers out of the Cana-dian or world championships. It would be a travesty if either were taken out of curlingCompeted in: 2002, 06, 07, 08, 09 Briers, 07 Worlds, 97, 98, 99 Junior Nationals, 98, 99 World Junior, 01, 05, 09 O-trials.

Fifth: Steve BiceHome: Milton, Ont.Began curling at age: 12Delivery: RightOccupation/title: Chemical, safety, environmental technicianEmployer: Ontario Power Gen-erationDate of birth: Oct. 5, 1981Place of birth: SarniaMarital status: SingleSpouse/partner: Leah CraneChildren: None Favourite food: Pizza with green olivesFavourite drink: Rum and CokeCelebrity dream woman: Eli-sha CuthbertMost annoying celebrity: Ben MulroneyAll-time favourite movie: Dumb and DumberNever leaves home without: His teethTen ends or eight? Eight endsTiebreakers or no tiebreak-ers? Tiebreakers Extra ends or no extra ends? Extra endsCompeted in: 07, 08, 09 Brier, 07 Worlds

Coach: ScottTaylor

Home: Barrie, Ont.Occupation/title: Partner/Man-ager Employer: BalancePlus Curling EquipmentDate of birth: April 4, 1954Place of birth: Barrie, Ont.Coached: 1995 Canada Winter Games, 99 World Junior, 01, 05, 09 Olympic Trials, 02, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10 Brier, 07 Worlds

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Grumpy Young Men have ‘thick skin’

They always seem to be yipping and yapping and snap-

ping at each other.Biting and barking.And they look so sullen

and surly.It’s been 11 years

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ing Alberta outfits at the Brier have been some-body other than teams skipped by Kevin Martin and Randy Ferbey. And apparently the television audience is having trouble adapting to Kevin Koe’s Grumpy Young Men.

“People just don’t understand the dynamics of our team,” said Koe of his Edmonton Saville Centre squad which had a not-quite-as-grouchy-as-usual three-game winning streak going at mid-day Thursday.

Koe admits it’s been getting back to them that TV viewers are find-ing them less likeable compared to Ferbey and Martin because of their

negative interactions with each other on the roller-coaster ride they’ve had to get to the final draw of the round robin on Thursday night.

“Anybody who knows us off the ice knows we’re not exactly happy-go-lucky guys,” said Koe.

“It’s our demeanor. It’s the way we are. Whether we’re seen as being grumpy and not happy on the ice is not a problem with us. We’re big boys.

“A lot of the teams and the people watching don’t know us. We’ve had some games where we’ve been struggling and those times get to you a little bit.

“”But that’s the way our team is at a bonspiel in

Lloydminster or wherever. It’s the way it works when we’re together. It’s cer-tainly not a case that we don’t like each other or don’t get along,” he said while keeping one eye on third Blake MacDonald and second Carter Rycroft playing with their kids outside the Metro Centre dressing rooms.

Lead Nolan Thiessen said it’s nothing new just because they’re finally at the Brier.

“It’s the way we always have been. There’s no hard feelings,” he said.

“You can say anything any time on this team,” added Rycroft. “Our guys all have thick skin.”

Rycroft, of course,

played for Kevin Martin in two Briers and won an Olympic silver medal with the guy they call The Old Bear in 2002.

“We’re here to win, not to finish second,” he said.

With Martin back next year, it may be the only chance this team has.

And then there’s the rumour that the team will be breaking up after the season.

“I’d be very surprised if this team stays together but it’s not because we don’t like each other,” said Koe.

The rumours have Mac-Donald, who played for Alberta in that last Brier that didn’t involving Ferbey or Martin, calling it quits.

“More than likely Blake,” Koe admitted of the third who used to throw last rocks for the team, and three years ago missed draws to the eight-foot in both the 10th and 11th ends that would have sent the Koe team to the Brier at Mar-tin’s expense.

MacDonald says he won’t make a decision until after the Brier.

In the meantime, the viewers are hearing the yapping and snapping which Koe’s crew insists is their way of whistling while they work.

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TERRY JONESSun Media Columnist

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Brad Jacobs and the boys had them scurrying for the

record books on Thurs-day.

When was the last time a Northern Ontario team reached the playoff stage at the Tim Hortons Brier?

How about the last time a team from Sault Ste. Marie won more Brier games than it lost?

And so on . . .As they head into the

playoff matches this weekend at the Metro Centre, it’s probably fair to say that the Jacobs team from the Soo, youngest in the Halifax Brier, is the best Northern Ontario unit to surface on Brier freeze since Al Hackner won his last Brier.

That was in 1985, the year of the shot heard ’round the world, when Hackner made the big double-kill in the last end and stole the Tankard from Pat Ryan of Alberta in overtime over there in beautiful downtown Moncton.

Certainly, Jacobs, his cousins the Harndens (E.J. and Ryan) and Caleb Flaxey, constitute the best-ever Brier team to emerge from the Soo.

Thunder Bay’s Rick Lang last guided a team from Moose country to the playoffs. In 1993, Lang fi nished 8-and-3 along with the likes of Russ Howard, Rick Folk and Vic Peters. Brad Jacobs was seven years old at the time, and hadn’t even seen a curling rock. He started fi ngering the handles three years later.

The boys’ uncle, Al Harnden, owns the best Brier record for a skip from the Soo. He fi nished third on home ice in the 1990 Brier with an 8-4 record. In fact, Harnden owns the only two win-ning Brier records in the history of Soo curlers. He was 6-and-5 in an earlier bid for the Tankard back in 1986.

The blond-thatched Jacobs wound up his

preliminary campaign Thursday afternoon with a scintillating 9-and-2 record, having lost only to Ontario’s Glenn Howard and Alberta’s Kevin Koe in the early going. Head-ing into the home stretch, the Northern Ontario team is riding a steaming hot eight-game winning streak.

Ironically, this team is right on track to match the exploits of Hack-ner. The Iceman lost four games in his Brier triumph at Moncton, and three in his previous win at Brandon in 1982.

“It felt nice coming in as an underdog,” said the youngest skip in the building on Thursday, moments after taking care of Brad Gushue of St. John’s who used to be the Brier’s youngest skip, year-in and year-out.

“There was no pres-sure,” said Jacobs. “I was more nervous coming into this Brier. The fi rst time (2007) I wasn’t the skip. I was just throwing last rocks. There’s a lot more pressure skipping and I felt that the fi rst couple of games.”

And the nervousness had nothing to do with unfa-miliarity with arena ice.

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Jacobs’ youngSoo upstarts

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Brad Jacobs: “Nice coming in as an underdog.”

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1976: Jack MacDuff pulled off one of the big-gest upsets in Brier his-tory, skipping Newfound-land to its fi rst and only Canadian men’s champi-onship at Regina. Along with the Halifax-born MacDuff, the Newfi es included Toby McDonald at vice, Doug Hudson at second and lead Ken Templeton.

1977: A last-round 7-4

victory over Nova Scotia on home ice in Montreal secured Quebec’s fi rst Brier championship. Skipped by Jim Ursel, La Belle Province fi nished with a 9-2 round-robin record, one game ahead of British Columbia (Roy Vinthers) and Ontario (Paul Savage).

1982: The second Brier to be hosted in Brandon concluded with an attendance record as the Keystone Centre turn-stiles clicked to the tune of 106,394 fans – the fi rst 100,000 plus attendance fi gure in Brier history.

1989: Pat Ryan won the lowest-scoring Brier fi nal ever with a 3-2 vic-tory over Rick Folk’s B.C. foursome. Among other things, the defen-sive hit-fest spurred the subsequent adoption of

the Free Guard Zone rule. The low scoring aside, the Saskatoon champion-ship was the fi rst Brier to top the 150,000 mark in paid attendance.

1995: Manitoba’s Kerry Burtnyk won his second Canadian men’s title on Halifax ice, beating Brad Heidt’s Sas-katchewan entry in a high scoring, mistake-fi lled fi nale before 7,351 fans at the Halifax Metro Centre. Tied 8-8 with the hammer coming home, Burtnyk made an open hit on the eight-foot with his fi nal shot to win 10-8. Curling third for Heidt was Mark Dacey, who went on to skip Nova Scotia to the 2004 Brier Tankard title.

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THIS DATE IN BRIER HISTORY

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Tankard Times Columnist

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your guide to what’s goin’ on

Saturday, March 13 – Big Fish • 3:00 pm Mellotones • 11:00 pm Sunday, March 14 – Blueberry Grunt • 5:00 pm

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Blue BayWhen you’re looking for Blue Bay, check out the South Shore of Nova Scotia… with the exception of tonight when you’ll find them on stage in Keith’s Patch at 6:15 pm.

The founding members of Blue Bay hail from the communities of Blue Rocks and Mahone Bay. Together they’ve created a sound all their own based on a diverse selection of instruments and vocals.

The band, led by vocalist Susan Dibbin, has been entertaining audiences in the region for more than three decades. Rounded out by Eddie Mader, Paul Smith, Ron Huestis and Brooks Carmody, they perform a wide selection of songs that set the tone for a crowded night on the dance floor.

The Sons of Maxwell are Don and Dave Carroll, brothers who have been singing together since their days in university. Tonight they’ll be entertaining the crowd at Keith’s Patch starting at 11:00 pm.

The Halifax-based duo has developed a large and dedicated fan base in a relatively short career. Their musical performance is always evocative and their onstage sibling interplay is warm, alluring and often hilarious.

The brothers – along with a talented back-up band – deliver Dave’s thought-provoking lyrics in an interesting blend of musical styles, best described as pop/folk. The Sons of Maxwell are widely recognized for their unique vocal styles and harmonies.

The Sons Rise in the Patch

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Flower Power at the Brier

The Maritimes is famous for our colourful signal flags, used for communication at sea. At the Tim Hortons Brier, we’ve placed our “floral flags” in each corner of the Metro Centre.

The attractive arrangements are designed to portray the original versions that have been flown on ships since the mid-1800’s. See if you can decipher the messages.

The following guide shows the letter associated with each flag.

(See the answers on page 12)

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The Party Line • Your guide to what’s goin’ on

How “Sweet” It Is!After rising from the smaller pubs of Cape Breton, Bittersweet has grown into six-piece band known for its versatility and high-tempo shows. Tonight at 11:00 pm, they’ll put their show on stage in the Purple Heart Lounge.

The Halifax-based group covers a play list that includes East Coast favourites, classic rock hits and country rock. They’ve also been known to thrown in a few shanties, Celtic tunes, hard rock and bluegrass. Whatever the style, audiences are always guaranteed a high-energy performance.

Over the past four days, 128 teams have taken their best shots in the Cool Curling competition. It’s always a fun-filled atmosphere, but don’t be mistaken… there’s a serious side to every game!

The first challenge has been making it through the qualifying rounds to play in today’s Quarter Finals. When today’s action is done, the eight survivors will move on to play in tomorrow’s championship playoff - with cash prizes in store for the final three. The first place team takes home $500, with $250 for second and $150 for third.

Meet the 32 teams that have earned the right to play in Keith’s Patch, starting at noon today, after the past four days of the qualifying rounds:

Monday

Garrett and Derrick

Dave and Connor

Greg and Casey

John and Heather

Brenda and Debbie

Jessica and Craig

Dan and Bill

Doug and Jennifer

Tuesday

Don and Boyce

Laverne and Shirley

Ben and Harry

Brenda and Frank

Willie and Jack

Penny and Carol

Ito and David

Bill and Dave

Wednesday

Walter and Nick

Sam and Bonnie

Paul and Steve

Ian and Debbie

Linda and Rosemary

Heather and Tracy

Colin and Ross

Dennis and Brian

Thursday

Billy and Marilyn

Martha and Arlynn

Rodney and Gary

Judy and Anne

Bill and Jeff

Grace and Don

Mary and Rod

Bob and Carl

Hit the Patch for theCool Quarter Finals!

Keith’s Patch MC Stuart Brown and Roger Powell, Manager of Talent and Production test the table in preparation for the Cool Curling playdowns.

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First Time on the Big StageToday – 6:30 pmIan Fitzner-LeBlanc’s first trip to the Tim Hortons Brier comes on the heels of an undefeated performance at the Nova Scotia provincial championship – defeating the likes of Mark Dacey and Shawn Adams along the way.

Kevin Koe makes his debut at the national championship after curling to the top of the Alberta provincials. In his case, it took three consecutive wins over Randy Ferbey to lay claim to the Purple Hearts.

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He has a sizeable insurance broker-age (two offi ces) in Winnipeg and is in the process of buying out his partner. His daughter eventually will buy him out.

“It’s a wonderful business,” he says.

“I want to spend a little more time watching it but I’m in a position now where I can go and do whatever I want.

“I still have my health, even though

I had two stents put into my arteries in August. I still have my health and I want to do some different things.

“I’ve got a lot of them to do, pal.”

He recalls certain proud moments.

“When I go through airports and other places and people say, ‘Oh, I know you, you’re the curling guy.’ And I ask, ‘Oh, you’re a curler’? And they say, ‘No, I’ve never curled.’

“And I think the fact that Vic and Linda and I have been able to spur the interest of so many non-curlers and gen-erate an wider interest in the game — that is something I’m most proud of.”

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years

“The perspective you get from sweeping rocks is totally different from stand-ing down at the teehead all by yourself, directing traffi c,” said the polite Ja-cobs, who refers to media inquisitors as ”gentlemen.”

“You have time up there to take it all in and look around. When you’re sweeping you have no time to pay attention to other things. That’s basically why I felt the pressure a bit. Of course, I’m miles more comfortable now.”

The way he was ringing up double-kills against Gushue, that was more than obvious.

“We played in a Slam in early January in an arena,” said Jacobs. “Our provin-cials were in the Sudbury Curling Club and it was exactly like arena ice. So we were well prepared to play on this surface here.

There was a lot of com-plaints about the ice at the provincials the year before, so they wanted to make sure the ice was perfect for this one and it was.

“They brought in rocks that were exactly like the rocks here. They curled a lot. They weren’t getting nearly as much curl with their own club rocks. You get two to three times more curl with these. Defi nitely the rocks are the main dif-ference. I think everybody would agree with that. They really know what they’re doing out here (in terms of rocks sand ice) and it is much appreciated by all these players. You can’t believe what a pleasure it is to play on this stuff.”

So what about the formi-dable assignment of Brier playoffs?

“You don’t think about it,” said Jacobs. “You don’t think about who you’re playing next. I stay in the present and that’s what you have to do. Tiger Woods used to preach that all the time. Stay in the present. That’s what we’re trying to do. We’re not worrying about where we’re going to fi nish. We just want to go and take it, one shot, then another. Our destiny is in our hands.”

Any way you slice it, though, this is a biggie in the curling lives of this modest squadron.

“I think all of us would agree this is the highlight to date,” said Jacobs.

“We’re representing Northern Ontario well so far and that feels really good. I’m ecstatic right

now. It has been so long since Northern Ontario has made the playoffs. I know everybody back home is just absolutely thrilled.

“The three guys I play with are animals. They’re phenomenal players. They really are. We’re putting on a performance every game. And that’s normally what we do. We’ve got a lot to prove and I think we’re doing a pretty good job of it. I think our percentages show that.”

This team, too, has handled all the ancillary Brier distractions with aplomb.

“We’ve been to the Patch twice,” Jacobs admitted. “But not lately.

“And we won’t be back in there as long as we’re playing in the Brier.”

Arguably, that may be one of the secrets of their success.

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2000: Greg McAulay led British Columbia to its fi rst title since 1994 with a 9-5 win over Russ How-ard and his New Bruns-wick quartet. McAulay broke open a tight game, scoring two in the eighth and stealing three in the ninth. B.C. second Bryan Miki set a record for a second in a Brier fi nal, curling an amazing 98 per cent.

2005: The Page 1 vs. 2 playoff game at Edmon-ton’s Rexall Place was notable for more than the fact Alberta beat Manitoba 7-4 and went straight to the championship fi nal. With a full house in at-tendance, it also marked the fi rst Brier to exceed the 250,000 benchmark in paid attendance.

2009: Russ Howard beats the Territories (Jamie Koe) 11-4 in the 16th draw for a record 113th victory

as a skip. Howard also owns the Brier records for the most appearances with 14, the most games played with 174, and the most losses with 61.

2009: Edmonton’s Kevin Martin beat Glenn Howard’s Ontario team 7-5 in the 17th draw for Alberta’s record 24th win in a row, dating back to the Page 3 vs. 4 playoff game in 2007. Martin broke the previous record of 23 straight wins set by

Alberta’s Randy Ferbey in 2005.

(Alex Roberts isa freelance writerbased in Halifax)

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Greg McAulay: 2000Brier champ from B.C.

Koe’s brother Jamie, who skips the Territories team, agrees people don’t understand the way it is with his brother’s team.

“They are all fiery guys,” says Jamie. “They are totally different off the ice. But on the ice they’re com-petitive. Some people say they get uptight. But they need the intensity. I think a lot of it comes from Blake. You need one guy to really bring the intensity and I think he’s the guy who brings alot of it.”

“We’re really honest with each other. We’re not stroking each other’s

egos,” said MacDonald. “We’re not worried about hurting each other’s feel-ings. It’s the way we are. We don’t take any of it off the ice with us.”

No, but in this sport where the athletes are all wearing microphones and fans sit in on almost every conversation, they do bring it into your living room. And mine.

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JONES:‘All fiery

guys’

Blake MacDonald:On his way out?

No all-Ontario fi nal match ever has been staged at the Brier. In fact, no all-Ontario Page One-Two game has transpired in the past although the Ontario teams fi nished one-two in the 1990 round robin and fi nished tied with B.C. and Manitoba for top spot in 1993.

By coincidence, the second-place fi nisher in 1990 was skipped by Ja-cobs’s uncle, Al Harnden, who lost the semi-fi nal.

Gushue’s victory earned his inconsistent Newfoundlanders the last playoff berth and eliminated Jeff Stoughton of Winnipeg who missed the playoff round for the third time in seven Brier appearances.

“We do it to ourselves, so we deserve what we get,” allowed the Mani-toba skip. “You lose four games, usually it’s pretty

tough to get in there.”So what was the On-

tario key to an undefeated rampage through the week’s round robin?

“I think reading the ice and the reading the weight well has been an advantage for us this week,” Howard was saying. “It’s never been quite the same, game in and game out, and we’ve been able to adjust. It’s like going to a differ-ent golf course every day, putting on different greens. Conditions are great but you just have to read it that day. I think we did a great job of that.

“We all did it as a team, too. It’s not just me. The guys picked up on all the nuances of the ice and the

speed and you need that.”Howard said he’s seen

more missed draw shots this week than in previ-ous Briers.

“It’s sort of shocking,” he said. “Usually, at this level, you don’t see so much of that. I think I’ve seen more draws missed this year than the last three or four. I think it’s a matter of the ice chang-ing here and there. Every Brier is like this and the more experience you get on this type of ice the better off you are. I mean, you put another 1,000 people in the arena and it changes things. You never know. You have to learn to recognize it.”

The Northern Ontario team, riding an eight-game winning streak, bombarded Reid’s Quebecers 9-3 in the afternoon and stunning a sloppy Gushue 8-4 in

the morning. A 9-2 record “is defi -

nitely a better goal than we had in mind,” said Jacobs, the youngest skip at the Brier, whose batting order includes third E.J. Harn-den, second Ryan Harnden and lead Caleb Flaxey.

Said Gushue in the wake of his evening rout: “It’s nice to be in the playoffs, not the position we hoped for, but now we have an opportunity over the next three days to see if we can pull it off. We’re going to have to win three tough games against three tough opponents. But we’ve done that to win events before.”

In fact, no team ever has won the Brier after qualifying for the Page Three-Four playoff.

“Eventually someone’s got to do it,” he said. “Maybe it will be us this time. It’s overdue.”

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Skip: JeffStoughton

Home: WinnipegBegan curling at age: 15Delivery: RightOccupation/title: Co-ordinator, Financial Business Systems Employer: Air CanadaDate of birth: July 26 1963Place of birth: WinnipegMarital status: MarriedSpouse/partner: Hali WeissChildren: Riley (18), Cole (15), Elizabeth (6)Favourite food: Anything, as long as he doesn’t have to cookFavourite drink: CokeCelebrity dream woman: NopeMost annoying celebrity: NoneAll-time favourite movie: Star Trek 2009Last movie he loved: AvatarLast movie he hated: NoneTattooed? NoNever leaves home without: Visa Ten ends or eight? Ten endsTiebreakers or no tiebreak-ers? TiebreakersExtra ends or no extra ends? Extra endsCompeted in: 88, 89, 91, 94 Mixed Nationals, 91, 96, 99, 00, 06, 07, 09 Brier, 96, 99 World Men’s, 91, 97, 01, 05, 09 Olym-pic trials.

Third: Kevin ParkHome: EdmontonBegan curling at age: 12Delivery: RightOccupation/title: Database managerEmployer: Delvi DataDate of birth: Sept. 2, 1964Place of birth: Hythe, Alta.Marital status: MarriedSpouse/partner: LyndaChildren: Kalynn (21), Brandt (16)Favourite food: Nothing in particularFavourite drink: None

Celebrity dream woman: San-dra BullockMost annoying celebrity: Pierre McGuireAll-time favourite movie: It’s a Wonderful LifeLast movie he loved: Cast AwayLast movie he hated: Super-badTattooed? NoNever leaves home without: A purposeTen ends or eight? Eight endsTiebreakers or no tiebreak-ers? TiebreakersExtra ends or no extra ends? Extra endsCompeted in: 83, 84 Junior Nationals, 91, 92, 95, 09 Briers, 91 World Men’s, 91, 97, 01, 09 Olympic trials, 91 Olympic Games

Second: RobFowler

Home: BrandonBegan curling at age: 10Delivery: RightOccupation/title: Hyundai dealerEmployer: Fowler Hyundai Date of birth: June 29, 1975Place of birth: BrandonMarital status: MarriedSpouse/partner: ErickaChildren: NoneDelivery: RightFavourite food: PastaFavourite drink: Rickards RedCelebrity dream woman: Sha-nia Twain Most annoying celebrity: Phil HellmuthAll-time favourite movie: Anchorman Tattooed? NoNever leaves home without: BlackBerryTen ends or eight? 10 EndsTiebreakers or no tiebreak-ers? TiebreakersExtra ends or no extra ends? Extra endsCompeted in: 07, 09 Briers,

09 Olympic Trials, 98 Mixed Nationals

Lead: Steve GouldHome: WinnipegStarted curling at age: 15Delivery: RightOccupation/title: National sales representative Employer: Asham Curling SuppliesDate of birth: Oct. 6, 1972Place of birth: WinnipegMarital status: MarriedSpouse/partner: Francine GouldChildren: Nathan (7), Rylan (4)Favourite food: PizzaFavourite drink: BeerCelebrity dream woman: Jen-nifer AnistonMost annoying celebrity: Jim CarreyAll-time favourite movie: Bourne UltimatumLast movie he loved: Law Abiding CitizenLast movie he hated: Anything with Jim CarreyTattooed? Yes, twoNever leaves home without: KeysTen ends or eight? Ten endsTiebreakers or no tiebreak-ers? TiebreakersExtra ends or no extra ends? Extra endsCompeted in: 96, (fifth) 99, 06, 07, 09 Briera, 96, (fifth) 99 World Men’s, 97, 05, 09 Olym-pic trials

Fifth: RandyDutiaume

Home: WinnipegStarted curling at age: 17Delivery: RightOccupation/title: OwnerEmployer: Van-Gar Rink Sup-pliesDate of birth: WinnipegPlace of birth: Dec. 1, 1962Marital status: MarriedSpouse/partner: Penny TolmanChildren: Dylan (21), Liam (10)Favourite food: Steak and lobsterFavourite drink: Labatt Lite and clam juiceCelebrity dream woman: Edith Labelle (ex UFC card girl)Most annoying celeb-rity: Martin Short or Tom GreenAll-time favou-rite movie: Silence Of The LambsLast movie he loved: Avatar

Tattooed? NoNever leaves home without: Pen knifeTen ends or eight? Eight endsTiebreakers or no tiebreak-ers? TiebreakersExtra ends or no extra ends? Extra endsCompeted in: 05, 07, 09 Briers. 09 Olympic trials

Coach: NormanGould

Home: WinnipegOccupation/title: Local teach-ers’ union presidentEmployer: St. James-Assini-boine Teachers’ AssociationDate of birth: October 15, 1966Place of birth: WinnipegCoached/player: Has been coaching for 21 years; coached 1996 Canadian and world champion Stoughton team, Japan men’s silver medalist in

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5. Where was this edi-tion played?6. Manitoba leads the Brier with 26 wins. Alberta has 24. Which of these two provinces has the most silver medals?

7. How many?8. Is this the most silver won by any province, if not which has won the most?9. Name Nova Scotia junior champion skips

who subsequently skipped teams at the Brier. (Hint – There are seven).10. One of those actu-ally skipped a Brier team from another

province. Who was he?11. Which province in which year(s).12. Everybody knows Kevin Martin won a national junior title and went on to win four Bri-

ers. No other national junior champion skip has directed one Brier winner. But 13 have tried, skipping Brier contenders. If you can name all 13, you’re a trivia champ.13. Oh yeah? How about the provinces rep-resented in each case?14. How about the Brier years?QofD: None, it was

blanked.1. Martin scored three in the second end.2. 1988 — Eugene Hrit-zuk; 1989 — Rick Folk; 2001 — Kerry Burtnyk; 2002 — John Morris; 2003 — Mark Dacey; 2005 — Shawn Adams.3. Four teams finished tied for first place with identical 8-3 records.4. Russ Howard, Rick Folk, Rick Lang, Vic

Peters.5. Ottawa.6. Alberta.7. 14 silver.8. Actually, Alberta, Sas-katchewan and Ontario each have won 14 silver.9. Jim Florian, George MacCharles, Bill Camp-bell, Alan O’Leary, Dan Bentley, Shawn Adams, Ian Fitzner-LeBlanc.10. MacCharles.11. Newfoundland/Labra-dor in 1965 and 1966.

12. Bayne Secord, Tom Tod, Danny Fink, Paul Gowsell, Bill Jenkins, Denis Marchand, Jamie Schneider, Bob Ursel, Jim Sullivan, Dean Joanisse, Shawn Adams, John Mor-ris, Brad Gushue.13. Secord (Saskatche-wan junior, Ontario Brier), Tod (Northern Ontario), Fink (Saskatchewan junior, Manitoba Brier), Gowsell (Alberta), Jenkins (P.E.I. junior, Newfound-

land/Labrador Brier), Marchand (Quebec), Sul-livan (New Brunswick), Joanisse (B.C.), Adams (Nova Scotia), Morris (Ontario) Gushue (New-foundland/Labrador).14. Secord 1962, Tod 1970, Fink 1973, Gow-sell 1980, Jenkins 1995, Marchand 1983, Sullivan 1990-01, Joanisse 2001-07, Adams 2000-02-05, Morris 2002, Gushue 2003-04-05-07-08-09-10.

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QUESTION OF THE DAY: How many points did Kevin Martin score in the first end of last year’s Brier final against Jeff Stoughton?

1. How many points did Martin score in the second end of that final game?2. Randy Ferbey has won six Briers. Name the years of those Bri-ers and the skips of the runnerup in each case..3. Something unique to the Brier occurred in 1993. What was it?4. Who was involved?

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2010 BRIER CUMULATIVE STATS

SkipsName % ageGlenn Howard (Ontario) 88Brad Gushue (Nfl d/Labrador) 83Kevin Koe (Alberta) 82Brad Jacobs (N. Ontario) 81Jeff Richard (B.C.) 78James Grattan (N.B.) 77Jeff Stoughton (Manitoba) 77Darrell McKee (Saskatchewan) 76Rod MacDonald (P.E.I.) 74Serge Reid (Quebec) 71Ian Fitzner-LeBlanc (N.S.) 68Jamie Koe (NWT/Yukon) 62

SecondsName % ageBrent Laing (Ontario) 88Carter Rycroft (Alberta) 86Ryan Harnden (N. Ontario) 85Ryan Fry (Nfl d/Labrador) 85Rob Fowler (Manitoba) 84Roger Korte (Saskatchewan) 83Tyler Orme (B.C.) 81Mark O’Rourke (P.E.I.) 79Jason Vaughan (N.B.) 79Kent Smith (N.S.) 78Simon Collin (Quebec) 77Brad Chorostkowski (NWT/Yukon) 76

ThirdsName % ageRichard Hart (Ontario) 88E.J. Harnden (N. Ontario) 85Blake MacDonald (Alberta) 84Kevin Park (Manitoba) 84Mark Nichols (Nfl d/Labrador) 82Bruce Korte (Saskatchewan) 81Kevin Champion (P.E.I.) 79Steven Howard (N.B.) 78Stuart MacLean (N.S.) 77Francois Gionest (Quebec) 77Tom Shypitka (B.C.) 76Kevin Whitehead (NWT/Yukon) 74

LeadsName % ageNolan Thiessen (Alberta) 89Andrew Robinson (P.E.I.) 88Steve Gould (Manitoba) 88Craig Savill (Ontario) 88Jamie Korab (Nfl d/Labrador) 86Caleb Flaxey (N. Ontario) 85Martin Gavin (NWT/Yukon) 84Chris Anderson (B.C.) 82Peter Case (N.B.) 82Rob Markowsky (Saskatchewan) 81Phil Crowell (N.S.) 81Steeve Villeneuve (Quebec) 79

TeamsProvince % ageOntario (Howard) 88Alberta (K. Koe) 85N. Ontario (Jacobs) 84Nfl d/Labrador (Gushue) 84Manitoba (Stoughton) 83P.E.I. (MacDonald) 80

Province % ageSaskatchewan (McKee) 80British Columbia (Richard) 79New Brunswick (Grattan) 79Nova Scotia (Fitzner-LeBlanc) 76Quebec (Reid) 76 NWT/Yukon (J. Koe) 75

(fi nal round robin)

80 NWT/Yukon

Alberta’s NolanThiessen was thetop lead throughround-robin play,shooting89 per cent.

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Standings(fi nal round robin)

Team W LOntario 11 0N. Ontario 9 2Alberta 8 3Nfl d/Labrador 8 3Manitoba 7 4Quebec 5 6Saskatchewan 4 7B.C. 4 7New Brunswick 3 8Nova Scotia 3 8P.E.I. 3 8NWT/Yukon 1 10

* —started game with the hammer

Draw 15 Results 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TAlberta* 3 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 x x 8NWT/Yukon 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 x x 3%age Lead Second Third Skip TeamAlberta 94 89 95 73 88NWT/Yukon 94 72 75 66 77

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TNova Scotia 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 x x 3Manitoba* 1 0 2 1 0 3 0 2 x x 9%age Lead Second Third Skip TeamNova Scotia 88 84 73 61 77Manitoba 86 84 92 82 86

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TNfl d/Labrador* 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 x x 4N. Ontario 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 2 x x 8%age Lead Second Third Skip TeamNfl d/Labrador 92 92 86 82 88N. Ontario 92 94 96 88 93

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 TNew Brunswick 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 7B.C.* 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 8%age Lead Second Third Skip TeamNew Brunswick 91 89 85 81 86B.C. 79 91 85 81 84

Draw 16 Results 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TP.E.I.* 1 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 2 x 9New Brunswick 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 x 4%age Lead Second Third Skip TeamP.E.I. 88 72 72 78 77New Brunswick 86/94 58 68 68 70

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TQuebec* 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 x x x 3N. Ontario 1 0 3 2 1 0 2 x x x 9%age Lead Second Third Skip TeamQuebec 79 66 77 57 70N. Ontario 90 88 79 88 86

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 TSaskatchewan* 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 6Manitoba 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 7%age Lead Second Third Skip TeamSaskatchewan 76 77 82 67 76Manitoba 84 83 91 69 82

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TNWT/Yukon* 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 x x 3Ontario 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 4 x x 9%age Lead Second Third Skip TeamNWT/Yukon 81 91 78 64 79Ontario 98 84 92 94 92

Draw 17 Results 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TNfl d/Labrador* 2 0 3 1 2 0 0 x x x 8Quebec 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 x x x 2%age Lead Second Third Skip TeamNfl d/Labrador 88 96 95 98 95Quebec 79 79 71 71 75

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TB.C. 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 x 3P.E.I.* 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 x 6%age Lead Second Third Skip TeamB.C. 93 85 83 88 87P.E.I. 85 88 90 88 88

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TAlberta 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 6Ontario* 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 7%age Lead Second Third Skip TeamAlberta 83 81 74 86 81Ontario 89 84 84 88 86

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TSaskatchewan 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 7Nova Scotia 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 8%age Lead Second Third Skip TeamSaskatchewan 94 90 89 83 89Nova Scotia 83 73 76 81 78

Today7:30 p.m. — Page Play-off 1-2 game: Ontario vs. Northern Alberta

Saturday, March 13Noon — Page Playoff 3-4 game: Alberta vs. Nfl d7:30 p.m. — Semifi nal: Page 1-2 loser vs. Page 3-4 winner

Sunday, March 148 p.m. — Championship fi nal: Page 1-2 winner vs. semifi nal winner

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It wasn’t the titanic clash of the siblings everybody was hop-

ing for. But, then, the much-hyped Glenn and Russ Howard show a year ago didn’t turn out to be a Calgary classic, either.

Thursday morning at the Metro Centre, the much-anticipated Koe showdown ended 8-3 with Alberta’s 35-year-old Kevin Koe holding the upper hand on younger brother Jamie, 32, from Yellowknife, representing the Territories.

“It’s kind of neat, but at the same time it’s a little

bittersweet, right?” said Kevin afterward.

“You’re always pulling for him, and you know one of us has to lose out there. It’s unfortunate that way, but I’m glad I had the chance to play him once at the Brier.”

Countered Jamie, who won the only previous battle of the brothers at a Canada Cup in Kamloops a few years ago when Kevin was playing third for John Morris: “I guess we’re even now. We really haven’t played each other at all over the years, so it’s kind of odd.

“Pretty cool. But it’s tough to play him,” added Jamie, whose Polars would eventually fi nish at 1-10. “You want him

to win, but we need a win ourselves. They were kind of on a roll, right now, so hopefully they can keep it going into the playoffs. It’s good that we can cheer him on this weekend. We’re going to be rooting for them.”

The Koe brothers grew up north of the 60th paral-lel, living in Inuvik and Yellowknife.

Their father Fred Koe, who has coached both boys as well as Jamie’s twin sister Kerry in numerous Scotties tourna-ments, was busting his buttons with pride when interviewed on TSN.

“The whole North is proud of these two boys and their advancement in the game,” said Dad Koe.

Kevin professed to be “a little worried” about the game, the importance of which was vital to the fi nal playoff positions.

“You hate playing those teams that are out of it and can spend their time having a good time in the Patch,” he said earlier. “Jamie’s had a lot of other things on his mind this week and it’s a fun game playing him but we really need it.”

Younger brother, in fact, wrote his fi nal CA exam on Tuesday night at St. Mary’s University, missing a round of Brier action.

The pair played together in Juniors and early in their careers at Calgary. Kevin skipped a National

Mixed champ out of the Stampede City in 2000

with Susan O’Connor, Olympic silver medallist at Vancouver, playing third. It’s unlikely, though, the pair will re-unite.

“I think we’re both where we’re going to be as far as locations are concerned. So getting together again probably isn’t an option. It won’t happen.”

As for rumours of the Alberta squad’s impend-ing breakup, “it’s not that we don’t like playing together,” Kevin said recently. “We’re all close friends. But we don’t make our living curling. You’ve got your families to think about as well. Who knows what happens to this team? Life situa-tions change.”

Alberta wins Brier’s fraternal fracas

Alberta’s Kevin Koe, below, and brother Jamie Koe of theTerritories square off.