2021 Tim Hortons Brier
at WinSport’s Markin MacPhail Centre, Calgary
Draw 15
Ontario (Epping) 9 Wild Card 2 (Koe) 3
Saskatchewan (Dunstone) 10 Prince Edward Island (MacKenzie) 5
Canada (Gushue) 11 Newfoundland and Labrador (Smith) 3
Nova Scotia (Murphy) 14 Nunavut (Mackey) 1
Standings ( after Draw 15 )
Pool A
1 Manitoba (Gunnlaugson) 5 1
2 Wild Card 3 (Howard) 5 1
3 Northern Ontario (Jacobs) 5 2
4 Alberta (Bottcher) 4 2
5 New Brunswick (Grattan) 4 3
6 Wild Card 1 (McEwen) 2 4
7 British Columbia (Laycock) 2 4
8 Northwest Territories (Skauge) 1 5
9 Yukon (Mikkelsen) 0 6
Pool B
1 Wild Card 2 (Koe) 6 1
2 Ontario (Epping) 5 2
3 Saskatchewan (Dunstone) 5 2
4 Canada (Gushue) 5 2
5 Nova Scotia (Murphy) 4 3
6 Quebec (Fournier) 4 3
7 Newfoundland/Lab (Smith) 2 6
8 PE Island (MacKenzie) 1 6
9 Nunavut (Mackey) 0 7
Today
Draw 16
10:30 am
Manitoba (Gunnlaugson) vs British Columbia (Laycock)
Northern Ontario (Jacobs) vs Wild Card 3 (Howard)
Northwest Territories (Skauge) vs Wild Card 1 (McEwen)
Alberta (Bottcher) vs Yukon (Mikkelsen)
Draw 17
3:30 pm
Quebec (Fournier) vs Wild Card 2 (Koe)
Prince Edward Island (MacKenzie) vs Ontario (Epping)
Canada (Gushue) vs Nunavut (Mackey)
Saskatchewan (Dunstone) vs Nova Scotia (Murphy)
Draw 18
8:30 pm
Manitoba (Gunnlaugson) vs Wild Card 3 (Howard)
Yukon (Mikkelsen) vs Wild Card 1 (McEwen)
British Columbia (Laycock) vs Alberta (Bottcher)
Northwest Territories (Skauge) vs New Brunswick (Grattan) (4-2)
2022 Ontario Tankard Volunteer Package Announced
The Port Elgin Curling Club is excited to announce that the 2022 Ontario Tankard will be held in Port Elgin at the Plex on February 9 – 13, 2022. This is the Provincial Men’s Curling Championship and we will see the best teams from the province compete.
To successfully host this event, we will require over 200 volunteers. At this time, we are working to develop a contact list of people who are interested in assisting with the many volunteer opportunities. These opportunities include: decorating, hospitality (bar and food services), 50/50 ticket sales, first aid, set up and takedown, ice attendants, ticket sales, scorekeepers, timekeepers.
As in previous Provincial finals, volunteers will be asked to pay a Volunteer Fee and to complete up to four shifts throughout the event. The volunteer fee for the Ontario Tankard 2022 will be $140 but in return volunteers will receive the Volunteer Rewards Package worth about $600. This package will include high quality 2022 Ontario Tankard branded clothing, tickets to all draws at the Tankard while not on volunteer duty, an official pin, drinks and snacks in the volunteer lounge and access to three volunteer appreciation events- a golf tournament, a curling bonspiel and the Volunteer Appreciation Gala.
If you are interested in being a volunteer at this event and would like to have your name on the contact list please send us your name, phone number, and email address to oncurlmens22volunteers@gmail.com. When volunteer registration packages are ready, you will be the first to receive them.
Questions or interview requests may be directed to Steering Committee Chair Doug Flowers at 519-386-2323.
ATP
at Doha, Qatar
Denis Shapovalov defeated Vasek Pospisil 7-5 & 6-4 in an all-Canadian matchup
Shapovalov advances to the quarterfinals and will meet Taylor Fritz this morning
PGA The Players Championship
at TPC Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
4 Canadians, including Corey Conners of Listowel, are competing
Conners who finished 3rd last week at the Arnold Palmer Invitational will be the first Canadian to tee off today.
He’s scheduled to start at 8:13 am this morning
National Hockey League
Edmonton Oilers 7 Ottawa Senators 1
Leon Draisaitl had a hat trick for Edmonton
Connor McDavid had a goal & 3 points in the win.
The Oilers jump over Winnipeg into 2nd in the North Division.
Montreal Canadiens 5 Vancouver Canucks 1
The loss snaps Vancouver’s 3 game win streak
Tyler Toffoli had a pair of assists for Montreal
The Canadiens are at Calgary tonight.
Minnesota Wild 4 Vegas Golden Knights 3
The Knights who have lost 2 in a row continue to lead the West Division by 1 point over St Louis
Vegas has played 3 less games than the Blues.
Colorado Avalanche 2 Arizona Coyotes 1 (OT)
Los Angeles Kings 5 Anaheim Ducks 1
Tonight
Winnipeg Jets at Toronto Maple Leafs
The Leafs, who have lost 3 in a row, lead the North Division with 38 points
Winnipeg is 3rd, 5 points back of Toronto, but the Jets have 2 games in hand
7 pm
Montreal Canadiens at Calgary Flames 9 pm
New York Rangers at Boston Bruins 7 pm
Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres 7 pm
Nashville Predators at Carolina Hurricanes 7 pm
Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets 7 pm
New Jersey Devils at New York Islanders 7 pm
Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers 7 pm
Tampa Bay Lightning at Detroit Red Wings 7:30 pm
Chicago Blackhawks at Dallas Stars 8:30 pm
ESPN and the National Hockey League announced a 7-year deal yesterday which returns hockey to ESPN for the first time since 2004.
Included will be 25 regular-season games on ESPN or ABC, early-round playoff series and one conference final each year, 4 Stanley Cup Final series on ABC and more than 1,000 games per season streaming on various services.
National Basketball Association
Atlanta Hawks vs Toronto Raptors
Head coach Nick Nurse is back with the Raptors, but the team will be without 5 players including Fred VanVleet & Pascal Siakam who are dealing with COVID 19
7:30 pm at Tampa Bay
Detroit Pistons at Charlotte Hornets 7 pm
Boston Celtics at Brooklyn Nets 7:30 pm
Philadelphia 76ers at Chicago Bulls 8 pm
Orlando Magic at Miami Heat 8 pm
New York Knicks at Milwaukee Bucks 8 pm
Minnesota Timberwolves at New Orleans Pelicans 8 pm
Dallas Mavericks at Oklahoma City Thunder 9 pm
Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Clippers 10 pm
Phoenix Suns at Portland Trail Blazers 10 pm
Houston Rockets at Sacramento Kings 10 pm
Major League Baseball Exhibition
Baltimore Orioles 4 Toronto Blue Jays 3
Baltimore erased a 2-0 deficit and scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 6th inning to win it.
Forrest Wall homered for the Blue Jays
Toronto is 5-4 & 1 in pre-season play
Today
Detroit Tigers at Toronto Blue Jays 1:07 pm.
Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto has tested positive for COVID-19.
The Canadian slugger has been put on the injured list for an indefinite period
Votto played 4 spring training games, going 4 for 9 at the plate.
Last season he hit .226 in 54 games, with 11 home runs
Jones Comes Home ?
The Major Series Lacrosse Draft is scheduled for next Thursday, March 18th.
The Cobourg Nissan Kodiaks currently have the first overall pick
The former Brampton Excelsiors franchise, now approved for operation in Owen Sound, does not have a first round pick but will have the first choice in Round 2, which would be 7th overall.
In advance of the draft, reports have circulated that the Owen Sound franchise is looking to make a deal with the Peterborough Lakers to acquire Adam Jones.
The report relates the likely player to be exchanged in the deal is finalized would be Mike Burke who had 14 goals last season for Brampton.
Owen Sound Puffer Hockey League
M & M Food Market & Great Lakes Drywall tied 1-1
Chris Jones & Chris Publuskie exchanged goals
Hobart’s Food Equipment 5 Thom Construction 2
Joel Secord & Cliff Curtis both scored twice for Hobart’s
Gary Byers Lighting & Sound 5 Tamming Law 1
Tim Harnett scored twice for Gary Byers Lighting & Sound while Mel O’Neill had the game winning marker