Tag: Curling
PHOTOS: Teams hit the ice at the Tim Hortons Brier
Eighteen teams from across Canada taking part in the Tim Hortons Brier got a chance Friday to check out the four sheets of ice at Budweiser Gardens in London that will be the focal point of the men’s national curling championship from the first draw Friday night to the final on Sunday, March 12. Photos […]
A look back at previous big curling events in London
The 2023 Tim Hortons Brier isn’t the first big curling event in London. Here’s a brief history.
Brier notes: Last trip for Hodgson; MacFadyen’s beer education; Harnden split
Before the first stone was thrown, Northern Ontario lead Colin Hodgson announced his sixth trip to the Brier would be his last.
There’s nothing like playing in your first Brier, newcomers say
That first Brier can be a different breed.
Draw weight: One great game to follow daily at the 2023 Brier in London
Here’s our guide to 10 fun games to follow each day in the 2023 Tim Hortons Brier at London’s Budweiser Gardens: Friday (7 p.m.): Ontario (McEwen) vs. Quebec (Asselin). Two Solitudes trade rocks right away. Saturday (2 p.m.): Nunavut (Higgs) vs. Newfoundland (Young). Could Iqaluit crew’s historic first win happen early against Young bucks? Sunday […]
Ready to rock: Fans, players, staff pumped for Brier’s return to London
There was plenty of buzz in downtown London Thursday as curling fans and teams competing in the national men’s curling championships at Budweiser Gardens geared up for the 10-day even that runs Friday through next weekend. Reporter Calvi Leon hit the streets to chat with Londoners, fans and players ahead of the 2023 Tim Hortons […]
LFP Q+A: Sportswriter Ryan Pyette answers your 2023 Brier questions
The 2023 Brier, the Canadian men’s curling championship, is on at London’s Budweiser Gardens from now through March 12. LFP sportswriter Ryan Pyette is covering the event – he did the same when it was here in 2011 – and knows it inside and out. Subscribers can skip to the comment section to ask Ryan […]
PYETTE: For fans old and new, the Brier is a chance to make lifelong curling memories
The first curling match I remember watching in person was a doozy.
PHOTOS: Brier stars teach local schoolkids curling’s finer points
Now this is a lesson the kids will remember: About 250 pupils from John Wise public school in St. Thomas trekked to the city’s curling club Thursday to learn the basics of the sport.
His ‘backyard’ Brier: Strathroy’s Jake Higgs on leading Nunavut rink
Jake Higgs owes Don Powell a beer.