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Alberta'south Koe riding momentum at Brier
Being in the right side of a lengthy winning streak is ever a good thing at the Canadian men's crimper championship. Alberta's Kevin Koe was three-0 at the Credit Union Centre
Past Murray McCormick
SASKATOON — Momentum can be a slippery thing to hold on to at the Tim Hortons Brier.
Existence in the right side of a lengthy winning streak is always a good matter at the Canadian men'due south curling championship. Alberta'due south Kevin Koe was iii-0 at the Credit Union Centre and his squad was feeling good nigh the momentum information technology established subsequently the opening weekend.
"The Bramble can be very much well-nigh momentum,'' said Alberta third Pat Simmons, who joined Koe's team during the off-season later winning 5 Saskatchewan men'south championships. "It's prissy to get that going early. I've been on both sides of the equation where you get momentum and you ride it. I as well know what it's like when you don't take it. Our team has had that momentum since the turn of the calendar year. We're trying to ride that and keep information technology going.''
Brad Gushue of Newfoundland and Labrador is contesting a unlike type of momentum. Gushue roughshod to 0-iii after being beaten half-dozen-5 in an extra stop by Ontario'southward Russ Howard on Dominicus afternoon. Gushue had a chance to change his fortunes in the ninth end, simply came up lite on a hitting against two. Howard stole two to take hold of a 5-four atomic number 82.
"If things can go wrong, they are going to become wrong,'' Gushue said. "We're trying to stay positive and somewhen it all evens out. I've been around this game long plenty to know that 1 shot can turn this effectually. The key is for us is to step it up a notch and hope that Lady Luck is not such a bitch.''
Nova Scotia's Jamie Murphy took reward of a favourable schedule to gain some momentum in his offset weekend at the Bramble. Later beating Jamie Koe of the Northwest Territories-Yukon 9-five and defeating Prince Edward Island'southward Mike Gaudet 10-4, Murphy improved to 3-0 on Sunday morning with a v-3 win over B.C.'s Jim Cotter. Potato, who is making his Bramble debut, stumbled in the evening describe when he was browbeaten viii-six by New Brunswick's Terry Odishaw. The combined records of the 4 teams that Murphy played was 4-ten and he has to nonetheless to play any of the and then-called heavyweights.
"We're honestly just trying to execute our game programme,'' Murphy said. "Information technology has resulted in our three wins, but there is a lot left in the week. Hopefully nosotros can keep playing tough, and regardless of what happens, we'll be happy with our performance if nosotros keep executing.''
Players trust in the power of execution to help them proceeds momentum. Gushue, who is actualization in his ninth Brier, started 1-three in 2007 and still made the terminal before losing 10-6 to Howard.
"It'south non actually bad by whatever ways,'' Gushue said. "We're somewhere in between [good and bad] and we make one shot we win those games. We need to get the really good going for the side by side seven or viii games.''
Saskatchewan'southward Scott Manners bounced back later suffering his first loss of the Bramble on Lord's day afternoon — a six-5 extra-end loss to Cotter. Manners defeated Quebec's Robert Desjardins 6-v in the evening draw. Manners is ii-1 in his Brier debut.
Manitoba's Rob Fowler rebounded afterward a 7-6 opening-draw loss to Desjardins. Fowler won his third in a row on Sunday dark after beating Gaudet 8-3.
"Whatever time you win three games in a row it definitely gives you some momentum,'' Fowler said. "Having been around these events a lot watching my family play and curling with [Winnipeg's] Jeff Stoughton, momentum is a huge thing. Information technology's going to be very helpful for us.''
Jamie Koe enjoyed a turnaround in momentum after beating Ontario's Glenn Howard ten-6 in an extra end. Earlier Lord's day, Jamie Koe crush Northern Ontario'south Brad Jacobs viii-5.
Kevin Koe, Jamie's brother, was alone in showtime identify heading into Mon's draws. Murphy and Fowler are tied for second place at 3-1. At that place was a four-fashion tie for fourth between Jamie Koe, Manners, Howard and Jacobs with 2-one records.
Cotter and Jacobs were ane-2 and followed by Odishaw at i-iii. Gushue was 0-3 and Gaudet was 0-4.
The Brier runs through Sunday.
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