They traded singles for most of the game, but when Val Sweeting finally got a chance at her elusive deuce in the women's final of the Home Hardware Canada Cup, presented by Meridian Manufacturing, the Edmonton skip jumped all over it.
That, said Glenn Howard, was “one hell of a curling game” even though he lost 5-4 in an extra end Saturday to the red-panted Mike McEwen in the semifinal of the Home Hardware Canada Cup, presented by Meridian Manufacturing.
It will be Val Sweeting of Edmonton and Rachel Homan of Ottawa in Sunday’s women’s final of the Home Hardware Canada Cup, presented by Meridian Manufacturing.
In the end it was sorted out on the ice Friday evening at the Home Hardware Canada Cup, presented by Meridian Manufacturing. Going into the final draw of the round-robin all the discussion was about tiebreakers.
The playoff scenario got a little bit clearer Friday afternoon but going into the final evening draw of the Home Hardware Canada Cup, presented by Meridian Manufacturing there still remain five teams in the mix in both the men and women.
Olympic champions Brad Jacobs and Jennifer Jones escaped with extra-end victories Friday morning to remain right in the mix for playoff spots at the Home Hardware Canada Cup, presented by Meridian Manufacturing.
And then there was one. Rachel Homan of Ottawa is the only unbeaten team going into Friday’s final round-robin play at the Home Hardware Canada Cup, presented by Meridian Manufacturing.
Glenn Howard of Penetanguishene, Ont., cooled off Mike McEwen’s red-hot Winnipeg team while Val Sweeting of Edmonton won the battle of the women’s heavyweights in Thursday’s fifth draw of the Home Hardware Canada Cup, presented by Meridian Manufacturing.
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| Heather Nedohin lost a 5-4 nailbiter to Ottawa's Rachel Homan on Thursday at the Home Hardware Canada Cup. (Photo
Rachel Homan drew the button with final stone to score one and beat Heather Nedohin 5-4 in a battle of unbeaten teams in Thursday morning’s draw at the Home Hardware Canada Cup, presented by Meridian Manufacturing.
Olympic champions Brad Jacobs and Jennifer Jones shook off earlier losses Wednesday to bounce back with wins in the third draw of the Home Hardware Canada Cup, presented by Meridian Manufacturing.
Heather Nedohin of Edmonton scored triples in the third and ninth ends to knock off Olympic champion Jennifer Jones of Winnipeg 9-5 Wednesday in the second draw of the Home Hardware Canada Cup, presented by Meridian Manufacturing.