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McEwen wins the all-Manitoba match-up over reigning Brier and World champion Stoughton, completing an undefeated week in Kingston, ON   KINGSTON, ON, December 18, 2011 – It was a match-up of two familiar foes in today’s championship final at the BDO Canadian Open at the K-Rock Centre in Kingston, ON as Mike McEwen came out on top in his hard-fought battle with Jeff Stoughton. Along with the title of champion at the second Capital One Grand Slam of Curling event of the season, the teams were vying for a larger share in the $100,000 purse and valuable Canadian Team Ranking System (CTRS) points.   Both playing out of Winnipeg, MB, McEwen and Stoughton had met many times before, including the last Manitoba provincial play-downs which Stoughton won in an extra end. Following that win, Stoughton went on to with the 2011 Brier and the World Championship. McEwen, however, got some revenge with his win today over his provincial rival, preventing Stoughton from claiming his first title of the ...

KINGSTON, ON, December 17, 2011 – The championship final at the BDO Canadian Open features an all-Manitoba match-up between the world #1-ranked Mike McEwen and reigning World champion Jeff Stoughton. Along with the title of champion at the second Capital One Grand Slam of Curling event of the season on the line, tomorrow’s winner will take home at least $24,000 and 40 Canadian Team Ranking System (CTRS) points.   McEwen is the defending champion at the BDO Canadian Open and has yet to lose a game so far this week. Stoughton’s last Grand Slam win came at this very event in 2006. Both teams play out of Winnipeg, MB and are no doubt thinking about local bragging rights along with another victory tomorrow.   To reach the championship final, Stoughton had to get past former World champion Glenn Howard – the only team Stoughton had lost to so far this week. In a rematch of this year’s Brier final, Stoughton once again came out on top with a hard-fought 8-6 victory. Despit ...

World #3-ranked Glenn Howard takes on world #4-ranked Jeff Stoughton in a rematch of the 2011 Brier final in the semifinal tonight at 7 p.m. ET World #1-ranked Mike McEwen of Winnipeg, MB, battles world #6-ranked Niklas Edin of Karlstad, Sweden in tonight’s semifinal for a berth in tomorrow’s championship final 13-year-old curler wins $1,000 cash plus $10,000 towards upgrades to his local curling club in the Capital One Junior Draw to the Button   KINGSTON, ON, December 17, 2011 – Four of the top six teams in the World Curling Tour standings survived this afternoon’s quarter-final draw at the BDO Canadian Open and will now square-off in the semifinal tonight at 7 p.m. at Kingston, ON’s K-Rock Centre. The winners of tonight’s semifinal match-ups will move on to tomorrow’s championship final where they will go head-to-head for the title at the second Capital One Grand Slam of Curling event of the season.   The first semifinal features a rematch of th ...

Gatineau/Levis, QC’s Jean-Michel Menard defeats Edmonton, AB’s Kevin Koe in this morning’s tie-breaker draw to reach the quarter-finals   KINGSTON, ON, December 17, 2011 – After finishing the round-robin portion of the BDO Canadian Open with identical 3-2 records, former World champion Kevin Koe of Edmonton, AB, faced former Brier champion Jean-Michel Menard of Gatineau/Levis, QC, in this morning’s tie-breaker draw. The two teams were playing for the right to enter this afternoon’s quarter-final draw as the #8 seed and continue their quest for the title at the second Capital One Grand Slam of Curling event of the season.   Menard got out to a quick start thanks to some miscues by Team Koe then managed to hold on to the early lead to secure a seven-end 8-3 victory and advance to the quarter-finals.   Menard had the hammer in the first end and managed a single point with the hammer. In the second end, Koe missed with the final stone and sailed cleanly thr ...

Edmonton, AB’s Kevin Koe will square off against Gatineau/Levis, QC’s Jean-Michel Menard in a tie-breaker tomorrow morning at 9:30 a.m. for the right to play in the quarter-final draw   KINGSTON, ON, December 16, 2011 – The round-robin portion of the BDO Canadian Open has come to an end, however, the playoff picture has not entirely sorted out. Thanks to a tie for the final playoff berth, a tie-breaker draw will be played tomorrow morning at Kingston, ON’s K-Rock Centre to determine the last quarter-finalist in the second Capital One Grand Slam of Curling event of the season.   Heading into tonight’s final round-robin draw at the BDO Canadian Open, five playoff spots had already been claimed, leaving just three more available for the five teams that were still in the running. Coldwater, ON’s Glenn Howard and Edmonton, AB’s Kevin Koe entered play in Draw 9 with 3-1 records, each needing a win to avoid a tie-breaker and clinch spots in the quarter-final. H ...

Tickets are on sale now for The National, running January 25-29, 2012, at Dawson Creek’s EnCana Events Centre   The Capital One Grand Slam of Curling features the best men’s teams from around the world competing for $100,000 in prize money   KINGSTON, ON, December 16, 2011 – As the end of the round-robin portion of the BDO Canadian Open draws near, the Capital One Grand Slam of Curling is already looking ahead to the third event in this season’s series – The National – at Dawson Creek, BC’s EnCana Events Centre from January 25-29, 2012. Tickets are on sale now at www.dawsonco-optickets.com and at the Tiger Box Office Plus in the EnCana Events Centre.   The world’s best men’s curling teams have been putting on a great show at this week’s BDO Canadian Open. With a field featuring a who’s who of proven veterans and rising young stars, there is little room for error as every game matters with competition this fierce. It will no ...

Brad Jacobs scores an upset over reigning Olympic champion Kevin Martin with a 4-3 win The BDO Canadian Open is the first Grand Slam of Curling event to use the five-rock rule   KINGSTON, ON, December 14, 2011 – It was a star-studded beginning to the second Capital One Grand Slam of Curling event of the season tonight in Kingston, ON with rock stars of all kinds taking to the ice at the BDO Canadian Open.   Although the tournament features 18 of the world’s top men’s curling teams, the first big names to take to the ice at the BDO Canadian Open were actual rock stars, Gord Sinclair and Paul Langlois of Kingston’s own The Tragically Hip. Sinclair and Langlois proved it’s “Hip to curl” when they combined to throw the ceremonial first rock, swept by Kingston Sports Hall of Fame inductees and high-performance curling icons, Marg and Lefty McDonald.   Some of the biggest names in curling were in action tonight at Draw 1 including current world #1 Mi ...

Partnership includes a visible presence of Prostate Cancer Canada at all Capital One Grand Slam of Curling events as well as donation booths and apparel sales in support of the charity   TORONTO, ON, December 6, 2011 – The Capital One Grand Slam of Curling today announced a partnership with Prostate Cancer Canada, making the Foundation the official charity of the cross-country curling series. “The players were enthusiastic about the idea of supporting a charity and wanted to partner with an organization that promotes men’s health, so Prostate Cancer Canada was a logical choice for us,” said Kevin Albrecht, CEO, Grand Slam of Curling. “I really think this charity hits home with a lot of the players because many of them fall into the demographic that is most commonly affected by the disease. It’s great to see how passionate the curlers are about supporting the cause and creating awareness.”   As the new official charity of the Capital One Grand Slam of ...

Members of Kingston, ON’s own Tragically Hip to sweep the ceremonial rock on opening night Special ticket pricing in effect for seniors, students and members of the military   KINGSTON, ON, November 28, 2011 – With the second Capital One Grand Slam of Curling event of the season just weeks away, the BDO Canadian Open today announced details of the opening ceremonies and special ticket pricing for seniors, students and members of the military. The BDO Canadian Open takes place from December 14-18 at Kingston, ON’s K-Rock Centre and features a star-studded line-up of 18 of the top-ranked men’s teams from around the world.   On Wednesday, December 14, Canadian music superstars and Kingston, ON natives, Paul Langlois and Gord Sinclair of The Tragically Hip, will prove that it’s “Hip to curl” when they team up to throw the ceremonial first rock. Joining Langlois and Sinclair as sweepers are Kingston Sports Hall of Fame inductees and high-performance curlin ...

Impressive list of participants includes 18 of the top 19 men’s teams in the world New five-rock rule will be used for the first time in a Grand Slam event The second Capital One Grand Slam of Curling event of the year runs December 14-18 at Kingston’s K-Rock Centre   KINGSTON, ON, November 17, 2011 – The best curlers in the world are coming to Kingston next month for the second Capital One Grand Slam of Curling event of the season, the BDO Canadian Open. Eighteen of the world’s 19 best men’s curling teams will descend upon the K-Rock Centre from December 14-18 to compete for the $100,000 purse and valuable Canadian Team Ranking System points.   Notable teams confirmed for the BDO Canadian Open include reigning Olympic Champion, Kevin Martin; reigning World Champion, Jeff Stoughton; current world #1-ranked Mike McEwen; three-time World Champion, Glenn Howard; 2010 World Champion, Kevin Koe; four-time World Champion, Randy Ferbey; and 2006 Olympic Champion, Bra ...