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Pomeroy Inn & Suites signs on as title sponsor of The National, the third Capital One Grand Slam of Curling event of the season This year’s star-studded field includes nine of the top 10-ranked men’s teams in the world Fans in attendance at the EnCana Events Centre can enter for their chance at $1 million by filling out ballots for the Capital One Million Dollar Button contest   DAWSON CREEK, BC, January 13, 2012 – The world’s best curlers are heading to Dawson Creek, BC, later this month for the Pomeroy Inn & Suites National, the third leg of this season’s Capital One Grand Slam of Curling. Eighteen teams, including 16 from Canada and two European teams, will descend upon the EnCana Events Centre to compete for the $100,000 purse as well as coveted Canadian Team Ranking System (CTRS) points, from January 25-29.   Pomeroy Inn & Suites has signed on as the title sponsor to this year’s edition of The National. The exclusive accommodation provid ...

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 ...

Sweepers hailed as Olympic champion ties Roger Federer for Grand Slam titles VERNON, B.C. – Call it winning ugly. Edmonton's Kevin Martin lost two games in the round robin, was fortunate in the semifinal and then hung on to edge Winnipeg's Jeff Stoughton 5-3 to capture the 2010 Swiss Chalet National curling title. "I'm ready for a break," said Martin, whose team of third John Morris and sweeping superstars Marc Kennedy and Ben Hebert earned $24,000 in the second Capital One Grand Slam of Curling event  of the season at the Wesbild Centre. "2010 was just an amazing year for our team, and to finish it off like that, it's a dream." The "Old Bear" of curling was clearly off his game in Vernon, but was saved numerous times by the powerful brushing of Kennedy and Hebert. In the fourth end, Martin threw a "soft" in-turn and his brushers leaped into gear. With Morris braying at the far end, the stone squeaked by a guard for a perfect shot. On his last shot of the game – Mar ...

Vernon mom beats five other contestants in star curling debut VERNON, B.C. – Teri Schiman's 10-year-old son has already been curling for five years, but it was the rookie curling mom who threw a winning stone toward the Capital One Million Dollar Button. Schiman was up against five other B.C. fans in the qualifying round for the national contest, and the closest throw to the button would earn a trip to Oshawa, Ont. for the third Capital One Grand Slam event of the season, the BDO Canadian Open. During the championship final on Jan. 30, one lucky contestant will have a chance to throw a curling stone for $1 million. Schiman's throw came in front of CBC-TV cameras and the competitors preparing for today's championship final of the Swiss Chalet National, Team Kevin Martin of Edmonton and Team Jeff Stoughton of Winnipeg. When her stone slid to a stop in the back eight-foot ring, the boisterous crowd at the Wesbild Centre erupted in cheers. "My son is an awesome curler ...

Ontarians vanquished; six BC amateurs will throw for a chance at $1 million VERNON, B.C. – Just 36 hours after beating Kevin Martin for the first time in over three years, Jeff Stoughton has to do it again. Winnipeg's Stoughton dumped Glenn Howard of Coldwater, Ont. 8-5 in one semifinal while Olympic champion Martin edged Toronto's Wayne Middaugh 6-5 in the other to set up an intriguing championship final at the Swiss Chalet National. Martin has a 26-18 career won/loss record over Stoughton, including a string of 12 wins in a row between the fall of 2007 and last Friday night, when Stoughton finally beat him 5-3. Middaugh held a 4-2 advantage at the midway point of the match, but a Martin deuce in the sixth end followed by a forced Middaugh single in the seventh opened the door for Martin to try for a winning deuce coming home. Middaugh had to make back-to-back wide draws in the final frame to maintain control. His first effort was perfect, but the second throw from the two-time ...

Big names bite back in final curling event of 2010 VERNON, B.C. – After a shaky round-robin performance, those familiar curling names found their footing in the first playoff round at the Swiss Chalet National. The second Capital One Grand Slam of Curling event of the season – and final championship of the 2010 calendar year – at the Wesbild Centre will feature Olympic champion Kevin Martin of Edmonton against Toronto's Wayne Middaugh in one semifinal, while Winnipeg's Jeff Stoughton takes on Glenn Howard of Coldwater, Ont. in the other. The semifinals take place Saturday evening at 6:00pm Pacific Time, and are televised in Canada on CBC BOLD and also webstreamed at cbc.ca/sports/curling. International fans can watch online at: curlingtv.cansportlive.com Martin defeated Sweden's Niklas Edin 9-6 in one quarterfinal, stealing a point in the third end for a 3-2 lead and then grabbing a big four-count in the fifth. Edin, who finsihed fourth at Vancouver 2010, has beaten Mart ...

Canadian and WORLDWIDE live webstreams now available VERNON, British Columbia, CANADA – Capital One and iSport Media and Management are pleased to announce another weekend of live curling game coverage available worldwide from the 2010 Swiss Chalet National in Vernon. The second of four events in the 2011 Capital One Grand Slam of Curling series, the Swiss Chalet National began Wednesday night and featured 18 world-ranked men's teams battling for a $100,000 prize purse. Eight teams now remain and each of the three weekend playoff draws can be watched LIVE from anywhere in the world – International online viewers: grandslamofcurling.com/curlingtv Canadian online viewers: cbc.ca/sports/curling Canadian TV viewers: CBC and CBC Bold (semifinals only) International viewers can watch the entire weekend playoff action – the Saturday quarterfinals and semifinals, and Sunday championship final – for just CDN $7.99 -or- select preferred single matches at CDN $4.99 each. The web ...

Grand Slam of Curling is proud to announce that Mike McEwen will be our guest on a live stream interview, where his fans can ask questions and get answers in real-time. On Saturday December 18th at 3pm PT (6pm ET), visit grandslamofcurling.com/chat/ to watch McEwen interact with the viewers. You may also post a comment below for a chance to have your question answered.

Stoughton beats Martin after remarkable three-year, 0-12 drought VERNON, B.C. – The eight-team playoff round of the Swiss Chalet National is set, and curling titans Glenn Howard and Kevin Martin barely qualified – in seventh and eighth positions. Leading the pack are the undefeated youngsters Niklas Edin (Sweden) and Mike McEwen (Winnipeg) who both finished at 5-0. In their final round-robin games, McEwen made a late charge to upend Toronto's John Epping 9-5 and Edin thrashed Jason Montgomery of Duncan, B.C. by an 8-1 scoreline. Martin, the Olympic champion from Edmonton, lost two of his last three matches to finish at 3-2, including a Friday night 5-3 loss to Winnipeg's Jeff Stoughton. It marked Stoughton's first victory over Martin in over three years, dating back to November 2007. Up to Friday night, Martin had won 12 head-to-head matches in a row. Stoughton, who finished at 4-1, was unaware of exactly how much time – and how many games – had elapsed. "It's b ...

McEwen and Edin – not Martin or Howard – are unbeaten at The Swiss Chalet National VERNON, B.C. – Sochi 2014 is a long way off, but the future of high-performance curling is already making noise as this remarkable 2010 Olympic year draws to a close. The playoff picture at the Swiss Chalet National at the Wesbild Centre is looming, but the two remaining undefeated teams aren't named Martin or Howard. Mike McEwen of Winnipeg and Niklas Edin of Karlstad, Sweden are the teams at 4-0, and both squads have built their young lineups for the drive to Sochi. Edin followed up Thursday night's win over current Olympic champion Kevin Martin of Edmonton with a solid 7-4 win over two-time Brier champion Jeff Stoughton of Winnipeg. Stoughton, Martin, Edmonton's Don Walchuk and Toronto's Wayne Middaugh are all running second at 3-1. McEwen climbed to 4-0 with an emphatic 8-5 victory over three-time world champion Glenn Howard of Coldwater, Ont. The loss dropped Howard to 2-2 with one g ...