Gallant rink clinches top spot with win over U.S. at junior worlds
LYNDON LITTLE
Canwest News Service
VANCOUVER — He came into the 2009 world junior curling championships with no previous experience as well as carrying the weight of the maple leaf on his back.
But P.E.I.’s Brett Gallant of Charlottetown has come through the round robin in style. The 19-year-old skip of the Team Canada men’s team defeated defending champion Chris Plys of the U.S. 9-3 Thursday to clinch first place with an 8-1 record.