Brett Gallant and John Likely advance to playoff round at Mayflower spiel

The Molson Mayflower Cashspiel, part of the Atlantic Curling Tour, wraps up today at the Mayflower Curling Club in Halifax.  PEI’s Brett Gallant team finished round robin play with a 5-0 win-loss record, and will face Mark Kehoe of Windsor in one of the quarter-final games this morning at 9. Charlottetown’s John Likely also made it to the quarters, with a 4-1 record, and will play Shawn Adams of the host club this morning.  Other members of the Brett Gallant foursome are Adam Casey, Anson Carmody and Alex MacFadyen, while Phil Gorveatt, Mark Butler, and Mike Dillon round out the Likely squad.

 Other quarter-finals will see Mayflower teams Jamie Murphy and Doug MacKenzie face off, and Ken Myers of the host club face Chad Stevens of Chester.

The two other PEI teams entered finished out of the money, with Eddie MacKenzie finishing round  robin play at 2-3, and Rebecca Jean MacPhee picking up one win against four losses.

The semis go at 12:30, with the finals set for 3:30 pm. The winning team will go home with $2500, with $1500 for the runner-up, $1250 for 3rd and 4th place, and $1000 for the remaining quarter-finalists.

24 teams from across the Maritimes took part in this event.

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