(CCA) Teamwork is proving to be the key for Kevin Martin’s defending Olympic champion quartet as they head into today’s (9 p.m Atlantic on TSN) championship final in the Canada Cup of Curling.
The Edmonton-based Martin outfit won its sixth straight game at the Canadian Curling Association’s first major event of the season, defeating Glenn Howard of Coldwater, Ont., 7-4 in the Page One playoff game at The Arena on Saturday morning.
“We feel good. It’s the truth,” said Martin, whose Saville Sports Centre outfit includes third John Morris, second Marc Kennedy, and lead Ben Hebert.
“I didn’t play very well, but then John did. And John didn’t play very well last night (in their pool-play finale against Randy Ferbey), so then Marc did. So it’s all up to somebody else.”
Which is to say, it’s a team game.
Howard, whose record against Martin is far from scintillating — 0-for-6 in the Tim Hortons Brier, 1-for-3 in the Canadian Olympic trials and the Canada Cup and 1-for-2 in the Players’ championship, earned another return match with the gold-medal team Saturday night by ousting defending Brier champion Kevin Koe of Edmonton 9-7 in the semi-final.