Moving day moved quickly Wednesday morning at the Tim Hortons Brier. Big early wins by Alberta’s Kevin Martin and Newfoundland/Labrador’s Brad Gushue effectively pushed their teams into the playoffs, while at the same time stifling the chances of Saskatchewan’s Steve Laycock and Nova Scotia’s Shawn Adams respectively.
Martin scored early and often against the Regina crew, winning 11-3, handing them their fourth loss. That combined with Gushue’s 9-3 victory over the Bluenosers put four teams – Alberta, Ontario, Newfoundland, and Manitoba – the quartet most favoured coming into the London week – firmly into the weekend equation making the math difficult for any other team to crack.
The Martin win sets up another big prime time match up tonight when he will play Manitoba’s Jeff Stoughton who is 6-1 and was idle this morning.
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Brad Gushue at the 2011 Tim Hortons Brier