(CCA/PEICA) PEI’s Sarah Fullerton rink was on a winning note today at the Canadian Juniors in Napanee Ont., putting a major crimp in Nova Scotia’s playoff plans this morning by defeating the Emily Dwyer team from Halifax, 6-4, and then recording a 7-5 win over New Brunswick in the afternoon draw. Manitoba, Alberta and BC are all at 8-2 going into tonight’s  draw, followed by Nova Scotia at 6-4 and PEI at 6-5. Both PEI and Nova Scotia are out of the playoffs as only the top three teams advance. The round robin wraps up on Friday with draws at 9 and 2 Atlantic. PEI finished play in the afternoon draw. against Quebec.

PEI’s Sara MacRae (CCA photo)

The PEI men’s rink, skipped by Alex Matters didn’t fare as well today, losing 8-6 to Nova Scotia (Stuart Thompson of Halifax) this morning, and 10-2 to New Brunswick’s Josh Barry foursome this afternoon and have a 3-8 win-loss record. Alberta leads the men with a 9-1 record, followed by Manitoba at 8-2. Ontario and Nova Scotia are 8-3.

The top three finishers make the playoffs, with the winners advancing to their respective finals on Saturday (women) and Sunday (men), with both games televised live on TSN at 8:00 pm AT. The second and third place finishers meet in semi-finals to determine the other finalists.

The winners of the M&M Meat Shops Canadian Juniors will then represent Canada at the World Juniors, March 3-11 in Östersund, Sweden.