PEI’s Bob Cameron rink are 1-1 after opening day play at the 47th Canadian Postal Employees Curling Classic at the Mayflower Curling Club in Halifax. PEI, represented for the third consecutive year by the same rink, which includes Eldon Kilbride (3rd), Mike Bernard (second), and Regan Kenny (lead), won their Sunday afternoon opener 11-10 in an extra end over BC (Gary Smith), aided by a five-point eighth end, but lost their second game, 8-7 to Ontario (Steve Dineen). Nova Scotia, skipped by Kris Tynski, and last year’s runner-up rink skipped by Ron Rosengren of Northern Ontario are undefeated at 2-0.
Skip: Bob Cameron, Third: Eldon Kilbride, Second: Mike Bernard, Lead: Regan Kenny
Round robin draws go Monday through Thursday at 10 am and 2:30 pm, and wrap up Friday at 10 am. PEI plays Manitoba (Dan Malkowich) this morning, and Northern Ontario (Rosengren) this afternoon.
Tiebreakers, if needed, go at 2:30 pm Friday, with Page playoffs (1st vs 2nd, 3rd vs 4th) at 7 pm. The semi-final ((loser of the 1 vs 2 vs winner of the 3 vs 4) goes Saturday April 20 at 10 am, with the final (winner 1 vs 2 vs winner semi) at 2 pm.
Results are at www.postalcurling.ca/content/Draws
Additional information is available at postalcurling.ca and postalsport.com.
