(by Jonathan Brazeau) If you’ve ever watched curling with someone who is new to the sport, chances are you’ve heard this question before: Why doesn’t the team with the hammer just keep knocking out all of their opponents’ rocks? Well, … Continue reading
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Curler Kathy O’Rourke, along with Alanna Taylor and Louise Martin share their experience Photo: Heather Moyse CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. – Coming back home for a bit, two-time Olympic gold medalist Heather Moyse headlines Sport P.E.I.’s She Leads seminar set for Saturday, Sept. … Continue reading
Island curling facilities are starting to prepare for the upcoming season. Here are a couple of upcoming events: Montague: The Montague Curling Rink is holding a Social and their Annual General Meeting on Friday, September 21, from 6-9 pm, … Continue reading
The Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling, Masters, featuring the top 15 Men’s and Women’s curling teams in the world, returns to the Rath Eastlink Community Centre in Truro NS from October 23-28. Tickets are on sale now at 1-888-311-9090 or … Continue reading
The External Sport Credit Program (ESCP) gives eligible student-athletes the opportunity to earn graduation credits for approved athletes in grades 10, 11 and 12. While described as a sport credit, it is an educational credit and therefore learning is emphasized … Continue reading
Attention female athletes aged 10-15… Come and join former UPEI Soccer Star Tessa Roche, and hear about her high performance sport experience at this fun filled event. Tessa was the 2005 AUS Rookie of the year and then became the … Continue reading
Although PEI curling facilities have no ice as of yet, Island curlers are already doing well competing in other provinces. Brett Gallant and his partner Jocelyn Peterman (Winnipeg) won the Battleford Mixed Doubles Fall Curling Classic a week ago in … Continue reading
Sport PEI will once again host “She Leads” the morning of September 29, 2018, with special guest Heather Moyse. Check out the poster below with all the details. Click to register … Continue reading
The Glooscap Junior “Gift of Life” Invitational takes place December 14-16, 2018 at the Glooscap Curling Club in Kentville NS. 16 teams – U15 8 teams – U18 $115 / team 6-end games for U15 8-end games for U18 Guaranteed … Continue reading
In September of 2017, the World Curling Federation membership voted to change the Free Guard Zone rule as of the 2018-19 season to the five-rock FGZ rule, a change from the four rock rule. As a member of the WCF, … Continue reading
The Montague Curling Club is replacing its rocks, and is holding an online auction to help fund this initiative. The auction takes place from August 13-27. Well-known curlers have been asked to donate shirts and jackets for the auction. For more … Continue reading
The Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling, Masters, featuring the top 15 Men’s and Women’s curling teams in the world, returns to the Rath Eastlink Community Centre in Truro NS from October 23-28. Tickets are on sale now at 1-888-311-9090 or … Continue reading
Barbara McCurdy, the sister of PEI Curling Hall of Fame member Sharon Renner Knox who predeceased her in 2014, passed away recently in Ladner BC. Barbara played third for skip Diane Blanchard when they won the provincial women’s curling championship … Continue reading
PEI’s Brett Gallant, a KidSport PEI ambassador and one of the curlers in the 2018 Men of Curling Calendar, was at Sport PEI on Thursday to present a cheque for $8,000, proceeds from the calendar campaign, to KidSport PEI. Gemma … Continue reading
Wyman Millar of Summerside, who played second stone on the 1951-52 provincial junior (schoolboys) team skipped by Alex Campbell, with Derwyn Huestis at third and lead Clive MacDonald, passed away on Wednesday. Wyman’s wife Beverly is a member of the PEI Curling … Continue reading
Comp Dev Coaching & Leading Effectively * Must attend both sessions* Friday July 20th – 4:30 pm to 9:30 pm Friday July 27th – 4:30 pm to 9:30 pm House of Sport – Royalty Centre 40 Enman Crescent Cost is … Continue reading
There’s a new World Curling Tour men’s event coming to Halifax – the Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic at the Halifax Curling Club from November 15-18, with 16 teams, a triple-knockout format, and a total purse of $25,000. Live Scoring … Continue reading
The Centre for Curling Excellence 2018 MARITIME JUNIOR BONSPIEL takes place October 12-14, 2018 at Curl Moncton. $200 per team * Guaranteed 4 games. ELIGIBILITY: Must be under 21 as of June 30, 2018 ENTRIES: Space is Limited Only PAID entries placed … Continue reading
Here are the Competition Dates for this September’s Maritime Junior Competitive League at Curl Moncton: Saturday, September 8, 2018 Sunday, September 9, 2018 Saturday, September 15, 2018 Sunday, September 16, 2018 Saturday, September 22, 2018 Sunday, September 23, 2018 Saturday, … Continue reading
A Junior Development Camp for ages 11-15, along with their coaches, will take place on November 18 at the Amherst Curling Club. $50 per person includes lunch and a hoodie. Register at NSCurl.com … Continue reading
Start your curling season off on the right foot by working on key elements of the game at the Academy of Curling Camp, with camps October 5, 6, and 7 at the Dartmouth Curling Club, led by Russ Howard, Mary-Anne … Continue reading
Young curlers from across the country will once again be able to further their academic and athletic ambitions, thanks to the Curling Canada Foundation’s For the Love of Curling Scholarship program. Among the recipients last year were: Donald DeWolfe, Cornwall, P.E.I. … Continue reading
On an annual basis, Sport PEI awards three student-athlete scholarships valued at $1000. The criteria used to select the recipients includes achievements in sport, the classroom and their communities. This year, the scholarships were made possible thanks to donations from … Continue reading
Cornwall’s Lauren Lenentine is one of this year’s “SPIRIT OF SANDRA” scholarship winners. Previous winners have included Brooks Roche (2015) from Montague, and Veronica Smith (2014) from Cornwall. For the sixth consecutive year, the Sandra Schmirler Foundation has awarded … Continue reading
Young curlers from across the country will once again be able to further their academic and athletic ambitions, thanks to the Curling Canada Foundation’s For the Love of Curling Scholarship program. Among the recipients last year were: Donald DeWolfe, Cornwall, P.E.I. … Continue reading
The Trustees of the Joyce Myers Trust Fund, established under Curl Atlantic from profits from the 2003 Brier and the 2005 Roar of the Rings curling events in Atlantic Canada, have selected the 2018 recipients of its Curling Club Capital Works grants. This … Continue reading
The Trustees of the Joyce Myers Trust Fund, established under Curl Atlantic from profits from the 2003 Brier and the 2005 Roar of the Rings curling events in Atlantic Canada, have selected the 2018 recipients of its $500 Student/Athlete Scholarships. This was … Continue reading
The organizers of the second annual Cody Dixon Memorial Bonspiel, held January 19-21 at the Montague Curling Club, will be making a donation of $7,700 on Sunday during the IWK Telethon. The annual bonspiel is in memory of Cody Dixon who … Continue reading
15 SUCCESSFUL YEARS & GROWING Please read information for choosing the appropriate camp. Registration button below. Development Camp All-round Basic Skill Development Improvement of Fundamental Curling Skills: • Delivery • Sweeping Development of Team skills: • Team dynamics • Communication … Continue reading
WhiteCap Curling Camp Aug 5 – Aug 10, 2018 –> for ages 12-15 (call Rick for age exceptions) – accommodations included. Cost: $750 more on-ice time fun social activities with old and new friends special guests … Continue reading
Curl Moncton’s annual Surf n’ Curl bonspiel goes August 17-19, with entry deadline of August 3rd. $220/team, three games guaranteed, open format. Friday night mussel bar, Saturday lunch and lobster dinner included. Make cheques payable to Curl Moncton, 80 Lockhart … Continue reading
There’s been a lot of interest in doubles curling recently, especially with Canada winning an Olympic Gold Medal in Mixed Doubles. The Cornwall Curling Club along with other Island curling facilities, have been playing 2-person curling for years, with their … Continue reading
In a presentation just before Friday’s Cornwall Curling Club Annual General Meeting, club member Lauren Lenentine, who was a member of this year’s World Junior Women’s Curling Championship team skipped by Halifax’s Kaitlyn Jones, was honoured with the unveiling of … Continue reading
Cornwall Curling Club member Derek MacEwen was selected as a national finalist for Curling Canada’s Volunteer of the Year award for the 2017-2018 season. He was presented with a personalized Curling Canada jacket just prior to Cornwall’s Annual General Meeting on Friday … Continue reading
Registration for the Atlantic Recreation and Facilities Conference and Trade Show (May 30th to June 1st in Charlottetown, PEI) is still available. Head to www.arfc.ca for details and on-line registration. This exciting Atlantic gathering dedicated to Recreation and Facilities will have keynote speakers, sessions … Continue reading
(Sport PEI) Thirty-four athletes from across the province, from different sports and different ages, and including an impressive number of curlers, attended Sport PEI’s seventh Future Elites event. The athletes all have one goal: get to the next level. Future … Continue reading
The April SCORE! of the Month winner from Score! Charlottetown is curler Lauren Ferguson. She had a busy month curling at the Canadian Mixed Doubles Championship in Alberta with Calvin Smith. returning home to then curl in the Canadian Under … Continue reading
The Board of Trustees of the Joyce Myers Trust Fund created a Scholarship Fund as a means to assist our talented full-time student athletes in Atlantic Canada. Priority will be given to athletes attending Atlantic universities, colleges or vocational schools. Three scholarships of $500 each will be awarded … Continue reading
For the past 5 years, the Sandra Schmirler Foundation has awarded $5,000 scholarships to 6 deserving junior curlers. Winners have included Brooks Roche (2015) and Veronica Smith (2014) from PEI. The Spirit of Sandra Junior Curling Scholarship is intended for young … Continue reading
MONCTON – Moncton officially launched its bid to host the annual Canadian men’s curling championship, the Tim Hortons Brier, in 2020. It lost the bid to host the event in 2019 to Brandon, Man. Attendants, including Curl Moncton and City … Continue reading
The curling season is over on PEI, and curling facilities are holding Annual General Meetings. The Cornwall Curling Club will be holding theirs on Friday, May 11, beginning with a reception at 6:30 pm, while the Crapaud Community Curling Club’s … Continue reading
The Crapaud Curling Club’s annual ham cold plate take-out fundraiser takes place June 23, 2018, with pickup or delivery from 10 until 11:30 am. Cost is $12, and tickets MUST be pre-ordered. For tickets, please contact a Club member, or get … Continue reading
On Friday, May 25th, the Charlottetown Curling Complex will be holding a lobster/ham take-out dinner fundraiser. Lobster dinner is $25 and ham dinner is $15. Both include 2 scoops of potato salad, coleslaw, dinner roll, cucumber slices, tomatoes and carrot … Continue reading
The Committee for Provincial Championship Hosting (Ice) Standards, created at the last Curl PEI meeting, will be convening Tuesday, May 8 at 6 pm at the Charlottetown Curling Club. Clubs are invited to send representatives, who are asked to review the following … Continue reading
2018 Steele Cup Cash Capital Winter Club October 12 – 14, 2018 Thanks to our sponsor Steele GMC Buick for making it possible to host this event and support our club. Men’s Event CTRS Points 12 Mens 3 brackets of … Continue reading
The annual Fall Fling Junior Cashspiel rocks at the Silver Fox Entertainment Complex in Summerside from November 16 through 18 2018 and is open to the first twelve junior women’s and junior men’s teams to enter. Entry fee of $150 … Continue reading
Synergy Fitness & Nutrition is once again offering an off-season Sport Performance Training Program to Island curlers. This program includes fitness sessions, nutrition sessions and fitness testing. All ages are welcome. The folks at Synergy Fitness & Nutrition will work … Continue reading
Young curlers from across the country will once again be able to further their academic and athletic ambitions, thanks to the Curling Canada Foundation’s For the Love of Curling Scholarship program. Among the recipients last year were: Donald DeWolfe, Cornwall, P.E.I. … Continue reading
The Sport Law & Strategy Group provides legal solutions, planning and governance services, event management and sponsorship consulting, executive coaching and communications advice to leaders and organizations in the Canadian sport system. Join Steven Indig of the Sport and Law Strategy Group … Continue reading
The curling season is over on PEI, and curling facilities are holding Annual General Meetings. The Cornwall Curling Club will be holding theirs on Friday, May 11, beginning with a reception at 6:30 pm, while the Crapaud Community Curling Club’s … Continue reading
The Board of Trustees of the Joyce Myers Trust Fund created a Scholarship Fund as a means to assist our talented full-time student athletes in Atlantic Canada. Priority will be given to athletes attending Atlantic universities, colleges or vocational schools. Three scholarships of $500 each will be awarded … Continue reading
For the past 5 years, the Sandra Schmirler Foundation has awarded $5,000 scholarships to 6 deserving junior curlers. Winners have included Brooks Roche (2015) and Veronica Smith (2014) from PEI. The Spirit of Sandra Junior Curling Scholarship is intended for young … Continue reading
Nova Scotia’s world junior champions, Team Kaitlyn Jones, in their first Grand Slam event with new player Lauren Lenentine, are on Sportsnet at 3 pm Atlantic this afternoon, as they take on Team Sweeting.in the season finale Humpty’s Champions Cup … Continue reading
Sport PEI is very excited to salute the heroes of sport on the Island by hosting a Volunteer Recognition Reception for those with 25 years or more with an organization. Objective: Recognize volunteers on PEI who have been actively engaged … Continue reading
Synergy Fitness & Nutrition is once again offering an off-season Sport Performance Training Program to Island curlers. This program includes fitness sessions, nutrition sessions and fitness testing. All ages are welcome. The folks at Synergy Fitness & Nutrition will work … Continue reading
Over a nine-day span, three Canadian curling championships will be on the line at Willie O’Ree Place in Fredericton, N.B., it was announced today by Curling Canada. Photo, courtesy N45 Architecture Inc. The 2019 U SPORTS/Curling Canada Curling Championships, and … Continue reading
The Mixed Doubles competition, for players who didn’t take part in the playoffs, wrapped up on Saturday at the Canadian Under 18 Boys and Girls Curling Championships in St. Andrews New Brunswick, with coach David Murphy and skip Lauren Ferguson … Continue reading
SAINT ANDREWS, N.B. — An already amazing season for Nova Scotia youth curling got even better on Saturday night at the W.C. O’Neill Arena Complex. Nova Scotia teams claimed both gold medals at the 2018 Canadian Under 18 Boys and Girls Curling … Continue reading
The Canadian Under 18 Boy’s and Girl’s Curling Championships wrap up today with the 6 pm Gold and Bronze medal games (Follow the action: http://www.curling.ca/2018under18/ ) in St. Andrew’s New Brunswick. Fair Play Awards, as recognized by the officials at the … Continue reading
Carly Smith of Moncton, N.B., has been curling since she was six, and this week she’s competing at the 2018 Canadian Under-18 Boys and Girls Curling Championships in St. Andrews, playing third for Team New Brunswick (Host) team – a … Continue reading
The Mayflower Curling Junior Development Camp takes place September 8-9 2018 at the Mayflower Curling Club in Halifax. Registration Deadline is June 30, 2018. Registration forms may be posted or emailed. Payment by cheque or e-transfer. Key items covered include: … Continue reading
The round robin wrapped up on Thursday night, and sixteen teams – eight boys’, eight girls’ – will now move on to the Championship double-knockout round of the 2018 Canadian Under-18 Boy’s and Girl’s Curling Championships in St. Andrews, N.B. … Continue reading
The 2018 Canadian Stick Curling Championship wrapped up on April 5 at the St. Albert Curling Club in St. Albert, Alberta. PEI was represented by the duo of Roger Gavin and Walter Callaghan from the Western Community Curling Club in … Continue reading
The PEI teams each had a pair of close losses on Wednesday at the Canadian Under 18 Boys and Girls Curling Championships in St. Andrews New Brunswick, with Team Lauren Ferguson sitting at 1-3 win-loss, and Team Mitchell Schut at … Continue reading
Former World Junior, Two-time Canadian Junior, and nine-time PEI Women’s (Scotties) champion Suzanne Birt announced her return to competitive curling this afternoon on Twitter and Facebook: **New Team Alert** Skip: Suzanne Birt Third: Marie Christianson Second: Meaghan Hughes Lead: Michelle … Continue reading
Rink and curling club operators were invited to take part in one of three special ammonia and Freon safety training courses in P.E.I. this week. The half-day course demonstrated things like how to keep the machinery running smoothly, proper facility safety measures and how … Continue reading
The annual Souris Curling Club Lobster Trap Bonspiel goes this Friday through Sunday at the Eastern Kings Sportsplex in Souris. Come on down and watch curling on arena ice! Here are the opening draws. … Continue reading
All teams were in action on Tuesday at the 2018 Canadian Under-18 Boys and Girls Curling Championships in St. Andrews, N.B., with pool play underway to determine who will move on to the championship round later this week. Alexis Burris … Continue reading
The Canadian Under 18 Boys and Girls Curling Championships are underway in St. Andrews New Brunswick. The first draw took place Monday evening, while the opening ceremonies were at 9 this morning, before Draw 2 at 10 am. Team PEI … Continue reading
The opening ceremonies go at 9 this morning with the first draw of day 2 going at 10 am at the Canadian Under 18 Boys and Girls Curling Championships in St. Andrews New Brunswick. Photo (L-R): Mitchell Schut, Nick Johnston, Liam … Continue reading
Team PEI Girls opening game against New Brunswick, originally scheduled for 6 this evening, at the Canadian Under-18 Boys and Girls Curling Championships in St. Andrews NB has now been moved to the end of the round robin draw, at … Continue reading
The annual “Meltdown” funspiel, sponsored by Labatt, takes place April 13, 14, and 15 at the Crapaud Community Curling Club. Entry fee of $160 per team guarantees three games, and fun! There’s entertainment, plus mussels, dinner, fun activities, and a … Continue reading
J.E. Lorn “Luker” Burke 1931-2018 Peacefully at Beach Grove Home on Tuesday, March 27, 2018 of J. E. Lorn “Luker” Burke of Charlottetown, age 86 years, a long-time employee of Sears. Beloved husband of Beryl Burke (nee Beagan) and dear … Continue reading
Canada’s top up-and-coming curlers are playing for national championships for a second straight year in the province of New Brunswick, following a successful debut last April in Moncton. The 2018 Canadian Under-18 Boys and Girls Curling Championships are being staged in Saint … Continue reading
LAS VEGAS — It was a bad-news, good-news kind of night for Canadian curling fans Sunday at Orleans Arena. World championship silver-medallists, from left, Curling Canada Board Chair Resby Coutts, Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker, Tom Sallows … Continue reading
The Gold and Bronze medal games brought the 2018 Coastland Engineering and Surveying Canadian Masters Curling Championship at the Cloverdale Curling Club and Peace Arch Curling Centre to a close today in Surrey/White Rock BC. Closing ceremony – photo courtesy … Continue reading
The Charlottetown Curling Complex, where Team Gushue member Brett Gallant began his impressive curling career, will be open this evening for anyone who wants to watch them win their second consecutive World gold medal. Stop in early and grab a … Continue reading
Team Robyn MacPhee posted the following on their Facebook page this morning: To all our supporters, We wanted to thank everyone who has supported our team over the past two seasons (whatever shape or form it came in)! We consider … Continue reading
Semifinal play wrapped up Saturday afternoon, with the gold and bronze medal games going today at the 2018 Coastland Engineering and Surveying Canadian Masters Curling Championship, for curlers age 60 and over, at the Cloverdale Curling Club and the Peace Arch Curling … Continue reading
The 59th Canadian Firefighters Curling Championship wrapped up on Saturday afternoon, with Team Saskatchewan winning the event. The closing banquet and awards ceremony was held later on Saturday, with Team PEI skip Gordon MacFadyen from the Summerside Fire Department winning the … Continue reading
LAS VEGAS — It’ll be a gold-medal rematch Sunday at the 2018 361° World Men’s Curling Championship, presented by Ford of Canada. Photo, World Curling Federation/Steve Seixeiro Defending world champ Brad Gushue and his team from St. John’s — vice-skip Mark … Continue reading
The 59th Canadian Firefighters Curling Championship wrapped up today in Thunder Bay Ontario, with Team Saskatchewan, skipped by Gregg Tarasoff out of the Saskatoon Fire Department winning the event, edging the defending champion Alberta rink skipped by Aaron Bartling 8-7 in … Continue reading
LAS VEGAS — There are now just three wins separating Canada’s Brad Gushue and a second straight gold medal at the 2018 361° World Men’s Curling Championship, presented by Ford of Canada. Brad Gushue’s Canadian team will take on the United … Continue reading
Play continues at the 2018 Coastland Engineering & Surveying Canadian Masters Curling Championships in Surrey and Whiterock BC. Sandy Hope. Photo by Leo Le Couteur The PEI women’s team, skipped by Sandy Hope, finished round robin play with a 2-3 … Continue reading
Round robin play wrapped up on Thursday afternoon, with the Page playoffs starting at 10 Eastern this morning at the 59th Canadian Firefighters Curling Championships in Thunder Bay. Play is over for Team PEI, represented by the Summerside Fire Department and … Continue reading
Fresh off guiding the South Koreans to an unprecedented run to the Olympic finals, curling coach Peter Gallant is looking to make a return trip in 2022 — but this time with a new team. Peter Gallant P.E.I.’s Gallant helped guide the … Continue reading
PEI’s men’s and women’s teams, skipped by Cornwall’s Bill and Sandy Hope, split their Tuesday games at the Canadian Masters Curling Championships, for curlers age 60 and over, being played in White Rock and Surrey BC. The PEI men lost a … Continue reading
Team PEI, skipped by Gordon MacFadyen out of the Summerside Fire Department, are still looking for a win at the 59th Canadian Firefighters Curling Championship in Thunder Bay, following two more losses on Tuesday – 9-1 to BC, and 9-4 to Southern Ontario. 2013 champ Gregg … Continue reading
LAS VEGAS — On a day during which Canadian curling icon Kevin Martin was inducted into the World Curling Hall of Fame, Brad Gushue provided some proof of his own Hall of Fame credentials at the 2018 361° World Men’s Curling … Continue reading
Play got underway Monday at the Canadian Masters Curling Championships, for curlers age 60 and over, being played in White Rock and Surrey BC. PEI is represented by the Bill Hope men’s team and the Sandy Hope women’s rink. The … Continue reading
Team PEI, skipped by Gordon MacFadyen out of the Summerside Fire Department, are still looking for a win at the 59th Canadian Firefighters Curling Championship in Thunder Bay, following an 8-6 loss to the Northwest Territories in their only game … Continue reading
The Canadian Masters Curling Championships, for curlers age 60 and over, at the Cloverdale Curling Club and Peace Arch Curling Centre in Surrey and White Rock BC, got underway last evening with the opening ceremonies. Click for video from Craig Mackie. … Continue reading
Team PEI, skipped by Gordon MacFadyen and representing the Summerside Fire Department, is still looking for its first win at the 59th Canadian Firefighters Curling Championship, taking place in Thunder Bay Ontario, after a tough start against back to back … Continue reading
The Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship wraps up today in Leduc Alberta. CBC TV is broadcasting the final. PEI’s representatives, Lauren Ferguson and Calvin Smith from the Crapaud Community Curling Club. picked up a round-robin win against Dana Ferguson/John Epping … Continue reading
LAS VEGAS — Nearly two years after it started, Canada’s win streak at the world men’s and women’s curling championships came to an end Saturday night at Orleans Arena. (Photo, World Curling Federation/Richard Gray) Reigning world champion Brad Gushue and … Continue reading
LAS VEGAS — It may have taken longer than a pro-Canadian crowd at the Orleans Arena had expected, but in the end, it was a familiar result for Brad Gushue and his St. John’s team at the 2018 361° World … Continue reading
The opening draw is in the books at the 59th Canadian Firefighters Curling Championship in Thunder Bay Ontario, with all teams except Northern Ontario seeing action. PEI’s team from the Summerside Fire Department, skipped by Gordon MacFadyen, lost their opening … Continue reading
Charlottetown’s Peter Gallant, who recently coached the South Korean Women’s Team to an Olympic Silver Medal, announced this evening that he will be taking on a new coaching assignment next season, for the Silvana Tirinzoni women’s rink, who were Switzerland’s representatives … Continue reading
Play begins Monday, April 2nd and wraps up Sunday the 8th at the Coastal Engineering & Surveying Canadian Masters Curling Championships, for curlers age 60 and over, at the Cloverdale Curling Club and Peace Arch Curling Centre in Surrey and White … Continue reading
Team Ontario, skipped by Bryan Cochrane, with PEI natives Ian MacAulay and Morgan Currie at third and second, along with lead Kenneth Sullivan, beat New Brunswick’s Terry Odishaw rink 5-2 this afternoon to win the men’s final of the Everest … Continue reading