Defending champion Gushue wins opening game at the Tim Hortons Brier
Defending champ Brad Gushue picked up where he left off at the Canadian men’s curling championship with an opening victory Friday night.Gushue held off the 2020 world junior champion 6-5 in a back-and-forth round-robin opener at Budweiser Gardens.
“We held them until the last end,” said Gauthier, a 24-year-old Brier rookie. “I couldn’t be more proud of how the guys played. There were a couple shots here and there that I’d personally like back.Gushue has won the Tim Hortons Brier on four occasions over the last six years. His Brier victory last season in Lethbridge, Alta., was sandwiched by an Olympic bronze and world silver.He showed his form in the opening end with a freeze by the button that helped generate a single.
In other games, the Wild Card 1 team skipped by Brendan Bottcher dumped Prince Edward Island’s Tyler Smith 8-2. Karsten Sturmay’s Wild Card 3 rink topped New Brunswick’s Scott Jones 7-3.
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