Thursday Mens

Now what you have here is the future of our sport. These fine young men are Kale Goudreau, Stephen Berthelot, Dawson Kluding and Jacob May. They had a great weekend of curling and while they will not be going to the Bantam Provincials this year, they made quite a splash at the Regional Playdowns and won the hearts of the fans. I'm hoping they will stay together as a team and play more curling next season. Perhaps join a league and play some regular games. Curling food for thought.

So they were back at it for the second half of the season for the Thursday mens League. Turns out that it was the Michell rink in first place at the break...ahead by 1 point. These are the current club champions and they are having an excellent season thus far. It will be interesting to see if they can maintain this winning streak.

Ice C (Tuesday): Keith Rouselle vs Rick Berthelot. WIN for Rouselle. The Molson Exers are back posting a win for their first night in the second half. The Exers are a solid team and have the potential to get to the top of the leaderboard. They win the "Gittin' A Prescription For 'Curl-Agra" Award.

Ice D: Glen Austin vs Dan Berthelot. WIN for Austin. The Thursday Newfie Bullet posts a win to start the second half. We are right on the heels of the Mitchell crew (1 point behind). We win the "Just Waitin' For The Stumble" Award.

Ice A (Thursday): Dave Mitchell vs Craig Roberts. WIN for Mitchell. The Mitchell team, as stated previous is the current top dog in the league going into the break. They win the "Lonely At The Top" Award.

Ice B: Al Viel vs Jim Kendrick. WIN for Viel. The Kendrick rink has had a win some / lose some kind of season but they have the potential to work their way to the top of the leaderboard. They win the "Flyin' Under The Radar" award.

Ice C: Francois Lemieux vs Rick Rouselle. WIN for Lemieux. The Posties are also on the heels of the Mitchell rink and have had an incredible season thus far. They will need to keep it together for a while longer if they want to capture top spot. They win the "Lookin' For Some Glue" Award.

Ice A (Late):  Ben Lemieux vs Brian Tonelli. WIN for Lemieux . The Robb Road Express continues to have a good run. They too hover near the top of the leaderboard and this veteran team seems hell-bent on capturing the Club Championship. They win the "Lookin' To Be King" Award.

Ice B: Yvon Valiquette vs Mike Laderoute. WIN for Valiquette. After a slow start, the Valiquette crew is poised for a strong finish. They win the "We Were Just Kidding In The First Half" Award.

Ice C: Chris Zagar vs Jeff Mitchell. WIN for Mitchell. The Mitchell crew was like a bullet out of the starting gate this season but along the way, ran into some turbulence but it is looking like they are back and ready to post some wins. They win the "Lookin' To Recapture The Glory" Award.

Ice D: Bob Villeneuve vs John Hammond. WIN for Villeneuve. The Villeneuve rink had a sluggish start to the season but it looks like all that is behind them now and they are moving forward. They win the "To Infinity And Beyond" Award.

So that is how it played out on this Thursday Mens and I must say, it feels good to be caught up again.

In other news, did you catch any of the continental Cup of Curling? BRCC pal Dean Gemmell was playing in it and he showed the curling world that he could pound a rock with the best of them. It was good to see Dean participating in this event and hopefully he will make it back to the US Nationals and eventually the World Championships. Undoubtedly, this team works hard and they will have earned it.

Rock On!

The Curling Chronic