Monday Mixed

Fortunately, we wear curling shoes at the BRCC and they do not have bunny ears so there is  no possibility of something like this happening. Easter will be in March this year which means the Mens Closing Spiel will be a week earlier on the 21, 22, 23 and 24th. But before that happens, the BRCC Mixed is happening on Feb 22 and 23rd. This is a 2 day spiel, an idea which people seem to have warmed up to. But in these 2 days, there are lots of games and there is a dance on the Saturday night. Last year was a blast..I imagine it will be the same this year. The BRCC always has fun events...the best on the north shore. Just ask around, and you will see that everyone knows where the BRCC is! Brian and Nancy West run this spiel and they do an excellent job. This couple has always been active in the club and here is another duo that is a huge asset to the BRCC. And they are great people too...fun to hang out with and certainly fun to play against.

Ice A: Gator Fortin vs Brian West. WIN for Fortin. The West squad enjoy their curling. And they are fellow curling chronics. Winning is not paramount for them..they enjoy playing the game and hanging out with people at the club. They win the "Social Butterflies" Award.

Ice B: Jerry Jensen vs Al Viel. WIN for Viel. The Jensen crew, with Scotty Smith at the helm, were forced into a second place finish by the tough Viel squad. It's the "Red Bum" Award for Scotty and he also wins the "Takin' One For The Team" Award.

Ice C: Michel Rivard vs Bob Villeneuve. WIN for Villeneuve. The Villeneuve crew had a close one going with the Rivard rink for a good part of this game but things got away from them in the latter stages. The Villeneuve crew is a pretty consistent crew and they win the majority of their games. Bob has Terry Fryer in the second position and these two have good curling chemistry. They also curl together in the Thursday Mens. They win the "Iggy And Squiggy Of Curling" Award.

Ice B (Late)  Glen Austin vs Francois Lemieux. WIN for Austin. The  Monday Newfie Bullet could not be caught by the Lemieux rink, but there was no Stinkin Thinkin by them. They win the "Sinkin' Thinkin'" Award.

And that's another Monday Mixed for the record books. The curling season will be ramping up outside the BRCC as the Scotties Tournament of Hearts will be starting in a couple of weeks and not long after that, the Brier will be televised. There will be lots of curling to think about, that's for sure. Been thinking about the Continental Cup of Curling? Well, in January 2014, it is going to be held in Las Vegas. I'm stoked. We have already purchased our tickets and booked our hotel. Why not give it some thought. It would be awesome to have a Blind River contingency at this event. It may be one of the very few times that you will go to Vegas to watch curling. Curling food for thought.

Rock On!

The Curling Chronic