It's A Rollercoaster Ride At The Worlds

What a ride for the Canucks. Yesterday's loss to Japan is so typical in the game of curling. And you have to hand it to the Japanese team, they played excellent, much to the dismay of Team Jacobs. It seems Brad Jacob's confidence has been rendered a bit shaky but he is a great player and I'm sure he will get it all together. I can't imagine the pressure of representing the country and having that sit on you game after game. Still in all, the boys are 7 - 2 and still sitting at the top of the standings, albeit in a tie with the ever-present Scottish squad.

And kudos to Team Denmark who continue to stay with it! And the Russian crew have been playing well and they certainly gave the Canadians a tough battle yesterday afternoon. Their curling program certainly is making strides.

The Canadians will meet Denmark today and as they have been painfully made aware of, no team can be taken for granted! They will have to focus and play well and after that, they will meet Sweden and we all know that Nicholas Edin is no slouch even though he is not as high in the standings as might have been expected. These guys can, however, get on a roll so the Canucks will have to bring their A Game. If Team Jacobs can win this next two games, on this, the final day of round robin play, then they will go 9 - 2 and secure a spot in the 1 - 2 game.

As this tournament nears the playoffs, I find myself becoming more and more anxious for the Canadian squad. I would like so much for them to win...not only to win a world championship which would be totally awesome not only for these dedicated young fellows, but for Northern Ontario curling and for Canada. But that's not all, to win the worlds would give Team Jacobs a great chance to secure a spot in the Roar of the Rings. Not only that, but they would also get to the Continental Cup of Curling in Vegas where I will be happy to see them and shake their hands on a job well done!

Meanwhile, things have pretty well ground to a halt at the BRCC. The ice is long out and tonight the BRCC Belles will have their closing banquet and then that will be it. On to summer projects and making improvements to our club.

It's been another successful year at the BRCC and we can be thankful for that. However, the strength of our club is not something to be taken for granted. We still need to get new members into the club and into the Roaring Game. So over the summer, while you are hanging out with your pals in the hot, summer sun, tell your friends about how fun curling is and look to getting them involved. As curlers, the onus is on us to keep growing the game and keep growing our club.

Rock On!

The Curling Chronic