Brad Gushue, representative of Newfoundland and Labrador at his 15th Brier, will play as defending Brier and world champion wearing Team Canada colours against 21-year-old Greg Smith of St. John’s, mentored by Toby McDonald. Back in 1976, McDonald came to the Regina Brier as third for Jack MacDuff’s Newfoundland team that shocked Canada by winning it. Last year Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant and Geoff Walker became the first Newfoundland team in 41 years to win it. And of course, he remembers being a kid in 2006 when Gushue won the Olympic gold medal in Torino. And here’s a Newfoundland Brier trivia question for you.

Source: National Post March 04, 2018 03:56 UTC