Skip Kevin Koe struggled with his draw weight early in a 9-5 win over Italy’s Joel Retornaz before displaying the form that has made his rink the top-ranked team in the world. Italy skip Joel Retornaz seemed in control early against Canada, but Kevin Koe’s rink made the most of Italian mistakes. ( Paul Chiasson / THE CANADIAN PRESS )“There was no panic because we’ve been in that situation a thousand times,” said Koe coach John Dunn. Koe struggled with his draw weight again in the fourth — this time he was light — as he settled for a single. In the seventh, Koe made a draw to set up a force and Retornaz delivered with a hit and roll for the lead.

Source: thestar April 01, 2019 02:37 UTC