— Brad Gushue has played in the national men’s curling championship on 13 previous occasions and come up short each time. Gushue guided his Newfoundland and Labrador team to a 7-5 win over Manitoba’s Mike McEwen in the Page playoff 1-2 game on Friday evening. With the victory, he earned a direct berth into the championship game Sunday night. It was a good game with a lot of good shots.”Canada’s Kevin Koe will take on Northern Ontario’s Brad Jacobs in the Page playoff 3-4 game Saturday afternoon. The winner will play McEwen in the evening semifinal for a berth in the championship game.

Source: National Post March 11, 2017 06:33 UTC