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Canada’s Top Male Curlers Aim to Sweep Their Way to the National Men’s Curling Title at the 2014 TIM HORTONS BRIER, Live on TSN
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TORONTO (February 26, 2014) – TSN rocks the house from March 1-9 to deliver all the action from Canada’s national men’s curling championship, the 2014 TIM HORTONS BRIER, live from Kamloops, B.C. In total, Canada’s Sports Leader delivers 70+ hours of exclusive live coverage, all the way from Draw 1 (Saturday, March 1) at 4:30 p.m. ET to the Final on Sunday, March 9 at 7:30 p.m. ET (see below for complete broadcast schedule). In addition, French-language coverage of the BRIER is available on RDS2, with live coverage of the Final airing on RDS.
Once the preliminary draws have been played, TSN revisits the tournament highlights and previews the Final during the 30-minute TIM HORTONS CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW SPECIAL on Sunday, March 9 at 7 p.m. ET.
TSN’s esteemed broadcast team will be at the Interior Savings Centre in Kamloops, B.C. to call the action. The team is led by Canada’s preeminent curling voice Vic Rauter, Olympic gold medallist Linda Moore, and two-time Brier champion and Olympic gold medallist Russ Howard, as well as TSN’s Bryan Mudryk and three-time Scotties winner Cathy Gauthier.
This year’s BRIER field is highlighted by 2011 World Champion Jeff Stoughton (Team Manitoba), who is looking to add to his three career titles. Former BRIER winner and 2010 World Champion Kevin Koe (Team Alberta) returns to the tournament to compete against his brother Jamie Koe (Team Northwest Territories/Yukon). Rounding out the field are 2006 BRIER champ Jean-Michel Ménard (Team Québec); 11-time provincial champion Brad Gushue (Team Newfoundland and Labrador); John Morris (Team British Columbia); Jamie Murphy (Team Nova Scotia); James Grattan (Team New Brunswick); Jeff Currie (Team Northern Ontario); Eddie MacKenzie (Team Prince Edward Island); Steve Laycock (Team Saskatchewan); and Greg Balsdon (Team Ontario).
Fans can visit TSN Digital platforms to keep up to date with all the latest scores, news, video highlights, and tweets from the 2014 TIM HORTONS BRIER. Fans can also join the conversation by visiting Facebook.com/TSNCurling, following @TSNCurling, @TSNVicRauter and @BryanMudryk, and by using the hashtags #Brier and #TSN on Twitter.
Following the BRIER, TSN heads to Saint John, N.B. to deliver exclusive live coverage of the 2014 FORD WORLD WOMEN’S CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP, running March 15-23, 2014.
Curling on TSN
As the official broadcaster of the Canadian Curling Association, TSN broadcasts close to 300 hours of live Season of Champions curling each year, including the TIM HORTONS ROAR OF THE RINGS, TIM HORTONS BRIER, and SCOTTIES TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS, along with the WORLD MEN’S CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP, FORD WORLD WOMEN’S CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP, CAPITAL ONE CANADA CUP, WFG CONTINENTAL CUP, and M&M CANADIAN JUNIORS.
TSN’s broadcast schedule for the 2014 TIM HORTONS BRIER is as follows:
Saturday, March 1
- Draw 1 at 4:30 p.m. ET
- Draw 2 at 9:30 p.m. ET
Sunday, March 2
- Draw 3 at 11:30 a.m. ET
- Draw 4 at 4:30 p.m. ET
- Draw 5 at 9:30 p.m. ET
Monday, March 3
- Draw 6 at 4:30 p.m. ET
- Draw 7 at 9:30 p.m. ET
Tuesday, March 4
- Draw 8 at 11:30 a.m. ET
- Draw 9 at 4:30 p.m. ET
- Draw 10 at 9:30 p.m. ET
Wednesday, March 5
- Draw 11 at 11 a.m. ET (TSN2)
- Draw 12 at 4 p.m. ET (TSN2)
- Draw 13 at 9:30 p.m. ET
Thursday, March 6
- Draw 14 at 11:30 a.m. ET
- Draw 15 at 4:30 p.m. ET
- Draw 16 at 9:30 p.m. ET
Friday, March 7
- Draw 17 at 11:30 a.m. ET
- Tie-Breaker at 4:30 p.m. ET (if necessary)
- Page Playoff (1 vs. 2) at 9:30 p.m. ET
Saturday, March 8
- Page Playoff (3 vs. 4) at 4:30 p.m. ET
- Semifinal at 9:30 p.m. ET
Sunday, March 9
- Bronze Medal at 12 noon ET
- Tim Hortons Championship Preview Special at 7 p.m. ET (TSN2)
- Final at 7:30 p.m. ET
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