Gushue

Bottcher defeated Brad Gushue of St. John's 6-3 in one men's semifinal, while Retornaz defeated Ross Whyte of Scotland 6-3.

Gushue did well to blank the opener but Dunstone sat three in the second end to force a draw.

Gushue drew the button but still left an around-the-horn possibility that could have given New Zealand a whopping six points if made.

Gushue, from St. John's, N.L., won silver at last year's world championship in Las Vegas.

Harnden, who joined the Gushue rink after Gallant's departure last spring, won world silver in 2013 on a team skipped by Brad Jacobs.

In the night draw, Brendan Bottcher's Wild Card 1 side picked up a 10-3 win over Karsten Sturmay's Wild Card 3 rink, and Ontario's Mike McEwen topped Canada's Brad Gushue 6-4.

Mike McEwen of Ontario, Brad Gushue of Newfoundland and Labrador, Karsten Sturmay of Alberta and Brendan Bottcher of Alberta were winners as the 2023 Canadian men’s curling championship got underway in London, Ontario.

OTTAWA — Virtually nothing went Brad Gushue's way in his opening game at the world men's curling championship on Saturday.

Several provincial playdowns remain on the men's calendar ahead of the March 3-12 Tim Hortons Brier in London, Ont. Brad Gushue of St. John's, N.L., is the defending champion.

Flasch narrowly lost to eventual champion Brad Gushue in the Page playoff between the third and fourth seeds.

Gushue and his St. John’s, N.L.-based team of Mark Nichols, E.J. Harnden and Geoff Walker improved to 4-1 after nine draws at IWC Arena.

Gushue beat Winnipeg’s Matt Dunstone 7-3 in Saturday night’s semifinals to make the final, while Mouat topped Winnipeg’s Mike McEwen 6-2.

Gushue finishes against China's Xiaoming Xu (4-2) and Homan meets Japan's Miyu Ueno in a battle of undefeated teams.

LACOMBE, Alta. – Canada’s Brad Gushue fell 8-4 to Japan’s Shinya Abe in the men’s semifinals at the Pan Continental curling championship on Thursday night.

McEwen, from Winnipeg, made a takeout with his final throw to give Gushue, from St. John's, N.L., his first loss in round-robin play.

Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey echoed Gushue's sentiments, saying his death was a loss for all hockey fans, but especially poignant for those in his home province.

On the men’s side, Brad Gushue of St. John’s, N.L., will face Scotland’s Brad Mouat in the men’s final.

So Northwest Territories (5-3) vaulted over P.E.I. into the final playoff berth in their pool to join Saskatchewan’s Mike McEwen (7-1) and defending champion Brad Gushue (6-2).

Gushue won gold at the 2006 Turin Games and is a two-time Brier champ.

Lisa Gushue is a newsreader and digital editor with CBC News in St. John's.