Brendan Bottcher overcomes burned rock to earn a Brier playoff date with Brad Gushue

REGINA — Brendan Bottcher shortened his road to the final of the Canadian men's curling championship, but not without drama in a 9-7 playoff win Friday over Saskatchewan's Mike McEwen.

"Not my first burnt rock. Probably won't be my last," Bottcher said."I'm playing with a lot of veteran guys who have also been there, done that before. All you can do is take a breath and continue on." Bottcher's Albertan lineup is equally accomplished with a combined 10 national titles and five world championships between Kennedy, Gushue's former second Gallant and Hebert. Bottcher won the 2021 Brier with a different lineup.

"I don't want to play tonight," Gushue said."That was the derby for us. Getting into the one-two game is, you know, get two cracks at the final. For me, it was about getting tonight off and getting to that one-two game." When McEwen pushed out of the hack on his final throw, just two seconds remained on Saskatchewan's time clock. Bottcher didn't throw his last stone because McEwen ticked off another stone on an attempted raise.

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