REGINA — Brendan Bottcher shortened his road to the final of the Canadian men's curling championship, but not without drama.
"Not my first burnt rock. Probably won't be my last," Bottcher said after Friday's 9-7 win."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." Manitoba's Matt Dunstone, the 2023 Brier finalist, was a 6-2 winner over Carruthers at night to advance. Dunstone takes on the host province in Saturday's Page elimination playoff that determines Sunday's other semifinalist.
Gushue, who along with third Mark Nichols and lead Geoff Walker, were two wins away from their sixth titles and third straight to equal Randy Ferbey's records. Their second E.J. Harnden is a former Canadian, world and Olympic champion with Brad Jacobs. "Getting into the one-two game is, you know, get two cracks at the final. I think that was the key," Gushue said."For me, it was really about getting tonight off and getting to that one-two game."
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