Teams practicing at the ENMAX Centre in Lethbridge ahead of the start of the 2022 Tim Hortons Brier on Friday, March 4 2022. (Lethbridge News Now)

By Justin Goulet

2022 Tim Hortons Brier enters fourth day following busy weekend start

Mar 7, 2022 | 7:58 AM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – The 2022 Tim Hortons Brier is underway in Lethbridge.

The ENMAX Centre is playing host to the Canadian men’s curling championship, which started on Friday and is on until March 13.

Kevin Koe’s rink (Alberta) sits atop the Pool A rankings after the tournament’s opening weekend with a record of 3-0.

Koe opened the tournament Friday with a 9-8 win against Saskatchewan’s Colton Flasch. On Saturday evening, it was a 14-3 victory over Newfoundland and Labradors’s Nathan Young. Koe and his Calgary rink defeated Ontario’s Glenn Howard 7-5 on Sunday to improve to 3-0 going into Monday’s fourth day of the tournament.

Tied for first is Wild Card #2, led by skip Matt Dunstone, also boasting a record of 3-0.

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Dunstone started the tournament off with a 7-6 win over New Brunswick’s James Grattan before a 7-6 win over Ontario’s Glenn Howard. Dunstone’s Saskatchewan rink from Regina beat Thomas Scoffin of Yukon 9-5 on Sunday.

One of the more emotional meetings of the weekend came Saturday night between James Grattan’s Team New Brunswick and Team Canada, led by skip Brendan Bottcher.

Team New Brunswick third Darren Moulding considers Lethbridge his hometown. Every shot from Moulding garnered cheers from the ENMAX Centre crowd. He was previously a member of Bottcher’s Team Canada but was cut in early December after winning the 2021 Brier.

Below are the standings of Pool A ahead of Monday’s first scheduled draw at 8:30.

The standings in Pool A entering day four of the 2022 Tim Hortons Brier in Lethbridge. (Photo: Curling Canada at curling.ca)

Brad Gushue’s Wild Card #1 leads Pool B with three wins and no losses.

Below are the standings of Pool A ahead of Monday’s first scheduled draw at 8:30.

The standings in Pool B enterting day four of the 2022 Tim Hortons Brier in Lethbridge. (Photo: Curling Canada at curling.ca)

The first draw for Monday, March 7 will see Dunstone’s Wild Card #2 against Newfoundland and Labradors’s Nathan Young.

Team New Brunswick will play Saskatchewan’s Colton Flasch. Prince Edward Island’s Tyler Smith will face Brendan Bottcher’s Team Canada, and Koe will face Yukon’s Thomas Scoffin.

Full scheduling for the 2022 Tim Hortons Brier is available at Curling Canada’s website.