Howard clinches Brier playoff berth
Written by on March 10th, 2010 in Latest News.
Ontario’s Glenn Howard watches intently as a rock enters the house in morning action at the Brier in Halifax on Wednesday. (Andrew Vaughan/Canadian Press)
Ontario’s Glenn Howard has punched his ticket to the 1-2 game of the page playoffs at the Brier by downing Manitoba’s Jeff Stoughton 8-4 in Halifax on Wednesday.
The late draw win moves Howard to a perfect 9-0 after a 9-5 win over Newfoundland and Labrador earlier in the day.
He still has to face the Northwest Territories/Yukon and Alberta in the final day of round-robin play on Thursday.
Alberta, Newfoundland and Labrador and Northern Ontario all sit second at 7-2.
In the Page playoff system, the top two rinks square off Friday in the 1-2 game for a spot in the final.
The loser of that game plays the winner of the other playoff between the third- and fourth-place teams in Saturday’s semifinal.
