Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Source: Canadian Curling Association

January 29, 2008…The M&M Meat Shops Canadian junior men’s and women’s curling championships, the first event in the 2008 Season of Champions, get underway Sunday in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.

Thirteen men’s and 13 women’s teams (10 provinces plus Northern Ontario, Northwest Territories and Yukon) will play round robin games at two venues, Soo Curlers Association and Tarentorus Sports Club. At the conclusion of the round robin, the first place teams advance to their respective finals, while the second and third place finishers meet in semi-finals on Saturday evening.

Both the women’s and men’s finals will take place on Sunday, February 10 at Soo Curlers Association, starting at 12:00 noon ET, live across Canada on CBC-TV in a special five-hour presentation. The women’s game will begin first, with the men’s final starting roughly an hour and a half later. CurlTV (www.curltv.com ) will also be offering extensive event internet coverage to its subscribers.

The winners will then represent Canada at the world junior curling championships, March 1-9 in Östersund, Sweden. Canada has won a leading 16 world junior men’s titles since 1975 and eight women’s crowns since 1988.

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