RAMA, Ont. – It’s the team with the big numbers on their backs (Glenn Howard) versus the five-man, but-playing-with-four-this-weekend Wayne Middaugh team.
Anil Mungal-The Curling NewsThanks to The Curling Show podcast interview with Brent Laing, I learned that:
• Howard chose no. 4 in honour of Bobby Orr.
• Richie Hart is 11 because it was his hockey number.
• Brent is no. 7 because 2007 was, and still is, a good year.
• Craig Savill is 27 because it’s his hockey number.
We wondered if Glenn would throw a center guard, or throw it into the rings in the first end. He threw it into the rings and Wayne, on cue, walked up and threw a corner guard.
We knew there were gonna be rocks in play, the question was: would the team without last rock start the end throwing it into the rings?
The answer in end number one is yes. And it could end up working in Middaugh’s favour.