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April 2008 Featured TCN Content

• World redemption for Kevin Martin?
• World Mixed Doubles: a stunning debut
• Curling Manga: Japanese cartoons draw the button
• Levelwear and TCN want to sponsor your team!
• Club Corner: Curling back into schools
• Collingwood builds wheelchair elevator
WEB SPECIAL: Team Martin´s Ben Hebert, from the Feb issue
Web SPECIAL: Teri Lake on the early end of a season
• Event preview: the final three
• Rodger Schmidt: Germany, France are keys
• Edmonton gets the Olympic Trials
• Dominion events rake in 200K
• Frenchmen spend 10K to train nine weeks in Toronto
• The JVC Curling TV Guide for April
• They Said It: featuring Martin, Stoughton, McCusker and more
• Team Glenn Howard: the Fantasy Camp
• Mark Spector on the «regular people» of curling

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> CURLING HEADLINE NEWS

Source: World Curling Federation Release
Canada defeats Scotland for World Men's Curling Championship
Source: World Curling Federation Release
Scotland rocks Canada, advances to World final
Source: World Curling Federation Release
Canada defeats Norway in semifinal
Source: 
Norway rolls through China and into World semifinal
Source: World Curling Federation Release
Six-way tie for second at World Men's Curling Championship
Source: World Curling Federation Release
Down to wire at World Men's
Source: WCF Release
Canada, Germany share lead atop leaderboard
Source: World Curling Federation Release
Canada defeats Scotland at World Men's
Source: World Curling Federation Release
Czech Republic downs USA, moves to 2-0 at World Men's
Source: By Jim Morris, THE CANADIAN PRESS
Kevin Martin sees future for curling

> TCN TOP 15 MEN  as of Apr. 21


  1. Kevin Martin (Edmonton) 
    Huge year, with a well-deserved World Champ label
  2. Glenn Howard (Coldwater) 
    Extraordinary team won the final two Slams, including TPC
  3. Kevin Koe (Edmonton) 
    Broke through with Canada Cup win; semis at TPC; great year
  4. Pat Simmons (Moose Jaw) 
    Semis on The Rock; outstanding talent proved himself in 2008
  5. Randy Ferbey (Edmonton) 
    QF money in St. John´s; you haven´t heard the last of The Ferb
  6. Jeff Stoughton (Winnipeg) 
    Good year; could be one or two changes coming
  7. Wayne Middaugh (Toronto) 
    Taxman´s favourite whipping boy only had one bad week, during provincials
  8. Kerry Burtnyk (Winnipeg) 
    Good to see a strong finish at TPC in St. John´s
  9. Bob Ursel (Kelowna) 
    Bear Mountain champ also had a great Brier
  10. Brad Gushue (St. John´s) 
    Changes in the wind
  11. David Murdoch (Scotland) 
    Couldn´t stop the Old Bear
  12. Greg McAulay (Vancouver) 
    Comeback player of the year made the QFs in St. John´s
  13. Shawn Adams (Halifax) 
    Great season; lost a C-final at TPC
  14. Mike McEwan (Winnipeg) 
    Slam "Rookie of the Year" proved his place among the big boys
  15. Peter Corner (Oakville) 
    Off to retirement; Mike Harris takes over team

 

> TCN TOP 15 WOMEN  as of Apr. 21


  1. Jennifer Jones (Winnipeg) 
    World champion; simply refused to die
  2. Shannon Kleibrink (Calgary) 
    Great season, oh-so-close at Scotties
  3. Kelly Scott (Kelowna) 
    Good cash season; poor STOH; a better Canada Cup
  4. Stefanie Lawton (Saskatoon) 
    Broke through with big win at Canada Cup
  5. Sherry Middaugh (Coldwater) 
    Bronzed again; good finish at St. John´s
  6. Michelle Englot (Regina) 
    Gutsy in Regina, good showing at TPC
  7. Amber Holland (Regina) 
    Leaps into Top 10 with big win in St. John´s
  8. Bingyu Wang (China) 
    From 14th to 8th after Vernon; do they know how good they are?
  9. Eve Belisle (Quebec City) 
    Great season; semis at St. John´s
  10. Mirjam Ott (Switzerland) 
    Happy with first Worlds podium finish
  11. Cheryl Bernard (Calgary) 
    Semis at Canada Cup, Players´ Championship
  12. Sherry Anderson (Delisle) 
    Decent season for the veterans; QF cash on The Rock
  13. Marie-France Larouche (Quebec City) 
    Female comeback skip of the year
  14. Moe Meguro (Japan) 
    And you laughed at last year´s TCN Top 15 appearances
  15. Cathy King (Edmonton) 
    Okey-dokey in 2007-08; made some money at TPC