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Stoughton, McEwen to battle in all-Winnipeg final today

By: Dave Waddell Posted: 1:00 AM CDT Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010

WINDSOR, Ont. -- Earlier in the week, four-time world champion Randy Ferbey of Edmonton offered the problem for curling in its attempt to broaden its appeal.

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WINDSOR, Ont. -- Earlier in the week, four-time world champion Randy Ferbey of Edmonton offered the problem for curling in its attempt to broaden its appeal.

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WINDSOR, Ont. — Earlier in the week, four-time world champion Randy Ferbey of Edmonton offered the problem for curling in its attempt to broaden its appeal.

The problem, the Edmonton curling icon said, is that Canadians didn’t know enough about the new stars on the horizon, such as Mike McEwen of Winnipeg.

Today, fans will get a formal introduction to the McEwen rink in the final of the Grey Power World Cup of Curling.

McEwen reached the first Grand Slam final of his career by thrashing Brandon’s Rob Fowler 7-2 in six ends in an all Manitoba semifinal.

In the other semi, it was a battle of two former world champions that saw Jeff Stoughton of Winnipeg defeat Glenn Howard of Coldwater, Ont., 5-4 to make it an all Manitoba final.

“It’s really exciting for us,” McEwen said. “One of our goals this year was to win a major championship.

“We’ve been kind of knocking on the door a long time and this is something special. To get that exposure in the limelight, this is a big stepping-stone.”

McEwen, 30, completed an impressive day as he broomed both 2010 Olympic gold-medal game finalists out of the tournament Saturday.

He started by stealing a point in the eighth end, to go with a pair he’d snatched in the seventh, to stun 2010 Olympic silver medallist Thomas Ulsrud of Norway 7-6 in a morning tiebreaker. McEwen then posted the most shocking result of the tournament by dumping Olympic champion Kevin Martin of Edmonton 8-3 in the quarter-finals. Martin conceded after five ends having given up a four-spot in the second and another three in the fourth.

Against Fowler, McEwen again used a couple of multiple-point ends to seize control of the contest.

He opened by stealing two in the first end when Fowler missed on two tough takeout attempts.

“With the ice as good as it is, and I like to think we’re a pretty powerful hitting team, when we can dictate the game we perform at our best,” McEwen said. “Turning the hammer around quick was a big boost for us.”

Fowler came back unfazed to grab a deuce himself in the next end, but his attempted hit-and-roll was too firm in the third and he slid harmlessly out of the house. That left McEwen with a draw for three, and he took the easy trey for a 5-2 lead.

— Postmedia News