Howard, Middaugh relive some past glories
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This article was published 06/12/2010 (5717 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
MEDICINE HAT, Alta. — It had been 15 years since Glenn Howard and Wayne Middaugh had curled together in a major final, but they showed Sunday that nothing has changed.
They were then — and they remain — two of the finest curlers on the planet.
Howard’s dramatic 10-7 win over Olympic gold medallist Kevin Martin of Edmonton in the final of the Canada Cup of Curling was a vivid reminder of that, and that when it comes to finding a spare for his longtime third Richard Hart, it’s hard to conceive that he could do better than Middaugh.
Middaugh made two dandy shots in the 10th end with the score tied 7-7, and it set the stage for Howard to make the game-winner, an in-off to score three and become the first non-Edmonton men’s team to win the Canada Cup in its eight-year history.
In the women’s final, Saskatoon’s Stefanie Lawton beat Calgary’s Cheryl Bernard 7-3.
“It was really cool,” said Howard of winning with Middaugh, with whom he won a Brier and world title in 1993 as the third and second, respectively, on big brother Russ Howard’s team. “We had a lot of laughs this week. Obviously, we had a lot of success in the ’90s, but I’ve always been his opponent for the last 15 years, and it’s tough because he’s a good friend of mine.”
The two still curl together in a mixed league with their wives. And when Hart decided he needed a reduced schedule this season, Middaugh was called upon to fill in at a couple of events.
“(Playing with Howard) it’s not like it’s totally foreign, but it’s foreign in this environment, for sure,” said Middaugh, who shared the $25,000 winner’s cheque, along with an additional $4,000 for five round-robin wins with Howard, second Brent Laing and lead Craig Savill. “It’s been a long time since I won a big final, and what a great way to win. Kevin makes an outstanding shot to get one in there and Glenn comes right back and makes a better one.”
— Postmedia News
