The second seed closed out the game by scoring six points between the sixth and eighth after taking a 5-3 lead. Bottcher is competing against a new team that includes Brett Gallant, Marc Kennedy and Ben Hebert. In the remaining games of tie 1, Glenn Howard defeated Felix Asselin 11-2, Matt Dunstone beat Greg Smith 15-2 and Colton Flash beat Carsten Stormey 6-5 in extra ends. Earlier in the day, Jennifer Jones defeated Andrea Kelly 9-5 in the women’s first round. The six-time Canadian women’s curling champion iced the win with three points in the ninth end. Jones has a new team this season. Karlee Burgess played third in the opener with Mackenzie Zacharias at second and Lauren Lenentine at leadoff. The loss eliminated Kelly from the single knockout competition, a new addition to the Season of Champions calendar. In other Draw 1 matches, top seed Kerri Einarson beat Tracey Larocque 12-3, Kelsey Rocque topped Christina Black 8-6 and Selena Sturmay upset Chelsea Carey 10-6. The game continues until Sunday. This report by The Canadian Press was first published on September 21, 2022.
