Carruthers advances to men’s Canada Cup final; will face Team Gushue
BRANDON, Man. — Reid Carruthers is heading to the men’s final at the 2016 Canada Cup.
After giving away a 5-1 lead in Saturday night’s semifinal, Carruthers and his Winnipeg rink managed to edge Toronto’s John Epping 6-5 in a tense extra end.
The Carruthers crew will take on Brad Gushue’s team from St. John’s, N.L., skipped by Mark Nichols, in the men’s final Sunday night. Both teams finished the seven-team round robin with 4-2 records.
“We can learn a lot from that game. We felt the full nerves we’re going to feel in the final, so we have to take this as a learning experience and go have a good rest,” said Carruthers.