One member at the club is suggesting we have a match between the two rinks here at the club, sell some tickets and do some fundraising on the Internet.

Russ and Brad came in on the Monday and asked if there was any time to practice at the club.

I've curled all my life and loved the game and Russ Howard is an icon in the game of curling. As players, we all grew up following curlers in their careers and Russ was someone I watched closely.

The kids were ecstatic to be out on the ice and spending time with the national team. We took a bunch of photos and Brad, Russ, and the rest of the team took time to pose with the kids. It was a great time.

You could see Brad knew he had the game won after that and his excitement level and whole demeanor changed after that end.