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1 December MARCH 3-11 BRANDT CENTRE Brier Hotel Shuttle Bus Now Available! Regina Transit and the 2018 Tim Hortons Brier are in the process of coordinating a shuttle bus program to make getting to and from the Brandt Centre easier! Buses will service the Brandt Centre from three locations throughout the city (downtown, south and east) March 3-11, The route pick up service will feature the member hotels of the Regina Hotel Association, which are located in the three areas. Bus service stops will be determined closer to the event. The shuttle service is a great option for out of town fans and volunteers as well as locals who don t want to worry about parking at Evraz Place. Get unlimited rides for all nine days with a full event bus pass - available for $59. Daily passes are available for $15. Passes available at the Brandt Centre Box Office or online Give the gift of curling! Single Draw tickets Starting At $22.50 Call , Visit curling.ca/tickets or Brandt Centre Box Office

2 THE DRAW The following is a preliminary draw schedule for the 2018 Tim Hortons Brier. Team Saskatchewan Draws in Green Teams will be seeded once all teams have qualified in mid February. The wild card game will be played on Friday, March 2 at 6 p.m. local time. Schedule is subject to change. 2

3 SAVE THE DATE! Volunteer Uniform Pick Up Sunday, Feb 4-11am-3pm Tuesday, Feb 6-6pm-8pm Thursday, Feb 8-6pm-8pm More details to come in January If you can t make the uniform pick up dates, you can pick up your package onsite before your first shift. 3

4 New 16 Team Format and Wild Card Friday! On the Friday night prior to the opening of round-robin play, the top two teams from the Canadian Team Ranking System that didn t qualify out of their provincial/territorial championships will get a second chance at qualifying for the 2018 Tim Hortons Brier. To qualify for the Wild Card game, teams must have participated in their respective provincial/territorial championships. The game will be played at 6pm Friday, March 2 nd and will be free to the public. The teams will be split into two pools of eight, with the top four teams from each pool then advancing to a championship pool that will determine the final four playoff teams. The format allows the Tim Hortons Brier to stick to its traditional nine-day format, while satisfying the desire of the Member Associations that all 14 teams have direct entry into the main portion of the championship. Once all of the Member Associations have declared their champions, they, along with the defending champion Team Canada foursome, will be seeded based on their current position on the Canadian Team Ranking System. The winner of the Wild Card game will automatically have a No. 4 seed. The seedings will then be used to set two pools. How the team will be named for the round robin, as well as team colours, will be determined at a later date. We did extensive consultation with our Member Associations, the athletes and our partners at TSN, Tim Hortons and Kruger and everyone agreed that this was an ideal and positive solution to the issue of determining the 16th entry into the Scotties Tournament of Hearts and Tim Hortons Brier, said Katherine Henderson Curling Canada CEO. The new 16-team format ensures every Member Association is participating from the beginning of the week, and also ensures that a quality field is in place in order to determine a Canadian team to wear the Maple Leaf and play for a world championship. The Wild Card game isn t the only excitement free to the public at the Brandt Centre on Friday. Fans can also take in the Ford Hot Shots skills competition starting at 1:30pm with the finals at 5pm. 4

5 THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS TITLE SPONSOR PRESENTING SPONSOR OFFICIAL PARTNER COMMUNITY PARTNERS ENTERTAINMENT PARTNER VOLUNTEER & FUTURE STARS SPONSOR GOLD SPONSORS GOLD SPONSORS OFFICIAL VEHICLE SUPPLIERS SILVER SPONSORS The Tim Hortons Brier is a property of Curling Canada s Season of Champions. CURLING.CA/2018BRIER

6 THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS BRONZE SPONSORS EVENT SUPPORTERS FRIEND MEDIA PARTNERS The Tim Hortons Brier is a property of Curling Canada s Season of Champions. CURLING.CA/2018BRIER

7 THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS SEASON OF CHAMPIONS SPONSORS NATIONAL FUNDING PARTNER The Tim Hortons Brier is a property of Curling Canada s Season of Champions. CURLING.CA/2018BRIER