Cornwall didn’t field a team  in this year’s Curl PEI Tankard Provincial Men’s Curling Championship in Alberton, but the Devin Schut team took part in the Future Tankard, a new developmental event for male junior curlers who may one day go on to compete in the Tankard. They got to partner with a Tankard team during the event, play their games at the same venue at the same time, and join their older counterparts at the meal and the on-ice opening ceremonies.

This great photo in today’s Journal Pioneer includes Logan Maker, second on the Schut team at the back right, and lead Colin MacKenzie (back centre) on the next sheet to the Tankard B finalists – the Adam Casey and Jamie Newson teams.

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Anson Carmody, left and Robbie Doherty, front end on the Adam Casey rink, get in line to watch as opposing skip, Jamie Newson calls for his sweepers during the teams’ B event final match-up at the Men’s Tankard curling championship in Alberton. Casey won the game. Both teams are still alive in the triple knock-out championship which will be decided Tuesday.
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The Schut team, which also includes Tyson Smith at third, were playing their final game in the three team round robin, against the Leslie Noye rink from the host club. Noye picked up four points in the sixth end to win the game 8-4, putting the Western rink at the top of the standings, with a 2-0 record with Schut finishing second at 1-1, and Alex Gallant from Summerside going 0-2.