Round one of the Wednesday evening Ladder League came to an exciting conclusion this week.

Team Arsenault

Going into the final “B” Pool night, the Joe Callaghan team were in the lead with 5 wins, while their opponents, the Laura Arsenault rink, as well as the Josh McInnis-skipped “Legion of Broom” squad, had four. Arsenault beat Callaghan, giving them both 5 wins, while McInnis lost to the Joostema (Team HGWZ) rink. This means that the Arsenault rink win the round, and the gift certificates from sponsor Peake & McInnis, as they beat the other 5-win team.

Team Tyler MacKenzie

Up the ladder in the “A” pool, the Tyler MacKenzie and Mark MacDonald teams both had 5 wins, but MacKenzie won their round-robin game against MacDonald, giving them the prize from sponsor JR’s Pizza. 

Moving down the ladder from “A” to “B” for round two will be the Greg Groves and Hank Kamphuis teams with two wins, plus the Rob Gallant foursome, who were tied with the Paul Neima team with three wins, but lost to Neima in their round robin match. 

Climbing the ladder from “B” to “A” will be the Arsenault and Callaghan teams with five wins, plus the Josh McInnis team with four (Amber Robb also had 4 wins but lost to McInnis in their game).

Here are our Round Two Draw Sponsors:

Here are the pools for Round Two:

Note that Round Two start will be delayed due to the PEI Government-mandated pauses on team sports.

Round Two Round Robin Schedule (Drag to scroll table on narrow touchscreens)

Here are the team rosters:

• Open semi-competitive league. Any player can play any position, and you can change from game to game.
• We will be using the following Curling Canada draw for Round Robin play. It has good sheet distribution, and we have been using it or several years with no complaints.
  
• Following Qualifier Night where we only need to know who won, you will mark “W” for a win, “L” for a loss, or “LD” for a loss by default on the scoresheet, along with your team’s points scored, on the scoresheet on the draw board. In the case of a default, award point per end to the winning team. In the case of a tie, award an additional point for the draw-to-the-button winner. If your score is not marked and you win, you will get one point more than the losing team. If you lose and didn’t mark, you will receive zero points.
  Sample Scoresheet:
• To break ties at the end of the round between teams with the same record, the tied teams are ranked by applying the following rules in order until one tie is broken. If a one or more ties remain, the rules are applied to each tie starting from rule 1. The process continues until all ties are broken and all teams are ranked.
  1. The teams are ranked using their head-to-head record against the other teams in the tie. A Loss will beat a Loss by Default.
  2. The teams are then ranked using the point differential for their games in the round against the other teams in the tie.
  3. The teams are then ranked using the point differential for all the games in the round against all teams.
  4. The teams are then ranked using their initial ranking in the round.
• Ties: Decided by skip’s rocks with sweeping permitted (by your team only – the other team cannot sweep your rock behind the T line or anywhere else).
• Avoiding defaults/using spares: At least one regular team member (and three players in total) must be present for the game to count, or else a default is posted.  Spares should not play a higher position than the player replaced.
• Storms: Any games cancelled due to storms, etc. will usually not be played, unless it is the last week of the draw (drawmaster’s decision). All subsequent weeks will remain where they were, Any changes to this will be posted on CornwallCurling.com.
• Teams may reschedule games to a different date and /or time by mutual consent. but ice time is hard to find!
• The buzzer will be used to ensure the teams are off the ice within the 2-hour time period.  If the buzzer sounds, teams will complete the current end in play to finish the game. If tied, the standard draw to the button will then take place.

– Derek MacEwen

Wednesday Night Drawmaster

derek.macewen@gmail.com