New Brunswick emerges atop crowded Pool B at Canadian mixed curling championship

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND — New Brunswick’s Sylvie Quillian earned two wins to move atop the Pool B standings on Thursday at the Canadian mixed curling championship.

New Brunswick (7-1) defeated Saskatchewan’s Tyler Hartung (4-4) 5-3 in the second draw of the day before taking down Alberta 6-5 with a two-point final end in the evening draw.

The day began with New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and British Columbia all tied atop Pool B.

But Nova Scotia’s Brent MacDougall (6-2) topped Alberta’s Andrew Hodgson (3-5) 5-3 before falling 6-5 to Saskatchewan. British Columbia’s Joshua Miki (5-3) dropped both games on the day — 4-3 to Northern Ontario and 7-4 to Quebec.