One of the favorites to win the 2006 Tim Hortons Brier, and by far the fan favorite, Kevin Martin, went down in a blaze of glory in the quarter finals to Nova Scotia's Mark Dacey.
A close game, right down to the bitter end. Martin and his team from Alberta left Dacey a difficult double takeout with his last stone of the tenth end. If he made it, he wins. If he misses, Martin wins. Personally, I thought Martin had it in the bag when I saw the shot that Dacey had to make in order to win it. But hey, Dacey's a great curler and made the shot just right to pick up his two points, and the 6-5 win.
Martin, humble in defeat said with a smile on his face that it was a "great shot, power to him."
But, on a brighter note... Jeff Stoughton is eliminated also. Didn't even make the playoff. Sweet.
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