Posted Mar 14, 2017, 11:04 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Sin Jaaawnz, Newf'nland
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Some final results...
Ticket sales, excitement through the roof for Brier in St. John's
Sales on par with past events in much larger cities
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After a heroic showing from the hometown team and more than 122,000 tickets sold at the Tim Hortons Brier, Curling Canada is singing praise for the City of St. John's.
From start to finish, and long before the winning bid was even announced, there was a buzz surrounding the Brier in Newfoundland and Labrador's capital city, said Al Cameron, communications director for the national body.
"We knew St. John's was going to put on a show," he said.
"The ticket sales told us it was going to be a great show. But then when we actually get here and see the enthusiasm of the city, the way they've embraced this event, yeah, it's been good."
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Ticket sales were on par with last year's event in Ottawa — a city of 883,000 people.
For Devin Heroux, who has been covering curling with CBC Sports for more than a decade, this Brier more than holds up against the rest.
"I think it's one of the best ever, and for so many reasons," he said.
"It's a crash course of perfection. They came for the curling, they came for the party, and on both fronts, it's been really wonderful."
City councillor Sandy Hickman said both Mile One Centre and the adjacent convention centre were filled with people throughout the majority of the week, with economic spinoffs for the area.
"It's been extraordinary," he said.
"To have something as prestigious as the Brier in our city, it's been beyond what we ever could have hoped for."
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Hickman said the city will be looking at bringing more major curling events to Mile One, with an eye on the Brier returning within the next six to eight years.
Cameron said it's up to the city to put in bids for other Curling Canada events, such as the world championships and Scottie's Tournament of Hearts.
"Based on what we saw this week, we're intrigued," he said with a smile.
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfou...rier-1.4021853
So hopeful for more in the future. They can't be as mad as this Brier because we won't be in contention, but then it'll be perhaps even better for a mainland audience - sold-out, supportive, polite crowds without the rabid Newfoundland patriotism.
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