Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., curler off to world championships after Brier win
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Even though the team from northern Ontario didn't win the 2024 Brier in Regina this year, a northerner is still getting his named engraved on the Tankard trophy again.
E.J. Harnden of Sault Ste. Marie won his third Brier this past weekend, serving as second for Team Gushue, led by Brad Gushue, out of Newfoundland.
This marks Harnden's second win with the Gushue rink and he said this time around was equally as special as the first.
"Any time you get to to step on top of the podium and raise that trophy, it's extremely special," he said.
Back in 2013, he also won with his cousin, Brad Jacobs, representing northern Ontario.
For most of his professional career, Harnden played on the same team as his brother Ryan and with his cousin Jacobs, who served as skip.
When Jacobs announced in 2022 he would take a break from competitive curling, the Harnden brothers became free agents.
Ryan joined Matt Dunstone's rink in Manitoba. E.J. joined Canadian champion Brad Gushue and his rink out of St. John's.
Last year, the brothers played head to head against each other, with the Gushue team ultimately taking the win.
Harnden admitted that playing against his brother in the first year was tough, but by the second year, he started getting a little used to it.
"If it's not going to be myself being a part of the winning team, I'd love it to be either Ryan or Brad. So at the end of the day, we're all supporting each other"
Despite their professional rivalry, Harnden stressed their personal relationship off the ice hasn't changed.
He reminisced about curling for the northern Ontario team with his brothers, but acknowledged there's a slim chance of them reuniting as a team.
"At least it really increases the chances of someone from Sault Ste. Marie winning the Brier with Ryan, Brad and myself all there in the playoffs," he said jokingly
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