The 2007 Casino Rama Curling Skins Game

TSN Skins Game

The TSN Curling Skins Game is an annual curling bonspiel hosted by The Sports Network. "Skins" curling had been developed as a way to make curling more interesting on TV during the time before the free guard zone rule was implemented...

 on TSN

TSN

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was held on December 8th and 9th at the Casino Rama

Casino Rama

Casino Rama is a large casino, hotel and entertainment complex located on the reserve land of Chippewas of Rama First Nation, in the town of Rama, Ontario, Canada...

 Entertainment Centre in Rama, Ontario

Rama, Ontario

Rama is the Ontario, Canada home of the Chippewas of Rama First Nation and Casino Rama. The community sports complex is called the Mnjikaning Arena Sports Ki, which was the home arena of the Couchiching Terriers ice hockey team, once affiliated with the Barrie Colts. The Ramakings lacrosse team...

. It was the first TSN Skins Game

TSN Skins Game

The TSN Curling Skins Game is an annual curling bonspiel hosted by The Sports Network. "Skins" curling had been developed as a way to make curling more interesting on TV during the time before the free guard zone rule was implemented...

 put on since it was put on hiatus in 2004. The total purse for the event was CAD$

Canadian dollar

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100,000.

Four teams were invited to participate. They played one semi-final each on December 8th, and the winners played in the final on December 9th. All three games were shown on TSN

The Sports Network

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 and TSN-HD. Kevin Martin's team was the big winner, taking home $61,000.

Team Gushue

St. John's Curling Club, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

St. John's is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, and is the oldest English-founded city in North America. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. With a population of 192,326 as of July 1, 2010, the St...

• Skip: Brad Gushue
  Brad Gushue
  Bradley Raymond "Brad" Gushue, ONL is a Canadian curler from Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador. Gushue, along with teammates Russ Howard, Mark Nichols, Jamie Korab and Mike Adam, represented Canada in curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics, where they won the gold medal by defeating Finland...
  
  
• Third: Mark Nichols
  Mark Nichols
  Mark Nichols, ONL is a Canadian curler from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.Nichols played third for the Brad Gushue rink from 1999 to 2011, and represented Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics. With Gushue, Nichols has been to three Canadian Junior Curling Championships and six Briers...
  
  
• Second: Chris Schille
• Lead: David Noftall

Team Howard

Coldwater and District Curling Club, Coldwater, Ontario

• Skip: Glenn Howard
  Glenn Howard
  Glenn Howard is a Canadian curler from Penetanguishene, Ontario. He has won three Briers and three world championships in his career. He has also won six straight Ontario provincials.-1980s-2006:...
  
  
• Third: Richard Hart
  Richard Hart (curler)
  Richard Hart is a retired Canadian curler from Pickering, Ontario. With skip Glenn Howard, Hart has played in 8 straight Ontario Finals....
  
  
• Second: Brent Laing
  Brent Laing
  Brent Laing is a Canadian curler from Stayner, Ontario. He currently plays second for Glenn Howard....
  
  
• Lead: Craig Savill
  Craig Savill
  Craig Edward Savill is a Canadian curler from Ottawa. He currently plays lead for former World Champion Glenn Howard rink....
  
  

Team Martin

Saville Sports Centre

Saville Sports Centre

The Saville Sports Centre is a sports facility run by the University of Alberta's Faculty of Education and Recreation, where it is located in Edmonton, Alberta. It features a curling rink, tennis courts and a gymnasium....

, Edmonton, Alberta

• Skip: Kevin Martin
  Kevin Martin (curler)
  Kevin Martin , nicknamed "The Old Bear" and "K-Mart", is a Canadian curler from Edmonton. He is a four-time Brier champion, has been to three Winter Olympics and is the gold medal winner in the 2010 Winter Olympics...
  
  
• Third: John Morris
  John Morris (curler)
  John Morris is a Canadian curler, and Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic gold medalist from Chestermere, Alberta. Morris plays third for the Kevin Martin team. Morris, author of the book Fit to Curl, is the son of Maureen and Earle Morris, inventor of the "Stabilizer" curling broom...
  
  
• Second: Marc Kennedy
  Marc Kennedy
  Marc Kennedy is a Canadian curler, and Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic gold medalist from Edmonton, Alberta. Kennedy currently plays second for Kevin Martin....
  
  
• Lead: Ben Hebert
  Ben Hebert
  Ben Hebert is a Canadian curler, a Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic gold medalist, 2008 World Champion and two time Brier Champion from Calgary, Alberta...
  
  

Team Middaugh

St. George's Golf and Country Club

St. George's Golf and Country Club

St. George's Golf and Country Club is a golf course and country club located in Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario in the west end neighbourhood of Islington...

, Islington, Ontario

• Skip: Wayne Middaugh
  Wayne Middaugh
  Wayne Middaugh is a Canadian curler from Victoria Harbour, Ontario.Middaugh is a two-time world champion, once as second for Russ Howard in 1993 and as a skip in 1998. He has participated and won in seven and participated in 11 Briers- in 1991, 1992, 1993, and 1994 as Russ Howard's second and in...
  
  
• Third: Jon Mead
  Jon Mead
  Jonathan Mead is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Mead played third for Wayne Middaugh's rink until the end of the 2009-10 curling season...
  
  
• Second: Ian Tetley
  Ian Tetley
  Ian Tetley is a Canadian curler from Oakville, Ontario. He is a three-time Brier and World Champion.Tetley is originally from Thunder Bay, in Northern Ontario, which gets a separate team at the Brier. In 1985, he played second for Al Hackner, for which they won he won his first Brier, and World...
  
  
• Lead: Scott Bailey
  Scott Bailey (curler)
  Scott Bailey is a Canadian curler from Brampton, Ontario. Since 2010, he plays third for John Epping. He is known however for being the long-time lead for Wayne Middaugh. It was with Middaugh that Bailey won the 1998 Ford World Curling Championships.Bailey has been a member of the Middaugh rink...
  
  

Draw to the button

Team Martin won the draw to the button contest to determine seeding. This awarded them an extra $1000.

Games

Semi-final dollar amounts

• 1st & 2nd end: $1000
• 3rd & 4th end: $1500
• 5th end: $2000
• 6th end: $3000
• 7th end: $4500
• 8th end: $6500

Middaugh vs. Howard

December 8, 1:00pm EST

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Howard	$	-	$	$	-	-	-	-	$4000
Middaugh	-	$	-	-	-	$	$	$	$17000

Martin vs. Gushue

December 8, 7:00pm EST

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	*	Final
Gushue	-	-	$	-	$	-	-	-	-	$6000
Martin	$	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$	$15000

* - Draw to the button

Final

December 9, 1:00pm EST

Final game dollar amounts

• 1st & 2nd end: $2000
• 3rd & 4th end: $3000
• 5th end: $4000
• 6th end: $6000
• 7th end: $9000
• 8th end: $13000

+ $15000 bonus for the winner

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Martin	$	-	-	-	-	$	$	$	$45000
Middaugh	-	$	$	$	$	-	-	-	$12000

Total winnings

• Team Martin: $61,000
• Team Middaugh: $29,000
• Team Gushue: $6,000
• Team Howard: $4,000
• Total Purse: $100,000