Tim Hortons Brier 2017: Updated Curling Draw, Schedule After Saturday's Results

The finals at the 2017 Tim Hortons Brier curling championship are set.

After Newfoundland & Labrador earned their spot Friday, it was up to the bottom half of the bracket to set itself a day later. Canada and Northern Ontario were on the slate for the day's early game, with the winner going on to face Manitoba in the semifinals.

Matchup	Time (ET)
Northern Ontario vs. Manitoba (bronze medal)	1:30 p.m.
Canada vs. Newfoundland & Labrador (gold medal)	6:30 p.m.

Here is a look at how the two matches played out:

Canada 6, Northern Ontario 2

There was not much to write home about here. Canada scored points in each of the first two ends and never trailed, moving on with a 6-2 win over Northern Ontario.

Canada stole 14 ends and saw each of their four players hit an 81 percent success rate or higher. Kevin Koe scored 64 points on an 89 percent success rate, while Northern Ontario's Brad Jacobs struggled his way to 53 points (74 percent success rate).

Northern Ontario's Ryan Harnden had the best performance of all players. His 67 points scored were one better than Canada's Brent Laing.

Canada held Northern Ontario scoreless until the sixth end, which saw Jacobs get them briefly back into it with two points. Sitting at 3-2, Canada got one in the eighth and put it away with two more in the ninth.

Canada 7, Manitoba 6

That hot streak continued in the evening's final match, as Canada scored two points in the 10th end and one in the 11th to come from behind and earn a 7-6 win over Manitoba. 

The match was one of the finest of the tournament. No player from either side scored fewer than 72 points (82 percent success rate), with Canada's Marc Kennedy and Manitoba's B.J. Neufeld putting on a show for the ages. Kennedy scored points on all 22 of his attempts, while Neufeld came away three points shy of matching him.

The difference was once again Koe's superiority to his counterpart. Koe replicated his 89 percent success rate from the first match, while Manitoba's Mike McEwen went for 73 points at an 83 percent success rate.

Canada trailed 6-4 going into the final end but scored two points to tie things up and send it to the 11th.