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The skip was under a relentless spotlight in his hometown of St. John's, N.L., as he tried to win his first national title after 13 tries and a pair of runner-up finishes.
Gushue, third Mark Nichols and front end Brett Gallant and Geoff Walker produced the storybook ending by winning the Tim Hortons Brier at Mile One Centre.
So wearing the red and white as defending champion this year in Regina, and attempting to become the first repeat winner since Kevin Martin in 2008 and 2009, hasn't felt like a heavy assignment.
The challenge round of the top eight teams from pool play concluded Friday with a pair of what turned out to be playoff preview games.
Gushue posted a record of 10-1 with a 5-4 win over Ontario's John Epping (9-2). They meet again in Saturday night's 1-2 Page Playoff Game (7:00 pm, TSN).
Gushue will have hammer to start the game as the higher-ranked team.
The winner advances directly to Sunday's championship game. The loser drops to Sunday morning's semifinal.
Alberta's Brendan Bottcher downed Northern Ontario's Brad Jacobs 9-3. Those 8-3 teams have a rematch Saturday afternoon in the 3-4 Page Playoff Game with the victor advancing to the semifinal (2:00 pm, TSN).
(Canadian Press/Donna Spencer)
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