North-Bay-Curling-210x155Patrick Gelinas and his Mattawa rink are ready to get underway today at the Travelers Northern Ontario Men’s Provincial Curling Championship. The North Bay Granite Club will host the event and the first draw is set for 2pm. The first match-ups include Team Gelinas playing Thunder Bay’s Team Koivula and Team Jacobs, the defending Olympic Gold medalists from the Soo, taking on Sudbury’s Team Horgan. Opening ceremonies go tonight at 7:00 then Team Gelinas will face Team Jacobs in Draw two at 8:00pm. At last check there were only a few daily passes left for the event.
We had a chance to speak to Patrick Gelinas this week about curling, family and being the local team with home ice.