Shannon Kleibrink News

By Matt Vis Sometimes an opportunity will arise that is simply too good to pass up.

Sweden skip Niklas Edin, seen competing at the world championships earlier this month, defeated Canada's Kevin Martin at the Players' Championship Wednesday night in Toronto.

As the dust - or ice - begins to settle at the Canadian masters curling championship, Ontario and Alberta stand alone playing for all the marbles.

With only a handful of curling events still remaining to be played this winter -- including the final four days of the Canadian men's curling championship here at Rexall Place -- the field for next December's Tim Hortons Canadian Curling Trials at the MTS Centre is coming into sharper focus.