New Brunswick curlers first in crowded Pool B at mixed championship in P.E.I.

New Brunswick's Sylvie Quillian earned two wins to move atop the Pool B standings on Thursday at the Canadian mixed curling championship in Woodstock, P.E.I.

New Brunswick (7-1) defeated Saskatchewan's Tyler Hartung (4-4) 5-3 in the second draw of the day before taking down Alberta 6-5 with a two-point final end in the evening draw.

The day began at West Prince Curling Club with New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and British Columbia all tied atop Pool B.

But Nova Scotia's Brent MacDougall (6-2) topped Alberta's Andrew Hodgson (3-5) 5-3 before falling 6-5 to Saskatchewan. British Columbia's Joshua Miki (5-3) dropped both games on the day — 4-3 to Northern Ontario and 7-4 to Quebec.

In Pool A, Quebec remained atop the Pool A standings and continues to stand as the lone undefeated team overall. Quebec's Felix Asselin (8-0) defeated Manitoba's Colin Kurz (4-4) 8-3 before its win over B.C.

Northern Ontario's Bryan Burgess (6-2) dropped a 9-4 decision to Manitoba after its win over B.C. to firmly remain in second in Pool A.