The Tim Hortons Brier is underway for two members of the St. Albert Curling Club's wall of fame.
Marc Kennedy is the third and Scott Pfeifer is the alternate for the Kevin Koe rink in St. John's N.L.
The Koe foursome, with Brent Laing at second and Ben Hebert at lead, are the Team Canada entry as the 2016 Brier and world champions.
The 2017 worlds are in Edmonton, April 1 to 9 at Northlands Coliseum.
Kennedy, 35, is competing in his eighth Brier and the third with Koe.
The Paul Kane High School alumnus is a three-time Brier winner, two-time world champion and 2010 Olympic gold medallist.
The former St. Albert Storm quarterback is also hosting the second annual Marc Kennedy Junior Classic, presented by Sarasota Homes & Realty, March 23 to 26 at the St. Albert and Jasper Place curling clubs.
Pfeifer, 40, is participating in his seventh Brier and the second in a row as the alternate for Koe.
The former second for the Ferbey Four is a four-time Brier winner and three-time world champion with the Alberta Curling Federation's Team of the Century before hooking up with Koe last year.
The Bellerose Composite High School alumnus is also a valuable sub for the legendary Hootie and the Old Fish, the perennial President's Cup champions in the St. Albert men's playoffs.
The Koe rink also has a spot guaranteed at the Roar of the Rings Olympic Trials, Dec. 2 to 10 in Ottawa.
Visit www.curling.ca/2017brier for Brier updates.
Sunday the St. Albert Flyers host the CBHA Rangers to close out the regular season in the Alberta Minor Midget AAA Hockey League.
Faceoff is 10:45 a.m. at Akinsdale Arena.
The midget 15 Flyers (32-3-1) are first overall in the AMMHL as the north division leaders and the Rangers (19-12-4) are fourth in the south standings.
Thursday the Flyers start the Sutter North Cup tournament at the Terwillegar and Callingwood arenas and the two finalists qualify for the March 22 to 26 provincials in Grande Prairie.
The St. Albert Physical Education Council junior high basketball championships tip off Thursday at the SkyDome.
The winners of Tuesday's semifinals advance to the Tier I city finals at 6 p.m. for the girls and 8:30 p.m. for the boys.
The Lorne Akins Gators swept the girls' and boys' city finals the last two years.
