A massive power failure that hit southern Saskatchewan Tuesday morning has affected the ice making preparations at the Home Hardware Canada Cup.
Teams were supposed to practice Tuesday evening on the sheets of ice but Curling Canada called them off because they came at a key point in the process, according to Al Cameron, director of communications for Curling Canada. Power came back on after about 20 minutes but the ice preparations were set back.
Cameron said the power outage occurred in the middle of a flood and the water hadn't frozen evenly. They have to start all over again to get the ice just right and they are still confident the ice will be good to go for Wednesday, pending any other power outages.
"We've got two of the best icemakers on the job now," Cameron said.
Teams will get extra practice time prior to their first games Wednesday and will have a longer practice session Wedensday evening available.
