Premier Wade MacLauchlan rattled in crokinole game

Prince Edward IslandPremier Wade MacLauchlan may be able to stay cool under pressure in the provincial legislature but when it comes to crokinole, it's a bit different.

MacLauchlan, a seasoned crokinole player, took part in P.E.I.'s provincial championship.

It only took one comment during a heated match for MacLauchlan to send his disc in the wrong direction.

"Evelyn Smith said to me, just as I was about to make a shot, 'How is crokinole like politics?' And that actually threw me, got me kind of distracted and I have to say I missed my shot," said MacLauchlan.

"Then after we finally got the game over and I had collected my wits again I explained to our opponents that there is a similarity to between crokinole and politics and there's always tomorrow."

MacLauchlan, who learned to play crokinole from his grandfather, and his team finished in the bottom third of the standings.

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