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Brad Gushue now the winningest skip in Brier history

Brad Gushue has surpassed two of the most legendary names in the game by earning his 114th win at the biggest tournament in Canadian curling.

Gushue, 37, went down in history with a win over Northwest Territories

Brad Gushue earned his 114th Brier win on Monday, earning the all-time record. (Curling Canada/Twitter)

Brad Gushue's match against Northwest Territories on Monday was one for the record books at the Canadian men's curling championship.

With an 8-4 score, Gushueearned his 114th win as a skip at the Tim Hortons Brier the most of any skip in the tournament's 91-year history.

At just 37 years of age, hesits atop a list with curling legends Russ Howard and Kevin Martin tied for second place.

"Pretty proud of this achievement!" Gushue tweeted after the game. "To be up there with two guys I looked up to makes it even better!"

Gushue partnered with Howard for the 2006 Olympics, winning a gold medal whilerepresenting Canada.

Howard has two Brier championships, while Martin has won a whopping four times.

In an exhilarating tournament last year, Gushue won his first Brierin front of a hometown St. John's crowd.

He defeated Kevin Koewith his last shot of the game, and earnedthe right to compete under the nation's flag for the current Brier in Saskatchewan.