We must admit, we were having fun with this headline."How about: Martin traded to Storm... for Goldline brush and and bag of Chee-tos?"You know, that sort of thing.But on to the story.In advance of his appearance at The National in January, the second Capital One Grand Slam of Curling event of the s

As our Twitter followers know, today is the last day to enter the Uncle Bens Curling Getaway contest.The Team Kevin Martin sponsor is offering two western Canadians a chance to win a trip to the Roar of Rings, the Tim Hortons Canadian (Olympic) Curling Trials, on the championship weekend.Click here

Curling sponsor Tim Hortons  introduced a curling contest back in early October, part of their “Every Cup Tells a Story” campaign.Websurfers were invited to tell their own curling story (involving Tim Hortons, of course)  and the public gets to vote, online, for the best tale. The winning

What’s in the news today?• TCN publisher George Karrys suggests in the Toronto Sun that Wayne Middaugh (CCA photo by Michael Burns), fresh off his qualifying run in Prince George, might want to grab some of that “piss and vinegar” that young Jason Gunnlaugson has been talking about. Is the “black ha

From the last post, to the big reveal.2006 Olympic champion Mike Adam, alternate for Brad Gushue’s victorious foursome and the young man who committed one of “the most selfless acts in sport history” became the first Canadian high-performance curler to carry the Vancouver 2010 torch... and the firs

A couple of days ago, we asked: What the heck is going on here?And now we ask it once again: in the Katie Greene photo above, what the heck is going on here?We’ll tell you shortly. But for now, follow The Curling News Twitter feed and discover:• who is in or out of Olympic contention, and the fate o

[Shes baaaaaack! Margo Weber, guest blogger during last Februarys STOH (controversially) and also the Tim Hortons Brier in Calgary (archive here) has been watching the Road to the Roar in Prince George, courtesy of TSN. Whats on her mind?]by Margo WeberCALGARY – So, I entered a curling pool.And t

And then there were 10.The field for December’s Roar of the Rings grew by two teams yesterday as Winnipeg’s Jeff Stoughton and Calgary’s Crystal Webster (CCA photo above by Michael Burns) qualified for the Canadian Olympic Trials.One more will be added by about 7:30pm ET tonight, when Kelowna’s Kell

What the heck is going on here?Hang in there... youll find out later today.BTW, todays Twitterfest – so far – includes:• TSN curling season kicks off today• Two features on Debbie McCormick’s Olympic Team USA• The fabled Monctonian turns 50 this weekend• U.S. curlers invade Peterborough, Ontario•

The action has been intense at the CN Centre in Prince George, with lots of late steals throwing the “Road to the Roar” pre-Trials race wide open.Another example was yesterday’s show from 2007 world champion Kelly Scott. Her Kelowna team took two in the 10th end and then stole the extra frame to sho

Olympic sponsor Samsung has a new series of viral videos out and about, including this one featuring a hockey player, a goaltender and curling stone.One guess as to what happens.AdGabber’s Steve Hall bemoans the fact that while we all know such videos are faked, we still feel compelled to watch

And they’re off!The practice rounds are finished, the new uniforms are in play (Team Brad Gushue photo by CCA’s Michael Burns, click to zoom in) and now, finally, the first stones are underway at the Road to the Roar, the official Canadian Olympic pre-Trials curling qualifier at the CN Centre in Pri

Some great memories today coming from the Toronto Sun curling column penned by TCN publisher George Karrys.The occasion was the induction of the Dream Team, Eddie Werenich’s legendary 1983 world champion squad – including Paul Savage, John Kawaja and Neil Harrison – into the Ontario Sports Legends H

Another reminder for you today, curling fans: if you aren’t following the The Curling News Twitter feed, you’re missing out.Here’s what we’ve posted today:• Is Nunavut curling on the upswing?• SoCal curling on Nov. 7• A look at the scorching Kelly Scott and Bob Ursel teams• Edmonton now hosts a CCA

If you recall September’s launch announcement for Season of Champions TV, you will also recall mention of another new website coming soon: AtThePatch.ca ...!This morning, the official website of curling’s biggest party palace – the Keith’s Patch – went live... check it out!Curling fans can eyeball t

Time for another curling casting call... this time for the Toronto area.Jigsaw Casting Ltd. is looking for male curlers who fit the following characteristics to be featured in an upcoming Tim Hortons Brier print campaign:• Men between the ages of 30-45 of Caucasian ethnicity• Must have some curling

Our friend Terry Jones is back on the curling beat, and not a moment too soon.The veteran Sun Media sports scribe, who also authored the 2007 book The Ferbey Four, was at a “32 days out” ceremony for the massive Roar of the Rings event coming to Edmonton December 6-13.Otherwise known as the Tim Hort

We’ve talked about it before, and we’re talking about it again... It’s Mo’vember.This is the month in which to raise awareness about prostate cancer, to raise some money for research and hopefully save lives.This is the most common cancer among Canadian males, afflicting one in six men, and is a gre

It’s your First Shot for Scotties curling tickets!The latest version of the Canadian Curling Association e-newsletter “Hittin’ the Button” arrived this morning, offering pre-sale tickets to the 2010 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, January 30-February 7 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.There are four new

The Northern Ontario Curling Association has launched the inaugural “Curling Week in Northern Ontario” presented by Bearskin Airlines, with a trip for two to the STOH and a very cool historical poll all part of the celebration.From today, October 31 through November 8, the campaign aims to honour th

It was announced today that the 2011 Scotties Tournament of Hearts would return to PEI for the third time in the event's history. "It is a privilege to announce that we are returning to Charlottetown," said Greg Stremlaw, Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Curling Association. "This community ha

Kris Laudien previews this weekend's Asham World Curling Tour events and re-caps the final standings at the 2010 Canadian Mixed Championship.

Nova Scotia, skipped by Mark Dacey, inched a game closer to collaring top spot at the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship by edging Ontario, 8-7, in an extra end during Draw 16. The outcome left the host province, skipped by former two-time provincial junior champion Mark Bice, with a completed 9-

China won Gold, Japan took Silver and Korea won the Bronze in both the men’s and women’s competitions at the Pacific Curling Championships 2009. In the women’s final Team China skipped by reigning women’s world champion Bingyu Wang beat Team Japan's Moe Meguro 10-3. Bot

Kris Laudien reports on the latest standings from the 2010 Canadian Mixed. Also, World Financial Group is sponsoring a couple more curling events and the Pacific Curling Championships have crowned their winners.

Ontario, skipped by Mark Bice, continues to set the pace at the 2010 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship after 13-Draws. The host province is now 8-1, while being chased by Nova Scotia, which is next in line with a 6-2 record. Bice won both his games on Wednesday, including the traditional north

The Canadian Curling Association confirmed that World Financial Group will be the title sponsor of the 2010 Canadian Senior Men's and Women's Curling Championships. The World Financial Group Canadian Seniors will take place at the Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club, March 20-28, 2010. The compan

Kris Laudien reports on the latest standings from the Canadian Mixed Championship. Also, Luke Coley drops by to discuss the Road to the Roar.

Ontario, skipped by two-time former provincial junior champion Mark Bice, maintained its lead through Draw 10 of the 2010 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship. The host province won both of its games on Tuesday, a 7-3 decision over Saskatchewan followed by a 7-2 rout of Newfoundland/Labrador, to im

Kris Laudien reports on who will be Jason Gunnlaugson's fifth man at the Roar of the Rings. Also, the latest standings from the Canadian Mixed.

At the 2010 Canadian Mixed Championships Team Ontario, skipped by Mark Bice, assumed command after Monday night action. Ontario moved to 4-1 in the 12-team round robin, one game ahead of Northern Ontario, skipped by Jordan Chandler, who is at 3-1. Ontario won both its games on Monday, but the ke

Prince Edward Island, skipped by former provincial junior champion Kyle Stevenson of Charlottetown, is the only undefeated team after Day 2 of the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship. In a battle of undefeated teams, Prince Edward Island managed to eke out a 6-5 extra end victory over New Brunswic

Kris Laudien reports on the final day of competition from the Road to the Roar in Prince George, BC; highlights from all four "C" Qualifiers.

Veteran Wayne Middaugh and Amber Holland, skipped their teams to final berths in the Tim Hortons Canadian Curling Trials with last-ditch qualifying victories on Saturday night at the Road to the Roar Pre-Trials. Middaugh hit for a first-end deuce, added another in the third and another in the seve

Kris Laudien reports on which teams advanced and which ones were sent home from the Road to the Roar.

Kris Laudien reports on the third day of games at the Road to the Roar, including the "A" Qualifiers.

Kris Laudien reports on the latest from the Road to the Roar in Prince George, BC.

Kris takes us through some highlights from Day 1 at Road to the Roar Pre-Trials in Prince George, also a look at who's trying to lock up a Olympic Trial spot for Edmonton.

Kris Laudien reports on the weekend's action on the Asham World Curling Tour.

It's official! Canada's top curlers have a new place to hone their skills as they prepare for the 2009 Canadian Curling Trials, the 2010 Olympic Winter Games and beyond. The Canadian Curling Associationand the University of Alberta's Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation have s

Amy Nixon is in Mississauga, Ont., this weekend, wondering if her time might be better spent in Winnipeg.The vice-skip for Shannon Kleibrink’s Calgary curling team is, along with her teammates, taking part on the Three Nations Cup tournament being held in conjunction with the Capital One Grand

There's been an outpouring of sympathy in the curling world to the Miller family after the recent death due to a brain tumour of Linda Miller. Her daughters, Stefanie Lawton and Marliese Kasner, are two of the top female curlers on the planet, and they continued to be so as the mom fought bravel

OK, it takes a lot for a Youtube video to make me laugh out loud. But this one, pointed out to me by curlingzone.com’s Gerry Geurts, truly did. I have no idea who produced it, except that apparently they’re from the Guelph, Ont., area.But anybody who read this blog nearly two years ago,

Let’s face facts, Kelly Scott’s options were fairly limited when it came to replacing Renee Simon at lead on her Kelowna women’s curling team.Most of the top players in the country were already in either the Olympic Trials or the pre-Trials, leaving a fairly thin talent pool.But yo

Based on reports out of the U.K., it looks like Eve Muirhead, the three-time reigning world junior women's champ from Scotland, will handle skipping duties for the newly named Great Britain team at next February's Winter Olympics in Vancouver.Interesting choice; I thought Muirhead, who's

OK, here's more on the Kelly Scott story; in fact, down below is the story I wrote and is being distributed on the Canwest wire today, with comments from Kelly herself.As far as a replacement for Renee Simons goes, Scott would appear to have plenty of options; any player outside of the Sweet 16

And so it begins . . . You can take it to the bank that the next few months will feature some significant fine-tuning of lineups leading to the Pre-Trials tournament in Prince George, and Kelly Scott has made the first move.Scott, the 2007 world champion, has made a change at the lead position, tell

There was no shortage of Alberta content on the medal podium at the world mixed doubles championship, which wrapped up Saturday in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.The one most of you knew about was Calgary’s Alli Nimik, who teamed with Winnipeg’s Sean Grassie to claim the bronze medal wit

It’s shaping up as an interesting closing weekend at the Grey Power Players’ Championships up in Grande Prairie.One thing I can definitively tell you know is that Calgary’s Cheryl Bernard has qualified directly into next December’s Tim Hortons Olympic Trials in Edmonton, by v

MONCTON, N.B. — Excuse me while I hit the delete button on the 400 words I’d already typed trumpeting Canada’s victory in the Ford worlds gold-medal game tonight.The last time I’d done that much work thinking the result was inevitable — Kevin Martin with a two-point lea

I know something you don’t know. Or at least something most of you don’t know.We all know that Glenn Howard and Kevin Martin have qualified directly for the Tim Hortons Olympic Trials in December at Rexall Place in Edmonton.But the Canadian Curling Association is now confirming that Edmo

MONCTON, N.B. — It’s been an awful long time since I’ve seen Kevin Martin look as befuddled and frustrated as he did here Friday night during the Page playoff one vs. two game.Probably the last time was during his round-robin victory over Randy Ferbey at the Boston Pizza Cup Albert

MONCTON, N.B. — Mind games? Kevin Martin? Hmmmm . . . Well, you have to wonder after tonight’s round-robin finale thriller loss to Scotland’s David Murdoch.All week long, Martin had pointed at the red rocks on Sheet D as being the worst in the building, noting the Scots lost to the

MONCTON, N.B. — It was nice earlier in the week to see all the former world champions wandering around the Moncton Coliseum, and there was an amazing gathering of curling history that took place in one of the suites at the Delta Beausejour when the Richardsons and Kevin Martin’s reigning

MONCTON, N.B. — The World Curling Federation folks spent the Tuesday in various meetings discussing various future rule-changes, none of which will be on the table at today’s annual general meeting.Just discussions on various options for down the road, beyond the 2010 Olympics, including

That was a massive win for the Chinese this morning over Scotland, and it will put a temporary end to some internal frustration on that team that boiled over here last night when coach Dan Rafael, a Lachine, Que., native who guided Bingyu Wang to the women’s world title a couple weeks ago, lit

I present to you, in their unadulterated form, Ben Hebert’s take on the opening-weekend ice conditions at the Moncton Coliseum.“One of our biggest strengths is sweeping, and we can’t use it to get around guards or drag rocks. Sweeping does nothing. If you throw it light, it doesn&r

Some interesting doings back home in Alberta leading into the Grey Power Players’ Championships in Grande Prairie.On the women’s side, there’s a domino effect being created by Calgary’s Heather Rankin pulling out with an injury. Stepping in for her team will be local hero Ren

MONCTON — OK, I’m going to get all Canadian chauvinist for a moment here.Germany is playing Switzerland in the morning draw right now and one of the teams just scored three in the sixth end. Problem is, it’s hard to tell which team did it because BOTH teams were high-fiving.For the

MONCTON — MVP award today goes to Hans Wuthrich, unquestionably.In his mind, there were the makings for an utter disaster here tonight at the Moncton Coliseum with the warm, muggy weather outside and a good crowd inside to watch Canada’s opening game at the Ford worlds.Maybe there was a

Unless you were running to the fridge to replace your brew or stocking up on more chips, you probably saw the new CCA television ads during the weekend’s broadcast of the pre-Trials-roaring-road thingy. I thought they were excellent and very catchy, something that’s been needed for a long, long time

The numbers for last weekend’s Road to the Roar were solid once again, drawing substantial numbers for TSN. Saturday afternoon’s match drew an audience of 455,000 while the evening game, going head to head with Hockey Night in Canada, had 378,000. I can only imagine what the numbers will be for the

Last weekend I went into my first bonspiel in some time. As I may have mentioned, I’ve been away from regularly playing the game until this year due to injuries and a hockey-playing son who required a chauffeur. So our squad headed over to the Granite Club for the 53rd annual men’s invitational. Tha

Before some comments on the pre-trials, here are two stories I wrote that appeared in Saturday’s Globe. My regular column featured Jennifer Jones, who passed through Toronto making an appearance for Scotties. She’s always a delight to talk to and I really respect her drive, her commitment and the wa

Two days down and lots of great possibilities at the Road to Roar. Top seeds were getting dusted – but that’s no surprise as the seeding was way off to begin with based on recent performance. We also had the first two teams eliminated – Heather Rankin and Michelle Englot. A couple of men’s squads wi

Day 1 of the Pre-Trials is over and there were a few surprises, I’d say. On the men’s side, I’d say the biggest surprise was McEwan beating Burtnyk. Now it’s not a jaw-dropping shock (Im not sure anything can be with this field), but it was still somewhat of an upset, I’d say The other games went p

The Pre-Trials get underway today in beautiful downtown Prince George and it’s the last chance for the 12 teams on each side of the draw to make it to the Roar of the Rings. This qualifying system was put into place for this Olympic period after a lot of consultation with all stakeholders, but the l

On the eve of the Pre-Trials in Prince George, B.C., let’s pause a minute and take in a wonderful story in yesterday’s Toronto Star on the great Shorty Jenkins. You can read the story here. It’s a wonderful piece highlight the Short Man’s contributions and innovations to the sport. It also mentions

Today is a big day for me. I’m heading out to buy curling pants. Whoo-hooo. As I mentioned in a previous blog, after a three-year absence from the ice due to injuries and driving my hockey-playing son all over Southwestern Ontario, I’m back throwing rocks. And I need new, updated gear. At the Hershe

Scott Taylor, curling’s busiest man, dropped me a note yesterday reminding me to help promote Movember. This is a great promotion that helps raise funds for Prostate Cancer Canada. Prostate Cancer Canada raises funds for the development of programs related to awareness, public education, advocacy, s

It’s been a good couple of weeks for Glenn Howard and his team. The boys took home $22,000 for winning the Brooks Cactus Pheasant for the second straight year, knocking off Kevin Martin in the final. This has become – in a very short time – one of the most popular stops on the Asham World Curling To

I’m writing a column on whether or not the success of the Grand Slam event last week at the Hershey Centre means Toronto could host a Tim Hortons Brier. Plus side: great arena and facility (patch attached!) at the Ricoh Centre, media centre of Canada so lots of attention, 23 curling clubs in TCA, mo

Here is a link to todays Globe column. Its on the fitness levels of the curlers. Ive been impressed with how hard the curlers are working at this and of course Dean Gemmells book with John Morris, Fit To Curl, is proof that this isnt just a flash in the pan. I sort of liken it to when Tiger Woo

According to Chris Zelkovich of the Toronto Star, the Grand Slam of Curling drew some decent numbers for the recent broadcast from the Hershey Centre. The quarter-final on Saturday drew 483,000 viewers while Sunday’s final was watched by 441,000.Considering it was up against the NFL, the CFL and MLB

So a few of us knee-sliders were sitting around yesterday talking about the Olympics and curling. A question was posed: do you think the Canadian men or Canadian women will face stiffer opposition in Vancouver? Interesting question, don’t you think?In three Olympics, Canadian curlers have never fail

So over the weekend I was helping my parents clean out the homestead where theyve lived for the past 35+ years and I made an interesting discovery -- About seven boxes of my first curling book, The Brier: The History of Canadas Most Celebrated Curling Championship. This book was my real baby, a la

Heres a link to my report of the Grey Power World Cup of Curling final in todays Globe. And here are some thoughts about the final. Note the picture -- its of the cheque that never got handed out. :• Glenn Howard’s team may one of the best at mid-game adjustments. After getting off to a slow star

Today we get a final at the Grey Power World Cup that should be quite interesting. Either Glenn Howard will get his first win of the year or Kevin Koe will finally get a Grand Slam victory.In the quarters, to take nothing away from Brad Gushues team, but I cant remember when Ive seen Kevin Martin

Here’s my Globe and Mail column for Saturday. It’s a feature on Glenn Howard and Kevin Martin, and how those two may be the favourites heading to the Trials, but strange things have happened at that event in the past.

Day 2 at the Grey Power World Cup of Curling was another good one with what I would say are decent crowds. Again, I had to miss the evening draw (for my own curling game) but the afternoon draw was about 1/3 to ½ full. Some thoughts from the day:• I ran into Dean Gemmell and he gave me a copy of his

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The pre-trials are over and here's a list of the 16 men's and women's team taking part in the main trials in Edmonton. Congratulations to Amber Holland and Pat Simmons for emerging from the pre-trials. I have a story in Monday's paper on their thoughts on keeping the Olympic dream al

It must be here or I wouldn't b e upating this blog. Here's the media release and everything else you need to know about the Sandra Schmirler Curling Classic. Enjoy but in moderation. We don't want to get going too hard too early, there is still golf left. I hope. Schmirler Charity Curli

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A three-year run of the CTRS comes to an end this week with the Players Championship. Good and about time. I've avoided writing anything about Curling's Totally Rank System because it was too confusing to explain to non-curlers. But it has sorted itself out nicely and this media release does

The latest on the WCT Players' championship next month. Kevin Martin and Glenn Howard Lead Canada’s Top 16 Men’s Teams at Grey Power Players’ Championship Season-ending Capital One Grand Slam of Curling event the final opportunity for teams to secure a berth into the Cana

Here's a rare post to bloglines for your reading pleasure. I understand the men's teams are to be announced on Thursday. Defending Champion Amber Holland and Krista McCarville Secure Final Two Grey Power Players’ Championship BerthsSeason-ending Capital One Grand Slam of Curling event

This item was included in the media package for the Canada Cup of Curling. It actually explains where it stands with the trials. Teams Already Qualified directly into the 2009 Tim Hortons Canadian Curling Trials (Roar of the Rings), December 6-13 in Edmonton Men 1. Kevin Martin2. Glenn Howard3. To b

We're headed into the 10th end for Hack To House. Saskatchewan's best-read and most popular curling column (in a survey conducted by me in my living room) returns to the L-P on Thursday. It was on haitus while I enjoyed the sand, sun and all-inclusive food and drink in Mexico. Still recoveri

The nearly latest from the SCA   Curling2009 Ramada Hotel Juvenile Saskatchewan Curling Championshipat KindersleyParticipating teams (listed skip to lead)Region Number: 1. Swift Current — Mickey Wallace, Justin Senicar, Jason Senicar, Dwight Butler; Coach: Murray Senicar2. Assiniboia

Here's the latest from the CCA on the Canada Cup of Curling. Enjoy! YORKTON, Saskatchewan, March 17, 2009SThe $150,000 Canada Cup of Curling, presented by Richardson International, gets underway Wednesday in the 1,800-seat Farrell Agencies Arena at the Gallagher Centre in Yorkton, Saskatchewan.

I’ve returned from my Brier-cation in lovely Puerto Vallarta, along the Pacific Coast in Mexico.Yep, I know I missed the Brier and everything else and it sounds like it was a great show. I spent Monday reading the stories on the web and catching up with everything that took place.I jump back i

Bloglines is gone on a first-ever winter vacation and I'm too excited to tpye, I mean, type. Check back after March 16 for updates.

Well, it's finally here. The most anticipated Tim Hortons Brier since, er,. well last year, starts this afternoon. The draw ls loaded with good games and some that may well be great. As you can tell, the L-P didn't send me to the Brier either. The Brier didn't fit into our budget, so I&#

Here's the latest from TSN on the Brier.   Sweeping Live Coverage of 2009 TIM HORTONS BRIER, Begins Saturday on TSN   – Exclusive end-to-end coverage consists of more than 60 hours live, featuring every draw including playoffs and final for the first time on TSN – –

The curling season isn't over for Regina's Michelle Englot. Winnipeg's Jennifer Jones has withdrawn from the Canada Cup of Curling, which takes place in Yorkton. The withdrawal of Jones, who successfully defended her Canadian title on the weekend, cleared a spot for Englot to take part.

The Tim Hortons Brier starts Saturday and I'm getting a head start on my advance copy for the Canadian men's curling championship. Of course, I focus on Saskatchewan and I also throw in a story on Brier Ben. I would expect the national copy will start flowing on Friday. So, if you want the i

Yep, here's the latest media release setting up the Brier, which starts when? Yep, Saturday. Where? You know it, in Calgary.   Exceptional field for 2009 Tim Hortons Brier March 3, 2009SAn incredible field is ready to battle at the Tim HortonsBrier, presented by Monsanto, March 7-15

Ben Hebert is on the cusp of throwing rocks in a fifth straight Brier when the action begins Saturday in Calgary. Hebert reached Briers in 2005 and 2006 with Pat Simmons and has qualified for the last three with Alberta's Kevin Martin. I believe that Ben is the only male curler from Saskatchewan

We’ve heard a lot about Eugene Hritzuk’s shoes the last few months.By now, you know that Hritzuk’s prized 16-year-old custom-made curling shoes were stolen out of his truck in Saskatoon. Hritzuk went to the media and pleaded for whoever took the shoes to return them. Hritzuk also p

The world juniors start Thursday and two days later, so does the Brier. Here's the latest media release from the WCF on the world juniors. No word about TV coverage, though. VANCOUVER -- The 2009 World Junior Curling Championships begin  Thursday March 5, featuring 20 teams - 10 male and 10

The skip of the young team that got the last spot at the Pre-Trials in Prince George and turned it into a spot at the Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings joined us for a conversation about their successful week and what lies ahead. This is Jason’s second time on the podcast and, as you [...]

The second on one of the four women’s teams that has already qualified for the Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings talked to us during a week when 12 other teams were trying to get to Edmonton by qualifying in Prince George. Sherri discussed her team’s recent win in Saskatoon, playing in the T

A few days after Team Howard finished on top at the first Capital One Grand Slam of the season, we talked to Third Richard Hart about the event, the season so far and the impossibility of throwing the rock like Glenn Howard. Subscribe to this podcast by clicking on the iTunes feed or use the [...]

It’s interesting to see the influence of second Brent Laing when it comes to strategic decisions on Team Howard. Whenever Rich and Glenn are mulling over a complicated situation, Laing is the one who weighs in and, typically, his opinion carries the day. After giving up a steal in the second

Down 5-1 without the hammer, the Swedes threw up two corner guards. Edin is now freezing to second shot with four Koe counters in the rings. There’s a reason people with the hammer like corner guards. Koe scores an easy deuce. On the other sheets that aren’t on television, Team Howard

A nice crowd starting to fill in but the schedule seems to be a bit of a guideline. It’s a few minutes before three o’clock and the only team practice that’s underway is on Sheet B. I guess TV will do that. (They’ve just announced that it’s a staggered start with some g

It seems that at every round-robin curling event there is much talk about tiebreakers as the qualifying games near their end. And while there have been exceptions over the years, it seems that, when all is said and done, there are usually no tiebreakers. That’s exactly what happened here at t

With 14 rinks and 8 teams into the Quarter-Finals, we’ve reached Draw 8 and hardly any teams are eliminated. Outside of China, Great Britain and France, every team is still in the mix since a 3-3 record should mean at least a tie-breaker. Kleibrink-Muirhead on the ice during this draw and Sha

First, the morning. After Draw Six, it’s safe to say the most disappointed teams are Murdoch and Ferbey. Team Gushue made short work of the Great Britain’s Olympic reps this morning — Murdoch and company seem flummoxed by the ice. The percentages from the Curling Zone stats nerds, who pr

Howard and Martin can both qualify for the playoffs with wins tonight. Howard very comfortable with a 3-1 lead in Seven. Martin sort of comfortable tied with the brick in Seven.

Team Gushue snuck out a win against Ralph Stoeckli earlier and now seems to be playing Glenn Howard awfully tough. That said, a deuce is brewing for Howard. And there it is as Brad overcurls with a freeze on his last and Glenn draws the four-foot for his two. Lots of terrific shotmaking in Ullsrud-

Ullsrud-Martin. Gushue-Howard. Then a European Championship — Defour-Edin, Stoeckli-Kapp, Murdoch-Schmidt. The crowd seems to be filling in pretty well tonight. Curlers in the GTA have worked hard on this event and it’s nice to see a decent crowd. I’d still like to see a few more butts

If you noticed the line score from the Draw 1 game between Randy Ferbey and Fengchun Wang looked a bit strange (a 4-2 Ferbey win with nothing recorded for the seventh end), that’s because things on the ice were weird. They’re using Thinking Time here at the Grey Power World Cup of Curl

Koe-Ferbey is the center sheet while Murdoch-Howard are right next to them. Those two games look to be the best of the afternoon. After I said Edin et al were in over their heads, they went out and handed it to Ferbey in the 1 PM draw. After I said Gushue was struggling mightily, they [...]

Team Gushue is struggling mightily. Things would be even worse if the Swiss hadn’t swept Ralph Stoeckli’s draw in Four to the button instead of the top of the four foot. Brad wound up with a relatively simple tap for one when he could have found himself playing a circus shot. Andy Kapp

So I’m here. Dean Gemmell, that is. I’ll be blogging all weekend. I’ll probably record some conversations as well but I’m not likely to post them until next week. I’m hoping a few more Toronto-area curling fans get here, too. But I’m optimistic about this evening

Win the best-of-seven series that determines the Swiss Olympic side on October 14th. Travel to Toronto to compete in the Grey Power World Cup of Curling on October 19th. Block out rest of season for Olympic preparation. It’s been a busy few days for Simon Struebin but he still found time — eve

It’s the first time I’ve recorded an interview with two curlers at once. Since it was two guys who usually aren’t at a loss for words, there was plenty of material. Ryan and Jamie talk about Team Gushue’s fast start, the upcoming season, what it’s like to compete when y

He’s a good bet to win any event he leads a team into and he’s the perennial favorite to represent Manitoba at the Tim Horton’s Brier. He’s Jeff Stoughton and he joined us for a conversation as the curling season starts to unfold. Subscribe to this podcast by clicking on the

Ending a summer hiatus, we’re back with an interview with John Morris to start the season. And as I admit in the introduction, it’s a bit self-promotional since we discuss the book, Fit to Curl: A Sport-Specific Guide to Training for the World’s Greatest Game, that I helped write.

Hope everyone is enjoying their summer. Before you know it curling will be upon us again. Until then look back again and marvel at this shot that Glenn Howard made at this past year’s Brier. I think it’s still the best shot I’ve ever seen, what do you think?

Due to popular demand we have added some new local city curling club listings to CurlingRink.ca. We’re hoping to make it easier for to find the best local club in your area. We’ll be adding listings for all the major centres across Canada over the next while, but here is our first set

Monday night competitive league results:Joel Roy over Fred Elhatton Emile Babineau defeated Pat MaharChris Fisher over Terry WilburAlvin Lavigne defeated John Ferguson and,Terry MacDonald got by Robert Nicolle.

Hello and welcome to your new Curling season.Wobble days are free days so join us and bring a friend or even a truckload of friends and well help you teach them the game. Your friends will need clean shoes (sneakers), loose fitting warm clothing, a pair of gloves and we supply everything else incl

The registration for the Little Rocks and Junior program will be held on November 2, 2009 and the Bathurst Curling Club. If you are available to help please call the club at 546-5665. Its going to be a busy time.

Our thanks to The Northern Light for the following article which appeared on October 20, 2009 edition in the Sports Section.Bathurst Curling Club looks forward to its second century of operationLongtime downtown fixture marks 100 years this DecemberClick on the article for a larger view.

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LocationBathurst Curling Club209 rue St Andrew StBathurst NB E2A 1C3506-546-5665, please leave a message, s.v.p. nous laisser un message.Mailing Address postaleBathurst Curling ClubC.P./P.O. Box 692Bathurst NB E2A 3Z6We can be reach through the following e-mail address/Contacter nous à ladresse d

Season beings November 9, 2009. Wobble days November 9, 10, 11, and 12.More information to come on September 24, 2009 please check back with us.Time to dust off your curling shoes.

Bathurst Curling Club annual meeting is on May 27The Bathurst Curling Club will be holding its annual general meetingthis month.All members are encouraged to attend the meeting, which will take placeMay 27 at 7:30 p.m. at the club.Included on the agenda is the election of the executive for the2009-2

History has been made this our 100 season.Well tonight was the last regular season play for Thursday and the bragging rights belongs to team Scott Hachey, of course skipped by Scott Hachey, mate Zachary Robichaud, second stone John LeBlanc (yup of Max 104.9) and first stone Rene Theriault. Congratu

Congratulation to Team “The Northern Light” who has won the bragging rights for our 100 anniversary. Team members are skip Peter Assaff, mate Jim Walker, second stone Andre Lanteinge and first stone Kevin Murchie.To all our Tuesday night curlers, thanks to you it was a great season.

In tonight play in Alberta Buttimer CA competitive league’s last night of play for the season did see:Pat Maher defeated Chris Fisher,Terry MacDonald outscored Emile Babineau,Omer Fontaine beat Alvin Lavigne,Fred Elhatton got by John Ferguson and,Marc Imbeault outscored Joel Roy, and congratulation

This is the man whos responsible for it all, all the members thank you Emile.

--------Ron not shown in this photo is in our first team up above is our event photographer, great shots on and off the ice Ron, Thank you!