Chelsea Carey will handle the reins at skip with Jennifer Jones’ former teammates next season. The Winnipeg/Altona, Man., team — featuring third Karlee Burgess, second Emily Zacharias and lead Lauren Lenentine — made the announcement Wednesday on social media. Welcome to the squad, @chelscarey! With Jennifer retiring from women’s curling, Chelsea is joining our team in the upcoming season. We are excited to add her skill and knowledge to the lineup ?@TeamCareyCurl pic.twitter.com/fAxctgAPne — Team Jennifer Jones (@TeamJJonesCurl) April 24, 2024 Jones retired from women’s curling at th ..read more

The torch has been passed, with Scott Howard moving up to skip full-time next season, it was announced Tuesday. The announcement comes a week after Scott’s father Glenn Howard retired from men’s curling due to a nagging knee injury following a legendary career winning four world championships and four Brier titles. Glenn Howard also captured 14 Grand Slam of Curling men’s titles as a skip, ranked third on the all-time list.  We would like to introduce the New Team Howard for the 2024-2025 Curling Season. Scott and Tim are thrilled to announce that the Camm Brothers, Mat and Jason be jo ..read more

Skip Brad Jacobs has linked up with Brendan Bottcher’s former teammates based in Alberta for next season to form a powerhouse crew. The new Team Jacobs — featuring third Marc Kennedy, second Brett Gallant and lead Ben Hebert — made the announcement Wednesday on social media. Me too Marc! Excited for the new challenge ?? https://t.co/96sxia5jkz — Brad Jacobs (@curlercups) April 17, 2024 The trio released a statement Tuesday saying they had parted ways with Bottcher and were moving in a different direction. That was followed by an announcement earlier Wednesday from Team Reid Carruthers sayin ..read more

Aaron Sluchinski’s team announced Wednesday on social media that Kyle Doering has joined the club for next season. Sluchinski was searching for a new player after second Kerr Drummond stepped back from competitive curling late last month. The Airdrie, Alta., team also includes third Jeremy Harty and lead Dylan Webster. ? TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT ? pic.twitter.com/J1FPS7Ru10 — Team Sluchinski (@TeamSluchinski) April 17, 2024 Sluchinski had a breakout season, winning the Boston Pizza Cup to represent Alberta at the Montana’s Brier for the first time and also competed in three Grand Slam of Curling e ..read more

Skip Brad Jacobs is leaving Team Carruthers, the Winnipeg-based club announced Wednesday. Third Reid Carruthers, second Derek Samagalski, lead Connor Njegovan and coach Rob Meakin are now exploring their options moving forward. The news comes a day after third Marc Kennedy, second Brett Gallant and lead Ben Hebert announced they were splitting with skip Brendan Bottcher as the top Canadian men’s curling teams have kicked off a lineup change frenzy. ? Team Announcement ? pic.twitter.com/Xj8w3VqGdn — Team Carruthers (@teamcarruthers) April 17, 2024 “It is with mixed emotions that I’ve decided ..read more

Skip Brendan Bottcher has parted ways with his Calgary-based club. Third Marc Kennedy, second Brett Gallant, lead Ben Hebert and coach Paul Webster announced Tuesday they are going in a new direction for next season. “We have decided to make a change at the skip position and will be considering our options in the coming days,” the team said in a statement.  Bottcher also released a statement saying he was no longer teammates with the group and wished them all the best on and off the ice. “I am more passionate about the future of curling and my future than ever before,” Bottcher said in th ..read more

Four-time world and Canadian men’s curling champion Glenn Howard announced his retirement on Tuesday. The 61-year-old from Tiny, Ont., missed the second half of the season after sustaining an injury to his left knee. His son Scott moved up from third to skip the squad alongside second David Mathers and lead Tim March. The team captured the Ontario Tankard as a trio and represented the province at the Montana’s Brier, with Mat Camm joining the club, and the elder Howard on the bench. “I truly never thought this day would come as I was convinced I would play the game forever,” Howard said in a s ..read more

Eight Ends is your source for news, insight and analysis from the Grand Slam of Curling. This edition features takeaways from the Princess Auto Players’ Championship. We’d also tip our hat to Gushue after that shot for the win. FIRST END: Having skip Brad Gushue draw to the four-foot circle for the win is usually part of the plan for his St. John’s, N.L., team. Having Gushue draw to the four-foot circle through a trio of counters and needing to bounce off one and slam the brakes in time for the win with an electric crowd at historic Maple Leaf Gardens cheering you on, well, that’s like turning ..read more

TORONTO — Canada’s Brad Gushue claimed a 15th career Grand Slam of Curling title after fending off Italy’s Joël Retornaz 7-6 during an intense Princess Auto Players’ Championship men’s final Sunday. Although Great Big Sea’s “Ordinary Day” played over the loud speakers at the Mattamy Athletic Centre during the trophy celebration, this was far from an ordinary Grand Slam win for Gushue and his crew from St. John’s, N.L., featuring third Mark Nichols, second E.J. Harnden and lead Geoff Walker. Gushue held the hammer coming home with the score tied 6-all and missed on his first skip shot as his ru ..read more

Ladies and gentlemen, the weekend passes are now available for the 2024 HearingLife Tour Challenge at Charlottetown’s Bell Aliant Centre. The first Grand Slam of Curling event features 64 of the top curling teams from around the world. Visit tourchallenge.goigniter.com to purchase your passes today. With the weekend pass, you’ll get to watch the action from the Friday, Oct. 4, evening draw straight through to the championship finals on Sunday, Oct. 6. Don’t want to miss a moment? Full-event passes are also available for the six-day tournament (Oct. 1-6). Feel free to join us down in ..read more