He certainly had the right last name. Turns out, he also had the curling skills to win a celebrity-filled Draw to the Button contest on Wednesday afternoon at the Glencoe Club in Calgary.
Curling’s newest fundraising calendar will provide a legacy to young athletes getting their start in the Roaring Game.
Team Brad Jacobs started the 2014-2015 season where they left off last year. After a season of unprecedented success that included an Olympic gold medal, the Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., foursome won 17 of their first 19 games to start the new season, launching them into first place in the Canadian Team Ranking System standings.
After losing the final in last week’s Toronto event (only their second loss of in their first 19 games), Team Brad Jacobs is back in action in the World Curling Tour’s Portage la Prairie, Man., stop, the Canad Inns Men’s Classic.
The Canadian Curling Association will have a more prominent voice within the Canadian Olympic movement.
The Canadian Curling Association will play a significant role in the Year of Sport in Canada, it was announced today.
Canada’s most comprehensive curling website now has even more to offer fans.
With several events on the World Curling Tour this weekend, there was plenty of action across the country and lots of points up for grabs. Two Manitoba teams came away as the big winners, with Jennifer Jones and Reid Carruthers cashing in tournament wins, in high-valued events.
Dedicated curlers know that curling is a sport for life. Thanks to innovations in equipment (think Little Rocks and delivery sticks, for example) participants of practically any age or level of physical ability can take to the ice – and stay there.
Two different kinds of sliders gathered on Thursday afternoon at the Glencoe Club in Calgary for some Canadian team bonding.
Coaching and skills instruction can benefit more than just elite curlers, a trend the Alberta Rocks Curling Camp proved with great success recently when it welcomed over 60 adult recreational club curlers looking for instruction on how to improve their curling delivery, sweeping, strategy and mental game play.
At age 25, Joanne Courtney has already handled most of the high pressure situations in competitive curling. She’s played in the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings, and countless other high-level events. But this season, she’s facing a new challenge: being the new girl.