ST. JOHN’S, NL – Hometown hero and curling legend, Brad Gushue and his team opened the first round the Curling Canada 2026 Montana Briar Canadian curling championship in St John’s, Newfoundland on Friday night. The Mary Brown Centre was at capacity as fans came…
Continue ReadingMontana Briar weekend wrap up
ST JOHN’S, NL – The first weekend of Curling Canada’s 2026 Montana Briar in St John’s, Newfoundland has seen record crowds great curling. In Pool A, as of Monday afternoon, Brad Gushue’s Newfoundland and Labrador rink is tied in first place and Olympic gold medalist Brad Jacobs with 3 in 3 wins. This rivalry could make for an exciting final and epic Briar story. Over in Pool B Kevin Koe is also in first place with a 3 in 3 record and a serious contender for a finals spot. Quebec’s Jean-Michel Ménard is sitting in second place while Newfoundland’s provincial…
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Gushue returns to St John’s for his final competition
ST. JOHN’S, NL – Hometown hero and curling legend, Brad Gushue and his team opened the first round the Curling Canada 2026 Montana Briar Canadian curling championship in St John’s, Newfoundland on Friday night. The Mary Brown Centre was at capacity as fans came out to see Gushue in his final tournament before retiring from competition. Gushue could barely take a step without being cheered on by the crowd, whose energy was palpable long before first practice has started. The Re.Max Centre St. John’s Curling Club based team is made up of third Mark Nichols, second/vice-skip Brendan Bottcher, lead Geoff…
Brad Gushue to retire from competition.
In a video on his Facebook Page Brad Gushue has announced he will retire from competition after this season. A news conference is planned for Date: Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025 Time: 12:30 p.m. ET Here are the details: Participants: Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brendan Bottcher, Geoff Walker, Curling Canada CEO Nolan Thiessen. Video on Face Book https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1C7YwcqEeS/ …
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CURLING CANADA – Best of best of luck to Dominique Vivier and Nick Codner who are set to represent Canada at the inaugural Booster Juice World Junior Mixed Doubles Curling Championship starting today in Edmonton!Team Canada’s schedule:Tuesday, May 62 p.m. – vs. South Korea (Bobae Kang/Hak Jun Kim)Wednesday, May 712:30 p.m. – vs. Romania (Ania Bacali/Tudor Pop)Thursday, May 86 p.m. – vs. Turkey (Burcu Hasil/Taha Muhammed Zenit)Friday, May 912:30 p.m. – vs. England (Chloe McNaughton/Matthew Waring)7:30 p.m. – vs. Ukraine (Diana Moskalenko/Artem Suhak)Saturday, May 1012:30 p.m. – vs. Switzerland (Elodie Tschudi/Nathan Dryburgh)6 p.m. – Quarterfinals*Sunday, May 1110 a.m. – Semifinals*3…
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ST JOHN’S, NF – The 2025 Scotties Tournament of Hearts curling championships starts this weekend at the Fort William Gardens in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Newfoundland and Labrador will be represented by Skip Brooke Godsland, with Erin Porter, Sarah McNeil Lamswood, Camille Burt, Kate Paterson with coach Cory Schuh of St. John’s. They will be playing on Pool B teams from Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, North West Territories and Yukon. Teams will play a complete eight-game round robin within their pools. From there, the top three teams in each pool advance to the playoffs. There will be no tiebreakers; if…
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The Skips of Super League 2024
ST. JOHN’S, NL – One of the things that is unique and interesting things about the Re/Max Super League Curling is that its the best curlers in Newfoundland regardless of age or gender. They all come together to compete for the top spot …and the prize money. Many of the teams play in other leagues and competitions but this is where they will hone the skills again the best in the province. You will see the veteran’s like Jeff Thomas who has been playing the game since the 1970’s at the provincial and national level as well and one time…
