ST. JOHN’S, NL – With local sports at a stand still due to Covid-19 restrictions its a great time to look back at the 2021 sports scene in Newfoundland and Labrador. It was an on and off year but we did get to play when many others across the country could not.
We are calling the top Newfoundland and Labrador sports story of the year for Brad Gushue and his team qualifying for the 2022 Winter Olympics and once again representing Canada on the Olympic ice. The 41 year old Gushue skipped his Canadian team, which included Nichols, Russ Howard and Jamie Korab, to Olympic gold in 2006 in Turin, Italy.
Now he gets another chance with a different front end — his Tim Hortons Trials-winning team was rounded out by vice-skip Mark Nichols, second Brett Gallant, lead Geoff Walker, alternate Jeff Thomas and coach Jules Owchar.
“The special part is Brett and Geoff now get that opportunity,” said Gushue. “They’ve been two of the best players in the world and have stories from myself and Mark for years and now they’ll get to develop their own memories.”
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