For curling teams and players, the so-called free agency period at the beginning of an Olympic quadrennial is usually the tipping point.
There is a Roaring Game equivalent of a mid-quad trade deadline due to unexpected statements made in previous days and conjecture about future events. Teams want to act quickly in order to get ready for the last 18-month sprint to the Canadian Curling Trials.
This week has been one to remember in the sport of curling, with big names making moves and a pair of curling icons announcing their retirements.
Veteran skip Brad Jacobs stated on Thursday that “curling fans are getting their fair share of drama and news and that’s good.”
As Jacobs left Reid Carruthers’ side to join Brendan Bottcher’s former club, he did so smack in the heart of the news cycle.
On Tuesday, he received shocking news that his new colleagues, Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant, and Ben Hebert, were switching up at the skip position.
