Colleen Jones publishes her memoirs

Colleen Jones, curling superstar, publishes memoir

Rocque wins her first WCT event

On The Rocks: Rocque jumps quickly out of junior ranks, winning first WCT event

Mary Mattatall wins

Mary Mattatall captures Lady Monctonian curling spiel

EunJung Kim beats Jones

South Korea's EunJung Kim wins Canad Inns Women's Classic curling championship

Gushue wins in again

Perfect week in Gatineau has Gushue rink thinking about visit to Ottawa in March

CTRS and WCT Weekly Recap Oct. 22nd. - 25th 2015

Here is a recap of what happened for the weekend Oct. 22nd. - 25th 2015.

Men
Brad Gushue has won the Challenge Chateau Cartier de Gatineau. He defeated Mark Bice 6-1.
James Grattan has won the Curling Masters Champéry. He defeated Reto Keller 5-4.
Mick Lizmore has won the Red Deer Curling Classic. He defeated Jason Ackerman 5-3.
Matt Dunstone has won the Bernick's Miller Lite Open. He defeated Pete Fenson 6-4.
Tom Sallows has won the Grande Prairie Cash Spiel . He defeatedKurt Balderston 7-4.

Women
EunJung Kim has won the Canad Inns Women's Classic. She defeated Jennifer Jones 7-6.
Kelsey Rocque has won the Red Deer Curling Classic. She defeated Alina Paetz 9-8.
Evgeniy Demkina has won the Riga International Challenge. She defeated Karin Rudstrom 9-3.
Mary Mattatall has won the Lady Monctonian Invitational Spiel. She defeated Theresa Breen 7-2.

2015 Masters Grand Slam of Curling - Television Schedule

Here is the television schedule for the 2015 Masters Grand Slam of Curling being held from October 27 to November 1 at the Rath Eastlink Community Centre in Truro, Nova Scotia.

Date	Draw	Time (ET)	TV
Thursday, Oct. 29	Round Robin	11 a.m.	Sportsnet
	Round Robin	2:30 p.m.	Sportsnet
	Round Robin	6 p.m.	Sportsnet ONE
Friday, Oct. 30	Round Robin	11 a.m.	Sportsnet
	Round Robin	2:30 p.m.	Sportsnet
	Round Robin	6 p.m.	Sportsnet
Saturday, Oct. 31	Men’s Quarterfinals	Noon	CBC
	Women’s Quarterfinals	5 p.m.	Sportsnet
Sunday, Nov. 1	Men’s & Women’s Semifinals	8 a.m.	Sportsnet
	Men’s Final	Noon	CBC
	Women’s Final	5 p.m.	Sportsnet

2015 Masters Grand Slam of Curling - Draw

Here is the draw for the 2015 Masters Grand Slam of Curling being held from October 27 to November 1 at the Rath Eastlink Community Centre in Truro, Nova Scotia.

2015 Masters Grand Slam of Curling - Teams

Here are the teams competing at the 2015 Masters Grand Slam of Curling being held from October 27 to November 1 at the Rath Eastlink Community Centre in Truro, Nova Scotia.

Men

Team Shawn Adams
Shawn Adams
Mark Dacey
Craig Savill
Andrew Gibson 
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Team Bottcher
Brendan Bottcher 
Tom Appelman 
Bradley Thiessen 
Karrick Martin 
Edmonton, Alberta

Team Carruthers
Reid Carruthers 
Braeden Moskowy 
Derek Samagalski 
Colin Hodgson 
West St. Paul, Manitoba

Team Cotter
Jim Cotter
Ryan Kuhn
Tyrel Griffith 
Rick Sawatsky 
Kelowna/Vernon, British Columbia

Team Edin
Niklas Edin 
Oskar Eriksson 
Kristian Lindström 
Christoffer Sundgren 
Karlstad, Sweden

Team Epping
John Epping 
Mathew Camm 
Patrick Janssen 
Tim March 
Toronto, Ontario

Team Gushue
Brad Gushue 
Mark Nichols 
Brett Gallant 
Geoff Walker 
Newfoundland and Labrador

Team Howard
Glenn Howard 
Wayne Middaugh 
Richard Hart 
Scott Howard 
Penetanguishene, Ontario

Team Jacobs
Brad Jacobs 
Ryan Fry 
E. J. Harnden 
Ryan Harnden 
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Team Koe
Kevin Koe 
Marc Kennedy 
Brent Laing 
Ben Hebert 
Calgary, Alberta

Team Laycock
Steve Laycock 
Kirk Muyres 
Colton Flasch 
Dallan Muyres 
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Team McEwen
Mike McEwen 
B. J. Neufeld 
Matt Wozniak 
Denni Neufeld 
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Team Murdoch
David Murdoch 
Greg Drummond 
Scott Andrews 
Michael Goodfellow 
Stirling, Scotland

Team Simmons
Pat Simmons 
John Morris 
Carter Rycroft 
Nolan Thiessen 
Calgary, Alberta

Team Ulsrud
Thomas Ulsrud 
Torger Nergård 
Christoffer Svae 
Håvard Vad Petersson 
Oslo, Norway
Women
Team Arsenault
Mary-Anne Arsenault 
Christina Black 
Jane Snyder 
Jennifer Baxter 
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Team Einarson
Kerri Einarson 
Selena Kaatz 
Liz Fyfe 
Kristin MacCuish 
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Team Felscher
Binia Feltscher 
Irene Schori 
Franziska Kaufmann 
Christine Urech 
Flims, Switzerland

Team Fleury
Tracy Fleury 
Jenn Horgan 
Jenna Walsh 
Amanda Gates 
Sudbury, Ontario

Team Homan
Rachel Homan 
Emma Miskew 
Joanne Courtney 
Lisa Weagle 
Ottawa, Ontario

Team Jones
Jennifer Jones 
Kaitlyn Lawes 
Jill Officer 
Jennifer Clark-Rouire 
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Team Eun-jung
Kim Eun-jung 
Kim Kyeong-ae 
Kim Seon-yeong 
Kim Yeong-mi 
Uiseong, South Korea

Team McDonald
Kristy McDonald 
Kate Cameron 
Leslie Wilson-Westscott 
Raunora Westscott 
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Team Middaugh
Sherry Middaugh 
Jo-Ann Rizzo 
Lee Merklinger 
Leigh Armstrong 
Coldwater, Ontario

Team Muirhead
Eve Muirhead 
Anna Sloan 
Vicki Adams 
Sarah Reid 
Stirling, Scotland

Team Pätz 
Alina Pätz 
Nadine Lehmann 
Marisa Winkelhausen 
Nicole Schwägli 
Zurich, Switzerland

Team Sidorova
Anna Sidorova 
Margarita Fomina 
Aleksandra Saitova 
Alina Kovaleva 
Moscow, Russia

Team Sigfridsson 
Maria Prytz (fourth) 
Christina Bertrup 
Maria Wennerström 
Margaretha Sigfridsson (skip) 
Sundsvall, Sweden

Team Sweeting
Valerie Sweeting 
Lori Olson-Johns 
Dana Ferguson 
Rachelle Brown 
Edmonton, Alberta

Team Tirinzoni
Silvana Tirinzoni 
Manuela Siegrist 
Esther Neuenschwander 
Marlene Albrecht 
Aarau, Switzerland

Weekly posts - Oct 18th - Oct 24th

Sunday

• Weekly posts - Oct 11th - Oct 17th

Tuesday

• CTRS and WCT Weekly Recap Oct. 16th. - 19th 2015
• Le Gruyère European Curling Championships 2015 - Group C - Draw
• CTRS and WCT Weekly Recap Oct. 9th. - 12th 2015

Wednesday

• Koe is hot
• Homan wins again
• Let's talk about brooms
• Homan and Sweeting talk about the new brooms
• Year is going well for Koe

Friday

• Teams agree to no new brooms

Saturday

• McEwen's might try mixed doubles
• Sweeping changes are coming

CTRS and WCT Weekly Recap Oct. 16th. - 19th 2015

Here is a recap of what happened for the weekend Oct. 16th. - 19th 2015.

Men
Steve Laycock has won the Canad Inns Prairie Classic. He defeated Kevin Koe 8-5.
Sean Geall has won the Hub International Crown of Curling. He defeated Dean Joanisse 5-4.
Codey Maus has won the Stroud Sleeman Cash Spiel. He defeated Rasmus Stjerne 9-6.
Aaron Sluchinski has won the McKee Homes Fall Curling Classic. He defeated Kevin Yablonski 6-2.

Women
Un-Chi Gim has won the Hub International Crown of Curling. She defeated Satsuki Fujisawa 6-5.
Darcy Robertson has won the Atkins Curling Supplies Women's Classic. She defeated Barb Spencer 7-2.
Julie Tippin has won the Stroud Sleeman Cash Spiel. She defeated Allison Flaxey 7-2.

Weekly posts - Oct 11th - Oct 17th

Sunday

• Weekly post - Oct. 4th - Oct.10th
• Bottcher has been consistent
• Ottawa is Edin's home away from home

Monday

• Le Gruyère European Curling Championships 2015 - Group C - Teams
• Le Gruyère European Curling Championships 2015 - Group C - Draw
• CTRS and WCT Weekly Recap Oct. 9th. - 12th 2015

Wednesday

• Koe is hot
• Homan wins again
• Let's talk about brooms
• Homan and Sweeting talk about the new brooms
• Year is going well for Koe

Friday

• Teams agree to no new brooms

Saturday

• McEwen's might try mixed doubles
• Sweeping changes are coming

Sweeping changes are coming

Sweeping technology may dramatically alter curling

McEwen's might try mixed doubles

Elite curlers Dawn and Mike McEwens consider mixed doubles

Teams agree to no new brooms

Twenty-two of curling's top teams sign off on broom armistice

Year is going well for Koe

Koe rink finding its stride in Year 2

Homan and Sweeting talk about the new brooms

Homan, Sweeting weigh in on curling's raging broom debate

Let's talk about brooms

Curling's broom boom leads to player meeting in Toronto; Are regulations coming?

Homan wins again

Homan rallies after slow start, winning six-straight games to claim Autumn Gold crown

Koe is hot

Kevin Koe stays hot on World Curling Tour

CTRS and WCT Weekly Recap Oct. 9th. - 12th 2015

Here is a recap of what happened for the weekend Oct. 9th. - 12th 2015.

Men
Kevin Koe has won the Direct Horizontal Drilling Fall Classic. He defeated Brendan Bottcher 4-2.
Mike McEwen has won the StuSells Toronto Tankard. He defeated Glenn Howard 5-1.
Todd Birr has won the St. Paul Cash Spiel. He defeated Heath McCormick 6-2.
Arihito Kasahara has won the Minebea Cup. He defeated Junpei Kanda 5-1.
Stuart Thompson has won the Bud Light Men's Cashspiel. He defeated Jamie Danbrook 5-2

Women
Rachel Homan has won the Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic Chelsea Carey 9-3.
Anna Sidorova has won the Women's Masters Basel. She defeated Silvana Tirinzoni 7-6.
Cory Christensen has won the St. Paul Cash Spiel. She defeated Jamie Sinclair 6-0.
Mary Fay has won the New Scotland Clothing Ladies Cashspiel. She defeated Mary Mattatall 8-1.

Le Gruyère European Curling Championships 2015 - Group C - Draw

Here are is the draw for the Le Gruyère European Curling Championships 2015 - Group C being held from October 12th - 17th in Champéry, Switzerland.

PLAYING SCHEDULE
Day	D	M	Draw	Time	Sheet A	Sheet B	Sheet C	Sheet D	Sheet E	Sheet F
Mon	12	Oct	1	1630	IRL v AND	SVK v SRB	BLR v SLO	BUL v ROU	ISL v LUX	svk v irl
Tue	13	Oct	2	800	FRA v BLR	ISL v AND	ROU v IRL	SLO v LUX	BUL v SVK
			3	1200		cro v fra	blr v esp	irl v slo	svk v rou
			4	1600	SRB v ROU	IRL v BUL	FRA v SVK	ISL v BLR	AND v SLO	rou v slo
			5	2000	BUL v ISL	ROU v SLO	LUX v SRB	SVK v AND	IRL v FRA	blr v cro
Wed	14	Oct	6	800		blr v slo	svk v fra	esp v rou	irl v cro
			7	1200	SVK v SLO	FRA v LUX	BUL v AND	SRB v IRL	ROU v BLR
			8	1600		rou v cro	esp v irl	svk v blr	fra v slo
			9	2000	AND v LUX	BLR v SVK	ISL v ROU	FRA v SLO	SRB v BUL
Thu	15	Oct	10	800	BLR v IRL	AND v ROU	SRB v FRA	LUX v SVK	SLO v ISL
			11	1200		esp v svk	slo v cro	rou v fra	blr v irl
			12	1600	ROU v SVK	SRB v ISL	IRL v LUX	BLR v BUL	FRA v AND
			13	2000	LUX v BUL	SLO v IRL	SVK v ISL	ROU v FRA	BLR v SRB	esp v fra
Fri	16	Oct	14	800		irl v rou	fra v blr	slo v svk	cro v esp
			15	1200	ISL v FRA	LUX v BLR	SLO v BUL	AND v SRB	SVK v IRL
			16	1600		slo v esp	cro v svk	fra v irl	rou v blr
			17	2000	SLO v SRB	BUL v FRA	AND v BLR	IRL v ISL	LUX v ROU
Sat	17	Oct	M/w	800	Tie-breaker Games (if required - one round only)
			M/w	1000	1 v 2 (winner = Gold Medal, qualifies ECC-B) + 3 v 4
			M/w	1500	Loser (1 v 2) v Winner (3 v 4) (winner = Silver Medal, qualifies ECC-B; Loser = Bronze Medal)