With new Olympic quadrennial comes free agent frenzy, curling style
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Curling fans in Lethbridge may want to keep a copy of this year's Brier program as a souvenir.
Curling fans at the Enmax Centre may want to keep a copy of this year’s Brier program as a souvenir. It’ll likely be the last national playdowns for most of the top teams as they’re currently constructed.
Roster changes are usually the norm whenever an Olympic cycle comes to an end. The Tim Hortons Brier in an Olympic season is often the last big hurrah for many rinks.
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Free agency season is about to begin — if it hasn’t already. In a sport without agents, team owners or general managers, it’s up to the curlers to figure out their future plans.
“I’m sure that there’s going to be a lot of whispers going on in the background and probably some closed-door conversations,” said Northern Ontario skip Brad Jacobs. “Maybe even guys sneaking room to room and having conversations. But I will have no part of that.”
Sometimes discussions begin at the end of the Olympic trials in the fall. On other occasions, talking starts at the nationals and continues over the last few weeks of the season.
With top rinks wanting to put the best possible foursome together with an eye at the 2026 Winter Games, the timing of any potential lineup moves is critical.
There are only so many top-level teams and vacancies can be filled quickly.
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