Summer News and Season Views
Broom Brothers
Season 2 of the Broom Brothers is HERE and we have a brand-new weekly format we are rolling out starting NOW! One week, your faithful Broom Bros John and Robbie will sit down and discuss all the important curling news of the day and give our opinions on all the happenings of the curling world, and the next, John will sit down with an interview with someone from the game, be that a player, rulemaker, or mover and shaker. It's a new year and a new look for the fellas and it all starts here with our first episode that already needed an emergency attachment as Brad Gushue announced his retirement...
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Rules and Goals w/ Brent Laing
Broom Brothers
As promised on the John Morris draft episode, Brent Laing from the TCG Competition Committee joins the pod to tell us all about what the Competition Committee has been up to over the last few months. We discuss some potential rule and format changes on the horizon from finding ways to shorten the game to a tournament within a tournament to eliminating extra ends and blanks. In short, everything is being considered and everything is on the table. We also discuss where things might be going with Rock League formats, how curling can try to create stars, and why The Curling Group is trying to...
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The GSOC Wheelchair Invitational Special w/ Jon Thurston and Chrissy Molnar
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John is pleased to be joined by two curlers who will be playing in the upcoming GSOC Wheelchair Invitational and two Paralympic hopefuls, Jon Thurston and Chrissy Molnar. Coming from opposite ends of the spectrum with Jon being a 12-year veteran of the sport and Chrissy just getting into it within the last few years, the two discuss the upcoming Paralympics, the advancements that have been made in the wheelchair game in the last decade, and whether or not wheelchair curling should have sweepers (probably not) or specialized chairs (maybe). And of course, we dive into the GSOC Wheelchair...
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The AMJ Masters Live Draft w/ John Morris
Broom Brothers
John Morris teams up with John Cullen for the first-ever World Cup–style “pot draft” ahead of the AMJ Masters this September in London. Just like in soccer, the top 16 seeds are split into four pots, and names are drawn to decide who battles who at the season’s opening Slam. Which group will become the dreaded Group of Death? How will the long-awaited return of China’s men’s and women’s teams play out after nearly a decade away from GSOC? The two Johns break it all down in this special episode.
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Chattin' With a Captain #5: Rachel Homan
Broom Brothers
John sits down with Rachel Homan, the two-time defending world champ and captain of one of Canada’s Rock League teams. There’s lots to discuss after a busy summer as Rachel talks about preparing for an Olympic year, how Tracy Fleury has been such a great fit for her as a skip, and whether or not she wants to keep going after this quad, Olympic result or not. And of course there’s room for a little summer silliness as Rachel recounts the story of an unfortunate text from John at the Players Championship, whether or not she’s used the Key to the City of Ottawa, and Rachel’s son Ryatt...
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Chattin' with a Captain #4: Korey Dropkin
Broom Brothers
John sits down with Korey Dropkin amidst his preparation for the US Pancontinental Playoff to discuss the US talent pool, the potential changing of the guard after this quad, how winning a spot at the Olympics in Mixed Doubles has allowed him to play more free, and the secret to the success he had this past season and how that might lead to success in the future. Oh, and we definitely discuss his blond hair.
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Chattin' With a Captain #3: Bruce Mouat
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John sits down with the “Europe 1” captain Bruce Mouat for a chat about a home Rock League tie for his team in Scotland, preparing for the Olympics, how much longer he’s intending to play, and how you improve on one of the best seasons of all-time. We also discuss whether or not the Scottish Nationals should be a play-in for the Worlds.
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Chattin' With a Captain #2: Alina Pätz
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John sits down for the second of his series of interviews with Rock League captains, this time with six-time World Champion Alina Pätz. Alina discusses what’s in the water in Swiss Curling, how famous she is in Switzerland, what the Olympic year means to her, women in sports, and how she is hoping to tackle the Rachel Homan of it all.
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Chattin' With a Captain #1: Brad Jacobs
Broom Brothers
It's the first in our summer series here on the Broom Brothers, as John plans to sit down with every Rock League captain over the course of the next six weeks, with an episode slated to release every Thursday. First up, it's one of the Canadian captains, Brad Jacobs! Brad shows up with the Brier Tankard in tow to give John an update on his mechanical bull injury and where his summer training is at, why he thinks he'd make a good Rock League captain, his plans for the future after this season, and why this version of himself is the best version of Brad Jacobs we've ever seen.
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Hey Now, You're An All-Star w/ John Morris and Matt Hamilton
Broom Brothers
The Broom Brothers are BACK and both Bros are in the house for this one, as we are talking All-Star Game! We look back at our own fond memories of a great couple days in Nashville before welcoming the two ASG captains, John Morris and Matt Hamilton for a little chat. We break down all the happenings in Nashville, what fans can expect when they watch the final product next week, and yes, they give a few hints as to what went down on the ice that you won't hear anywhere else! The TCG All-Star Game airs in Canada on Sportsnet and Sportsnet+ next Tuesday, July 1st, at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT. It will be...
info_outlineWho knew that it would only take two episodes before we had to record an emergency pod? With the full episode already in the can, Brad Gushue stunned the curling world by parting ways with second EJ Harnden and so the boys call an audible and get together to discuss that before getting into the episode as originally recorded. We are overstuffed this week as we break down the successful first Grand Slam for The Curling Group, the Hearing Life Tour Challenge, we discuss the Kevin Koe team change (and subsequent pick-up of Aaron Sluchinski), and we talk about the PointsBet Invitational (remember that?) and wonder about that event's future.
From there, we move to our feature interview with Kerri Einarson, back in the winner's circle in more ways than one as she picked up the Tour Challenge victory but also went to the ponies in Charlottetown with John and presented the winning horse with a GSOC blanket. We discuss that outing at the Red Shores racetrack, how the team is starting to get its mojo back, Kerri fills us in on how she may not be the most suited for her new job, and her twin girls Khloe and Kamryn make an appearance to tell us all about how good their mom is at bringing them home treats when she's away on the road.