Curling team announcements for 2019-20 season
Keep it here for the latest news and updates for teams announcing their lineups for the 2019-20 curling season.
June 11: Don’t worry, you’ll still hear Eve Muirhead yell “Hard Vicky!”
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT – Vicky Wright @VickyWright14 will be joining Team Muirhead to make up our 4 going forward! Great to have you onboard Vicks! So don’t worry guys, plenty more “HAAAAAARD VICKY” to come! Thank you to our sponsors @GoldlineCurling @NobisInc @FairmontStA pic.twitter.com/QG2fWqO8eJ
— Team Muirhead (@Team_Muirhead) June 11, 2019
May 24: Norway’s Steffen Walstad moves down to third to bring in … skip Thomas Ulsrud!
May 23: USA Curling announces national teams for next season including a new-look Team Sinclair
National team for 2019-20 season announced! Welcome, Team Bear! A new-look @TeamJSinclair and more! @TeamShuster @TeamRothUSA@TeamPersinger @youngbucksUSA @ChristensenCurl @bear_mads
Read here: https://t.co/Y71ApWcZOe pic.twitter.com/oM2CFjsKqY
— USA Curling (@usacurl) May 23, 2019
May 21: Team Muirhead’s Vicki Chalmers taking a step back
Announcement pic.twitter.com/rfW7zl1YB5
— Vicki Chalmers (Adams) (@n16vck) May 21, 2019
May 8: Team Cotter brings in Andrew Nerpin to play second as Tyrel Griffith steps back
May 3: Team Gunnlaugson adds Adam Casey at second with Denni Neufeld stepping back
#Curling team change alert
Adam Casey will join @TeamJGunns at second next season after Denni Neufeld decided to take a step back. @JonathanBrazeau has the scoop here: https://t.co/hO6YdmcdrR | #GSOC pic.twitter.com/TNtVGE59Ae
— Pinty's Grand Slam of Curling (@grandslamcurl) May 3, 2019
April 30: Meet Team Tardi for next season as they move up to men’s play full-time
April 19: Manitoba’s Team Clark-Rouire announces a new lead in the only way Team Clark-Rouire could possibly announce a new lead (no spoilers)
https://t.co/KXV67PWbpy #curlingnews #teamjcr #newplayer https://t.co/nSSgijnLVL
— JCR_Curling (@TeamJCR_Curling) April 19, 2019
April 19: Matthew Hall finds new teammates in Ontario
Happy to announce the new Team Hall for the 2019-2020 curling season!
Skip: Matthew Hall
Third: Alex Champ
Second: Terry Arnold
Lead: Scott ClintonLooking forward to an exciting season in Ontario! Stay tuned by following this page for further announcements! pic.twitter.com/0UpvWLnj5X
— Team Hall (@CurlingTeamHall) April 20, 2019
April 11: Say hello to the new Team Libbus of Alberta
Team Announcement!
Skip- Jacob Libbus
Third- Dustin Mikush
Second- Mike Henricks
Lead- Zach PawliukJacob and Dustin (2019 Jr Team Alberta) are excited to be teaming up with Mike (2018 U18 National silver medalist) and Zach (2016 Team Alberta) for the 2019/2020 Jr season. pic.twitter.com/sk06zea27o
— Team Libbus (@teamlibbus) April 11, 2019
April 9: Quebec’s Team St-Georges is moving up to the women’s tour & adding a new vice skip
The team graduating to women’s play next season, we are super excited to announce that Hailey Armstrong from Carleton Place ON, silver medalist at the 2017 Cdn Jr Championships, will be joining the team as vice skip.
Welcome to the WFG Rock Stars, Hailey !@JonathanBrazeau pic.twitter.com/PLOiGfBIQU
— Team L St-Georges (@CurlRockStars) April 10, 2019
April 8: Fry in, Savill out for Ontario’s Team Epping
We are thrilled to announce that former Olympic Gold medalist Ryan Fry will join our team for the 2019-2020 season! Full release here – https://t.co/aIeKVUPLOT pic.twitter.com/ODp0T6VcyU
— Team Epping (@TeamJohnEpping) April 8, 2019
April 8: New look for Manitoba’s Team Ryan
Team Announcement:
‘19/20 season will consist of the following lineup for Team Ryan:
Skip- JT Ryan
Third- Colin Kurz
Second- Brendan Bilawka
Lead- Cole Chandler— Team JT Ryan (@Teamryancurling) April 8, 2019
April 5: Manitoba’s Team Lyburn revamps front end
Team Lyburn new team update.. we would like to welcome Kennedy Bird and Wade Ford on the front end joining Daley Peters & I .. these guys together came off an outstanding season as the front end… https://t.co/Lgr335eoj9
— Team Lyburn (@TeamLyburn) April 5, 2019
April 2: Alberta Scotties finalists Team Rocque will return
Don’t be fooled by the fact that we will have two different last names on our team next year, we are happy to announce that we will be sticking together for the 2019/2020 season (and also super excited to celebrate Becca’s and Jess’ weddings this summer) See you in September! pic.twitter.com/XgHF2EFucr
— Team Rocque (@teamrocque) April 2, 2019
April 2: World junior champ Kaitlyn Jones is moving up to the women’s tour
BREAKING: Meet the new @teamkjones! Kaitlyn Jones is moving up to women's play & moving back to Ontario to skip a new squad with Alli Flaxey, Clancy Grandy & Morgan Lavell.
READ: https://t.co/gZqU9Q1cpO (via @JonathanBrazeau) | #GSOC pic.twitter.com/WmRq1EaZG5
— Pinty's Grand Slam of Curling (@grandslamcurl) April 2, 2019
April 2: Saskatchewan’s Team Anderson makes a change
We will have a slightly different look heading into the 2019/2020 season! We are excited to welcome Chaelyn Kitz to the team! #newlook #wct #swct #goingforgreen
Link to full post: https://t.co/8H7x4Nhl6S pic.twitter.com/RqB93EjOqi
— Team Anderson (@Team_AndersonSk) April 2, 2019
March 27: Kelly Schafer joins Saskatchewan’s Team Streifel
Kristen, Jolene and Dayna are excited to welcome Kelly Schafer to the team for next season! pic.twitter.com/iDbYrHrUcx
— Team Streifel (@TeamStreifel) March 27, 2019
March 27: Ontario’s Team Horton adds Carly Howard
March 22: Introducing Manitoba’s Team Cannon
New lineup announced today! Welcome to Team Cannon’s twitter feed. Check out the details below for the news we are so excited to share… https://t.co/D4DUPA44jx
— Cannon Curling (@CannonCurling) March 22, 2019
March 21: Marc Kennedy joining Northern Ontario’s Team Jacobs
Team Announcement – Welcome @Leftykenbear who will be joining us next season. We wish Ryan all the best with his future plans & we still have two events left this season with our current line-up, which we are excited to play! pic.twitter.com/vy7Pdr2pVS
— Team Jacobs (@TeamBradJacobs) March 21, 2019
March 19: Manitoba’s Team Peterson staying together
March 18: Lynn Kreviazuk moves onto Ontario’s Team Balsdon
Meet the new Team Balsdon! Thank you @grandslamcurl for the feature! https://t.co/FIWlIxpky0
— Team Megan Balsdon (@TeamMegBalsdon) March 18, 2019
March 18: Meet the new Team (Tanner) Horgan
Team Announcement:
Colton and Kyle will be reuniting, bringing on Tanner Horgan at skip and Tanner Lott at lead! Stay tuned for more info!
— Team Horgan (@TeamHorgan) March 18, 2019
March 16: Changes for Quebec’s Team Crete with Eric Sylvain retiring, Martin Crete taking year off
March 15: Ryan Fry leaving Northern Ontario’s Team Jacobs
March 15: Alberta’s Laura Walker has a new team
Laura Walker was all set on stepping back from women's #curling next season but will return with an all-new squad. @JonathanBrazeau has the scoop https://t.co/UM5Iw10PDB | #GSOC #curling pic.twitter.com/SOvxkYiqXD
— Pinty's Grand Slam of Curling (@grandslamcurl) March 15, 2019
March 15: The busy day continues with Norway’s Team Ulsrud breaking up
March 15: Manitoba’s Team Calvert adds Justin Richter
Smile, it’s Friday!
We are happy to announce the newest member of Team Calvert:
Justin Richter, who will be joining us as Coach/Alternate for the 2019-2020 season. Justin brings a wealth of knowledge and valuable experience to our lineup.
Welcome to the team, Justin! pic.twitter.com/MECoYfeKhk
— Team Calvert (@CalvertTeam) March 15, 2019
March 15: New Brunswick champ Andrea Crawford adds a fifth player
March 13: Michelle Englot coming out of retirement
Super excited for the upcoming season with a very talented young crew! @england_sara @StasiaWs @shelby_brandt Stay tuned for more details on the team and our plans for next year. https://t.co/fPcpLHQrE9
— Michelle Englot (@MichelleEnglot) March 13, 2019
March 12: Ontario skip Julie Tippin stepping back
March 10: Meet the new Team (Jacob) Horgan
March 6: Darcy Robertson joins Manitoba’s Team Burtnyk
We are thrilled to announce that Darcy Robertson will be joining our team as our new skip for the 2019/2020 season! Darcy brings tons of experience & we are looking forward to competing & working towards our goals as a team over the next season. pic.twitter.com/ildu9SHvUz
— Team Burtnyk (@TeamBurtnyk) March 6, 2019
March 4: Matthew Hall leaving B.C.’s Team Tardi
(1) From an 8-ender to start the year, to finishing it off with a world championship, this year was one for the ages thanks to the help of three awesome guys. There couldn't possibly have been any better way to cap off my junior career!
I'd like to take this time to thank all…
— Hot Dog (@Hall_Curls44) March 4, 2019
(2) the awesome coaches, players, supporters, and especially my parents who have played a huge role in getting me to where I am today. I could not have done it without you.
I would also like to take this opportunity to announce that next season, I will be returning to Ontario…
— Hot Dog (@Hall_Curls44) March 4, 2019
(3) to finish my degree at Wilfrid Laurier University and as such, I will not be continuing along as part of the Tardi team. I will be continuing curling at a competitive level and will be exploring opportunities to do so as I graduate up to Men's…
— Hot Dog (@Hall_Curls44) March 4, 2019
(4) I wish the best of luck to the rest of the guys in all of their future efforts (unless we play each other 😉 )
Thank you Tyler, Sterling, Alex, Paul, Rylan, and Melissa for making this a year that I will never forget!
— Hot Dog (@Hall_Curls44) March 4, 2019
March 2: Northern Ontario’s Team Horgan going separate ways
Team Horgan would like to announce that its members will be going their separate ways next Curling season. Stay tuned for further updates.
— Horgan Curling (@HorganCurling) March 3, 2019
March 2: Some changes for Northern Ontario junior women’s champs Team Brunton
March 1: Manitoba’s Team Flaxey splitting up after Humpty’s Champions Cup
Feb. 26: Alberta’s Team Marthaller coming back for more
Feb. 22: Team Kaitlyn Jones’ Karlee Burgess & Lauren Lenentine making the move west
We are so excited to officially announce our new roster for the 2019 season! Karlee Burgess and Lauren Lenentine from Team Nova Scotia will be moving west to join Mackenzie and Emily in Manitoba! We're looking forward to a great season together! pic.twitter.com/cXKf2XleGf
— Team Zacharias (@TeamZacharias) February 20, 2019
Feb. 21: Team Robertson’s run together ends
The last few years have been amazing… but all good things must come to an end, and we will not continue on as a foursome next year. We will always cherish the experiences we had as a team. Thank you to all of our supporters over the years. We couldn’t have done it without you.
— Team Robertson (@teamdrobertson) February 21, 2019
Feb. 14: #TeamLove for Ontario’s Team Inglis
On a day when everyone is celebrating love, we felt that we had to celebrate our #teamlove by announcing that we’ll be sticking together again next season! #curling pic.twitter.com/6PCJnayxzl
— TeamInglis (@TeamInglis) February 15, 2019
Feb. 13: Ontario’s Team Cadorin was looking for a new second …
Sadly, I have made the difficult decision to take a step back from the game. I want to sincerely thank my teammates and coaches, our sponsors, and of course our families friends and fans for the last 3 years. The experience has been incredible pic.twitter.com/OYD36rZ5XC
— Julia Weagle (@juliaweagle) February 7, 2019
…and they found former Team Rizzo alternate Mallory Kean
Team Cadorin would like to say a huge welcome to Mallory Kean! She has joined our team at the second position and is excited to take on the new challenge at front end. She brings a wealth… https://t.co/BM045gFxix
— Team Cadorin (@Team_Cadorin) February 13, 2019
Feb. 12: Ontario’s Team Duncan will return
We’re having too much fun, we don’t want it to end. Stay tuned for Team Duncan updates for the 2019-2020 season #CurlON pic.twitter.com/eFMoNMyd4E
— Team Duncan (@teamduncancurls) February 13, 2019
Feb. 12: Change on the way for Saskatchewan’s Team Streifel
Team Streifel will have a new look next season as @b_meaks has decided to take a break from the curling grind to focus on career and family. We wish her all the best! The rest of the crew is taking some time to decide what comes next…
— Team Streifel (@TeamStreifel) February 12, 2019