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Glenn Howard returning next season with retooled roster

Glenn Howard is sticking around for next season.

The 55-year-old from Tiny, Ont., announced Sunday he will be back for the new Olympic cycle with a slightly different look to his lineup.

Glenn’s son Scott Howard moves up from lead to third taking over for vice skip Richard Hart. David Mathers returns at second with Tim March, formerly of Team Epping, joining at lead.

Frequent alternate Adam Spencer has also been retained as their super spare when needed.

Glenn Howard has won four Brier and world titles plus 16 Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling championships during his legendary career. Howard most recently competed in the Princess Auto Elite 10 last month in Winnipeg and turned back the clock reaching the semifinals.

Hart, who earned silver at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics with skip Mike Harris, missed the start of this season due to an injured knee and also did not compete in the Elite 10 with Spencer filling in at third. The 49-year-old from Pickering, Ont., stepped back from Team Howard in 2011 before returning to the club three years later.

Newcomer March earned his first Ontario Tankard this season, with John Epping defeating Howard in the provincial final, and claimed bronze in his Brier debut. The 30-year-old from Toronto also won a Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling title with Team Epping at the 2015 Meridian Canadian Open.