Elite 10 Teams in 10 Days: Morris

Over the course of 10 days, we’re profiling all 10 teams set to compete in the Princess Auto Elite 10. Day 6: Team Morris.

FOURTH	SKIP	SECOND	LEAD
Jim Cotter	John Morris	Tyrel Griffith	Rick Sawatsky

Morris, who skips while throwing third stones, re-joined Cotter’s crew at the start of this season. Their first go-round in 2013-14 was quite the success story finishing runner-up at both the Roar of the Rings and the Tim Hortons Brier.

The Vernon/Kelowna-based team most recently represented B.C. at the Brier and just missed the playoffs tied for fifth place with a 7-4 round-robin record.

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Morris has captured just about everything in the sport with an Olympic gold medal, a world championship, three Briers, 10 Grand Slams and two world junior titles. Two of his Grand Slam victories came in Port Hawkesbury in 2007.

With Cotter skipping the squad last season, they won the inaugural Tour Challenge Tier 2 title to earn a berth to the Masters in Truro, N.S. Cotter made the most of the opportunity at the Masters and came close to winning by finishing runner-up to Team McEwen.

The Princess Auto Elite 10 runs March 16-19 at the Civic Centre in Port Hawkesbury, N.S.