Elite 10 teams in 10 days: Team Laycock
Over the course of 10 days, we’re profiling all 10 teams set to compete in the Elite 10. Day 8: Team Laycock.
TEAM LAYCOCK
Hometown: Saskatoon, SK
Curling Club: Nutana CC
World Curling Tour year-to-date OOM: 6th
Twitter: @teamlaycock
Team Laycock earned their third consecutive Saskatchewan provincial title this year. Laycock has also represented the province three other times at the Brier while playing with Pat Simmons.
Their career-best Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling result as a team came last season when they finished runner-up to Team Gushue at the 2014 Canadian Open on home-province ice in Yorkton, Sask.
Team Laycock won the Canad Inns Men’s Classic earlier this season to book a trip to the season-ending Humpty’s Champions Cup.
They’ve qualified for the playoffs at two Pinty’s GSOC events this season reaching the semifinals at the Masters and the quarterfinals at the Meridian Canadian Open.
The 2016 Elite 10 runs March 17-20 at the Q Centre at West Shore Parks & Recreation in Victoria with live coverage on Sportsnet.