Get to know the women’s teams set to compete in the BOOST National running Dec. 10-15 at CBS Arena in Conception Bay South, N.L.
Team Carey
Calgary, AB | Carey captured her second career Scotties Tournament of Hearts title in February defeating Team Homan in the final. It was her first Canadian women’s curling championship with her new squad of Wilkes, Ferguson, and Brown. Carey claimed the Meridian Canadian Open in 2018.
Team Einarson
Gimli, MB | Team Einarson won five titles in 2018-19, their first season together, capped with the Players’ Championship in April. They recently finished runner-up at the KIOTI Tractor Tour Challenge.
Team Fleury
East St. Paul, MB | Sudbury-born Fleury captured her first career Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling women’s title on Northern Ontario ice this season at the Masters in North Bay. They finished runner-up to Team Homan at the Tour Challenge last November.
Team Fujisawa
Kitami, JPN | Team Fujisawa won bronze at the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, earning the first curling medals for Japan. Fujisawa reached the semifinals in the Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling for the first time at the KIOTI Tractor Tour Challenge.
Team Hasselborg
Sundbyberg, SWE | Team Hasselborg topped Team Einarson to take the KIOTI Tractor Tour Challenge Tier 1 women’s title this season. It was the third career title in the series for the Swedish squad following back-to-back wins last season at the Princess Auto Elite 10 and the Masters.
Team Homan
Ottawa, ON | Homan became the first to crack double-digit women’s title wins in the Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling after earning No. 10 at the Meridian Canadian Open in January. It was also her team’s third consecutive Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling title following wins at the Tour Challenge and BOOST National.
Team Jones
Winnipeg, MB | Jones has captured nine Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling women’s title wins including a record six at the Players’ Championship. She is the 2014 Olympic gold medallist, a two-time world champion and six-time Scotties Tournament of Hearts champion.
Team Muirhead
Stirling, SCO | With longtime second Vicki Chalmers calling it quits, Muirhead’s lineup has shuffled this season with Gray moving up to third, Dodds sliding over from third to second and former alternate Wright getting her shot at lead. Muirhead has won four Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling titles including three at the Players’ Championship.
Team Rocque
Edmonton, AB | Team Rocque finished runner-up to Team Carey last season at the Alberta provincial women’s curling championship. Rocque captured back-to-back world junior titles in 2014 and 2015 and also earned gold for Canada at the 2017 Winter Universiade.
Team Scheidegger
Lethbridge, AB | Team Scheidegger edged out Team Einarson for the Wild Card spot at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts last season. Moore has moved up from lead to skip with Casey Scheidegger out of the lineup after giving birth to her second child.
Team Silvernagle
North Battleford, SK | Silvernagle made her top-tier Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling debut last season on home ice at the Meridian Canadian Open and reached the quarterfinals. They claimed bronze for Saskatchewan at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
Team Stern
Oberwallis, SUI | Team Stern defeated Team Yoshimura in last season’s Tour Challenge Tier 2 women’s final and earned a promotion into the elite ranks at the Meridian Canadian Open. Stern throws third stones while calling the game.
Team Tirinzoni
Aarau, SUI | Tirinzoni, who skips while throwing third stones, is the reigning world champion. Team Tirinzoni capped last season winning the Humpty’s Champions Cup.
Team Wrana
Stockholm, SWE | Wrana captured her first World Curling Tour title last season at the Shorty Jenkins Classic. Wåhlin earned Olympic gold as the alternate for Team Hasselborg at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Games.
Team Yoshimura
Sapporo, JPN | Team Yoshimura had a breakout run at the Masters finishing runner-up to Team Fleury. Yoshimura finished runner-up to Team Stern at the Tour Challenge Tier 2 last season.
Note: Team lineups subject to change.