Karlee Burgess leaves Chelsea Carey’s team
Team Chelsea Carey is looking for a new third.
The Winnipeg-based club announced Thursday on social media that Karlee Burgess has left the team “to pursue other opportunities.”
The team said it will announce its plans in the near future.
The two-time Canadian champion Carey linked up with Burgess, second Emily Zacharias and lead Lauren Lenentine at the start of this season after skip Jennifer Jones retired from four-person team curling. Glenn Howard also remained on board as the team’s coach.
With Jones, the team won the 2023 HearingLife Tour Challenge Tier 1 women’s title and earned back-to-back silver medals at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
“I couldn’t be more grateful to Glenn, Chelsea, Emily and Lauren for their friendship and support, as well as all of the knowledge I gained from playing with them as teammates,” Burgess said in the social media post. “I will always value our time together. Chelsea is truly one of our sport’s best skips and she has been so generous in sharing her knowledge and insight in our short time together.
“And I will cherish the successes and experiences I’ve shared with Emily and Lauren over the years, and I know I’m a better player for having been their teammate.”
Team Carey is No. 19 in the world rankings.