Brier Recap & Women's Worlds Preview

In the midst of the very busy Season of Champions, we're back to recap the week that was at the Brier and look ahead to the Women's World Curling Championship. We start by recapping the Brier, including Gushue's run of dominance, a great week for Saskatchewan, and some of the best stand out performances of the week. At 31:05 we look ahead to the Women's Worlds by previewing all 13 teams in the field, including Silvana Tirinzoni going for her 5th consecutive title. We wrap the show by talking about our attempt to watch curling at Montana's during the Brier.

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Biggest Brier Preview

The Season of Champions is in full swing withe the first ever Montana's Brier set to kick off on Friday. We talk about the format, the storylines, and all 18 teams heading to Regina before making our picks for who will stand tall at the end of the week.

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Super Scotties Preview

It's our favourite event of the year, the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. To get you set for the week, we give our full preview, including the new playoff format, new rules, and the biggest storylines of the week. We also preview all 18 teams in the field, the expectations for each, and give our picks for how things will stack up at the end of the week. But before all that, we give our initial reactions to the news that this year will be Jennifer Jones' last Scotties as she steps away from the 4-person game.

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Curling Canada Makes Changes

After a week off, we're back to talk about some of the changes Curling Canada made to Olympic, Scotties, and Brier qualification. We briefly touch on the world mixed doubles and senior championships before getting into the Curling Canada changes. We talk about what we like (a lot) and what we don't like (less) and how this could impact things moving forward.

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Brier Update: Strategy Talk, Playoff Expectations, & New Merch Store

The Brier playoffs are set and we're here to talk about what we've seen so far and the playoffs coming up this weekend in London. We talk about Thursday morning's game between Quebec and Wild Card 1, the dominance of the top 4 teams, and how things are stacking up heading into the weekend. We then chat about some of the other stories of the week before talking about our new Merch store and what is now available.

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Big Brier Preview

We're back to preview the 2023 Tim Hortons Brier! We talk about all 18 teams in the field in London, ON, including the favourites, the young teams trying to establish themselves, and some of the new and returning faces. We also make our picks for the week and announce the winner of our Ailsa Craig print. If you didn't win, have no fear, we're doing another giveaway for the Brier!

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Scotties Trends Heading into Playoffs

We're back to chat about some of the trends we've seen this week at the Scotties. We discuss the playoff scenarios, the increase in scoring from last year, and time management for teams with more active front ends. We wrap up by talking about the rather interesting measures we've seen, the ice conditions, and the new look TSN booth. 

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Super Scotties Preview

It's time for our favourite event on the curling calendar, the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. We talk about Joanne Courtney joining the TSN booth for the week and how strong the field is before turning our attention to each team. We go team-by-team through the pools to talk about the lineups, the favourites, and who we think will stand tall at the end of the week. We wrap up by talking about our special Scotties giveaway.  

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Scotties Field Set, Dumb Pregnancy Rules, & Best Bonspiel Formats

Recorded before the David Murdoch to Curling Canada news, Sean and Scott talk about a busy weekend in curling as the Scotties Tournament of Hearts field is set. They talk about the provincial championships from the weekend, the Wild Card selections, and a rather stacked pool for the Scotties. They then turn to 2 announcements by Curling Canada, including the very strange pregnancy policy and the new qualification format for next season's PointsBet Invitational. FInally, the guys talk about their bonspiel experience over the weekend and what formats work best when heading to a 'spiel. 

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Best Games of the Quad

This week, Sean and Scott look back at the best games from the past four years. From worlds to Olympics to national championships, they talk about the most exciting matches that still hold some re-watchability. Agree with their list? Be sure to let them know what they missed.

To see the list, including links to watch the game, check out the accompanying blog post.
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Who Gets on Teevee?

This week, Sean and Scott look at the data from the past four years to determine how teams get on TSN? Does winning matter? How important is name recognition? Do certain provinces gets hosed? The guys break it all down.

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A New Dynasty! Looking Back at the 2022 Scotties

In this episode, Sean and Scott look back at the week that was in Thunder Bay for the 2022 Scotties. They talk about Team Einarson's three-peat, what that means for the team heading into the next Olympic cycle, and how dominate they were all week. They also chat about an eventful week for Team McCarville, a major breakthrough for Andrea Crawford, and Kerry Galusha's playoff appearance. They wrap up by looking at some teams who may be disappointed with the week and Christina Black's solid performance.

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A Stacked Pool, New Playoffs, & a Three-peat? Our 2022 Scotties Preview

In this episode, Sean and Scott look ahead to the 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. They chat about the new modified page playoff system (4:35), whether the teams that didn't play in the Olympic Trials have an advantage (10:13), and a stacked Pool A (13:10). They then go team by team through Pool A (17:10) and Pool B (35:30) before making their picks for the week (49:30).

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Greg Smith on LGBTQ2+ Representation in Curling

In this episode, Sean talks with Greg Smith, skip of Team Newfoundland and Labrador at the 2021 Brier, about LGBTQ2+ representation in curling. They talk about the importance of Pride Month, inclusion at the highest level of the sport, Greg playing John Epping in the first ever Brier game between two out skips, and the impact on young athletes.

Be sure to check out our episode visiting the 2019 Gay Nationals: https://www.gameofstonespod.com/episodes/2019/6/27/behind-the-scenes-at-the-canadian-gay-curling-championship

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Skip's Rules: Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship Preview

In this episode, Sean and Scott talk about Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. They talk about Kerri Einarson and Brad Gushue's win, the divide between mixed doubles specialists and players from 4-person teams, and the future of mixed doubles. They also talk about some of the communication issues we saw, the debate around the playoff format, the 'controversy' surrounding Olympic qualification and much more.

Canadian Mixed Doubles Preview: Everything You Need to Know

Sean and Scott are back to talk about the next event heading to the Calgary Curling Bubble: the Canadian Mixed Doubles Championship! They talk about the qualification process, the very convoluted playoff system, and which pool looks the strongest. They also debate whether players who participated in the Scotties and Brier have an advantage over those making their debut in the bubble and look forward to the TV coverage.

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Best of Scotties Broomstacking

In this episode, we revisit some of our favourite moments from our week of Broomstacking over on Facebook during the Round Robin of the 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. We talk everything from commercials to the uniforms to etiquette to rec leagues to tie-breakers. Join us after each afternoon draw over at facebook.com/gameofstonespodcast where you can find all the videos and we'll be live through championship weekend.

Name That Shot!

In this episode, we play anothe round of Canada's fastest growing game, Name That Shot! Scott listens to clips of 10 famous curling shot and tries to guess who throw it and when. Play along and let us know if you can beat Scott's score. We also provide some updates on the bubble and the NL and PEI provincial championships this weekend.

Curling Canada Bubbles & We Hit the Ice

In this episode, Sean talks about his experience playing in his first game of the season. We also talk about the proposed bubble in Calgary for the Scotties, Brier, and Men's Worlds.

Summer News Update: Canada Cup Postponed & Clubs Announce Plans

In this episode, Sean and Scott talk about all the recent news in the world of curling. They talk about the postponement of the Canada Cup, how that will shape the season, and whether this will lead to changes for the Scotties and Brier. They also talk about local curling facilities announcing their plans for the season and the resulting financial implications for the sport.