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I dissagree. It is a fact that Courtney gave her word to team Sweeitng that she was committed to them for another four years. To lie to their face and keep this under wraps,thus limitting the team ss to who they can pick up is disgracefull. Team Sweeting has hanldled this with class after being dumped on big time. Courtney is the strongest sweeper in Canada because she trained and worked hard. But she is where she is today because of her three former team mates and she has slapped them in the face. it is very unethical how she went about this. any player with any scruples would have come clean long ago. I don't have as much class as team sweeting. I say alberta is better off without an athelte who would pull a stunt like this, I say good by and good ridence Joanne Courtney.

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On top of this, there was probably some sort of agreement made between her and Team Homan to not announce this new team until after the World Championships. Team Homan probably asked her to not mention it until after so that it doesn't distract them during that week.

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And I just want to add, I can't believe I'm defending my comment "well said" to an UNREGISTERED" post.

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It might be quite interesting for Alison to be curling for Cissi Ostlund or some other Swedish team at world championships against Canada, maybe Homan, after she sits out the two year waiting period.

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Once again, it's not Lawes that breaks down in big situations. That's Miskew. Don't let facts get in the way of your view though.

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How is this a fact? It's an opinion.

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She had a bad game in the final...around here that's enough to make it fact. Ignore the great games she's played, focus on the bad one.

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Here is a link to the teams competing this weekend up in Grande Prairie

http://www.prairieshowdown.org/2014-teams.html

Has a few of the lineups you mention...interesting to see Geoff Walker playing with Tom Sallows...more than likely just a reunion of sorts for the weekend.

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You're kidding right? Walker relocated to Newfoundland for a reason.

It's well known Walker & Sallows are great friends, and curled years together in Juniors. Rumour has it he's just up visiting family and friends, now that most of the season is over.

I'd be very surprised to see him split from Gushue... Very surprised. I am however interested to see what happens in Newfoundland with Nichols moving back? Do you think Nichols & Gushe can put their differences aside and team up? I guess time will tell.

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All this talked seems to be proving one thing.
The Brier is not important anymore and the Olympics are the way to go.
The CCA should look at it and not just take the money and run.
Koe select a new team and forgo team Canada and Homan might do the same.

Meanwhile we are still debating relegation.Team Canada is not important to any of the winner

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All this talked seems to be proving one thing.
The Brier is not important anymore and the Olympics are the way to go.
The CCA should look at it and not just take the money and run.
Koe select a new team and forgo team Canada and Homan might do the same.

Meanwhile we are still debating relegation.Team Canada is not important to any of the winner

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I'm surprised, confused and disappointed in Joanne's decision.

I understand that it is competitive curling and the goals are 4 year cycles to the Olympics.

Everyone is saying what an opportunity Team Homan is. But if she knew they were losing their second, you would have to think that it would have crossed her mind that Team Homan would be weaker next year. Further, that Team Sweeting would continue to grow and strengthen.

There are no guarantees but she probably had an equal if not better chance for her to be on the next team to win STOH and go on to the Olympics by staying where she was.

Without a doubt, fans of Team Sweeting are feeling betrayed by her very late March decision to leave the team. She wasn't even able to stay with Team Sweeting for 4 years. Time will tell with her next team.

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You're kidding right? Walker relocated to Newfoundland for a reason.

It's well known Walker & Sallows are great friends, and curled years together in Juniors. Rumour has it he's just up visiting family and friends, now that most of the season is over.

I'd be very surprised to see him split from Gushue... Very surprised. I am however interested to see what happens in Newfoundland with Nichols moving back? Do you think Nichols & Gushe can put their differences aside and team up? I guess time will tell.

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^ There aren't any differences for Gushue and Nichols to put aside. Mark moved to Manitoba because his wife wanted to move, and he also took a year off from competitive curling. Brad was surprised to find him joining the Stoughton rink, but that was after a year without Mark on his team anyway, but that was it. They aren't in high school.

I would be surprised if Nichols didn't join the Gushue rink. That move should increase Gushue's chances of medalling at future Brier's and other bonspiels.

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I don't know maybe Mark would like to have his own team and give Gushue a run for the province. It would be the thing to do with their differences. Any thoughts?

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Mark is a great player. Tremendous rep as a lead, 2nd or Olympic gold-medal winning 3rd stone tosser.

A skip he's NOT....

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There are no guarantees but she probably had an equal if not better chance for her to be on the next team to win STOH and go on to the Olympics by staying where she was.

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Whats his W-L record as a competitive skip from juniors to current? That will give you the answer.

I will say this. Don Duguid, the great 3 time manitoba, 3 time canadian champion started off as a front-ender for Howard Wood, Jr. in the mid 50s, evolved to playing 3rd for Terry Braunstein in Manitoba's 1965 Brier win, skipped a couple years with no real notoriety and was basically retiring from the game in 1969 when he received a call from Rod Hunter aka The Arrow who convinced him to skip a team with Arrow at 3rd and two big thugs known as Pettapiece and Wood on the front end. They became one of the great teams in curling history and Duguid finally made his play to be one of the great skips in curling history!

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Would love to see Gushue get some competition out on the rock! Does everyone remember that a guy named Shawn Adams skipped a team outta there this year? He's had Brier success! If he's still out there, team Nichols up with him, throw in a talented young player like Colin Thomas and then Jamie Korab for old time's sake, and you have a very good back end and front end. This is pure speculation (and absolutely ridiculous speculation at that), and I also don't know any of these people personally. But it's plausible in theory (and I've heard worse rumours on here)! Everyone wants to default Nichols back to Gushue, but there are other guys out there too, and I personally would love to see a showdown!

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Everyone is saying what an opportunity Team Homan is. But if she knew they were losing their second, you would have to think that it would have crossed her mind that Team Homan would be weaker next year. Further, that Team Sweeting would continue to grow and strengthen.

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Would love to see Gushue get some competition out on the rock! Does everyone remember that a guy named Shawn Adams skipped a team outta there this year? He's had Brier success! If he's still out there, team Nichols up with him, throw in a talented young player like Colin Thomas and then Jamie Korab for old time's sake, and you have a very good back end and front end. This is pure speculation (and absolutely ridiculous speculation at that), and I also don't know any of these people personally. But it's plausible in theory (and I've heard worse rumours on here)! Everyone wants to default Nichols back to Gushue, but there are other guys out there too, and I personally would love to see a showdown!

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Team Thomas have been in the final with Gushue the last couple of years. Don't think Adams has been able to put a team together to do it. Great players on Team Thomas too!

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Not many curlers with the opportunity to play with Homan would turn it down, especially considering her age and how much better she's going to get moving forward. Two Scotties titles at the age of 24 hasn't been done before. Sweeting is a terrific player and a team on the rise, but she's joining one that is already tops in Canada. I'm sure being the same age as Rachel and Emma was also a big factor because they can grow and get better together. Joanne has huge upside and her skill as a shooter has not been completely tapped yet. Playing with a shot-making wiz like Homan and a phenomenal third like Miskew will only force her to raise her game to another level. My only question is the chemistry...She seemed to have it with Val, but will she have any with her new team? What looks great on paper doesn't always translate on the ice. Will she get on with Rachel, Emma and Lisa? And how great will the stress become for Courtney if she starts to miss her husband on the other side of the country? How do you prepare yourself for something like this? Will it hinder her performance on the ice? These questions can only be answered with time. But I certainly wont blame her for giving it a crack. There is always the risk that things won't work out. I hope they do for her, but there is no guarantee.

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Who said her husband was not going to move with her?

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One of the articles I read said he was staying in Alberta because of job requirements.

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