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https://www.windspeaker.com/news/sports/former-manitoba-star-curler-coaching-nunavut-womens-squad
Colin Hodgson still gets to participate in elite curling competitions these days, but instead of playing, Hodgson, a Red River Métis, now concentrates on coaching.As a player, Hodgson, a citizen of the Manitoba Métis Federation, competed six times at the Brier, the national men’s curling championship. His last Brier appearance was in 2023.For the past two years, however, Hodgson has coached a Nunavut team that represents the Iqaluit Curling Club.
“I think we want to keep every game as close as we can and try and put some pressure on some of these top teams. And hopefully come out with some more wins.”
Most of Sydney Galusha’s friends and classmates are in Yellowknife this week writing exams.But Galusha, who is Gwich’in, finds herself in the Ontario city of Mississauga competing in the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women’s curling championship.Galusha is making her second consecutive Scotties appearance even though she is just 16. She is playing second for the Northwest Territories (N.W.T.) squad, which represents the Yellowknife Curling Club and is skipped by Nicky Kaufman.
@KarenKeiller I’ve seen sweeping start at the T line for years. I interpreted it as: you can only sweep behind the T line, and you can only sweep in the path of a stone. The writeup you quote, better matches how I’ve seen curlers wait for the stone to touch the T line.
I did hear there was a rock swept in front of the T line this year. I didn’t see it. It seems to happen every year and seldom makes a difference in the outcomes.
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