Curling Canada clarified eligibility ‘grey area’ in policy for defending Brier champs

LONDON, Ont. — Brad Gushue’s team is back at the Tim Hortons Brier as defending champions. They’ll have to change their residency situation or roster makeup next season if they need to qualify to return via provincial playdowns.
A successful title defence at Budweiser Gardens would ensure they come back as Team Canada but anything less would require some kind of an adjustment under current rules.
“It would be a situation where they were not residency compliant if they wer