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Apr 18, 2024 · Earlier this week, third Marc Kennedy, second Brett Gallant and lead Ben Hebert announced Brendan Bottcher would no longer be the skip of their rink. A couple of days later, they announced that Brad Jacobs would be the team’s skip. “It was brutal,” Hebert, a Regina product who now calls Calgary home, told the Green Zone on Thursday.
- Britton Gray
Apr 16, 2024 · Team Bottcher was the superstar squad recruited after the end of the 2022 Olympic cycle. Kennedy and Hebert were teammates for years—with skips Kevin Martin and Kevin Koe, qualifying for two Olympic Games (2010, 2018) in two cycles—with Gallant being the nig prize, who came over from a stunningly successful run with Team Gushue from 2012 through ’22.
Apr 16, 2024 · April 16, 2024, 11:51 AM. 0. Skip Brendan Bottcher has parted ways with his Calgary-based club. Third Marc Kennedy, second Brett Gallant, lead Ben Hebert and coach Paul Webster announced Tuesday ...
- 'There's Never Truly A Great Time to Make Changes
- Bottcher Apologizes For 'Any Unintended Consequences'
- 'I've Tried to Have as Much Transparency as I Can'
- 'There Is Emotion Involved For All of Us'
"There's never truly a great time to make changes," Bottcher said. "As skip, I have a responsibility to my team to ensure the right fit and chemistry and that's my focus moving forward." Lineup changes are quite common in curling, but they usually occur before the end of a campaign or in the off-season. Dropping a vice-skip in the middle of a seaso...
While noting that he was not a communications professional, Bottcher said he originally felt using the phrase "personal reasons" in the team statement gave everyone concerned a good explanation for why they were parting ways. He said he was disappointed about how the line was construed and apologized for "any unintended consequences." "Maybe I used...
On Sunday, Bottcher was asked directly about Moulding's concerns. "All the members of my team always have and always will get an equal share of everything," he said. "I've tried to have as much transparency as I can." Moulding said many teams use spreadsheets to allow all players access to a rink's financial picture, but that Bottcher refused to us...
"There is emotion involved for all of us," he said. "This was tough. I actually care about all of these guys a lot." Both Moulding and Bottcher said they were proud of the team's performances over the years and have great memories of their accomplishments. Both curlers made the media rounds Sunday, repeating similar talking points in podcast interv...
Dec 4, 2021 · The Bottcher foursome, from Edmonton, announced it has parted ways with third Darren Moulding late Friday night. Moulding said Saturday that he was cut. Back to video. “Getting cut like this, at ...
- Ted Wyman
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May 27, 2024 · Bottcher, who split with his four-person team a month ago, will coach Rachel Homan's next season and for the foreseeable future. "I took the last month in a bit to really reflect on where I'm at ...
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Dec 5, 2021 · Darren Moulding had seen signs of fracture within Team Bottcher well before things came to a head for the reigning national men's champions this week. A group text about a sponsorship request led ...
