Talk:Brad Gushue

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Skip Status

Regarding Russ Howard throwing second stones but calling shots: who, effectively, is the skip? I presume it's Brad, since the team is Team Gushue. Is Russ a second with the privilege of calling shots, or is he a skip throwing second stones? --C.Fred 02:10, 26 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Gushue is widely considered the skip. He may not be the one in the house calling the shots as a skip is nomally defined as, but he is the team's leader, and effectively gets to trump Howard when it comes to what shots the team makes. --NDP logo Earl Andrew - talk 04:39, 27 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

According to Olympic rules, Russ was the skip, with Brad's official title as "Fourth". This is simply because Olympic rules define the skip as the person holding the broom for 6 throws. In practice, the order of authority went Brad-Mark-Russ. While Russ's advice was usually followed, both Brad and Mark had priority. This arrangement caused some friction in the early days of the Olympic round robin, when both Mark and Russ were frustrated with their throwing performances; by the last week or so, Russ was effectively calling most of the shots, but Brad always had the final say, and Mark rarely (if ever) disagreed with Brad, although it's worth noting that both Russ and Brad overruled Mark's dislike of the triple takeout in the.. 6th end? of the gold-medal game. Mark made it for the highlight reel of the night. No matter whether Olympic rules defined Russ as the skip, it was Brad's team. - dharmabum 08:56, 27 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ancestry

Umm... I have no idea, maybe someone can confirm or deny, but is Brad Raymond Gushue related to Raymond Gushue?

Brad's father's name also happens to be Raymond Gushue. That's about all I can help you . -- Earl Andrew - talk 17:27, 5 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Corner Brook Curling Club

Team Gushue does not curl out of the Corner Brook Curling Club. They only had to do that to qualify for the Provincial Tankard in Gander because their own club the ReMax Centre (formerly the St. John's Curling Club) had their playdowns when Team Gushue were away at a tournament in Winnipeg. Team Gushue still curls out of the ReMax Centre.