The Grand Slam of Curling, a prestigious tour elite series, has been purchased by a new sports business venture group called The Curling Group. The group, led by CEO Nic Sulsky, has acquired ownership and operations of the event from Rogers Sportsnet, while the network will retain exclusive Canadian broadcast rights.
Left to rightl, John Morris, Mike Cotton, Nic Sulsky and Jennifer Jones pose in front of the curling sheets at the Grand Slam of Curling's Players Championship in Toronto. The Grand Slam of Curling, the tour elite series featuring the best men's and women's teams from across Canada and around the world, has been purchased by a new sports business venture group .
"The Curling Group's intentions are true. We will give the fan and curler a level of trust that we are going to do this with the right spirit and motivation in mind. We have a love of the game and the curlers and fans that have made the sport what it is today.
"We want the growth of the game to be so successful. We want to be successful. I think the curlers are going to embrace this and be very excited about the opportunities," Jones said. "Our sport has so much potential and it's just so exciting to be a part of this and hopefully we can have a great impact."
"This partnership will help grow the sport while allowing Sportsnet to do what we do best – provide fans a world-class broadcast and the most in-depth curling coverage."Canada's Homan defeats Switzerland's Tirinzoni for 2nd title at women's curling worldsCanada's Rachel Homan wins gold at the women's curling world championship with a 7-5 win over Switzerland's Silvana Tirinzoni. The win ended Canada's six-year title drought at this event.
Morris said for as much change will be coming in the future, it'll be important to also stay true to many of the traditional aspects of the sport that draws fans to the game.
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