Curling Canada has gone international to find a replacement for longtime high\u002Dperformance director Gerry Peckham.
Two-time world champion David Murdoch, who has served as national and Olympic coach for British Curling since September 2018, was named to the post on Thursday.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter. Postmedia Network Inc.
“There’s work to be done, but I feel that there are opportunities for growth and accountability and I believe the pieces are in place for Canada to excel on the world stage and to continue meet the expectations of Canadian curling fans,” Murdoch said.Article content “The Scottish teams have been playing at a very high level, and David clearly was an important part of that,” said top-ranked Canadian skip Kerri Einarson. “We’re looking forward to working with David and learning from him.”
Canada’s last women’s world title came in 2018, a year after the country’s last men’s world title. Canada’s best result at the world mixed doubles championship has been silver .
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