Begins journey with Saskatchewan rink this week

(by Jason Simmonds)

SUMMERSIDE – Adam Casey admits there will be a few red-eye flights in his future.

The Seven Mile Bay native will play second stone for the Shaun Meachem-skipped Saskatchewan rink, which begins its 2016-17 schedule this weekend at a World Curling Tour event in Saskatoon, Sask.

“I’m lucky in that I’m pretty good adjusting to time, because I’ll be going back and forth from West Coast to East Coast a lot,” said a smiling Casey, who skipped the P.E.I. men’s champions the last two years.

Seven Mile Bay native Adam Casey will play second stone for the Shaun Meachem rink in Saskatchewan.

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But with third stone David Mathers returning home to Ontario, second stone Anson Carmody concentrating on his career and lead Robbie Doherty unsure how much time he could commit, the Casey-skipped rink decided to go its separate ways.

New team

Casey joins third stone Catlin Schneider and lead Dustin Kidby with Team Meachem.

“The goal is to make it to the Tim Hortons Brier, but, most especially, I want to get back here for the Roar of the Rings (Olympic qualifier in Summerside in November 2017),” said Casey, who just turned 27. “We are trying to pick and choose our schedule so we can earn as many points and be here in 2017.”

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