Seven Mile Bay native moves up to third stone for Players’ Championship
(by Jason Simmonds)
Adam Casey describes his first year with the Brad Gushue rink as a building step.
Casey, who played second stone for the St. John’s, N.L., foursome all season, has moved up to third stone for this week’s $370,000 Capital One Grand Slam of Curling Sun Life Players’ Championship in Summerside.
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Adam Casey delivers a shot during action at the Capital One Grand Slam of Curling Sun Life Players’ Championship in Summerside.
“I’m a more complete player than I was a year or two ago,” said Casey, who is from Seven Mile Bay and a product of the junior program at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside. “I was able to learn a lot playing with Brad and the guys.
Casey is reunited with his former junior skip, Brett Gallant of Charlottetown, at the Players’ Championship. Gallant, who has moved into the second-stone role, takes the roster spot of Ryan Fry, who played third stone and recently parted ways with Team Gushue. Geoff Walker plays lead.