SUMMERSIDE – The overall impact of the Players’ Championship of the Grand Slam of Curling will have to wait for final assessment, but the outlook is promising.
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The Grand Slam of Curling event in Summerside received a positive assessment from all aspects of organization and play, highlighted with Kevin Martin capping his competitive career with the men’s championship.
J.P. Desrosiers, director of communications with the City of Summerside, deemed it a great event for the community.
“From logistics, to crowds, to ice quality and national coverage: it’s been a fantastic week. It’s been a year and a half of planning for our host committee, so it’s nice to see it all come together,” he said.
The experience gained the last time the Grand Slam was held here, two years ago, paid dividends this year. Everything was covered, according to Desrosiers, thanks to the 185 volunteers and 12 principal organizers as well as the strong curling community that supported it.
“We’re looking at potentially forming a long-term relationship with the Grand Slam. This is a fantastic event for the city; we can obviously do it having done it twice already now. Our crowds are up this time over last, so hopefully it’s an indication of where they’ll go the next time. We’ll go from there.”
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