(“In The House” blog by Brian Belfry @belfrycurling)
After only two years of the relegation system with the Canadian mixed and senior curling champs we may have already seen the last of it.
The Canadian Curling Association recently sent out several notices of motion for the 2014 National Curling Congress and Annual General Meeting for the member associations across Canada.
Among the several notices brought up by the CCA Board of Governors were:
- Canadian Mixed, Canadian Seniors be changed to two-pool format with seven teams in each so all member associations would have direct entre (no relegation) and shortened to eight-end games.
- Eligibility age for Canadian Juniors cutoff be changed to June 30th of the year prior to the championships instead of Dec. 31
- Setup for Canadian Mixed Doubles to continue for another year
Concerning the mixed fours and seniors (two events basically tossed from TV coverage back in the early 2000s) the CCA lists doing painstaking research over the past three years of the events and found a strong desire that all our member associations wanted a direct entry into the champs. There’s a shock.