The Adam Casey team from PEI is one of the rinks competing in Tier 1 of the Tour Challenge Grand Slam of Curling event, September 8 – 13, 2015 at the Paradise Double Ice Complex in Paradise, NL. Click for event website. Here’s a profile of the team from the Grand Slam of Curling website:
Hometown: Charlottetown/Summerside, P.E.I. | Twitter:@teamadamcasey
SKIP | THIRD | SECOND | LEAD |
Adam Casey |
David Mathers |
Anson Carmody |
Robbie Doherty |
Birthdate: Aug. 28, 1989 Birthplace: Seven Mile Bay, P.E.I. Resides: St. John’s, N.L. |
Birthdate: May 12, 1991 Birthplace: Ottawa, ON Resides: Charlottetown, P.E.I. |
Birthdate: Nov. 29, 1989 Birthplace: Summerside, P.E.I. Resides: Summerside, P.E.I. |
Birthdate: Aug. 6, 1988 Resides: Charlottetown, P.E.I. |
– P.E.I. Tankard champion (2015) – Three-time Newfoundland & Labrador Tankard champion (2012, 2013 & 2014) – World junior silver medallist (2009) – Canadian junior champion (2009) – Canada Winter Games bronze medallist (2007) |
– Players’ Championship winner (2012) – World Cup of Curling finalist (2011) – Ontario Tankard champion (2015) – Canadian junior silver medallist (2011) |
– Two-time P.E.I. Tankard champion (2013 & 2015) – World junior silver medallist (2009) – Canadian junior champion (2009) – Canada Winter Games bronze medallist (2007) |
– P.E.I. Tankard champion (2015) – Canadian Mixed Curling Championship winner (2011) |
TEAM BIO
Adam Casey played third for Brett Gallant’s team in junior, winning five consecutive P.E.I. junior titles from 2006-10 and the 2009 Canadian Junior Curling Championship. He joined Team Brad Gushue in St. John’s, N.L., in 2011 where he won three consecutive provincial titles. Casey formed a new team based in his home province for the 2014-15 season.
Casey reunited with former junior teammate Anson Carmody, who threw second stones on Team Gallant.
David Mathers reached the 2011 Canadian junior final on Team Ontario, skipped by Mat Camm. He joined Team John Epping for the 2011-12 season and was a finalist at the World Cup of Curling (now known as the Masters). Team Epping capped the season winning the 2012 Players’ Championship as Mathers earned his first career Grand Slam title. Mathers played for Team Mark Kean in 2014-15 and won the Recharge with Milk Tankard to represent Ontario at the 2015 Brier. This is his first season playing third for Team Casey.
Robbie Doherty won the New Brunswick junior curling title in 2009. He captured the 2011 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship playing second for Team P.E.I.
Team Casey claimed the 2015 P.E.I. Tankard but needed to play in the pre-qualifier round at the Brier. They finished with a 1-1 record and edged Team Yukon 7-6 in the extra end of the final to reach the main draw. Casey posted a 5-6 record in the round robin and missed the playoffs.
2014-15 PINTY’S GRAND SLAM OF CURLING RESULTS
Event | Round | Opponent | Result |
National | RR | Howard | L 8-4 |
RR | Jacobs | W 5-4 | |
RR | Epping | L 5-4 | |
RR | Blandford | L 5-2 | |
RR | Kean | W 9-2 | |
Canadian Open | A | McEwen | L 7-6 |
B | Edin | L 7-6 | |
C | Michel | W 7-3 | |
C | Morris | L 7-5 |
Legend: RR = Round Robin | TB = Tiebreaker | QF = Quarterfinals | SF = Semifinals | F = Final | A/B/C = Triple knockout round
Source: http://www.thegrandslamofcurling.com/curling/team-adam-casey/
Here’s Team Casey’s schedule at the Tour Challenge (subtract half an hour for PEI time):
Draw | Team | Game |
4 | vs. Carruthers (MB) | Sep 9, 04:30pm NT |
7 | vs. Murdoch (SCO) | Sep 10, 01:00pm NT |
9 | vs. Gushue (NL) | Sep 10, 08:00pm NT |
10 | vs. Edin (SWE) | Sep 11, 09:30am NT |