(by Bob Weeks)
There were occasions last year when Brad Jacobs thought perhaps his front end players were losing their strength. Despite having two of the strongest and fittest curlers on the planet in Ryan and E.J. Harnden, there were games when they simply weren’t able to do to a rock what their opponents could.
Mike McEwen, The Canadian Press
What Jacobs and other curlers saw has resulted in perhaps the most significant equipment controversy the Roaring Game has ever seen, with players, officials and manufacturers embroiled in heated discussion, charges of all kinds and the clear need for some new regulations.
Brouhaha? Call this a Broomhaha.