Seven Mile Bay native understands he’ll be hometown favourite
by Jason Simmonds
SUMMERSIDE – Adam Casey calls it a “cool opportunity.”
The Seven Mile Bay native is also fully aware of what’s at stake as he enters this week’s Home Hardware Road to the Roar Pre-Trials at Eastlink Arena as the hometown favourite.
Two men and two women’s teams from the seven-day event will earn berths in the Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings Canadian curling trials that will decide the country’s four-player curling teams for the 2018 Winter Olympics in February.
“Obviously, the magnitude of this event is significant,” said Casey in an interview with the Journal Pioneer. “There’s been a lot of work and effort building up to this point.
Seven Mile Bay native Adam Casey releases a shot during a team practice at the Silver Fox Entertainment Complex in Summerside on Saturday afternoon. Jason Simmonds/Journal Pioneer
“I am feeling good about our positioning to execute on our plan. Hopefully, we will have a great week.”
Casey and his Regina, Sask.-based rink of third stone Brock Montgomery, second stone Shaun Meachem and lead Dustin Kidby will open round-robin play against Halifax’s Jamie Murphy on Tuesday at 4 p.m. Casey says he is pleased with how his team is curling entering the Road to the Roar.