LIVERPOOL, N.S. (by Jason Simmonds) – Adam Casey and his teammates with the Jason Gunnlaugson rink are headed to the 2021 Tim Hortons Canadian Curling Trials, presented by AGI, in Saskatoon, Sask., Nov. 20-28.

Manitoba skip Jason Gunnlaugson, left, and third Adam Casey discuss strategy during the 2021 Tim Hortons Brier Canadian men’s curling championship in Calgary. – Contributed

Casey, who lives in Winsloe, P.E.I., and grew up in Seven Mile Bay, plays third stone for the Manitoba-based Gunnlaugson team that went 4-2 (won-lost) in the round-robin and won two playoff games at the 2021 Home Hardware Curling Pre-Trials event in Liverpool, N.S.

Gunnlaugson opened the playoff round with an 8-6 win over Glenn Howard on Oct. 30 and punched their ticket to the Olympic trials with a 9-8 victory over Tanner Horgan in the A-side final on Oct. 31.

The 2021 Home Hardware Curling Pre-Trials event determined the final two men’s and women’s entries for the Olympic trials.

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