CURLING CANADA • OK TIRE & BKT TIRES CONTINENTAL CUP, PRESENTED BY SERVICE EXPERTS HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING AND PLUMBING • MEDIA GUIDE 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION BOARD OF GOVERNORS & NATIONAL STAFF 3 MEDIA INFORMATION 4 CURLING CANADA PHOTOGRAPHY GUIDELINES 5 TV NON-RIGHTS HOLDERS 6 EVENT INFORMATION FACT SHEET 7 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 9 COMPETITION FORMAT & RULES 10 2020 OK TIRE & BKT TIRES CONTINENTAL CUP ANNOUNCEMENT 15 TEAMS & PLAYERS INFORMATION TEAM CANADA ROSTER 17 TEAM EUROPE ROSTER 17 PLAYER NICKNAMES 18 WOMEN’S PLAYER FACT SHEET 19 MEN’S PLAYER FACT SHEET 20 TEAM CANADA BIOS 21 TEAM CAREY 21 TEAM FLEURY 25 TEAM HOMAN 28 TEAM BOTTCHER 32 TEAM EPPING 35 TEAM KOE 39 TEAM CANADA COACH BIOS 43 TEAM EUROPE BIOS 46 TEAM HASSELBORG 46 TEAM MUIRHEAD 50 TEAM TIRINZONI 53 TEAM DE CRUZ 56 TEAM EDIN 59 TEAM MOUAT 63 TEAM EUROPE COACH BIOS 66 CURLING CANADA • OK TIRE & BKT TIRES CONTINENTAL CUP, PRESENTED BY SERVICE EXPERTS HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING AND PLUMBING • MEDIA GUIDE 2 BOARD OF GOVERNORS & NATIONAL STAFF CURLING CANADA 1660 Vimont Court Orléans, ON K4A 4J4 TEL: (613) 834-2076 FAX: (613) 834-0716 TOLL FREE: 1-800-550-2875 BOARD OF GOVERNORS John Shea, Chair Angela Hodgson, Governor Donna Krotz, Governor Amy Nixon, Governor George Cooke, Governor Cathy Dalziel, Governor Paul Addison, Governor Chana Martineau, Governor Sam Antila, Governor Mitch Minken, Governor NATIONAL STAFF Katherine Henderson, Chief Executive Officer Louise Sauvé, Administrative Assistant Bill Merklinger, Executive Director, Corporate Services Jacob Ewing, Web Application Developer Gordon McNabb, General Manager, Event Operations Kim Warburton, Sales Account Manager Gerry Peckham, Director, High Performance Melissa Hicks, Sales Account Coordinator Danny Lamoureux, Director, Championship Services & Helen Radford, Manager, Program Development Youth Curling Club Development Feeder System Justin Perry, Director, Information Services & Technology Dixie Lorentz, Sponsor Fulfillment Al Cameron, Director, Communication & Media Relations Andy Henry, Manager, Marketing & Tickets Stephanie Carbonette, Comptroller Marcy Hrechkosy, Event Manager Brodie Bazinet, Foundation Manager Neil Houston, Event Manager Robyn Mattie, Manager, Curling Club Championship Terry Morris, Event Manager Karen Ryan, Executive Assistant Kyle Jahns, Manager, Communication & Media Relations JoAnne Viau, Coordinator, Financial Services Nolan Thiessen, Manager, Championship Services & Athlete Liaison Casey Sweeney, Coordinator, Financial Services Maddie Kelly, Marketing and Office Coordinator Louise Delorme, Coordinator, National Athlete Services & Donna Gillis, Marketing and Office Coordinator Coaching Rachel Delaney, Coordinator, Development & Championship Amanda MacKenzie, Marketing and Office Coordinator Services CURLING CANADA • OK TIRE & BKT TIRES CONTINENTAL CUP, PRESENTED BY SERVICE EXPERTS HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING AND PLUMBING • MEDIA GUIDE 3 MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA SEATING An event/media bench has been constructed on the home end on ice level. Seating has been preassigned. The bench offers wireless Internet, electrical outlets and TV’s, as does the media room, should you wish to file from there. MEDIA ROOM/LOUNGE The media room is located on the concourse level in the Delta Room (adjacent to Sheet A, opposite end of media bench). It will open Wednesday, January 8 at 1:30 p.m. for team practices throughout the afternoon. Beginning Thursday, January 9, it will be open roughly one-half hour before the first draw until one-half hour after the evening draw has concluded. The media room has electrical outlets, wireless Internet, a photocopier and television to assist in the production and distribution of media materials and media services. INTERVIEW REGULATIONS/PROCEDURES You will be required to fill out interview request forms, which will be available on the media bench and in the media room. Volunteers will be gathering the forms as the draw progresses and will hand them to requested players at the completion of their games. Players will be told they cannot leave the scrum area until they have fulfilled all requested interviews. All post-game media interviews during the round robin will be conducted in a scrum format at ice level in a designated space adjacent to the media bench. All players have been instructed to exit through this area on their way to the dressing rooms. Every effort will be made to escort players to the specified area as quickly as possible after each draw. TRANSPORT/DISPATCH Courtesy transportation for accredited media, VIP’s, etc. from the Host hotel to the Arena and return for each draw. Call 844-299-2875 to request. HOST/MEDIA HOTEL DoubleTree by Hilton in London 300 King Street London, Ont. N6B 1S2 DRAW STATISTICS A statistical report will be produced and limited copies distributed to the media about 15 minutes after the conclusion of each draw. Live scores and stats can be viewed online at the Curling Canada website (www.curling.ca). If you would like to receive the Draw Stats media report by email, please contact Kyle Jahns ([email protected] or 204-803-8221) CURLING CANADA • OK TIRE & BKT TIRES CONTINENTAL CUP, PRESENTED BY SERVICE EXPERTS HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING AND PLUMBING • MEDIA GUIDE 4 CURLING CANADA PHOTOGRAPHY GUIDELINES All photographers must be identified with a B4 credential. You must also wear black/dark colour clothing and shoes. In general, you are allowed to shoot from positions between the hoglines (starting about two metres from each hogline) on the carpeted areas separating the game sheets; in the corners of the arena; or behind the hack signs/scoreboards, provided you are not obscuring the vision of the spectators, blocking the scoreboard or in the way of the players. Before entering the ice surface, please ensure that you have used the shoe cleaner, located near the home-end entrance, to remove dust, dirt and other particles from your shoes. You are not allowed on the ice surface at any time. Also: • Flashes are not allowed. • If you are carrying a mobile device, turn it to silent before entering the ice surface. • No video can be shot from inside the boards. • Please photograph from a sitting or squatting position; not standing or kneeling. Please shift your position at appropriate intervals to not consistently block the view of the same spectators. • When moving along the walkway, ensure that no player is in the process of delivering a rock. If the curler is delivering, please wait until the deliver is complete before crossing the carpet at the end of the sheet. • When a player is about to deliver a stone, you must be behind the hack signs/scoreboards, or situated between the hoglines. • For playoff games, special instructions will be issued for photo locations in conjunction with the location of TSN’s cameras. In general, though, you should avoid being in the TSN shot at all times. Thank you for your co-operation. Failure to adhere to these regulations could result in the forfeiture of your photography credential. CURLING CANADA • OK TIRE & BKT TIRES CONTINENTAL CUP, PRESENTED BY SERVICE EXPERTS HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING AND PLUMBING • MEDIA GUIDE 5 TV NON-RIGHTS HOLDERS TSN is the sole TV rights-holder for the 2020 OK Tire & BKT Tires Continental Cup, thus no cameras/portable video devices from any other media affiliation are allowed inside the boards during morning, afternoon and evening draws. However, in order to provide other stations and/or networks with an opportunity to get brief game/highlight footage, approved camera positions will be available at certain locations outside the boards around the perimeter or at various places on the concourse level or press box, provided your position at no time blocks the view of spectators nor presents a fire access hazard. Please ensure that your camera has no visible logo. If so, please cover it up. You are allowed to air two minutes of game footage daily, provided the game footage is not from a game being televised as the feature game by TSN, in which case you must use their highlights with the appropriate credit. The main media scrum takes place at ice level near the media bench. There will be an appropriate backdrop/signage noting the area. All players will pass by this area en route to their dressing rooms. TV cameras must allow the media scrum to first interview any requested players before arranging individual interviews. However, cameras may be part of any scrum. For TV non rights-holders, you are allowed to air as much footage from the scrums as you wish. When all games have been completed for any draw AND when TSN has concluded its telecast and is off the air, you are allowed to do ‘stand-ups’ or interviews at ice level on the carpeted areas, near the scoreboards or even inside the boards, provided you are not disrupting the ice technicians as they prepare the surface for the next draw. For brief live hits, if TSN is not on the air, you will be able to do stand-ups on the concourse, seating areas, etc., providing any lighting requirements have been pre-approved. When TSN is on the air, NO live hits are allowed. Thank you. If there are any questions, please contact (on-site): Kyle Jahns Manager, Communication and Media Relations Curling Canada Cell: 204-803-8221 CURLING CANADA • OK TIRE & BKT TIRES CONTINENTAL CUP, PRESENTED BY SERVICE EXPERTS HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING AND PLUMBING • MEDIA GUIDE 6 FACT SHEET OFFICIAL NAME: 2020 OK Tire & BKT Tires Continental Cup of Curling, presented by Service Experts Heating, Air Conditioning and Plumbing DATE/SITE: January 9-12, 2020 - The Sports Centre at Western Fair District, London, Ont. SEATING CAPACITY: 1,500 TEAMS: Team Canada vs. Team Europe EVENT HISTORY: This is the 16th edition of the OK Tire & BKT Tires Continental Cup YEAR RESULT SCORE LOCATION 2019 Team World def. Team North America 34-26 Las Vegas 2018 Team North America def. Team World 30.5 - 30* London, Ont.