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New-look Grand Slam of Curling broadcast team in place after off-season overhaul

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Strong, G. (2026, October 12). New-look Grand Slam of Curling broadcast team in place after off-season overhaul. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/curling/new-look-grand-slam-of-curling-broadcast-team-in-place-after-off-season-overhaul/article_aca645b9-cb57-575c-818a-639064d1c121.html

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The Grand Slam of Curling is set to start with a new broadcast team after recent changes. Longtime broadcaster Rob Faulds has retired, and Kevin Martin and Mike Harris are no longer part of the crew. New additions include Darren Dupont and returning analysts Jennifer Jones, Joanne Courtney, Brad Gushue, and Brent Laing. Sportsnet continues as the main rights holder, with CBC providing coverage for select games, while international viewers can watch on ESPN+ in the U.S. and DAZN globally.

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The Grand Slam of Curling is set to start on Tuesday with significant changes to its broadcast team after an overhaul during the off-season. Longtime host Rob Faulds retired and veteran analysts Kevin Martin and Mike Harris are not returning, making way for newcomer Darren Dupont alongside John Cullen as the new broadcasting duo. Jennifer Jones returns as a key analyst, joined by Joanne Courtney, Brad Gushue, and Brent Laing.

Sportsnet remains the primary broadcaster in Canada, with CBC joining to cover some Saturday draws and select Sunday finals. Morning weekday games and tiebreakers will be available on Rock Channel for subscribers. Internationally, ESPN+ in the U.S. and DAZN globally will carry the events this season. The curling circuit features 16 teams, including Canadian teams skipped by Matt Dunstone, Brendan Bottcher, John Epping, Kevin Koe, and Olympic champion Brad Jacobs.

The Curling Group CEO Nic Sulsky emphasized their commitment to innovation and growth for the coming season.

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CBC Rock Channel Sportsnet The Curling Group Victoria

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Canadian NORP · 3× Ont GPE · 3× Victoria GPE · 3× CBC ORG · 2× Gushue PERSON · 2× Rock Channel ORG · 2× Sportsnet ORG · 2× The Curling Group ORG · 2× Kevin Martin PERSON · 1× Rob Faulds PERSON · 1×

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The 16-team men’s field includes Canadian teams skipped by Dunstone, Edmonton’s Brendan Bottcher, Toronto’s John Epping, Calgary’s Kevin Koe and reigning Olympic champion Brad Jacobs of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.

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🔮 The Grand Slam of Curling will kick off Tuesday with a new-look broadcast booth after an off-season overhaul.

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New-look Grand Slam of Curling broadcast team in place after off-season overhaul · assertive framing

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The Grand Slam of Curling will kick off Tuesday with a new-look broadcast booth after an off-season overhaul. asserted

Slam → kick → overhaul

Longtime Sportsnet curling host Rob Faulds retired last summer and veteran analysts Kevin Martin and Mike Harris are not returning to their previous roles. asserted

Martin → retire → roles

The Curling Group brought in relative curling newcomer Darren Dupont to join John Cullen for host/play-by-play duties this season. asserted

Group → bring → duties

Jennifer Jones returns as an analyst on a crew that also includes Joanne Courtney, Brad Gushue and Brent Laing. asserted

that → return → Laing

Sportsnet returns as the main domestic rights-holder with CBC now on board for coverage of some Saturday draws and select Sunday finals. asserted

CBC → return → draws

Morning weekday draws and tiebreakers will be streamed on Rock Channel for subscribers. asserted

draws → stream → subscribers

“We’ve been very open with our desire to innovate, to change and to grow,” said The Curling Group CEO Nic Sulsky. asserted

Sulsky → innovate → desire

A Thursday game between American Danny Casper and Winnipeg’s Matt Dunstone will be available in the U.S. on ESPNU, a channel that primarily features college sports. asserted

that → feature → sports

Play on the five-event GSOC circuit begins Tuesday morning at the Co-op Invitational in Victoria and continues through Sunday. asserted

Play → begin → Sunday

Jones has worked on the Grand Slam broadcast team since retiring in 2024 while Courtney has served as an analyst on TSN since 2023. asserted

Courtney → work → 2023

Both also have experience calling Olympic curling action. asserted

Both → have → action

Gushue, meanwhile, retired earlier this year and now serves as USA Curling’s high-performance director. asserted

Gushue → retire → director

He has done some in-studio work on occasion and called two games with Faulds at the Manitoba playdowns nearly a decade ago. asserted

He → do → playdowns

“People will have to bear with me, I guess, for the first couple of events as I learn the ropes and get more comfortable with it,” Gushue said in a recent interview. asserted

Gushue → have → interview

“But I have lots of confidence in my knowledge of the game and my knowledge of the teams and the strategy part that I can share. asserted

I → have → that

“It’s just a matter of now honing that and becoming a good analyst.” asserted

It → ’ → that

Laing, who has been on the mic for Grand Slam streaming coverage since 2024, will be making his live television broadcasting debut. asserted

who → make → debut

Dupont, meanwhile, has previously called games at the Saskatchewan curling championships. asserted

Dupont → call → championships

He also has WHL and Canadian university football broadcasting experience. asserted

He → have → experience

Cullen made his live TV broadcasting debut on CBC with Rock League last April. asserted

Cullen → make → League

The podcast host has also handled play-by-play for games streamed on The Curling Group’s Rock Channel over the last two seasons. asserted

host → handle → seasons

They include teams skipped by Kerri Einarson of Gimli, Man., Victoria’s Kayla MacMillan, Ottawa’s Rachel Homan and Victoria’s Taylor Reese-Hansen. asserted

They → include → Gimli

field → include → Marie

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 12, 2026. asserted

report → publish → Press