Curling Legends • May 31 2024

In segment one, John Cullen joins Curling Legends host Kevin Palmer to discuss his new podcast series Broomgate: A Curling Scandal.

John explains how the project came together, what he learned through the experience and what surprised him. Cullen also shares stories left out of the show and they discuss how sweeping is impacting the sport today.

In the second segment, Warren Hansen—who has appeared in multiple episodes previously—returns to provide memories from two of the craziest Briers in history.

The 1993 Brier featured an unexpected procedure to break the four-way tie for first place. The resulting Friday night fiasco was preceded earlier in the week by a secret visit from icemaker Shorty Jenkins, who left a surprise for players, spectators and Warren himself.

At the 1994 Brier hosted in Red Deer, Alta., the newly-written Brier rulebook produced a stalemate between Rick Folk and Russ Howard on choice of stones ahead of the playoffs, all leading to a confrontation the night before Sunday’s championship final.

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