Starting this Saturday, April 2, TSN will broadcast coverage of all games featuring Jeff Stoughton and his Manitoba rink who are representing Canada at the 2011 Ford World Curling Championships being held in Regina, Saskatchewan.
Coverage includes all Canadian round-robin games, and all playoff games regardless of teams. Here is a summary of the TSN schedule (all times Eastern Daylight time):
| Date | Morning | Afternoon | Evening |
| Saturday, April 2 | – | 3:30pm (SUI) | 9:00pm (DEN) |
| Sunday, April 3 | – | 3:00pm (GER) | – |
| Monday, April 4 | 10:30am (KOR), also on TSN.ca | – | 9:30pm (USA) |
| Tuesday, April 5 | – | 3:30pm (FRA), also on TSN.ca | 9:30pm (SCO) |
| Wednesday, April 6 | 10:30am (CZE), also on TSN.ca | 3:30pm (SWE) on TSN2, also on TSN.ca | – |
| Thursday, April 7 | 10:30am (CHN), also on TSN.ca | – | 9:30pm (NOR) |
| Friday, April 8 | – | – | 9:30pm (PPG) |
| Saturday, April 9 | – | 2:30pm (PPG) | 7:00pm (SF) |
| Sunday, April 10 | – | – | 7:00pm (CF) |
The CCA has placed the entire draw schedule online – note that the times listed in this schedule are Central Standard Time, since most of Saskatchewan, including Regina, do not switch to Daylight Savings time each spring.
I have a question. At times when Jon Mead is throwing does his broom touch his rock on delivery? It looks close to me.
Thanks for your question, Bev, and it’s a great question.
There were a number of rule changes to curling enacted before the start of season. In particular, Rule 9 (Touched Moving Stones) was rewritten, and eliminated the rule that prevented one from re-touching a stone during delivery, before the stone reaches the near hog line.
I think your question raises a point about the newly-worded Touched Moving Stones rule. I honestly cannot determine from the current 2010-2011 rules if touching a stone with a piece of equipment (Jon Mead’s straw broom) during the delivery is permitted or not. Perhaps another reader might want to volunteer with an interpretation. However, I believe the intent of Rule 9 is that “touching a moving stone” applies only once the stone has been released, and not beforehand.
My husband and I argue whether Jon’s broom touches the rock as well. Does it, or not?
Thanks for the question, Katie. I believe Jon’s broom does touch the stone, at least on occasion. I don’t believe that matters with respect to the current WCF rules.