Officer and Stoughton to guide Team North America at Continental Cup
OTTAWA — Reigning world women’s curling champion Jennifer Jones will have a former teammate guiding her and the rest of Team North America at the Continental Cup in Las Vegas in January.
Winnipeg’s Jill Officer, who stepped away from full-time curling last season, will serve as an assistant coach at the Jan. 17-20 competition at Orleans Arena.
The North American squad features Jones, from Shanty Bay, Ont., Calgary’s Kevin Koe, Rachel Homan of St. Paul, Alta., Brad Gushue of St. John’s, and American skips John Shuster and Jamie Sinclair. Winnipeg’s Jeff Stoughton will handle head coaching duties and American Pete Fenson will serve as captain.
“I’ve got big shoes to fill as Rick Lang did an amazing job coaching Team North America for the past few years,” Stoughton said in a release. “But I’ve got a great team with me on the bench with Pete and Jill, and the talent that we’ll put on the ice speaks for itself. I’m very excited to see what they can do in Las Vegas.”