Team Gushue

More honours for Olympic gold medal-winning curlers

St. John’s streets to be named after Brad Gushue & Co. Canadian Press
Published: Monday, March 06, 2006

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Olympic curling champion Brad Gushue and his rink are receiving another honour.

The City of St. John’s has decided to name several streets after the Newfoundland rink.

Deputy Mayor Dennis O’Keefe said Monday a road in St. John’s will be renamed Gold Medal Drive.

Several streets branching from the drive will be named after each of the curlers — Gushue, Mark Nichols, Russ Howard, Jamie Korab and Mike Adam, as well as their coach Toby MacDonald.

The Gushue rink of St. John’s became the first Olympic champions from Newfoundland when they won the men’s curling gold medal last month at the Turin Games.

© Canadian Press 2006

VOCM - Big Welcome for Team Gushue

February 28, 2006

The public will be given an opportunity to meet and greet Brad Gushue’s gold winning Olympic Curling Team on Saturday. Bob Osborne of the St. John’s Curling Club says the open house will take place from 1 - 4 p.m. at the St. John’s Convention Centre. Osborne says there’s no charge but people have been asked to bring along a non-perishable food item. He told Bill Rowe on VOCM’s Backtalk Russ Howard will join the team for the event, but he encourages everyone to arrive early. The Gushue Rink will be recognized at the Fog Devils game on Saturday. Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Jamie Korab, Mike Adam, Russ Howard, and coach Toby MacDonald will be on hand to drop the ceremonial puck. The team will also sign autographs on the concourse from 6 to 6:45 pm.

Meantime, it was a raucus welcome home for the Gushue curling rink early this morning at St. John’s International Airport. A huge crowd turned out to show Brad, Mark, Jamie, Mike and Toby just how proud they are of the team’s accomplishment. There was pride galore, with Canadian flags by the dozens waving to celebrate the homecoming. Brad Gushue was overwhelmed by the turnout. The coach of the Olympic champions, Toby McDonald, says the support has been fantastic.

Labrador City Mayor Graham Letto says the make-up of the team, from the island and Labrador, is special. Cabinet Minister Paul Shelley, says Brad Gushue and his team have united young and old. Avalon MP Fabian Manning says people from this province would still be proud of Team Gushue even without the gold medal. Hockey Night in Canada broadcaster, Bob Cole, was on hand having just arrived back from the Olympics himself. He attended the weekend medal ceremony.

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From The CBC Torino 2006 - The Olympic Games Site

Mike Adam - Curling - men’s alternate

Birthdate: June 3, 1981
Birthplace: Labrador City, N.L.
Hometown: Wabush, N.L.

Olympic Outlook

Barring illness or injury to his teammates, Adam probably won’t play in Turin. But, since he threw second stones for Team Gushue before Russ Howard’s arrival, Adam should be able to step in easily if called upon.

Season Highlights

* Won Canadian curling trials as lead for Gushue
* Third at World Curling Tour Oslo Cup as second for Gushue

Career Highlights

* Alternate for Newfoundland and Labrador’s Brad Gushue at 2003, 2004 and 2005 Brier
* Won 2001 world junior championships as lead for Newfoundland and Labrador’s Gushue
* Won 2001 Canadian junior championships as lead for Newfoundland and Labrador’s Gushue

Quotations

“The sacrifice that he made this year and over the last number of months, and the way he handled it, was special. We wouldn’t be here without him.”
- Brad Gushue on the selflessness of Adam, who gave up his spot in the Canadian curling trials to veteran Russ Howard

Noteworthy

* Adam threw four stones in the fourth draw of the 2005 Canadian curling trials after Russ Howard took himself out of a 10-4 blowout win over Mark Dacey. Adam made the most of his limited opportunity, curling a perfect 100 per cent.

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Mike Adam (Alternate)

Name: Mike Adam
Position: fifth
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National Appearances: 2 (04,05)
World Appearance: 1 (2001)

Career Highlights
· 2005 Newfoundland Tankard Champion

Source: http://www.teamgushue.com/