Introducing the Teams

With less than a week until our departure for Scotland, excitement is building among the Tourists, our Scottish hosts and the friends & families of the Tourists.

For the benefit of our Scottish hosts and for our friends & families, we would like to introduce the teams that will be representing the United States on the 2022 Scot Tour.

As a reminder, the 2022 Scot Tour is a friendship tour through Scotland where the Tourists will be competing against our Scottish hosts for the coveted Herries-Maxwell Trophy.  The country that scores the most points over the 3-week tour will retain the Trophy until the Scots visit the United States in 4 years and we compete for the Trophy again.  That means winning games is not as important as scoring as many points as possible while simultaneously seeking to minimize your opponents points.  And for that reason the game strategies may be a little different than normal.

Happy New Year to All!  We can't wait to cross the pond.

Without further ado, here are the teams:

Team Anderson


    Skip:          Doug Anderson - Stevens Point Curling Club, Amherst Junction, WI 

    Vice:          Bill Gryder - Fairbanks Curling Club, Fairbanks, AK

    Second:      Michael Dry - Racine Curling Club, Racine, WI

    Lead:         Gregory Eisenhauer - Broomstones Curling Club, Chestnut Hill, MA


Team Beadle


    Skip:          Kent Beadle - St, Paul Curling Club, Hudson, WI 

    Vice:          Keith Schreiber - Granite Curling Club of Seattle, Seattle, WA

    Second:      Michael Shalhoub - Ardsley Curling Club, Scarsdale, NY

    Lead:         Roger Smith - Capital Curling Club, Bismarck, ND


Team Jackson

    Skip:          Bret Jackson - Detroit Curling Club, Milford, MI

    Vice:          Peter Lyons - Nashua Curling Club, Nashua, NH

    Second:      Steve Shaffer - Silicon Valley Curling Club, Campbell, CA

    Lead:         Craig Fischer - Fort Wayne Curling Club, Fort Wayne, IN


Team Rich


    Skip:          Leland Rich - Fairbanks Curling Club, Fairbanks, AK 

    Vice:          Doug Potter - Granit Curling Club of Seattle, Seattle, WA

    Second:      Chris McMahon - Eau Claire Curling Club, Eau Claire, WI

    Lead:         Ken Olson - Chaska Curling Club, St. Paul Curling Club, Maple Grove, MN


Team Wright


    Skip:          Jeff Wright - Exmoor Curling Club, Libertyville, IL

    Vice:          Wayne Anderson - Bucks County Curling Club, Broomall, PA

    Second:      Shawn Oleson - FM Curling Club, Fargo, ND 

    Lead:         Doug Brugler - Triangle Curling Club, Cary, NC

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