Brad GUSHUE

Historical Results

Goo, Robot

Golf, hiking, kayaking

Athlete, Business owner

Finishing his accelerated Masters in Business Administration at the Smith School of Business at Queen's University (2022). Graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Memorial University.

Wife, Krista. Daughters, Hayley and Marissa. Father, Ray. Mother, Maureen. Sister, Natasha.

English

St. John's CC

Team: Jules Owchar (CAN), Jeff Thomas (CAN)
National: Jeff Stoughton (CAN)

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Golf: Played amateur youth golf until age 18. Highest national ranking 18th.

2006 Olympic Winter Games in Torino vs. Germany (10-5 Win)

2018: Concussion after an on-ice fall during a televised game. Went to hospital to receive stitches and returned to finish the game, which they lost.

2016: Various groin, hip, pelvis muscle problems and did not curl for eight months. Issues still persist to this day.

St. John’s Curling Club in 1989. He and his sister had begged their parents for years to try curling until they relented. “I remember being 14 or 15 years old, being there every day. Even Friday nights – we’d play Friday afternoons, play pool and wait while a teacher’s league finished, and then go back on the ice at 10 o’clock at night. I was a rink rat.” (Athlete, 17 Dec 2021)

“Curling has a little bit of individualism, when you’re throwing your rock you’re kind of on stage, it’s your time. But there’s also a huge team component, so that mixture was a big benefit for me. I also played chess when I was a kid, and curling has that strategy component. It’s very thoughtful game, it’s not a real reactionary sport like basketball or hockey.” (Athlete, 17 Dec 2021)

“I want to keep going for another quadrennial but after that, I’d love to stay involved in the sport – and that’s assuming I’m done in four years. I’d also like to explore different areas, whether it’s in business, politics, philanthropy, I’d like to try something different. I don’t have a master plan as of yet.” (Athlete, 17 Dec 2021)

Works out five to six days per week in the off-season and two to three times per week during the season. On-ice the team trains for two hours per day five times per week.

Winning his first Brier title in St. John’s in 2017. “We were the best team in the world during that stretch. I think the year before we were the first team to win 100 games in a year. But I never felt pressure as high as what I felt in St. John’s.” (Athlete, 17 Dec 2021)

Curler Pat Ryan (CAN), two-time World Championship gold meal winning skip, and three-time winner of the Brier.

Curler and former teammate Russ Howard (CAN), Torino 2006 Olympic gold medallist and two-time world champion.

Curler Kevin Martin (CAN), Vancouver 2010 Olympic gold medallist, 2008 world champion, and four-time winner of the Brier.

His parents and wife.

None.

“Outwork your opponent. I threw at least 100 rocks a day for 20 years.” (Athlete, 17 Dec 2021)

Order of Newfoundland and Labrador (2006)
Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Memorial University of Newfoundland (2006)

A highway and street have been named after him or his team, as well as parks and baseball fields.