Rock League takes show on the road for expanded Season 2

Advertisement 1 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Breadcrumb Trail Links HomeSportsCurling Rock League takes show on the road for expanded Season 2 Three weekends will be staged in Canada and two in the United States, giving the six-franchise circuit its first chance to look and feel like a touring league. Author of the article: By POSTMEDIA SPORTS Published Sep 17, 2026 Last updated 1 day ago 1 minute read Join the conversation PHOTO BY ROCK LEAGUE Article content Rock League is getting off the couch, packing its broom bag and taking the show across the border. Article content After launching with a condensed seven-day preview in Toronto last April, the professional mixed-gender curling league will grow into a five-stop second season in 2027. Article content Article content Three weekends will be staged in Canada and two in the United States, giving the six-franchise circuit its first chance to look and feel like a touring league rather than one very busy bonspiel. Article content Article content Season 2 opens Jan. 7-10 at Temple Gardens Centre in Moose Jaw, Sask. It then crosses into Utica, N.Y., from Jan. 28-31 before returning to Ottawa’s TD Place from Feb. 4-7. After a two-month break, the league resumes April 8-11 at Servus Arena in Red Deer and crowns its champion April 15-18 at Wings Event Center in Kalamazoo, Mich. Article content Noon News Roundup Your weekday lunchtime roundup of curated links, news highlights, analysis and features. Sign Up By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. Article content So, no, Canada does not get every rock. Article content The revised schedule replaces an earlier plan that included Halifax and an unidentified championship site. Article content Rock League says the changes better accommodate athletes’ other commitments and create a more sustainable calendar. The Halifax event was dropped, while Red Deer and Kalamazoo were added to the final rollout. Article content The expansion is significant because Season 1 was deliberately built as a sampler. All six franchises gathered at Toronto Metropolitan University’s Mattamy Athletic Centre for one compressed week, with 60 men and women testing a made-for-television mixture of traditional team curling, mixed doubles and mixed fours. Article content A standard matchup featured men’s, women’s and mixed-doubles games, with…