Don’t expect legendary Canadian skip Brad Gushue to cap his farewell season in the fledgling professional Rock League this spring.

The six-time national men’s curling champion announced this week that he would retire at the end of the 2025-26 campaign.

Gushue, speaking on a conference call Thursday, said representatives from The Curling Group met with him and his wife last summer “to propose the Rock League to us” before making an offer.

“I kind of sat on it for a little bit and then the offer came back and it was not the same offer,” Gushue said.

The Curling Group owns Rock League and the Grand Slam of Curling series.

The new league will feature six elite mixed-gendered global franchises participating in multi-format competitions. The inaugural season is expected to begin in April an

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