The Curling Group is walking back some of its initial travel plans for the professional Rock League that's set to debut this spring.

TCG, which also owns the Grand Slam of Curling circuit, has decided it will not hold events in Europe as originally planned when its six-week debut season begins in April.

"We're going to keep it in North America this year," said Nic Sulsky, chief executive officer of The Curling Group.

The multi-format competition will feature six global franchises. Ottawa's Rachel Homan is captain of Canada 1 and Brad Jacobs of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., is captain of Canada 2.

When The Curling Group launched plans for Rock League last April, it planned to hold events in Canada, the United States and Europe. Sulsky said venue availability was an issue for the planned Europ

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