Team Einarson adds Karlee Burgess to lineup after her departure from Team Carey

By The Canadian Press on January 3, 2025.

Team Kerri Einarson is adding three-time world junior champion Karlee Burgess to its lineup. Burgess calls out to the sweepers after delivering a rock in the ninth end of Manitoba's playoff win over Northern Ontario at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Kamloops, B.C., on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Team Kerri Einarson is adding three-time world junior champion Karlee Burgess to its lineup.

Burgess will fill in for second Shannon Birchard, who will miss the rest of the season due to a knee injury.

The team says Curling Canada granted the four-time national champions an injury exemption, which allows them to use a replacement player and maintain eligibility for the upcoming Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

The team also includes vice Val Sweeting and fifth Krysten Karwacki, who has been filling in for Briane Harris at lead.

Harris was provisionally suspended for up to four years last February after testing positive for a banned substance. The Court of Arbitration for Sport has yet to announce a decision on her appeal of the doping violation.

Burgess played third for Team Chelsea Carey earlier this season. Her departure from that team was announced on Thursday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 3, 2025.