flaxey joined the brad jacobs team in 2008, and played lead for the team for two seasons. he played for the team when they represented northern ontario at the 2010 tim hortons brier in halifax, nova scotia played at the halifax metro centre. the team finished with a 9–2 record in the round robin, earning a place in the 1 vs. 2 game. they would lose to glenn howard from ontario in the 1 vs. 2 game and kevin koe from alberta in the semi-final.