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Team Canada beats Germany, will play Czechs in quarter-finals at Youth Olympics

Team Canada have finished in second place in their round robin pool with a 5-2 win-loss record, and will face the team from the Czech Republic in the quarter-finals of the Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck Austria. This afternoon, the … Continue reading

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27th Moosehead Char-la-bel Fun Mixed Bonspiel goes Feb. 24-25

The 27th annual Char-la-bel fun mixed skins bonspiel will take place on February 24 and 25 (revised dates) at the Charlottetown Curling Club, with one draw on Friday evening, and two draws on Saturday. Friday night’s events will include a … Continue reading

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Brier Bound – Western updates (CCA)

Saskatchewan: Steve Laycock (Photo Michael Burns) Six of the 16 teams that will make up the field for the SaskTel Tankard provincial championship are now known. The finals, which will be held at the Assiniboia Curling Club from February 1-5, … Continue reading

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Update: Team Canada in playoff round at Youth Olympics

It has now been determined that Team Canada has qualified for the playoff round at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck Austria. The other qualifers in their pool are Sweden and Japan, while Italy and Russia will battle each … Continue reading

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Team Canada wins against Japan to go to 4-2 with 1 round robin game left at Youth Olympics

Team Canada, which includes PEI’s Gray at lead stone, beat Team Japan by a 9-4 score this morning in the Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck Austria. Canada now takes a 4-2 win-loss record into their final round robin game against … Continue reading

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Third annual Helen Robbins Jr. Cash Spiel Feb. 20 in Montague

The third annual Helen Robbins Memorial Junior Cash Spiel takes place on February 20 at the Montague Curling Club. Entry fee of $75 per team guarantees three games, with the first draw at 9 am. Male, Female and/or Mixed teams … Continue reading

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Gray and Team Canada still on hunt for medal at Youth Olympics (Journal)

(by Eric McCarthy) INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA – Canada’s mixed curling team remains very much in the medal hunt heading into Tuesday’s final round-robin games at the Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck, Austria. Emily Gray-Photo by Leslie Ingram-Brown/WCF Team Canada, which has … Continue reading

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MacFadyen three-peats in firefighters curling (Journal)

MONTAGUE – Summerside Fire Department’s rink skipped by Gordon MacFadyen was the provincial winner for the third consecutive year in the P.E.I. Firefighters Curling Championship held this past weekend at the Montague Curling Club. The Jerry Hughes foursome representing the … Continue reading

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Team Canada loses in extra end to Swedes at Youth Olympics

The Canadian Winter Youth Olympics Curling team, which includes PEI curler Emily Gray, lost in an extra end to Sweden this afternoon, with a 6-5 final score. Earlier today, Team Canada beat Team Russia by a 7-1 score. Canada now … Continue reading

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PEI Scotties now starting Friday and moving to round robin format

Jan. 16, 2012-The Scotties Tournament of Hearts provincial women’s curling championship, originally set as a triple knockout event starting on Thursday, has now been changed to a round robin format, beginning Friday morning January 20, with the final on Monday … Continue reading

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Team Canada beats the Russians this morning to move to 3-1 at Youth Olympics

It took only six ends for Team Canada to amass a 7-1 score over Team Russia at the Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck Austria this morning. At 11 am Atlantic time, the team, with PEI’s Emily Gray at lead, takes … Continue reading

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Team World wraps up fourth Continental Cup title (CCA)

(by Larry Wood)-In the end, it was just a matter of time. And the time was short. With one point required to lock up the World Financial Group Continental Cup trophy, Team World skip Thomas Ulsrud of Norway waited, and … Continue reading

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CIS/CCA Curling representatives chosen at Atlantic University Championships in Cornwall

The two men’s and two women’s teams from the Atlantic region for the CIS/CCA Canadian University Curling Championships from March 14-18 in Welland, Ontario were chosen today as the Atlantic University Curling Championships wrapped up at the Cornwall Curling Club. … Continue reading

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Youth Olympic Games curlers rebound on Day 2 in Innsbruck (CCA)

Team Canada came out strong on Day 2 of the 2012 Youth Olympic Games curling competition. Putting a 6-5 loss against home team Austria behind them, skip Thomas Scoffin, vice Corryn Brown, second Derek Oryniak and lead Emily Gray started … Continue reading

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UPEI’s Gallant, MUN’s Porter advance to CIS/CCA ch’ships after morning draw at Atlantics

Two of the four teams that will advance to the CIS/CCA curling championships from March 14-18 in Welland, Ontario were chosen in this morning’s draw at the Atlantic University Curling Championships at the Cornwall Curling Club. UPEI’s Brett Gallant rink … Continue reading

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Atlantic University Curling Championships photo gallery

Click to view a photo album from this morning’s draw at the Atlantic University Curling Championships at the Cornwall Curling Club.

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Suzanne Birt rink finishes third, Jennifer Jones team comes second at Bernese Ladies Cup

PEI’s Suzanne Birt rink defeated the SilvanTirinzoni team of Switzerland 8-6 this afternoon in the bronze medal game to finish in third place at the International Bernese Ladies Cup in Bern Switzerland. Jennifer Jones of Winnipeg lost 5-3 to another Swiss rink, skipped by Michelle Jaeggi … Continue reading

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Team Canada wins against Great Britain to go to 2-1 at World Youth Olympics

Photo: Emily Gray PEI’s Emily Gray and the rest of Team Canada picked up their second win of the day, beating Great Britain 8-2 this afternoon to go to 2-1 at the World Youth Olympics in Innsbruck Austria. This morning they blanked Italy … Continue reading

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Birt in bronze medal game, after losing semi to Jennifer Jones at Bernese Ladies Spiel

PEI’s Suzanne Birt rink are playing in the consolation final, for third and fourth place teams, after losing to 11-4 to Jennifer Jones of Winnipeg in the semis this morning at the International Bernese Ladies Cup in Bern Switzerland. In the … Continue reading

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Emily Gray and Team Canada pick up win at World Youth Olympics

Team Canada are now 1-1 at the World Youth Olympics in Innsbruck Austria, after picking up a 6-0 win over Italy this morning. They face Great Britain this afternoon at 4, which is 11 am PEI time. Photo: Team Canada … Continue reading

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5th annual George’s Deck & Recovery age 12 & under spiel goes next Sunday at Montague

The 5th annual George’s deck and Recovery age 12 and under bonspiel is Sunday Jan 22nd at the Montague Curling Club.  It is open to the first ten age 12 and under teams that register. There is NO entry fee for this event, which … Continue reading

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Team World closer to Continental Cup victory (CCA)

(by Larry Wood) Thirty-one points. That’s what Team World requires today from the 110 available in the final two skins games that will conclude the World Financial Group Continental Cup at the Langley Events Centre. For a time on Saturday … Continue reading

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UPEI’s Brett Gallant wins game against Memorial University (Guardian)

Guardian photo by Brian McInnis Brett Gallant of the UPEI mens curling team lets go of his stone Saturday during a game against Colin Thomas of Memorial university in the Atlantic Curling Championships being played at the Cornwall Curling Club. … Continue reading

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Gallant rink beat defending Canadian champs to go to 2-0 at Atlantic University Ch’ships, Fullerton 0-1

Play got underway this morning at the Atlantic University Curling Championships at the Cornwall Curling Club, with the A and B qualifiers from the 5 team men’s and women’s double knockout events representing the Atlantic region at the CIS/CCA University … Continue reading

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Birt rink advances to money round at Bernese Ladies Cup

PEI’s Suzanne Birt rink have advanced to the championship round at the International Bernese Ladies Cup in Bern Switzerland, missing their first chance on the B side of the event, with a 7-6 loss to Silvan Tirinzoni of Switzerland, but winning … Continue reading

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