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Video of yesterday’s news conference, with CBC’s Bruce Rainnie as master of ceremonies, where it was officially announced that the GP Car and Home Players’ Championship Grand Slam of Curling event will be held at Credit Union Place in Summerside … Continue reading →

Defending event champion Brent MacDougall of Nova Scotia, along with former World Junior Silver Medallist Brett Gallant, who was a quarter-finalist in last weekend’s Casino Lac Leamy Challenge in Gatineau Quebec, and two-time Canadian Mixed and eight-time PEI Tankard champion Robert Campbell … Continue reading →

Summerside officials announced Wednesday that the city will host the Grand Slam of Curling — the sport’s most competitive tournament — this spring. The top teams in the world will face off for more than $300,000 in prize money at … Continue reading →

By Mike Carson, Journal Pioneer. SUMMERSIDE – Sixteen of the world’s best men’s and women’s curling teams will be competing in Summerside in April for the GP Car and Home Players’ Championship, the final stop on the Capital One Grand … Continue reading →

The City of Summerside officially announced today that Credit Union Place is hosting the GP Car and Home Players’ Championship from April 10-15 2012. The Players’ Championship, the final and richest of the four events in the Capital One Grand Slam of … Continue reading →

By Mike Carson SUMMERSIDE — It was a night to honour and celebrate some of the best the sport of curling has to offer Monday as nine curlers were inducted into the Prince Edward Island Curling Hall of Fame and … Continue reading →

(Emily Gray is from PEI, and will be competing in the inaugural Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck, Austria, January 13-22, 2012. This story is reprinted from the CCA website). Just a little over three weeks ago, the team was … Continue reading →

The official announcement that the Credit Union Place in Summerside is hosting the GP Car and Home Players’ Championship, the season’s final event in the Capital One Grand Slam of Curling, from April 10 to 15, is expected tomorrow. Summerside’s Credit Union Place has … Continue reading →

A large crowd was on hand at the Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club this evening on the occasion of the Fifth Annual Induction Ceremony of the PEI Curling Hall of Fame and Museum, with four individuals and one team … Continue reading →

It was an exciting finish this afternoon at the Casino Lac Leamy Challenge in Gatineau Quebec, with the hometown favourite Jean-Michel Menard of Gatineau and Levis coming from behind by stealing a deuce in the eighth end to tie the final at … Continue reading →

PEI’s Suzanne Birt rink lost out to the Sylvie Robichaud foursome from New Brunswick by a 5-3 score in this afternoon’s final of the Lady Monctonian Invitational cashspiel at Curl Moncton. Single steals by Robichaud in ends five and six … Continue reading →

PEI’s Brett Gallant rink will be going home $3000 richer after losing out to Toronto’s Mark Keen rink in an extra end by a 6-5 score in this morning’s quarter-final round of the Casino Lac Leamy Challenge in Gatineau Quebec.  Keen picked … Continue reading →

It’s PEI’s Suzanne Birt rink taking on New Brunswick’s Sylvie Robichaud team in the 2:30 pm final of the Lady Monctonian, which wraps up this afternoon at Curl Moncton. Both rinks finished round robin play on Saturday with perfect 5-0 … Continue reading →

PEI’s Brett Gallant rink, which includes Eddie MacKenzie at third, second Anson Carmody, and lead Alex MacFadyen, lost their Saturday morning game against the St. John’s team skipped by Brad Gushue, with Gallant’s former teammate Adam Casey at lead, but … Continue reading →

Two teams, skipped by PEI’s Suzanne Birt, and New Brunswick’s Sylvie Robichaud, finished round robin play on Saturday with perfect 5-0 records, and have earned byes into this morning’s 11:30 semi-final round of Curl Moncton’s Lady Monctonian cashspiel. Robichaud will be taking on … Continue reading →

PEI’s Brett Gallant rink, which includes Eddie MacKenzie at third, second Anson Carmody, and lead Alex MacFadyen, are 3-1 at the Casino Lac-Leamy Challenge Spiel in Gatineau Quebec, winning their Friday opener 8-6 over the Dale Matchett rink of Brantford Ont., … Continue reading →

Three teams have perfect 3-0 records after opening day play at Curl Moncton’s Lady Monctonian cashspiel. Two of these teams, skipped by Suzanne Birt and Kim Dolan, are from PEI, while Sylvie Robichaud from New Brunswick is the other. The Theresa … Continue reading →

“Double, double toil and trouble; / In the hack to throw that double. Four ends will we come to play,  / Then a dinner comes your way. Spaghetti, meatballs, salad too, / And garlic bread for all the crew Then four more … Continue reading →

Clubhouse construction continues and ice making is now underway at the Cornwall Curling Club. The first flood has been done, and a brand-new state-of-the-art Berg Chilling Systems ice plant, installed by Lowther Refrigeration, is busy making high quality Jet Ice.  Curling will … Continue reading →

PEI’s Brett Gallant rink, which includes Eddie MacKenzie at third, second Anson Carmody, and lead Alex MacFadyen, won their opener at the Casino Lac-Leamy Challenge Spiel in Gatineau Quebec, 8-6 over the Dale Matchett rink of Brantford Ont. on Thursday … Continue reading →

FORT McMURRAY, Alberta, October 20, 2011…The Canadian Curling Association (CCA) today announced that the City of Fort McMurray will stage the 2013 M&M Meat Shops Canadian Junior Men’s and Women’s Curling Championships. The M&M Meat Shops Canadian Juniors will be … Continue reading →

  Casino challenge draws several skips with Brier experience The last time Brad Gushue played in the Challenge Casino du Lac-Leamy de Gatineau he curled with Randy Ferbey. Gushue is just one prominent skip participating in the 2011 event this … Continue reading →

PEI’s Brett Gallant rink, which includes last year’s Labatt Tankard-winning skip Eddie MacKenzie at third, along with Gallant’s long-time teammates Anson Carmody and Alex MacFadyen at second and lead respectively, are competing in the $56,500 “Casino du Lac Leamy de … Continue reading →

The Montague Curling Club are holding a Registration Night and Barbecue Social on Thursday, October 20 from 6:30pm – 9:30pm. The evening includes free food from the BBQ, munchies, and an opportunity to register for the season. Montague are also giving … Continue reading →

The Prince Edward Island Curling Hall of Fame and Museum is set to host its fifth annual induction ceremony on Monday October 24, 2011 at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside. The four individuals and one team … Continue reading →