Eight junior women’s curling teams, and six junior men’s rinks begin Canada Games playdowns on Friday, with the pre-Trials event at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside. Four teams from each sex will then advance to the Selection Trial Finals, Dec. 11-14 at the Charlottetown Curling Club. The winners from the Finals will compete in the Canada Games, Feb. 11-27 2011 at the Mayflower Curling Club in Halifax. The 2011 Games are open to curlers born between January 1, 1993, and Dec, 31, 1998.
At the pre-Trials, the junior men will play a round robin, with the top four teams advancing, while the junior women will play a triple knockout to choose the four qualifiers. Play gets underway Friday morning at nine, and wraps up with the 2 pm draw on Sunday, unless a second round of tiebreakers is required for the junior men. If so, that extra draw would go Monday afternoon at two. All games are eight ends.
Live results from both the pre-Trials and the Finals will be available at peicurling.com/canadagames.
Here are the junior men’s team rosters (skip to lead, coach-club)
Matthew MacLean, Marshall Smallman, Kevin Gallant, Alan MacLean, coach Glen MacLean -Maple Leaf Curling Club (O’Leary)
Alex Matters, Chris Gallant, Andrew Cameron, Kyle Holland, coach Derrick Cameron-Charlottetown Curling Club
Tony Nabuurs, Kyle Hughes, Taylor McInnis, Chandler Matheson, coach Arny Nabuurs- Montague Curling Club
Shawn Pitre, Daniel McCarthy, Jeff Duggan, Colton Griffin, coach Roger Gavin-Western Community Curling Club (Alberton)
Tyler Smith, Parker O’Connor, Noah O’Connor, Tyson Smith, coach Kevin Smith-Cornwall Curling Club
Jeff Taylor, Alex Sutherland, Alex Jenkins, Jonathan Schut, coach AJ Campbell-Cornwall Curling Club
Here are the junior women’s team rosters (skip to lead, coach-club)
Fallon Arsenault, Shalynn Buss, Emily Vaniderstine, Kristen Neal, coach Gerald Arsenault-Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club (Summerside)
Megan Davies, Sarah Keen, Desiree MacDonald, Emma Matheson, coach Lorianne Davies- Charlottetown Curling Club
Leah Deveau, Sarah MacPhee, Jessica Chapman, Carolyn Rose, coach Carolyn MacPhee-Montague Curling Club
Kim Dunbar, Emily Hennessey, Kelli-Lynn Younker, Chelsea Warren, coaches Nancy Dunbar/David Younker-Charlottetown Curling Club
Emily Keen, Kailey Koughan, Jessica Watts, Jenny Mutch, coach Margie Jardine-Charlottetown Curling Club
Amanda MacLean, Kassinda Bulger, Emily Gray, Aleya Quilty, coaches Glen MacLean/
Shelley Gray-Maple Leaf Curling Club (O’Leary)
Jenny McLean, Meaghan MacDonald, Rachael Gardiner, Lauren MacFadyen, coach Don Vickerson-Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club (Summerside)
Veronica Smith, Katie Fullerton, Sabrina Smith, Chloe McCloskey, coaches Sarah Fullerton/Paul Smith-Cornwall Curling Club
Here is the junior women’s opening draw.
Friday Nov. 20 at 9 am
Megan Davies vs Kim Dunbar, Veronica Smith vs Amanda MacLean, Fallon Arsenault vs Emily Keen, Jenny McLean vs Leah Deveau.
Other junior women’s draws go Friday at 2:30 pm, Saturday at 10 am and 2 pm, and Sunday at 10 am and 2 pm.
Here is the junior men’s round robin draw.
Friday Nov. 20 at 12 noon
Jeff Taylor vs Shawn Pitre, Tyler Smith vs Alex Matters, Matthew MacLean vs Tony Nabuurs.
Friday Nov. 20 at 5 pm
Tyler Smith vs Tony Nabuurs, Shawn Pitre vs Matthew MacLean, Jeff Taylor vs Alex Matters
Saturday Nov. 21 at 10 am
Shawn Pitre vs Alex Matters, Jeff Taylor vs Tony Nabuurs, Tyler Smith vs Matthew MacLean
Saturday Nov 21 at 2 pm
Jeff Taylor vs Matthew MacLean, Tyler Smith vs Shawn Pitre, Alex Matters vs Tony Nabuurs
Sunday Nov 22 at 10 am
Jeff Taylor vs Tyler Smith, Alex Matters vs Matthew MacLean, Shawn Pitre vs Tony Nabuurs.
Junior men’s tiebreakers (if needed) Sunday Nov, 22 at 2 pm, Monday Nov. 23 at 2 pm.