SENIORS
The PEI Seniors Curling Championships, sponsored by Credit Unions of PEI, for curlers age 50 and over, get underway Thursday morning at the Charlottetown Curling Club, with 11 men’s rinks, and seven women’s teams participating, including defending men’s champ Mel Bernard from the Silver Fox curling and Yacht Club in Summerside, and the defending women’s champion Shirley Berry team from Cornwall and Charlottetown. Bernard’s team is identical to last year, while Berry has changed two members.
Both divisions will play a triple-knockout format, with draws at 9 am, 2 and 7 pm Thursday through Sunday, followed by a two game championship round between the triple-knockout section winners on Monday at 9 am and 2 pm. In the event that a team wins all three sections, the final round would not be played. If a team wins two sections, they would win the championship if they took either Monday game.
The winning teams will advance to the Canadian Seniors, March 19-28 at the Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club.
Opening draws:
Thursday February 18 at 9 am
Ice 1 (Men): Grant Somers vs Mel Bernard
Ice 2 (Women): Karen Currie vs Sheila Compton
Ice 3 (Women): Joyce White vs Debbie Rhodenhizer
Ice 4 (Women): Nola Murphy vs Shirley Berry
Ice 5 (Men): Bill Hope vs Charlie Wilkinson
Thursday February 18 at 2 pm
Ice 3 (Men): Leo Stewart vs Peter MacDonald
Ice 4 (Men): George Koke vs Dale Cannon
Ice 5 (Women): Karen MacDonald vs winner Currie/Compton at 9 am
Thursday February 18 at 7 pm
Ice 2 (Men): Gordon MacDonald vs winner Hope/Wilkinson at 9 am
Ice 4 (Men): Clair Sweet vs winner Somers/Bernard at 9 am
Ice 5 (Men): Gil Jubainville vs winner Stewart/MacDonald at 2 pm
Complete draw and end-by-end results available at https://peicurling.com/seniors
Team Rosters (skip to lead, club)
Men’s
Mel Bernard, Blair Jay, Douglas Simmons, Earle Proude, Silver Fox
Bill Hope, Craig Mackie, Ted MacFadyen, Mike Coady, Charlottetown
Leo Stewart, Paul Matheson, Eldon Kilbride, Alan Montgomery, Silver Fox
Gordon MacDonald, David MacDonald, Al Stewart, Fred Fitzpatrick, Charlottetown
Peter MacDonald, Peter Gallant, Rod MacDonald, Doug MacGregor, Charlottetown
Charlie Wilkinson, John Mullin, David C Murphy, Bill Atkinson, Charlottetown
George Koke, Preston Dockendorff, Donald Clarey, Ross Petrie, Montague
Dale Cannon, Vance Enman, Les Newman, Bruce Montgomery, Silver Fox
Grant Somers, Tom Fetterly, Lou Nowlan, Pat Aylward, Silver Fox
Clair Sweet, Bob Matheson, Muncey Harris, Wayne Arsenault, Maple Leaf
Gil Jubainville, Shoji Yamamoto, Bill Doherty, Bill McGuire, Charlottetown
Women’s
Karen Currie, Valerie Acorn, Bea Graham, Joanne MacDonald, Cornwall
Sheila Compton, Katherine Kelly, Laurie McCabe, Louise Sabean, Silver Fox
Karen MacDonald, Paula Creamer, Kay Atkinson, Karen Hardy Charlottetown
Shirley Berry, Sandy Hope, Shelley Ebbett, Arleen Harris, Butch McGee (Coach), Cornwall/Charlottetown
Nola Murphy, Nancy Sinclair, Doreen Gunn, Diane Arsenault, Silver Fox
Debbie Rhodenhizer, Diane MacKay, Cindy Nicholson, Debby Sigsworth, Cornwall
Joyce White, Cathy MacDougall, Brenda Howard, Jackie Olafson, Charlottetown
17 AND UNDER
There will be two new champions in the Sylvan Learning Provincial Age 17 and Under Curling Championships, taking place at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside, as the Sarah Fullerton rink from Cornwall, this year’s Pepsi Junior champions, and the Kevin Rice foursome from Montague have graduated from the age category. Eight junior men’s and an equal number of junior women’s rinks are entered in this triple-knockout event, with draws Thursday and Friday at 11 am, and 3 and 7 pm, Saturday and Sunday at 11 and 3, and Monday at 3, if needed. The section winners from the men’s and women’s triple-knockout will advance to the two-game championship rounds, which won’t be required if the same team wins all three sections. If a team wins two sections, they will take the championship if they win either of the two championship round games, Sunday and Monday at 3 pm. The winning rinks will advance to the Atlantic 17 and Under Championships, April 2-4 at the Riverside Golf and Curling Club in Rothesay NB.
Here is the opening draw:
Thursday February 18 at 11 am (men’s)
Ice 2: Kyle Hughes vs Cody Dixon
Ice 3: Jeff Taylor vs Matthew MacLean
Ice 4: Tyler Smith vs Shawn Pitre
Ice 5: Alex Matters vs Parker Clements
Thursday February 18 at 3 pm (women’s)
Ice 1: Amanda MacLean vs Tricia Sanderson
Ice 2: Jenny McLean vs Tiffany Sweet
Ice 3: Megan Davies vs Kimberly Dunbar
Ice 4: Carolyn Rose vs Veronica Smith
Complete draw, and end by end results available at https://peicurling.com/17andunder
Team Rosters (skip to lead, coach, club)
Junior Men
Shawn Pitre, Daniel McCarthy, Jeff Duggan, Colton Griffin, Roger Gavin (coach), Western Community
Kyle Hughes, Tony Nabuurs, Taylor McInnis, Chandler Matheson, Arnold Nabuurs (coach), Montague/Charlottetown
Tyler Smith, Parker O’Connor, Noah O’Connor, Tyson Smith, Kevin Smith (coach), Cornwall
Matthew MacLean, Marshall Smallman, Kevin Gallant, Alan MacLean, Glen MacLean (coach), Shannon Smallman (coach), Maple Leaf
Alex Matters, Chris Gallant, Kyle Holland, Andrew Cameron, Derrick Cameron (coach), Peter Gallant (coach), Charlottetown
Parker Clements, Mitchell Rowley, Brandon Clements, Mark Cousins, Reggie Clements (coach), Keith Rowley (coach), Maple Leaf
Cody Dixon, Joey Collier, Jonathon, MacDonald, Brookes Roche, Dylan Lowery (5th player), Brent MacDonald (coach), Montague
Jeff Taylor, Alex Sutherland, Alex Jenkins, Jonathan Schut, A.J. Campbell (coach), Cornwall
Junior Women
Carolyn Rose, Sarah MacPhee, Jessica Chapman, Leah Deveau, Carolyn MacPhee (coach), Montague
Amanda MacLean, Kassinda Bulger, Emily Gray, Aleya Quilty, Glen MacLean (coach), Shelley Gray (coach), Maple Leaf
Jenny McLean, Meaghan MacDonald, Rachael Gardiner, Lauren MacFadyen, Don Vickerson (coach), Silver Fox
Megan Davies, Sarah Keen, Emma Matheson, Desiree MacDonald, Lorianne Davies (coach), Charlottetown
Tiffany Sweet, Chantal Clements, Kathleen O’Meara, Laura O’Meara, Clair Sweet (coach), Ralph Sweet (coach), Maple Leaf
Veronica Smith, Katie Fullerton, Sabrina Smith, Chloe McCloskey, Paul Smith (coach), Sarah Fullerton (coach), Cornwall
Kimberly Dunbar, Emily Hennessey, Kellie-Lynn Younker, Chelsea Warren, David Younker (coach), Nancy Dunbar (coach), Charlottetown
Tricia Sanderson, Amanda Holm, Emma Cousins, Krystal Peterson, Pat Quilty (coach), Cornwall