The 4th annual Molson Canadian Hub City Shootout cashspiel takes place Dec. 9-12 at the Beaver and Beauséjour curling clubs in Moncton, with 24 men’s teams, and 8 women’s rinks competing for over $22,000 in cash prizes.
Five teams from New Brunswick, and three from PEI, are taking part in the women’s division, with PEI’s Kathy O’Rourke rink, silver medallists at last year’s Canadian Scotties, along with Andrea Kelly of New Brunswick, ranked number one and two in the competition. The two teams square off Saturday at 2:30 pm in the round robin. The other PEI rinks entered are skipped by Suzanne Birt and Donna Butler.
Here are the rosters for the women’s teams entered:
- Melissa Adams, Sandy Comeau, Stacey Leger, Sarah Berthelot – NB
- Andrea Kelly, Denise Nowlan, Jill Babin, Lianne Sobey – NB
- Suzanne Birt, Shelly Bradly, Robyn MacPhee, Leslie MacDougall – PEI
- Erin Carmody (4th Stone), Geri-Lynn Ramsay, Kathy O’Rourke (Skip), Tricia Affleck – PEI
- Rebecca Atkinson, Jeanette Murphy, Carol Whitaker, Jane Boyle – NB
- Sylvie Robichaud, Danielle Nicholson, Marie Richard, Kendra Dickison – NB
- Donna Butler, Carolyn Coulson, Melissa Morrow, Jackie Reid – PEI
- Cathlia Ward, Jane DiCarlo, Katelyn Kelly, Katie Forward – NB
The 24 team men’s division includes six PEI rinks, skipped by 2-time Canadian Mixed and multiple PEI Tankard champion Robert Campbell, former Canadian Mixed and multiple PEI Tankard champ Peter Gallant, backed up by his son, former Canadian Junior champion Brett Gallant, along with Rod MacDonald, reigning PEI Tankard and Seniors champion, Kevin Champion, who has won multiple Tankards playing third for Gallant, MacDonald, and Campbell, along with Eddie MacKenzie, who beat Brett Gallant in the final of the recent Labatt/Journal-Pioneer cashspiel in Summerside, and up-and-comer John Desrosiers.
Other entries include the reigning New Brunswick Tankard men’s champs, skipped by James Grattan, and 2007 Nova Scotia Tankard champ Mark Kehoe.
Here are the men’s team rosters:
- Scott Jones, Andy McCann, Brian King, Ronnie Burgess – NB
- Mark Kehoe, Curt Palmer, Ian Juurlink, Richard Barker – NS
- Jeremy Mallais, Jason Roach, Darren Roach, Jared Bezanson – NB
- Eddie MacKenzie, Mike Gaudet, Mike Dillon, Alex MacFadyen – PEI
- Pierre Fraser, Dan Crouse, Shane Longley, Andrew Friel – NB
- Robert MacDiarmid, Roger Oakes, Dave Cogswell, Danny MacDonald – NB
- Kevin Champion, Philip Gorveatt, Stephen Champion, Robert Shaw, Robbie Younker – PEI
- Peter Gallant, Brett Gallant, Anson Carmody, Jeff Wilson – PEI
- John Desrosiers, Dennis Watts, Jeff Gallant, Matt Praught – PEI
10. Chad Stevens, Graham Breckon, Scott Saccary, Kevin Saccary – NS
11. James Grattan, Charlie Sullivan, Steven Howard, Peter Case – NB
12. Robert Campbell, Jamie Newson, Tyler MacKenzie, Robbie Doherty – PEI
13. Marcel Robichaud, Luc Savoie, Marc Belliveau, Andre Boudreau – NB
14. Paul Dobson, Kevin Boyle, Mark Dobson, Spencer Mawhinney – NB
15. Rod MacDonald, Andrew Robinson, Mark O’Rourke, Sean Clarey – PEI
16. Terry Odishaw, Mike Flemming, Jason Vaughan, Paul Nason – NB
17. Team Subaru of Halifax – Doug MacKenzie, Mike Bardsley, Ryan Garven, Kyle Schmeisser – NS
18. Jamie Murphy, Jordan Pinder, Kris Granchelli, Don MacDermaid – NS
19. Chris Sutherland, Glen MacLeod, Adam Casey, Kevin Ouelette – NS
20. Mark Lecocq, Tommy Sullivan, TBD, TBD – NB
21. Brent MacDougall, Paul Dexter, Chris Emmenue, Peter Ross – NS
22. Scott Saunders, Jeff Hopkins, Ben Blanchard, Andrew Corkum – NS
23. Jamie Brannen, Geoff Porter, Ryan Porter, Kevin Keefe – NB
24. Mike Kennedy, Chris Jeffrey, Scott Fox, Dave Konefal – NB
Click for men’s draw. Click for game schedule.
Live scoring from curlingzone.com will be available at the event website: curling.monctonut.com.
First draws are Thursday at 9 pm, with the women’s final at noon Sunday, and the men’s following at 3:30 pm.
Admission to watch the games is $5 per draw or $10 per day, or $15 for the entire event.
