The Credit Unions of PEI Provincial Seniors Curling Championships, for curlers age 5o+, get underway on Thursday evening at two venues — the men’s championship will take place at the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary, while the women’s event will be held at the Crapaud Community Curling Club. Eight men’s and the same number of women’s teams are signed up, and will play triple knockout draws through Sunday, followed by a two game championship round on Monday, Feb. 14. Defending champions are Peter MacDonald rink from the Charlottetown Curling Club, and the Shirley Berry foursome from Cornwall. Berry is back with her team intact, but MacDonald is sitting out this year’s event, with his brother Rod moving up to skip the MacDonald team, and Tom Fetterly joining the rink at second.
The winning men’s and women’s teams will advance to the World Financial Group Canadian Seniors, March 19-26 in Digby NS.
Here are the team rosters:
Senior Men
Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Club |
Mel Bernard | Ted MacFadyen | Douglas Simmons | Earle Proude | Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club |
Barry Cameron | Paul Matheson | Dwane MacNeill | Jim Arsenault | Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club |
Dale Cannon | Mark LeClair | Dave Riley | Bruce Montgomery | Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club |
Rod Mac Donald | Peter Gallant | Tom Fetterly | Doug Mac Gregor | Silver Fox/Charlottetown CC |
John Holmes | Steve Bent | Roger Elliott | George Power | Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club |
Bill Hope | Craig Mackie | John Mullin | David Murphy | Charlottetown CC/ Cornwall CC |
Grant Somers | Lou Nowlan (throws 2nd) | Blair Jay (throws 3rd) | Roland Richard | Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club |
Clair Sweet | Bob Matheson | Muncey Harris | Wayne Arsenault | Maple Leaf Curling Club |
Skip | Vice-skip/Mate/Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach #1 | Coach #2 | Club |
Paula Baglole | Debbie MacMurdo | Heather Bernard | Norma Schurman | Jeanne Duffenais | Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club | ||
Shirley Berry | Sandy Hope | Shelly Ebbett | Arleen Harris | Butch McGee | Bill Hope | Cornwall/Charlottetown CC | |
Sheila Compton | Louise Sabean | Marilyn Waugh | Susan Cole | Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club | |||
Karen Currie | Valerie Acorn | Bea Graham | Joanne MacDonald | Kathie Gallant | Cornwall Curling Club | ||
Karen Anne MacDonald | Paula Creamer | Yvonne Campbell | Karen Hardy | Charlottetown Curling Club | |||
June Moyaert | Sherren MacKinnon | Terri Thompson | Kathy Clarey | Montague Curling Club | |||
Nola Murphy | Nancy MacFadyen | Danielle Girard | Doreen Gunn | Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club | |||
Debbie Rhodenhizer | Diane MacKay | Cindy Nicholson | Debby Sigsworth | Cornwall Curling Club |
Ice 1: Rod MacDonald (Ch’town) vs Dale Cannon (Silver Fox)
Ice 2: John Holmes (Silver Fox) vs Clair Sweet (Maple Leaf)
Ice 3: Barry Cameron (Silver Fox) vs Grant Somers (Silver Fox)
Ice 4: Mel Bernard (Silver Fox) vs Bill Hope (Charlottetown)
Ice 1: Debbie Rhodenhizer (Cornwall) vs Sheila Compton (Silver Fox)
Ice 2: Karen Anne MacDonald (Ch’town) vs Karen Currie (Cornwall)
Ice 3: June Moyaert (Montague) vs Paula Baglole (Silver Fox)
Ice 4: Shirley Berry (Cornwall/Charlottetown) vs Nola Murphy (Silver Fox)