Entries for three provincial curling championships, the Tankard men’s championship, the Scotties Tournament of Hearts (women’s), and The Medicine Shoppe Masters, with men’s and women’s divisions for curlers age 60 and over, are all due by December 20th.
Entries must be made online at PEICurling.com
Tankard
Depending on the number of teams who signup, the 2013 Men’s Tankard Provincial Curling Championship will be held as one, two, or three events. Subject to adjustment, it is estimated that, if there are 10 or fewer teams, there will be only one event, the Final at Crapaud. If there are 11-15 teams, there will be one open playdown event as well. If there are 16 or more teams, there will be two open playdowns, with teams able to enter either or both events, and advance to the Final if they win either. There is one entry fee to cover all events. Open playdown #1 is scheduled for Jan. 17-20, at the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary. Open playdown #2: is planned for Jan. 31-Feb. 3 at theMontague Curling Club.
The Tankard Final goes Feb. 6-10 at the Crapaud Community Curling Club.
Defending champions are the rink of Mike Gaudet, Tyler MacKenzie, Tyler Harris, Sean Clarey. The winning team from this year’s Tankard will advance to the Tim Hortons Brier, March 2-10 in Edmonton Alberta.
Entry fee is $200 per team plus $35 per player/per season CCA Competitor fee, payable with the player’s first event each season.
Website: peicurling.com/tankard
Scotties
For the second consecutive year, the Prince Edward Island Scotties Tournament of Hearts will be held at the Charlottetown Curling Complex. Last year, for the first time since 1999, Kim Dolan won the title, and returned to the national Scotties, in Red Deer Alberta. Her team also included Rebecca Jean MacDonald, a six-time PEI women’s champ, who threw final stones for Dolan when she won in 1995, 1997, and 1999, at third, along with Kim’s daughter Sinead at second, lead Nancy Cameron, and alternate lead Michala Robison, with coach Peter MacDonald. They defeated the Meaghan Hughes rink in the final.
This year’s event will take place January 23-27 (start and end dates may vary slightly, depending on number of entries). Entries close on December 20th. Team entry fee is $200, plus applicable CCA participant fees of $35 per player per season. The national Scotties event will be held in Kingston Ont., Feb. 16-24
Website: peicurling.com/scotties
Masters
The Cornwall Curling Club is this year’s host for the Curl PEI/The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy Provincial Masters Curling Championships, for curlers age 60 and over.Event dates are January 21-23 (start and end dates may vary slightly, depending on number of entries)..
Defending championa are the Mel Bernard rink from the Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club in Summerside, and the Shirley Berry foursome from the Charlottetown and Cornwall clubs,
Winners and runners-up earn the right to compete in the Maritime Masters Championships, March 7-10 at the Capital Winter Club, in Fredericton NB.. The winning teams, or the highest-finishing men’s and women’s rinks that choose to attend, are invited to participate in the Canadian Masters, April 8-14 at the Port Arthur Curling Club in Thunder Bay Ontario.
Entry fee for the PEI championships is $200 per team. Entry deadline is December 20, 2012.
Website: peicurling.com/masters