This is a reminder that 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, while the new Mixed Doubles championship’s entry deadline is Dec. 30.
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, or two 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 or more teams, there will be one open playdown event as well. There is one entry fee to cover all events. The Open playdown, if needed, is scheduled for Jan. 17-20, at the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary. The Tankard Final goes Feb. 6-10 at the Crapaud Community Curling Club.
Defending champions, the rink of Mike Gaudet, Tyler MacKenzie, Tyler Harris, and Sean Clarey have already entered this year’s event, along with five other teams. 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 with entries to-date: 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. The Dolan rink, without Cameron, have entered again this year, along with three other teams so far.
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 with entries to-date: 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. Bernard is entered again this year, along with five other men’s rinks, while four women’s teams are entered to-date.
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 with entries to-date: peicurling.com/masters
Mixed Doubles
Curl PEI will be hosting its first Provincial Mixed Doubles Curling Championship January 31-Feb. 3 at the Montague Curling Club. Teams must be made up of one (1) male and one (1) female player. Entry deadline for the provincial event is December 30. Entry fee is $100 per two person team (no CCA competitor fee needed). Entries must be made online at PEICurling.com.
No entries have been received to-date for this event.
The winning team will represent PEI at the Mixed Doubles Curling Trials in Leduc, Alberta March 14-17, 2013. Teams are responsible for their own travel and accommodations as well as the entry fee of $400 per team. The entry fees collected will be returned in full as prize money. A host hotel with a preferred rate will be announced by January 1, 2013, however, choice of accommodations is up to the individual teams. Curl PEI will apply for a “team grant” from the provincial government to assist with travel expenses. Coaches are welcome and will have access to the field of play for practices and time-outs. However, there will not be a spare or alternate pool nor will alternates be allowed to compete.
Click to view the Competitor Guide and Rules of Play for the national event.
The winning team from the national event will advance to the World Mixed Doubles event in Fredericton New Brunswick April 13-20.
Website with entries to-date: peicurling.com/mixeddoubles