Here are photos, courtesy of Rachel O’Connor, from the opening ceremonies of the O’Connor Glass Provincial Under 16 Curling Championships, which got underway today at the Crapaud Community Curling Club.
Monthly Archives: February 2013
One triple-knockout boy’s draw, and one round-robin girl’s draw have been played at the O’Connor Glass Under 16 Curling Championships, which got underway today at the Crapaud Community Curling Club.
In the eight team boy’s division, Alex MacFadyen and his Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club team scored three triples in a 10-3 win over Montague’s Owen Collier foursome, while Leslie Noye and his rink from the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton also scored a trio of triples in a 12-6 doubling of Cornwall’s Devin Schut team. Tyler Smith and his combined Montague/Crapaud team followed a four-ender with two single steals in a 9-4 victory over Charlottown’s Spencer Stetson rink, while Avery Wells and his Cornwall and Crapaud team edged Charlottetown’s Brent Matheson team 6-5.
The Danielle Collings team from Montague, the Kaleigh MacKay foursome from Crapaud and the Silver Fox, and the Rachel O’Connor rink from Cornwall are all 1-0 in the round robin girl’s division, with Collings defeating Tara Ray Crossman and her Crapaud/Silver Fox team 8-5, MacKay stealing six consecutive ends in an 11-1 win over Karlie Lewis and her Western team, and O’Connor beating Lauren Moerike and her Charlottetown Curling Complex team 8-6.
Photo: David O’Connor from sponsor O’Connor Glass prepares to throw the opening rock at the Under 16 Championships in Crapaud, assisted by Tyler Smith (L) and Kaleigh MacKay (R), while Curl PEI Jr. event coordinator Gayle Johnston (back) looks on. Rachel O’Connor photo.
Play continues Friday with boys draws at 10 am and 6:30 pm, with the girls taking to the ice at 2 pm. Saturday draws are also at 10, 2 and 6:30, with Sunday play at 10, 2, 6, and, if necessary, a girls division tiebreakers at 9 pm. The second and third place girls teams following the round robin advance to the semi-final, Monday at 1 pm, with the winner taking on the first place team in the 5 pm final. The men’s semi and final are also on Monday, at the same times.
Full draw and end by end results at peicurling.com/under16
Two draws were played on opening day at the triple-knockout Curl PEI Provincial Mixed Curling Championship at the Montague Curling Club, with all 10 teams seeing action, and no team picking up more than one win, as the four teams with two games all won one and lost one. Larry Richards and his host club team won 9-4 over Donnie Sheidow and his Charlottetown rink, but lost 6-2 to clubmate Donald Clarey, while Charlottetown’s Kevin Champion beat Montague’s David Rice 7-1, but then lost 9-1 to clubmate Jamie Newson. Bill Hope and his Cornwall Curling Club team stole a triple and picked up a second one in a 10-2 victory over Montague’s George Koke, who rebounded with a 7-2 win over Sheidow in the second draw. PEI Seniors champion and Men’s Tankard runner-up Rod MacDonald and his combined Silver Fox/Charlottetown team lost his opener, giving up a 5-ender in a 10-5 loss to Jamie Jackson of Charlottetown in what was otherwise a close game, but coming back in draw two with a 10-1 win in an abbreviated game over Rice.
Play continues on Friday with draws at 1:30 and 6:30 pm. The first of four qualifiers for the Page championship round will be chosen in the 10 am Saturday draw, with the second qualifer being selected at 3 pm Saturday, and the final two participants in the championship round being decided at 10 am on Sunday. The Page round, with the first two qualifiers squaring off in the Page 1-2 game, with the winner advancing directly to the 3 pm Monday final, and the loser going to the 10 am Monday semi-final, goes Sunday at 3 pm. The Page 3-4 game with the other two qualifiers goes at the same time, with the winner advancing to the semi-final, with the semi-final winner going to the championship game.
End by end results are available at peicurling.com/mixed
The PEI Mixed winner will advance to the Canadian Mixed, November 14-23 at the Rideau Curling Club in Ottawa.
(by Allen Cameron)
One of the most experienced and accomplished fields in the history of the Canadian Men’s Curling Championship opens play on Saturday at Rexall Place in Edmonton in the 2013 Tim Hortons Brier, presented by Monsanto.
Olympic champions, world champions and Canadian champions are part of the field that will battle for the right to wear the Maple Leaf at the 2013 Ford World Men’s Curling Championship, presented by Booster Juice, beginning on March 30 in Victoria, B.C.
Heading the field will be hometown favourite Kevin Martin and his team from the Saville Centre. Joined by teammates third John Morris, second Marc Kennedy and lead Ben Hebert — the same team that captured gold at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver — Martin will be chasing history, seeking to become the first skip to win five Brier titles (he currently shares the record of four with Randy Ferbey and Ernie Richardson) in addition to becoming the first skip to win Brier titles in three different decades. Martin won his first Brier in 1991 at Hamilton, and also won in 1997 at Calgary, 2008 at Winnipeg and a year later at Calgary.
But Martin will be pushed hard on home ice. Also in the field is defending Brier and world champion Glenn Howard of Ontario, who’ll be making his record 15th Brier appearance; he’d shared the record of 14 with his older brother Russ. Howard, third Wayne Middaugh, second Brent Laing and lead Craig Savill, from the Coldwater and District Curling Club, will be trying to earn back-to-back Brier titles for Ontario for the first time in that province’s history.
Also in the field is 2011 Brier and world champion Jeff Stoughton of Winnipeg, who is representing Manitoba for the 10th time. Stoughton, third Jon Mead and second Reid Carruthers are back from that 2011 team, while lead Mark Nichols is making his Brier debut for Manitoba, although he’s hardly a rookie, having won eight Purple Hearts playing with Brad Gushue’s Newfoundland/Labrador team.
Gushue, the 2006 Olympic gold-medallist, is back for his 10th trip to the Brier with his team from St. John’s, while 2006 Brier champion Jean-Michel Ménard of Quebec is another experienced skip who’ll contend for a spot in the four-team playoff round with his Saint-Romuald quartet.
The field is rounded out by B.C.’s Andrew Bilesky (New Westminster), Saskatchewan’s Brock Virtue (Regina), Northern Ontario’s Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste. Marie), Nova Scotia’s Paul Flemming (Lower Sackville), New Brunswick’s James Grattan (Oromocto), Prince Edward Island’s Eddie MacKenzie (Charlottetown) and the Northwest Territories/Yukon’s Jamie Koe (Yellowknife).
It will be the 84th renewal of the Canadian Men’s Curling Championship, and it will be the sixth time Edmonton has played host — the most recent in 2005, when the all-time attendance record of 281,985 fans was set. Edmonton also hosted Briers in 1954, 1973, 1987 and 1999.
It’s the 13th time that Alberta has hosted the Brier since the event’s inception in 1927 at Toronto, and it will be the ninth year of title sponsorship by Tim Hortons.
The Brier has been played in 31 cities across Canada, from Victoria to St. John’s. Manitoba has won a leading 27 Briers, while Alberta is next with 25.
Teams will play a 12-team round-robin draw leading to the Page playoff round, which sees the top two teams meeting in the Page 1-2 game, with the winner advancing to the final while the loser goes to the semifinal. The third- and fourth-place teams meet in the Page 3-4 game, with the winner advancing to the semifinal on Sunday morning. The loser plays in the bronze-medal game Sunday afternoon against the semifinal loser.
TSN (RDS in Quebec), the official broadcast partner of the Season of Champions, will provide exclusive and comprehensive coverage of the Tim Hortons Brier, televising all morning, afternoon and evening round-robin draws, plus the playoffs. The gold-medal final is Sunday, March 10, at 6:30 p.m. local/9:30 pm AT. It’s the 11th consecutive year that the Brier final has been contested in Eastern prime time, starting in 2003 in Halifax.
In addition to wearing the Maple Leaf in Victoria, the winning team will be in contention to play at the 2014 World Financial Group Continental Cup in Las Vegas (the Canadian teams will be determined following the 2013 Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings Canadian Curling Trials in Winnipeg in December) and becomes one of the teams eligible for either the Capital One Road to the Roar Pre-Trials in Kitchener, Ont., or the Trials in Winnipeg, which will determine Canada’s representatives for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia.
Martin, Howard and Stoughton have already qualified for the Trials.
Teams that make the playoffs will earn a share of $130,000 in cresting television exposure value: $40,000 each to the winner and runner-up, $30,000 to the bronze-medal team and $20,000 to fourth.
As well, the winning team will earn $144,000 in Sport Canada funding over a two-year period as well as $40,000 from Own The Podium for training and competition expenses and an additional $10,000 for wearing a Tim Hortons sponsorship crest at the Ford World Men’s Championship.
The Ford Hot Shots skills competition will begin on Friday, with the preliminary round set for 4 p.m. AT; the top eight qualifiers will advance to Saturday’s playoff round, which begins at 2:30 p.m. AT following the Opening Ceremonies. The Hot Shots champion will win a two-year-lease on a 2013 Ford Fusion SE 2.0L, AWD with EcoBoost, an approximate retail value of $14,000. The second-place finisher will be presented with a cheque for $2,000, while the third-place finisher receives $1,000.
The opening draw of the 2013 Tim Hortons Brier is set for 1:30 p.m. MT/4:30 p.m.AT on Saturday. For draw information and live scoring, go to www.curling.ca.
PEI native Marion MacAulay and her rink from the Bluenose Curling Club have repeated as Nova Scotia Women’s Champions for The Dominion Curling Club Championship, which takes place Nov. 18-23 at the Fort William Curling Club in Thunder Bay ON. The winning NS Men’s Champions are team Mike Robinson, from the Dartmouth Curling Club.
L-R: Skip:Marion MacAulay, Third: Kerri Denny, Second:Gilda Chisholm, Lead:Ann MacLean
The PEI club championships run March 7-10 at the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton, with the men’s and women’s club champions from six of the seven PEI curling clubs competing. Full details at PEICurling.com/thedominion.
Here are the medallists from the 55+ Games regular curling event, which wrapped up Wednesday at the Cornwall Curling Club.
55+ Mixed
GOLD- Lorne McGuigan, Cathy Dillon, Bryon Sutcliffe, Claire Rogers
SILVER- Vern Chowan, Marg Stewart, Barry Craswell, Jean Anderson
BRONZE- Paul Durant, Myrna Craswell, Eugene Murphy, Joanne Durant
65+ Mixed
GOLD- Ernie Stavert, Mary Plamondon, Fidel Richard, Mabel England
SILVER- Vince Fisher, Karen Fisher, Kimball Blanchard, Pat McCardle
BRONZE- Gordie Hermann, Eileen Blanchard, Julien Gaudin, Jessie MacPhail
Men’s Open
GOLD- Paul Matheson, Doug Waugh, Jim Evans, Ralph Yeo
SILVER- Matt Smith, Paul Arsenault, David Murphy, Edgar Coffin
BRONZE- John DeLuca, Ray Biage, Frank Weiler, Peter Buchanan
The Stick Curling event goes Thursday and Friday.
(by Graham Lloyd) It took longer than expected to decide the Prince Edward Island representative for the 2013 Tim Hortons Brier, but ultimately Eddie MacKenzie came through in the championship final, Feb. 12 at the Crapaud Community Curling Club.
After a weekend storm delayed play by two days, Mackenzie went through the competition with an undefeated record, stealing a single in the extra end of the final game to defeat clubmate Rod MacDonald from the Charlottetown Curling Complex.
MacKenzie will be making his third appearance at the Brier, March 2-10 in Edmonton’s Rexall Place. It’s the first taste of competition at the Canadian Men’s Curling Championship for third Anson Carmody, while second Alex MacFadyen and lead Sean Ledgerwood return for a second time.
In Newfoundland/Labrador, the provincial playdowns came off according to schedule, Feb. 5-10 St. John’s Curling Club at the RE/MAX Centre.
Brad Gushue had a perfect record through the five days of play, defeating Colin Thomas by an 8-2 count in the Feb. 10 final.
Gushue will be representing the province for a 10th time, returning with last year’s front end of Adam Casey and Geoff Walker. Third Brett Gallant will be making his Brier debut in Edmonton. Casey and Gallant are Prince Edward Island natives.
Click to read this story at the CCA website
If you missed, or want to rewatch, the TSN-broadcast games from the 2013 Scotties, including the three televised PEI matches, be sure to visit the Canadian Curling Association’s Curling Television website. Here is the address to view the Scotties games:
www.curling.ca/curlingtv/category/games/games-scotties
Tune in for games from Season of Champions events, as well as interviews, one-on-ones, media scrums, instructional videos and historic videos from the CCA archives.
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ParaSport and Recreation PEI, Curl Atlantic, Curl PEI, and the Town of Cornwall are hosting a Learn to Curl Clinic, for persons with a physical disability, on Sunday, March 3 from 2:00-5:00 pm at the Cornwall Curling Club.
This free clinic will include both classroom and on-ice instruction for Wheelchair Curling as well as Vision Impaired (VI)/Blind curling. People of all ages and abilities are welcome. No experience is necessary.
For more information or to register, please call ParaSport and Recreation PEI at 368-4540.
About the Instructors:
Wheelchair Curling
Trendal Hubley-Bolivar has been a wheelchair curler since 2007. Trendal has had the opportunity to compete and the Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championships five consecutive years and will be returning again this year as skip of the Hubley-Bolivar Team. He and his team finished third in 2011 earning bronze medals. Trendal was also named to the 2011 All Star Team Second. Trendal is also a certified coach.
Debbie Earle started curling in 2009 as a way of staying active during the winter months. She plays the lead position on the Hubley-Bolivar team. Debbie and her teammates have held the Nova Scotia Provincial Wheelchair title three out of the past four years (2010, 2011, and 2013) and has competed in three Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championships, earning a bronze medal in 2011. Debbie was also named to the 2011 All Star Team in the lead position.
VI/Blind Curling
Shawny and David Ross have been involved in the sport of vision impaired curling since 2002, when Shawny took up the game as a player and David became her coach. Both were members of the Ottawa Blind Curling Club before moving to Prince Edward Island 4 1/2 years ago, and have participated in the Canadian Vision Impaired Curling Championship for both Team Ontario and Team New Brunswick, winning a bronze medal in 2007. They are both excited to introduce the sport of curling to the blind and visually impaired community on PEI.
The Crapaud Community Curling Club will again this year be the host for the O’Connor Glass/Curl PEI Provincial Under 16 (formerly known as the 15 and Under) Curling Championships, with separate divisions for male and female curlers, under the age of 16. Last year’s champions were the Tyler Smith and Jenny McLean rinks. Smith, this year’s Under 21 champ, who is also in the Under 18, is entered in this event (with a different team), while McLean, who is competing in the Under 18, is not in this event, so there will be a new girl’s champion. This year’s Under 16 is scheduled for Feb. 28 to March 4, with 8 male and 6 female teams signed up.
The U16 Boys division will play a triple Knockout Draw with a Page Championship round, while the U16 Girls will play a round robin format, with the 2nd & 3rd place teams advancing to a semi-final, and the winner of the semi playing the first place team in the final.
Team Rosters (skip to lead, coaches-club)
Under 16 Boys
Owen Collier, John Campbell, Dawson Chatman, Jayde Maynard, alternate player Tyler Garnhum, coaches Arnie Nabuurs, Nancy Collier-Montague Curling Club
Alex MacFadyen, James Dalton, Matthew MacDonald , Parker MacFadyen, coach Dave MacFadyen-Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club (Summerside)
Brett Matheson, Ben MacCallum, Logan Maker, Jack Ronahan, coach Mark Reid-Charlottetown Curling Complex
Leslie Noye, Jacob Wilkins, Dylan Vincent, Alex Ramsay, coach Roger Gavin-Western Community Curling Club (Alberton)
Devin Schut, Tyson Smith, Spencer Matheson, Mitchell Schut, coaches Kayla Schut, Mike Schut-Cornwall Curling Club
Tyler Smith, Brooks Roche, Dylan Lowery, Ryan Lowery, coaches Tammy Dewar, Kevin Smith-Montague Curling Club / Crapaud Community Curling Club
Spencer Stetson, Jonathan Cann, Andrew Stetson, TBA, coach David Parker-Charlottetown Curling Complex
Avery Wells, Riley Taweel, Ryan Wilson, Nick Johnston, coach Aleya Quilty-Cornwall Curling Club / Crapaud Community Curling Club
Under 16 Girls
Danielle Collings, Chloe Jardine, Emily Sanderson, Kaylee Stewart, coach Valerie Collings-Montague Curling Club
Taya Ray Crossman, Mackenzie Stewart, Bridget Patterson, Jordan Condon, coach Susan Hubley-Crapaud Community Curling Club / Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club (Summerside)
Karlie Lewis, Emma Jean Griffin, Isabelle Getson, Hailey Wilson, coaches Mike Trudeau, Norma Jean Griffin-Western Commmunity Curling Club (Alberton)
Kaleigh MacKay, Kaleigh Peters, Alyssa Wright, Madeline Arsenault, coach Dario Zannier-Crapaud Community Curling Club / Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club (Summerside)
Lauren Moerike, Annika Kelly, Katie Reid, Tati Kelly, coach Kevin Moerike-Charlottetown Curling Complex
Rachel O’Connor, Meghan Ching, Lauren Lenentine, Breanne Burgoyne, coach Pat Quilty-Cornwall Curling Club
Opening Day schedule for Thursday Feb. 28
3 pm (boys)
Ice 1: Owen Collier vs Alex MacFadyen
Ice 2: Leslie Noye vs Devin Schut
Ice 3: Tyler Smith vs Stetson
Ice 4: Wells vs Matheson
5:30 pm
Opening Ceremonies
6:30 pm (girls)
Ice 1: Danielle Collings vs Taya Ray Crossman
Ice 2: Kaleigh MacKay vs Karlie Lewis
Ice 3: Lauren Moerike vs Rachel O’Connor
Complete draw, and end by end results at peicurling.com/under16
The Montague Curling Club is the site for the 2013 Curl PEI Provincial Mixed Curling Championship, from February 28 to March 4. Ten teams from 4 PEI curling clubs have signed up for this triple knockout event with a Page championship round. In last year’s final, Charlottetown’s Robert Campbell foursome defeated Montague’s Larry Richards team by a 9-3 score to win the event. Richards is back this year, but two-time Canadian Mixed champ Campbell is not entered.
Mixed curling has two male and two female players on each team, with the genders alternate positions in the delivery rotation. There must always be four players on the ice during a game.
Opening draws go Thursday at 1:30 and 6:30 pm, with Friday draws at the same times, and Saturday and Sunday games at 10 am and 3 pm. The first of four qualifiers to advance to the Page championship round will be chosen in the 10 am Saturday draw, with the second qualifier selected in the 3 pm draw, and the third and fourth qualifiers advancing from the 10 am Sunday draw. The Page round at 3 pm Sunday will see the first two qualifiers square off in the Page 1-2 game, with the winner advancing directly to Monday’s 3 pm semi-final, and the loser playing in the 10 am Monday semi-final. The winner of the Page 3-4 game, also at 3 pm Sunday, will also advance to the semi-final, with the winner of the semi going to the final.
The PEI Mixed champion will advance to the Canadian Mixed, November 14-23 at the Rideau Curling Club in Ottawa.
Complete draw and end-by-end results are available at peicurling.com/mixed. Twitter users are invited to comment and contribute during the event using hash tag #peimixed2013, with tweets appearing on the event web page.
Team Rosters (skip to lead-club)
Kevin Champion. Meaghan Hughes, Doug MacGregor, Tricia Affleck-Charlottetown Curling Complex
Donald Clarey, Kathy Clarey, Steven MacLeod. Lynn Anne Brousseau-Montague Curling Club
Bill Hope, Sandy Hope, Craig Mackie, Shelley Ebbett-Cornwall Curling Club
Jamie Jackson, Lisa Jackson, Sean Clarey, Melissa Morrow-Charlottetown Curling Complex
George Koke, Darlene London, Paul Morrison, Judy Koke-Montague Curling Club
Rod MacDonald, Kathy O’Rourke, Mark O’Rourke, Karen MacDonald-Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club/ Charlottetown Curling Complex
Jamie Newson, Carolyn Coulson, John Desrosiers, Vanessa Hamming-Charlottetown Curling Complex
David Rice, Tracy Yorston-Campbell, Darryl Campbell, Shelley Rice-Montague Curling Club
Larry Richards, Tammy Dewar, Cody Dixon, Gail Greene-Montague Curling Club
Donnie Sheidow, Carol Kennedy, David Murphy, Donna Marie-Charlottetown Curling Complex
Opening draws
Thursday February 28
1:30 pm
Ice 1 Game 1: Larry Richards vs Donnie Sheidow
Ice 2 Game 2: Kevin Champion vs David Rice
Ice 3 Game 3: George Koke vs Bill Hope
Ice 4 Game 6: Jamie Jackson vs Rod MacDonald
6:30 pm
Ice 1 Game 11: Loser Game 2 vs Loser Game 6
Ice 2 Game 4: Donald Clarey vs Winner Game 1
Ice 3 Game 5: Jamie Newson vs Winner Game 2
Ice 4 Game 10: Loser Game 1 vs Loser Game 3
Sport PEI has released the list of finalists who will be recognized at its annual awards banquet, to be held on April 10 in Charlottetown.
Recognizing the province’s most outstanding athletes, coaches, officials and administrators from 2012, the annual awards are one of the highlights of the Island sporting calendar.
Eleven awards will be presented on the evening, in addition to the prestigious Premier’s Award for Sports Organization of the Year, and the President’s Award, which recognizes a long-time volunteer and builder within the Island sports community.
The final award of the evening is always the Lieutenant Governor’s Award, presented to the Island’s top athlete.
Olympic sprinter Jared Connaughton is in the running to win his 5th senior male athlete award, but will face stiff opposition from Team Canada softball captain and Pan-American gold medallist Jeff Ellsworth, and outstanding World Cup Para-Nordic biathlete Mark Arendz, who has emerged as one of the best in the world in the last two years.
The senior female award will recognize three athletes all recognized for the first-time in this category. Amy Kneebone, who went to the Paralympics in London for goalball, will be joined by Concordia wrestler Veronica Keefe, a past winner of the junior and intercollegiate athlete awards, and swimmer Janet Gamble, who had an outstanding season in the pool for the UPEI Panthers.
The PEI Special Olympics Curling Team is one of the three finalists for SCORE! Team of the Year.
Standing is Dick St. John (Coach), Monique Gauthier (Lead), Ann Doucette (Assistant Coach), Phillip Chugg (Mate); Sitting is Greg St. John (Skip), John Anthony (5th Player/Lead), Chris MacPherson (Second). (Photo courtesy Special Olympics PEI)
Ticket details for the banquet will be announced nearer the time, but any queries regarding the event can be sent to Nick Murray at Sport PEI, at 368-4547.
The fill list of finalists is as follows;
Bell Aliant Senior Male Athlete: Mark Arendz (Para-nordic biathlon); Jared Connaughton (athletics), Jeff Ellsworth (softball)
Senior Female Athlete: Janet Gamble (swimming), Veronica Keefe (wrestling), Amy Kneebone (goalball)
Junior Male Athlete: Carsen Campbell (biathlon), Kameron Kielly (hockey), Justin Smith (powerlifting)
Rodd Hotels and Resorts Junior Female Athlete: Lorena Ellis (wrestling), Molly Molyneaux (golf), Sarah Steele (hockey)
SCORE Team of the Year: Team PEI Special Olympics (curling), UPEI Women’s Panthers (hockey), Team PEI (powerlifting)
Intercollegiate Male Athlete: Jimmie Mayaleh (UPEI, Soccer), Connor McGuire (St. FX, cross-country), Colby Pridham (SMU & UNB, hockey)
Intercollegiate Female Athlete: Jean Baker (SMU, rugby), Stephanie Ramsay (Calgary, hockey), Molly Wedge (Dal, swimming)
Masters Athlete: Tilman Gallant (powerlifting), Mike MacKinnon (distance running), Paul Wright (cross country skiing)
Coach of the Year: Bill Calhoun (swimming, UPEI Panthers and Charlottetown Bluephins), Bruce Donaldson (hockey, UPEI Women’s Panthers), Jonathan Vos (soccer, Holland College Men’s Hurricanes)
PEI Mutual Official of the Year: Najam Chishti (table tennis), Roy Main (tennis), Marguerite Middleton (swimming)
ADL Volunteer Administrator of the Year: Bob Bentley (biathlon), Lori Lund (soccer), Richard Pettipas (Parasport and Recreation PEI)
CCA National Coaches Jim Waite, Kyle Paquette and Helen Radford will be hosting a Mixed Doubles High Performance camp at the new Grant-Harvey Centre, host of the World Mixed Doubles and Senior World Championships.
Where: Fredericton, NB
When: April 20-21, 2013
Get ahead of the competition and learn about the technical, tactical and mental training that will help advance your individual and team skills. This is also a great opportunity to practice on arena ice.
There is space available for 10 Mixed Doubles teams from Atlantic Canada. There will be three team spots reserved for NB, NS, and PEI and one for NL. If provincial team spots are not used up, then teams on the wait list will be invited to participate. Players must be at least 18 years of age as of January 1, 2013.
Agenda: Friday night all teams are encouraged to watch the World Mixed Doubles quarterfinal draw at 6pm. On Saturday we will be on and off the ice from 9am-4pm at the arena. Teams are encouraged to watch the gold medal and bronze medal World Mixed Doubles games at 5pm. On Sunday we will on and off the ice from 9am-12pm.
Deadline for registration is March 31, 2013
Please send your names, province and $100/team registration fee to:
Curl Atlantic
2777 Doug Smith Drive
Halifax, NS
B3L 3T6
Please direct any questions to:
Helen Radford at 902-497-6655 or [email protected]
The Vogue Optical P.E.I. 55-Plus Winter Games are underway in the Cornwall area.
Click to read this story in The Guardian.
Click for more opening-day photos at the 55-Plus Games Society website.
Guardian photo-Karen Fisher makes a shot as Kimball Blanchard prepares to sweep during the curling competition Monday in the Vogue Optical P.E.I. 55-Plus Winter Games at the Cornwall Curling Club.
The Island Construction Open Mixed Funspiel takes place March 8-10 at the Montague Curling Rink. The event includes a three game guarantee, a steak barbecue, entertainment, great prizes and more. Entry deadline is March 6, and team entry fee is $140. Please encourage new curlers to be on your team.
Please send entries to:
Montague Curling Rink
Attn. Larry Richards
PO Box 806
Montague PE C0A 1R0
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Here’s a few photos from the O’Connor Glass Under 18 Curling Championships banquet: … Continue reading
(by Jean Mills) Jennifer Jones locked up her trip to the 2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Page playoff 1-2 game against Ontario’s Rachel Homan on Friday afternoon with a win – her 100th win at the event – over New … Continue reading
ParaSport and Recreation PEI, Curl Atlantic, Curl PEI, and the Town of Cornwall are hosting a Learn to Curl Clinic, for persons with a physical disability, on Sunday, March 3 from 2:00-5:00 pm at the Cornwall Curling Club. This free … Continue reading
PEI’s Suzanne Birt rink finished play at this year’s Scotties this afternoon, with a 5-6 win-loss record, not good enough to make the playoffs, after losing 10-2 to Ontario’s Rachel Homan rink in a game that went seven ends. For … Continue reading
(by Jean Mills) On the last day of round robin play at the 2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, all eyes were on playoff positions – especially the eyes of B.C.’s Kelly Scott and New Brunswick’s Andrea Crawford. A win for … Continue reading
PEI had an 8-4 win over Alberta this afternoon at the Scotties in Kingston, but, with their 5-6 record, and this afternoon’s win by BC over the Territories, they will not be in the playoffs. Suzanne Birt (CCA photo) … Continue reading
Only two entry deadlines remain for Curl PEI curling events in the 2013 curling season. February 25 is the deadline for the Advantage Communications/Curl PEI Provincial Junior Mixed Curling Championships, for teams of two male and two female curlers, with … Continue reading
Rachel O’Connor sent along photos from the opening ceremonies of the O’Connor Glass Provincial Under 18 Curling Championships, yesterday at the Montague Curling Club. Click to view … Continue reading
Three draws are in the books after opening day play at the O’Connor Glass/Curl PEI Provincial Under 18 Curling Championships at the Montague Curling Club. The six U18 men’s teams are playing a single round robin, with the second and … Continue reading
There’ll be a delay in deciding the winner in the 16 team Open (men’s and mixed teams) Divison at the Ferguson Funeral Homes/Curl PEI Provincial Stick Curling Championship, as the host Western Community Curling Club in Alberton, along with the … Continue reading
(by Jean Mills) After 13 draws at the 2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Manitoba (7-0), Ontario (6-1), Canada (6-2) and Saskatchewan (5-3) hold the top four spots in the round robin standings. But the rest of the field – including … Continue reading
The Town of Cornwall is the host for the 2013 Vogue Optical Provincial 55+ Winter Games, which take place February 25 to March 2 in and around the Cornwall area. All Participants must be 55 years or older by December … Continue reading
Here is the 55+ Games Regular Curling Draw (Stick curling draw will follow later) . Curling will be held at the Cornwall Curling Club. Monday, Feb. 25 8:30am Ice 1 Vern Chowan vs Bryan Sutherland Ice 2 Paul Durant … Continue reading
PEI’s Suzanne Birt rink drops to a 4-5 win-loss record at the Scotties in Kingston, following a 9-6 loss to Nova Scotia’s Mary-Anne Arsenault rink this afternoon. Nova Scotia picked up a deuce in end 2 to lead 3-1, but … Continue reading
(by Jean Mills) In the battle of the undefeated teams, it was Manitoba’s Jennifer Jones who hung on to her undefeated record, winning over Rachel Homan 9-7 on Thursday morning at the 2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Homan and her … Continue reading
TSN has announced that this afternoon’s 3 pm featured game will be the Suzanne Birt (PEI) vs Mary-Anne Arsenault (NS) game. … Continue reading
P.E.I. foursome loses evening game to British Columbia (by Tim Gall) KINGSTON, ONT. —?The winning streak reached four for Prince Edward Island Wednesday afternoon at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. However, the streak ended in the evening draw, as British … Continue reading
It came down to the last rock – a draw to the button for PEI’s Suzanne Birt against BC’s Kelly Scott, but the rock slid a bit too far, giving the 9-8 win to BC, tonight at the Scotties in … Continue reading
Click to watch this video from the Sunday Feb. 17 Global evening news. … Continue reading
It’s four women’s division championship titles in a row for the Ruth Stavert/Gloria Clarke duo from the Cornwall Curling Club at the Ferguson Funeral Homes/Curl PEI Provincial Stick Curling Championships, being played at the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton. … Continue reading
Due to the possibility of adverse weather conditions overnight, Thursday’s opening day draws at the O’Connor Glass Provincial Under 18 Curling Ch’ships at the Montague Curling Club have been delayed to 12 noon, and 3:30 and 7 pm. … Continue reading
The Montague Curling Club is hosting the O’Connor Glass/Curl PEI Provincial Under 18 (formerly the 17 and Under) Curling Championships, from February 21-24. The defending champions the Matthew MacLean rink from the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary, and the … Continue reading
PEI was tied up coming home with last rock against Kerry Galusha of Yukon/NWT this afternoon, and had an open hit for one. The rock almost rolled out, but hung on for the win. PEI is now tied with Sask. … Continue reading
TSN has now confirmed that PEI (Suzanne Birt) vs BC (Kelly Scott) will be the featured game tonight at 8 on TSN. Both teams have 3-3 records at the moment. PEI is currently up 5-4 after 7 in their game … Continue reading
There’ll be one less undefeated team after this afternoon’s game between Team Canada (Heather Nedohin) and Manitoba (Jennifer Jones). Both teams are at 6-0, as is Ontario’s Rachel Homan. Needless to say, it’s the featured game on TSN – start … Continue reading
(by Tim Gall) KINGSTON, ONT. — Prince Edward Island recorded its third straight victory, but had to work some overtime magic to get it Tuesday afternoon at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts at the K-Rock Centre. Suzanne Birt and her … Continue reading
Three teams remain undefeated atop their respective pools after opening day at the Ferguson Funeral Homes / Curl PEI Provincial Stick Curling Championships, being played at the three sheet Western Community Curling Club in Alberton. The Montague Curling Club duo … Continue reading
PEI’s Suzanne Birt rink won a close one this afternoon over Quebe’s Allison Ross foursome, at the Scotties in Kingston. stealing two points in an extra end for an 8-6 win. PEI is now at 3-3, with Quebec at 2-3. … Continue reading
On Twitter, follow @amandabulgercur, also retweeted at @peicurling. for live updates. … Continue reading
Island foursome hands Saskatchewan first loss (by Tim Gall) KINGSTON, ONT. — Prince Edward Island scored its second straight victory Monday night at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts – and knocked Saskatchewan out of first place in the process. The … Continue reading
Will represent P.E.I. at nationals in their hometown (by Jason Simmonds) SUMMERSIDE – It was a good night for Summerside skips in the Credit Unions of P.E.I. provincial senior curling championships here at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club … Continue reading
The Credit Unions of P.E.I. provincial senior curling championships were held over the long weekend at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside. The Rod MacDonald rink from Charlottetown Curllng Complex and Nola Murphy’s team earned the right … Continue reading
There will be a one hour delay in start of the Ferguson Funeral Homes / Curl PEI Stick Curling Championships, which start Tuesday morning at the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton. The first draw will now be at 10:00 … Continue reading
PEI’s Suzanne Birt rink was in top form in tonight’s game against Saskatchewan’s Jill Shumay foursome, winning 12-7 in nine ends to hand the western team their first loss and improve to 2-3. CCA Photo: Shelly Bradley The shot of … Continue reading
The Nola Murphy rink from the host Silver Fox Curling and Yacht in Summerside beat the defending champion Shirley Berry foursome from the Cornwall and Silver Fox clubs 7-5 tonight, while the Rod MacDonald team from the Charlottetown Curling Complex … Continue reading
Tonight’s TSN featured game between Saskatchewan and PEI is just getting underway. It’s being called a “must win” for PEI. … Continue reading
The finals go at 6 this evening at the Credit Unions of PEI/Curl PEI Provincial Seniors Curling Championships at the Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club in Summerside. The men’s championship game will see Summerside native Rod MacDonald and his … Continue reading
The following PEI curling championship deadlines are being extended: Junior Mixed – new deadline Feb. 25, 2013. The Provincial Junior Mixed Curling Championships, for teams of two male and two female curlers, with both Under 21 and Under 16 divisions, … Continue reading
TSN has announced that tonight’s feature game on TSN and TSN Mobile TV will be the match between PEI (1-3) and Saskatchewan (4-0). Game time is 8:30 Atlantic. … Continue reading
The semi-final and final games at the Credit Unions of PEI/Curl PEI Provincial Senior Curling Championships at the Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club in Summerside ARE going ahead, at 1 and 6 pm today. … Continue reading
The provincial curling championship season is in full swing, with three events this week – the semi-finals and finals of the Credit Unions of PEI/Curl PEI Seniors championships are planned for 1 and 6 pm today, weather permitting, the Ferguson … Continue reading
If the weather and road conditions permit, the semi-final and final games at the Credit Unions of PEI/Curl PEI Provincial Senior Curling Championships at the Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club in Summerside are planned for 1 and 6 pm … Continue reading
The “Islander Day” age 12 & under FunSpiel scheduled for today, Monday, February 18, at the Charlottetown Curling Complex has been cancelled due to the weather conditions. … Continue reading
Both Suzanne Birt of Prince Edward Island and Stacie Devereaux of Newfoundland and Labrador came into the fifth draw of the Scotties Tournament of Hearts round robin still looking for a win. And both teams were also coming off … Continue reading
Due to the forecasted weather conditions, the annual Helen Robbins Memorial Under 18 Cashspiel, on Monday, Feb. 18 (Islander Day) at the Montague Curling Club has been cancelled. Helen Robbins, 1929-2009 … Continue reading
Don’t forget – follow @spuddoc and @amandabulgercur on Twitter for live tweets of PEI games (including tonight’s against Newfoundland and Labrador) from the Scotties. We are also retweeting them @peicurling. Also, follow #2013stoh, the official hashtag for the event. … Continue reading
Sunday evening’s semifinals postponed due to weather SUMMERSIDE – The Nola Murphy rink from the host Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club is off to the women’s championship game of the Credit Unions of P.E.I. provincial senior curling championships. Murphy … Continue reading
Capital Acquisition Grants The trustees of the Joyce Myers Trust Fund have created the Capital Acquisition Grants as a means to assist curling clubs within Atlantic Canada with capital projects, such as the repair, replacement, purchase or construction of a … Continue reading
PEI’s Suzanne Birt rink made an attempt to take out several Team Canada (Heather Nedohin) rocks in the final end of their game this afternoon at the Scotties in Kingston, but removed one only, coming out on the short end … Continue reading
Tonight’s men’s and women’s semi-finals at the Credit Unions of PEI Provincial Seniors Curling Championships at the Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club in Summerside have been postponed until Monday. It is planned to hold both the semi-finals and the … Continue reading
Kingston, Ont. – In 1979, The Lassie, sponsored by Macdonald Tobacco, celebrated its last Canadian Women’s Curling Championship, hosted in Montreal. This ended a sponsorship that began in 1972 (the company had sponsored the Men’s Championship, the Brier, since 1927). … Continue reading
We are live on TSN at the Scotties in Kingston. Call us now at 1.866.210.6011. Answering phones are Sandra’s teammates – Jan Betker, Joan McCusker and Marcia Gudereit as well as World Champions – Marilyn Bodough, Cathy Overton-Clapham and Lindsay … Continue reading
(by Jean Mills) An experienced Nova Scotia team, featuring veterans Mary-Anne Arsenault, Kim Kelly and Colleen Jones – making her 21st appearance at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts –had their hands full in a 9-4 loss to rookie skip Allison … Continue reading
The Suzanne Birt rink dropped both its games on Saturday, opening day of the Scotties Tournament of Hearts national women’s curling championship. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz Team Prince Edward Island skip Suzanne Birt yells instructions during curling action against Manitoba … Continue reading
Four women’s and three men’s teams remain in play at the Credit Unions of PEI/Curl PEI Provincial Seniors Curling Championships, which wrap up on Monday at the Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club in Summerside. The Rod MacDonald rink, a … Continue reading
(by Jean Mills) In her first game back at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts – this time wearing the maple leaf instead of Alberta blue and yellow – Heather Nedohin’s Team Canada quickly got a feel for the ice and … Continue reading
The 2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts is now underway in Kingston Ontario, and Twitter will give you the latest information. Amanda Bulger and Lori Robinson are both tweeting live from Kingston with the latest info on PEI’s progress. Follow them … Continue reading
Rod MacDonald and his Charlottetown/Silver Fox team of John Likely, Mark O’Rourke. and Peter MacDonald, who have won a combined total of 23 PEI Tankard men’s championships between them over the years, are still unbeaten, with a 3-0 win-loss record … Continue reading
(CCA) Eight curlers are through to the next rounds of the Ford Hot Shots competition at the 2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, including last year’s winning skip, Heather Nedohin, who wears Team Canada colours this year. Nedohin, who scored 28 … Continue reading
The Montague Curling Club rink of Jennifer Scott, June Moyaert, Terri Thompson, and Fran McGowan, a reuniting of their rink who won the PEI women’s championship back in 1988, wasted no time in building up a big lead today in … Continue reading
The provincial curling championship season continues next week with two events – the Ferguson Funeral Homes/Curl PEI Stick championships run Tuesday through Thursday, while the O’Connor Glass/Curl PEI Under 18 championships start on Thursday and wrap up on Sunday. Stick … Continue reading
One men’s and two women’s draws were played on opening day of the Credit Unions of PEI Provincial Seniors Curling Championships, at the Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club in Summerside, who are also hosting the national Seniors, March 16-24. … Continue reading
Defending champion Heather Nedohin will face pressure from the Jones Gang, not to mention the rest of Canada’s top female curlers, when the 2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts opens play on Saturday at the K-Rock Centre in Kingston, Ont. (Photo … Continue reading
Here is the draw for the annual Helen Robbins Memorial Under 18 Cashspiel, Monday, Feb. 18 (Islander Day) at the Montague Curling Club: 10:00 am Ice 1 Owen Collier vs Tony Nabuurs Ice 2 Tyler Smith … Continue reading
(by Jason Malloy) Birt rink leaves today for Ontario to compete at Scotties Tournament of Hearts Suzanne Birt is looking to make history. The Charlottetown Curling Complex skip hopes to win Prince Edward Island’s first Scotties Tournament of Hearts Canadian … Continue reading
There are a few last-minute roster changes going into tomorrow’s Credit Unions of PEI Provincial Seniors Curling Championships at the Silver Fox: Donald Clarey rink: Matt Smith is replacing Doug MacGregor at second The June Moyaert rink is now the … Continue reading
Now is your chance to throw like the pros in the Ford Hot Shots competition at the Charlottetown Curling Complex this Saturday February 16th. The event is FREE and open to anyone, including junior curlers, members of other clubs, and … Continue reading
19th annual Ford Hot Shots competition ready to go Canada’s best curlers will show off their individual shot-making skills for the 19th straight year in the Ford Hot Shots skills competition at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Kingston, Ont., … Continue reading
(by Jason Malloy) Crapaud — Eddie MacKenzie scored two in the 10th and stole one in an extra end to claim the Tankard provincial men’s curling championship 7-6 Tuesday. Jason Malloy photo The Eddie MacKenzie rink won the 2013 provincial … Continue reading