The Credit Unions of PEI Provincial Senior Curling Championships, for curlers age 50 and over, are set for the Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club in Summerside, which is also the site for this year’s nationals. At the request of the teams, and to take advantage of the Islander Day provincial holiday, the provincial draws will take place a day later than originally scheduled, starting on Thursday February 14 at 9:30 am, and concluding with the men’s and women’s finals at 2 pm on Monday February 18.
The eight women’s rinks signed up, including the defending champion Shirley Berry foursome, with members from both the Cornwall Curling Club and the host club, will play a triple knockout format, qualifying four teams for the Page championship round, Sunday at 2 pm, where the first two qualifiers will square off in the Page A-B game, with the winner advancing directly to the Monday final, and the loser playing the winner of the Page B-C game between the other two qualifiers, in the 6:30 Sunday semi-final. The winner of the semi will advance to the final.
The six-team men’s division will play a round robin format, with the top team after the round robin and any tiebreakers advancing directly to the 2 pm Monday final, and the second and third place teams competing in the 6:30 pm Sunday semi-final, with that winner also going to the final.
The winning men’s and women’s teams will be back at the Fox for the Canadian Seniors Curling Championships, from March 16-24. Alberta’s Cathy King and Rob Armitage rinks are last year’s champs.
Here are the team rosters (skip to lead, coach-club)
Women
Shirley Berry, Sandy Hope, Shelley Ebbett, Arleen Harris, coaches Butch McGee and Bill Hope-Cornwall Curling Club / Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club
Kathy Clarey, Darlene London, Gail Greene, Judy Koke-Montague Curling Club
Karen Currie, Valerie Acorn, Danielle Girard, Carlene Peters, coach Kathie Gallant-Cornwall Curling Club
Jeanne Duffenais, Debbie MacMurdo, Heather Bernard, Norma Schurman-Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club
Karen MacDonald (throws 3rd), Kim Aylward (throws 4th), Michelle Weaver, Debbie Caissy, coach Pat Aylward-Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club
Diane MacKay, Debbie Rhodenizer, Cindy Nicholson, Paula Ling-Cornwall Curling Club
June Moyaert, Jennifer Scott, Terri Thompson, Fran McGowan-Montague Curling Club
Nola Murphy, Donna Arsenault, Lori Palmer, Elspeth Carmody-Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club
Men
Mel Bernard, Barry Cameron, Kevin Ellsworth, Earle Proude-Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club
Donald Clarey, Phillip McInnis, Doug MacGregor, Bill Doherty, coach Robbie Doherty-Charlottetown Curling Complex / Montague Curling Club
Bill Hope, Ted MacFadyen, Craig Mackie, David Murphy-Cornwall Curling Club / Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club
Blair Jay, Marc Leclair, Aiden Downey, Roland Richard-Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club
Rod MacDonald, John Likely, Mark O’Rourke, Peter MacDonald-Charlottetown Curling Complex / Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club
Lou Nowlan, Tom Fetterly, Paul Matheson, Jim Arsenault-Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club
Here is the opening women’s triple-knockout draw:
Thursday, Feb. 14 at 9:30 am
Berry vs Moyaert, MacDonald vs Clarey, Currie vs MacKay, Duffenais vs Murphy
Here is the men’s round robin draw:
Thursday, Feb. 14 at 2 pm:
Nowlan vs Bernard, Hope vs Clarey, MacDonald vs Jay
Friday, Feb. 15 at 1 pm:
Nowlan vs Hope, Jay vs Clarey, Bernard vs MacDonald
Friday Feb. 15 at 6 pm:
Bernard vs Clarey, Hope vs Jay, Nowlan vs MacDonald
Saturday Feb. 16 at 1 pm:
Bernard vs Jay, Hope vs MacDonald, Nowlan vs Clarey
Saturday Feb. 16 at 6 pm:
MacDonald vs Clarey, Bernard vs Hope, Nowlan vs Jay
Full draw, and end-by-end results at peicurling.com/seniors.