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