Come Try Curling event at the Cornwall Curling Club! FREE! All ages!! Hot chocolate and snacks provided. Saturday March 29, 2-4 pm. You’ve seen it on TV at the Brier, Scotties, and the Olympics – now’s your chance to try … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2014
SOCHI, RUSSIA — The Canadian Paralympic Committee announced today that wheelchair curler Sonja Gaudet (Vernon, B.C.) has been selected as flag bearer for Canada at the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Russia. Gaudet is the … Continue reading
CHARLOTTETOWN – Sport P.E.I. has started its countdown to the annual awards banquet, which will be held here at the Rodd Royalty on Friday, April 11. In the coming weeks, finalists for each of the categories will be highlighted, and … Continue reading
(by Jean Mills) Kelsey Rocque and her Edmonton team are bringing home the gold medal after defeating South Korea’s Kyeong-Ae Kim 6-4 in the women’s final today at the 2014 World Junior Curling Championships in Flims, Switzerland. “Honestly, this is … Continue reading
The world’s elite curlers are returning to Summerside’s Eastlink Arena at Credit Union Place from April 15 to 20 to battle for $200,000 in prize money at the season-ending Players’ Championship Grand Slam of Curling event. To get your tickets … Continue reading
(By John Korobanik) In his previous two visits to the Tim Hortons Brier, this year presented by SecurTek, Kevin Koe has never taken the easy route to victory, even when he won the event in 2010. But he took a … Continue reading
Posted on YouTube March 1: “In memory of our friend, Kevin Gallant, and all the great times we all had together with our curling team. Matthew Maclean, Marshall Smallman, Kevin Gallant and Alan Maclean….. And, of course me and all … Continue reading
(by Jean Mills) Canada’s Braden Calvert will be playing for the bronze medal after an extra-end loss to Switzerland in the Page 3-4 playoff this morning at the 2014 World Junior Curling Championships in Flims, Switzerland.Calvert and his team of … Continue reading
PEI curling clubs are helping promote the sale of full event passes for the Players’ Championship, featuring 30 of the world’s best men’s and women’s curling teams, at Credit Union Place in Summerside from April 15-20. If you buy your … 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 youngest curling champions will be determined at the conclusion of the KFC Provincial Under 13 Curling Championship, which gets underway at 4 pm Friday, with the final and bronze medal games going at 1:30 pm Sunday, at the Cornwall Curling … Continue reading
(by John Korobanik) John Morris and his B.C. team scored two in the eighth end and stole three in the ninth to subdue a stubborn Eddie MacKenzie’s P.E.I. foursome 10-4 Monday evening to move into a tie for top spot … Continue reading
PEI’s Eddie MacKenzie rink have moved into a 4-way tie for 2nd place, with a 7-6 win over Quebec’s Jean-Michel Menard rink tonight at the Brier in Kamloops. The Island squad, who are fighting hard to avoid relegation next year, … Continue reading
(by Jean Mills) Kelsey Rocque and her Edmonton team will play for gold after defeating South Korea’s Kyeong-Ae Kim 7-6 in the Page 1-2 playoff at the World Junior Curling Championships today. Claire Tully, Keely Brown, Taylor McDonald and Kelsey … Continue reading
The Crapaud Community Curling Club are this year’s hosts for the KFC/Curl PEI Provincial Under 13 Fun Tournament, an open entry (any combination of boys and/or girls) team event, which is designed to be less competitive than the U13 Provincial … Continue reading
(By John Korobanik) Nothing is coming easy in the early stages of the Tim Hortons Brier presented by SecurTek. Manitoba skip Jeff Stoughton shouts instructions to his sweepers during Sunday night’s win over New Brunswick. (Photos, CCA/Michael Burns) Manitoba’s Jeff … Continue reading
(by Eric McCarthy) ALBERTON — It was a long time in the making, but Donald DeWolfe, skip of the Cornwall boys team said their first win over the Alex MacFadyen rink in two or three years couldn’t have come at … Continue reading
55+ Winter Games Curling Draw- Monday March 3rd, Charlottetown Curling Complex 8:30 AM Ice 1 Field vs Thompson Ice 2 Nicholson vs Hardy Ice 3 MacWilliams vs Blanchard Ice 4 Morrison vs Arsenault Ice 5 Chowan vs Sutherland 10:30 AM Ice … Continue reading
The Kaleigh Mackay rink from the Crapaud Community Curling Club and the Montague Curling Club, and the Donald DeWolfe foursome from the Cornwall Curling Club both scored four points in the seventh end in wins over the defending champions in … Continue reading
It was a double win for the Quilty family for the U16 Coaching awards, as voted on by their coaching peers, presented this evening following the finals at the O’Connor Glass Provincial Under 16 Curling Championships at the Western Community … Continue reading
The Fair Play/Sportsmanship awards were handed out just prior to this evening’s final at the O’Connor Glass Provincial Under 16 Curling Championships at the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton. The recipients were Karlie Lewis, who skipped a team from … Continue reading
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Eddie MacKenzie scored a pair of points in the ninth end to lead P.E.I. past Nova Scotia’s Jamie Murphy 7-5 at the Canadian men’s curling championship Sunday. CP photo: MacKenzie Mackenzie’s victory moved his rink to 1-1 … Continue reading
The Crapaud Community Curling Club are this year’s hosts for the KFC/Curl PEI Provincial Under 13 Fun Tournament, an open entry (any combination of boys and/or girls) team event, which is designed to be less competitive than the U13 Provincial … Continue reading
The boy’s and girl’s championship rounds are set for the O’Connor Glass Provincial Under 16 curling championships, which wrap up with the finals this evening at the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton. The defending champion Alex MacFadyen rink from … Continue reading
(by John Korobanik) Brad Gushue’s final rock draw attempt in the 11th end came up about 20 feet short to allow Jeff Stoughton and his Manitoba team to escape Saturday with a 6-5 win over Newfoundland-Labrador in the second draw … Continue reading
Here are photos, courtesy of Margaret O’Connor, of the opening ceremonies, and game action at the O’Connor Glass Provincial Under 16 Curling Championships, taking place at the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton. … Continue reading
CCA Photo (L-R): Eddie MacKenzie, Anson Carmody, Tyler MacKenzie, Sean Ledgerwood The following info is from The Tankard Times, edition 1 (CCA-sponsored event newspaper) PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND Charlottetown Curling Complex Charlottetown Experience factor — 11 Experience factor — 11 Skip … Continue reading