Attention coaches:
The “Fundamental Movement Skills” National Coaching Certification Program course is being offered for free on Feb. 6th and 7th. The two sessions are from 5:30pm – 9:30pm. To receive the training, you must attend both nights.
If interested, please contact Amy Duncan at aduncan@sportpei.pe.ca or (902) 368-4208 for more info.
(by Eric McCarthy)
O’LEARY – A hit and stick for four brought the 2017 P.E.I. Men’s Masters Curling Championship to a speedy conclusion Monday morning at the Maple Leaf Curling Club here.
Champion skip, Ted MacFadyen.
Eric McCarthy/TC Media
Ted MacFadyen defended his 2016 title with an 8-4 win over Bill Hope with his seventh-end hammer shot.
He had picked a shot stone clean with his first throw of the seventh and Hope, who had tied the game 4-4 with a deuce in the sixth, did likewise with his final stone. Instead of rolling in front of a MacFadyen stone, Hope’s final stone stayed open enough that MacFadyen was able to poke it through for the big end and the win. There was a run down the centre of the ice and teams were able to throw straight at the rock for their hits.
Lead Bill Doherty backs away to allow Craig Mackie, right, to assist David Murphy with the sweeping. Looking on is Alan Montgomery, lead on the Ted MacFadyen rink.
Eric McCarthy/TC Media
Monday’s win gave MacFadyen his nineteenth provincial curling championship.
Lou Nowlan, left and Alan Montgomery check their stopwatches as Earle Proude’s throw crosses the near hog line. This is the second yeear in a row that the Ted MacFadyen rink has won the provincial Masters Curling Championship, and the seventh year in a row Nowlan and Proude have been on the winning Masters team.
Eric McCarthy/TC Media
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The Ted MacFadyen rink from the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Community Complex had two opportunities today to repeat as PEI Masters (age 60+) Men’s Champs, and, thanks to a tie-breaking four-ender in the seventh, they did it on the first try, beating the Bill Hope squad from the Charlottetown and Cornwall clubs by an 8-4 score this morning at the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary. MacFadyen had won two sections of the modified triple-knockout draw, giving him a “double-life” in the championship round, taking the title with a win in either game, while Hope would have had to win the first game to force a 2 pm deciding match, which is no longer needed.
Photo (L-R): Alan Montgomery, Earle Proude, Lou Nowlan, Ted MacFadyen, Clair Sweet (Curl PEI)
The winning MacFadyen rink includes third Lou Nowlan, second stone Earle Proude, and lead Alan Montgomery.
Photo (L-R): Bill Hope, Craig Mackie, David Murphy, Bill Doherty
Hope’s teammates on the runner-up rink are third Craig Mackie, second David Murphy, and lead Bill Doherty. Seven men’s teams took part in the championship.
Photo from 2016 event: (L-R) Masters Women’s Winners: Sandy Hope (skip), Shelley Ebbett (3rd), Debbie Rhodenhizer (2nd), Arleen Harris (lead)
The rink of Sandy Hope (skip), Shelley Ebbett (3rd), Debbie Rhodenhizer (2nd), and Arleen Harris (lead) from the Cornwall Curling Club are the repeat women’s champions, by default, as they were the only entry.
Winning and runner-up teams earn the right advance to the Maritime Masters Curling Championships, March 16-18 at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Community Complex in Summerside, while the winning Men’s and Women’s team, or the runners-up should they choose not to attend, also earn the right to compete in the Canadian Masters, April 3-9 in Guelph, Ontario.
PEI Ch’ship website: peicurling.com/masters20162017/
Linescores: peicurling.com/scoreboard/#!/competitions/2190
The Wendy’s Under 16 Developmental League continues this Saturday morning at the Cornwall Curling Club, with 10 teams from 3 clubs taking part. There are only two draws left after this – on Feb. 11 and March 18. Here is this week’s schedule:
| Ice 1 | Ice 2 | Ice 3 | Ice 4 | ||
| ( 7 ) 9:00 | Feb 4, 2017 | Lily Taweel vs Alexis Burris | Lauren Ferguson vs Chase MacMillan | Rachel MacLean vs Mitchell Schut | |
| ( 7 ) 10:30 | Cruz Pineau vs Katie Shaw | Clara Jack vs Bailey O’Grady |
Brad Gushue’s dream of playing in a hometown Tim Hortons Brier will come true on March 4, while the field for the 2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts is nearly complete.
Brad Gushue and his team will be overwhelming hometown favourites when the 2017 Tim Hortons Brier kicks off on March 4 at Mile One Centre. (Photo, Curling Canada/Michael Burns)
That’s the result of a series of provincial men’s and women’s curling championships that concluded on Sunday across the country.
Gushue’s St. John’s team — vice-skip Mark Nichols, second [PEI native] Brett Gallant and lead Geoff Walker — captured its provincial title on Saturday night and will be an overwhelming hometown favourite when the 2017 Tim Hortons Brier kicks off on March 4 at Mile One Centre in St. John’s — the first time the Canadian men’s championship has been played in St. John’s since 1972.
Meanwhile, the story of the provincial Scotties playdowns was arguably more about the team that didn’t qualify — five-time Canadian champ Jennifer Jones — than who did.
Jones was knocked out of a playoff game in the Manitoba championship for the first time since 2004. Her team lost to Darcy Robertson in the semifinal at the Charleswood Curling Club.
Robertson would go on to lose 8-6 to Michelle Englot in the final later Sunday. It was Englot’s first Manitoba title after skipping Saskatchewan in seven trips to the Scotties. Englot’s team is rounded out by vice-skip Kate Cameron, second Leslie Wilson-Westcott and lead Raunora Westcott.
Another familiar face is coming back to the Scotties representing Alberta after a lengthy absence. 2006 Olympic bronze-medallist Shannon Kleibrink and her team from Okotoks — third Lisa Eyamie, second Sarah Wilkes and lead Alyson Thiessen — stole one in the sixth end and two more in the seventh for a 6-4 win over Edmonton’s Val Sweeting. Kleibrink, the 2008 Scotties runner-up to Jones, is making her fifth trip to the Scotties, and first since 2011.
Michelle Englot
Here’s a look at how the fields are shaping up for the 2017 Scotties, Feb. 18-26 in St. Catharines, Ont., and the 2017 Tim Hortons Brier, March 4-12 in St. John’s, where they will join the two Team Canada squads from Calgary, skipped by Chelsea Carey at the Scotties and Kevin Koe at the Tim Hortons Brier.
WOMEN
MEN
Northern Ontario — 2014 Olympic champ Brad Jacobs headlines the field for the Travelers Northern Ontario men’s championship, which begins Feb. 8 in Thunder Bay.
To purchase tickets for the 2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, go to: www.curling.ca/2017scotties/tickets/
For tickets to the 2017 Tim Hortons Brier, go to www.curling.ca/2017brier/tickets/
Over 160 kids, parents, and guardians took to the ice at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Community Complex in Summerside today to try curling.
Curl PEI is conducting Curling Canada “Rocks and Rings” in-school curling programs at many Island schools. As a follow-up, local curling clubs such as the Fox are offering FREE on-ice “Curling 101” sessions for both students and their parents/guardians. Children must be at least 5 years of age to participate.
Here are some photos from today, courtesy of Shelley MacFadyen
Thanks all the volunteers who helped out and to organizer Amy Duncan.
Photo by Craig Mackie: Ted MacFadyen
The defending Ted MacFadyen rink from the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Community Complex in Summerside has now won both the B and C sections at the PEI Master Men’s Curling Championship, for curlers age 60 and over, and will have two opportunities to repeat as champion, at 10 am and 2 pm Monday at the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary. His opponent, the A section winner – Bill Hope and his Charlottetown/Cornwall rink, would have to win both games to take the title.
Photo by Craig Mackie: Bill Hope
MacFadyen was fast out of the gate in today’s “C” final of the modified triple knockout draw, taking four points in the first end against the host club’s Clair Sweet, and followed it up with a stolen triple in the second end. A triple in the sixth meant it was handshake time, with an 11-4 final score. MacFadyen beat Hope 6-2 in the “C” semis, while Sweet eliminated Summerside’s Dale Cannon by a 5-3 score.
The defending champion Sandy Hope rink from Cornwall have won the women’s championship by default, as they were the only entry.
The Sandy Hope rink and the winning and runner-up men’s teams advance to the Maritime Masters, March 16-18 at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Community Complex in Summerside.
The winning Men’s and the Sandy Hope Women’s team also earn the right to compete in the Canadian Masters, April 3-9 in Guelph, Ontario.
Event website: peicurling.com/masters20162017/
Link to end by end live scoring: peicurling.com/scoreboard/#!/competitions/2190
Many of the provincial Scotties Tournament of Hearts women’s championships are wrapping up today.
In the Nova Scotia final, the Mary Mattatal rink stole 5 points in the 7th end to defeat another Halifax rink, skipped by Jill Brother, with PEI Native Erin Carmody at third by a 10-4 score.
In Manitoba, Jennifer Jones was eliminated in the semis. The Olympic gold medallist’s seven-game winning streak in the provincial tournament came to an end Saturday night against Michelle Englot, when Jones lost 9-5. Jones did continue to the semifinals Sunday morning, but she lost 6-8 against Darcy Robertson. Robertson will now take on Englot, a 7 time Saskatchewan champ, in the final at 3 p.m. CT at Winnipeg’s Eric Coy Curling Club.
In New Brunswick, Melissa Adams of Fredericton beat Sarah Mallais of Saint John 9-6 in the final.
In Alberta, where the rink skipped by PEI native Geri-Lynn Ramsay was eliminated in the Page 3 vs 4 game, Val Sweeting is facing Shannon Kleibrink in the final
Four teams out of the original seven entered in the PEI Masters (age 60+) Men’s Curling Championship are still in contention at the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary, and will play in the “C” semi-finals at 10 am Sunday, with the winners advancing to the 2 pm C final. Defending champion Ted MacFadyen and his Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Community Complex team beat their clubmates, the Dale Cannon rink, 7-4 in the B final of the modified triple knockout draw on Saturday evening, aided by a 7th end deuce and a stolen eighth end single. The “A” section final was won by the Bill Hope rink from Charlottetown and Cornwall on Saturday morning, with a 9-4 win over MacFadyen.
This morning’s “C” semis see MacFadyen and Hope square off in one game, and Cannon take on Clair Sweet and his host club team in the other. Cannon eliminated Summerside’s Louis Walsh with an 8-5 win Saturday evening to earn the berth in the “C” semi.
The two game championship round between the winners of the 3 sections going Monday at 10 am and, if needed, 2 pm. If either MacFadyen or Hope win the C final, they would have a “double life” in the championship round and would win the title if they took either game, while their opponent would have to win both.
The defending champion Sandy Hope rink from Cornwall have won the women’s championship by default, as they were the only entry.
The Sandy Hope rink and the winning and runner-up men’s teams advance to the Maritime Masters, March 16-18 at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Community Complex in Summerside.
The winning Men’s and the Sandy Hope Women’s team also earn the right to compete in the Canadian Masters, April 3-9 in Guelph, Ontario.
Event website: peicurling.com/masters20162017/
Link to end by end live scoring: peicurling.com/scoreboard/#!/competitions/2190
Summerside PEI native Geri-Lynn Ramsay and her team from the North Hill Curling Club in Calgary made it to the playoffs at the Alberta Scotties, but lost out in the Page 3 vs 4 game to Casey Scheidegger by an 8-5 score late on Saturday, after getting by Holly Baird 9-8 in the C section qualifier at the St. Albert Curling Club. Ramsay finished play in her 1st Alberta Scotties with a 5-3 win-loss record.
(Twitter @TeamGLRamsay)
Shannon Kleibrink won the Page 1 vs 2 game, trailing 6-4 after 9 ends, but scoring a tying deuce in the 10th and stealing a single in the extra end to get by Val Sweeting 7-6. Sweeting and Scheidegger now face off in the semi-final at 2 pm Atlantic time on Sunday, with the winner playing Kleibrink in the 8 pm AT final.
(by Jonathan Brazeau)
Brad Gushue will compete for the Tim Hortons Brier in his hometown of St. John’s, N.L.
Photo: Gushue and Gallant
Gushue captured his 14th career men’s provincial championship defeating Adam Boland 6-2 in Saturday’s final.
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The team of (L-R) Gushue, third Mark Nichols, second Brett Gallant and lead Geoff Walker finished provincial playdowns at the Bally Haly Golf and Curling Club, their home rink, with an undefeated 5-0 record.
It was only Gushue’s third tournament of the season after missing the opening three months due to a hip/groin issue. The 36-year-old hasn’t missed a beat since his return making it to the semifinals at the Boost National last month and capturing his seventh career Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling title just three weeks ago at the Meridian Canadian Open.
Gushue, the 2006 Olympic gold medallist, has yet to win the Brier — finishing runner-up twice including last year’s event in Ottawa. Calgary’s Kevin Koe topped Gushue in the final and returns to the men’s national championship with the Team Canada auto-berth.
Eddie MacKenzie of P.E.I., Jean-Michel Menard of Quebec, Jamie Koe of the Northwest Territories, Jim Nix of Nunavut and Yukon’s Craig Kochan have earned their Brier spots with the remaining provinces determining their representatives in the following weeks.
The Tim Hortons Brier runs March 4-12 at the Mile One Centre in St. John’s, N.L.
Meanwhile, Stacie Curtis will make her fourth appearance for Newfoundland and Labrador at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts (Feb. 18-26 in St. Catharines, Ont.)
Curtis went on a 4-1 run through the women’s provincial championship capped with an 8-4 win over Shelley Hardy in the final.
There will be separate winners of the A and B sections of the modified triple knockout PEI Masters Men’s championship at the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary. The Bill Hope rink from Charlottetown and Cornwall beat the defending champion Ted MacFadyen foursome from the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Community Complex in Summerside by a 9-4 score to win the “A” final this morning, but lost 9-3 to Summerside’s Dale Cannon team this afternoon in the B semi-final, and will not advance to the 5:30 pm B final. MacFadyen won the other semi 7-2 over clubmate Louis Walsh. The other afternoon contest, in the “must win” C event, saw Clair Sweet of the host club eliminate Cornwall’s Paul Arsenault with a 6-4 win.
Master’s action (Craig Mackie photo)
Other games at 5:30, besides the MacFadyen vs Cannon “B” final will see Summerside’s Dario Zannier play Hope, and Sweet take on Walsh, with the losers eliminated from further play, and the winners advancing to the 10 am Sunday C semi-finals, against MacFadyen and Cannon, respectively. The C final goes at 2 pm Sunday, with the two game championship round between the winners of the 3 sections going Monday at 10 am and, if needed, 2 pm.
The defending champion Sandy Hope rink from Cornwall have won the women’s championship by default, as they were the only entry.
The Sandy Hope rink and the winning and runner-up men’s teams advance to the Maritime Masters, March 16-18 at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Community Complex in Summerside.
The winning Men’s and the Sandy Hope Women’s team also earn the right to compete in the Canadian Masters, April 3-9 in Guelph, Ontario.
Event website: peicurling.com/masters20162017/
Link to end by end live scoring: peicurling.com/scoreboard/#!/competitions/2190
Here is another photo gallery of Team PEI at the Canadian Juniors. Photos by Curling Canada – Al Cameron and Bob Vanderford. Click on a picture to enlarge, and use arrows or swipe touchscreen to view other pictures.
VICTORIA — The all-stars and other award winners at the 2017 Canadian Junior Men’s and Women’s Curling Championships, presented by Ambrosia Apples, were announced on Friday at the awards banquet at the Songhees Wellness Centre. 
Photo (Left): Coaching Mentor Bill Tschirhart (middle) with Asham National Coaching Award winners Paul Tardi (BC Men), left, and Pat Quilty (PEI Women), right.
Photo (Right): Joan Mead Legacy Award winners (includes a $500 scholarship) Brooks Roche (PEI, left), and Michelle Taylor (NL), right.
PEI won two awards – with Montague’s Brooks Roche winning the Joan Mead Legacy Award and $500 scholarship, and Pat Quilty, coach of the Lauren Lenentine rink from Cornwall taking the Asham National Coaching Award for women’s teams.
The Joan Mead Legacy Award, in honour of former CBC curling producer Mead, is selected by the event officials, and is awarded annually to a male and a female junior curler who best exemplify leadership, excellence and fair play, and recognizes community involvement, academic achievement, and volunteerism. Previous winners from PEI include Chloé McCloskey, Michelle McQuaid, and Jonathan Schut from the Cornwall Curling Club, Meaghan Hughes from the Charlottetown Curling Club, and Adam Casey from the Silver Fox.
The ASHAM Coaching Award is voted on by the coaches in the event. Quilty also won the provincial ASHAM Coaching Award for women’s teams this year.
Here is a complete list of winners:
All-Stars
(determined by shooting percentages during the round robin)
Women
First Team
Skip — Hailey Armstrong, Ontario (80 per cent)
Third — Grace Holyoke, Ontario (81 per cent)
Second — Sara Oliver, Manitoba (81 per cent)
Lead — Rebecca Cormier, Manitoba (81 per cent)
Second Team
Skip — Kaitlyn Jones, Saskatchewan (76 per cent)
Third — Chantele Broderson, Alberta (80 per cent)
Second — Sara Guy, Northern Ontario (80 per cent)
Lead — Shantel Hutton, Saskatchewan (80 per cent)
Men
First Team
Skip — Tanner Horgan, Northern Ontario (81 per cent)
Third — Jacob Horgan, Northern Ontario (83 per cent)
Second — Joey Hart, Ontario (85 per cent)
Lead — Nicholas Rabl, Alberta (87 per cent)
Second Team
Skip — Tyler Tardi, B.C. (79 per cent)
Third — Tyler Lautner, Alberta (83 per cent)
Second — Nick Bissonnette, Northern Ontario (83 per cent)
Lead — Alec Cameron, Nova Scotia (85 per cent)
* In the case of a percentage tie, the all-star position goes to the player with the highest plus/minus for the week (a player receives a +1 for every game in which he/she outcurls the positional opponent by five per cent or more). Should they still be tied, the pre-event draw to the button results are used to determine the all-star.
Ken Watson Sportsmanship Awards
(voted by the players)
Women — Camille Boisvert, Quebec
Men — Nicholas Rabl, Alberta
Balance Plus Fair Play Awards
(selected by the officials)
Men
Lead — Garret Minute, Northwest Territories
Second — Graham McFarlane, Manitoba
Vice-skip — Sterling Middleton, B.C.
Skip — JT Ryan, Manitoba
Coach — Nick Kaeser, Northwest Territories
Women
Lead — Marcia Richardson, Ontario
Second —Kate Goodhelpsen, Alberta
Vice-skip — Laura Guénard, Quebec
Skip — Krysta Burns, Northern Ontario
Coach — Susan Lang, Saskatchewan
ASHAM National Coaching Awards
(voted by the coaches)
Women – Pat Quilty, Prince Edward Island
Men – Paul Tardi B.C.
Joan Mead Legacy Awards
(selected by the event officials)
($500 scholarship)
Women – Michelle Taylor, Newfoundland/Labrador
Men – Brooks Roche, Prince Edward Island
Summerside native Geri-Lynn Ramsay’s chance to make the championship round at the Alberta Scotties comes down to one game – a C qualifier, against the Holly Baird rink, at 4 pm Atlantic this afternoon. If Ramsay wins, she’s in the Page 3 vs 4 game at 9:30. If she loses, she’s out of the competition. Ramsay stayed alive with a 6-5 win over Holly Scott Friday evening. The Page 1 vs 2 game will feature Shannon Kleibrink vs Val Sweeting.
Ramsay (St. Albert Curling Club photo)
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The PEI Masters Curling Championships, with Men’s and Women’s divisions for curlers age 60 and over, take place from Jan. 27-30 at the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary. Defending champs are the Sandy Hope women’s rink from the Cornwall … Continue reading
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Pick up the paper edition of the Journal Pioneer today for full coverage of the provincial Scotties and Tankard championships, which wrapped up yesterday in Summerside. … Continue reading
(by Jason Simmonds) SUMMERSIDE – It was a special day for Matt Nabuurs. The 25-year-old won his first Tankard provincial men’s curling championship on Sunday afternoon. Nabuurs will now compete in his first Tim Hortons Brier Canadian championship … Continue reading
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Team Smith: “Strong couple of wins today against Northwest Territories and Newfoundland to move to 3-1! Battling Alberta tomorrow at 6:30PST.” Team Lenentine: “Two tough games today against Alberta and Manitoba. Looking to regroup tomorrow at 6:30 PT VS Newfoundland” … Continue reading
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Courtesy of Emily Gray, here is our last set of photos from the PEI Tankard and Scotties, which wrapped up today at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Community Complex in Summerside. Click on a photo to enlarge, and use … Continue reading
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It’s down to the championship round for the Tankard Men’s Provincial Curling Championship, and the Scotties Tournament of Hearts Provincial Women’s championship, and to the final draw in the three-game partial round robin for the Future Scotties/Tankard under 21 developmental … Continue reading
VICTORIA — A year removed from a silver medal at the Canadian Junior Curling Championships, Tanner Horgan arrived in Victoria with not just a Northern Ontario moose emblem on his back. If you look closely, you might also see a … Continue reading
(by Jason Simmonds) SUMMERSIDE – The Veronica Smith rink stayed alive at the Scotties provincial women’s curling championship on Saturday evening. Skip Veronica Smith releases a shot while lead Aleya Quilty, left, and second stone Whitney Young handle the … Continue reading
VICTORIA (Curling Canada) — Normally, after a win like the one Prince Edward Island’s young skip Lauren Lenentine put together Saturday to open the 2017 Canadian Junior Men’s and Women’s Curling Championships, presented by Ambrosia Apples, she might be looking … Continue reading
Here are more photos from the Scotties and Tankard, courtesy of Emily Gray Photography. Click on a photo to enlarge, and use arrows or swipe on touch screen to go ahead and back. Photos copyright 2017, Emily Gray … Continue reading
SUMMERSIDE – Veronica Smith and Robyn MacPhee will decide the Scotties provincial women’s curling championship. Veronica Smith of the Charlottetown Curling Complex will face clubmate Robyn MacPhee in the C section final of the Scotties provincial women’s curling championship at … Continue reading
(by Jason Simmonds) SUMMERSIDE – It’s getting down to crunch time at the provincial men’s and women’s curling championships. Phil Gorveatt and his rink from the Charlottetown Curling Complex won the B section final at the Tankard provincial men’s curling … Continue reading
It was an exciting evening at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Community Complex, with the “B” finals in both the Scotties provincial women’s championship, and the Tankard men’s, plus the opening game in the Future Scotties and Tankard developmental … Continue reading
Here are some upcoming Competition Development (Coaching) modules offered around the Maritimes. These Modules are being offered in PEI: Manage a Sport Program January 31, 2017 Sport PEI $30 Registration Performance Planning May 5 & 6, 2017 Sport PEI $100 … Continue reading
When the 2023 Canada Winter Games get underway in Prince Edward Island, Mixed Doubles curling will be one of the new events on the schedule, and that’s good news for young Canadian curlers. Team Canada celebrates its 2016 Youth Olympics … Continue reading
The 2017 Subway Atlantic University Sports (AUS) Curling Championships take place February 9-12 at the Truro Curling Club, with seven women’s and an equal number of men’s teams taking part. Team UPEI Men is skipped by Christopher Gallant, and includes Kyle … Continue reading
(by Jason Malloy) Smith HUNTER RIVER, P.E.I. – Tyler Smith has been to four national championships, but not with the foursome he will be competing with at this week’s junior competition. The 18-year-old skip from the Hunter River area and … Continue reading
The entry deadline for the PEI Credit Unions Provincial Seniors Curling Championships, with men’s and women’s divisions for curlers age 50 and over, has now been extended to Monday, January 23. … Continue reading
(by Jason Simmonds) SUMMERSIDE – The Eddie MacKenzie and Robyn MacPhee rinks from the Charlottetown Curling Complex (CCC) have taken the first step at the Tankard and Scotties provincial men’s and women’s curling championships. Lead Robbie Doherty and second stone … Continue reading
The Robyn MacPhee and Eddie MacKenzie teams from the Charlottetown Curling Complex have earned berths in their respective championship rounds at the PEI Tankard provincial men’s and in the Scotties Tournament of Hearts provincial women’s championships at the Silver Fox … Continue reading
Courtesy of Emily Gray, here is a gallery of photos from the PEI Tankard and Scotties opening draw on Wednesday evening, January 18. Visit her Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/emgrayphotography/?fref=ts for the latest pictures. Click on a photo to enlarge, then use … Continue reading
The Montague Curling Rink presents its annual PINK LADIES FUNSPIEL, February 24th & February 25th Entry Fee $140/team Guaranteed three 6-end games * Finger foods Friday evening *continental breakfast Saturday morning *pot luck dinner Saturday evening provided BY the Montague … Continue reading
SUMMERSIDE – The A section finals are set at the Tankard and Scotties provincial men’s and women’s curling championships. Both games will go at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Community Complex on Thursday at 3 p.m. Blair Jay of … Continue reading
VICTORIA — The 2017 Canadian Junior Men’s and Women’s Curling Championships, presented by Ambrosia Apples, get underway Saturday at the Archie Browning Sports Centre. The Archie Browning Sports Centre in Esquimalt, B.C. (Photo, Cody Hall) It’ll be a Canadian Juniors … Continue reading
The Adult Getting Started League continues tonight– at the Charlottetown Curling Complex from 8:30-10pm. If you were not able to join us last week please feel free to join us tonight. If you were there last week and you have some friends … Continue reading
There are two draws, at 10 am and 3 pm, today at the Tankard provincial men’s and Scotties Tournament of Hearts provincial women’s curling championships at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Community Complex, with the men’s and women’s “A” … Continue reading
Curling fans on P.E.I. this week don’t have to travel very far this week to see the top men’s and women’s players compete. Pilot project For the first time, Curl Prince Edward Island is combining the Tankard and Scotties Tournament … Continue reading
(by Jason Malloy) SUMMERSIDE-, P.E.I. – Jamie Newson scored singles in the final four ends to start the Prince Edward Island Tankard men’s curling championship with a 7-3 victory over Calvin Smith Wednesday in Summerside. Skip Jamie Newson yells during … Continue reading
Register your team by February 1st, 2017 for your chance to win a curling team happy hour! Get your team team of 4 or 2 together and join us for a fun filled day at the Charlottetown Curling Complex. PRIZES – TRIVIA … Continue reading
Sunday Fun Night Jan 22- 7pm Open to all members and non-members Come and have a fun 6 end game with family or friends! It’s a great way to introduce the game to a new curler that might be interested … Continue reading
(by Jason Malloy) CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. – The skip with the most Prince Edward Island women’s curling titles is not competing at this year’s event but is far from ready to use the “R” word. Suzanne Birt has won nine of … Continue reading
The Ferguson-Logan Montague Funeral Home Provincial Stick Curling Championships, for two-person teams with Open (any combination male/female) and Women’s divisions, is set for February 7-9 (mornings and afternoons) at the Cornwall Curling Club. Entries have now closed, with 14 Open … Continue reading
SUMMERSIDE – It’s a big week for curling on Prince Edward Island. Curl P.E.I.’s two showcase events – Scotties and Tankard provincial women’s and men’s championships – will take place at the same venue and time as part of a … Continue reading
Stick The PEI Stick Curling Championships, sponsored by Ferguson Logan Montague Funeral Home, for two-person teams with Open (any combination male/female) and Women’s divisions, is set for February 7-9 (mornings and afternoons) at the Cornwall Curling Club. Entry fee is … Continue reading
(by Shane Ross) Two curlers from P.E.I. will have family close by when they compete at the Canadian Junior Curling Championships in Victoria, B.C., next week. Noah O’Connor is the second on the men’s team, while his younger sister Rachel … Continue reading
The first night of the ten-week Adult Getting Started in Curling program, which alternates between the Cornwall Curling Club and the Charlottetown Curling Complex, took place last evening at Cornwall, with 32 beginning curlers in attendance. Robyn Mattie from Curling … Continue reading
The annual George’s Deck and Recovery Under 13 Funspiel takes place on Saturday, January 14th at the Montague Curling Rink. There is NO entry fee, and lunch is included. Three games are guaranteed. It’s open to the first 16 PEI … Continue reading
It’ll be a busy five days from January 18 to 22, at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Community Complex in Summerside, as the six-sheet facility will be hosting both the Tankard PEI men’s curling championship and the Scotties Tournament … Continue reading
If you want to get fit there’s no need for a gym, say Prince Edward Islanders, but hopefully there’s a curling rink nearby. ParticipAction has released the results of a vote in the fall on Canadians’ favourite fitness activities. ParticipAction announced the top … Continue reading
The 2017 Whitecap Summer Curling Camp for Juniors age 12-18, takes place at the Centre of Curling Excellence in Moncton New Brunswick from August 6-11. This camp uses a similar “all inclusive” format to previous Whitecaps, with meals and five nights … Continue reading
Here are the draw times and teams for this weekend’s January Warmup Spiel, sponsored by D. Alex MacDonald Ford, at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Community Complex in Summerside, host club for next weekend’s Scotties and Tankard provincial women’s … Continue reading
Charlottetown, PE – February 8th, 2017 will be another special night in Island sport as Sport PEI prepares to host its 43rd annual awards night at Holland College’s Florence Simmons Performance Hall. The evening will showcase the Island’s finest amateur … Continue reading
The Provincial Under 18 Curling Championships, originally scheduled for the Crapaud Community Curling Club, will now be held at the Charlottetown Curling Complex. Dates remain the same – February 24-28. Entry deadline is February 3, 2017, and entry fee is … Continue reading
(by Danel Austin) There was always one thing Geri-Lynn Ramsay could count on throughout her curling career. Every year, she’d compete at the provincial curling championships, whether that was in Prince Edward Island or Alberta. Geri-Lynn Ramsay, formerly of Crystal … Continue reading
The new Thursday evening Adult Getting Started instructional league for beginner curlers, which alternates between the Cornwall Curling Club and the Charlottetown Curling Complex through March 16, kicks off this Thursday, January 12 at Cornwall, from 8:30 to 10 pm. … Continue reading
The Town of Cornwall will host the 2017 Vogue Optical 55+ Winter Games from February 20-24, 2017. All seniors are encouraged to participate in this fun, friendly competition. Events will include: hockey, pickleball, bowling, auction 45s, cribbage, curling, stick curling, contract … Continue reading
The Canada Games Council (CGC) has announced the final sports and disciplines selected for the 2023 Canada Winter Games that will be hosted in Prince Edward Island (PEI), and male and female curling, along with mixed doubles curling, are on the … Continue reading
(by Jonathan Brazeau) NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. — It’s safe to say Brad Gushue is back. The St. John’s, N.L., skip threw a perfect 100 percent in the Meridian Canadian Open men’s final Sunday to defeat Sweden’s Niklas Edin 8-3 and … Continue reading