Five Curl PEI provincial championships — the Future Scotties (jr. women) and Future Tankard (jr. men), the Masters, for age 60+, (2 person) Stick Curling, and the Seniors (age 50+) all have entry deadlines in January. Enter all events online at PEICurling.com.
The Future Scotties/Future Tankard, developmental events for junior women and junior men curlers under age 21, who may someday participate in the Scotties or Tankard, take place Jan. 20-22 at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Community Complex in Summerside, where the Scotties and Tankard are also being held. Entry deadline is this Friday, January 6 at midnight, and entry fee is $85/team.
Entries to-date may be viewed at the event website: peicurling.com/futures20162017
The PEI Masters Curling Championships, with Men’s and Women’s divisions for curlers age 60 and over, take place from Jan. 27-31 at the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary. Defending champs are the Sandy Hope and Ted MacFadyen rinks. Entry fee is $185 per team, and entry deadline is this Friday, January 6. Winning and runner-up 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 Women’s teams also earn the right to compete in the Canadian Masters, April 3-9 in Guelph, Ontario.
Entries to-date may be viewed at the event website: peicurling.com/masters20162017/
The Ferguson Logan Montague Funeral Home-sponsored PEI 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. Entry fee is $65 per team, and entry deadline is Jan. 17, 2017.
Defending champions are the Sterling Stratton/Barry Craswell Open Division team, and the Gloria Clarke/Ruth Stavert women’s duo.
The top four Open Division, and top two Women’s Division teams advance to the Maritime Stick Curling Championships, March 14-16 at Curl Moncton. The winning and runner-up Open Division teams are also invited to participate in the Canadian Open Stick Curling Championship, March 23-26 at the Bluenose Curling Club in New Glasgow NS.
Entries to-date may be viewed at the event website: peicurling.com/stick20162017
The PEI Credit Unions Provincial Seniors Curling Championships, with men’s and women’s divisions for curlers 50 years of age and over, take place February 10-14 at the Charlottetown Curling Complex. Entry deadline is January 20, 2017, and entry fee is $190 per team, plus $39 per player for Curling Canada participant fees.
Defending champions are the Rod MacDonald and Kim Dolan rinks from this year’s host curling facility.
This year’s winners will advance to the 2017 Everest Canadian Seniors Curling Championships, March 18-26 in Fredericton NB. The competition will be played at two facilities: the Capital Winter Club and Willie O’Ree Place, with the men’s and women’s finals both scheduled for the latter.
Entries to date may be viewed at the event website: peicurling.com/seniors20162017