Team UPEI Men is skipped by Christopher Gallant, and includes Kyle Holland, Alex MacFadyen, and Brooks Roche with coach Peter Gallant, while Team UPEI Women, skipped by Sabrina Smith, includes Meghan Ching, Breanne Burgoyne, and Annika Kelly, and is coached by Paul Smith. Islander Alex Sutherland is playing on Team UNB Men, with PEI’s Lauren MacFadyen playing for the StFX women’s rink.
There will be a full round robin for both genders and then the top 4 teams will advance to the playoffs. All round robin games will be 8 ends, while playoff games (semi-finals, gold and bronze games) will be 10 ends. This year the top 3 teams for each gender (it’s normally two) will represent the AUS at the U Sports / Curling Canada University Championships, hosted by the Lakehead University Thunderwolves, March 18-22 at the Fort William Curling Club in Thunder Bay Ont.
Live scores will available for the Atlantic championships at the Curling Canada website curling.ca. BellAliant will be web streaming some of the draws, including the semi-finals and finals on Sunday. Only games on sheets 2 and 3 will be live streamed.
2017 Subway AUS Curling Championships Draw and Schedule | |||||||
Blue=Men’s | Truro Curling Club, Truro, NS | ||||||
Draw Time | Ice 1 | Ice 2 | Ice 3 | Ice 4 | Ice 5 | * all athletes must provide a valid government or university photo ID | |
Thursday, February 9th | |||||||
Team Meeting | 10:30 AM | All teams competing in Draw #1 must be present – Team Meeting with Head Umpire | |||||
Draw #1 | 11:30 AM | St. FX vs. UPEI | Dal vs. Acadia | SMU vs. UNB | UNB vs. UPEI | St. FX vs. Dal | * teams listed first throw red rocks and practice first |
Team Meeting | 2:00 PM | All teams competing in Draw #2 must be present – Team Meeting with Head Umpire | |||||
Opening Ceremony | 2:30 PM | All teams must be present – Opening Ceremony | * all Round Robin games are 8 ends | ||||
Draw #2 | 3:30 PM | UPEI vs. SMU | MUN vs. Dal | Mount A. vs. St. FX | MUN vs. St. FX | UNB vs. Acadia | |
Team Social | 6:00 PM | Team Social for athletes and coaches hosted by the AUS – Truro Curling Club | |||||
Friday, February 10th | |||||||
Draw #3 | 9:00 AM | MUN vs. St. FX | MUN vs. UPEI | Acadia vs. St. FX | SMU vs. Dal | ||
Draw #4 | 12:30 PM | Dal vs. UNB | UNB vs. SMU | Dal vs. UPEI | Mount A. vs. MUN | ||
Draw #5 | 4:00 PM | Mount A. vs. UNB | St. FX vs. UNB | UPEI vs. Dal | Acadia vs. SMU | ||
Draw #6 | 7:30 PM | SMU vs. MUN | UPEI vs. St. FX | SMU vs. MUN | Dal vs. Mount A. | ||
Saturday, February 11th | |||||||
Draw #7 | 9:00 AM | MUN vs. Dal | Dal vs. UNB | UPEI vs. Mount A. | St. FX vs. SMU | ||
Draw #8 | 12:30 PM | UNB vs. MUN | Acadia vs. MUN | St. FX vs. SMU | UNB vs. UPEI | ||
Draw #9 | 4:00 PM | UPEI vs. Acadia | SMU vs. Mount A. | St. FX vs. UNB | MUN vs. UPEI | ||
Draw #10 | 7:30 PM | SMU vs. Dal | UPEI vs. SMU | UNB vs. MUN | Dal vs. St. FX | ||
Sunday, February 12th | |||||||
Semi-Finals | 9:00 AM | Women’s Semi-Final | Men’s Semi-Final | Women’s Semi-Final | Men’s Semi-Final | * all Playoff games are 10 ends | |
Championship Finals – Gold and Bronze | 1:00 PM | Men’s Bronze | Women’s Gold | Men’s Gold | Women’s Bronze | ||
Closing Ceremony | 3:30 PM |
2017 Subway AUS Curling Championships Team Rosters | ||
Women’s Teams | Men’s Teams | |
Dalhousie University | Acadia University | |
Skip – Kristin Clarke | Skip – Sam Byers | |
Karlee Burgess | Gordon McLaughlin | |
Alicia Brine | Harrison Paul | |
Lauren Chase | Andrew Davis | |
Raquel Bachman | ||
Coach – Brian Rafuse | Coach – Tony Stirling | |
Memorial University of Newfoundland | Dalhousie University | |
Skip – Rebecca Roberts | Skip – Robert Mayhew | |
Sarah Ford | Matthew Manuel | |
Jessica Fleming | Michael Brophy | |
Stephanie Nadeau | Nicholas Zachernuk | |
Matt Jackson | ||
Coach – Wallace Gregory | Coach – John Newhook | |
Mount Allison University | Memorial University of Newfoundland | |
Skip – Krista Nix | Skip – Adam Boland | |
Julia Hunter | Stephen Trickett | |
Emma LeBlanc | Zach Young | |
Sarah Doak | Evan Kearley | |
Coach – Jim Nix | Coach – Gary Ryan | |
St. Francis Xavier University | St. Francis Xavier University | |
Skip – Emma Logan | Skip – Josh Henderson | |
Lauren MacFadyen | David Quinn | |
Ashley Francis | Kyle Walker | |
Therese McCurdy | Brandon McLellan | |
Sarah Snair | Tyson Collier | |
Coach – Carolyn Rose | Coach – Peter Beaton | |
Saint Mary’s University | Saint Mary’s University | |
Skip – Emily Manuel | Skip – Adam Cocks | |
Julie Carson | Herman Suther | |
Taylor Fulmore | Greg Rafuse | |
Lauren Pellerine | Scott Graham | |
Megan Hodnett | Glen-Ryan Walters | |
Coach – Bill Fletcher | Coach – Bill Fletcher/Stu Cameron | |
University of New Brunswick | University of New Brunswick | |
Skip – Justine Comeau | Skip – Alex Robichaud | |
Cathlia Ward | Chris Wagner | |
Jamie Ward | Trevor Crouse | |
Katie Forward | Alex Sutherland | |
Evan MacKnight | ||
Coach – Tim Comeau | Coach – Lindsey MacKnight | |
University of Prince Edward Island | University of Prince Edward Island | |
Skip – Sabrina Smith | Skip – Christopher Gallant | |
Meghan Ching | Kyle Holland | |
Breanne Burgoyne | Alex MacFadyen | |
Annika Kelly | Brooks Roche | |
Coach – Paul Smith | Coach – Peter Gallant |