2019 Canadian Open Stick Curling Championship starts today (Sunday) at Cornwall and Ch’town clubs

The 2019 Canadian Open Stick Curling Championship is being hosted by the Cornwall Curling Club from March 31-April 3, with curling getting underway at 9 am on Sunday the 31st. Some of the games the first two days are being played at the Charlottetown Curling Complex. Sixty-two two-person teams, from eight provinces and one territory, are taking part. There are 48 teams in the Open division (men and mixed) and 14 in the Women’s division, which was introduced when Cornwall previously hosted the championship back in 2013, and beginning this year, the division is now a permanent part of the championship.

There will be about 170 games played in total. Besides having an “Open” division, the championship is also “open” in that, although spots are reserved for the champions in each province and territory that chooses to participate, additional spots are available for other teams, on a space-available basis.

Much like the other two-person version of curling, “Mixed Doubles”, Stick Curling is relatively new, and both new versions share similarities, although there are also differences. Of course, the biggest difference with Stick Curling is that “delivery sticks” are used to deliver the curling rock from a standing position, rather than having the curler slide out from an ice-level rubber “hack”. Although it can be played and enjoyed by anyone, Stick Curling is designed to accommodate persons who might have difficulty sliding from the hack to deliver a rock. Additionally, and unlike Mixed Doubles, there is no sweeping between the hog lines.

With both sports, the maximum number of points that may be scored per end is six, while eight points (although rare) may be scored in an end of traditional four-person per team curling. Six rocks are thrown per team per end in Stick Curling, while Mixed Doubles has one rock per team pre-positioned on the playing surface, and five rocks are thrown per team in each end. Stick Curling games are six ends and take about an hour to play, while Mixed Doubles games are normally eight ends and take slightly longer. The first Canadian Stick Curling Championship was held in Winnipeg in 2008. Coincidentally, the 1st World Mixed Doubles Championship also took place the same year.

2013 champs Roddie MacLean (left) and Paul Field, after scoring a rare “six-ender” at that event.

When Cornwall previously hosted back in 2013, the Open Division was won by Cornwall’s Roddie MacLean and Paul Field, while the Women’s event was won by Ruth Stavert and Eileen Blanchard, also from the host club. MacLean and Stavert are both back this year.

Rae (left) and Tom Campbell, 2018 Open division champions

The 2018 defending Open Division champions are Tom and Rae Campbell from Winnipeg.

The official opening ceremony will be held at Cornwall on Sunday, March 31 at 3:45 pm. Off-ice events include a banquet at the Rodd Royalty Inn on Monday evening, and entertainment and a social time at the Cornwall club on Tuesday evening at 7:30.

Game scores may be accessed at peicurling.com. Everyone is welcome to drop in to either of the Clubs from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm to watch. The final games will be held at Cornwall about 3 pm on Wednesday April 3rd. Further information on this event may be obtained from the event Chair, Ernie Stavert, at eandrstavert@gmail.com

Groups, Draw and Schedule:

Open Division Groups

Group 1
1. MacLean/Clarke PEI/NS
2. Spinney/Hanham NS
3. Childe/Johnston MAN
4. Malcolmson/Thurston ON
5. Barbour/Barbour YK
6. Glydon/MacPherson PEI

Group 2
7. Dunsford/Clarey PEI
8. Wesley/Dorland NS
9. Campbell/Campbell MAN
10. Kotylak/Kotylak SK
11. Lord/McGraw NB
12. O’Rourke/Chaisson PEI

Group 3
13. Fisher/Arsenault PEI
14. Doucet/MacDougal NS
15. Rouse/Rouse MAN
16. Beach/Desnoyres SK
17. Stewart/Stewart NB
18. Hackett/Hackett PEI

Group 4
19. Kerwin/Power PEI
20. Bennett/Dunsmore NS
21. Spiring/Spiring MAN
22. Wejr/Prokopetz BC
23. Olson/Olson AB
24. Hogan/Hogan PEI

Group 5
25. Gill/Campbell PEI
26. Rutt/Slauenwhite NS
27. Anton/Cook MAN
28. Hardy/Betts PE
29. Sheppard/Sheppard ON
30. Mattson/Wood NS

Group 6
31. Stewart/ MacDonald PEI
32. Dyke/Burgess NS
33. McCullough/Johnston MAN
34. Dunlop/Moore SK
35. MacLeod/Thibault NS
36. McIntrye/Sutherland NB/PEI

Group 7
37. Callaghan/Vincent PEI
38. Nickerson/Cameron NS
39. Oliver/MacMillan MAN
40. Gallant/Armstrong NB
41. Whitlock/Whitlock ON
42. Stratton/Craswell PEI

Group 8
43. Gavin/Bernard PEI
44. Russell/Larson NS
45. Strand/Strand MAN
46. Sears/Sears BC
47. Scheckenberger/Mattis ON
48. Higginbotham/Higginbotham PEI

Women’s Division Groups:
Group A
A. Reid/Hughes PEI
B. Densmore/Belliveau NS
C. Hallett/Orser NB
D. Barwise/Callaghan PEI
E. Despande/Walker NS
F. Stretch/Doiron PEI
G. Stirling/Burbine NS

Group B
H. Clarke/Stavert PEI
I. Bullerwell/Malinson NS
J. Shultz/Laird MAN
K. Sanderson/Craswell PEI
L. Simpson/Doucette NS
M. Skiffington/Mattson NS
N. Minns/Harris NB

Cornwall

Sunday

Time	Ice 1	Ice 2	Ice 3	Ice 4
9:00	Barbour/ Barbour Vs Glydon/ MacPherson	MacLean/ Clarke Vs Spinney/ Hanham	Childe/ Johnson Vs Malcolmson/ Thurston	Olson/ Olson Vs Hogan/ Hogan
10:15	Deshpande/ Walker Vs Doiron/ Stretch	Reid/ Hughes Vs Densmore/ Belliveau	Hallett/ Orser Vs Barwise/ Callaghan	Kerwin/ Power Vs Bennett/ Densmore
11:40	Lord/ McGraw Vs O’Rourke/ Chaisson	Dunsford/ Clarey Vs Wesley/ Dorland	Campbell/ Campbell Vs Kotylak/ Kotylak	Spiring/ Spiring Vs Wejr/ Prokopetz
12:55	Stewart/ Stewart Vs Hackett/ Hackett	Fisher/ Arsenault Vs Doucet/ MacDougal	Rouse/ Rouse Vs Beach/ Desnoyers	Reid/ Hughes Vs Sterling/ Burbine
2:20	Spinney/ Hanham Vs Childe/ Johnson	Malcolmson/ Thurston Vs Glydon/ MacPherson	Bennett/ Densmore Vs Spiring/ Spiring	MacLean/ Clarke Vs Barbour/ Barbour
3:45	Official Opening
4:30	Densmore/ Belliveau Vs Hallett/ Orser	Deshpande/ Walker Vs Stirling/ Burbine	Wejr/ Prokopetz Vs Hogan/ Hogan	Barwise/ Callaghan Vs Doiron/ Stretch
5:45	Wesley/ Dorland Vs Campbell/ Campbell	Kerwin/ Power Vs Olson/ Olson	Dunsford/ Clarey Vs Lord/ McGraw	Kotylak/ Kotylak Vs O’Rourke/ Chaisson
7:00	Doucet/ MacDougal Vs Rouse/ Rouse	Beach/ Desnoyers Vs Hackett/ Hackett	Gill/ Campbell Vs Rutt/ Slauenwhite	Fisher/ Arsenault Vs Stewart/ Stewart

Charlottetown

Sunday

Time	Ice 1	Ice 2	Ice 3	Ice 4	Ice 5
9:00	Shephard/ Shephard Vs Mattson/ Wood			MacLeod/ Thibault vs McIntyre/ Sutherland	Stewart/ MacDonald Vs Dyke/ Burgess
10:20	McCullough/ Johnston Vs Dunlop/ Moore	Simpson/ Doucette Vs Skiffington/ Mattson	Clarke/ Stavert Vs Bullerwell/ Mallinson	Shultz/ Laird vs Craswell/ Sanderson	Whitlock/ Whitlock Vs Stratton/ Craswell
11:45	Callaghan/ Vincent vs Nickerson/ Cameron	Oliver/ MacMillan vs Gallant/ Armstrong	Sheckenburger/ Mattis vs Higginbotham/ Higginbotham	Gavin/ Bernard Vs Russell/ Larson	Strand/ StrandVs Sears/ Sears
1:00	Clarke/ Stavert Vs Minns/ Harris	Hardy/ Betts Vs Mattson/ Wood	Dyke/ Burgess Vs McCullough/ Johnson		Gill/ Campbell Vs Shephard/ Shephard
3:00	Stewart/ MacDonald vs MacLeod/ Thibault	Dunlop/ Moore vs McIntrye/ Sutherland	Russell/ Larsen Vs Strand/ Strand	Gallant/ Armstrong Vs Stratton/ Craswell	Nickerson/ Cameron Vs Oliver/ MacMillan
4:15	Bullerwell/ Mallison vs Shultz/ Laird	Callaghan/ Vincent vs Whitlock/ Whitlock	Craswell/ Sanderson vs Skiffington/ Mattson	Simpson/ Doucette vs Minns/ Harris	Anton/ Cook Vs Hardy/ Betts
5:45		Gavin/ Bernard vs Scheckenburger/ Mattis		Sears/ Sears vs Higginbotham/ Higginbotham

Cornwall Monday April 1

Time	Ice 1	Ice 2	Ice 3	Ice 4
8:00	Hardy/ Betts vs Shephard/ Shephard	Gill/ Campbell vs Anton/ Cook	Rutt/ Slauenwhite vs Mattson/ Wood	Sears/ Sears vs Scheckenburger/ Mattis
9:15	Craswell/ Sanderson vs Simpson/ Doucette	Bullerwell/ Mallinson vs Skiffington/ Mattson	Clarke/ Stavert Vs Schultz/ Laird	Russell/ Larson vs Higginbotham/ Higginbotham
10:40	Dunlop/ Moore Vs MacLeod/ Thibault	Stewart/ MacDonald vs McCullough/ Johnston	Dyke/ Burgess vs McIntyre/ Sutherland	Gavin/ Bernard vs Strand/ Strand
11:55	Gallant/ Armstrong vs Whitlock/ Whitlock	Callaghan/ Vincent vs Oliver/ MacMillan	Nickerson/ Cameron vs Stratton/ Craswell	Bullerwell/ Mallison vs Minns/ Harris
1:20	Anton/ Cook vs Mattson/ Wood	Rutt/ Slauenwhite vs Shephard/ Shephard	Strand/ Strand vs Higginbotham/ Higginbotham	Gill/ Campbell vs Hardy/ Betts
2:45	Schultz/ Laird vs Skiffington/ Mattson	Craswell/ Sanderson vs Minns/ Harris	Russell/ Larson vs Scheckenburger/ Mattis	Clarke/ Stavert vs Simpson/ Doucette
4:10	Oliver/ MacMillan vs Stratton/ Craswell	Nickerson/ Cameron vs Whitlock/ Whitlock	Gavin/ Bernard vs Sears/ Sears	Callaghan/ Vincent vs Gallant/ Armstrong
5:25	McCullough/ Johnston vs McIntyre/ Sutherland	Dyke/ Burgess vs MacLeod/ Thibault	Stewart/ MacDonald vs Dunlop/ Moore	Anton/ Cook Vs Rutt/ Slauenwhite

Reception 6:30

Banquet 7:00

Charlottetown Monday April 1

Time	Ice 1	Ice 2	Ice 3	Ice 4	Ice 5
8:30	Kotylak/ Kotylak vs Lord/ McGraw	Dunsford/ Clarey vs Campbell/ Campbell	Wesley/ Dorland vs O’Rourke/ Chaisson	Beach/ Desnoyers Vs Stewart/ Stewart	Malcolmson/Thurston vs Bar bour/ Barbour
9:45	Fisher/ Arsenault vs Rouse/ Rouse	Doucet/ MacDougal vs Hackett/ Hackett	Barwise/ Callaghan vs Deshpande/ Walker	Reid/ Hughes Vs Hallett/ Orser	Densmore/ Belliveau vs Stretch/ Doiron
11:15	MacLean/ Clarke vs Childe/ Johnson	Spinney/ Hanham vs Glydon/ MacPherson	Wejr/ Prokopetz vs Olson/ Olson	Kerwin/ Power vs Spiring/ Spiring	Bennett/ Densmore vs Hogan/ Hogan
12:30	Campbell/ Campbell vs O’Rourke/ Chaisson	Wesley/ Dorland vs Lord/ McGraw	Dunsford/ Clarey vs Kotylak/ Kotylak	Hallett/ Orser vs Stirling/ Burbine	Rouse/ Rouse vs Hackett/ Hackett
2:20	Spinney/ Hanham vs Barbour/ Barbour	MacLean/ Clarke vs Malcolmson/ Thurston	Fisher/ Arsenault vs Beach/ Desnoyers	Childe/ Johnson vs Glydon/ MacPherson	Doucet/ MacDougal vs Stewart/ Stewart
3:35	Stretch/ Doiron vs Stirling/ Burbine	Densmore/ Belliveau vs Desphande/ Walker	Reid/ Hughes vs Barwise/ Callaghan	Spiring/ Spiring vs Hogan/ Hogan
5:00		Bennett/ Densmore vs Olson/ Olson	Kerwin/ Power vs Wejr/ Prokopetz

Reception 6:30

Banquet 7:00 pm

Cornwall

Tuesday April 2

Time	Ice 1	Ice 2	Ice 3	Ice 4
8:15	Gill/ Campbell vs Mattson/ Wood	Rutt/ Slauenwhite vs Hardy/ Betts	Russell/ Larson vs Sears/ Sears	Anton/ Cook vs Shephard/ Shephard
9:30	Stewart/ MacDonald vs McIntyre/ Sutherland	Dyke/ Burgess vs Dunlop/ Moore	Strand/ Strand vs Scheckenburger/ Mattis	McCullough/ Johnston vs MacLeod/ Thibault
10:50	Callaghan/ Vincent vs Stratton/ Craswell	Nickerson/ Cameron vs Gallant/ Armstrong	Oliver/ MacMillan vs Whitlock/ Whitlock	Gavin/ Bernard vs Higginbotham/ Higginbotham
12:05	Tie-Breaker Draws Groups 5-8
12:25	Stirling/ Burbine vs Minns/ Harris	Hallett/ Orser vs Desphande/ Walker	Reid/ Hughes vs Doiron/ Stretch	Barwise/ Callaghan vs Densmore/ Belliveau
2:10		Clarke/ Stavert vs Skiffington/ Mattson	Bullerwell/ Mallison vs Craswell/ Sanderson	Schultz/ Laird vs Simpson/ Doucette
3:20	Tie-Breaker Draws Group A
3:45	Kerwin/ Power vs Hogan/ Hogan	Rouse/ Rouse vs Stewart/ Stewart	Fisher/ Arsenault vs Hackett/ Hackett	Doucet/ MacDougal vs Beach/ Desnoyers
5:10	Dunsford/ Clarey vs O‘Rourke/ Chaisson	Campbell/ Campbell vs Lord/ McGraw	Wesley/ Dorland vs Kotylak/ Kotylak	Bennett/ Densmore vs Wejr/ Prokopetz
6:25	Spinney/ Hanham vs Malcolmson/ Thurston	MacLean/ Clarke vs Glydon/ MacPherson	Spiring/ Spiring vs Olson/ Olson	Childe/ Johnston vs Barbour/ Barbour
7:35	Tie-Breaker Draws Groups 1-4

Entertainment and Social time 7:30

Directors meeting 7:45

Cornwall

Wednesday April 3rd

Time	Ice 1	Ice 2	Ice 3	Ice 4
8:00	Game 1 1^st GR3 vs 2^nd GR6	Game 2 2^nd GR3 vs 1^st GR6	Game 3 1^st GR2 vs 2^nd GR7	Game 4 2^nd GR2 vs 1^st GR7
9:15	Game 5 1^st GR1 vs 2^nd GR8	Game 6 2^nd GR1 vs 1^st GR8	Game 7 1^st GR4 vs 2^nd GR5	Game 8 2^nd GR4 vs 1^st GR5
10:45	Game A 1^st GRA vs 4^th GRB	Game B 2nd GRB vs 3^rd GRA	Game C 1^st GRB vs 4^th GRA	Game D 2^nd GRA vs 3^rd GRB
12:00	Game 9 Winners Game 3 & 4	Game 10 Winners Game 7 & 8	Game 11 Winners Game 5 & 6	Game 12 Winners Game 1 & 2
1:45	Winner C & D	Winners 11 & 12	Winners 9 & 10	Winners A & B
3:20	Final – Open		Final – Women

Awards 4:40

Team Rosters

Open Division

YK- Chuck Barber/Bonnie Barber

BC- Derrell Sears/Sheron Sears

-Jack Prokopetz/Al Wejr

AB- Randy Olson/Ruby Olson

SK- Derrel Beach/Bob Densnoyers

-Wayne Kotylak/Marilyn Kotylak

-Russ Moore/Bob Dunlop

MB-Fred Spiring/Britta Spiring

-Tom Campbell/Rae Campbell

– Warren Johnston/Brad Childe

– Ernie Oliver/Ross MacMillan

-Charlie McCullough/Wayne Johnston

-Dave Anton/Harold Cook

-Ken Strand/Shirley Strand

– Jim Rouse/Keren Rouse

ON- Bill Whitlock/Vicki Whitlock

– Don Sheppard/Nancy Sheppard

-Bill Malcolmson/Rick Thurston

-Ron Sheckenberger/Ken Mattis

NB- KayMcGraw/Rolly Lord

-Mark Stewart/Dodi Stewart

-Frank Armstrong/Fred Gallant

NS-Keith Bennett/Bruce Densmore

-Chuck Dyke/Jim Burgess

-Bill Spinney/Paul Hanham

-Paul Doucet/Dave MacDougal

-Jim Russell/Milt Larsen

-Laughlin Rutt/Stewart Slauenwhite

-Bill MacLeod/Ray Thibault

-Bill Wesley/Bob Dorland

-Stephen Mattson/Charles Wood

-Brian Nickerson/John Cameron

PE-Roddie MacLean/Haylett Clarke

-John Dunsford/Alva Clarey

Sterling Higginbotham/Bazil Higginbotham

-Sterling Stratton/Barry Craswell

-Walter Callaghan/John Vincent

-Eddie Bernard/Roger Gavin

-Victor Hogan/Dianne Hogan

-Vince Fisher/Paul Arsenault

– Gordon MacDonald/Floyd Stewart

– Alvin Hackett/Janet Hackett

– Bill Glydon/Wayne MacPherson

-Tom O’Rourke/Urban Chaisson

– Doug Campbell/Joe Gill

-Howard Kerwin and Bill Power

-Leslie Hardy and Glen Betts

PE/NB- Bryan Sutherland/John McIntyre

Total 48

Women’s Division

MB- Shelley Schultz/Ina Laird

NB- Sherril Minns/Sue Harris

-Barb Hallett/Ann Orser

NS -Uttara Deshpande/Sandra Walker

-Patti Simpson/Lynn Doucette

-Karen Skiffington/ Betty Mattson

-Pauline Bullerwell/Diane Mallinson

-Doreen Densmore/Caroline Belliveau

-Linda Stirling/ Corrine Burbine

PE- Etta Reid/Elaine Hughes

-Gloria Clarke/Ruth Stavert

-Audrey Callaghan/Ann Barwise

-Myrna Craswell/Myrna Sanderson

-Phyllis Stretch/Joan Doiron

Official Opening

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