Thursday morning marked the end of pool play from the 2022 New Holland Canadian Under-21 Curling Championships at the Stratford Rotary Complex in Stratford, Ont.
And with the men’s playoff picture having already been decided last night, the women’s playoff bracket of the event has now been set.
Out of two pools of nine teams, the top three of each pool qualify for the playoffs. The top team of each pool is rewarded for their first-place finish and receives a bye to a semifinal, whereas the second and third rank teams of each pool will cross over and play the opposite seed of the other pool in a #2 vs. #3 page matchup.
The winner of the #2 vs. #3 page match will proceed to a semifinal. The loser is eliminated.
Semifinal winners will then face off in the final, vying for a gold medal and the right to be Canada’s representative at the 2023 World Junior Curling Championships to be held next season (date and location TBC).
In pool A, Northern Ontario’s Katy Lukowich (7-1; Sudbury) stood above the rest and secured first place where they’ll enjoy a bye to a semifinal. In second is New Brunswick’s Celia Evans (5-3; Oromocto) with Alberta #1’s Serena Gray-Withers (5-3; Edmonton) taking third overall by virtue of a loss to New Brunswick in draw 16.
Skip Taylour Stevens of Halifax N.S., during draw 18 against team Alberta #2. (Photo, Curling Canada/ Michael Burns)
Pool B had Nova Scotia’s Taylour Stevens (8-0; Halifax) completing their undefeated run and earning the pool’s top spot and, along with it, a bye to a semifinal Friday morning. Ontario #1’s Emily Deschenes (6-2; Ottawa) was next best finishing second overall and Alberta #2’s Claire Booth (5-3; Calgary) rounds out the women’s playoff picture in third.
In upcoming page #2 vs. #3 playoff matches, Ontario #1 will face Alberta #1 and New Brunswick will take on Alberta #2.
The #2 vs. #3 page matches are scheduled for Thursday at 7 p.m. (all times eastern).
Semifinals at the 2022 New Holland Canadian Under-21 Curling Championships are set for 9 a.m. on Friday followed by the finals at 2:30 p.m on the same day.
All draws on sheet B are being live streamed on Curling Canada’s Youtube page, available here.
For teams, live scoring, results and event information from the 2022 New Holland Canadian Under-21 Curling Championships, click here.
Click to read at Curling Canada: https://www.curling.ca/blog/2022/03/31/playoff-time-2/
When the dust would settle on men’s pool play at the 2022 New Holland Canadian Under-21 Curling Championships from the Stratford Rotary Complex in Stratford, Ont., only six teams would remain.
Out of two pools of nine teams, the top three of each pool qualify for the playoffs. The top team of each pool is rewarded for their first place finish and receives a bye to a semifinal, whereas the second and third rank teams of each pool will cross over and play the opposite seed of the other pool in a #2 vs. #3 page matchup.
The winner of the #2 vs. #3 page match will proceed to a semifinal. The loser is eliminated.
Semifinal winners will then face off in the final, vying for a gold medal and the right to be Canada’s representative at the 2023 World Junior Curling Championships to be held next season (date and location TBC).
The winner of pool A is Saskatchewan #1’s Daymond Bernath (7-1; Saskatoon) who receives a bye to the semifinal. Finishing second was Alberta #1’s Johnson Tao (7-1; Edmonton) followed by Newfoundland and Labrador’s Nathan Young (7-1; St. John’s) in third.
All three teams concluded pool play with matching records and had equal 1-1 records in round robin play head-to-head, so Last Stone Draw distances were used to break the ties.
In pool B, Manitoba #1’s Jordon McDonald (7-1; Winnipeg) finished first overall and will receive a bye to the semifinal. Ontario #1’s Landan Rooney (7-1; Whitby) earned a second place finish as their only loss in pool play came at the hands of Manitoba #1. Rounding out the playoff picture is British Columbia #1’s Connor Deane (6-2; New Westminster) in third place.
The men’s #2 vs. #3 page matches are scheduled for Thursday at 7 p.m. (all times eastern). Ontario #1 (B2) will face Newfoundland and Labrador #1 (A3) and Alberta #1 (A2) squares off versus British Columbia #1 (B3).
The semifinals are set for 9 a.m. on Friday followed by the finals at 2:30 p.m on the same day.
Women’s pool play will conclude tomorrow with draw 18 tomorrow morning at 9 a.m.
All draws are being live streamed on Curling Canada’s Youtube page, available here.
For teams, live scoring, results and event information from the 2022 New Holland Canadian Under-21 Curling Championships, click here.
Click to read at Curling Canada: https://www.curling.ca/blog/2022/03/30/set-in-stone/
PEI’s Rachel MacLean rink stole a deuce in the last end for a 7-6 win over Quebec 2’s Jolianne Fortin rink on Tuesday morning to sit at 2-3 win-loss at the 2022 New Holland U21 Curling Championships in Stratford Ontario.
Watch this game on YouTube:
Nova Scotia’s Taylour Stevens rink, which includes PEI’s Lauren Ferguson at 3rd stone, is undefeated at 6-0 in their pool, while Northern Ontario’s Katy Lukowich rink, which includes Islander Katie Shaw, is 4-1 in the other pool, close behind first-place Alberta #1’s Serena Gray-Withers squad at 5-1.
Here are the teams and draw/schedule for this Saturday’s U13 Funspiel at Cornwall:
This day promises to be a ton of fun!!
The young curlers will be welcomed with fruit and pastries for registration that begins at 9:00 am and will run until 9:45 am…Curlers will also receive a Gatorade or water….to keep them hydrated for the day. They will curl one 4-end game, have a pizza lunch, followed by another 4-end game. The day will wrap up with prizes and thank you’s at around 2:30.
This event would not be possible without primary event sponsor O’Connor Glass, along with Cavendish Farms.
Monday was an important and ultimately an exceptionally successful day for Daymond Bernath and his Saskatchewan #1 rink at the 2022 New Holland Canadian Under-21 Championships from the Stratford Rotary Complex in Stratford, Ont.
Bernath (6-0; Saskatoon) found himself staring down the barrel of a two game day with two other teams keeping pace at the top of pool A in the likes of Johnson Tao (5-0; Edmonton) and Newfoundland and Labrador’s Nathan Young (5-1; St. John’s).
If Bernath wanted to hang around at the top of the standings, his team would need to produce a pair of victories.
Saskatchewan #1 would make short work of its first challenge in Monday morning’s draw 9, as they defeated a winless New Brunswick rink represented by Rajan Dalrymple (0-6; Oromocto) by a 10-2 score in eight ends.
A steady start, but Bernath would be slated to face a then still undefeated Newfoundland and Labrador team in Monday evening’s draw 11. It would serve as an integral win and give the Saskatchewan #1 rink a distinct advantage in the standings of pool play, should they pull it off.
Turns out they were up to the challenge, and then some.
Newfoundland and Labrador started strong with a score of two in the first end, applying pressure to Saskatchewan #1 early, but it would only awaken Bernath and Co.
The Saskatchewan #1 team then found their stride, outscoring their opposition 8-1 over the next four ends. It would be more than enough to claim an eventual 9-6 victory.
Though Saskatchewan #1 now sits alone atop pool A’s standings, Alberta #1’s Johnson Tao is not far behind. The Alberta representatives boast a 5-0 record and a game in hand as they had the evening off on Monday. They’re set to face Newfoundland and Labrador tomorrow afternoon at 2 p.m. (all times eastern).
Saskatchewan #1 is scheduled to face Alberta #1 on Wednesday at 9 a.m. in what is sure to be a standings-defining match.
In other Monday evening action, Northern Ontario’s Dallas Burgess (2-3; Kakabeka Falls) downed the Northwest Territories’ Mason MacNeil (0-5; Inuvik) 14-3. Ontario #1’s Landon Rooney (4-1; Whitby) defeated British Columbia’s Connor Deane (3-2; New Westminster) by a score of 9-4 while Manitoba #1’s Jordon McDonald (5-1; Winnipeg) bested Québec’s Dimitri Audibert (2-3; Riverbend/Trois-Rivières) by an 8-3 score. Saskatchewan #2’s Nathen Pomedli (4-2; Saskatoon) earned a 7-4 win over Newfoundland and Labrador #2’s Sean O’Leary (1-4; St. John’s).
Mitchell Schut, in an earlier game vs. Alberta (Curling Canada photo)
Prince Edward Island’s Mitchell Schut (2-3; Cornwall) defeated Manitoba #2’s Aaron Van Ryssel (1-4; Dugald) 8-4 while Nova Scotia’s Nick Mosher (3-2; Halifax) took the victory over New Brunswick by a 9-5 score and Ontario #2’s Dylan Niepage (2-3; Guelph) picked up a 6-3 win over British Columbia #2’s Adam Fenton (1-4; New Westminster).
The 2022 New Holland Canadian Under-21 Curling Championships continue Tuesday at 9 a.m., 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. All draws are being live-streamed on Curling Canada’s Youtube page, available here.
For teams, live scoring, results and event information from the 2022 New Holland Canadian Under-21 Curling Championships, click here.
Click link to read this story at Curling Canada: https://www.curling.ca/blog/2022/03/28/alone-out-front-2/
The 2022 PEI Curling Club Championships, with 7 men’s and 4 women’s teams who won their respective club championships taking part, wrapped up Sunday afternoon at the Summerside Curling Club, with the host Summerside teams sweeping the men’s division and going 5-2 win-loss and winning the final to capture the women’s, to advance to the 2022 Everest Curling Club Championships, Nov. 20-26, 2022 at a location to be named.
In the men’s division, the Jamie Newson foursome swept all their games, finishing with a perfect 7-0 record, defeating the Robbie Doherty team from Cornwall 8-2 in seven ends in the final. Cornwall beat the Western Community Curling Club team skipped by Daryl MacDonald with Freddy Fraser throwing four stones, by a 9-4 score in the semi-final.
PEI Men’s Curling Club Champions, representing the Summerside Curling Club (L-R): Jamie Newson (skip), Dennis Watts (3rd), Corey Miller (2nd), Terry Arsenault (lead), Andrew MacDougall (alternate)
PEI Men’s Curling Club Finalists, representing the Cornwall Curling Club (L-R): Robbie Doherty (skip), Kyle Holland (3rd), Brooks Roche (2nd), Ryan Giddens (alternate, filling in for team lead Lincoln Peters)
Men’s round-robin:
In the men’s single round-robin, the host Summerside team, skipped by Jamie Newson, went undefeated at 6-0, and advanced directly to the final. Cornwall, Western, and Montague all finished at 4-2, but, after tiebreaking rules were applied, Cornwall, skipped by Robbie Doherty, and the veteran Western Community Curling Club team with Daryl MacDonald as skip, and Freddy Fraser throwing 4th stones advanced to the semi-final in 2nd and 3rd place, respectively. Out of the playoffs were Montague (4-2), Crapaud (2-4), Maple Leaf (1-5), and Souris (0-6).
Veronica Smith and her host club team finished first at 4-2 win-loss in the women’s division double round-robin and advanced directly to the Sunday afternoon final, where they blanked the Julie Mutch-skipped Crapaud team 8-0 in seven ends to win the women’s championship.
PEI Women’s Curling Club Champions, from the Summerside Curling Club ((L-R): Veronica Smith (skip), Julia Hunter (3rd), Emily Gray (2nd), Sabrina Smith (lead)
PEI Women’s Curling Club Finalists from the Crapaud Community Curling Club (L-R): Julie Mutch (Skip), Lindsay Moore (3rd), Terri Wood (2nd), Heather MacRae (lead)
Crapaud, and Montague, skipped by Lynn Anne Brousseau, were both 3-3 in the double round-robin, with Montague winning both their games against Crapaud and being awarded second place. These two rinks squared off in a closely-fought Sunday morning semi-final, with Crapaud winning 7-6 to advance to the final against Smith. Cornwall’s Karen Currie-skipped foursome finished out of the playoffs with a 2–4 record.
Full end by end results from all games are available at: https://peicurling.com/scoreboard/#!/competitions/7383
(M=Men, W=Women, numbers = throwing order, S = Skip)
Robbie Doherty (4-S), Kyle Holland (3), Brooks Roche (2), Lincoln Peters (1), Ryan Giddens
Alan Inman (4-S), Daniel MacFadyen (3), Nathan Hardy (2), Matthew Hardy (1)
Glen Betts (4-S), Ian MacMillan (3), Paul Wood (2), Ricky Jones (1)
Shane MacDonald (4-S), Larry Richards (3), Jeff Shaw (2), Donald Clarey (1)
Shane MacClure (4-S), Donald Bergeron (3), Michael Robinson (2), Martin Cheverie (1)
Jamie Newson (4-S), Dennis Watts (3), Corey Miller (2), Terry Arsenault (1), Andrew MacDougall
Freddy Fraser (4), Daryl MacDonald (3-S), Paul McRae (2), Eric McCarthy (1)
Karen Currie (4-S), Mellissa Creighton (3), Angela Sanderson (2), Jenine Bodner (1)
Julie Mutch (4-S), Lindsay Moore (3), Terri Wood (2), Heather MacRae (1)
Lynn Anne Brousseau (4-S), Cara Eastman (3), Erinn Chappell (2), Gaylene Nicholson (1)
Veronica Smith (4-S), Julia Hunter (3), Emily Gray (2), Sabrina Smith (1)
The 2022 PEI Curling Club Championships, with 7 men’s and 4 women’s teams who won their respective club championships, are down to the men’s and women’s Championship Rounds following the conclusion of round robin play Saturday evening at the Summerside Curling Club.
On the men’s single round-robin side, the host Summerside team, skipped by Jamie Newson, went undefeated at 6-0, and advance directly to the final at 2 pm Sunday. In the event they lose that game, because they went undefeated in the round-robin, they will have a second chance at 6 pm. Cornwall, Western, and Montague all finished at 4-2, but, after tiebreaking rules were applied, Cornwall, skipped by Robbie Doherty, and the veteran Western Community Curling Club team with Daryl MacDonald as skip, and Freddy Fraser throwing 4th stones will advance to the 10 am semi-final in 2nd and 3rd place, respectively. Out of the playoffs are Montague (4-2), Crapaud (2-4), Maple Leaf (1-5), and Souris (0-6).
In the double-round robin women’s division, Veronica Smith and her host club team finished first at 4-2 win-loss and advance directly to the 2 pm Sunday final. Montague, skipped by Lynn Anne Brousseau, and the Julie Mutch-skipped Crapaud team were both 3-3, with Montague winning both their games against Crapaud, and being awarded second place. These two rinks will square off in the 10 am semi, with the winner facing Smith in the final. Cornwall’s Karen Currie-skipped foursome finish out of the playoffs with a 2–4 record.
The winning men’s and women’s rinks will advance to the 2022 Everest Curling Club Championships, Nov. 20-26, 2022 at a location to be named.
Live, end by end results are available at: https://peicurling.com/scoreboard/#!/competitions/7383
Spectators are permitted, but the number will be limited, as this event is being played during Step 2 of the Moving On plan where the number of people interacting at an event is restricted to 100 or fewer each day,
(M=Men, W=Women, numbers = throwing order, S = Skip)
Robbie Doherty (4-S), Kyle Holland (3), Brooks Roche (2), Lincoln Peters (1), Ryan Giddens
Alan Inman (4-S), Daniel MacFadyen (3), Nathan Hardy (2), Matthew Hardy (1)
Glen Betts (4-S), Ian MacMillan (3), Paul Wood (2), Ricky Jones (1)
Shane MacDonald (4-S), Larry Richards (3), Jeff Shaw (2), Donald Clarey (1)
Shane MacClure (4-S), Donald Bergeron (3), Michael Robinson (2), Martin Cheverie (1)
Jamie Newson (4-S), Dennis Watts (3), Corey Miller (2), Terry Arsenault (1), Andrew MacDougall
Freddy Fraser (4), Daryl MacDonald (3-S), Paul McRae (2), Eric McCarthy (1)
Karen Currie (4-S), Mellissa Creighton (3), Angela Sanderson (2), Jenine Bodner (1)
Julie Mutch (4-S), Lindsay Moore (3), Terri Wood (2), Heather MacRae (1)
Lynn Anne Brousseau (4-S), Cara Eastman (3), Erinn Chappell (2), Gaylene Nicholson (1)
Veronica Smith (4-S), Julia Hunter (3), Emily Gray (2), Sabrina Smith (1)
The 2022 PEI Curling Club Championships, with 7 men’s and 4 women’s teams who won their respective club championships, continue at the Summerside Curling Club. Following Friday play there are two unbeaten (3-0) rinks in the round-robin men’s section — the Cornwall team, skipped by Robbie Doherty, and the Jamie Newson-skipped Summerside foursome , while the Montague team, captained by Lynn Anne Brousseau, and the Summerside rink skipped by Veronica Smith are both 2-1 in the double round-robin women’s division.
The winning men’s and women’s rinks will advance to the 2022 Everest Curling Club Championships, Nov. 20-26, 2022 at a location to be named.
Round robin action wraps up on Saturday. Tiebreaker games will not be played. When teams are tied for a Championship Round position, their round-robin game against each other will determine their ranking and therefore how the teams are positioned in the playoff draws. If there is an insolvable tie, the last stone draw distance will determine the rankings. The top 3 teams in both divisions advance to the Sunday Championship Round. 2nd place plays 3rd, with the winner taking on the first-place team in the championship game. If the 1st place team was unbeaten in the round-robin but loses the championship match, a 2nd championship game will then be played.
Live, end by end results are available at: https://peicurling.com/scoreboard/#!/competitions/7383
Spectators are permitted, but the number will be limited, as this event is being played during Step 2 of the Moving On plan where the number of people interacting at an event is restricted to 100 or fewer each day,
(M=Men, W=Women, numbers = throwing order, S = Skip)
Robbie Doherty (4-S), Kyle Holland (3), Brooks Roche (2), Lincoln Peters (1), Ryan Giddens
Alan Inman (4-S), Daniel MacFadyen (3), Nathan Hardy (2), Matthew Hardy (1)
Glen Betts (4-S), Ian MacMillan (3), Paul Wood (2), Ricky Jones (1)
Shane MacDonald (4-S), Larry Richards (3), Jeff Shaw (2), Donald Clarey (1)
Shane MacClure (4-S), Donald Bergeron (3), Michael Robinson (2), Martin Cheverie (1)
Jamie Newson (4-S), Dennis Watts (3), Corey Miller (2), Terry Arsenault (1), Andrew MacDougall
Freddy Fraser (4), Daryl MacDonald (3-S), Paul McRae (2), Eric McCarthy (1)
Karen Currie (4-S), Mellissa Creighton (3), Angela Sanderson (2), Jenine Bodner (1)
Julie Mutch (4-S), Lindsay Moore (3), Terri Wood (2), Heather MacRae (1)
Lynn Anne Brousseau (4-S), Cara Eastman (3), Erinn Chappell (2), Gaylene Nicholson (1)
Veronica Smith (4-S), Julia Hunter (3), Emily Gray (2), Sabrina Smith (1)
The 2022 PEI Curling Club Championships, with 7 men’s and 4 women’s teams who won their respective club championships, are underway at the Summerside Curling Club. Following two draws on Thursday, there are four unbeaten rinks, with the Cornwall team, skipped by Robbie Doherty, at 2-0, while the Jamie Newson-skipped Summerside foursome are 1-0 in the round-robin men’s section, while the Montague team, captained by Lynn Anne Brousseau, and the Crapaud rink skipped by Julie Mutch are both 1-0 in the double round-robin women’s division.
The winning men’s and women’s rinks will advance to the 2022 Everest Curling Club Championships, Nov. 20-26, 2022 at a location to be named.
Round robin action wraps up on Saturday. Tiebreaker games will not be played. When teams are tied for a Championship Round position, their round-robin game against each other will determine their ranking and therefore how the teams are positioned in the playoff draws. If there is an insolvable tie, the last stone draw distance will determine the rankings. The top 3 teams in both divisions advance to the Sunday Championship Round. 2nd place plays 3rd, with the winner taking on the first-place team in the championship game. If the 1st place team was unbeaten in the round-robin but loses the championship match, a 2nd championship game will then be played.
Live, end by end results are available at: https://peicurling.com/scoreboard/#!/competitions/7383
Spectators are permitted, but the number will be limited, as this event is being played during Step 2 of the Moving On plan where the number of people interacting at an event is restricted to 100 or fewer each day,
(M=Men, W=Women, numbers = throwing order, S = Skip)
Robbie Doherty (4-S), Kyle Holland (3), Brooks Roche (2), Lincoln Peters (1), Ryan Giddens
Alan Inman (4-S), Daniel MacFadyen (3), Nathan Hardy (2), Matthew Hardy (1)
Glen Betts (4-S), Ian MacMillan (3), Paul Wood (2), Ricky Jones (1)
Shane MacDonald (4-S), Larry Richards (3), Jeff Shaw (2), Donald Clarey (1)
Shane MacClure (4-S), Donald Bergeron (3), Michael Robinson (2), Martin Cheverie (1)
Jamie Newson (4-S), Dennis Watts (3), Corey Miller (2), Terry Arsenault (1), Andrew MacDougall
Freddy Fraser (4), Daryl MacDonald (3-S), Paul McRae (2), Eric McCarthy (1)
Karen Currie (4-S), Mellissa Creighton (3), Angela Sanderson (2), Jenine Bodner (1)
Julie Mutch (4-S), Lindsay Moore (3), Terri Wood (2), Heather MacRae (1)
Lynn Anne Brousseau (4-S), Cara Eastman (3), Erinn Chappell (2), Gaylene Nicholson (1)
Veronica Smith (4-S), Julia Hunter (3), Emily Gray (2), Sabrina Smith (1)
After being runner-up several times, Tim Hockin won this year’s One-on-one “Tuff Spiel” at the Summerside Curling Club.
From Curling Canada’s Media Guide, here are the team bios and other info for The PEI Men’s and Women’s teams, plus the Northern Ontario women’s team with Islander Katie Shaw, and the Nova Scotia #1 women’s team, with PEI’s Lauren Ferguson, at the New Holland Canadian Juniors.
POSITION: Skip (third stones)
AGE: 19 (February 27, 2003, Charlottetown)
OCCUPATION: Sport and recreation management student (Holland College)
YEARS CURLED: 14
HIGHLIGHTS
NEW HOLLAND WORLD JUNIOR QUALIFIER – (1)
2021 at Saskatoon (2-3, P.E.I. skip [third stones])
CANADIA N UNDER- 18 BOYS CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP – (2)
2019 at Sherwood Park, Alta. (2-4, P.E.I. skip); 2018 at Saint Andrews, N.B. (0-5, P.E.I. skip)
CANADA WINTER GAMES – (1)
2019 at Red Deer, Alta. (1-9, P.E.I. skip)
POSITION: Fourth
AGE: 19 (March 12, 2003, Charlottetown)
OCCUPATION: Sustainable design engineering student (Holland College)
YEARS CURLED: 10
HIGHLIGHTS
NEW HOLLAND WORL D JUNIOR QUALIFIER
– ( 1)
2021 at Saskatoon (2-3, P.E.I. fourth [Mitchell Schut])
POSITION: Second
AGE: 17 (January 28, 2005, Summerside, P.E.I.)
OCCUPATION: Grade 11 student (Three Oaks Senior High School)
YEARS CURLED: 10
HIGHLIGHTS
NEW HOLLAND WORLD JUNIOR QUALIFIER – ( 1 )
2021 at Saskatoon (2-3, P.E.I. second [Mitchell Schut])
POSITION: Lead
AGE: 18 (June 9, 2003, Stratford, Ont.)
OCCUPATION: Chemistry student (University of Prince Edward Island)
YEARS CURLED: 13
HIGHLIGHTS
NEW HOLLAND WORLD JUNIOR QUALIFIER – ( 1)
2021 at Saskatoon (2-3, P.E.I. lead [Mitchell Schut])
CANADIA N UNDER- 18 BOYS CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP – (2)
2019 at Sherwood Park, Alta. (2-4, P.E.I. second [Mitchell Schut]); 2018 at Saint Andrews, N.B. (0-5, P.E.I. second [Mitchell Schut]
CANADA WINTER GAMES – ( 1 )
2019 at Red Deer, Alta. (1-9, P.E.I. second [Mitchell Schut])
POSITION: Coach
AGE: 62 (August 31, 1959, Toronto)
OCCUPATION: Lab operations manager (PEI Potato Quality Institute)
YEARS COACHED: 21
HIGHLIGHTS
COACHING
Canadian juniors: Coached Prince Edward Island (skip Lauren Lenentine) in 2017 (4-6 at Victoria), 2018 (5-5 at Shawinigan, Que.), and (skip Lauren Ferguson) in 2020 (3-6 at Langley, B.C.); U18 championship: Coached Prince Edward Island (skip Lauren Lenentine) in 2017 (4-4 at Moncton, N.B.) and (skip Lauren Ferguson) in 2019 (3-3 at Sherwood Park, Alta.)
POSITION: Skip
AGE: 19 (February 19, 2003, Whitby, Ont.)
OCCUPATION: Psychology student (University of Prince Edward Island)
YEARS CURLED: 12
HIGHLIGHTS
NEW HOLLAND WORLD JUNIOR QUALIFIER – ( 1 )
2021 at Saskatoon (1-4, P.E.I. skip)
POSITION: Third
AGE: 20 (March 31, 2002, Charlottetown) *BIRTHDAY DURING EVENT*
OCCUPATION: Life sciences student (University of Prince Edward Island) YEARS CURLED: 10
HIGHLIGHTS
NEW HOLLAND WORLD JUNIOR QUALIFIER – ( 1 )
2021 at Saskatoon (1-4, P.E.I. third [Rachel MacLean)
NEW HOLLAND CANADIA N JUNIO R WOMEN’ S UNDER-2 1 CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP – ( 1 )
2020 at Langley, B.C. (3-6, P.E.I. third [Lauren Ferguson])
POSITION: Second
AGE: 19 (October 26, 2002, Charlottetown)
OCCUPATION: Server (Smittys & Little Christos) / PC express service (Superstore)
YEARS CURLED: 9
HIGHLIGHTS
NEW HOLLAND WORLD JUNIOR QUALIFIER – ( 1 )
2021 at Saskatoon (1-4, P.E.I. second [Rachel MacLean)
NEW HOLLAND CANADIA N JUNIOR WOMEN’ S UNDER-2 1 CURLIN G CHAMPIONSHIP – (2 )
2019 at Prince Albert, Sask. (2-7, P.E.I. lead [Lauren Ferguson])
CANADIAN UNDER- 1 8 GIRLS CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP – (2 )
2019 at Sherwood Park, Alta. (3-3, P.E.I. lead [Lauren Ferguson]); 2018 at St. Andrews, N.B. (3-3, P.E.I. lead [Lauren Ferguson])
CANADA WINTER GAMES – ( 1 )
2019 at Red Deer, Alta. (4-5, P.E.I. lead [Lauren Ferguson])
POSITION: Lead
AGE: 19 (January 13, 2003)
OCCUPATION: Biology student (University of Prince Edward Island)
YEARS CURLED: 9
HIGHLIGHTS
NEW HOLLAND WORLD JUNIOR QUALIFIER – ( 1 )
2021 at Saskatoon (1-4, P.E.I. lead [Rachel MacLean)
POSITION: Coach
AGE: 72 (January 29, 1950, Charlottetown)
OCCUPATION: Retired (Teacher)
YEARS COACHED: 40 HIGHLIGHTS
EVEREST CANADIA N SENIOR CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP – (2 )
2018 at Stratford, Ont. (3-6, Prince Edward Island lead [Bill Hope]); 2003 at Lethbridge, Alta. (4-7, Prince Edward Island second [Charlie Wilkinson])
COACHING
World Junior Qualifier: Coached Prince Edward Island (skip Rachel MacLean) in 2021 (1-4 at Saskatoon); Canadian Juniors: Coached Prince Edward Island (skip Lauren Ferguson) in 2019 (2-7 at Prince Albert, Sask.); U18 championship: Coached Prince Edward Island (skip Lauren Ferguson) in 2018 (3-3 at St. Andrews, N.B.) and 2019 (3-3 at Sherwood Park, Alta.); Canada Winter Games: Coached Prince Edward Island (skip Lauren Ferguson) in 2019 (4-5 at Red Deer, Alta.)
POSITION: Skip
AGE: 19 (July 7, 2002, Winnipeg)
OCCUPATION: Curler
YEARS CURLED: 12
HIGHLIGHTS
NEW HOLLAND WORLD JUNIOR QUALIFIER
Alternate in 2021 at Saskatoon (6-1, gold medal, Northern Ontario [Isabelle Ladouceur])
POSITION: Third
AGE: 21 (February 14, 2001, Sudbury, Ont.)
OCCUPATION: Financial mathematics student (Wilfrid Laurier University)
YEARS CURLED: 14
HIGHLIGHTS
NEW HOLLAND WORLD JUNIO R QUALIFIER – ( 1 )
2021 at Saskatoon (6-1, gold medal, Northern Ontario third [Isabelle Ladouceur])
CANADIAN UNDER- 1 8 GIRL S CURLIN G CHAMPIONSHIP – (2 )
2019 at Sherwood Park. Alta. (9-1, gold medal, Northern Ontario third [Bella Croisier]); 2018 at St. Andrews, N.B. (4-4, Northern Ontario third [Bella Croisier])
CANADA WINTER GAMES – ( 1 )
2019 at Red Deer, Alta. (11-1, gold medal, Ontario third [Bella Croisier])
POSITION: Second
AGE: 19 (September 30, 2002, Sudbury, Ont.)
OCCUPATION: Forensic science student (Laurentian University)
YEARS CURLED: 12
HIGHLIGHTS
NEW HOLLAND WORLD JUNIOR QUALIFIER – ( 1 )
2021 at Saskatoon (6-1, gold medal, Northern Ontario second [Isabelle Ladouceur])
CANADIA N UNDER- 1 8 GIRL S CURLIN G CHAMPIONSHIP – (2 )
2019 at Sherwood Park. Alta. (9-1, gold medal, Northern Ontario second [Bella Croisier]); 2018 at St. Andrews, N.B. (4-4, Northern Ontario second [Bella Croisier])
WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC S – ( 1 )
2020 at Lausanne, Switzerland (Mixed team: 5-1, Canada lead [Nathan Young]); Mixed doubles: 0-1, w/ Bine Sever [Slovakia])
CANADA WINTER GAMES – ( 1 )
2019 at Red Deer, Alta. (11-1, gold medal, Ontario second [Bella Croisier])
POSITION: Lead
AGE: 19 (December 8, 2002, Charlottetown) OCCUPATION: English student (Laurentian University) YEARS CURLED: 10
HIGHLIGHTS
NEW HOLLAND WORLD JUNIOR QUALIFIER – ( 1 )
2021 at Saskatoon (6-1, gold medal, Northern Ontario lead [Isabelle Ladouceur])
NEW HOLLAND CANADIAN JUNIOR WOMEN’ S UNDER-21 CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP – ( 1 )
2019 at Prince Albert, Sask. (2-7, P.E.I. third [Lauren Ferguson])
CANADIAN UNDER- 18 GIRLS CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP – (2 )
2019 at Sherwood Park, Alta. (3-3, P.E.I. third [Lauren Ferguson]); 2018 at St. Andrews, N.B. (3-3, P.E.I. third [Lauren Ferguson])
POSITION: Coach
AGE: 50 (February 27, 1972, Kapuskasing, Ont.)
OCCUPATION: Inspector (Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry)
YEARS COACHED: 9
HIGHLIGHTS
COACHING
World Junior Qualifier: Skipped Northern Ontario (skip Isabelle Ladouceur) in 2021 (6-1, gold medal, at Saskatoon); Canadian Juniors: Skipped Northern Ontario (skip Kira Brunton) in 2020 (5-4 at Langley, B.C.); Under-18: Coached Northern Ontario (skip Kira Brunton) in 2017 (7-3, gold medal, at Moncton, N.B.)
POSITION: Skip
AGE: 19 (August 31, 2000, Chester, N.S.)
OCCUPATION: Bachelor of Commerce student (Saint Mary’s University)
YEARS CURLED: 11
HIGHLIGHTS
2021 at Saskatoon (5-2, Nova Scotia skip)
2020 at Langley, B.C. (8-3, bronze medal, Nova Scotia skip)
2019 at Sherwood Park, Alta. (2-4, Nova Scotia third [Cally Moore])
2019 at Red Deer, Alta. (8-5, bronze medal, Nova Scotia third [Cally Moore])
POSITION: Third
AGE: 19 (July 12, 2002, Summerside, P.E.I.)
OCCUPATION: Mechanical engineering student (Dalhousie University)
YEARS CURLED: 10
HIGHLIGHTS
2021 at Saskatoon (5-2, Nova Scotia third [Taylour Stevens])
2020 at Langley, B.C. (3-6, Prince Edward Island skip); 2019 at Prince Albert, Sask. (2-7, Prince Edward Island skip)
2019 at Sherwood Park, Alta. (3-3, Prince Edward Island skip); 2018 at St. Andrews, N.B. (3-3, Prince Edward Island skip)
2018 at Leduc, Alta. (1-6, w/ Calvin Smith)
2019 at Red Deer, Alta. (4-5, Prince Edward Island skip)
POSITION: Second
AGE: 18 (August 11, 2003, Halifax)
OCCUPATION: Nutritional science student (Mount Saint Vincent University)
YEARS CURLED:
HIGHLIGHTS
NEW HOLLAND WORLD JUNIOR QUALIFIER – ( 1 )
2021 at Saskatoon (5-2, Nova Scotia second [Taylour Stevens])
POSITION: Lead
AGE: 19 (August 8, 2002, Halifax)
OCCUPATION: Respiratory therapy student (Dalhousie University)
YEARS CURLED: 13
HIGHLIGHTS
NEW HOLLAND WORLD JUNIOR QUALIFIER – ( 1 )
2021 at Saskatoon (5-2, Nova Scotia lead [Taylour Stevens])
NEW HOLLAND CANADIAN JUNIOR WOMEN’ S UNDER-2 1 CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP – ( 1 )
2020 at Langley, B.C. (8-3, bronze medal, Nova Scotia lead [Taylour Stevens])
CANADIAN UNDER- 1 8 GIRLS CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP – (2 )
2019 at Sherwood Park, Alta. (2-4, Nova Scotia lead [Cally Moore]); 2017 at Moncton, N.B. (5-5, Nova Scotia lead [Cally Moore])
CANADA WINTER GAMES – ( 1 )
2019 at Red Deer, Alta. (8-5, bronze medal, Nova Scotia lead [Cally Moore])
POSITION: Coach
AGE: 61 (April 22, 1960, Halifax)
OCCUPATION: Retired YEARS COACHED: 13 HIGHLIGHTS
SCOTTIES TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS – (6)
2017 at St. Catharines, Ont. (2-9, Nova Scotia skip); 2005 at St. John’s, N.L. (5-6, Nova Scotia third [Kay Zinck]); 1998 at Regina (4-7, Nova Scotia skip); 1992 at Halifax (6-5, Nova Scotia third [Colleen Jones]); 1991 at Saskatoon (5-6, Nova Scotia third [Colleen Jones]); 1989 at Kelowna, B.C. (7-5, Nova Scotia third [Colleen Jones])
Alternate in 2007 (3-8 at Lethbridge, Alta., Nova Scotia [Jill Mouzar]), 1997 (4-7 at Vancouver, Nova Scotia [Colleen Jones]),
1990 (9-3 at Ottawa, silver medal, Nova Scotia [Heather Rankin])
TIM HORTON S ROAR OF THE RINGS – ( 1 )
1997 at Brandon, Man. (2-7, skip)
NEW HOLLAND CANADIAN JUNIOR WOMEN’ S UNDER-2 1 CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP – ( 1 )
1979 at Yorkton, Sask. (Nova Scotia skip)
CANADIA N MIXED CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP – (4 )
2014 at Ottawa (6-5, Nova Scotia third [Rob Harris]); 1998 at Owen Sound, Ont. (10-3, gold medal, Nova Scotia third [Steve Ogden]); 1995 at Sarnia, Ont. (13-3, gold medal, Nova Scotia third [Steve Ogden]); 1985 at Thornhill, Ont. (11-2, silver medal, Nova Scotia third [Dave Jones])
COACHING
Canadian Juniors: Coached Nova Scotia men (skip Kendal Thompson) in 2011 (7-5 at Calgary); Coached Nova Scotia women (skip Taylour Stevens) in 2020 (8-3, bronze medal, at Langley, B.C.); World Junior Qualifier: Coached Nova Scotia (skip Taylour Stevens) in 2021 (5-2 at Saskatoon)
Participated in 2011 and 2017
The 2022 New Holland Canadian Junior Curling Championships will run for the first time in two years, and with it is a new crop of talented curlers under the age of 21 who are vying for an opportunity to make their mark on the game.
Of the 154 junior men and women curlers set to compete at the Stratford Rotary Complex in Ontario from March 25-April 1, only 21 players competed at a national under-21 event before. While there will be many first-time appearances at this event, it will be the second time this season some of the country’s best junior-aged teams have competed on a national stage. In November 2021, teams headed to Saskatoon for the New Holland World Junior Qualifier, the event that determined Canada’s junior men’s and women’s teams at the upcoming 2022 World Junior Curling Championships from May 15-22 in Jönköping, Sweden.
2021 New Holland World Junior Qualifier women’s champions, from left, Katy Lukowich, Katie Shaw, Lauren Rajala, Jamie Smith, Isabelle Ladouceur and Steve Acorn. (Photo, Curling Canada/Darlene Danyliw)
Northern Ontario’s women’s team, skipped by Isabelle Ladouceur, claimed the title and will represent Canada later this year. And while Ladouceur has aged out of juniors, her team lineup will compete in Stratford with Katy Lukowich (alternate for the team at the world junior qualifier) slotting in at skip with vice-skip Jamie Smith, second Lauren Rajala, lead Katie Shaw and coach Steve Acorn of Curl Sudbury.
Another team with goals of claiming the coveted championship is Nova Scotia’s Taylour Stevens, who made the semifinals at the qualifier earlier this year. Stevens, the 2020 under-21 bronze-medallist, skips a re-tooled team with former Prince Edward Island skip Lauren Ferguson at third.
Nova Scotia’s Owen Purcell won the men’s event; however, the team is not age-eligible for the New Holland Canadian Juniors. But a team that won the hearts of Canadian curling fans earlier this month will be at the event. Newfoundland & Labrador’s Team Nathan Young has had a storybook season. First, the team finished as the runner-up to Purcell at the qualifier. Then it qualified to represent Newfoundland & Labrador at the 2022 Tim Hortons Brier. The team went 1-7 in Lethbridge, Alta., and it served as an ideal tune-up event for the New Holland Canadian Juniors.
In addition to Team Young, five of the six teams involved in the qualifier playoffs are back in the field and poised to make a run at the Canadian juniors. Semifinalists Team Daymond Bernath of Saskatchewan returns with its original lineup, while Ontario’s Team Landan Rooney is also in the mix with a shuffled lineup. Quarterfinalists Team Jordon McDonald of Manitoba and Team Johnson Tao of Alberta will also compete at full slate.
And on the line at the end of the week are the men’s and women’s spots as Team Canada at the 2023 World Junior Curling Championships to be held next season (date and location TBC).
It will be the largest field of men’s and women’s teams to ever play at the New Holland Canadian Juniors, with 18 teams in both junior men’s and junior women’s competition. There are 14 Member Association teams, one host team – competing as Ontario 2 – and three teams selected based on Member Association cumulative results from the 2019 and 2020 junior championships. If a Member Association does not send a team, its place is filled by the next highest qualified team on the two-year rolling berth spots list.
Nunavut did not send a team to the women’s event, meaning four additional spots were awarded based on two-year rolling berths. The teams are Alberta 2, Nova Scotia 2, Manitoba 2 and Quebec 2.
Nunavut and Yukon did not send teams in the men’s event, meaning five additional spots were awarded based on two-year rolling berths. The teams are: Saskatchewan 2, Manitoba 2, Newfoundland & Labrador 2, British Columbia 2 and Alberta 2.
Curling Canada expanded the field due to the cancelled national championship in 2021 to allow more youth curlers to experience the national championships and develop their skills.
The teams are separated into two pools of nine teams and play an eight-game round robin. The top three teams advance to the playoffs and there will be no tiebreaker games.
The first-place teams in each pool receive a bye into the semifinals, and the second- and third-placed teams cross over to play against each other (2A vs. 3B; 2B vs. 3A). The winners of the cross-over games advance to the semifinals. The semifinals winner advance to the gold-medal game, and the losers will play in the bronze-medal match.
Select games will be live-streamed on Curling Canada’s YouTube page.
The 2022 New Holland Canadian Juniors is also notable for the number of past For the Love of Curling scholarship recipients in the field, with nine scholars over the past two years, including:
2021 – Jordon McDonald, Jamie Smith, Johnson Tao
2020 – Lauren Ferguson, Dylan Neipage, Jaedon Neuert, Lauren Rajala, Taylour Stevens, Nathan Young
Ontario teams have won 12 Canadian junior championships, the latest in 2010 when both Jake Walker and Rachel Homan won the national titles for their province. Other previous winners were John Morris in 1998 and ’99, Kim Gellard in 1993, Noel Herron in 1990, Alison Goring 1983, John Base in 1982, Mark McDonald in 1973, William Hope in 1968, Ian Johnston in 1957 and Bob Walker in 1953.
For teams, results and event information, click here.
Link to Teams: https://www.curling.ca/2022under21/teams/
For the event media guide, click here.
Click link to read this story at Curling Canada’s website: https://www.curling.ca/blog/2022/03/23/return-of-juniors/
The 2022 PEI Curling Club Championships, with 7 men’s and 4 women’s teams who won their respective club championships, are set for the Summerside Curling Club from March 24-27. The winning men’s and women’s rinks will advance to the 2022 Everest Curling Club Championships, Nov. 20-26, 2022 at a location to be named.
Here is the draw for the PEI event, with the seven men’s teams playing a round-robin, and the four women’s rinks playing a double round-robin, from Thursday through Saturday. Tiebreaker games will not be played. When teams are tied for a Championship Round position, their round-robin game against each other will determine their ranking and therefore how the teams are positioned in the playoff draws. If there is an insolvable tie, the last stone draw distance will determine the rankings. The top 3 teams in both divisions advance to the Sunday Championship Round. 2nd place plays 3rd, with the winner taking on the first-place team in the championship game. If the 1st place team was unbeaten in the round-robin but loses the championship match, a 2nd championship game will then be played.
Live, end by end results will be available at: https://peicurling.com/scoreboard/#!/competitions/7383
Spectators are permitted, but the number will be limited, as this event is being played during Step 2 of the Moving On plan where the number of people interacting at an event is restricted to 100 or fewer each day,
(M=Men, W=Women, numbers = throwing order, S = Skip)
Robbie Doherty (4-S), Kyle Holland (3), Brooks Roche (2), Lincoln Peters (1), Ryan Giddens
Alan Inman (4-S), Daniel MacFadyen (3), Nathan Hardy (2), Matthew Hardy (1)
Glen Betts (4-S), Ian MacMillan (3), Paul Wood (2), Ricky Jones (1)
Shane MacDonald (4-S), Larry Richards (3), Jeff Shaw (2), Donald Clarey (1)
Shane MacClure (4-S), Donald Bergeron (3), Michael Robinson (2), Martin Cheverie (1)
Jamie Newson (4-S), Dennis Watts (3), Corey Miller (2), Terry Arsenault (1), Andrew MacDougall
Freddy Fraser (4), Daryl MacDonald (3-S), Paul McRae (2), Eric McCarthy (1)
Karen Currie (4-S), Mellissa Creighton (3), Angela Sanderson (2), Jenine Bodner (1)
Julie Mutch (4-S), Lindsay Moore (3), Terri Wood (2), Heather MacRae (1)
Lynn Anne Brousseau (4-S), Cara Eastman (3), Erinn Chappell (2), Gaylene Nicholson (1)
Veronica Smith (4-S), Julia Hunter (3), Emily Gray (2), Sabrina Smith (1)
Photo ( L-R): Finalists Elaine Hughes and Etta Reid, winners Myrna Sanderson, and John Dunsford.
The winner of the 3rd Annual Cornwall Cup Stick Curling Tournament was the duo of John Dunsford and Myrna Sanderson, who beat out Etta Reid and Elaine Hughes in a very close final game by a score of 6-5!
Consolation prizes were awarded to the team of Joe Gill and Doug Campbell, and the Glen Singleton and Shoji Yamamoto rink.
The first-place team went home with $200.00, the second-place duo won $100.00, and the consolation winners received $50.00 each.
Event Chair Doug Campbell would like to thank Draw Master Etta Reid for all her work and time! He would also like to thank Myrna Sanderson and Etta Reid, for providing a welcoming breakfast for all participants. Doug expressed his gratitude to icemaker Brent for excellent ice conditions for the stick curlers, and a thank you to all of the Cornwall Curling Club Employees for their work before and during the event A special thank you to Elaine Hughes, Carol Sweetapple and everyone else who helped out, and finally a big thank you to all participants!
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The Cornwall Curling Club U13 Junior Funspiel, sponsored by O’Connor Glass Limited, is a fun event for curlers under the age of 13. It will take place at the club on Saturday, April 2nd, with doors opening at 9 am … Continue reading
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The PEI Under 18 Curling Championships, which were postponed in January, will now take place March 11, 12, and 13 at the Crapaud Community Curling Club. The three girls teams and an equal number of boys rinks signed up will … Continue reading
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Update: Opening Draw starting at 12 noon The 2022 PEI Under 13 Curling Championship, an open (any combination of four male and/or female curlers) competition for curlers who are a maximum of 12 years of age on June 30 of … Continue reading
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