By Gordon J. Holder, Postmedia Network David Mathers was just 10 the last time the Canadian men’s curling championship was in Ottawa. Team P.E.I’s David Mathers. (Michael Burns, Curling Canada) His father, Shawn, and his mother, Michele, were recreational curlers, … Continue reading
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Two Curl PEI provincial curling championships get underway at 2 pm today, with the Atelka Mixed at the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton, and the Advantage Communications Under 16 at the Charlottetown Curling Complex (with the 2 pm opening … Continue reading
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. – After 16 draws it will all come down to Friday morning’s final draw of the round robin to determine the playoff teams for the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. There are only two certainties. One, Chelsea Carey … Continue reading
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. – A steal of three by Ontario’s Jenn Hanna team proved to be the difference on Thursday afternoon. © Jason Malloy/TC Media Suzanne Birt Hanna stole three in the fifth end to open up a 6-1 lead … Continue reading
While Suzanne Birt was beginning play Saturday in her 9th Scotties, in Grande Prairie Alberta, her daughter Jesse made her skipping debut at the Charlottetown Curling Complex, in the FamJam bonspiel. Other members of Team Ice Cream were Amanda Bulger, … Continue reading
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. – Defending champion Jennifer Jones and Team Canada rolled to a fifth straight win Wednesday evening, but they remain just one of nine teams still chasing playoff spots in the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Through 13 round-robin … Continue reading
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. – The P.E.I. representative at the 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts got back on the winning track Wednesday afternoon. © Submitted photo Members of Team P.E.I. at the 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts are, from left: Suzanne … Continue reading
The Western Community Curling Club in Alberton will host the Atelka PEI Mixed Fours Curling Championship Feb. 26 to March 1, 2016. Nine teams have signed up. The winning team will advance to the 2017 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship, Nov. … Continue reading
The Roads to Rings bonspiel, sponsored by Island Construction, will be held March 11 and 12 at the Montague Curling Rink. Please encourage new curlers to play on your team. Team entry is $140, and includes 3 games guaranteed, a … Continue reading
The PEI Under 16 Curling Championships, sponsored by Advantage Communications, take place Friday through Sunday at the Charlottetown Curling Complex, with the opening draw at 2 pm Friday, taking place at the Cornwall Curling Club. Admission is $2 at Charlottetown. … Continue reading
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. – Alberta skip Chelsea Carey said after her team escaped with a win Tuesday afternoon that her Calgary foursome wasn’t sharp, despite its 6-0 record. So perhaps it was just a matter of time before one of the … Continue reading
Looks like the info from Team Birt about this morning’s feature game on TSN was not correct – it’s Manitoba vs Quebec on all channels. … Continue reading
A survey is being conducted to gather information from athletes ages 14+ in various sports about their experiences with training and plans for competing at higher levels. Any athletes that complete the survey will be entered for a chance to … Continue reading
The Sandra Schmirler Foundation Auction/Fundraiser is now open at the Montague Curling Rink, and continues until 5 pm on February 27. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/1016964195030051/ on Facebook to view items up for auction. All proceeds of this auction will be donated … Continue reading
Team Canada evens record GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. – Team Canada got back on even ground while Alberta kept rolling right along Monday evening in the seventh draw at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts at Revolution Place. Jennifer Jones and her … Continue reading
Team Birt (2-1) is on TSN 1 and 5 at 9:30 Atlantic tonight, playing Alberta’s Chelsea Carey rink (3-0) at the Scotties in Grande Prairie AB. (Photo, Curling Canada/Andrew Klaver) … Continue reading
The Curl PEI Provincial Under 18 Curling Championships at the Cornwall Curling Club wrapped up with the men’s final on Monday. The Tyler Smith rink from the Crapaud, Charlottetown, and Montague curling clubs beat the host club’s Donald DeWolfe team … Continue reading
The curling and stick curling draws for the Vogue Optical 2016 PEI 55+ Winter Games are now available. Please note that these schedules are subject to change pending weather or other unforeseen circumstances. You can print a copy 2016 55 Mixed … Continue reading
P.E.I. survived a bit of a scare Sunday night at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. After roaring out to a 6-1 lead after just three ends of play, Island skip Suzanne Birt was forced to hit for the winning score … Continue reading
DONNA SPENCER – GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta — The Canadian Press The unpopular qualifying tournament to get into the main draw of the Canadian men’s and women’s curling championships will be no more after next year. Changes are coming in 2018. But that’s … Continue reading
The host Cornwall Curling Club rink of skip Lauren Lenentine, third Kaleigh Mackay, second stone Breanne Burgoyne, and lead Rachel O’Connor, with coach Pat Quilty, have won the Curl PEI Provincial Under 18 Women’s Curling Championships, winning all three sections … Continue reading
Manitoba’s Einarson ecstatic over first Scotties victory To say Kerri Einarson was excited to win her first game at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts would be a huge understatement. The 28-year-old rehabilitation aide from Winnipeg had watched many a Scotties … Continue reading
The Tyler Smith rink from the Crapaud, Montague, and Silver Fox rinks, and the Lauren Lenentine team from the host Cornwall Curling Club both captured their second of three section finals today, and could wrap up their respective Under 18 … Continue reading
Team UPEI Women’s attempt to advance to their 4th straight CIS Championship has ended, after another loss at the Subway AUS Championship in the Antigonish area. The Veronica Smith-skipped team had a 2-3 record – not good enough for the … Continue reading
Olympic champion skip Jennifer Jones of Winnipeg shot a nearly perfect 29 of 30 to win the 2016 Ford Hot Shots competition today at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Jennifer Jones celebrates winning a Ford in the 2016 Ford Hot … Continue reading
PEI’s Suzanne Birt rink is in the feature game on TSN 1/5 at 9:30 Atlantic this evening, against Stacie Curtis and her Newfoundland and Labrador team from the St. John’s Curling Club. Northern Ontario (Krista McCarville) takes on NB (Sylvie … Continue reading
Here is a photo gallery of the ProvincialUnder 18 Opening Ceremonies and game action, courtesy of Margaret O’Connor. Click on a thumbnail to enlarge, and use arrows to go ahead and back. … Continue reading
The UPEI Women’s team, skipped by Veronica Smith, split their Friday games at the AUS Curling Championships in the Antigonish area, and now have one win against two losses. The top two women’s and men’s teams from the Atlantic championships … Continue reading
The KFC PEI Under 13 Curling Championship (Teams may be any combo of male/female) takes place March 11-13, 2016 at the Charlottetown Curling Complex. Entries have now closed, with 11 teams entered, an increase of two over last year. Last … Continue reading
Jenn Brine is listed as an alternate for Team Nova Scotia at this week’s Scotties Tournament of Hearts but she showed Friday she can match shots with the best curlers here. Selena Katz of Team Manitoba is tied for the … Continue reading
Opening day is in the books at the Curl PEI Provincial Under 18 curling championships at the Cornwall Curling Club, and the first men’s and women’s qualifying spots out of the modified triple knockout draw for the Monday championship round … Continue reading
The Cornwall Curling Club is hosting the 2016 Curl PEI Provincial Under 18 Curling Championships, with male and female divisions for curlers under the age of 18 years, taking place Feb. 19-22, with opening draw at 10 this morning. The … Continue reading
Team UPEI Women, skipped by Veronica Smith, lost a close opener to the Mount Allison University women, skipped by Krista Nix, this evening, at the 2016 Subway AUS Curling Championships at the Highlander Curling Club in St. Andrews, N.S. by … Continue reading
The UPEI Panthers women’s curling team looks to better last year’s second-place finish when the Subway Atlantic University Sport (AUS) curling championships begin Thursday in St. Andrews, N.S. File photo: UPEI at last year’s CIS Championships (L-R): Smith, DiCarlo, Gray, … Continue reading
The Rod MacDonald Silver Fox and Charlottetown rink and the Kim Dolan rink from Charlottetown won the respective men’s and women’s titles at the P.E.I. Credit Unions Seniors Curling Championships in O’Leary on the weekend. Six men’s and four women’s … Continue reading
(HALIFAX, N.S.) – The 2016 Subway AUS curling championships get underway tomorrow, Thursday, Feb. 18, and are being hosted by StFX University at the Highlander Curling Club in St. Andrews, N.S. This marks the second year that Atlantic University Sport … Continue reading
(by Fred Rinne) For Charlottetown’s Suzanne Birt, the odds of winning The Scotties might be akin to winning the lottery. Oh, but she did that too. Birt won on a Classic Ruby scratch ticket in her home city last year … Continue reading
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. — Jennifer Jones and her teammate Jill Officer will take aim at their record-tying sixth gold medals when the 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts gets underway on Saturday in Grande Prairie, Alta. Jennifer Jones, far right, and … Continue reading
Effective immediately, hair brushes will not be allowed as sweeping devices for the Tournament of Hearts or the Brier. The new wording of the Moratorium is below. As sweeping devices, hair brushes will be allowed in the pre-game practice, but … Continue reading
The Cornwall Curling Club is hosting the 2016 Curl PEI Provincial Under 18 Curling Championships, with male and female divisions for curlers under the age of 18 years, taking place Feb. 19-22, with opening draw Friday at 10am. The winning … Continue reading
Curling Canada’s new Chief Executive Officer has a wealth of experience in leadership roles in sports, marketing and brand management that spans more than 20 years. Katherine Henderson will assume her new role as Curling Canada’s Chief Executive Officer on … Continue reading
Curlers are reminded of the two remaining PEI curling championship entry deadlines: U13 The KFC PEI Under 13 Curling Championship (Teams may be any combo of male/female) takes place March 11-13, 2016 at the Charlottetown Curling Complex. Defending champions are … Continue reading
(by Eric McCarthy) O’LEARY — The eight-foot was looming large for Rod MacDonald as he settled into the hack for the final shot of the P.E.I. Credit Unions Provincial Seniors Curling Championship Monday afternoon at the Maple Leaf Curling Club … Continue reading
It’s a repeat Senior men’s title for Rod MacDonald, and his third, Kevin Champion, at the PEI Credit Unions Senior Men’s Championship at the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary. Photo (L-R): Mark Butler, Mark O’Rourke, Kevin Champion, Rod MacDonald, … Continue reading
(by Eric McCarthy) O’LEARY — Kim Dolan and her Charlottetown Curling Complex team of Susan McInnis, Sandy Matheson and Julie Scales are all first-time winners of the P.E.I Credit Unions Senior Women’s Provincial Curling Championship. Lead Julie Scales on the … Continue reading
The PEI Credit Unions Provincial Seniors Curling Championships, for curlers age 50 and over, is down to one or two games, with the Kim Dolan rink going undefeated to win the Women’s title this afternoon, leaving just the two game … Continue reading
The 2016 SUBWAY AUS Curling Championship will be held from February 18-21 at the Highlander Curling Club in the St. Andrews/Antigonish, NS area. St. FX, the host university, is excited to host the biggest Atlantic championship event to date, with 14 … Continue reading
O’LEARY — The men’s title in the P.E.I. Credit Unions Senior Curling Championships will not be decided until Monday at O’Leary’s Maple Leaf Curling Club. Barry Cameron, left, and Roland Richard sweeping for Blair Jay. With Blair Weeks winning the … Continue reading
Here is a photo gallery from Friday action at the PEI Credit Unions provincial Seniors, in the Journal Pioneer. Click to view … Continue reading
Four of the spots in the PEI Credit Unions Provincial Senior Men’s and Women’s curling championship round have been filled following Saturday play at the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary. Kim Dolan Kim Dolan and her Charlottetown rink have … Continue reading
The Sandra Schmirler Foundation Auction/Fundraiser is now open at the Montague Curling Rink, and continues until 5 pm on February 27. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/1016964195030051/ on Facebook to view items up for auction. All proceeds of this auction will be donated … Continue reading
Here’s Clair Sweet (left), President of the Maple Leaf Curling Club accepting a sponsorship cheque from Maxine Ellis, Financial Services Officer at the Evangeline-Central Credit Union. Thank you PEI Credit Unions for your continued support of our provincial Senior curling … Continue reading
The Cornwall Curling Club is hosting the Provincial Under 18 Curling Championships starting on Friday. Eight of the 11 teams competing will be competing in a two eight end game, “Warmup” series this morning. Everyone is invited to watch these … Continue reading
O’LEARY – Kim Dolan and her Charlottetown Curling Complex team is the only undefeated team in the women’s event at the P.E.I. Credit Unions provincial senior curling championships. Lead Angie MacDonald, left, and mate Karen MacDonald of the Karen Gallant … Continue reading
The PEI Credit Unions Provincial Senior Men’s and Senior Women’s Curling Championships, for curlers age 50 and over, got underway Friday at the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary, with six men’s and four women’s teams competing in the modified … Continue reading
It’s a repeat win for both the Open Division (any combination of male and female curlers), and the Women’s Division at the Ferguson-Logan Montague Funeral Home Provincial 2 Person Stick Championship, which wrapped up this afternoon at the Crapaud Community … Continue reading
Special Olympics PEI would like to thank iWave Information Systems for supporting Team PEI Curling athlete Monique Gauthier through the Draft an Athlete fundraising campaign! Curler John Anthony Laybolt was previously drafted, by ArsenaultBestCameronEllis Chartered Accountants. Draft an Athlete allows … Continue reading
The PEI Credit Unions Senior Men’s and Women’s Curling Championships, with Male and Female divisions for curlers age 50 and over, take place Feb. 12-15 2016 at the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary. Six men’s and four women’s teams … Continue reading
(by Dave Stewart) It’s one line in the City of Charlottetown’s 2016 capital budget. But it represents a giant leap toward finally building the new arena that many capital area residents have wanted for years. As for the location, everything … Continue reading
Round robin play concluded this afternoon at the Ferguson-Logan Montague Funeral Home Provincial 2 Person Stick Championship at the Crapaud Community Curling Club, with some previous champions, and some new names advancing to the Friday championship round. In the 12 … Continue reading
Three teams, including both defending champs, are still undefeated after opening day action at the Ferguson-Logan Montague Funeral Home PEI 2 Person Stick Curling Championships at the Crapaud Community Curling Club. The defending champion Sterling Stratton and Barry Craswell duo … Continue reading
The Crapaud Community Curling Club is holding an Under 13 Funspiel on Feb 15 (Islander Day Monday) from 9am to 2pm. All U13 curlers, both new and competitive, are welcome. The cost is $60 per team and will include a … Continue reading
O’LEARY — West Prince men’s teams have drawn a first-round bye in the P.E.I. Credit Union Senior Curling championships which open Friday afternoon at the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary. There are six men’s teams and four women’s teams … Continue reading
The PEI Credit Unions Senior Men’s and Women’s Curling Championships, with Male and Female divisions for curlers age 50 and over, take place Feb. 12-15 2016 at the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary. Six men’s and four women’s teams … Continue reading
There is an exciting new development and funding opportunity for athletes across Canada, called RBC Training Ground, and Halifax has been chosen as one of four locations to host this initiative. The event will take place on Saturday March 12th, … Continue reading
Due to weather and road conditions, it has now been decided to postpone the opening draw of the Ferguson Logan Montague Funeral Home Provincial Stick Curling Championship at the Crapaud Community Curling Club until Wednesday morning at 9:30. All draws … Continue reading
Due to weather and road conditions, Curl PEI is now delaying today’s start time for the Ferguson-Logan Montague Funeral Home PEI Stick Curling Championships in Crapaud until 12 noon, with a further announcement at 9:30am. … Continue reading
Curlers are reminded of the three remaining PEI curling championship entry deadlines: Junior Mixed The PEI Junior Mixed Curling Championship, with Under 16 and Under 21 divisions will be held at the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary, from March … Continue reading
Due to the expected weather conditions, Curl PEI has decided to start the Ferguson-Logan Montague Funeral Home PEI Stick Curling Championships, at the Crapaud Community Curling Club, on Tuesday at 10:45am instead of 9:30am. This will allow people extra time … Continue reading
The Eastern PEI Chamber of Commerce is holding a St. Patrick’s Day Bonspiel on Saturday March 19 at the Montague Curling Club. $150/team to enter. … Continue reading
The 2016 Vogue Optical Provincial 55+ Winter Games take place February 22-27 in the City of Summerside. Registration deadline is Feb. 10. No late registrations will be accepted. Events will include: hockey, curling, stick curling, pickleball, bowling, snowshoeing, walking, skating, … Continue reading
The PEI Ferguson Logan Montague Funeral Home 2 Person Stick Curling Championships take place Feb. 9-11 2016 at the Crapaud Community Curling Club. On Tuesday and Wednesday morning and afternoon the 12 teams in the Open division (any combination of … Continue reading
The sign above the front door reads, “We’re Rockin’ Again,” and inside it’s true. Ladies here for the Tuesday morning league are finally set to hit the ice at the Halifax Curling Club — the first time they’ve been able … Continue reading
Curlers are reminded of the following two events which have a deadline of 11:59 pm today. At the moment there are four girl’s teams and only one boy’s team signed up for the Under 16 championships, and seven teams signed … Continue reading
New Brunswick Junior Curling and the City of Fredericton present the Capital City Junior Curling Slam, April 8-10 2016 on arena ice at Willie O’Ree place in Fredericton NB. An invitation is extended to junior curlers across Atlantic Canada and … Continue reading
Here’s a photo of the Leo Stewart rink from the Summerside Fire Department, who recently repeated as winners of the PEI Firefighters Curling Championship, beating the Bob Smith rink from Montague in the final at the Montague Curling Rink. The … Continue reading
Curlers are reminded of the following upcoming PEI curling championship entry deadlines: MixedThe Western Community Curling Club in Alberton will host the PEI Mixed Curling Championship Feb. 26 to March 1, 2016. Entry deadline is Feb. 5. Entry fee … Continue reading
(by Eric McCarthy) Golden ending to junior career O’LEARY – It might not have been on his radar when he left for the Canadian junior curling championships, but a gold medal in mixed doubles is a fine way for Matthew … Continue reading
Montague Juniors curled today and raised $780 in support of Islanders on a Cancer Journey. This annual event was held in memory of Wendy Sanderson. A special thank you to Nancy Collier for organizing the event and for all the … Continue reading
The Labatt-sponsored Meltdown funspiel takes place April 8, 9, and 10 at the Crapaud Community Curling Club. Entry fee of $140 per team guarantees three games, and fun, too! Friday night includes Chili and roll from 6-9, and music and … Continue reading
(by Charles Reid) The Adam Casey rink has defended its P.E.I. Tankard men’s provincial curling championship. Casey used a four-point first end to roll to an 8-1 win over Jamie Newson in the C final Monday at the Charlottetown Curling … Continue reading
The Silver Fox Curling Club is hosting the annual Provincial Auto Parts and Summerside Rotary Mardi Gras Funspiel from March 3-5 2016. Entry fee is $160 per team and guarantees three six end games. Five lucky participants will have a … Continue reading
The Adam Casey rink from the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club and the Charlottetown Curling Complex has made it a clean sweep – winning all six of their games, including the three section finals against Charlottetown’s Jamie Newson rink, … Continue reading
Another weekend of provincial and territorial playdowns across the country resulted in some very familiar faces booking their tickets to the 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Grande Prairie, Alta., and the 2016 Tim Hortons Brier in Ottawa. As of … Continue reading
Mary Fay and Karlee Burgess will need an extra closet to store all of their Team Canada gear from this season. Canadian champs! From left, Mary Fay, Andrew Atherton (coach), Kristin Clarke, Karlee Burgess and Janique LeBlanc. (Photo, Curling Canada/Michael … Continue reading
(by Jason Malloy) Jamie Newson knows the task in front of him. His Charlottetown Curling Complex rink must beat Adam Casey’s team three straight times to win the P.E.I. Tankard. “We just have to win the first one,” Newson said … Continue reading
The Adam Casey rink from the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club and the Charlottetown Curling Complex are just one win away from repeating as PEI Tankard provincial men’s champions, and they will have three opportunities to do it. After … Continue reading
The annual Curl for Cancer curling fundraiser was held today at the Montague Curling Rink. At the end of the day, they were able to write a big cheque for the Canadian Cancer Society PEI Division, in the amount of … Continue reading
Defending champion Adam Casey and his team from the Silver Fox and Charlottetown clubs are well on their way to repeat as PEI Tankard champs, after capturing the second of three section finals in the six team modified triple knockout … Continue reading
The Brad Gushue rink, which includes PEI native Brett Gallant, will be going to the Brier again, after defeating the Colin Thomas rink 8-1 in the Newfoundland and Labrador final this morning. … Continue reading
Video of the Newfoundland and Labrador men’s championship final game between Gushue and Thomas is being streamed live here: http://bit.ly/1KPhSmv … Continue reading
It’s probably not a surprise to anyone, but the Brad Gushue rink, which includes PEI native Brett Gallant, is in the final for the Newfoundland and Labrador men’s championship, which gets underway at 8:30 am PEI time. File photo: Brad … Continue reading
STRATFORD, Ont. — The all-stars and other award winners at the 2016 Canadian Junior Men’s and Women’s Curling Championships, presented by Egg Farmers of Ontario, were announced on Friday at the awards banquet at the Stratford Rotary Complex. PEI’s Chloé … Continue reading
The “B” final of the modified triple knockout PEI Tankard provincial men’s curling championship is set, and will feature the same teams that met in the “A” final – the Adam Casey rink from the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht … Continue reading
The defending champion Adam Casey rink from Summerside’s Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club and the host Charlottetown Curling Complex have won the first of the three modified triple knockout sections in the PEI Tankard provincial men’s curling championship, scoring … Continue reading
Organizers have confirmed that the George’s Deck and Recovery Under 13 funspiel at the Montague Curling Rink is going ahead today. Here is the event draw: 10:00 am Ice 1 Sydney Carver vs Sean Peric Ice 2 Chase MacMillan vs … Continue reading
Here’s a video of the piping in of the teams at this evening’s PEI Tankard Opening Ceremonies at the Charlottetown Curling Complex … Continue reading
The teams for the first of three modified triple knockout section finals have been determined, following draw 2 play this evening at the PEI Tankard provincial men’s curling championship at the Charlottetown Curling Complex. Defending champion Adam Casey and his … Continue reading
Here is a gallery of photos from the PEI Tankard opening ceremonies and Draw 2 this evening at the Charlottetown Curling Complex. Click on a thumbnail to enlarge, and use arrows to go ahead/back. … Continue reading
Curl PEI organizers have confirmed that tonight’s opening ceremonies at 6:15 and draw two at 7 pm are going ahead as scheduled. The Future Tankard U21 developmental game has been moved to the 1 pm Saturday draw. … Continue reading