Christopher Gallant rink only undefeated team at Junior Mixed

The Christopher Gallant rink from the Charlottetown Curling Club are the only unbeaten rink after opening day play at the eight team PEI Junior Mixed Curling Championships, for curlers age 20 and under, being played at the Cornwall Curling Club. Gallant, … Continue reading

Brett Gallant rink one win away from M&M Meat Shops PEI Mixed title

(PEICurling.com) The Brett Gallant rink defeated the defending Canadian champion Robert Campbell foursome by a 10-8 score this evening to win the A section final, and earn a bye to the 10 am Sunday championship game of the M&M Meat Shops Provincial Mixed … Continue reading

Two Canadian champs win their M&M Meat Shops Mixed openers

Defending Canadian Mixed champion Robert Campbell, and former Canadian Junior champion Brett Gallant, both from the host club, were the winning skips in this afternoon’s opening draw of the M&M Meat Shops Provincial Mixed Curling Championship at the Charlottetown Curling Club. Campbell, … Continue reading

PEI opens vs curling’s “First Family” at Cdn. Seniors (Chronicle Herald)

Hall of Famer Colleen Jones and husband Scott Saunders skipping N.S. teams at Canadian senior tourney Scott Saunders and his wife Colleen Jones will skip Nova Scotia’s entries at the Canadian senior curling championships beginning Saturday in Digby. (Christian Laforce … Continue reading

M&M Meat Shops PEI Mixed starts Friday afternoon in Charlottetown

Defending Canadian champ, former Canadian Junior champ, national Mixed record holder among Mixed skips This years’s M&M Meat Shops Mixed, at the Charlottetown Curling Club, has only four entries, but may be the most competitive mixed field ever, with two-time … Continue reading

Junior Mixed gets underway Friday afternoon in Cornwall

The PEI Junior Mixed Curling Championships, for mixed teams age 20 and under, gets underway Friday at 3 pm at the Cornwall Curling Club, with eight teams entered in the age 20 and under division. The 15 and Under division … Continue reading

Hope, Moyaert teams off to Canadian Seniors, which start Saturday in Digby (CCA)

(CCA/PEICA) The World Financial Group Canadian Senior Men’s and Women’s Curling Championships get underway Saturday in Digby, Nova Scotia. Twelve men’s and 12 women’s teams will compete in the national championships, slated for March 19-26 at the Digby Area Recreation … Continue reading

2011 Capital One World Women’s starts Saturday on TSN

Team Canada (CCA photo) (TSN Media Release)- TSN’s exclusive live coverage of the 2011 CAPITAL ONE WORLD WOMEN’S CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP includes Team Canada draws plus the Page Playoffs, Semifinal and Final – – TSN’s coverage begins Saturday at 4 a.m. … Continue reading

The Dominion PEI Curling Club Ch’ship underway in Alberton

The opening men’s and women’s round robin draws are in the books at the third annual The Dominion Curling Club Championship, for club curlers who have won their respective club championships, being held at the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton.  … Continue reading

April 30 is final date for coaches to complete outstanding workbooks/hours

Coaches who have partially completed their Level 2 Certification and still have their Level 2 Practical workbooks/hours outstanding will have until April 30, 2011 to submit their Practical requirements to their member associations. Member associations will have one month to … Continue reading

2011 Brier is the most watched ever (TSN)

TSN reports that the 2011 TIM HORTONS BRIER is the most-watched Canadian Men’s Curling Championship ever.  Numbers:  – Overall audiences for the 2011 TIM HORTONS BRIER averaged 682,000 viewers on TSN – – More than 7.8 million unique viewers tuned … Continue reading

Campbell and O’Rourke rinks Team of the Year finalists at Sport PEI awards

(Sport PEI) Finalists for the SCORE! Team of the Year award have been announced by Sport PEI, and it is an impressive list of nominees who will be recognized at the annual awards banquet, to be held April 6 at … Continue reading

Memorial and Laurier rinks win CCA/CIS Curling Ch’ships

The Memorial Sea~Hawks men’s curling team of Colin Thomas, Cory Schuh, Chris Ford, Spencer Wicks and Stephen Ryan have won the Dominion Insurance CCA/CISCIS Championship at their home rink at the RE/MAX Centre with a 7-6 win over Manitoba in … Continue reading

PEI ch’ship curling season wraps up this weekend with 3 events

The M&M Meat Shops Mixed,  The Dominion PEI Curling Club Championship, and the Junior Mixed will bring the PEI championship curling season to a close this coming weekend, with The Dominion getting underway Thursday afternoon, and the Mixed and Junior Mixed … Continue reading

Team Canada concept sends rumblings throughout Brier (Guardian)

By Ed Klajman Special to The Guardian LONDON, Ont. – The rumblings were evident all week at the Brier. Many people in the curling establishment would like to see a Team Canada concept brought to the men’s game, similar to … Continue reading

Manitoba racks up 27th Brier title (CCA)

You want to know how long it’s been since Jeff Stoughton won 11 games at a Tim Hortons Brier? Never mind turning back the clock. Start wading through the pages of the Brier’s history books. Photo: Michael Burns Photography Flip … Continue reading

Newfoundlanders claim the first-ever Brier bronze (CCA)

The Tim Hortons Brier bronze-medal playoff game nobody wanted to play turned out to be a crowd-pleaser for 6,685 at the John Labatt Centre on Sunday afternoon.    Photo: Michael Burns Photography Said winning-skip Brad Gushue of St. John’s: “It … Continue reading

Brier all stars and other award winners (CCA)

Members of the Canadian Curling Reporters (CCR) selected the first and second all-star teams for the 2011 Tim Hortons Brier. First All-Star Team (Photo: Michael Burns Photography) The results were presented at the Brier Closing Lunch Sunday morning by CCR … Continue reading

Ontario faces Manitoba in Brier final today (CCA)

Bronze Medal: Sunday @ 3:30pm Atlantic – Newfoundland/Labrador vs Alberta Final (Gold Medal Game): Sunday @ 8:30pm Atlantic – Manitoba vs Ontario Glenn Howard must have a feeling that justice is within his reach. The kind of long-awaited justice a guy figures … Continue reading

Howard finally beats Old Bear to advance to Brier semi (CCA)

The clash of Canadian curling titans was everything it promised to be and unfortunately for Alberta’s Kevin Martin, just a tad less. Team Alberta (Photo: Michael Burns Photography) That would be Martin’s last stone without hammer in the tenth, which … Continue reading

Howard beats Martin to advance to tonight’s semi vs Gushue

Ontario’s Glenn Howard defeated Alberta’s Kevin Martin 5-4 in the 3-4 Page Playoff game today at the Tim Hortons Brier in London, and plays Newfoundland and Labrador’s Brad Gushue in the semifinal at 8:30 Atlantic. Martin missed an angle runback … Continue reading

Teams not fond of Brier bronze medal match (Leader-Post)

(By MURRAY McCORMICK). LONDON, Ont. — Gold is the only medal of value for the four remaining teams at the Tim Hortons Brier. Newfoundland and Labrador’s Brad Gushue, Alberta’s Kevin Martin, Ontario’s Glenn Howard and Manitoba’s Jeff Stoughton were all … Continue reading

A very tough decision-Ramsay, Carmody to curl in Alberta (Guardian)

(by David Stewart) Geri-Lynn Ramsay and Erin Carmody say moving to Calgary is one of the hardest decisions they’ve ever had to make. Ramsay and Carmody were members of the Kathy O’Rourke curling team that won the silver medal at … Continue reading

MacKenzie rink winners with the fans (Guardian)

By Ed Klajman  Special to the Guardian LONDON, Ont. — You could say they became the lovable losers of this year’s Brier. The Prince Edward Island team of skip Eddie MacKenzie, third stone Mike Gaudet, second Mike Dillon and lead … Continue reading

Manitoba’s Stoughton one win away from 3rd Brier title (CCA)

Next games (All times Atlantic) Page Playoff 3v4: Saturday @ 3:30pm – Alberta vs Ontario Semi-final: Saturday @ 8:30pm – Newfoundland/Labrador vs [Winner of Playoff 3v4] Bronze Medal: Sunday @ 3:30pm – [Loser of Semi-final] vs [Loser of Page 3v4] … Continue reading

PEI curlers fined $2000 for quitting (CBC PEI)

Team P.E.I. has been fined $2,000 for conceding a game too early at the Brier this week. P.E.I. was down 11-1 to Glenn Howard’s Ontario team on Wednesday when it quit after five ends of the 10-end match. P.E.I. skip … Continue reading

Curlers scoff at ideas to change Brier (QMI Agency)

(By STEVE GREEN, QMI Agency) LONDON, Ont. — Things change, but that doesn’t mean everyone has to like it. That’s certainly the case when it comes to the Canadian men’s curling championship. Several format changes are being mooted — introducing … Continue reading

Gushue finishes 1st as Brier playoffs set (CCA)

Upcoming games: Page Playoff 1 vs 2: Friday @ 8:30pm AT – Newfoundland/Labrador vs Manitoba Page Playoff 3 v 4: Saturday @ 3:30pm AT – Alberta vs Ontario The suspense began seeping out of the final-draw scenario like a leaky … Continue reading

Long week finally over for MacKenzie team (Guardian)

By Ed Klajman  Special to the Guardian LONDON, Ont. – It has been one long Brier week that mercifully ended Thursday for the P.E.I. team. The competition concluded just as it began for the squad – with the opposition easily dispatching … Continue reading

O’Rourke not surprised by players’ move (Guardian)

The news that her former teammates Erin Carmody and Geri-Lynn Ramsay are leaving the Island for Calgary to curl with Crystal Webster and pursue their studies and careers  doesn’t come as much of a surprise to Kathy O’Rourke. (By David Stewart) “I … Continue reading

Ice Tech training set for Sept. in Sackville

 National and International ice maker Jamie Bourassa will conduct Level 1 and Level 2 Ice Technical Courses at the Tantramar Veterans Memorial Civic Centre in  Sackville NB, from September 19-21 and 22-25, 2011. Ice technicians are invited to come and learn how … Continue reading

It’s almost spring – time to sign up for the Fall Fling Jr. Cashspiel!

The fifth annual Fall Fling Junior Cashspiel is just over eight months away, and entries are already arriving, so sign up now to ensure that you don’t miss out on this great event, November 18-20 at the Silver Fox Curling … Continue reading

Martin makes circus shot to eliminate Soo crew. PEI ends at 1-10 (CCA)

It was all about the drama of Northern Ontario’s survival effort – a TV episode of a reality show that required a lot of things to happen for Brad Jacob’s Soo crew to endure … with a little help from … Continue reading

Big Gushue victory creates Brier traffic jam (CCA)

(CCA) Brad Gushue’s Newfoundland/Labrador contender rallied to further tighten up the Tim Hortons Brier race Thursday morning. Photo: Michael Burns Photography Gushue, directing Mark Nichols, Ryan Fry and Jamie Danbrook, took advantage of a monstrous miscue from Jeff Stoughton in … Continue reading

Curling’s Al Ledgerwood among Sport PEI awards coaching finalists

(SportPEI) Coaches in curling and soccer are the latest finalists to be announced by Sport P.E.I as the countdown continues for the 2010 Sports Awards banquet, to take place on April 6 at the Rodd Royalty Inn in Charlottetown.  The award … Continue reading

Erin Carmody and Geri-Lynn Ramsay moving west to play with Crystal Webster (Calgary Herald)

By Allen Cameron, Calgary Herald Crystal Webster’s trip to Prince Edward Island last month didn’t produce a Canadian women’s curling title, but it did produce a new team. The Calgary skip travelled to the Scotties Tournament of Hearts as the … Continue reading

Manitoba’s Stoughton burns Alberta (CCA)

Jeff Stoughton’s Manitobans haven’t been stoking up this kind of curling conflagration at the Tim Hortons Brier since 1999. Photo: Michael Burns Photography “Holy smokes!” exclaimed Kevin Martin, who lost his second game of the piece on Wednesday night at … Continue reading

Early handshakes could cost Island squad at Brier (Guardian)

P.E.I. and Ontario teams stop play after five ends with Howard up 11-1 By Ed Klajman   Special to The Guardian LONDON, Ont. – It’s hard to imagine things getting any worse for Eddie MacKenzie and his PEI squad at … Continue reading

Winnipeg awarded 2013 Tim Hortons Canadian Curling Trials

March 9, 2011 …The Canadian Curling Association (CCA) today announced that Winnipeg will stage the 2013 Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings Canadian Curling Trials, which will determine Canada’s representatives for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. The … Continue reading

Martin, Gushue get big wins on Brier Moving Day (CCA)

Moving day moved quickly Wednesday morning at the Tim Hortons Brier. Big early wins by Alberta’s Kevin Martin and Newfoundland/Labrador’s Brad Gushue effectively pushed their teams into the playoffs, while at the same time stifling the chances of Saskatchewan’s Steve … Continue reading

Charlottetown Scotties TSN’s most-watched ever (Guardian)

by Dave Stewart. If television ratings are any indication, The Sports Network (TSN) would love to come back to Charlottetown. The 2011 Scotties Tournament of Hearts was the most-watched Scotties ever for the network, which has been broadcasting the event … Continue reading

Three deadlocked for Brier lead after Howard hands Stoughton 1st loss (CCA)

Sask. edges PEI 8-7 in evening draw. Suddenly, but not surprisingly, it’s a three-way race at the front of the Tim Hortons Brier preliminary round robin at the John Labatt Centre. Team Ontario (Photo: Michael Burns Photography) The front-running favourites … Continue reading

First Brier win brings relief to PEI rink (Guardian)

Eddie MacKenzie squad is feeling better about its game at the Canadian men’s curling championship By Ed Klajman   Special to The Guardian LONDON, ONT. — It took four long days but finally Eddie MacKenzie and his P.E.I. squad have … Continue reading

Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club benefits from energy retrofit

Shown holding a new LED security light to be used in the energy retrofit of the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club are (l-r) Marlene Boiley, executive director of the club; Community Services, Seniors and Labour Minister Janice Sherry; Fisheries, … Continue reading

MacKenzie in the scrum after first 2011 Brier win

(CCA) Click for post-draw 9 interviews from the 2011 Tim Hortons Brier, featuring Jeff Stoughton, Eddie MacKenzie, Brad Jacobs, Kevin Martin, and Shawn Adams. PEI skip Eddie MacKenzie weighed in on suggestions an expanded Brier format might include low-finishers from the previous … Continue reading

PEI picks up its 1st win of 2011 Brier

PEi’s Eddie MacKenzie rink has picked up their first win at the 2011 Brier, in draw 9, stealing two ends in an 8-5 win over New Brunswick’s James Grattan team this morning, to improve their record to 1-5. BC’s Jim Cotter … Continue reading

Lank among ADL Administrator Award Finalists

(Sport PEI) Three hard-working individuals who toil behind the scenes take their place in the spotlight this week as Sport PEI announces the finalists for the ADL Volunteer Administrator of the Year Award, to be presented at the annual awards banquet, … Continue reading

“We’re just a little off”-MacKenzie rink continues to struggle at the Brier (Guardian)

Photo by The Canadian Press P.E.I. skip Eddie MacKenzie calls to the sweepers at the Brier. Canadian Press photo By Ed Klajman  Special to The Guardian LONDON, Ont. — It was the opportunity of a lifetime for skip Eddie MacKenzie … Continue reading

Gushue ends Martin’s 30 game Brier winning streak (Leader Post)

By Murray McCormick, Postmedia News   Newfoundland/Labrador skip Brad Gushue yells instructions to his team in front of Saskatchewan Brennen Jones (L) and Dallan Muyres (R) during the sixth draw at the Brier curling championships in London, Ontario, March 7, … Continue reading

Martin records 30th straight win in 9-2 seven-end rout of PEI (Edmonton Journal)

By MARIO ANNICCHIARICO, edmontonjournal.com. LONDON, ONT. — After taking his lumps from @fakekevinmartin on Twitter for the last couple of weeks, Prince Edward Island’s Eddie MacKenzie experienced a few bumps first-hand, on the ice, from the man he admits to … Continue reading

Stoughton beats PEI to make 4 straight wins (CCA)

(CCA) Manitoba’s Jeff Stoughton, a nine-time Brier skip, is off the launching pad at the 2011 Tim Hortons Brier with four straight wins — his best Brier start since 2006 at Regina.   Team Manitoba (Photo: Michael Burns Photography) “We’re … Continue reading

PEI rink struggles with ice at the Brier (Guardian)

By Ed Klajman Special to The Guardian LONDON, Ont. — Eddie MacKenzie arrived at the Brier believing he and his Charlottetown Curling Club teammates had a realistic chance to make the playoffs.  But after being soundly beaten in their first … Continue reading

100 and counting for Kevin Martin. PEI to play them on Monday (CCA)

(CCA) For Alberta’s Kevin Martin, his 29th consecutive Brier win, 8-2 over B.C.’s Jim Cotter in the afternoon draw also put him at the century mark for the event. It’s a milestone he didn’t realize until it was brought up … Continue reading

Mackenzie rink drops to 0-3 after Sunday morning Brier draw (CCA)

??Manitoba’s Jeff Stoughton (Michael Burns photography) (CCA) Manitoba’s Jeff Stoughton, a nine-time Brier skip, is off the launching pad at the 2011 Tim Hortons Brier with three straight wins — his best Brier start since 2006 at Regina. “We’re making … Continue reading

Donald DeWolfe and Kaleigh MacKay teams win KFC 12 and Under Ch’ships

The KFC provincial age 12 and Under curling championships wrapped up Sunday afternoon at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside, with Cornwall’s Donald DeWolfe rink winning the boys section, and the Kaleigh MacKay team from the host club taking … Continue reading

Katie Fullerton and Tyler Smith rinks win M&M Meat Shops 15 and Under

The M&M Meat Shops provincial age 15 and Under curling championships wrapped up Sunday afternoon at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside, with Cornwall’s Katie Fullerton rink going  undefeated to win the girl’s title, and the Tyler Smith rink … Continue reading

Donate to the Sandra Schmirler Foundation today

Donate to the Sandra Schmirler Foundation Sunday, March 6th at the 2011 Tim Hortons Brier! The foundation, which this year celebrates its 10th anniversary, has now donated more than $1.5 million to neonatal intensive care units across Canada to help … Continue reading

MacKenzie loses 8-6 to Territories, Alta. extends Brier streak (CCA)

The record Brier win streak stretched to 27 on Saturday night at the John Labatt Centre. Kevin Martin of Team Alberta (Photo: Michael Burns Photography) Alberta’s Kevin Martin, riding a 26-zip winning streak in his last two Brier appearances, warded … Continue reading

A Touch of Gold – Pics and Video

18 teams are competing in the 31st annual Touch of Gold bonspiel this weekend at the Montague Curling Club.   Photo: June Moyaert, whose team recently won the PEI Senior Women’s Curling Championships and is moving on to the World … Continue reading

MacKenzie off to rough start at Brier; NB beats Ont.

PEI’s MacKenzie rink was tied at 1 after two ends in this afternoon’s Brier opener in London ON against Brad Gushue and his Newfoundland/Labrador foursome. but then things fell apart, with Gushue taking five in the third end, followed by steals … Continue reading

Ontario’s Hart wins top Ford Hot Shots prize (CCA)

The Howard team is representing Ontario in its sixth straight Tim Hortons Brier and, on Saturday afternoon, it won the pre-Brier Ford Hot Shots skills competition for the third straight year. Richard Hart of Team Ontario wins the 2011 Ford … Continue reading

Win an Apple MacBook Air with CCACurling and the Tim Hortons Brier

The Canadian Curling Association is on Facebook and is offering exclusive content and features to our Facebook followers… just like this contest to win an 11 inch Apple MacBook Air; a prize valued at $1049.00! Here’s how to enter To enter … Continue reading

Eight remain in Ford Hot Shots hunt at Brier (CCA)

(CCA) Even the Ford Hot Shots competition is becoming part of the Kevin Martin-Glenn Howard rivalry. A year ago, Howard won the lease on the Ford gas buggies. Now Martin, the Olympic gold-medal-winning skip, is honing his shooting skills and … Continue reading

PEI opens at Brier today (Transcontinental)

(by Jason Simmonds) SUMMERSIDE — The streak will continue for Alex MacFadyen today. When P.E.I. opens play at the Tim Hortons Brier in London, Ont., it will mark the seventh consecutive Canadian curling championship for MacFadyen, who plays lead for … Continue reading

PEI’s schedule at the Brier

Here is PEI’s (Eddie MacKenzie) round-robin schedule for the  Tim Hortons Brier, which begins today in London ON (all times Atlantic). Saturday, March 5 3:30 pm – vs Newfoundland and Labrador (Brad Gushue) 8:30 pm – vs Northwest Territories/Yukon (Jamie Koe). Sunday, March … Continue reading

55+ Games Curling wraps up at Charlottetown Curling Club

Curling Medallists  Here are the winners from the 55+ Winter Games Curling event, which wrapped up yesterday at the Charlottetown Curling Club:  65+ Men’s Gold – John DeLuca 55+ Men’s Gold – John DeLuca Silver – Lew Black Bronze – Tom MacDonald … Continue reading

12 & Under, 15 & Under start today at the Fox

The Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside will play host to two curling championships this weekend, the KFC 12 & Under and the M&M Meat Shops 15 & Under, featuring PEI’s youngest competitive curlers, The events, each with boys and girls divisions, will alternate … Continue reading

MacKenzie rink ready for Brier (Guardian)

(by Mitch MacDonald) Skip Eddie MacKenzie and his Charlottetown Curling Club team know the coming week will be a whirlwind affair.  They also hope it will be one of the most enjoyable and successful periods of their lives. The rink, … Continue reading

Joyce Myers Trust Fund-Capital Works Grant

The trustees of the Joyce Myers Trust Fund have created the Capital Acquisition Grants as a means to assist curling clubs within Atlantic Canada with capital projects, such as the repair, replacement, purchase or construction of a curling facility, icemaking … Continue reading

Kevin Martin still the man to watch at 2011 Brier (Postmedia news)

By Murray McCormick, Postmedia News. Nobody is about the concede the 2011 Canadian men’s curling championship to Kevin Martin or Glenn Howard. Martin and Howard are the favourites to reach the final at the Tim Hortons Brier on London, Ont., … Continue reading

Joyce Myers Trust Fund Scholarship

Curl Atlantic has implemented a scholarship to curlers who have enrolled full time in a post- secondary institution. The intention of these awards is to allow talented athletes to devote primary sources of time and energy to training, rather than … Continue reading

March 15 is deadline for CCA Curling Assistance Program

The Canadian Curling Association (CCA) has allocated funds from certain championship events for the purpose of providing financial assistance to the membership of the CCA, including Provincial /Territorial Member Associations and affiliated curling facilities.  The funding, known as the Curling Assistance … Continue reading

LOL at fake Kevin Martin tweeter (Edmonton Journal)

[Editor’s note: As we did for the Scotties, PEICurling.com will be displaying Brier-related tweets, including those of @fakekevinmartin, your favorite curling columnists, and tweeting curlers such as Brad Jacobs (@TeamBradJacobs) of Northern Ontario, in real-time on the righthand sidebar of PEICurling.com during the … Continue reading

Fans welcome Holland rink home (CTV)

Photo: Team Saskatchewan arrives at the Regina airport Wednesday. By Ken Gousseau, CTV Regina. Scores of supporters turned out on a frigid Wednesday evening to give curling champion Amber Holland and her teammates a warm welcome home. The Kronau rink was … Continue reading

Future PEI curling stars in action at the Fox this weekend

The Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside will play host to two curling championships this weekend, the KFC 12 & Under and the M&M Meat Shops 15 & Under, featuring PEI’s youngest competitive curlers, The events, each with boys and girls divisions, will alternate … Continue reading

New Team Canada to arrive in Regina this evening (Leader-Post)

(By Craig Slater, Leader-Post)  Amber Holland Photograph by: Shaun Best, Reuters The forecast temperature this afternoon calls for a high of -18C, with a windchill of -34C. But at least six people are anxious to be in Regina. Newly crowned … Continue reading

Martin, Howard, Stoughton and Gushue top Brier field (CCA)

The Tim Hortons Brier, presented by Monsanto, gets underway Saturday, March 5 at the John Labatt Centre in London, Ontario, with one of its best fields ever. Team Kevin Martin and Coach Jules Owchar (Photo: Michael Burns Photography) Heading the … Continue reading

2011 Scotties final – the 2nd most watched Canadian women’s curling final ever

TSN is reporting that the 2011 Scotties final at the Charlottetown Civic Centre, between Amber Holland and Jennifer Jones, averaged 1.08 million viewers,  making it the second most-watched final ever in the event’s history, second only to last year’s final between Jones, and PEI’s Kathy … Continue reading

Stick Curlers receive Medals at 55+ Games

The Ladies and Open Stick Curling Medals have been awarded at the 55+ Games in Charlottetown, sponsored by Vogue Optical. Here are the winners: Ladies Stick Curling Results:   Ellsworth/Callaghan win Gold  Stavert/Plamondon win Silver   Larkin/Enman win Bronze   Open … Continue reading

Canada wins 2011 World Wheelchair Curling Ch’ship (CCA)

Canada won the 2011 World Wheelchair Curling Championships in Prague today, beating Scotland 7-3 in the final and crowning an unbeaten championship run. “We got off to a good start, stealing two,” said Canadian Skip Jim Armstrong after the game, … Continue reading

Cleaning up after the Scotties (Guardian)

The Scotties Tournament of  Hearts is now history and the teams have gone home, but the special ice is still in the Civic Centre and has to removed, along with the logos and the rings. The Zamboni has been outfitted … Continue reading

Curling, stick curling part of 55+ Games, underway in Ch’town (Guardian)

(by Meghan Mullally) The 2011 Vogue Optical Provincial 55+ Winter Games officially opened Monday at City Hall with the raising of the flag. The president of the Games society, Frank Morrison, along with Mayor Clifford Lee and a few others … Continue reading

Vision Impaired Curling Demo and Instruction

SUNDAY, MARCH 6 2011 from 12 noon to 2:30 pm at the Charlottetown Curling Club.  Open to all interested Participants, Potential Coaches, Family & Friends FREE!-Fun for Everyone Instructor: David Ross Contact/Register: Shawny Ross at [email protected] or call 367-2790 by … Continue reading

New Team Canada has unscheduled sleepover with Russ Howard family in Moncton (Leader-Post)

Amber Holland and Team Canada’s homecoming delayed    By MURRAY McCORMICK, Leader-Post REGINA — Amber Holland spent the first full day of her reign as the Canadian women’s curling champion talking curling with another champion. It wasn’t how Holland planned … Continue reading

Gushue’s foursome takes another hit (Calgary Herald)

(By Allen Cameron, Calgary Herald)   Skip Brad Gushue will lose long-time third Mark Nichols, left, at the end of this season. “I just need to take a break,” said Nichols. CHARLOTTETOWN-On the eve of the Tim Hortons Brier, one … Continue reading

Saskatchewan Wins the 2011 Scotties Tournament of Hearts (CCA)

Was it the spirit of Sandra Schmirler? Was it Saskatchewan Roughrider pride that pervades everything to do with sports in the Wheat Province? Sooner or later, the kinds of energy associated with these green kinds of things had to be … Continue reading

“Dream Come True” for Saskatchewan curlers (Calgary Herald)

  Saskatchewan skip Amber Holland, from left, third Kim Schneider, second Tammy Schneider, and lead Heather Kalenchuk pose with the winner’s trophy after beating Team Canada during the final game at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts curling championship in Charlottetown … Continue reading

“The house was just a rockin”-Sask., Ch’town, Fans, all winners at Scotties (Guardian)

They came, curled, conquered and in the process, dethroned a three-time queen.  Amber Holland’s Team Saskatchewan rink upset pre-tourney favourites Jennifer Jones’ Team Canada 8-7 before a crowd of 2,828 at the Charlottetown Civic Centre Sunday. The win kept Jones, … Continue reading

Slideshow Celebrating the Scotties volunteers

Matt Smith and Craig Mackie assembled a slide show celebrating the dedication of the volunteers of the 2011 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Charlottetown. It was shown at Sunday morning’s volunteers’ breakfast, and is now available on YouTube. Click to … Continue reading

Holland and team deserving winners at the Scotties (Calgary Herald)

(by Al Cameron) CHARLOTTETOWN — There is no question that Amber Holland raised some eyebrows here seven days ago with the following pronouncement. She’d just been asked if a desire to be included in the group of female skips considered … Continue reading

Prairie Power Prevails in PEI (Guardian)

(by Jody Jewers) Amber Holland denies Jennifer Jones fourth consecutive Canadian women’s curling championship Amber Holland is the new queen of Canadian women’s curling. The 36-year-old and her rink from the Kronau Curling Club in Saskatchewan of third Kim Schneider, … Continue reading

Team Saskatchewan wins 2011 Scotties. Skip Amber Holland awarded MVP (CCA)

(CCA) Charlottetown, PEI – Team Saskatchewan is the new 2011 Team Canada with an exciting come from behind win against Jennifer Jones who was poised to win her fourth consecutive Canadian Women’s Championship, tying the legendary Colleen Jones record. This … Continue reading

Bluenosers claim Scotties Bronze Medal (CCA)

(Heather Smith-Dacey – photograph by Andrew Klaver) This is one to remember . . . down the road at the Scotties Tournament Of Hearts. It’ll be a trivia question soon enough: Name the first provincial champion ever to win a … Continue reading

2011 Scotties attendance should top 1999 event (HeartChart)

A story by Larry Wood in today’s HeartChart Daily at the Scotties reports that attendance at this year’s Scotties should surpass the attendance in 1999, when the event was last held in Charlottetown. Host committee chair Kim Dolan reports that … Continue reading

Sandra Schmirler Day nets over $110K for QEH NICU

During Saturday night’s Scotties semi-final, the Sandra Schmirler Foundation presented a cheque for $110,996  to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). $60,996 was raised on Sandra Schmirler Day at the Scotties, and the Foundation donated $50K. Photo: QEH Neonatal ICU … Continue reading