Because of the new cases, Dr. Morrison and the PEI Government have announced another Circuit Breaker. There will be no curling games until March 14th. Practices will be allowed — please contact the club to schedule your practice. … Continue reading
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As the 2021 U13 Provincial Curling Championship and the Youth Jamboree both fall within the Circuit Breaker period announced this afternoon by the PEI Government, these events will be cancelled. Curl PEI will be in touch with refund details early … Continue reading
The PEI Government announced Circuit Breaker measures today, effective at 8 am Sunday and going until March 14 (end date may be earlier or later depending on progress). A number of these measures will impact PEI curling facilities and Curl … Continue reading
Stratford PEI mayor Steve Ogden reports that Curling Day in Canada was a big success today at Pondside Park. He would like to thank organizer Jody Jackson, along with Blair Weeks and other Charlottetown Curling Club volunteers as well as … Continue reading
The weather is great for Today’s Curling Day in Stratford event, part of the nationwide Curling Day in Canada celebrations. Town staff applied a final flood on Friday morning prior to the rings and hacks being installed at the 15 … Continue reading
Out of an abundance of caution, Curl PEI is cancelling both the Provincial Under 16 Curling Championships in Crapaud and the Provincial Mixed Curling Championship in Montague. Both events were scheduled to get underway on Friday. … Continue reading
We are very sorry, but we have made the decision to postpone our weekend spiel to honour our dear friend Leo Stewart. Based on the present situation in the Summerside area, and the possibility of more news to come, we … Continue reading
P.E.I.’s Suzanne Birt rink has not qualified for the championship pool at the 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Calgary. Team Birt dropped a 9-5 decision to British Columbia’s Corryn Brown in the final draw of the round-robin schedule Thursday … Continue reading
Update: the weather is looking great for Saturday’s Curling Day in Stratford! Town staff will be applying a final flood on Friday morning prior to the rings and hacks being installed. The weather for Sunday isn’t looking great so we … Continue reading
Following a 10-8 win over Team Nunavut this morning, Team Birt’s record is 4-3 heading into their last Scotties round-robin game against Team British Columbia (Team Brown) at 9:30 pm AST tonight. A loss tonight will keep them out of … Continue reading
Island rink faces a must-win situation in its final round-robin game Thursday night. P.E.I.’s Suzanne Birt rink is in contention for a playoff spot at the 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The Montague and Cornwall curling club team overcame an … Continue reading
Curling Day in Canada is coming up on February 27. In celebration of this event, a group, in partnership with the Town of Stratford, will be hosting two days of fun, free outdoor curling at the Pondside Park outdoor rink, … Continue reading
The last 14 months have provided opportunities for Lauren Lenentine to realize some childhood dreams. During this time, the 20-year-old New Dominion native has won Canadian and world junior curling championships. This week, she is playing in Canada’s premier women’s … Continue reading
PEI’s Team Birt, with a 3-3 record, wraps up round-robin play at the Scotties in Calgary with two games today, at 11:30 am AST against Team Nunavut (Team Eddy, 0-6), which includes PEI’s Alison Griffin, and at 9:30 pm … Continue reading
It was a big night for curling at the 47th annual Sport PEI Awards, which took place Wednesday evening at the Confederation Centre of the Arts in Charlottetown, with reigning Canadian and World Junior Champion curler Lauren Lenentine winning the … Continue reading
The Katie Shaw rink took the long road, while the Mitchell Schut team avoided the stress of a winner-take-all final to clinch its second provincial title in 2021. The two rinks from the Cornwall Curling Club are the Pepsi P.E.I. … Continue reading
Ryan Lowery grew up watching some of the best curlers in Canada on TV, and now he’s going to play them on the country’s biggest stage. Ryan Lowery (submitted photo) The 20-year-old Montague native plays lead on the Eddie MacKenzie … Continue reading
CALGARY, Alta. — P.E.I.’s Suzanne Birt rink dropped a high-scoring game to Tracy Fleury’s wild-card team at the 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Tuesday night. The final score was 10-6. Michelle McQuaid (left) and Marie Christianson closely following a rock … Continue reading
We’ve received notification that a couple of annual events have been cancelled this year: The long-running Milkcan Bonspiel, which normally takes place in April at the Montague Curling Club, and was also cancelled last year due to the COVID … Continue reading
This event has been cancelled. Nine teams, including the three-time defending champion Jamie Newson rink from the Silver Fox Curling Club in Summerside, are competing in the PEI Mixed Curling Championship at the Montague Curling Club, from February 26 to … Continue reading
This event has been cancelled. This event has been cancelled. This event has been cancelled. The 2021 PEI U16 Championships, with four boys and four girls teams taking part, will be contested at the Crapaud Curling Club from … Continue reading
Watch New Dominion native Lauren Lenentine and Team Zacharias on TSN right now at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Calgary they’re playing Team Wild Card 3 (Beth Peterson) and are currently trailing 2-1 playing the sixth end. … Continue reading
It was a case of déjà vu for the Kim Dolan and Philip Gorveatt rinks this past weekend. Both teams went undefeated in the modified-triple-knockout format en route to repeating as the P.E.I. senior curling champions for curlers aged 50 … Continue reading
Team Birt is heading into Tuesday with a 3-1 win-loss record following a win over Team Newfoundland and Labrador yesterday and is back on the ice at 9:30 pm AST today against Wild Card 1 (Team Fleury). … Continue reading
Peter won the PEI Junior Men’s (known then as the “Pepsi Schoolboys” – there was no junior women’s event) championship back in 1967-1968, as skip for Phil Michael, Don Vickerson, and Ken Smallwood. History of Junior Curling (Wikipedia): The event … Continue reading
P.E.I.’s Suzanne Birt rink is back on the winning track at the 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Birt, third Marie Christenson, second Meaghan Hughes and lead Michelle McQuaid outlasted Newfoundland and Labrador’s Sarah Hill by a 12-8 score in Monday … Continue reading
Watch Compass, the CBC News for Prince Edward Ialand tonight at 6 pm PEI time, as Steve Bruce talks to PEI Skip Suzanne Birt from her Calgary hotel room “to get her thoughts on PEI’s play at the Scotties so … Continue reading
PEI’s Team Birt, with a 2-1 win-loss record, takes on Team Newfoundland and Labrador (Team Hill) at 4:30 pm AST in their only game on Monday at the Scotties in Calgary. Follow live scoring at curling.ca … Continue reading
To all who had observed this team perform in the junior ranks, it was not a matter of “if”. Simply a matter of “when”. And “when” was Sunday night at the Markin MacPhail Centre at WinSport’s Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, … Continue reading
It was not the finish the Suzanne Birt rink was hoping for in Draw 6 of the 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts on Sunday. Skip Suzanne Birt releases a shot while lead Michelle McQuaid, left, and second Meaghan Hughes are … Continue reading
The Katie Shaw rink from the Cornwall Curling Club are the Pepsi Provincial Junior Women’s Champions, after defeating their clubmates the Rachel MacLean foursome by a 6-1 score Sunday afternoon at the Silver Fox Curling Club in Summerside. The first … Continue reading
The Mitchell Schut rink, helped by a 5-point sixth end, beat their Cornwall clubmates the Brayden Snow team 10-4 in eight ends on Sunday to win the Pepsi Provincial Junior Men’s Curling Championship at the Silver Fox Curling Club in … Continue reading
Besides Team Birt, there are three other PEI-born curlers at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts — Lauren Lenentine on Team Wildcard 2, Alison Griffin on Team Nunavut, and Erin Carmody on Team Nova Scotia. Here’s a look at the team … Continue reading
Curling Day in Canada is coming up on February 27. In celebration of this event, a group, in partnership with the Town of Stratford, will be hosting two days of fun, free outdoor curling at the Pondside Park outdoor rink, … Continue reading
P.E.I. team steals the first nine points against New Brunswick on Saturday night CALGARY, Alta. — The Suzanne Birt rink is 2-for-2 at the 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The P.E.I. representative defeated Saskatchewan’s Sherry Anderson 7-6 and New Brunswick’s Melissa Adams 12-4 … Continue reading
Team Birt picked up a 12-4 win against Team New Brunswick on Saturday evening to improve to a 2-0 record. They play Team Quebec (Team St-Georges) next, at 4:30 Atlantic Time on Sunday, and will be the featured game on … Continue reading
It’s down to the Sunday Championship Round at the Pepsi Provincial Junior Curling Championships at the Silver Fox in Summerside. Cornwall’s Team Mitchell Schut could have won the Junior Men’s title on Saturday evening with a win against their clubmates … Continue reading
The Kim Dolan rink from the Cornwall Curling Club won 4 straight games this weekend, 11-4 against clubmate Shirley Berry, 7-4 against Montague’s June Moyaert, 10-2 against Cornwall’s Sandy Hope, and 7-4 against Berry in the “C” Qualifier on Saturday … Continue reading
Just like last year, the Philip Gorveatt rink, curling this year out of the Montague Curling Club, swept their way to victory, going undefeated to win the PEI Senior Men’s Curling Championship, for curlers age 50 and over, at the … Continue reading
This event has been cancelled. Nine teams, including the three-time defending champion Jamie Newson rink from the Silver Fox Curling Club in Summerside, are competing in the PEI Mixed Curling Championship at the Montague Curling Club, from February 26 to … Continue reading
There’s a busy evening ahead at the Silver Fox Curling Club in Summerside, as the “C” Qualifiers for both the Seniors and the Pepsi Juniors are taking place, and three of the four events could wrap up. The Seniors started … Continue reading
Maybe it wasn’t the start Suzanne Birt and her team from Prince Edward Island wanted, but the finish was delightful on Saturday morning at the Markin MacPhail Centre at WinSport’s Canada Olympic Park in Calgary. P.E.I. skip Suzanne Birt delivers during … Continue reading
The 2021 PEI U16 Championships, with four boys and four girls teams taking part, will be contested at the Crapaud Curling Club from February 26 to 28. Last year’s event was “Open” with any combination of boys and girls, while … Continue reading
P.E.I.’s Suzanne Birt rink persevered in its opening game of the 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts on Saturday. Suzanne Birt – Curling Canada photo Birt, who trailed 5-1 after four ends, rallied for a 7-6 victory over Saskatchewan’s Sherry Anderson, … Continue reading
The Pepsi Provincial Junior Men’s and Junior Women’s Curling Championships, for curlers in the Under 21 age category, continue today at the Silver Fox Curling Club in Summerside, with four junior men’s and three junior women’s teams entered, playing ten-end … Continue reading
Curlers are reminded of the following Curl PEI provincial entry deadline coming up in the month of February. All entries must be made online. PEI Youth Jamboree Location: Silver Fox CC Date: March 13, 2021 Entry Deadline: February 20, 2021 … Continue reading
It was an agonizingly long wait between competitive curling games, but the champs didn’t miss a beat in their opening game of the 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Kerri Einarson’s Team Canada opened its title defence with a 7-3 win … Continue reading
The PEI Senior Men’s and Women’s Championships, for curlers age 50 and over, continue Saturday at the Silver Fox Curling Club in Summerside. The defending champion Kim Dolan rink from the Cornwall Curling Club is now just one win away … Continue reading
Here is TSN’s Saturday broadcast schedule for the Scotties in Calgary. PEI’s Team Birt is the Feature Game at 11:30 am on TSN1/3: Team PEI DRAW 2 – 11:30 am AT on TSN1/3 PEI (@teambirt) vs. SK (Team Anderson) DRAW … Continue reading
It’s the reigning Canadian champions Team Einarson vs. the reigning world junior champions, Team Zacharias, which includes New Dominion PEI native Lauren Lenentine, in a battle between two Manitoba teams in the TSN Feature game at 9:30 PM tonight in … Continue reading
The Pepsi Provincial Junior Men’s and Junior Women’s Curling Championships, for curlers in the Under 21 age category, got underway Thursday evening at the Silver Fox Curling Club in Summerside, with four junior men’s and three junior women’s teams entered, … Continue reading
Some familiar names from PEI Men’s, Women’s and Seniors competition are off to a good start at the PEI Senior Men’s and Women’s Championships, for curlers age 50 and over, at the Silver Fox Curling Club in Summerside, with the … Continue reading
The world’s most famous and prestigious women’s curling national championship is being staged under unfamiliar circumstances, but the stakes and pressure will be very familiar. The 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts begins Friday inside a strictly enforced, safe, no-fans bubble … Continue reading
Seven teams to compete for Pepsi Provincial Junior curling titles, 12 for PEI Seniors crowns, in Summerside The Pepsi Provincial Junior Men’s and Junior Women’s Curling Championships, for curlers in the Under 21 age category, take place at the same … Continue reading
Nine teams, including the three-time defending champion Jamie Newson rink from the Silver Fox Curling Club in Summerside, are competing in the PEI Mixed Curling Championship at the Montague Curling Club, from February 26 to March 1st. The Newson rink … Continue reading
P.E.I.’s late poet Milton Acorn observed, “The Island’s small … every opinion counts.” And when it came to an opinion, few were better at offering one than Gerry (Soupy) Campbell. In a successful and sometimes tumultuous sports career that spanned … Continue reading
Curlers are reminded of the following Curl PEI provincial entry deadline coming up in the month of February. All entries must be made online. PEI Youth Jamboree Location: Silver Fox CC Date: March 13, 2021 Entry Deadline: February 20, 2021 … Continue reading
Curling Day in Canada is coming up on February 27. In celebration of this event, a group, in partnership with the Town of Stratford, will be hosting two days of fun, free outdoor curling at the Pondside Park outdoor rink, … Continue reading
Jill Brothers won’t get to add a fourth diamond to her Scotties Tournament of Hearts pendant when she arrives in Calgary this week, but she’s okay with that. The Mayflower skip will take the trip to the national championship in … Continue reading
Public health regulations could have been a snag for the Cody Dixon Memorial Bonspiel, but the tournament marked its fifth anniversary with 16 teams on the ice Friday and Saturday at the Montague Curling Club. The winners were the team … Continue reading
Seven teams to compete for Pepsi Provincial Junior curling titles, 12 for PEI Seniors crowns, in Summerside The Pepsi Provincial Junior Men’s and Junior Women’s Curling Championships, for curlers in the Under 21 age category, take place at the same … Continue reading
CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — The Suzanne Birt-skipped rink is looking to make the most of experience and momentum at this year’s Scotties Tournament of Hearts Canadian women’s curling championship. Birt, third Marie Christianson, second Meaghan Hughes, lead Michelle McQuaid and coach … Continue reading
Ottawa will host the 2021 Everest Canadian Curling Club Championships, it was announced today by Curling Canada. Canada’s most talented club curlers will compete at the Ottawa Hunt & Golf Club from Nov. 28-Dec. 4, 2021. The event includes 14 … Continue reading
Sport PEI is excited to introduce their She’s Got It All campaign, created in partnership with Canadian Women & Sport. This campaign highlights the barriers that girls and women still face in their sport journeys. Each week leading up to … Continue reading
The Scotties Tournament of Hearts starts Friday in the Calgary Bubble, and New Dominion PEI’s Lauren Lenentine (right in photo), on Team Wildcard 2, skipped by Mackenzie Zacharias, will be in the opening draw. TSN/RDS2 will provide coverage of every … Continue reading
The 5th Annual Cody Dixon Memorial Bonspiel took place Friday and Saturday at the Montague Curling Club and was won by the team of Larry Dewar, Larry Richards, Tammy Dewar, and Tracy MacLean. Second place honours went to Dylan Lowery, … Continue reading
(By Jonathan Brazeau) The fields have been finalized for the upcoming Humpty’s Champions Cup and Princess Auto Players’ Championship at Calgary’s Markin MacPhail Centre. Both Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling events will feature 12 of the top men’s teams and … Continue reading
Curling Day in Canada is coming up on February 27. In celebration of this event, a group, in partnership with the Town of Stratford, will be hosting two days of fun, free outdoor curling at the Pondside Park outdoor rink, … Continue reading
The duo of Mitchell Schut and Cruz Pineau, who normally curl on the same four-person team at the Cornwall Curling Club, won the 3rd Annual Doubles Spiel at the Silver Fox Curling Club in Summerside, which wrapped up on Saturday … Continue reading
The fifth annual Cody Dixon Memorial Bonspiel is on this weekend at the Montague Curling Club. Here is the event draw: … Continue reading
PEI’s Team Birt begins play a week from today at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in the Calgary “Bubble”. The Montague Curling Club recently presented them with a signed PEI Flag to bring with them. Here’s a “Meet the Team” … Continue reading
Here is the draw for the Doubles Bonspiel at the Silver Fox this weekend. … Continue reading
Here is a copy of the Tim Hortons Brier Official Draw, with the games for Team PEI, skipped by Eddie MacKenzie, highlighted with a green background. Times are given in Calgary and Eastern times (add one hour to Eastern for … Continue reading
(Besides Team PEI, PEI’s Adam Casey is in this event playing third for Team Manitoba, while Brett Gallant is second on Team Canada) Two skips chasing history will be on the ice when the 2021 Tim Hortons Brier, presented by … Continue reading
Curlers are reminded of the following Curl PEI provincial entry deadlines coming up in the month of February. All entries must be made online. PEI U13 Curling Championship Location: Maple Leaf CC Date: March 5-7, 2021 Entry Deadline: February 12, … Continue reading
I would like to thank the many sponsors that have made this event possible this year. First, our title sponsor CIBC Wood Gundy Pickard Financial Management Group, ADL, Little Caesars, Dairy Farmers of PEI, Asham Curling Supplies for all of … Continue reading
The Ferguson-Logan Montague Funeral Home PEI Stick Curling Championship wrapped up Thursday afternoon at the Cornwall Curling Club with the Clair Sweet and Bob Matheson team from the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary winning the Open Division (any combination … Continue reading
A decision on the future of the Charlottetown Curling Club is expected to be made in about a month’s time. The club did not open this season after the chiller in its 31-year-old ice plant broke down during start-up and … Continue reading
PEI curler Gerry “Soupy” Campbell, who was known around the world for his coverage of curling events, has passed away at age 73. Soupy’s also been an icemaker in Calgary, a curling coach in Slovakia, and a curling historian through … Continue reading
Seven teams to compete for Pepsi Provincial Junior curling titles, 12 for PEI Seniors crowns, in Summerside The Pepsi Provincial Junior Men’s and Junior Women’s Curling Championships, for curlers in the Under 21 age category, take place at the same … Continue reading
Photo: Sterling Higginbotham Three round-robin draws, beginning at 8:30 this morning, and three Championship Round draws remain to be played as the Ferguson-Logan Montague Funeral Home PEI Stick Curling Championships, which has attracted the largest field ever for this event, … Continue reading
Curlers are reminded of the following Curl PEI provincial entry deadlines coming up in the month of February. All entries must be made online. PEI U13 Curling Championship Location: Maple Leaf CC Date: March 5-7, 2021 Entry Deadline: February 12, … Continue reading
Day one is over at the Ferguson-Logan Montague Funeral Home PEI Stick Curling Championships at the Cornwall Curling Club, and six teams are still undefeated in round-robin play, with all teams having played two games. The defending champions in the … Continue reading
A rare six-ender (the stick curling equivalent of an eight-ender in traditional curling) was scored this afternoon in the Women’s Division at the Ferguson-Logan Stick Curling Championships, by the host Cornwall Curling Club duo of Gloria Clarke (left in photo) … Continue reading
Here’s a photo gallery from draws 2 and 3 of the Ferguson-Logan Montague Funeral Home PEI Stick Curling Championships which got underway Tuesday morning and afternoon, and wraps up Thursday afternoon at the Cornwall Curling Club. Click a photo to … Continue reading
Liam Currie has recently returned to play with Special Olympics PEI! It was Charlottetown Community Sport’s Floor Curl module, something new for the program, that encouraged Liam to get back to in-person programs. Liam Currie Liam has been an athlete with … Continue reading
The 2021 Ferguson-Logan Montague Funeral Home PEI Stick Curling Championships takes place Feb. 9-11 at the Cornwall Curling Club with a record Twenty-Four 2-Person teams — 18 Open (any combination of male and or female) and 6 Women’s division duos … Continue reading
While some PEI curling facilities are operating with increased membership and at least one is extending their season, things are different in New Brunswick and many other places. Curl Moncton made the following announcement on Saturday: It is with heavy … Continue reading
As we slowly approach the light at the end of the tunnel of the COVID-19 pandemic, young curlers across Canada can now start planning for the 2021-22 season and beyond. After extensive consultation with provincial and territorial Member Associations, it … Continue reading
O’LEARY, P.E.I. — It’s an unglamorous but essential role for any successful curling team. Although front-end players often go about their business with little or no fanfare, it’s a responsibility lead Michelle McQuaid and second Meaghan Hughes excel at and … Continue reading
The 2020-21 season marks the first year for MacKenzie, third Tyler Smith, second Sean Ledgerwood and lead Ryan Lowery playing together as a team. A mix of youth and experience has not only translated into success on the ice but … Continue reading
Pick up today’s PEI Guardian for stories by Jason Simmonds on Team Birt’s front end Meaghan Hughes and Michelle McQuaid, and on the Eddie MacKenzie rink combining youth and experience. … Continue reading
The Silver Fox Curling Club in Summerside is holding a “Pink Hat” Spiel in memory of Summerside curler, firefighter, schoolbus driver, and icemaker Leo Stewart, who passed away in April. This event is open to everyone, and takes place February … Continue reading
The Silver Fox Curling Club in Summerside is holding a Doubles Bonspiel, open to everyone, and limited to 24 teams, on Friday evening February 12th, and continuing on Saturday the 13th. Entry fee of $20 per two-person team guarantees three … Continue reading
Curlers are reminded of the following Curl PEI provincial entry deadlines coming up in the month of February. All entries must be made online. PEI Under 16 Curling Championship Location: Crapaud CCC Date: February 26-28, 2021 Entry Deadline: February 5, … Continue reading
One year from today, athletes will be marching into the National Stadium in Beijing for the Opening Ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics. But it’s the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic over the past 12 months that has forced Curling … Continue reading
Legacy Performance Event – She’s Good UPEI Women’s Basketball star Jenna Mae Ellsworth had an incredible year being awarded the Nann Copp Award as U Sports Basketball Player of the Year, the AUS Female athlete of the Year, as well … Continue reading
O’LEARY, P.E.I. — The opportunity to return to competitive curling with a driven and elite team lured Kathy O’Rourke out of retirement. Skip Suzanne Birt, right, and Kathy O’Rourke discuss strategy during the 2021 Scotties P.E.I. women’s curling championship at the … Continue reading
O’LEARY, P.E.I. — Blair Jay put things in perspective following the 2021 Tankard P.E.I. men’s curling championship. The veteran skip and Summerside resident lost 3-0 to Eddie MacKenzie of the Crapaud and Montague clubs in the best-of-five series at the … Continue reading