The Adam Casey rink from PEI, and the Brad Gushue foursome from St. John’s, which includes PEI native Brett Gallant at second stone, are among the teams competing at the Meridian Canadian Open Grand Slam of Curling event, which gets … Continue reading
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The Crapaud Community Curling Club is having a Cash Spiel on December 18 & 19, beginning at 7 pm on the 18th. This is open to all Junior, Men, Women, Mixed, Senior, and Travelers teams. Cost is $100 per team. … Continue reading
The Rod MacDonald team defeated the Tyler Smith rink in this afternoon’s final of the Island Petroleum Cashspiel at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside. Playing with MacDonald were Peter Gallant, Mark O’Rourke, and Mark Butler. The … Continue reading
The Montague Curling Rink invites you to the “Hog Wild” spiel on Dec. 11 and 12. Team entry fee is $140, or $120 with one new curler. A 50X50 draw will be held, with proceeds going to the Food … Continue reading
Four young teams from the Island with their sights set on competing in the 2019 Canada Games, took part in the Curl Moncton Youth Spiel and Canada Games Mini Development Camp over the weekend, with three of the four PEI … Continue reading
The Provincial Mixed Doubles Curling Championship is being held on December 12 and 13, 2015 at the Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club, with two teams entered. This 2 person per team version of curling is now an Olympic sport, … Continue reading
The Lisa Jackson rink, who recently won the national Travelers Curling Club Championship representing the Cornwall Curling Club, will be at the Club on Tuesday evening, Dec. 8 for a short celebration between the 6:30 and 8:30 draws (approximately 8:20). … Continue reading
The Charlottetown Curling Complex are holding a New Year’s Ladies Spiel on January 2nd. Entry fee of $25 per person provides two, six end games, with winners determined by a points system. Lunch and Prizes as well. Register by Dec. … Continue reading
The 2015-2016 Curl PEI provincial curling championship season is about to get underway here on PEI, and a number championships have December entry deadlines. Mixed Doubles (Website: PEICurling.com/mixeddoubles) Entries have already closed for the Mixed Doubles, with two teams, Kyle … Continue reading
During the round robin draw at the Travelers Curling Club Championship in Ottawa, the PEI women’s team, skipped by Lisa Jackson, were interviewed by Curling Canada. Of course, they went on to win the event. … Continue reading
The Olympic dream will become a little more real for the two teams that prevail at the 2015 Home Hardware Canada Cup of Curling, presented by Meridian Manufacturing, beginning Wednesday at Revolution Place in Grande Prairie, Alta. The elite competition, … Continue reading
Is this evening’s snow making you want to head to the beach? Book your spot on the beach at the 2016 Foxy Lady Bonspiel. Limited Space available, and it’s. filling fast! Contact Sheila Compton 268 All Weather Highway, Summerside PE … Continue reading
Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador have their first ever Travelers Canadian Curling Club Championship titles. Lisa Jackson’s rink out of the Cornwall Curling Club in P.E.I defeated Ontario 5-3 in the women’s final. Andrew Symonds of St. John’s … Continue reading
Ottawa: This year’s Canadian Travelers Curling Club Champions are the Prince Edward Island women and Newfoundland and Labrador men. The women’s champs, from the Cornwall Curling Club are the rink of Lisa Jackson, Carolyn Coulson, Melissa Morrow, and Jodi Murphy. … Continue reading
Ottawa-For the first time in the event’s history, Newfoundland and Labrador or Manitoba will be crowned men’s champions at the Travelers Canadian Curling Club Championship. On the women’s side, it’s a rematch of last year’s final, as Ontario will seek … Continue reading
The Lisa Jackson rink from the Cornwall Curling Club have advanced to the national Travelers Curling Club championship final, following a 6-2 win over Northern Ontario’s Kathie Jackson team this evening. Northern Ontario had hammer in the first end, and … Continue reading
Curling Canada guidelines covering recent technological advances in brush-heads are now in place for the remainder of the curling season. A moratorium has been issued on the use of various brush-heads, and will be in place for all regional … Continue reading
The 2019 Canada Winter Games in Red Deer Alberta may seem to be a long time in the future, but teams are already preparing. A number of Island rinks will be participating in a Canada Games Mini Development Camp and … Continue reading
For Prince Edward Island’s Lisa Jackson the plan was to make the playoffs. The bonus was achieved on Thursday evening when her team from the Cornwall Curling Club qualified directly to Friday’s semifinal thanks to a 4-3 win over Ontario. … Continue reading
OTTAWA — The Cornwall women are advancing to the semi-finals of the Travelers Canadian Curling Club championships; the P.E.I. men’s team from the Western Community Curling Club did not make it past round-robin play. Lisa Jackson, whose P.E.I. rink made … Continue reading
No plans tonight? Come curling! Bring your friends to the Charlottetown Curling Complex. No membership, experience or equipment needed. Just $10 at the door. Drink special: 5 beer for $20. Come on down tonight at 8pm! Meanwhile, the Cornwall Curling … Continue reading
Eight-enders are extremely rare in championship curling, and Curling Canada, in a Tweet sent out this afternoon, confirms that the one scored Wednesday afternoon against Nunavut by the Lisa Jackson rink from the Cornwall Curling Club at the Travelers Curling … Continue reading
Playoff hopes at Travelers fading OTTAWA — A major logjam in the men’s standings at the Travelers Canadian Curling Club championships in Ottawa Thursday morning, but not in Prince Edward Island’s favour. Curling Canada photo: Freddy Fraser rink The day … Continue reading
The PEI women’s team, skipped by Lisa Jackson from the Cornwall Curling Club, recovered from their first loss (5-3 to Sask.) on Wednesday afternoon at the Travelers Curling Club Championship in Ottawa, with a lopsided 21-0 win over Nunavut in … Continue reading
The afternoon draw just wrapped up at the Travelers Curling Club Championship in Ottawa, with the PEI women, skipped by Lisa Jackson from the Cornwall Curling Club losing their first game of the event, after three consecutive wins – a … Continue reading
The excellent ice for the Travelers Curling Club Championship at the Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club is being provided by two icemakers from the area – Bill Duck (duckcurling.com) and Dan Lougheed, and one from PEI – Larry Richards, Manager … Continue reading
Junior curlers are reminded of the Junior Fitness & Nutrition Session, this Saturday, November 28, from 1-3pm: PEI Junior curlers (ages 10-20) are invited to attend a fitness and nutrition session at Synergy Fitness, 141 Mt. Edward Rd. (the old … Continue reading
It was a great day for the PEI women’s team, skipped by Lisa Jackson of the Cornwall Curling Club, picking up two wins at the Travelers Curling Club Championship in Ottawa, to improve to a 3-0 win-loss record, tied with … Continue reading
Stefanie Clark, who has won numerous Prince Edward Island curling championships, and a world junior title with skip Suzanne Birt back in 2001, has been sidelined by Lyme Disease, and is facing a $50,000 five-week treatment plan that is not … Continue reading
The men’s and women’s lineups have been announced for the 2015 Meridian Canadian Open Grand Slam of Curling event, Dec. 8-13 in Yorkton Sask. The Adam Casey rink from PEI, and the defending champion Brad Gushue foursome from St. John’s … Continue reading
It was a great opening day for the Island teams at the Travelers Curling Club Championship at the Ottawa Hunt Golf and Curling Club. The event officially kicked off with celebrated local curlers Craig Savill, Rick Bachand, Emma Miskew and … Continue reading
The Brad Gushue rink from St. John’s, which includes PEI native Brett Gallant at second stone, went undefeated this weekend to win the men’s division of the Dave Jones Mayflower cashspiel in Halifax, edging the Swiss Sven Michel rink 4-3 … Continue reading
The 3 pm finals are set at the Dave Jones Mayflower Cashspiel in Halifax, with the Brad Gushue rink, which includes PEI native Brett Gallant, taking on the Swiss Sven Michel foursome in the men’s final, and Theresa Breen facing … Continue reading
The Charlottetown Curling Complex is holding a take-out lobster or ham dinner on Nov. 28th. Dinner includes potato salad, coleslaw, roll and carrot cake. Ham dinner is $15, while lobster is $20. Order tickets at the CCC bar or by … Continue reading
The semi-finals are underway at the Dave Jones Memorial Cashspiel at the Mayflower Curling Club in Halifax, with PEI’s Suzanne Birt women’s team playing the Theresa Breen rink from Nova Scotia, and the Brad Gushue team from St. John’s, which … Continue reading
(by Eric McCarthy) ALBERTON – When the Western Community Curling Club’s Freddy Fraser rink slides onto the ice at Ottawa’s Hunt and Golf Club on Monday for the opening draw of the national Travelers curling club championship, they will have … Continue reading
PEI’s John Likely men’s rink, and Suzanne Birt women’s team, along with the Brad Gushue men’s rink from St. John’s, which includes PEI native Brett Gallant, are the only undefeated teams in the event, and have advanced to today’s championship … Continue reading
The Matthew MacLean rink are the winners of the third annual Kevin Gallant Memorial Bonspiel, held Friday and Saturday at the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary. Gallant, a former long-time member of the MacLean team, was killed in a … Continue reading
The Ted MacFadyen rink from the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside won Cornwall’s 3rd Masters Plus Bonspiel, which wrapped up this afternoon. The Barry Craswell team from Cornwall is runner up. The Masters Plus format allows one … Continue reading
Twelve teams are entered so far, and organizers are looking for four more for the Island Petroleum Cashspiel, December 4-6 at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside. This event is open to all Senior, Junior, and Travelers … Continue reading
Curling dreams will be coming true for the 28 teams that open the 2015 Travelers Curling Club Championship on Monday at the Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club. The seventh Travelers Curling Club Championship begins Monday at the Ottawa Hunt and … Continue reading
Curling gold medalist Brad Gushue used the now-banned broom until recently There’s a lot of buzz at the Mayflower Curling Club in Halifax over a ban on a new kind of curling broom that some say is taking away the … Continue reading
The Crapaud Community Curling Club has cancelled the Free Funspiel this weekend on the 20th and 21st and the U13 Fun Day on the 22nd due to insufficient signup. … Continue reading
The final draw of the day is underway at the 3rd annual Masters Plus spiel in Cornwall. The event concludes with morning and afternoon draws on Friday. 16 teams are entered, representing 9 different curling clubs from all three Maritime … Continue reading
Unlike a number of other events, attendance for the provincial winners at the national Mixed Doubles competition is not completely paid for by Curling Canada. Curl PEI will be supporting the winning team attending the National Mixed Doubles by providing … Continue reading
Perth, Scotland Wednesday 18 November 2015 A moratorium on the use of brush heads constructed in the following manner will be enforced for Word Curling Federation events during the 2015/16 season, beginning with the 2015 European Curling Championships in Esbjerg, … Continue reading
The Maple Leaf, Montague, Cornwall, and Charlottetown curling facilities are offering FREE on-ice “Introduction to Curling” sessions for children and their parents/guardians. Both those who may have attended “Rocks and Rings” school gym sessions, as well as the general public, … Continue reading
Mixed Doubles The Curl PEI Provincial Mixed Doubles Curling Championship will be held at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside, December 11-13, 2015. Last year’s winners were the Kyle Holland/Katie Fullerton duo, from the Charlottetown Curling Complex … Continue reading
Sport PEI is now accepting nominations for its 2015 Amateur Sport Awards. Sport PEI welcomes nominations from sport groups, and the general public in establishing a short list of potential finalists. The deadline to nominate is December 22. Please clink … Continue reading
The Dave Jones Mayflower Cashspiel goes this Thursday through Sunday Nov. 19-22 at the Mayflower Curling Club in Halifax, with 40 teams taking part, including three women’s and two men’s rinks from PEI. Men’s play gets underway Thursday morning at … Continue reading
Chase the Ace The Ace was drawn by Calvin Smith and he took home $862.50. They will be starting with a new deck this Friday, November 20th from 7:30-9. Come out and support the South Shore Actiplex, the Crapaud Fire … Continue reading
The Montague Curling Rink invites you to the “Hog Wild” spiel on Dec. 11 and 12. Team entry fee is $140, or $120 with one new curler. A 50X50 draw will be held, with proceeds going to the Food Bank. … Continue reading
The men’s and women’s championship games of the Fall Fling junior cashspiel were held at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside this afternoon. Journal Pioneer sports editor Jason Simmonds was there to capture the following images: Click … Continue reading
MacFadyen scores five points in final half of Fall Fling final SUMMERSIDE – Alex MacFadyen proved on Sunday it’s not how teams start a game, but rather how they finish it that counts. Lead Parker MacFadyen releases a shot while … Continue reading
Curl Atlantic is pleased to announce that the Whitecap Junior Curling Camp will be held at Curl Moncton for the 2016, 2017 and 2018 summers. Registration information will be distributed in January. The dates for next summer are July 31 … Continue reading
(by Jonathan Brazeau) OSHAWA, Ont. — Brad Gushue of St. John’s said at the start of the National he felt good enough to play in the event following his frightening fall on the ice just two weeks ago at the … Continue reading
The Mary Fay rink from the Chester Curling Club in Nova Scotia, and the Alex MacFadyen team from the host Silver Fox Curling Club are the women’s and men’s winners, respectively, of the 9th annual Fall Fling junior cashspiel, which … Continue reading
The men’s and women’s finals go at 1 pm, as the 9th annual Fall Fling Junior Cashspiel wraps up at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside. The all-PEI men’s final will see the Alex MacFadyen rink from … Continue reading
The 2016 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship wrapped up on Saturday afternoon in Toronto, with Mick Lizmore’s Alberta squad from Edmonton completing a perfect, unbeaten week with a 4-2 win over Saskatchewan’s Bruce Korte in the gold-medal game. With the win, … Continue reading
(by Jonathan Brazeau) OSHAWA, Ont. — Reid Carruthers faced three coming home but punched out Glenn Howard’s shot rock to secure a 5-2 victory and a spot in the men’s final of the National. Reid Carruthers at the 2015 Pinty’s … Continue reading
The Fall Fling Junior Cashspiel wraps up today at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside, with the men’s and women’s semi-finals going at 9 am, and the winners advancing to the 1 pm finals. The winning teams … Continue reading
The 9th annual Fall Fling Junior Cashspiel gets underway at noon at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside, with 12 junior men’s and an equal number of junior women’s teams, from all three Maritime provinces, taking part. … Continue reading
The Cornwall Curling Club is getting ready to host its third Masters Plus Bonspiel on Thursday November 19th and Friday November 20th. A Masters Plus team has three players age 60 and over (“Masters”), and a fourth player age 55 … Continue reading
The game between the Brad Gushue team, which includes PEI native Brett Gallant, and the Kevin Koe rink at “The National” Grand Slam of Curling event in Oshawa, Ont., will be the feature match at 1 pm Atlantic on Sportsnet. … Continue reading
Ten teams have signed up for “The Ice Queens” women’s funspiel this weekend at the Cornwall Curling Club. Teams each play three games, with winners determined via a points system. Team Rosters: 1 Carlene Peters Debby Sigsworth Rebecca Rolfe Donna … Continue reading
Alberta’s Mick Lizmore and New Brunswick’s Charlie Sullivan will advance to the next round of the 2016 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship after finishing the round robin at the top of their respective pools on Wednesday night at the Weston Curling Club … Continue reading
Alberta remains the only undefeated team at the 2016 Canadian Mixed Curling Championships in Toronto. Alberta’s Micky Lizmore, with his team of Sarah Wilkes, Brad Thiessen and Alison Kotylak, took to the ice to battle Newfoundland and Labrador’s Chris Ford … Continue reading
Peter Gallant (coach of Team Suzanne Birt) will be working with Curl PEI this winter to offer Adult Club Curling Clinics at Island curling facilities. The clinics will be on-ice for 2 hours and open to all club curlers. The … Continue reading
Curl PEI is organizing Junior Fitness and Nutrition sessions on Nov. 28, from 1-3 pm at Synergy Fitness, 141 Mount Edward Road, Charlottetown (the former Mount St. Mary’s building). 10-15 year olds will have a gym session from 1-2 pm, … Continue reading
Curl PEI is conducting Level I and Level II Umpire Clinics, both on Nov.29, from 9 am to 4 pm. The Level I clinic, with Cliff Poirier, will be at the Silver Fox, while the Level II clinic, with Kay … Continue reading
(by Danielle Inglis) Three and four-enders were a common occurrence during Draw 4 of the 2016 Canadian Mixed at the Weston Golf and Country Club in Toronto. The Ontario versus Manitoba match was the live streamed game this draw and … Continue reading
A draw for 4 in the fourth end gave Windsor Nova Scotia’s Doug MacKenzie rink a 4-2 lead over PEI’s Eddie MacKenzie team this afternoon at the Canadian Mixed in Toronto. The Bluenosers followed this up with steals of 2, … Continue reading
Curlers from across Canada are set to visit Digby, N.S., in April for a tournament hosted by former world champion Randy Ferbey. Ferbey was in Halifax Monday to announce the Everest-Ferbey National Pro Am. It will be the second year for … Continue reading
The 9th annual Fall Fling Junior Cashspiel goes this weekend at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside, with 12 junior men’s and an equal number of junior women’s teams, from all three Maritime provinces, taking part. Here … Continue reading
Curl PEI’s Provincial Mixed Doubles Curling Championship will be held at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside, December 11-13, 2015. Last year’s provincial winners were the Kyle Holland/Katie Fullerton duo, from the Charlottetown Curling Complex and the … Continue reading
The Eddie MacKenzie rink from the Charlottetown Curling Complex dropped their opener this evening at the Canadian Mixed Curling Championships in Toronto, losing 6-2 to the Bruce Korte rink from Saskatoon SK. The Island squad play another MacKenzie, Doug, from … Continue reading
The Peter De Cruz rink won the $21,835 total purse CookstownCash spiel, which wrapped up today in Cookstown Ont., beating Ontario’s Brent Ross team 4-2 in the final. PEI’s Adam Casey team lost 6-2 in six ends to De Cruz … Continue reading
The Crapaud Community Curling Club is holding Harvey’s Clover Farm Cash Spiel on January 8, 9, & 10, 2016. This is open to all Junior, Men, Women, Mixed, Senior, and Travelers teams. Cost is $250 per team. Guaranteed 3 games. … Continue reading
The 3rd annual Kevin Gallant Memorial curling bonspiel takes place November 20 and 21 at the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary. Kevin was a Junior curler who was killed in a snowmobile accident on December 18th 2013 at the … Continue reading
Five of PEI’s seven full-time curling facilities are “Chasing the Ace” this season as a way to raise funds. This variant of the traditional “50X50” Draw offers more enticing payouts, as only 20% (number can vary slightly) of the money … Continue reading
Curling is underway in Summerside, with league play starting up, and ten teams taking part in the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club’s opening bonspiel, sponsored by Summerside Chrysler Dodge, which wrapped up today. The winners were the team of … Continue reading
Three more teams are needed in order for the Cornwall Curling Club’s “The Ice Queens” Women’s Funspiel to go ahead next Friday evening November 13, and all day Saturday November 14. Seven teams are signed up, and they need at … Continue reading
Free Family Fun Night at Maple Leaf Curling Club, O’Leary on Monday, November 16 at 7pm. Come out with your friends or family and give the sport of curling a try! All you need is a clean pair of sneakers, … Continue reading
The Canadian Mixed Curling Championship gets underway on Sunday at the Weston Golf and Country Club in Toronto. It’s the 53rd edition of the Mixed, which began in Toronto in 1964 and has been won a leading 10 times by … Continue reading
Besides seven dedicated curling facilities. PEI also has two multi-purpose arenas which have curling on a weekly basis. Curling is now underway, and goes Tuesday evenings at the Eastern Kings Sportsplex in Souris, with draws at @ 5:30 and and … Continue reading
Everything is a go for Try Curling lessons this evening at 6:30 at the Montague Curling Club. A plant problem forced cancellation of Junior curling, but this evening’s lessons are on. … Continue reading
The 32nd Annual Curl for Cancer will take place December 12th at the Charlottetown Curling Complex. Play a 6 end game for $20 at 9, 11, 1, 3, or 5 o’clock. There will be a bake sale, trivia, and a … Continue reading
Curl Moncton would like to announce that it is putting the Moncton Curlers’ Association (MCA) building and property on Lutz Street up for sale. The MCA has a rich history that dates back to 1881. The present building is a … Continue reading
CALGARY – Whether a helmet would have protected Brad Gushue when he crashed face-first on the curling ice is debatable. Brad Gushue, Todd Korol/Getty Images But the sight of one of the world’s best curlers sporting a swollen right eye … Continue reading
Coaching PEI has National Coaching Certification Program modules on the calendar for November and December. To sign up for any of these, coaches can email Lynne Boudreau (address below), or sign up on the Locker in the calendar https://thelocker.coach.ca/calendar November … Continue reading
Position Profile The Chief Executive Officer is responsible to the Board of Governors to carry out all orders, resolutions and policies approved by the Board. The CEO will have responsibility and accountability for the leadership, strategic direction, and overall management … Continue reading
(by Jonathan Brazeau) TRURO, N.S. — Ottawa’s Rachel Homan scored her third Masters title in four season with a 6-2 victory over Edmonton’s Val Sweeting in the women’s final Sunday at the Rath Eastlink Community Centre. Rachel Homan at the … Continue reading
(by Jonathan Brazeau) TRURO, N.S. — Winnipeg’s Mike McEwen captured his sixth career Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling title with a 5-3 victory over Jim Cotter, of Vernon, B.C., in the Masters men’s final Sunday. Jon Mead, Denni Neufeld, Matt … Continue reading
Information on upcoming National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) Multi Sport Modules can be found on the CoachingPEI website: http://www.coachingpei.ca/nccp-training.html Club Coach Youth Saturday, November 7, 2015 9am-5pm Location: Cornwall Curling Club Fee: $75/participant Descriptions of the workshops can be found at: http://www.coach.ca/curling-p154492 … Continue reading
Montague The Montague Curling Rink is holding “Try Curling” sessions Nov. 2nd through Nov. 4th beginning at 6:30 each evening. All you need to bring are clean shoes, and wear loose or stretchy pants. The the league sign-up sheets will … Continue reading
The Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club hold their open house today (Nov. 1), 2-4pm for Juniors and 7-9 for adults. The Charlottetown Curling Complex wrap up their free Learn to Curl sessions this afternoon, beginning at 1:30. … Continue reading
(by Jonathan Brazeau) TRURO, N.S. — Brad Gushue made an incredible return to his quarterfinal game at the Masters against Steve Laycock after a frightening fall that required a trip to the hospital for stitches on Saturday afternoon. Brad Gushue … Continue reading
(by Jonathan Brazeau) TRURO, N.S. — Calgary’s Kevin Koe and Brad Gushue of St. John’s finished the Masters round robin with unblemished 4-0 records following wins in Draw 12 on Friday. Kevin Koe at the 2015 Pinty’s GSOC Masters in … Continue reading
On November 20 & 21st the Crapaud Community Curling Club is holding an Open Spiel for all teams and curlers on the Island. There is no cost for this and teams are guaranteed 3 games. There will be a Pot … Continue reading
(by Jonathan Brazeau) TRURO, N.S. — Brad Gushue of St. John’s climbed to a 3-0 record to qualify for the playoffs at the Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling Masters. Team Gushue earned a 6-2 victory over Team Niklas Edin on … Continue reading