Here’s a full report from the Cornwall Curling Club on yesterday’s visit by the Scottish male curlers taking part in the century-old Strathcona Cup competition. Although Cornwall didn’t win any of their games, a great time was had by the … Continue reading
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In order to give those teams coming off the ice Thursday evening more time before having to return for their morning draw, and to give fans an opportunity to watch the event over lunch and after work, it has been … Continue reading
Jan. 18, 2013 — The M&M Meat Shops Canadian Juniors will be played Feb. 2-10 in the Suncor Community Leisure Centre at MacDonald Island Park in Fort McMurray, Alta. It marks the eighth year of title sponsorship by M&M Meat … Continue reading
The annual Helen Robbins Memorial Junior Bonspiel, with junior men’s and junior women’s divisions for curlers under 18 years of age, will take place February 18 ( Islander Day) at the Montague Curling Club. Entry deadline is Feb. 13, with … Continue reading
The Cornwall Curling Club, which recently hosted the Pepsi Juniors Under 21 provincial curling championships, is also hosting the second provincial championship of the season – this time for curlers age 60 and over. Draws in the Curl PEI Provincial … Continue reading
PEI’s only Junior Mixed FunSpiel, for the Under 16 and Under 18 age categories, scheduled for Friday, February 1 2013 at the Charlottetown Curling Complex has been cancelled due to insufficient signup. (CCA Photo) Form your teams and get ready … Continue reading
The Montague Curling Club will be Curling for Cancer on Saturday January 26. Whether you are a beginner or a pro, you are invited to enjoy a fun filled day of curling. Bring your friends, your family, or your co-workers … Continue reading
(Perth, Scotland) The World Curling Federation (WCF) has announced that the Chinese capital, Beijing, will host the 2014 World Men’s Curling Championship. The event will take place from March 29 to April 6, 2014. Photo: Chinese Curling Association President, Ni … Continue reading
The Strathcona Cup Tour, with male curlers from Scotland taking on curlers from all 10 provinces, comes to PEI this weekend. The Tour, which first took place in 1902, is the oldest international curling event in the world. The Scots … Continue reading
The draws and schedules for next week’s Provincial Masters (age 60+) and Scotties Tournament of Hearts (women’s) championships are now available at PEICurling.com/masters and PEICurling.com/scotties respectively. End-by-end results will be available at these sites during the event. … Continue reading
The Town of Cornwall is the host for the 2013 Vogue Optical Provincial 55+ Winter Games, which take place February 25 to March 2 in and around the Cornwall area. All Participants must be 55 years or older by December … Continue reading
The following PEI curling championships have entry deadlines within the next three weeks. All entries must be made online at PEICurling.com. Payment can be made online or by cheque and must reach Curl PEI within a week after the entry … Continue reading
PENTICTON, B.C. — The World Financial Group Continental Cup has returned to North America. A year after losing to Team World in curling’s version of the Ryder Cup, Team North America took back the Cup with a convincing victory at … Continue reading
The past two weekends have been good ones for 18 year old UPEI student and Cornwall Curling Club member Veronica Smith. Last weekend, she skipped her rink to a 9-5 win over Cornwall clubmate Amanda MacLean and her team to … Continue reading
Team UPEI, skipped by Veronica Smith, leads 5-1 over defending champion Memorial University of Newfoundland, skipped by Carolyn Suley, after 4 ends of play in the eight-end B championship of the Atlantic University Curling Ch’ships at CFB Halifax, with the … Continue reading
PENTICTON, B.C. — Team North America is taking a nine-point lead into the final day of the World Financial Group Continental Cup, presented by Monsanto. And while that may seem like a healthy lead in curling’s version of the Ryder … Continue reading
PEICurling.com photo: Veronica Smith They were rivals last weekend at the Pepsi Provincial Juniors Curling Championship, but this weekend winning skip Veronica Smith joined forces with three members of the runner-up Amanda MacLean rink – Jane Di Carlo who is … Continue reading
Photo (L-R): Veronica Smith, Aleya Quilty, Emily Gray at the Pepsi Jrs. They were rivals last weekend at the Pepsi Provincial Juniors Curling Championship, but this weekend winning skip Veronica Smith has joined forces with three members of the runner-up … Continue reading
Nominations are now being sought for the 2013 Marion Dockendorff Scotties Appreciation Award. Nomination deadline is Friday, January 18. Each year Curl PEI recognizes a female curler (or curlers) who have shown great dedication to the sport on a local, … Continue reading
FourQuest Energy announces gold sponsorship of Team Gushue, one of Canada’s top curling teams Photo (L-R): Brett Gallant, Brad Gushue, Adam Casey, Geoff Walker EDMONTON, AB (January 10, 2013) – FourQuest Energy, an international oilfield services company, announced today that … Continue reading
Marion Partridge, who won two Provincial Mixed curling championships – in 1965, playing lead for skip Doug Bell, and in 1983, as third for John Likely, passed away today. Visiting hours are Friday 3-6 pm at MacLean Funeral Home, Charlottetown. … Continue reading
Photo: Veronica Smith They were rivals last weekend at the Pepsi Provincial Juniors Curling Championship, but this coming weekend Pepsi Junior winning skip Veronica Smith will be joining forces with three members of the runner-up Amanda MacLean rink – Jane … Continue reading
This is a final reminder that Friday January 11 is the application deadline for the following: PEI 2014 Fund (Large Grants) Deadline(s): Large Grants – January 11, 2013; Medium Grants – February 15, 2013; Small grants – March 15, 2013 … Continue reading
The World Financial Group Continental Cup gets underway on Thursday in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada at the South Okanagan Events Centre. The ninth edition of this unique international curling competition takes place between January 10-13 and is the third time … Continue reading
The Curl PEI Fair Play and Asham Coaching awards were presented during the closing ceremonies of the Curl PEI/Pepsi Provincial Junior Curling Championships last night at the Cornwall Curling Club. The Asham Coaching awards, as voted on by all the … Continue reading
(by Charles Reid) Veronica and Tyler Smith (no relation) win their divisions at the P.E.I. junior curling championships CORNWALL — Despite not being related, Veronica Smith and Tyler Smith have a lot in common. And more so after each won … Continue reading
Here is an album of photos from the Pepsi Juniors Final and awards presentation … Continue reading
Photo (L-R): Veronica Smith, Tyler Smith The eighth end proved crucial in both games tonight in the Curl PEI/Pepsi Provincial Junior Curling Championships, at the Cornwall Curling Club, giving both the Tyler Smith and Veronica Smith rinks from the host … Continue reading
The Jamie Murphy rink from Nova Scotia scored a deuce in the final end for a 4-3 win over Zach Eldridge and his New Brunswick foursome this afternoon to win the Atlantic Curling Tour Championship in Moncton. Eldridge stole the … Continue reading
The Thomas Ulsrud team from Norway beat Winnipeg’s Mike McEwen foursome by a 7-2 score in only five ends to win the Perth Masters in Perth Scotland today. McEwen was trying for his third win in a row in this … Continue reading
The finals are set for 7 pm tonight at the Cornwall Curling Club, in the Curl PEI/Pepsi Provincial Junior Curling Championships, with the winning men’s and women’s rinks advancing to the the M&M Meat Shops Canadian Juniors, February 2-10, in … Continue reading
The Brad Gushue rink, which includes PEI natives Adam Casey and Brett Gallant, lost 5-4 to Thomas Ulsrud and his Norway rink in the noon (Perth time) semi-finals at the Perth Masters in Perth Scotland. This morning, the Gushue squad … Continue reading
The quarter-finals get underway at 9 this morning at the Atlantic Curling Tour Championship in Moncton, but none of the three Island rinks entered – skipped by Mike Gaudet, Rod MacDonald, and Jamie Newson, are in them. The semis go … Continue reading
The Brad Gushue rink, which includes PEI natives Adam Casey and Brett Gallant, have made it to the semi-finals at the Perth Masters in Perth Scotland. This morning, they defeated the Tomi Rantamaki rink of Finland by a 5-1 score … Continue reading
Round robin play wrapped up today at the Curl PEI/Pepsi Provincial Junior Curling Championships, with the Christopher Gallant rink from Charlottetown and the Amanda MacLean team from Cornwall going through the round robin undefeated, with 6-0 and 4-0 win-loss records, … Continue reading
This is notice that Curl PEI is holding a Board Meeting (Executive and Club Reps) Monday, January 7 at 7pm at Sport PEI. … Continue reading
The annual “Pink Ladies” women’s funspiel takes place Feb.8 and 9 at the Montague Curling Rink. $120 team entry includes three six-end games, finger food on Friday evening, continental breakfast Saturday morning, a pot luck dinner Saturday evening provided by the Montague ladies, … Continue reading
The 8th annual George’s Deck & Recovery bonspiel for the Under 13 age group is set for Saturday January 12th at the Montague Curling Club. The sponsor covers the entry fee for this event, which includes three four-end games, beginning … Continue reading
We are currently in the process of making our Results websites (such as https://peicurling.com/juniors) “responsive” to a wide variety of screen sizes in order to accommodate the wide variety of devices, from smartphones, to tablets, to large screen displays, that … Continue reading
Only two teams, the Christopher Gallant men’s rink from the Charlottetown Curling Complex, and the Amanda MacLean team from the host Cornwall Curling Club, remain undefeated at the Pepsi Provincial Junior Curling Championships. PEICurling.com photo: Amanda MacLean MacLean, whose team … Continue reading
Only two men’s and one women’s teams remain undefeated at the Pepsi Provincial Junior Curling Championships at the Cornwall Curling Club, and, after tonight’s 7:30 pm draw, there will only be one unbeaten men’s rink remaining, when the Christopher Gallant … Continue reading
The Pepsi Juniors banquet was held this afternoon in the hall upstairs from the Cornwall Curling Club. Among those on hand to wish the curlers success at this and future events was Curl PEI President George Koke, Cornwall Curling Club … Continue reading
It’s been the “Pepsi Juniors” on Prince Edward Island for over forty years, and this long-term sponsorship will continue for at least five more, as PepsiCo representative Charlie Seaman made the announcement of a five-year sponsorship renewal at today’s banquet … Continue reading
Reposted from the CCA website. Click to view it there. Emily Gray is currently competing in the PEI Junior Playdowns. (by Danielle Inglis) Let’s start off the year with a reflection on one hugely significant event for junior curlers around the … Continue reading
Three PEI rinks, skipped by Mike Gaudet, Rod MacDonald, and Jamie Newson, are competing in the 16 team Atlantic Curling Tour Championships, featuring the top teams on the Tour, which get underway at 6:30 pm today, and wrap up Sunday … Continue reading
(CCA) There are just weeks to go until the first rock is thrown at the 2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, being contested at the K-Rock Centre in Kingston, February 16 to 24. Winners of the Provincial and Territorial Championships will … Continue reading
Well-known Summerside curler “Ted” Gilbert Edward Picard passed away on Wednesday at age 92. Visiting hours are 6-9 this evening at the East Prince Funeral Home. Among his many curling accomplishments, he skipped the 1987 PEI Senior Legion championship team. … Continue reading
Four teams remain undefeated after Thursday play at the Curl PEI/Pepsi Provincial Junior Curling Championships, which continue until Sunday evening at the Cornwall Curling Club. PEICurling.com photo: Christopher Gallant The Christopher Gallant rink from Charlottetown, which includes three members of … Continue reading
Click a picture below to visit our photo gallery from Draw Three, the Opening Ceremonies, and the Draw Four warmup at the Pepsi Juniors. … Continue reading
Curl PEI will be holding a Club Coach Workshop (Formerly Level 1 Technical) on Saturday and Sunday February 9 and 10 at the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary. The workshop will run Saturday from 9-4:30, and Sunday from 9-3:30. … Continue reading
Curl PEI is conducting a Junior Skills Development and High Performance camp, at the Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club on Sunday January 27 from 9 am to 5 pm. This camp is open to all Canada Games age teams, … Continue reading
(CCA) Capital One® Canada and the Canadian Curling Association are bringing the Capital One Million Dollar Button™, curling’s only million dollar fan contest, to the Season of Champions events. One lucky fan will win the chance to throw a rock … Continue reading
Women’s Kaleigh MacKay scored a single in an extra end Thursday afternoon to defeat Rachel O’Connor during draw two of the Pepsi Provincial Junior Curling Championship. Men’s Three teams got their first wins of the seven-team tournament. Charlottetown’s Christopher Gallant … Continue reading
The journey from St. John’s NL to Perth Scotland took two attempts, 38 hours and 5 legs, but the Brad Gushue rink, which includes PEI natives Adam Casey and Brett Gallant, have arrived in advance of their first game at … Continue reading
This is a reminder of upcoming National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) courses, especially the Competition Development Multi–sportmodules, which start this Saturday, January 5. There is no cost for these modules.. The Canadian Curling Association requires that coaches working towards their … Continue reading
(by Jason Malloy) Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club rink scores extra end victory on opening day of P.E.I. junior championship The Veronica Smith rink scored seven in the last two ends to open the Pepsi Provincial Juniors Curling Championship … Continue reading
The Pepsi Provincial Junior Curling Championships got underway on Wednesday evening at the Cornwall Curling Club with a two game opening draw – two games that we very different from each other. The junior women’s match was a battle of … Continue reading
Curl PEI’s championship curling season is now underway, with the first draw of the Pepsi Juniors being played at Cornwall, and entries now closed for four provincial curling championships — the Tankard (men’s), the Scotties Tournament of Hearts (women’s), The … Continue reading
The Charlottetown Curling Complex is planning to offer a winter session of our popular “Getting Started in Curling” program starting on Jan 27. If you’ve never set foot on curling ice before but are interested in trying, or if you’ve … Continue reading
They’re on their second attempt, and are now routed through St. John’s, Toronto, Halifax, Philadelphia, Cleveland, New York, London, and Edinburgh, as the Brad Gushue rink, which includes PEI natives Adam Casey and Brett Gallant, make their way to the … Continue reading
The first provincial curling championship of the season, the Curl PEI/Pepsi Provincial Junior Curling Championships, for curlers in the Under 21 age category, gets underway this evening (Wednesday January 2nd), and concludes on Sunday the 6th at the Cornwall Curling … Continue reading
Stick Curling, where the curling rock is delivered using a delivery stick rather than the traditional “hack” delivery method, has been growing rapidly on PEI since curlers here first started using “the stick” over 15 years ago. The delivery stick … Continue reading
The new Grant-Harvey Centre in Fredericton New Brunswick will be the site of the World Senior Men’s and Women’s Curling Championships and the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, April 13-20, 2013. Given the number of countries and athletes competing, it … Continue reading
No entries were received by deadline time for the Mixed Doubles championship. The first Provincial Mixed Doubles Curling Championship had been scheduled for January 31-Feb. 3 at the Montague Curling Club. Mixed Doubles teams have one male and one female … Continue reading
This is a final reminder that entries for the new Mixed Doubles championship are due on Sunday, Dec. 30. Entries must be made online at PEICurling.com Website with link to entry form, and display of entries to-date: peicurling.com/mixeddoubles The first … Continue reading
The first provincial curling championship of the season, the Curl PEI/Pepsi Provincial Junior Curling Championships, for curlers in the Under 21 age category, gets underway on Wednesday January 2nd, and concludes on Sunday the 6th at the Cornwall Curling Club. … Continue reading
The first provincial curling championship of the season, the Pepsi Juniors, gets underway Wednesday evening January 2nd at the Cornwall Curling Club. Live results for this event will be available at peicurling.com/juniors via an updated version of our popular PEICurling.com … Continue reading
The Kids in the House funspiel will take place January 12 (evening), and January 13 at the Crapaud Community Curling Club, with Under 13 and Under 16 divisions. Entry fee is $100/team (16 team maximum), 3 games are guaranteed, and … Continue reading
Timing instruction will take place Thursday, Dec 27 from 6pm – 7pm at the Cornwall Curling Club for all those who have volunteered to time for the Pepsi Juniors (Jan. 2-6). Anyone planning to time at any Curl PEI championship … Continue reading
In order to conform with many other sports, Curl PEI is renaming the age categories for a number of its championship events. The 20 and Under (Juniors), 17 and Under, 15 and Under, and 12 and Under events will now … Continue reading
The round robin draw and team rosters are now available on the event web page at PEICurling.com/juniors for the Curl PEI/Pepsi Provincial Junior Curling Championships, for curlers age 20 and under, which get underway on Wednesday January 2nd, and conclude … Continue reading
The Junior page at PEICurling.com has been updated, and includes some date changes on some events. Junior curlers are asked to check it out. … Continue reading
Curl PEI is holding two Level 1 Umpire’s Clinics. The first takes place on Sunday January 13 at the Montague Curling Club, while the second takes place the following Sunday, January 20 at the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton. … Continue reading
WP organizations hosting nat’l curling event Geoffrey Irving, from left, and Cletus Dunn, co-chairs of the host committee for the national legion curling championship, and Western Community Curling Club president Fr. Art Pendergast discuss plans for the March 16 to … Continue reading
The Fair Isle Ford-sponsored Sweep into Montague Mixed Funspiel takes place January 4-5 at the Montague Curling Club. Teams are required to be mixed, and team entry fee of $100 includes three curling matches, a free meal voucher, and prizes … Continue reading
This is a reminder that entries for three provincial curling championships — the Tankard men’s championship, the Scotties Tournament of Hearts (women’s), and The Medicine Shoppe Masters, with men’s and women’s divisions for curlers age 60 and over, are all … Continue reading
Wilna Yeo of Summerside passed away on Saturday at age 83. She played third on the 1995 rink, skipped by Marie Gaudet, that won both a provincial and a Maritime Masters women’s championship. Other members of the rink were Rosemarie … Continue reading
(The Canadian Press) KELOWNA, B.C. – World champion Glenn Howard defeated Brad Jacobs 3-1 on Sunday to win the Canadian Open of Curling. Howard’s Coldwater, Ont., rink jumped out to an early lead with a point in the second end … Continue reading
Everyone age 19 and over is invited to participate in the 26th annual Hemphill GM Open Funspiel, which gets underway the evening of January 11, and continues through the afternoon of January 13 at the Silver Fox Curling & Yacht … Continue reading
Everyone is invited to participate in the S & E Grocery One-on-One “Tuff Spiel” on Saturday December 29 at the Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club in Summerside. The draw is double-knockout, and the entry fee is just $10 per … Continue reading
(The Canadian Press) KELOWNA, B.C. – World champion Glenn Howard and Brad Jacobs will meet in the final of the Canadian Open of Curling. Howard’s Coldwater, Ont., rink advanced Saturday with a 5-3 semifinal victory over Toronto’s Mark Kean. Glenn … Continue reading
(The Canadian Press) World champion Glenn Howard continued his perfect run at the Canadian Open of Curling while defending champion Mike McEwen kept pace Friday in Kelowna, B.C. Mike McEwen reacts to a shot during the Canadian Open of Curling … Continue reading
(THE CANADIAN PRESS) KELOWNA, B.C. — Brad Gushue and Glen Howard both improved to 3-0 on Thursday in the fifth draw of the Canadian Open of Curling. Gushue, from St. John’s, N.L. [with PEI natives Adam Casey and Brett Gallant … Continue reading
The 8th annual George’s Deck & Recovery bonspiel for the Under 13 age group is set for Saturday January 12th at the Montague Curling Club. The sponsor covers the entry fee for this event, which includes three four-end games, beginning … Continue reading
(CCA) Saint John, New Brunswick – After 15 years, the Ford World Women’s Curling Championship is returning to Saint John, New Brunswick, March 15 – 23, 2014. “Saint John hosted a highly successful World Championship here in 1999,” commented the … Continue reading
(THE CANADIAN PRESS) KELOWNA, B.C. — Glenn Howard and Jeff Stoughton opened the Canadian Open of Curling with convincing victories Wednesday. Photo: Glenn Howard team Howard’s rink from Coldwater, Ont., defeated a team skipped by Brad Jacobs of Sault Ste. … Continue reading
(By Heather Jordan Ross) The Montague Curling Club is looking at a costly bill for repairs after the ice melted last Monday. The rink has been playable as of last Thursday, but three days of ice time were lost and … Continue reading
(by Jean Mills) It’s 8:30 a.m., the sun is just peeking out over the tree tops, the roads are bustling with working commuters, and school bus lights are flashing red. It’s 8:30 a.m. and I, a 19-year-old university student find … Continue reading
Curl PEI will be hosting its first Provincial Mixed Doubles Curling Championship January 31-Feb. 3 at the Montague Curling Club. Teams must be made up of one (1) male and one (1) female player. Entry deadline for the provincial event … Continue reading
Kevin Martin will not compete in the Canadian Open, a Grand Slam of Curling event starting on Dec. 12 in Kelowna, BC. Kevin Martin (Photo: CP/Rick Eglinton) Martin is scheduled to have surgery on Tuesday for a hernia and is … Continue reading
Sport PEI is once again calling upon the public and Island sport groups for nominations for the 2012 Amateur Sport Awards, which will be presented at the annual banquet in early 2013. Islanders have enjoyed some outstanding successes in the … Continue reading
(by Nancy MacPhee) SUMMERSIDE – The Charlottetown Curling Club’s Shawn Pitre rink beat out the Tyler Smith foursome from the Cornwall Curling Club for the $500 top prize at the inaugural December junior spiel here at the Silver Fox Curling … Continue reading
PEI’s Kathy O’Rourke rink fell victim to a five-ender from New Brunswick’s Andrea Crawford team this afternoon, losing 7-1 in the women’s final of the 6th annual Molson Canadian Hub City Shootout cashspiel at Moncton’s Beaver and Beausejour clubs. … Continue reading
PEI’s Kathy O’Rourke rink fell victim to a five-ender from New Brunswick’s Andrea Crawford team this afternoon, losing 7-1 in the women’s final of the 6th annual Molson Canadian Hub City Shootout cashspiel at Moncton’s Beaver and Beausejour clubs. … Continue reading
The 6th annual Molson Canadian Hub City Shootout cashspiel wraps up today aat Moncton’s Beaver and Beausejour clubs with the final women’s round robin draw at 8 am, the men’s quarter-finals at 9, the women’s final and the men’s … Continue reading
The 6th annual Molson Canadian Hub City Shootout cashspiel continues today and wraps up on Sunday at Moncton’s Beaver and Beausejour clubs. Six PEI men’s rinks and three Island women’s teams began play Thursday in the event. On the round … Continue reading
One men’s draw was played last night as the 6th annual Molson Canadian Hub City Shootout cashspiel got underway at Moncton’s Beaver and Beausejour clubs. Six of the 21 men’s teams entered are from PEI, skipped by Eddie MacKenzie, Rod … Continue reading
Nine junior men’s teams from five PEI curling clubs, and eight junior women’s rinks, from four Island clubs, along with teams from Halifax, Sackville, and Fredericton, begin play Friday at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club’s December Spiel. First … Continue reading
(by Graham Lloyd). In a year that has seen Jennifer Jones undergo knee surgery and give birth to her first child, the Winnipeg skip is preparing for a return to the competitive curling scene. And, she’ll be hitting the ice … Continue reading