The Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary’s Youth Curling program is getting ready for the upcoming season. Curling for school-aged children will begin early in November. Registration is $115. KidSport will cover registration fees for approved families. Curling will take … Continue reading
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The annual Island Petroleum Cashspiel moves to an open (any combination of players) format this year, and runs Dec. 4-6 at the Silver Fox in Summerside, with entry deadline of Nov. 23, a limit of 24 teams and an entry … Continue reading
(by Jason Malloy) The lights are out at the Charlottetown Curling Club, and it is not known when the players will return to play their favourite winter sport. The normal hustle and bustle of the start of the season was … Continue reading
Curl PEI, with continuing input from the Province of PEI and from curlers and curling facilities, has revised its Operational Plan outlining how curling is to be played in accordance with COVID-19 restrictions. The changes are outlined in green in … Continue reading
The Pepsi Under 16 Junior Developmental League is back this year on at least seven selected Saturday mornings at the Cornwall Curling Club and is again open to U16 teams from all PEI curling facilities. They are looking for three … Continue reading
Junior registration for the Montague Curling Club will be held Wednesday October 28th at 6:00 pm. … Continue reading
Curling starts next TuesdayNov.3 at the Souris Curling Club, which plays on Tuesdays on arena ice at the Eastern Kings Sportsplex. If you still have not registered please contact Sandra Hodder at 969-1966 or Cara Eastman at 456-1074 by Friday … Continue reading
The Charlottetown Curling Club posted the following announcement on its Facebook page Monday evening: “We regret to announce that the Charlottetown Curling Club is delaying season opening until January due to ongoing mechanical issues with our aging ice plant. We … Continue reading
The two West Prince curling clubs are both planning to start curling on November 9th. The 4-sheet Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary announced this evening that they started ice-making today and we will be ready to curl on November … Continue reading
Icemaking is getting underway at the three-sheet Western Community Curling Club in Alberton. Their planned opening date is November 9. … Continue reading
The ice is going in and the league sign up sheets are up at the Silver Fox Curling Club in Summerside! Registration is open online at www.silverfoxpei.ca/curling. … Continue reading
Manitoba’s Team Zacharias, which includes New Dominion PEI’s Lauren Lenentine, won the $3200 total purse Atkins Curling Classic in Winnipeg on Sunday, beating Winnipeg’s Beth Peterson rink 9-2 in the semi-final, and winning the final 6-3 over Darcy Robertson, also … Continue reading
Manitoba’s Team Zacharias, which includes New Dominion PEI’s Lauren Lenentine (on the right in photo), reports that they had a great day Saturday and managed to qualify on the B side in the $3200 total purse Atkins Curling Classic semis … Continue reading
The Montague Curling Club is reporting that their ice is ready for curlers. Please sign up your team or as an individual. Regular leagues will start on Nov 2nd. Also please register @ https://montague.curling.io/en/products The Club is hosting Come Try … Continue reading
Sport PEI is excited to be planning for another “She Leads”, with events taking place the week of November 24-28, 2020. Save the dates of November 24 & 28 for in-person events, with a panel on Tuesday and a Mother/Daughter … Continue reading
Sport PEI has unveiled the newest additions to their display at Royalty Centre, featuring some of our Island athletes who have excelled on the world stage! There are four entries for curling, including: – the World Junior Championship-winning Suzanne Gaudet … Continue reading
The Pepsi Under 16 Junior Developmental League is back this year on at least seven selected Saturday mornings at the Cornwall Curling Club and is again open to U16 teams from all PEI curling facilities. They are looking for three … Continue reading
The rocks are now on the ice, and the Montague Curling Club is hosting Come Try Curling Open Houses next week! Lessons are taking place on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:30! (info from Town of Three Rivers PEI) … Continue reading
Snowbirds! Are you planning on staying home this winter? Now is a great time to head to your local curling rink and spend your winter curling! Find a club near you today! Click to find a PEI curling facility near … Continue reading
Two curling clubs in western P.E.I. are looking to combine their resources to create a single facility that they hope will last into the future. The Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary and the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton … Continue reading
RED DEER, Alberta (BVM) — To compete at the international level for your sport would be rewarding for anyone, but to be able to do it with someone you love would be the icing on the cake. This is the case … Continue reading
Junior registration for the Montague Curling Club will be held Wednesday October 28th at 6:00 pm. … Continue reading
The Montague Curling Club will be holding a Lobster and Ham Takeout, with pickup on Saturday Nov. 21 from 1-4 pm. Lobster $22. Ham $12 Contact the club at (902) 838-2513 for tickets. … Continue reading
For those looking for an early ice rental, the Cornwall Curling Club has rental ice this Saturday from 3-5 pm and Sunday from 10 am to 12 noon. Call (902) 566-4427 or email cornwallcurling@eastlink.ca to book. … Continue reading
The Darcy Robertson rink from Winnipeg edged the Mackenzie Zacharias rink from the Altona Curling Club 7-6 in the final on Sunday at the Morris Curling Club to win the Cargill Curling Centre Fall Classic and a spot in the … Continue reading
The Cornwall Curling Club kicked off its 2020-2021 season on Sunday afternoon with Return to Play Committee Chair Peter Murdoch leading an on and off-ice Drawmasters Training session in advance of the start of each curling league, all of which … Continue reading
The last few floods of the ice at the Montague Curling Club started today, and the ice should be ready on Wednesday or Thursday. If you are looking to throw rocks or practice get in touch with Club Manager/Icemaker Larry … Continue reading
The Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary will be forming a planning group to begin the process of possibly establishing a new facility at Mill River Resort, in partnership with the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton. “Every hand was … Continue reading
Registration for the 2020/2021 curling season at the Crapaud Community Curling Club will be on Friday, October 23 from 7-9 PM. Please remember to follow social-distancing guidelines while in the building. The game this year will look a little different. … Continue reading
The ice installs are nearing completion at the Montague and Cornwall curling clubs, with lines and circles now in place. Montague uses “Full House” pre-printed houses from Jet Ice, while Cornwall uses the traditional ice painting method for theirs. In-ice … Continue reading
The Crapaud Community Curling Club is in the process of recruiting members, old and new, to join them for the 2020-21 season. They are also holding a “follow up meeting” on Thursday, Oct 15 @ 7 pm upstairs at the … Continue reading
The Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary’s Youth Curling program is getting ready for the upcoming season. Curling for school-aged children will begin early in November. Registration is $115. KidSport will cover registration fees for approved families. Curling will take … Continue reading
The Souris Curling Club, which curls on arena ice on Tuesdays at the Eastern Kings Sportsplex in Souris, recently held their first night of curling registration, and are reporting a great turnout! They will be holding another registration night before … Continue reading
The Canadian Stick Curling Association has adapted Curling Canada’s “Return to Play Guidelines” into a document specific to 2-person Stick Curling. You can download/view a PDF of the latest edition at https://canadianstickcurling.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Stick_Curling_during_Covid-on-ice-play-V5.pdf … Continue reading
(By Gregory Strong · The Canadian Press) Curling Canada will likely have to follow the lead of hockey and basketball by using a fan-less hub city approach in order to salvage showcase events like the Scotties Tournament of Hearts and Tim Hortons … Continue reading
Here’s an instructional video produced in Alberta by the Sherwood Park Curling Club, with help from the Leduc Curling Club, showing curling using physical distancing and one sweeper during the COVID-19 pandemic. Click to view on YouTube … Continue reading
The Silver Fox Curling Club executive has announced that they are going ahead with a Fall opening, but there will be some changes. This information is subject to change as protocols adapt to any Covid-19 situation changes. Things to Know: … Continue reading
The Saturday morning Pepsi Under 16 Junior Developmental League is back this year at the Cornwall Curling Club and is again open to U16 teams from all PEI curling facilities. The first draw is scheduled for October 31, and you … Continue reading
Larry Richards, Manager of the Montague Curling Club, is looking to welcome stranded Snowbirds this winter. The club boasted a membership of 132 last season and Mr Richards hopes seasonal residents who typically spend their winters south of the border … Continue reading
PEI’s Brett Gallant, a KidSport Ambassador, along with his fiancé Jocelyn Peterman, have announced that sales of the “Curling Cares Calendar” bought using their promo code JoceBrett2021 will save you $5 off the purchase price and also jointly support their … Continue reading
Unprecedented times call for an unprecedented calendar. Both men and women of curling’s past and present, siblings, curling couples, mixed doubles partners and a recreational curler will all grace the pages of the 2021 Curling Cares calendar in an upcoming … Continue reading
The Bally Haly Country Club welcomes curlers from across Atlantic Canada to their Open Cashspiel, with Men’s and Women’s divisions, Nov. 5-8. Details on poster: … Continue reading
The Mitchell Schut team from the Cornwall Curling Club are repeat Under 18 Harvest Spiel Boy’s champions, winning this year’s championship game this afternoon at the Mayflower Curling Club in Halifax by a 9-6 score against the Nick Mosher foursome … Continue reading
A 9-3 Saturday afternoon win put Cornwall’s Mitchell Schut team, with a 2-2 win-loss record, into the 9:15 am semi-finals in the Under 18 Harvest Spiel at the Mayflower Curling Club in Halifax. The PEI rink won that game 9-1 … Continue reading
A 9-3 Saturday afternoon win put Cornwall’s Mitchell Schut team, with a 2-2 win-loss record, into the 9:15 am semi-finals in the Under 18 Harvest Spiel at the Mayflower Curling Club in Halifax. PEI native Lauren Ferguson, now curling out … Continue reading
Opening draw got underway at 8:30 this morning as Cornwall’s Mitchell Schut team, along with PEI native Lauren Ferguson, are competing in the Under 18 Harvest Spiel, which wraps up Sunday at the Mayflower Curling Club in Halifax. Ferguson, now … Continue reading
The 27th Oak Island Junior Cashspiel, sponsored by the Oak Island Resort and Conference Centre, will be held on October 30-November 1 2020 at the Chester Curling Club in Chester NS. Last year’s junior women’s winners were the three-person team … Continue reading
Twelve Atlantic Canadian competitive women’s teams will compete in the Monctonian Challenge – Women’s Division for prize money as well as bragging rights. Teams will include several provincial champions among the top competitors. The event goes Oct. 23-25 at Curl … Continue reading
As PEI curling facilities get ready for the upcoming season, here is a video from the Capital Winter Club in Fredericton NB showing how they are adapting to the “new normal” as it pertains to curling this season here in … Continue reading
This is a reminder that the 2020 Annual General Meeting of Curl PEI will be held on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at 6:30 pm at the Silver Fox Entertainment Complex, 110 Water Street in Summerside. Those interested in attending are … Continue reading
The Cornwall Curling Club is hosting the Cornwall Classic Maritime Under 16 curling event from November 13-15 2020. Entry is limited to a maximum of eight boys and eight girls teams, and four games are guaranteed. Team entry fee is … Continue reading
Mitch Minken of Swift Current, Sask., will be at the helm of a new-look Board of Governors for Curling Canada. Minken was elected Board Chair at Curling Canada’s Annual Meeting, which was held via a Zoom conference on Saturday. Mitch … Continue reading
It was a very close final game Sunday afternoon in the women’s division of The Curling Store Cashspiel at the Lakeshore Curling Club in Lower Sackville Nova Scotia, and it came down to a final shot in an extra end … Continue reading
PEI’s Team Birt is in the final at The Curling Store Cashspiel at the Lakeshore Curling Club in Lower Sackville NS, after beating the Jill Brothers rink from Halifax 5-3 in this morning’s semi-final. They’ll be taking on the Christine … Continue reading
PEI’s Team Birt is in the final at The Curling Store Cashspiel at the Lakeshore Curling Club in Lower Sackville NS, after beating the Jill Brothers rink from Halifax 5-3 in this morning’s semi-final. They’ll be taking on the Christine … Continue reading
PEI’s Team Birt is in the money at The Curling Store Cashspiel at the Lakeshore Curling Club in Lower Sackville NS. Photo from Team Birt Facebook page (L-R): Meaghan Hughes, Michelle McQuaid, Suzanne Birt, Marie Christianson Click to view quarter-final … Continue reading
Congratulations to PEI’s Brett Gallant and his partner Jocelyn Peterman, who have announced their engagement! Link to announcement on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CFno4-EDSbI/ … Continue reading
The Cornwall Curling Club has announced that they will be starting their 2020-2021 season on Sunday, October 18th, with the evening Mixed Doubles league, with their regular Daytime Drop-In, Stick Curling, Junior Practice and Evening Leagues starting the following day. Little Rockers … Continue reading
We invite interested candidates to put their name forward for the Executive of Curl PEI We would ask you to review the below information to see if you would be interested in putting your name forward as a candidate to … Continue reading
Here is Team Stevens’ livestream from their opening draw game against PEI’s Shelly Bradley rink this morning at The Curling Store cashspiel at the Lakeshore Curling Club in Lower Sackville NS. They are reporting that the wifi is “spotty”, so … Continue reading
The Curling Store Cashspiel goes this weekend, September 25-27, at the Lakeshore Curling Club in Lower Sackville NS. The CurlingZone results website lists seven teams, all from Nova Scotia, on the men’s side of the event, while the women’s event … Continue reading
During National Coaches Week, Sport PEI is highlighting some of the outstanding coaches across PEI, including curling coach, Montague Curling Club manager, and championship icemaker Larry Richards! Here’s Larry receiving a National #CoachesWeek notebook, presented to the highlighted coaches! Here’s … Continue reading
CWC/GAGE Junior Funspiel Dates: Oct. 23-25 2020 at the Capital Winter and Gage curling clubs in the Fredericton NB area. Info on Recreational Division: https://capitalwinterclub.ca/index.php/events/event-listings/bonspiels/cwc-gage-funspiel-recreational-division Info on U15 / Canada Winter Games Division: https://capitalwinterclub.ca/index.php/events/event-listings/bonspiels/cwc-gage-funspiel-u15-canada-winter-games-division Info on U20 Division: https://capitalwinterclub.ca/index.php/events/event-listings/bonspiels/cwc-gage-funspiel-u20-division … Continue reading
CCE Maritime Junior Bonspiel Register U21 Bonspiel Dates: Oct. 16-18 2020 $200 per team ELIGIBILITY: Must be under 21 as of June 30, 2020 ENTRIES: Space is Limited * Max 24 teams Only PAID entries placed on draw schedule DEADLINE: October 2, … Continue reading
Twelve of Atlantic Canada’s competitive men’s teams will compete in the Monctonian Challenge – Men’s Division for prize money as well as bragging rights. Teams will include several provincial champions among the top competitors. Due to COVID-19, spectators will not … Continue reading
Midland U15/U18 Winter Spiel WHEN/QUAND: February 5-7, 2021 5 à 7 fevrier First draw TBD WHERE/OÙ: Curl Moncton 80 Lockhart Avenue, Moncton WHAT/QUOI: Junior Spiel, U18 & U15 Minimum 4 games/4 jeux minimum HOW MUCH/COMBIEN: $160 per team/chaque équipe Registration … Continue reading
The Taylour Stevens team from the host Halifax Curling Club, which includes PEI’s Lauren Ferguson at third stone, won the women’s section, while Team Weagle won the men’s, as the 2020 Freeman Group-IG Private Wealth Management U21 Spiel wrapped up … Continue reading
During National Coaches Week, Sport PEI is highlighting some of the outstanding coaches across PEI. Among those highlighted is David MacFadyen, coach of the Brayden Snow team, who won the Syngenta 2020 P.E.I. Under-18 Boy’s curling championship at the Western … Continue reading
The 2020-2021 curling season gets underway at 7:45 this evening at the Halifax Curling Club for the Mitchell Schut team from the Cornwall Curling Club, who are participating in the IG Private Wealth Management Freeman Group U21 Spiel, with 8 … Continue reading
The 2020 Annual General Meeting of Curl PEI will be held on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at 6:30 pm at the Silver Fox Entertainment Complex, 110 Water Street in Summerside. Those interested in attending are asked to register with Amy … Continue reading
Canada’s top curling teams are trying to cobble together a competitive fall season despite the COVID-19 pandemic decimating the calendar. The Grand Slam of Curling was whittled from six events this winter to just two scheduled for next April and … Continue reading
Due to the continued uncertainty surrounding COVID-19, including the possibility of a predicted “second wave”, the PEI organizing committee, co-chaired by Winston Bryan and Peter MacDonald, with the approval of the national executive, doosn’t feel comfortable hosting the Canadian Fire … Continue reading
Curling is starting up again, but — like most sports — it’ll have a different look and different rules this year due to COVID-19. The CBC’s Colleen Jones was out Tuesday night for one of Halifax’s very first games of … Continue reading
Spring Valley PEI’s Lauren Ferguson (centre in photo), who is attending Dalhousie University in Halifax this year, had her first in-person meeting with her new team, Nova Scotia’s reigning Junior Women’s champions, skipped by Taylour Stevens, on Sunday evening, where … Continue reading
PEI’s Suzanne Birt rink, reigning PEI Scotties Tournament of Hearts women’s champs, has announced that Kathy O’Rourke has joined the team as their 5th player. Kathy adds lots of experience to an already experienced team (Birt is an eleven-time PEI … Continue reading
The 49th annual Ship Hector Bonspiel, a historic Bonspiel hosted among the 4 curling clubs in Pictou County Nova Scotia (New Caledonia Curling Club, Stellar Curling Club, Bluenose Curling Club & Westville Curling Club) takes place February 5-7, 2021. Entry … Continue reading
The Halifax Curling Club will be hosting the third annual Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic from November 12-15, 2020. This will be a WCT sanctioned event and the format will again be triple knockout. Due to the COVID pandemic, the … Continue reading
During National Coaches Week (Sept. 19-27), Sport PEI is looking to highlight some of our outstanding PEI coaches, but they need your help. Nominate your coaches and you may see them profiled during National Coaches Week! Nomination deadline is September … Continue reading
At only the age of 20, New Dominion PEI native Lauren Lenentine has already made a name for herself on the international side of curling. Lauren curled out of the Cornwall Curling Club for most of her junior career before … Continue reading
The Silver Fox Curling Club in Summerside’s Annual General Meeting takes place on Monday, September 14 at 6:30 pm, for curling club members. There is a limit of 50 people, and you will need to sign in when you arrive. Members … Continue reading
The Montague Curling Club’s Annual General Meeting will be held on Friday, September 25, 2020 at 7 PM at the curling club. Items to discuss include new bylaws, curling with COVID etc. … Continue reading
The New Brunswick Curling Association, also known as “Curling NB” has launched a new website and domain name with features that make it easier to access the information you need as well as being optimized for mobile devices (tablets and … Continue reading
PANDEMIC FORCES CANCELLATION OF MORE CURLING CANADA EVENTS Six more curling championship events scheduled for 2021 will be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was announced today by Curling Canada. The Continental Cup in Oakville, Ont., the Canadian Under-18 … Continue reading
From Curling Canada, here are a video and illustrations showing proposed curling traffic flow under the new physical distancing guidelines for COVID-19. Rocks for both teams would be positioned along one side of the sheet, and there would be position … Continue reading
Curl PEI is excited to participate in Sport PEI’s new weekly online 50/50 fundraiser ‘Support Your Sport’, which is now open and selling tickets at the following link: https://rafflebox.ca/raffle/sportpei/3 When you buy tickets, be sure to select the provincial sport organization … Continue reading
There is no skipping curling season on Prince Edward Island. Curl P.E.I. says an operational plan is in place for a return to play this fall. The organization worked with Curling Canada to prepare return-to-play guidelines and held a web … Continue reading
During National Coaches Week (Sept. 19-27), Sport PEI is looking to highlight some of our outstanding PEI coaches, but they need your help. Nominate your coaches and you may see them profiled during National Coaches Week! Nominate here: https://forms.gle/3z8cmBqkFVqfq3GJ6 … Continue reading
Winnipeg’s Team Zacharias, which includes PEI’s Lauren Lenentine, is welcoming PEI-based Honibe as one of its sponsors. Follow Team Zacharias on Twitter @TeamZacharias A new partner to our team is Honibe! We are excited to welcome this naturally sourced business … Continue reading
Own a piece of the 2020 Scotties and help save babies’ lives. The Sandra Schmirler Foundation is auctioning off jerseys and other pieces of memorabilia. Join their online auction before Sep 2. Funds go directly to support the purchase of … Continue reading
During a year filled with uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some of Canada’s up-and-coming student-athletes received some assurance after being named recipients of the 2020 Curling Canada For the Love of Curling scholarships, Curling Canada announced today. Recipients include … Continue reading
The Prince Edward Island Curling Hall of Fame is once again offering bursaries to junior curlers from PEI who will be attending college or university in the upcoming season. This academic year there are two $1000 bursaries, one for a … Continue reading
As required by the club Constitution, this is official notice that the Cornwall Curling Club’s Annual General Meeting, postponed from May, will be held on Thursday, September 10th, 2020 at 7 pm, at the Cornwall Civic Centre hall, upstairs from … Continue reading
Cornwall Curling Club member and two-time World Junior Champion Lauren Lenentine stopped by the club recently to present them with a signed photo of her 2020 World Junior Championship team and trophy. Lauren is returning to Winnipeg this month to … Continue reading
Recreation PEI has put together a series of webinars specifically designed for organizations that own/operate ice skating and curling facilities. All four webinars are free of charge and will run each Thursday, August 20th through September 10th at 2:00PM ADT. Topics include; … Continue reading
Wayne Tallon, a co-chair of the organizing committee for the 2020 Home Hardware Canada Cup, says the decision to cancel the event set to be held in November in Fredericton was unfortunate but necessary. Wayne Tallon said Curling Canada and the … Continue reading
Brett Gallant, who plays on the Team Gushue foursome in St. John’s paid a visit to Sport PEI in Charlottetown today, to collect the Cox & Palmer Senior Male Athlete of the Year and the Lieutenant Governor’s Award that were … Continue reading
Ongoing uncertainty related to the COVID-19 pandemic has forced Curling Canada to alter its plans for the pre-Christmas portion of the 2020-21 curling season, it was announced today. The 2020 Home Hardware Canada Cup, scheduled for Nov. 24-29 in Fredericton, … Continue reading
The Prince Edward Island Curling Hall of Fame is once again offering bursaries to junior curlers from PEI who will be attending college or university in the upcoming season. This academic year there are two $1000 bursaries, one for a … Continue reading
New Dominion’s Lauren Lenentine, who won the World Junior Curling Championship in Russia in February as a member of Winnipeg’s Team Zacharias (she previously won the Worlds as an alternate on the Nova Scotia-based rink that won gold at the … Continue reading