KINGSTON, Ont. – Brad Gushue of Newfoundland/Labrador moved within one victory of a third championship in the 2020 Tim Hortons Brier, presented by AGI, with a 7-6 semifinal win over Matt Dunstone of Saskatchewan Sunday afternoon. Gushue and his … Continue reading
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The Syngenta 2020 PEI Under 18 Curling Championships at the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton, with three boy’s teams and an equal number of girl’s rinks taking part, concluded on Sunday afternoon with the Brayden Snow team from the … Continue reading
The seven-team round-robin PEI Under 13 Open Curling Championship wrapped up Sunday afternoon at the Montague Curling Club, with the Ella Lenentine rink from the Cornwall Curling Club going undefeated with a 6-0 record to win the event. The Nate … Continue reading
The Syngenta 2020 PEI Under 18 Curling Championships at the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton, with three boy’s teams and an equal number of girl’s rinks taking part, is down to the Championship Round, beginning at 2:30 pm, with … Continue reading
Round robin play wraps up Sunday night as the 2020 PEI Curling Club Championships, featuring the winning men’s and women’s teams from individual club playdowns, continue at the Charlottetown Curling Club. Following Saturday play, two teams, the host club men’s … Continue reading
KINGSTON, Ont. – Brad Gushue of Newfoundland/Labrador got a surprising steal of one in the ninth end and that was enough of a margin to send him to a 7-4 win over Brad Jacobs of Northern Ontario and move on … Continue reading
Following Friday and Saturday action, only two draws, at 10:30 am and 2 pm Sunday, remain to be played at the 7-team round robin PEI Under 13 Open (teams may be any combination of boys and/or girls) Curling Championship at … Continue reading
The Syngenta 2020 PEI Under 18 Curling Championships at the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton, with three boy’s teams and an equal number of girl’s rinks taking part, continued on Saturday with the “B” event finals and the “C” … Continue reading
Here’s a Photo Gallery from the Saturday afternoon Men’s draw at the PEI Curling Club Championships being played at the Charlottetown Curling Club. Click a photo to enlarge, use arrows or swipe to go ahead or back. … Continue reading
Here is a gallery of photos from this morning’s draw at the PEI Curling Club Championships in Charlottetown, with six women’s teams in action. Click a photo to view larger, and use arrows or swipe to go ahead and back. … Continue reading
It was a successful opening day on Friday for the two-time defending boy’s champs the Mitchell Schut rink, and the Rachel MacLean rink, which includes third Lauren Ferguson, who skipped the winning girl’s squad the last two years, at the … Continue reading
KINGSTON, Ont. – Matt Dunstone and his crew came to the Tim Hortons Brier, presented by AGI, looking to end Saskatchewan’s 40-year drought and they took a monstrous step toward doing that with a huge victory Friday evening. Nine days … Continue reading
Here is a gallery of photos from the opening draw practice and first end from the PEI Under 13 Open Curling Championship at the Montague Curling Club. Click a photo to view larger and use arrows or swipe to go … Continue reading
Opening Playoffs draw recap: KINGSTON, Ont. – The key to success in curling is to score two and force your opponent to take one, and that scenario worked perfectly Thursday afternoon for Brad Gushue and Team Newfoundland/Labrador at the Tim … Continue reading
A large number of familiar faces with loads of successful curling experience are coming to Charlottetown later this month for the 61st Canadian FireFighters Curling Championships. Ten teams are now confirmed for the national event following recent provincial playdowns. They … Continue reading
The final results are now available from the PEI 55+ Games Stick Curling competition which wrapped up last Friday at the Silver Fox. Open Division (Men’s, Women’s, or Combined teams) Gold: Joe Gill (2nd from left) and Doug Campbell … Continue reading
Timers are urgently needed for the PEI Curling Club Championships at the Charlottetown Curling Club this weekend. With 3 provincial events happening this weekend volunteers are scarce. Call the Club today at 902-370-2875 from 12:30 to 9 pm if you … Continue reading
It’s the grand finale for the Curl PEI provincial curling championship season, with three events starting on Friday – the U13 Open, the U18, with separate boy’s and girl’s divisions and new title sponsor Syngenta, and the PEI Curling Club … Continue reading
Team P.E.I. skip Bryan Cochrane spoke after his rink failed to qualify for the championship pool at the 2020 Brier about what has changed in the tournament since he first competed in it in 2003, as well as if he … Continue reading
It’s game over for Team PEI at the Brier in Kingston, as they won’t be advancing to the playoff round, but they were definitely fan favourites at the event, both because they were older than other teams, and because three … Continue reading
A year ago, Adam Casey faced an uncertain curling future. Now the 30-year-old Seven Mile Bay native has made history and is in the thick of things at the 2020 Tim Hortons Brier. Adam Casey in action with Manitoba’s Jason … Continue reading
KINGSTON, Ont. – They came into the Tim Hortons Brier, presented by AGI, as the 2019 world senior curling champions and Wednesday morning they showed age has to be respected as they threw a scare into one of the pre-tournament … Continue reading
Residency rule changes by Curling Canada this season now allow curlers to compete for teams from either the province in which they live or the one in which they were born. In addition, because of the [2018] free agency rule, rinks are … Continue reading
Team NL (Brad Gushue with PEI’s Brett Gallant) beat Team Cochrane (Cornwall PEI) 11-8 in 9 ends this morning at the Brier in Kingston. Gushue moves to 5-1 and into the championship round, while PEI, who wrap up the round … Continue reading
It’s happening again — TSN has announced that Team PEI, skipped by Ontario’s Bryan Cochrane, is their feature game at 10 am Atlantic Wednesday morning, making it three televised mornings in a row for the rink representing the Cornwall Curling … Continue reading
Game timers are needed for the PEI Curling Club Championships this weekend at the Charlottetown Curling Club, and they are calling on those from other clubs who have timing experience to assist. If you can volunteer, call the CCC at … Continue reading
THE GUNNER DELIVERS HIGHLIGHT-REEL GAME-WINNER AT TIM HORTONS BRIER KINGSTON, Ont. – Call it a Manitoba miracle, a huge stroke of luck or just another incredible shot by the gunslinger, Jason Gunnlaugson. However it is termed, Gunnlaugson’s last-rock double raise, … Continue reading
KINGSTON, Ont. – Blank ends are not often looked at as game-changing situations, but a decision to blank the ninth end on Monday evening led to Brad Gushue’s 7-6 win over Brad Jacobs of Northern Ontario at the Tim Hortons … Continue reading
In the Monday afternoon draw at the Tim Hortons Brier in Kingston, Bryan Cochrane of Prince Edward Island (Cornwall, 2-2) scored two in nine and stole a pair in 10 to beat Alek Bédard of Quebec (Lacolle/Boucherville/Glenmore, 1-3) 7-4. Curling … Continue reading
The Syngenta 2020 PEI Under 18 Curling Championships take place March 6-8 at the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton, with three girl’s and three boy’s teams taking part, including two-time defending boy’s champs the Mitchell Schut rink, and the … Continue reading
Curl PEI is pleased to welcome Syngenta as the title sponsor for the PEI Under 18 Curling Championships. “Curling fans across the province know that giving your best on the ice starts by fostering a love of sport from a … Continue reading
KINGSTON, Ont. – Jamie Murphy and his Nova Scotia crew know they’re in tough to advance out of their pool, but remained in the thick of the fight as of Monday morning at the Tim Hortons Brier, presented by AGI. … Continue reading
The Montague Curling Rink will play host to Curl PEI’s championship event for its youngest curlers — those under the age of 13 years, from March 6-8, with seven teams entered. This is an “open” event with any combination … Continue reading
The 2020 PEI Curling Club Championships, featuring the winning men’s and women’s teams from individual club playdowns, take place March 6-10 at the Charlottetown Curling Club. Curl PEI is pleased to welcome their newest affiliated curling club, the Souris Curling … Continue reading
The eleven-team PEI Under 16 Curling Championships wrapped up Sunday afternoon at the Charlottetown Curling Club, with the Brayden Snow rink from the host club going undefeated to win the “A” division, beating the Ella Lenentine foursome from Cornwall in … Continue reading
The Curl PEI Youth Jamboree takes place at the Crapaud Community Curling Club. Date: March 28, 2020 Entry Deadline: March 7, 2020 Entry Fee: $40 Info: aduncan@sportpei.pe.ca Enter at: https://peicurling.com/eventschships/competitions/entry-form/ Entry Form … Continue reading
James Grattan of New Brunswick (Oromocto 1-1) tangled with Matt Dunstone of Saskatchewan (Regina, 1-1) in Draw 3 of the Tim Hortons Brier, presented by AGI. Gratton and his team dominated the first half of the game, building a 5-1 … Continue reading
There were three very close games on Sunday morning at the Charlottetown Curling Club as the PEI Under 16 Open Curling Championships came down to its final day, with the second “A” and “B” semi-finals, and the second of three … Continue reading
Here is a photo gallery from the Sunday morning draw at the PEI Under 16 Ch’ships at Charlottetown, with the second A and B division semi-final matches, and the second of three round robin games in the C division. Click … Continue reading
In the Saturday evening draw at the Tim Hortons Brier in Kingston, the Bryan Cochrane rink representing Prince Edward Island (Cornwall, 1-0) scored five in the sixth end to beat Jake Higgs of Nunavut (Iqaluit, 0-1) 9-4. Meanwhile, Brendan Bottcher … Continue reading
TSN has announced Sunday’s Tim Hortons Brier Feature Games, which include New Brunswick’s Team Grattan at 10 am, Team Manitoba with Islander Adam Casey at 3 pm, and Team Newfoundland and Labrador with PEI’s Brett Gallant at 8 pm. In … Continue reading
The Ella Lenentine team from the Cornwall Curling Club were trailing 5-1 after five ends in their PEI U16 “A” section semi-final game this afternoon in Charlottetown against the Samuel Shaw rink from Montague, with the Shaw squad using their … Continue reading
Here is a gallery of photos from the Saturday draws of the PEI Under 16 Curling Championships at the Charlottetown Curling Club. Ten of the eleven teams (the Clara Jack rink from Cornwall weren’t in the Saturday draws) were in … Continue reading
Morgan Currie will curl for Prince Edward Island tonight at the Tim Hortons Brier for the first time ever. “It’s really a surreal experience,” the Ottawa resident said earlier this week while preparing for the men’s national curling championship in … Continue reading
Team PEI, skipped by Ontario’s Bryan Cochrane, with Island natives Ian MacAulay and Morgan Currie, and 10-time PEI representative at the Brier Mark O’Rourke, opens play at 8 pm Saturday against Nunavut at the Tin Hortons Brier in Kingston Ontario. … Continue reading
Adam Casey is returning to the Tim Hortons Brier. The Seven Mile Bay native is the second stone with the Jason Gunnlaugson rink, which defeated Mike McEwen 7-4 in the Manitoba provincial final on Sunday. Seven Mile Bay native Adam … Continue reading
After trying to recruit younger players to help with the heavy sweeping, Team Cochrane, representing PEI at the Brier, struck a golden deal with Mark O’Rourke, a 10-time P.E.I. men’s champion as a second or lead with 10 years of … Continue reading
The 2020 PEI U16 Championships, with eleven teams taking part, will be contested at the Charlottetown Curling Club from February 28 to March 1st. The event is “Open Division” this year, with any combination of boys and/or girls on a … Continue reading
If a 42-year-old Zamboni driver and kidney transplant recipient can become the oldest goalie to win his NHL regular-season debut, can a 62-year-old whistle-blowing, senior-division curler who has had 41 surgeries on his vocal cords capture the Tim Hortons Brier … Continue reading
The Souris Curling Club’s Annual Lobster Trap Bonspiel will be held on April 3, 4 and 5, 2020 at the Eastern Kings Sportsplex in Souris. Registration is $160.00 per team and must be paid in full by March 10, 2020 … Continue reading
Here are the regular curling winners from the 55 Plus Games in Summerside. Stick curling gets underway on Thursday. Men’s Curling Gold Medalists: Skip- Phil McInnis, David Murphy, Alan Long, Doug MacGregor Silver: Garth Cudmore, Larry Cudmore, Hans Wicki, and … Continue reading
Be sure to sign up now for the Upstreet Funspiel, March 13-14 at the Crapaud Community Curling Club, with entertainment on Friday by “Just Cuz”. Entry fee of $140 per 4 person team guarantees 3 six-end games, dinner, and a … Continue reading
Sports and leisure competitions were in full swing Tuesday, as the 2020 Vogue Optical P.E.I. 55+ Winter Games continued in Summerside. Joanne Durant, left, and Eugene Murphy of the Cornwall Curling Club hurried hard down the ice at the Silver … Continue reading
The Jamie Newson rink started their pursuit of a third consecutive P.E.I. provincial mixed fours curling championship in O’Leary Friday with a loss. The front end on the Jamie Newson rink, Miranda Ellis and Andrew MacDougall, relay to their skip … Continue reading
Prince Edward Island is well-represented at the Tim Hortons Brier this year, with Team PEI, along with Islanders Brett Gallant on Team Newfoundland and Labrador, and Adam Casey on Team Manitoba. From Curling Canada, here is a look at these … Continue reading
Calgary’s Kevin Koe will be in the spotlight when the 2020 Tim Hortons Brier, presented by AGI, gets underway on Saturday at the Leon’s Centre in Kingston, Ont. Calgary’s Kevin Koe is taking aim at a record fifth Tim Hortons Brier … Continue reading
The City of Summerside is hosting the 2020 Vogue Optical 55+ Winter Games. The event continues through the 29th. Events include hockey, curling, stick curling, darts, cribbage, bowling, walking, skating, swimming, and many more! Here is the stick curling schedule: … Continue reading
Thirty-eight athletes from Team PEI are competing in the Special Olympics Winter Games in Thunder Bay, Ont. this week, starting with the opening ceremonies on Tuesday. Island athletes are competing in seven events including 5-pin bowling, cross-country skiing, curling, figure … Continue reading
The 2020 PEI U16 Championships, with eleven teams taking part, will be contested at the Charlottetown Curling Club from February 28 to March 1st. The event is “Open Division” this year, with any combination of boys and/or girls on a … Continue reading
It’s a “three-peat” for the Jamie Newson rink from the Silver Fox Curling Club in Summerside, capturing their third consecutive PEI Mixed Curling Championship, edging Crapaud’s Nick Blanchard team 7-6 this afternoon at the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary. … Continue reading
HOGWILD SPIEL Feb. 28 and 29 6 End games. Guaranteed 3 games, great prizes to be won. Open to either men’s, women’s or mixed teams. This is a 19 and over event. Hogged rock – pay a dollar to the … Continue reading
The City of Summerside is set to host the 2020 Vogue Optical 55+ Winter Games. The event will take place today through the 29th. Events will include, hockey, curling, stick curling, darts, cribbage, bowling, walking, skating, swimming, and many more! … Continue reading
It was a super Sunday for two-time defending PEI Mixed champion Jamie Newson and his Silver Fox team, winning both the B and C qualifying games, over “A” qualifier Nick Blanchard of Crapaud, for the Monday championship round at the … Continue reading
Team Taylour Stevens, reigning Nova Scotia Junior Champions, and Canadian Junior bronze medallists (8-2 final championship pool standings) this year, is excited to announce that Lauren Ferguson from PEI will be joining their team for next season. Lauren is from … Continue reading
The 2nd annual Doubles Bonspiel, sponsored by Cavendish Farms, was held this weekend at the Silver Fox. Thanks to organizers including Jean Matheson, Blair Jay, and Chuck Jay, for all the help in organizing the day, and, to the amazing ice … Continue reading
A long-time partner with Curling Canada is expanding its curling portfolio. Everest Funeral Concierge will be the title sponsor of the 2020 Canadian Curling Club Championships, which will be played for the second time at the Ottawa Hunt and Golf … Continue reading
Hello Young Curling folks There is still room for a team or two for the U13 Friendship Spiel in O’Leary this upcoming Saturday Details are in the poster below. Three 4 end games, some off ice games, hot lunch included. … Continue reading
Uttara Despande and Sandra Walker posing as 2019 Canadian Women’s Stick Curling Champions in Cornwall, P.E.I. HALIFAX — Everyone has a story and Uttara Deshpande’s is truly a remarkable one. Spoiler alert: it comes with a uniquely Canadian twist. … Continue reading
In January 2017 I started curling with my spouse and six other friends. Having not curled before we signed up for an 8 week learn to curl program facilitated by Curl PEI along with 44 other participants. The program was … Continue reading
The Nick Blanchard rink from the Crapaud Community Curling Club has won the first of three qualifiers for the championship round, and will take on the two-time defending champion Jamie Newson team from the Silver Fox club in Summerside at … Continue reading
Two Maritimers are part of the top junior women’s curling team in the world. Truro’s Karlee Burgess and Lauren Lenentine of New Dominion, P.E.I., represented Canada on the Manitoba team skipped by Mackenzie Zacharias. Nova Scotia’s Karlee Burgess, second from right, and P.E.I.’s … Continue reading
The season wrapped up today for the Pepsi Under 16 Development League at the Cornwall Curling Club, with 8 teams from a number of PEI curling clubs taking part. Thanks to the teams for participating, and good luck in … Continue reading
Congratulations to PEI’s Lauren Lenentine and Team Zacharias, who beat Team Korea 7-5 this morning to win the World Junior Curling Championship in Russia! You can watch the game replay at https://youtu.be/BxvgHNwXiMU … Continue reading
The first of three modified triple knockout qualifiers for the championship round will be determined in the 1 pm Saturday draw at the PEI Mixed (Fours) championship being played at the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary. The Alex MacFadyen … Continue reading
MOOSE JAW, Sask. – Too many of these whiz-bang, wild-west finishes can actually age a person. “We always seem to make it really exciting at the end,’’ sighed Northern Ontario skip Krista McCarville. “Puts a few more wrinkles on my … Continue reading
(Curl Manitoba) Jacques Gauthier and Mackenzie Zacharias (with Lauren Lenentine) will both be playing in the finals of the World Junior Curling Championships! Gauthier faces Switzerland tonight at 8 pm and Zacharias will face off with Korea Saturday at 1 am. … Continue reading
Canada’s playoff aspirations have come to fruition at the 2020 World Junior Curling Championships from Krasnoyarsk, Russia as both the women’s and men’s representatives have earned their way into official medal contention. The Altona Curling Club’s Mackenzie Zacharias downed Denmark’s … Continue reading
Russia’s 9-3 win over Norway in Thursday (20 February) morning’s second-last session of women’s round-robin play at the World Junior Curling Championships 2020, being staged in the Crystal Ice Arena, Krasnoyarsk, Russia, gave them a place in the semi-finals, alongside … Continue reading
The Curl PEI Provincial Mixed (fours) Curling Championship will take place Feb. 21-24 2020 at the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary, with nine teams representing five curling clubs taking part. Click for end by end results The two-time defending … Continue reading
It was a great night for Brett Gallant at the Sport PEI Awards in Charlottetown, winning both the Cox & Palmer Senior Male Athlete of the Year and the Lieutenant Governor’s Award. Brett is in St. John’s NL preparing for … Continue reading
MOOSE JAW, Sask. – Suzanne Birt and her P.E.I. team get to sleep in Thursday morning while Mary-Anne Arsenault of Nova Scotia and Corryn Brown of B.C. will be up early for a rematch to determine the final team from … Continue reading
NORTHERNERS PULL OFF STOLEN VICTORY OVER NORTHERN ONTARIO AT 2020 SCOTTIES click to read at Curling Canada … Continue reading
Here are a couple of photos, from Mary MacKay, of the Curling 101 sessions held recently at the Silver Fox. … Continue reading
Suzanne Birt of P.E.I. (Montague; 3-2) stole four points, including three in the eighth, to cruise to a 9-3 win over Erica Curtis of Newfoundland-Labrador (St. John’s; 1-4) in the Scotties in Moose Jaw today. Marie Christianson (Photo credit: Clement … Continue reading
Norway recorded their first win at the World Junior Curling Championships 2020 when they defeated Switzerland, by 8-7, in Monday (17 February) afternoon’s fourth session of women’s round-robin play in the Crystal Ice Arena, Krasnoyarsk, Russia. Canada beat Russia by … Continue reading
Come out on Thursday February 20th at 5:30 pm and help us send off Special Olympics Team PEI from the Charlottetown Curling Club. They will represent PEI at the Canada Winter Games in Thunder Bay On. February 25 to the … Continue reading
In Scotties play Monday evening, Jennifer Jones and her Wild Card team (Winnipeg; 3-1) required an extra end to finally subdue Suzanne Birt and P.E.I. (Montague; 2-2) 9-8. Birt (Clement Roy photo) Jones (Clement Roy photo) Click to read the … Continue reading
The Phil Gorveatt team from the Charlottetown Curling Club went undefeated, winning all three qualifiers to capture the PEI Senior Men’s Curling Championship Monday at the Cornwall Curling Club, without having to play a championship round. The Mark MacDonald foursome … Continue reading
P.E.I. with Suzanne Birt at the helm (Montague; 2-1) produced a big win in knocking off Ontario and Rachel Homan (Ottawa; 2-1) 9-8 in an extra end last evening. Birt (Clement Roy photo) Click to read the draw report from … Continue reading
Team Zacharias with PEI’s Lauren Lenentine were 2-1 after two days of play at the World Juniors. Early this morning they played Russia at 2 pm local time. You can watch here (saved for later viewing) youtu.be/a3PmhRvK7GI … Continue reading
In Sunday (16 February) evening’s women’s third session, in Krasnoyarsk’s Crystal Ice Arena, Korea won the battle of the undefeated sides, 7-1 against Denmark, to remain at the top of the rankings alongside Japan and Russia. Korea defeated Denmark, 7-1, … Continue reading
Here are photos which include PEI’s Suzanne Birt rink, from Draw Four of the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Moose Jaw. Photo credit: Clement Roy. Team Birt won their game in that draw 7-3 over Nova Scotia to go to … Continue reading
Here are photos which include PEI’s Suzanne Birt rink, from Draw One of the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Moose Jaw. Photo credit: Clement Roy. Team Birt lost their game in that draw 7-5 to BC. Click for a story … Continue reading
Play continued Sat. and Sun. at the PEI Seniors Curling Championships in Cornwall, with eight men’s and four women’s teams competing to advance to the 2020 Everest Canadian Senior Curling Championships, March 16-22 at the Portage Curling Club in Portage la Prairie, … Continue reading
Play got underway Friday at the PEI Seniors Curling Championships in Cornwall, with eight men’s and four women’s teams competing to advance to the 2020 Everest Canadian Senior Curling Championships, March 16-22 at the Portage Curling Club in Portage la Prairie, Man. … Continue reading
Here’s a photo gallery from Draw 2 of the PEI Seniors Curling Championship at the Cornwall Curling Club. … Continue reading
Here is a gallery of photos from this morning’s 1st draw of the PEI Seniors Curling Championships at the Cornwall Curling Club. Click on a picture to enlarge and use arrows or swipe to go ahead/back. … Continue reading
You could say the love between Jenny MacLean and Edward White is rock solid. After meeting on the curling ice seven years ago, they have been celebrating their love of the game and each other ever since. Just a year … Continue reading
A pair of Manitoba teams will aim to mine gold in Siberia, as the 2020 World Junior Curling Championships get underway in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. Jacques Gauthier’s team from Winnipeg (vice-skip Jordan Peters, second Brayden Payette, lead Zack Bilawka, alternate Thomas Dunlop, coach … Continue reading
The Curl PEI Provincial Mixed (fours) Curling Championship will take place Feb. 21-24 2020 at the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary, with nine teams representing five curling clubs taking part. Click for end by end results The two-time defending … Continue reading