Curling Canada is launching a new annual monetary awards program for junior curlers growing the sport in meaningful and inclusive ways. The All Heart Junior Curlers Awards is for young Canadians who embody the values of curling by placing the … Continue reading
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For a lot of young curlers, the transition out of juniors can be difficult. This period in life is usually accompanied by a number of other changes like moving away from home, studying at college or university, or starting a … 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. There are two $1000 bursaries, one for a female … Continue reading
Canada’s Team Owen Purcell is taking home the bronze medal after emerging victorious on Sunday at the 2022 World Junior Curling Championships in Jönköping, Sweden. Team Owen Purcell won bronze at the 2022 World Junior Curling Championships. (Photo, Cheyenne Boone/World Curling Federation) … Continue reading
After a semifinal loss on Saturday, Canada’s Team Owen Purcell will play for bronze at the 2022 World Junior Curling Championships. Canada’s Team Owen Purcell will play for bronze at the 2022 World Junior Curling Championships. (Photo, World Curling Federation/Cheyenne Boone) … Continue reading
Skip Owen Purcell and his Canadian junior men’s team from the Halifax Curling Club are among the final four teams to keep their dreams of winning a world junior curling championship alive at the 2022 World Junior Curling Championships in Jönköping, Sweden. … Continue reading
The Fall Fling Junior Cashspiel at the Silver Fox Entertainment Complex in Summerside PEI will take place October 7th, 8th & 9th 2022. Spots are filling up fast! Secure one of the 12 spots in either the male or the … 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. There are two $1000 bursaries, one for a female … Continue reading
Ron Matters, who is well-known to Island curlers from his work at the Crapaud Community Curling Club, and has since gone on to work on the ice crew at major international curling events, was announced at Cornwall’s AGM last … Continue reading
The Canadian men’s curling team won its third-straight game, while the women’s team is focused on having a solid finish at the 2022 World Junior Curling Championships in Jönköping, Sweden. A two-win day for Team Owen Purcell (5-3) elevated the junior men’s … Continue reading
The Canadian junior men’s curling team found a big win against a medal contender, while the Canadian women’s team split a pair of games on Wednesday at the 2022 World Junior Curling Championships. Team Owen Purcell (Halifax Curling Club) improved … Continue reading
The Canadian junior men’s and women’s teams are now at the halfway mark of the round robin at the 2022 World Junior Curling Championships in Jönköping, Sweden and both teams are battling for contention in the playoffs this upcoming weekend. As of … Continue reading
Synergy Fitness & Nutrition in Charlottetown is once again offering an off-season Sport Performance Training Program to Island curlers. All ages are welcome. They will work with your level of fitness to ensure your training is fitting your needs. Participating … Continue reading
The Canadian teams at the 2022 World Junior Curling Championships bounced back with some wins on Monday. After a winless debut yesterday, the teams combined for two victories during three games played in Jönköping, Sweden. PEI’s Katie Shaw, left, and Lauren Rajala … Continue reading
Canadian junior men’s and women’s teams began their round-robin schedules at the 2022 World Junior Curling Championships in Jönköping, Sweden on Sunday. The teams played three games combined on opening day and were short of earning a win at the … Continue reading
Suddenly at the Prince County Hospital, on Thursday, May 12, 2022, of Daniel Alexander “D Alex” MacDonald, aged 95 years. Born in Travellers Rest on March 3rd, 1927, son of the late Daniel and Clara MacDonald. Husband of 62 years … Continue reading
A pair of Canadian teams will aim to end the 2021-22 curling season on the podium as the 2022 World Junior Curling Championships get underway Sunday in Jönköping, Sweden. It will be the first edition of the World Juniors since … Continue reading
OLDS, Alta. BY: JONATHAN BRAZEAU — Brad Gushue finished the latest chapter of his storied curling career winning his 13th career Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling men’s championship. Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant and Geoff Walker celebrate with the Champions Cup … Continue reading
Young curlers with aspirations both on and off the ice can now apply for Curling Canada’s For the Love of Curling scholarship program to help make those dreams come true. The program will award 11 scholarships of $2,500 each to … Continue reading
SPORT PEI SCHOLARSHIPS Sport PEI offers 4 $1000 Sport Scholarship awards which recognize excellence and achievement in sport, academics and community involvement. Deadline to apply is Thursday May 12, 2022. The Sport PEI scholarships are made possible with support from … Continue reading
Team Dalton reports that they had a great week at the 2022 Under-18 Canadian Curling Championships in Oakville Ontario, with a lot of close games, although they finished without a win and had to forfeit their final game due to … Continue reading
The 2022 Canadian Under-18 Boys and Girls Curling Championships are continuing at the Oakville Curling Club in Oakville Ontario. PEI’s Ella Lenentine Girls’ rink are 1-5 following round robin play, while the Boy’s rink skipped by Isaiah Dalton are 0-6. … Continue reading
Robert “Bob” Leard, a well-known PEI stick curler and curling delivery-stick manufacturer, has passed away. Bob Leard Bob was featured in this 2016 CBC story: Link: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-stick-curling-2016-1.3852097 Excerpt: “We are doing pretty good for the little old Island, we do … Continue reading
The 2022 Canadian Under-18 Boys and Girls Curling Championships are continuing at the Oakville Curling Club in Oakville Ontario. Team PEI PEI is represented by our U18 provincial champions, the Ella Lenentine-skipped Girls team and the Boys rink skipped by … Continue reading
The 2022 Canadian Under-18 Boys and Girls Curling Championships are underway at the Oakville Curling Club in Oakville Ontario. Team PEI PEI is represented by our U18 provincial champions, the Ella Lenentine-skipped Girls team and the Boys rink skipped by … Continue reading
Young curlers with aspirations both on and off the ice can now apply for Curling Canada’s For the Love of Curling scholarship program to help make those dreams come true. The program will award 11 scholarships of $2,500 each to … Continue reading
SPORT PEI SCHOLARSHIPS Sport PEI offers 4 $1000 Sport Scholarship awards which recognize excellence and achievement in sport, academics and community involvement. Deadline to apply is Thursday May 12, 2022. The Sport PEI scholarships are made possible with support from … Continue reading
For the first time since 2019, Canada’s best young curling teams will gather under one roof to play for national titles when the 2022 Canadian Under-18 Boys and Girls Curling Championships get underway Sunday. The 2022 Canadian Under-18 Championships will run through … Continue reading
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — Canada’s run at a podium finish ended on Friday at the 2022 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. Canada’s Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant lost to Norway in the qualification game at the 2022 World Mixed Doubles Curling … Continue reading
The 2022 Canadian Under-18 Boys and Girls Curling Championships take place May 1-7 at the Oakville Curling Club in Oakville Ontario. The event was originally scheduled for Feb. 14-20 in Timmins, Ont., but ongoing uncertainty related to the COVID-19 pandemic … Continue reading
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — Canada has clinched its spot in the playoffs at the 2022 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. While there’s one more day of round-robin competition to go at Sous-Moulin Sports Centre and two more games for Canada, it … Continue reading
It was a close 5-4 final on Monday in the 8-team Women’s Division of the Canadian Stick Curling Championships at Curl Moncton, with the Cornwall Curling Club duo of Etta Reid and Elaine Hughes losing in an extra end without … Continue reading
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — Canada’s mixed doubles team put together two of its most convincing victories at the 2022 World Mixed Doubles Championship and is showing plenty of signs of life two-thirds of the way through the round robin. Brett Gallant … Continue reading
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — What Canada’s schedule lacked in quantity on Monday made up for in quality. Quality shotmaking. Quality strategy. A quality opponent. Canada’s Brett Gallant and Jocelyn Peterman were just short in a game against Scotland on Monday at … Continue reading
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — Canada’s mixed doubles team is keeping pace with the best in its pool at the 2022 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. Canada’s Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant secured two wins on Sunday at the 2022 World Mixed … Continue reading
The Canadian Senior Women’s Curling Friendship Tour to the USA, now scheduled for November 2022, is still accepting applications. Please review the attached documents, and follow the process of applying if you are interested (ignore the application deadline). Click document … Continue reading
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — The first one is in the books for Canada’s Jocelyn Peterman (Winnipeg) and Brett Gallant (St. John’s, N.L.). Canada’s mixed doubles team picked up its first win at the 2022 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. On Saturday … Continue reading
The Canadian Stick Curling Championship, with Open (any combination of two men/women) and Women’s divisions, is underway at Curl Moncton, and wraps up on Monday. (L-R): Ruth Stavert, Audrey Callaghan, John Dunsford, Myrna Sanderson, Elaine Hughes, Etta Reid PEI … Continue reading
Canadian curling fans have a series of three world curling championships to turn their attention to as we near the end of the 2021-22 international curling season. This Saturday, the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship and the World Senior Men’s … Continue reading
BY: JONATHAN BRAZEAU Edmonton skip Brendan Bottcher has put together a new curling team of Olympic proportions. Bottcher announced Monday he is joining forces next season with third Marc Kennedy, second Brett Gallant and lead Ben Hebert. (L-R): Gallant, Bottcher, Hebert, … Continue reading
Sport PEI @SportPEI Congratulations vip coach! Richard MacEwen – @peicurling | @cornwallcurling Become a vip coach here: https://sportpei.pe.ca/vip/ #PEIProud #IslandPride #PEI #vipcoach … Continue reading
Curl PEI is offering an opportunity for all junior curlers to come out to try Doubles Curling at the Silver Fox on April 15, 2022 (10 am start for the first game). They hope to offer each team 2 games, … Continue reading
A wonderful week of curling came to a disappointing end for Canada’s Team Brad Gushue on Sunday at the 2022 LGT World Men’s Curling Championship, presented by New Holland. The Canadian team from St. John’s, N.L., that had ground its … Continue reading
The 2022 PEI Mixed Doubles championship wrapped up on Saturday, while the 2022 PEI U16 Curling Championship concluded on Sunday afternoon. Both events were held at the Silver Fox Entertainment Complex in Summerside. PEI U16 Championship The Ella Lenentine rink … Continue reading
Watch the PEI U16 Championship final between Team Ella Lenentine and Team Dalton live now on the Team Lenentine Facebook page! Click to watch: https://fb.watch/ciOgrRHbJC/ … Continue reading
The 2022 PEI Mixed Doubles championship wrapped up on Saturday while the 2022 PEI U16 Curling Championship wraps up today, both at the Silver Fox Entertainment Complex in Summerside. The Edward and Jenny White couple from the host club, who … Continue reading
A nine-day grind in Las Vegas will come to an end Sunday for Canada’s Team Brad Gushue, but it’s exactly the way they wanted it to end — with a shot at gold. Gushue and his St. John’s, N.L., team … Continue reading
Twelve games later, it’s hard to imagine that Team Canada could be in any better position upon the conclusion of the round-robin competition at the 2022 LGT World Men’s Curling Championship, presented by New Holland. A 10-2 record. First place … Continue reading
The 2022 PEI Mixed Doubles and the 2022 PEI U16 Curling Championships got underway Friday April 8th at the Silver Fox Entertainment Complex in Summerside. The Mixed Doubles has 4 teams registered and is playing a modified triple knockout format … Continue reading
The 2022 PEI Mixed Doubles and the 2022 PEI U16 Curling Championships both take place April 8-10, 2022 at the Silver Fox Entertainment Complex in Summerside. Due to the length of the “Singles Curling”, U16 start times have been revised … Continue reading
Box 1 on the Team Canada to-do list has been checked off — clinch a playoff berth. Brad Gushue’s Canadian team from St. John’s, N.L., did that on Thursday night at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, rolling up a 10-2 … Continue reading
Stop by 121B Sandstone Road in Charlottetown from 3:00 – 7:00 pm for the Grand Opening of the Canada Games Volunteer Centre and enjoy a little fun (including curling) for the whole family! … Continue reading
The Charlottetown Curling Club is holding its first annual spring fling spiel on April 9 and is inviting the public to come and try the sport of curling. The free event will celebrate the legacy and future of the club, … Continue reading
SPORT PEI SCHOLARSHIPS Sport PEI offers 4 $1000 Sport Scholarship awards which recognizes excellence and achievement in sport, academics and community involvement. Deadline to apply is Thursday May 12, 2022. The Sport PEI scholarships are made possible with support from Sport … Continue reading
UPDATE: The Canadian Fire Fighters Curling Association has now rescheduled the 61st Canadian Fire Fighters Curling Championship to March 24 – April 1, 2023. The PEI Host Committee has agreed to hosting in 2023 at the Montague Curling Club. The … Continue reading
Team Canada salvaged a split of its Wednesday assignment of Scandinavian nations at the 2022 LGT World Men’s Curling Championship, presented by New Holland. After falling 7-5 to Sweden’s Team Niklas Edin in the morning draw at Orleans Arena in … Continue reading
The 2022 PEI Mixed Doubles and the 2022 PEI U16 Curling Championships both take place April 8-10, 2022 at the Silver Fox Entertainment Complex in Summerside. The Mixed Doubles has 4 teams registered and will play a modified triple knockout … Continue reading
(by Jason Simmonds) HALIFAX, N.S. — Lauren Ferguson admits winning a Canadian curling championship is going to take a while to sink in. Ferguson plays third stone with Nova Scotia’s Taylour Stevens rink, which won the 2022 New Holland Canadian … Continue reading
Not that they want to continue the trend, but falling behind early in games hasn’t been an issue for Canada’s Team Brad Gushue at the 2022 LGT World Men’s Curling Championship, presented by New Holland. Canada’s Geoff Walker, top, … Continue reading
It was a cool, composed and, for the first time at this 2022 LGT World Men’s Curling Championship, comfortable-looking Canadian team skipped by Brad Gushue that took to the ice Monday afternoon at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. It all … Continue reading
It will be a picture-perfect 2022 Everest Canadian Senior Curling Championships, with the event heading to the edge of the Atlantic coast. Yarmouth and Acadian Shores, N.S., will host the event for the first time, it was announced today by … Continue reading
The 2022 PEI Mixed Doubles and the 2022 PEI U16 Curling Championships both take place April 8-10, 2022 at the Silver Fox Entertainment Complex in Summerside. The Mixed Doubles has 4 teams registered and will play a modified triple knockout … Continue reading
The Cornwall Curling Club’s Wednesday April 6 Super Series session on coaching, with Kathy O’Rourke, has room for more participants and is also open to coaches from other clubs, or those parents or curlers who might be interested in coaching. … Continue reading
The Everest Canadian Curling Club Championships are returning to Alberta in grand fashion at one of Edmonton’s most notable ice facilities. The annual curling club championship will be at the West Edmonton Mall Ice Palace from Nov. 20-26, it was … Continue reading
Team Gunnlaugson has announced that they will be parting ways at the end of the season: … Continue reading
A grinding 39 ends of curling has taken a toll on Team Canada at the 2022 LGT World Men’s Curling Championship, presented by New Holland. But considering the four victories that hard work produced, leaving Brad Gushue and his team … Continue reading
TEAM CANADA COMES THROUGH WITH 10TH-END DRAMATICS TO DEFEAT NORWAY Some lingering rust is slowly dissipating for Team Canada at the 2022 LGT World Men’s Curling Championship, presented by New Holland. After a grinding opening victory earlier Saturday at Orleans … Continue reading
(By Jason Simmonds) Brett Gallant has joined Paralympian Mark Arendzand Heather Moyse, who competed in bobsled in four Winter Olympics, as four-time winners of the P.E.I. Lieutenant-Governor’s Amateur Athletic Award. The award is presented to P.E.I.’s most outstanding male or … Continue reading
STRATFORD, ONT. – The award winners at the 2022 New Holland Canadian Under-21 Curling Championships were announced on Friday at the awards banquet at the Stratford Country Club. They are: Ken Watson Spirit awards – chosen by players Womens Pool A – Anna … Continue reading
Seven days of competition all lead up to a single culminating moment at the 2022 New Holland Canadian Under-21 Curling Championships on Friday afternoon from the Stratford Rotary Complex in Stratford, Ont. 2022 New Holland Canadian Under-21 Curling Championships winners … Continue reading
(By Dave Stewart) CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — Charlottetown’s Brett Gallant said he’s hoping to end an eight-year run with the Brad Gushue rink as a world champion. Gallant, who is leaving the team at the end of the season and then getting … Continue reading
The Charlottetown Curling Club is holding its first annual spring fling spiel on April 9 and is inviting the public to come and try the sport of curling. The free event will celebrate the legacy and future of the club, … Continue reading
The 48th Annual Sport PEI Awards Ceremony, presented by SCORE! Sport Charlottetown, took place Thursday evening at the Confederation Centre of the Arts in Charlottetown with curling’s Brett Gallant winning both the Lieutenant Governor’s Award, presented by the honourable Antoinette … Continue reading
[PEI Women, skipped by Rachel MacLean and men, skipped by Mitchell Schut, finish round-robin out of playoffs, with Women at 4-4, and men at 2-6 win-loss] WOMEN’S POOL PLAY CONCLUDES AT 2022 NEW HOLLAND CANADIAN UNDER-21 CURLING CHAMPIONSHIPS Thursday morning … Continue reading
PEI’s Rachel MacLean rink stole a deuce in the last end for a 7-6 win over Quebec 2’s Jolianne Fortin rink on Tuesday morning to sit at 2-3 win-loss at the 2022 New Holland U21 Curling Championships in Stratford Ontario. … Continue reading
Here are the teams and draw/schedule for this Saturday’s U13 Funspiel at Cornwall: This day promises to be a ton of fun!! The young curlers will be welcomed with fruit and pastries for registration that begins at 9:00 am and … Continue reading
Monday was an important and ultimately an exceptionally successful day for Daymond Bernath and his Saskatchewan #1 rink at the 2022 New Holland Canadian Under-21 Championships from the Stratford Rotary Complex in Stratford, Ont. Bernath (6-0; Saskatoon) found himself staring … Continue reading
The 2022 PEI Curling Club Championships, with 7 men’s and 4 women’s teams who won their respective club championships taking part, wrapped up Sunday afternoon at the Summerside Curling Club, with the host Summerside teams sweeping the men’s division and … Continue reading
The 2022 PEI Curling Club Championships, with 7 men’s and 4 women’s teams who won their respective club championships, are down to the men’s and women’s Championship Rounds following the conclusion of round robin play Saturday evening at the Summerside … Continue reading
The 2022 PEI Curling Club Championships, with 7 men’s and 4 women’s teams who won their respective club championships, continue at the Summerside Curling Club. Following Friday play there are two unbeaten (3-0) rinks in the round-robin men’s section — … Continue reading
The registration deadline has been extended to 5 pm on Sunday, March 27th. for the Cornwall Curling Club U13 Funspiel presented by O’Connor Glass that is set to take place on Saturday, April 2nd, 202!. This is a … Continue reading
The 2022 PEI Curling Club Championships, with 7 men’s and 4 women’s teams who won their respective club championships, are underway at the Summerside Curling Club. Following two draws on Thursday, there are four unbeaten rinks, with the Cornwall team, … Continue reading
After being runner-up several times, Tim Hockin won this year’s One-on-one “Tuff Spiel” at the Summerside Curling Club. … Continue reading
From Curling Canada’s Media Guide, here are the team bios and other info for The PEI Men’s and Women’s teams, plus the Northern Ontario women’s team with Islander Katie Shaw, and the Nova Scotia #1 women’s team, with PEI’s Lauren … Continue reading
The 2022 New Holland Canadian Junior Curling Championships will run for the first time in two years, and with it is a new crop of talented curlers under the age of 21 who are vying for an opportunity to make … Continue reading
The 2022 PEI Curling Club Championships, with 7 men’s and 4 women’s teams who won their respective club championships, are set for the Summerside Curling Club from March 24-27. The winning men’s and women’s rinks will advance to the 2022 … Continue reading
The Cornwall Cup Stick Curling Tournament took place Saturday and Sunday at the Cornwall Curling Club, with 16 teams participating in total, and 8 making it to the playoff round on Saturday. Photo ( L-R): Finalists Elaine Hughes and … Continue reading
(by Jason Simmonds) In the end, Brett Gallant’s decision to leave the Brad Gushue rink at the end of the 2021-22 curling season comes down to family. The 2022 Olympic bronze-medallists and Canadian men’s curling champions released a statement announcing … Continue reading
The U16 Development League (open to all clubs) at the Cornwall Curling Club will be playing a doubleheader next weekend (Saturday, March 26th), with a draw at 10 am and a second draw at 12:30 pm. Three teams will … Continue reading
The Cornwall Curling Club U13 Junior Funspiel, sponsored by O’Connor Glass Limited, is a fun event for curlers under the age of 13. It will take place at the club on Saturday, April 2nd, with doors opening at 9 am … Continue reading
The PEI Seniors Curling Championships, for curlers in the 50+ age category, came to an early conclusion Saturday afternoon at the Montague Curling Club in Montague / Three Rivers, with defending men’s champ Philip Gorveatt from the host Montague Curling … Continue reading
Team Gushue has confirmed (release below) that PEI native Brett Gallant is leaving the team at the end of the season to join “another team”. Sportsnet Analyst Kevin Martin reported, during a special edition of the Inside Curling podcast released … Continue reading
The PEI Seniors Curling Championships, for curlers in the 50+ age category, continued on Friday, March 18 at the Montague Curling Club in Montague / Three Rivers, Three women’s and an equal number of men’s teams are entered. On Friday, … Continue reading
The Cornwall Curling Club is now welcoming Junior Age (13-21) curlers from clubs across PEI to register for our first session of Coaching Super Series, with Craig Savill!! There are only eight spots remaining and the deadline to register is … Continue reading
Jennifer Jones forms new team for next Olympic quadrennial, joining forces with Team Zacharias. More at CurlingZone: https://www.curlingzone.com/post.php?postid=5238#1 … Continue reading
Save the dates (April 29-May 1) and watch the Crapaud Curling Club Facebook page for further details about the annual Meltdown bonspiel. $1000 in cash prizes, prizes for best team theme costume. … Continue reading
The PEI Seniors Curling Championships, for curlers in the 50+ age category, got underway with two draws on Thursday, March 17 at the Montague Curling Club in Montague / Three Rivers, and wraps up with the championship round on Sunday, … Continue reading
The PEI Seniors Curling Championships, for curlers in the 50+ age category, get underway on Thursday, March 17 at the Montague Curling Club in Montague / Three Rivers, and wrap up with the championship round on Sunday, March 20. The … Continue reading
March 31st, 2022 will be another special night in Island sport as Sport PEI prepares to host its 48th annual awards at the Confederation Centre at 7 PM. This evening will showcase the Island’s finest amateur sporting accomplishments from the … Continue reading
The Crapaud Curling Club invites curlers from all clubs to Upstreet’s St. Patty’s Funspiel on March 18th and 19th. $40 per person. Prizes. Food. 3 games. Upstreet Craft Brewing beers on tap. Free popcorn. To Sign Up, message through the … Continue reading