REGINA — Peter Gallant sits in the stands here watching his two sons curl, one for Brad Gushue’s Team Canada and the other for Eddie ‘Spuds’ MacKenzie’s Prince Edward Island. Alberta skip Kevin Martin, right, shares a moment with PEI … Continue reading
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Update: A team has been found A team has pulled out of Mardi Gras funspiel this weekend at the Silver Fox, so they are looking for 1 more team. If you can help, please contact Paul Power. Sponsored by NAPA Provincial … Continue reading
A meeting to discuss future plans for the Charlottetown Curling Complex and to provide a financial update will be held Monday, March 19th at 6 pm. Storm date is Monday March 26th at 6 pm. They encourage all members to attend and become engaged. … Continue reading
REGINA – With the disappointment of December still lingering for both Brad Gushue and Mike McEwen, they wrote a new chapter of their rivalry on the ice of the 2018 Tim Hortons Brier, presented by Mosaic, Monday night. But … Continue reading
Montague hosting 2018 PEI Travelers Curling Club Championships The 2018 PEI Travelers Curling Club Championships, featuring the winning men’s and women’s teams from individual club playdowns, take place March 9-13 at the Montague Curling Club. All seven dedicated PEI curling facilities are … Continue reading
PEI’s Eddie MacKenzie rink has one win and two losses following opening weekend play at the Tim Hortons Brier in Regina. They lost their opener 12-7 to Manitoba, but rebounded in their second game with a 7-6 win against Quebec, but … Continue reading
It’s two championships in six days for both Mitchell Schut from the Cornwall Curling Club and Lauren Ferguson from the Charlottetown, Cornwall and Crapaud clubs, capturing the Under 16 championships on Sunday afternoon at the Montague Curling Rink after winning … Continue reading
Here is a gallery of photos from this morning’s Semi-Final draw of the Provincial Under 16 Boy’s and Girl’s Curling Championships at the Montague Curling Rink, which wrap up with the 2 pm finals. Click on a photo to enlarge. … Continue reading
REGINA – In its first appearance as Team Canada, Brad Gushue’s team from St. John’s showed why it is the defending world champion. What also showed was the lack of weight on the players’ shoulders compared to a year ago. … Continue reading
Team Canada’s women’s and men’s teams kicked off with wins all round today at the 2018 World Junior Curling Championships, a huge accomplishment considering the travel ordeal both teams endured on the way to Aberdeen, Scotland. Team Canada’s Karlee Burgess … Continue reading
The 10 am Sunday semi-final round is set at the Provincial Under 16 Curling Championships in Montague, with the winners advancing to the Boy’s and Girl’s finals at 2 pm. On the Boy’s side, where all four teams make the … Continue reading
(by Charles Reid) Island entry is no stranger to Canadian men’s curling championship CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. – Excuse Eddie MacKenzie if he’s been there, done that, when it comes to the Tim Hortons Brier. MacKenzie’s been to the Canadian men’s curling championship … Continue reading
It’s probably no surprise that Cornwall Curling Club members won all the medals in the Stick Curling competition at the Vogue Optical 55+ Games, hosted by the Town of Stratford, with curling at the Charlottetown Curling Complex, considering their past … Continue reading
Two draws are complete, and four teams remain undefeated with 2-0 win-loss records after opening day play at the Provincial Under 16 Curling Championships at the Montague Curling Club. In the Boy’s four-team single-pool round robin, the two-time defending champ … Continue reading
Stick Curling Open Division Craswell/Field 8 defeated E Stavert/V Fisher 1 Chowan/Leard 7 defeated Sutherland McIntyre 2 B Crawell/Stratton 5 defeated Keefe/Doiron 2 Gill/MacKinnon 9 defeated Keefe/Doiron 1 Chowan/Leard 5 defeated M Craswell/P Field 4 Sutherland/McIntyre 4 tied B Craswell/Stratton … Continue reading
The 2018 Provincial Under 16 Curling Championships, with boy’s and girl’s divisions for curlers a maximum of 15 years of age on June 30 2017, take place March 2-4 at the Montague Curling Club. Three of the four boy’s teams … Continue reading
(From the Cornwall Curling Club. Check with all our curling facilities for March ice rental opportunities.) You’ve watched it on TV at the Olympics, the Scotties, the Brier and the Grand Slam. You may even have seen the Pre-Trials … Continue reading
Click for audio interview. Peter Gallant, the coach of the South Korea women’s curling team, is back home on P.E.I. after a breakout Olympic performance that saw the team — and him — become stars. P.E.I.’s Peter Gallant returned from South Korea … Continue reading
Two teams with significant international experience will open play on Saturday in the 2018 World Junior Curling Championship, staged in Curl Aberdeen at Aberdeen, Scotland. The Canadian teams who will play at the 2018 World Junior Curling Championships in Aberdeen, … Continue reading
Regular curling wrapped up on Wednesday at the Vogue Optical 55+ Games, hosted by the Town of Stratford, with the curling events being held at the Charlottetown Curling Complex. The Cornwall Curling Club rinks skipped by Gloria Clarke and Barry … Continue reading
ParaSport and Recreation PEI, in partnership with Spinal Cord Injury PEI, are hosting their FREE Wheelchair and Blind Curling Fun Spiel again this year, on Sunday, March 11th at the Cornwall Curling Club, starting with a demonstration at 12:30 pm. At 1:30 they’ll have … Continue reading
Charlottetown native Peter Gallant helped lead the South Korean women’s team to a silver medal in curling at the Olympics. Coach Peter Gallant stops by Island Morning on CBC Radio in PEI on Thursday. Peter Gallant (CBC photo) … Continue reading
The 2018 Tim Hortons Brier, presented by Mosaic, is set to begin March 3 in the Brandt Centre at Regina, where a new competition format will be unveiled for the Canadian Men’s Curling Championship. Brad Gushue’s St. John’s team will … Continue reading
Results from 55+ Games curling taking place in Charlottetown. Day 1 Results: Curling Mixed/Women’s Division Clarke 7 defeated Fisher 1 Craswell 8 defeated Ebbett 0 Clarke 8 defeated Durant 0 Bishop 7 defeated Chowan 4 Durant 5 defeated Bishop 2 … Continue reading
Charlie Sullivan from New Brunswick will be coming to PEI on Saturday and Sunday March 10 & 11 to help curlers and coaches with detecting and correcting issues. Charlie Sullivan Sullivan is an instructor at the Centre for Curling Excellence at Curl … Continue reading
The 2018 Provincial Under 16 Curling Championships, with boy’s and girl’s divisions for curlers a maximum of 15 years of age on June 30 2017, take place March 2-4 at the Montague Curling Club. Three of the four boy’s teams … Continue reading
Two men from Quebec who have worked tirelessly on behalf of the sport of curling have won prestigious Curling Canada awards, it was announced on Tuesday. Curling Canada award winners, Mike Carson (left) and Roger Smith. Mike Carson of Vaudreuil-Dorion … Continue reading
The results may have been disappointing for Canada, but Bruce Rainnie says curling results in Pyeongchang are good news for the sport internationally. Rainnie was in Pyeongchang for his eighth Olympic games as part of the CBC broadcast team. He … Continue reading
Here is the Stick Curling Draw for the Vogue Optical 55+ Games at the Charlottetown Curling Complex. There are two divisions: M (Men/Mixed) and W (Women) Men’s / Mixed Teams 1 Ernie Stavert / Vince Fisher 2 Myrna Craswell / Paul … Continue reading
Following this afternoon Boy’s final and the presentation of the trophies and prizes to the winning and finalist teams at the Provincial Under 18 Curling Championships, sponsored by PEI Credit Unions, the awards for Coaching, as voted on by the … Continue reading
It took two tries today, but the Mitchell Schut team came out winners over their Cornwall clubmates, skipped by Mitchell’s brother Devin, in the Provincial Under 18 Boy’s Curling Championship, sponsored by PEI Credit Unions, taking place at the Silver … Continue reading
It’s down to one game, at 2:15 pm, at the Provincial Under 18 Curling Championships, sponsored by PEI Credit Unions, and taking place at the Silver Fox in Summerside. This morning, the Lauren Ferguson rink from Cornwall, Crapaud, and Charlottetown … Continue reading
The two Monday championship round finalists in both the Boy’s and the Girl’s divisions have now been determined in the Provincial Under 18 Curling Championships, sponsored by PEI Credit Unions, and taking place at the Silver Fox in Summerside. On … Continue reading
There are at most three games left in both the Boy’s and Girl’s divisions of the Provincial Under 18 Curling Championships, sponsored by PEI Credit Unions, following play this morning at Summerside’s Silver Fox. There WILL be a Monday championship … Continue reading
By Devin Heroux, CBC Sports The South Korean fans wouldn’t stop cheering, even when the game was out of reach and their team was about to lose. The game came to an abrupt stop at the end of that ninth … Continue reading
The Mitchell Schut rink from the Cornwall Curling Club has a big advantage going into Sunday boy’s play at the PEI Credit Unions Provincial Under 18 Curling Championships being played at the Silver Fox in Summerside. Four boy’s and five … Continue reading
This is a reminder that the Women’s Olympic Gold Medal curling match, between Team Korea and Team Sweden, gets underway at approximately 8 pm PEI time, on TSN, and live streamed on CBC TV and the CBC Olympics app. Photo: … Continue reading
Here is a gallery of photos from Draw 4, this afternoon at the PEI Credit Unions Provincial Under 18 Ch’ships. All teams except the Emily Sanderson rink were in the draw. Click on a photo to enlarge. … Continue reading
Here is the draw for the 55+ Games Men’s Open and Mixed, and Women’s curling competition at the Charlottetown Curling Complex. 2018 Mens Open and Mixed/Womens Curling Draw Charlottetown Curling Complex Monday 26-Feb 8:30am Ice 1 Ice 2 Peter MacDonald … Continue reading
Charlottetown’s Robbie Doherty has been having the time of his life being the eyes and ears these past two weeks for Olympic broadcasters in Pyeongchang. Doherty was hired last summer by CBC to work as a spotter in the curling … Continue reading
CORNWALL, P.E.I. – Lauren Lenentine’s curling season has been extended and has required a passport. The Cornwall Curling Club skip leaves Tuesday for Scotland as the alternate for the Nova Scotia-based squad that will represent Canada at the World Junior … Continue reading
(by Dave Stewart) The former host of P.E.I.’s supper hour CBC news show says the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Games are among the best he’s ever attended. Bruce Rainnie, the anchor of CBC’s curling coverage at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, is … Continue reading
The 10 am Saturday “A” section finals of the boy’s and girl’s modified triple knockout draws are set at the PEI Credit Unions Provincial Under 18 Curling Championships, which got underway on Friday at the Silver Fox in Summerside, with … Continue reading
The top two teams in round robin play will now face off for the gold. Great Britain and Japan will play for bronze. Sweden will now play Korea in the gold medal game Saturday night at 7 p.m. EST. Britain (Eve … Continue reading
The Provincial Under 18 Curling Championships, sponsored by PEI Credit Unions, with male and female divisions for curlers a maximum of 17 years of age on June 30, 2017, take place February 23-26, 2018 at the Silver Fox curling club in … Continue reading
WhiteCap Curling Camp Aug 5 – Aug 10, 2018 –> for ages 12-15 (call Rick for age exceptions) – accommodations included. Cost: $750 more on-ice time fun social activities with old and new friends special guests … Continue reading
15 SUCCESSFUL YEARS & GROWING The Centre of Curling Excellence (CCE), located at 80 Lockhart Avenue, Moncton NB. began the journey to its goal of delivering quality training in curling skill development in 2004 with a single camp of … Continue reading
Sport PEI offers Sport Scholarship awards which recognizes excellence and achievement in sport, academics and community involvement. In 2018, three scholarships of $1000.00 each will be awarded to Island student athletes. These scholarships are made possible with support from Sport Centre … Continue reading
The 2018 Provincial Under 13 Curling Championship, for curlers a maximum of 12 years of age on June 30 2017, takes place March 16-18 at the Cornwall Curling Club. This is an Open event – teams can be all boys, … Continue reading
PEI’s Peter Gallant, coach of the South Korean women’s curling team that is heading to the semi-finals on Friday, was on CBC PEI’s Compass last night, speaking with Colleen Jones. The segment starts at 23:36. He says that the team’s … Continue reading
Charlottetown curler Robbie Doherty may not be competing in the Olympics, but he may be doing the next best thing. Doherty is a spotter with Olympic Broadcasting Services, working rinkside at the Olympic curling venue in Pyeongchang, helping out with … Continue reading
It may be an old cliché, but taking the Olympics one game at a time has been an essential part of the surprising success of Korea’s women’s curling team, says their P.E.I. coach. P.E.I. coach guides South Korea to upset … Continue reading
The five women have become internet sensations with their unlikely progression to Winter Olympic semi-finals in Pyeongchang In name only are the Garlic Girls about food. There’s Yogurt, Pancake, Steak, Cookie and Sunny – as in eggs sunny side up. … Continue reading
He’s played in nine Briers and done some coaching in the past — now Peter Gallant of P.E.I. is the national coach for Team South Korea at the world women’s curling championship, and eyeing the Olympics. “With the Olympics coming up in … Continue reading
The Upstreet Craft Brewing Funspiel takes place March 16/17 at the Crapaud Community Curling Club. $140/four person team guaranteed 3 six-end games, dinner, and a chance to win door prizes. Entertainment by Breakwater, and Ashley Gorman. For more info, contact … Continue reading
KidSport PEI believes all Island children should have the opportunity to experience the positive benefits that sport offers. Organized sport teaches children important life skills, such as leadership, commitment, teamwork and self-confidence. Staying physically active is important for everyone, and … Continue reading
For many of us on PEI, our first time seeing Olympian Rachel Homan in action was back in 2011, when the Scotties Tournament of Hearts was held at the Charlottetown Civic Centre. Here are some photos from our archives of … Continue reading
(by Eric McCarthy) ALBERTON – A jam on a Tyler MacKenzie hit-and-roll attempt on his final shot of the second end allowed the Jamie Newson rink to steal a single for a 2-0 lead en-route to a 7-4 victory in the … Continue reading
The Provincial Under 18 Curling Championships, sponsored by PEI Credit Unions, with male and female divisions for curlers a maximum of 17 years of age on June 30, 2017, take place February 23-26, 2018 at the Silver Fox curling club in … Continue reading
The Jamie Newson rink from the Silver Fox and Charlottetown curling clubs beat the Tyler MacKenzie foursome from Charlottetown by a 7-4 score in this afternoon’s final to win the PEI Mixed (Fours) Curling Championship and advance to the nationals, November … Continue reading
Some of PEI’s younger curlers took to the ice today at the Crapaud Community Curling Club for the annual Islander Day Fun Day for ages 13 and Under, organized by Phyllis Stretch, Bobbi-Jo Crossman, Jonathan Ramsay, and Shelley MacFadyen. There … Continue reading
The Tyler MacKenzie rink from the Charlottetown Curling Complex broke a tie with a three point eighth-end for a 7-4 win over Cornwall’s young Mitchell Schut team this morning to win the PEI Mixed semi-final and advance to the 2 pm … Continue reading
The Jamie Newson rink from the Silver Fox and Charlottetown curling clubs, scored a single point in the eighth end after blanking ends four through seven, to edge the Mitchell Schut team from Cornwall 3-2 Sunday evening to win the … Continue reading
The Mitchell Schut team from Cornwall, which includes second Nick Johnston from Schut’s Canada Games Training Team, along with clubmates Sydney Howatt at lead and Sierra Clyke at third from the Canada Games Training Team skipped by Howatt, have captured … Continue reading
Saturday was a busy day at the nine-team PEI Mixed (fours) Curling Championship at the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton, with the “A” section winner decided, and the finalists set for the 10 am Sunday “B” final of the … Continue reading
(by Tim Arsenault, Armchair Olympians series) If it seems like Bruce Rainnie is always on duty when you tune in CBC’s Winter Olympics coverage, that’s because he is. Bruce Rainnie, left, Joan McCusker and Mike Harris in this screen grab from … Continue reading
ALBERTON-It will be Jamie Newson against Tyler MacKenzie in the “A” section final of the P.E.I. Provincial Mixed Fours Curling championship in Saturday’s 10 a.m. draw at the Western Community Curling Club Newson and his Silver Fox and Charlottetown Curling … Continue reading
Tyler MacKenzie scored two with hammer in the extra end to score a 7-5 win over the Calvin Smith rink from Crapaud in the opening draw of the P.E.I. Provincial Mixed Curling championship Friday morning at the Western Community Curling … Continue reading
ALBERTON – There will be a new P.E.I. provincial mixed (fours) curling championship team declared in Alberton, possibly as early as Sunday evening. The 2018 nine-team modified triple knockout championship tournament begins at the Western Community Curling Club on Friday at … Continue reading
(by Kyle Jahns) The Tim Hortons Brier, presented by Mosaic, comes to Regina’s Brandt Centre at Evraz Place this March 3-11. Get to know the teams that will be competing for the Tim Hortons Brier crown this year. Nova Scotia … Continue reading
The host nation upset the Canadian women’s curling team at the Pyeongchang Olympics on Wednesday with a little help from a P.E.I. coach. Peter Gallant, coach of the national women’s team for South Korea, watched as they upset Canada in … Continue reading
The 2018 Provincial Under 13 Curling Championship, for curlers a maximum of 12 years of age on June 30 2017, takes place March 16-18 at the Cornwall Curling Club. This is an Open event – teams can be all boys, … Continue reading
Alberton–Hips and knees seem to be common talking points when stick curlers get together for bonspiels and championships. Harvey Holm calls a shot on one ice while fellow Alberton stick curler Audrey Callaghan watches as Cornwall curler Gloria Clarke calls … Continue reading
The Crapaud Community Curling Club is holding a Fun Day for ages 13 and Under on February 19 (Islander Day). It starts at 10 am, with four-end games and pizza! $10 per entry. To sign up, contact Phyllis @ (902) … Continue reading
Group planning to offer more league play, tournaments, and junior programming in response to ‘positive buzz’ By Steve Bruce, CBC News Canada’s Kaitlyn Lawes, left, sweeps as John Morris shouts instructions during a mixed doubles match at the Olympics. (Aaron Favila/Associated Press) … Continue reading
There will be 15 challengers looking to remove the crown from Brad Gushue when the 2018 Tim Hortons Brier, presented by Mosaic, kicks off on March 3 at the Brandt Centre at Evraz Place in Regina. The defending champs from … Continue reading
This is a final reminder that the registration deadline is Feb. 15 for the Vogue Optical 2018 PEI 55+ Winter Games being hosted by the Town of Stratford, February 26 – March 3, 2018. Entry fees range from $5 to … Continue reading
The Provincial Mixed (fours) Curling Championship takes place February 16-19 at the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton. This is the traditional four-person version of mixed curling, as opposed to the Mixed Doubles two person championship that was held … Continue reading
The Bill Hope rink from the Cornwall Curling Club, which includes third Craig Mackie, second David Murphy, and lead Peter Murdoch, are the new PEI Senior Men’s (age 50+) champs, unseating the defending champion Philip Gorveatt rink with a 7-4 win … Continue reading
Curl PEI has teamed up with Rocks & Rings to give away a FREE tournament day for a PEI school. To win a day of this fun curling program click this link to visit the post on the PEI Curling News … Continue reading
FREDERICTON – Alex Gallant of Summerside will compete in the U Sports national curling championships. Alex Gallant. Photo credit: James West Gallant played lead on the Jack Smeltzer skipped UNB rink that finished runner-up in the Atlantic University Sport men’s curling … Continue reading
The PEI Senior Women’s Curling Championship wrapped up on Sunday at the Crapaud Community Curling Club, while the Senior Men’s will conclude on Monday with the 10 am or the 2 pm draw. The Shirley Berry rink from the Cornwall … Continue reading
The Crapaud Community Curling Club duo of Calvin Smith and Lauren Ferguson beat Cornwall’s Sydney Howatt and Nick Johnston team 6-4 this afternoon to win the 2018 PEI Mixed Doubles Championship, the two person version of curling that is now … Continue reading
Here is a gallery of photos of the UPEI Women’s Panthers in action at the AUS Championships in Fredericton NB this weekend. Photo credit: James West. Click on a photo to enlarge. … Continue reading
The women’s team from Mount Allison University in Sackville NB edged the Veronica Smith-skipped UPEI Women’s Panthers team by a 3-2 score this morning to advance to the Subway Atlantic University Sports final at 1 pm at Fredericton’s Capital Winter … Continue reading
The Crapaud Community Curling Club pair of Calvin Smith and Lauren Ferguson edged Cornwall’s Sydney Howatt and Nick Johnston duo 5-4 this morning to win the “C” final of the PEI Mixed Doubles Curling Championship at the Charlottetown Curling Complex. … Continue reading
Round robin play wrapped up this evening at the Subway AUS Curling Championships at Fredericton’s Capital Winter Club, and the UPEI Women Panthers, skipped by Veronica Smith, finished with a 5-1 win-loss record, tied for first with Dal and Mt. … Continue reading
The Shirley Berry rink from the Cornwall Curling Club has captured their second section of the modified triple knockout draw and needs just one win out of their next three games in order to become the PEI Senior Women’s champs. … Continue reading
The two teams that won the “A” and “B” pools in the modified triple knockout PEI Mixed Doubles Curling Championship have won their respective “C” semi-finals, and will meet in the “C” final at 9:30 am on Sunday. Top photo … Continue reading
The team of Calvin Smith and Lauren Ferguson from the Crapaud Community Curling Club are the winners of the modified triple knockout “B” section in the PEI championship for the new Olympic sport of Mixed Doubles, being held at the … Continue reading
The Bill Hope and Shirley Berry rinks from the Cornwall Curling Club have captured the first of three section finals, and berths in the championship round of the PEI Seniors Curling Championships, for curlers age 50 and over, at the … Continue reading
Here is a gallery of photos from the Friday evening draw at the Provincial Seniors Curling Championships at the Crapaud Community Curling Club. Click on a picture to enlarge. … Continue reading
It was a big day for the UPEI team, skipped by Veronica Smith, at the Subway AUS Curling Championships at the Capital Winter Club in Fredericton NB. They moved into second place, tied with Dalhousie, with a 3-1 win-loss record, … Continue reading
The duo of Sydney Howatt and Nick Johnston from the Cornwall Curling Club downed the Louise Carota and Phillip McInnis team from the host Charlottetown Curling Complex by a 10-1 score in five ends on Saturday evening to capture the … Continue reading
The Provincial Seniors (age 50+) Curling Championships got underway today at the Crapaud Community Curling Club. Here are some pictures, courtesy of Kevin Smith. Click on a photo to enlarge. … Continue reading
The provincial championship for the new Olympic sport of Mixed Doubles Curling got underway this morning at the Charlottetown Curling Complex, with eight teams, from the Charlottetown, Crapaud, and Cornwall curling clubs taking part, with the winning team advancing to … Continue reading
The UPEI Women Panthers, skipped by Veronica Smith, avenged their opening draw loss to Mt. A with a convincing 8-1win over the UNB Varsity Reds this evening to improve to 1-1 (win-loss) at the 2018 Subway AUS Curling Championships in Fredericton, … Continue reading
Curlers are reminded of the following provincial championship entry deadline: Provincial Under 16 The 2018 Provincial Under 16 Curling Championships, with boy’s and girl’s divisions for curlers a maximum of 15 years of age on June 30 … Continue reading
The provincial Seniors (age 50+) and Mixed Doubles (the new Olympic sport that’s on TV this week) curling championships both get underway Friday morning, at the Crapaud Community Curling Club, and the Charlottetown Curling Complex, respectively. Seniors The PEI Seniors … Continue reading
ALBERTON – For the second time in their stick curling careers, Elaine Hughes and Etta Reid are the Ferguson-Logan Montague Funeral Home P.E.I. women’s stick curling champions. Provincial stick curling co-ordinator Ernie Stavert prevents the women’s championship trophy to Etta … Continue reading