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
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There have been some remarkable stories written about the Tim Hortons Brier over the years, but nothing can touch the one authored this year by skip Brad Gushue and his Team Wild Card #1 (St. John’s, N.L.). Imagine winning the … 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
The PEI Under 18 Curling Championships wrapped up on Sunday evening at the Crapaud Community Curling Club, with the Girls Division deciding game, with Cornwall’s Ella Lenentine rink edging the Sydney Carver team by a 6-5 score in an extra … Continue reading
The PEI Under 18 Curling Championships are down to their last Girls division game, which got underway at 6 pm at the Crapaud Community Curling Club, with the Sydney Carver rink from Montague taking on Cornwall’s Ella Lenentine rink, who … Continue reading
They should be exhausted; they are playing shorthanded and yet Brad Gushue and Team Wild Card #1 refuse to surrender. Gushue, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker and coach Jules Owchar, with vice-skip Mark Nichols cheering from his hotel room, earned a … Continue reading
Imagine a CFL quarterback trying to win the Grey Cup with one hand tied behind his back. Brad Gushue celebrates his team’s Page playoff victory over Saskatchewan on Saturday. (Photo, Curling Canada/Michael Burns) Well, that’s skip Brad Gushue of Team … Continue reading
The PEI Under 18 Curling Championships wrap up with the Championship Round on Sunday at the Crapaud Community Curling Club. The three girls teams and an equal number of boys rinks signed up played a double round-robin format, with the … Continue reading
The 2022 PEI Youth Jamboree was held at the Cornwall Curling Club on March 12, 2022, with 3 teams participating. Teams played a round-robin, with the single team on the ice each draw taking part in a Hit, Draw, Tap … 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
Congratulations to our February SCORE! of the Month winner: Team Schut! … Continue reading
Signups are now available for the One on One Tuffspiel on Sat. March 19 at the Summerside Curling Club at the Silver Fox Entertainment Complex, open to all curlers. Come down to the Fox and sign up to see how … Continue reading
The PEI Under 18 Curling Championships, which were postponed in January, will now take place March 11, 12, and 13 at the Crapaud Community Curling Club. The three girls teams and an equal number of boys rinks signed up will … Continue reading
The 2022 PEI Youth Jamboree is being held at the Cornwall Curling Club on March 12, 2022, with 3 teams participating.. Teams will play a round-robin, with the single team on the ice each draw will take part in a … Continue reading
The Ferguson-Logan Montague Funeral Home PEI Stick Curling Championship wrapped up Thursday afternoon at the Crapaud Community Curling Club with repeat winners in both divisions — the Clair Sweet and Bob Matheson team from the Maple Leaf Curling Club in … Continue reading
10:30 am ET/11:30 AT on TSN 1/3, TSN Direct and the TSN App WC1 (@TeamGushue, 6-0) vs. WC3 (@TeamJGunns, 5-2) … Continue reading
TEAM WILD CARD #1 CLINCHES PLAYOFF SPOT AT TIM HORTONS BRIER Cream rises to the top, and that’s certainly been the case at the 2022 Tim Hortons Brier, presented by AGI. The usual suspects have already made their their bids … Continue reading
PEI’s Tyler Smith made an absolutely fantastic shot taking out four of his opponents stones in one go, bringing in four points for his team. Click to view: https://www.tsn.ca/curling/video/must-see-smith-makes-fantastic-quad-takeout-to-score-four~2397633?fbclid=IwAR0b3Q13fcaeGIZ0FJylSwItafqGSDbhl70BSH97eY5GOxxqjtPrJf49ADw … Continue reading
Stratford PEI’s Katie Shaw, who is attending school in Sudbury, will be representing Team Northern Ontario at the Canadian Juniors in Stratford, ON March 25 – April 1, after winning the N. Ont Junior Women’s championship on the weekend. The team … Continue reading
Curl PEI Performance Director Peter Gallant is back from the Olympics and ready to get back on the ice with our Island curlers. He is available to attend team practices and we will be booking a few group opportunities. Coaches … Continue reading
The previously-postponed 2022 Ferguson-Logan Funeral Home PEI Stick Curling Championships, with both Open (any combination of male/female) and Women’s Divisions, will now be held at the Crapaud Community Curling Club from March 8-10. There are 13 teams in the Open … 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 Under 18 Curling Championships, which were postponed in January, will now take place March 11, 12, and 13 at the Crapaud Community Curling Club. The three girls teams and an equal number of boys rinks signed up will … Continue reading
(by Jason Simmonds) LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Brad Gushue’s wild-card rink enters play at the 2022 Tim Hortons Brier on March 7 undefeated. The Gushue team, which Charlottetown’s Brett Gallant playing second stone, edged Northern Ontario’s Brad Jacobs 8-7 in a … Continue reading
The previously-postponed 2022 Ferguson-Logan Funeral Home PEI Stick Curling Championships, with both Open (any combination of male/female) and Women’s Divisions, will now be held at the Crapaud Community Curling Club from March 8-10. There are 13 teams in the Open … Continue reading
The four-team PEI U13 Open (any combination of male and/or female players) Curling Championship wrapped up Sunday afternoon at the Montague Curling Club, with Cornwall’s Aiden Savill rink winning the championship game, 9-1 over their clubmates, the Grace Myers team. … Continue reading
Signups are now available for the One on One Tuffspiel on Sat. March 19 at the Summerside Curling Club at the Silver Fox Entertainment Complex, open to all curlers. Come down to the Fox and sign up to see how … Continue reading
PEI Mixed: The Dennis Watts rink from the Silver Fox Curling Club, who won the PEI Mixed in 2017 with three members of the current team, went undefeated in seven games to win the 2022 PEI Mixed Curling Championship Saturday … Continue reading
Update: Opening Draw starting at 12 noon The 2022 PEI Under 13 Curling Championship, an open (any combination of four male and/or female curlers) competition for curlers who are a maximum of 12 years of age on June 30 of … Continue reading
The Dennis Watts rink from Summerside’s Silver Fox Curling Club is undefeated at the eight-team 2022 PEI Mixed Curling Championship being played at the Crapaud Community Curling Club, Watts and his team of Jaclyn Reid, Terry Arsenault, and Alison Griffin … Continue reading
(by Jason Simmonds) Ed White can be excused if he may take an extra second or two to soak in the environment when he settles in the hack to throw his first rock at the 2022 Tim Hortons Brier. Ed … Continue reading
The 2022 PEI Under 13 Curling Championship, an open (any combination of four male and/or female curlers) competition for curlers who are a maximum of 12 years of age on June 30 of the year prior to the competition, is … Continue reading
The previously-postponed 2022 Ferguson-Logan Funeral Home PEI Stick Curling Championships, with both Open (any combination of male/female) and Women’s Divisions, will now be held at the Crapaud Community Curling Club from March 8-10. There are 13 teams in the Open … Continue reading
The eight-team 2022 PEI Mixed Curling Championship got underway Thursday evening at the Crapaud Community Curling Club, with the defending champion Jamie Newson rink from the Silver Fox in Summerside among the winning teams, following up a four-point fifth end … Continue reading
(by Josh Lewis) Ryan Lowery’s first trip to the Brier took place in a Covid bubble. This time around, there will be fans in the stands in Lethbridge, Alberta. That will include the Montague curler’s parents, Nancy Murphy and Craig … Continue reading
The 2022 PEI Mixed Curling Championship is set for the Crapaud Community Curling Club from March 3rd to 6th, with eight (down from nine, as Team MacMillan has dropped out) teams from four PEI curling facilities signed up. The opening … Continue reading
The two-time Canadian mixed doubles champions and world silver-medallist team of Jocelyn Peterman (Winnipeg) and Brett Gallant (St. John’s, N.L.) will represent Canada at the 2022 World Mixed Doubles Championship. Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant at the 2019 World Mixed … Continue reading
The PEI Under 18 Curling Championships, which were postponed in January, will now take place March 11, 12, and 13 at the Crapaud Community Curling Club. The three girls teams and an equal number of boys rinks signed up will … Continue reading
Canada’s men’s curling elite are on their way this week to Southern Alberta and will open play Friday night at the ENMAX Centre in Lethbridge in the 2022 Tim Hortons Brier, presented by AGI. The 93rd edition of the Canadian Men’s … Continue reading
The 2022 PEI Under 13 Curling Championship, an open (any combination of four male and/or female curlers) competition for curlers who are a maximum of 12 years of age on June 30 of the year prior to the competition, is … Continue reading
(by Jason Simmonds) It was a perfect weekend for Team Schut in winning back-to-back provincial junior men’s championships. Click on the link below for the story at SaltWire.com: https://www.saltwire.com/…/cornwall-rink-undefeated-as…/ It wasn’t easy and they had to take … Continue reading
The Cornwall Cup Stick Curling Tournament takes place March 18-19 at the Cornwall Curling Club and has room for two more teams. Deadline to sign up is March 11th. Sign up at the Club or email or call the Club Manager at cornwallcurling@eastlink.ca or (902) … Continue reading
The PEI Masters Men’s Curling Championship, for curlers age 60 and over, will have to find room for yet another Lou Nowlan entry on the trophy, as he has now won his 16th Masters title, playing either the third or … Continue reading
Following Saturday play, two of the four champions have been determined for this weekend’s PEI curling championships, with Cornwall’s Shirley Berry team repeating as PEI Masters winner at the Silver Fox, while at their home Cornwall Curling Club, the Mitchell … Continue reading
(by Dave Stewart) Charlottetown’s Brett Gallant says curling in the Olympic Games is unlike anything he has ever experienced, even if it didn’t end the way his team wanted it to. Gallant and the Brad Gushue-skipped Canadian team returned to … Continue reading
Day 2 is over at the PEI Masters (age 60+) Curling Championships at the Silver Fox in Summerside and at the Pepsi PEI Junior Curling Championships at the Cornwall Curling Club. At the Masters, Cornwall’s Peter Rousseau rink is currently … Continue reading
PEI curling championship play resumed on Thursday with two events, the PEI Masters Curling Championships for curlers age 60 and over, at the Silver Fox in Summerside, and the Pepsi Juniors in Cornwall. The Masters games are eight ends, while … Continue reading
Here is a photo gallery from the opening draw of the Pepsi PEI Juniors Curling Championships which got underway today at the Cornwall Curling Club. Click a photo to enlarge, and use arrows or swipe to go ahead and back. … Continue reading
The 2022 PEI Masters Curling Championships, with men’s and women’s divisions for curlers age 60 and over, were originally scheduled for January at the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton, and are now set for the Silver Fox in Summerside, … Continue reading
(by Thinh Nguyen) Charlottetown-born curler Brett Gallant celebrated his birthday this year with a bronze medal at the Winter Olympics. Gallant played second for the Brad Gushue rink in Friday’s bronze medal game in men’s curling where they defeated Olympic … Continue reading
The PEI Pepsi Juniors Provincial Under 21 Curling Championships are set for the Cornwall Curling Club from February 24-27, with four junior men’s teams and an equal number of junior women’s rinks competing. The winning junior men’s and women’s teams … Continue reading
Curl PEI has extended the deadline for the Provincial U13 Open Curling Championship to this Friday, February 18. The Youth Jamboree deadline is the same day. These events are good for teams who are practicing together as well as teams … Continue reading
By: Brad Gushue The past 24 hours have been a whirlwind. I’m so proud of the team for what we’ve accomplished. An Olympic bronze medal! Yesterday’s semifinal loss was probably one of the most difficult I’ve had in a while, … Continue reading
With sports resuming on PEI with Step 1 of the PEI Government’s “Moving On -Transition Plan to Living with COVID-19“, Curl PEI and its member curling facilities have worked together to reschedule events that had been postponed earlier this season. … Continue reading
Besides Team PEI, skipped by Tyler Smith, two other Islanders will be at the Tim Hortons Brier in Lethbridge, with Team Brad Gushue, which includes PEI’s Brett Gallant, earning the Wild Card 1 spot, while Team Jason Gunnlaugson, with Islander … Continue reading
Defending champion Team Canada, 14 provincial and territorial champions and three Wild Card teams will open play on March 4 in the 2022 Tim Hortons Brier, presented by AGI, at the ENMAX Centre in Lethbridge. The field was finalized Tuesday night … Continue reading
After moving the dates twice, organizers are confident that March 18th and 19th will be a “go” for the third annual Cornwall Cup Stick Curling Tournament (barring, of course, any announcements from the CPHO). The 13 teams which signed up … 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 2022 Ferguson-Logan Montague Funeral Home PEI Stick Curling Championships, which were postponed earlier, will now take place March 8-10, 2022 at the Crapaud Community Curling Club. Registration has been reopened and teams can register online here: https://pe.curling.io/en/events/11385-2022-pei-stick-curling-championships Entry deadline … Continue reading
Curl PEI has extended the deadline for the Provincial U13 Open Curling Championship to this Friday, February 18. The Youth Jamboree deadline is the same day. These events are good for teams who are practicing together as well as teams … Continue reading
Team Smith of the Crapaud Community Curling Club has been selected to be Team PEI at the 2022 Tim Hortons Brier scheduled for March 4-13, 2022 in Lethbridge, Alberta. Curl PEI’s men’s provincial playdown was cancelled last month as competitions … Continue reading
(by Cindy Tran) During the 2018 Olympics in Pyeonchang, South Korea, Melvin Lee’s 12-year-old daughter became enthralled by the Korean women’s curling team. The “Garlic Girls” as they were affectionately known, were representing their country for just the second time at … Continue reading
(by Jason Simmonds) There will be interest in the team curling competitions at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing on Prince Edward Island. The Brad Gushue team flashes its gold medals following the Canadian Olympic trials in November in Saskatoon, … Continue reading
Visit CurlingDayinCanada.ca and join in the celebrations! … Continue reading
(by Jason Simmonds) THUNDER BAY, Ont. — P.E.I.’s Suzanne Birt rink won its final two games and three of four to complete play in the 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts at 4-4 (won-lost). Birt closed out the round-robin format in … Continue reading
(by Jason Simmonds) P.E.I.’s Suzanne Birt rink sits at 3-4 (won-lost) at the 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. P.E.I. skip Suzanne Birt releases a shot during the 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Thunder Bay, Ont. This year marks … Continue reading
With COVID-19 continuing to impact activities on PEI, the Curl PEI Board of Directors has made the decision to postpone two more events, the 2022 PEI Senior Men’s and Women’s Curling Championships and the 2022 PEI U16 Curling Championship. The … Continue reading
(by Jillian Trainor) Arenas and curling clubs still have to pay their bills, despite having no revenue coming in since mid-January. “We still have to pay our heat, and lights, and insurance, and taxes, those bills all have to be … Continue reading
The 2022 Canadian Firefighters Curling Championship scheduled for Montague was cancelled on Monday, dealing another blow to the local curling club after six weeks of restrictions. Club manager/ice maker Larry Richards got the word Monday afternoon. The tournament was scheduled … Continue reading
The Charlottetown Host Committee, after consultation with their local Chief Public Health Office, has cancelled the 61st Canadian Championship scheduled to start March 24th at the Montague Curling Club. The Canadian Firefighters Curling Association says that restrictions in place on … Continue reading
(by Jason Simmonds) Suzanne Birt’s P.E.I. rink bounced back in a big way at the 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts on Jan. 31. After letting a 6-1 lead slip and giving up a steal of two in the extra 11th … Continue reading
Live at 10 am Atlantic on TSN 1/3, TSN Direct and the TSN App, it’s Northwest Territories (Team Galusha, 2-1) vs. Manitoba (Team Zacharias, 3-0) Team Zacharias with Lauren Lenentine on the right … Continue reading
(by Jason Simmonds) THUNDER BAY, Ont. — Prince Edward Islander Lauren Lenentine and her Manitoba teammates look to remain perfect at the 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts on Jan. 31. Lead Lauren Lenentine, right, and third stone Karlee Burgess sweep … Continue reading
(by Ted Wyman) Eighteen months ago, when they decided to get engaged, Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant reached out to a wedding planner because they thought they might be too busy in the months leading up to their nuptials. Turns … Continue reading
THUNDER BAY, Ont. — The Suzanne Birt rink split its first two games at the 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. After defeating Nunavut’s Brigitte MacPhail 12-2 in eight ends on Jan. 28, the P.E.I. representative at the Canadian women’s curling … Continue reading
(by Jason Simmonds) THUNDER BAY, Ont. — The Suzanne Birt rink is off to a winning start at the 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The P.E.I. representative opened play at the Canadian women’s curling championship with a 12-2 victory over … Continue reading
Four national championship curling events scheduled for this season will be cancelled due to restrictions and health concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was announced today by Curling Canada. The 2022 Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship, scheduled for Feb. 21-26 … Continue reading
(by Cody McEachern) CRAPAUD, P.E.I. — While restrictions prohibiting recreational gatherings from happening are set to end, many P.E.I. curling clubs are wondering if they will be able to reopen at all. At a COVID-19 briefing on Jan. 26, the … Continue reading
The Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary recently made the following announcement on their Facebook page: “It is with great sadness we have to inform our members and community that the decision has been made to close our doors for … Continue reading
(By Jason Simmonds) Suzanne Birt and her teammates are back in familiar surroundings. The P.E.I. representatives travelled to Thunder Bay, Ont., on Jan. 26 and entered a bubble for the 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts that runs from Jan. 28 … Continue reading
The 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts will be one to remember, with many engaging and historical storylines ready to come to life at Fort William Gardens in Thunder Bay, Ont. The event will be remembered in the history books as the second … Continue reading
(by Julie Clow) It’s been a tough month for Larry Richards. He’s the manager and ice tech of the Montague Curling Club where, this month, curlers were going to gather for the 2022 P.E.I. Scotties Tournament of Hearts and then … Continue reading
With the current public health restrictions in place, the Curl PEI Board of Directors has made the decision to postpone the 2022 PEI Stick Curling Championships and the 2022 PEI Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. The PEI Stick Curling Championships were … Continue reading
The Provincial Stick Curling Championships have been postponed until March, with dates and venue to be determined.There were 7 open (2 men, 2 women, or 1man and one woman) and 1 women’s registrations, less than half the normal number. If … Continue reading
Here is the schedule at the Scotties in Thunder Bay for Team Manitoba, skipped by MacKenzie Zacharias, with PEI’s Lauren Lenentine. … Continue reading
Here’s Team Birt’s schedule (in Atlantic time) so you can follow along & catch the action on TSN. You can find the TSN Broadcast Schedule here: https://www.tsn.ca/2020-21-curling-on-tsn-broadcast-schedule-1.1595524 You can get other event details at: https://www.curling.ca/2022scotties/ Follow Team Birt on Facebook … Continue reading
One week before the beginning of the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canada’s top women’s curling championship, Team Nunavut was driving through Nova Scotia, from Halifax to Port Hawkesbury in Cape Breton. The team, led by skip Brigitte MacPhail, had its … Continue reading
(by Dave Stewart) Brett Gallant says he can’t wait to wear the Maple Leaf for Canada at the Beijing Olympic Winter Games. The Charlottetown curler is currently training with his team, the Brad Gushue rink, in Vancouver, B.C., before heading to … Continue reading
A modified 18-team draw is ready to go for the 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Thunder Bay, Ont., it was announced today by Curling Canada. The event will operate under the Province of Ontario’s current public health measures, which … Continue reading
This Sunday, January 23, 2022, marks the submission deadline for two Curling Day in Canada contests. Click the links for more info. 2023 CDIC Festival Contest – for the opportunity to be selected as the host community for the Curling Day … Continue reading
(by Josh Lewis) The Montague Curling Club has now lost both major provincial events it was slated to host this month. Curl PEI announced the cancellation of the Tankard men’s championship on Friday, citing the extension of government Covid measures. … Continue reading
(File photo — pre-COVID) Due to the current guidance from CPHO and the “sports pause”, there will be no U16 Development League draw this Saturday, January 22nd at the Cornwall Curling Club. This league is open to teams from … Continue reading
This is a reminder that the deadline to register for the 2022 Provincial Mixed Curling Championship is Wednesday, January 19. Enter at: https://pe.curling.io/en/events/11400-2022-pei-mixed-curling-championship. Event details Location: Crapaud CC Date: March 2-6, 2022 Entry Deadline: January 19, 2022 Entry … Continue reading
The entry deadline for the Provincial Stick Curling Championships, sponsored by the Ferguson-Logan Montague Funeral Home, has been extended to Sunday, January 23. You can register online here: https://pe.curling.io/en/events/11385-2022-pei-stick-curling-championships. Event details: Location: Crapaud CC Date: February 8-10, 2022 Entry Deadline: … Continue reading
Planning for the 2022 Cornwall Winter Games began in the fall of 2021. The host committee and 55+ Games Society board were both optimistic that this event would be the return of 55+ Games events in PEI. Unfortunately, due to … Continue reading
The Canada Games is an amazing opportunity for all athletes and coaches who have the opportunity to attend. The process to get to a Canada Games is an opportunity in and of itself; for our future elite curlers to train, … Continue reading
With the current temporary COVID-19 measures being extended until at least January 24, only days before the 2022 PEI Tankard is scheduled to begin, the Curl PEI Board of Directors, with the safety of the athletes, coaches, officials and volunteers … Continue reading
Although the current temporary COVID-19 measures are scheduled to be lifted on January 17, the Curl PEI Board of Directors have made the decision to postpone the 2022 PEI Masters Curling Championships, for curlers age 60+. Without knowing what restrictions … Continue reading
Just a quick reminder that today is the last day to register for the 2022 PEI Pepsi Juniors – https://pe.curling.io/en/events/11399-2022-pei-pepsi-juniors-curling-ch-ships. Amy Duncan Executive Director, Curl PEI Tel: 902-368-4208 Suite 203 40 Enman Crescent Charlottetown PE C1E 1E6 … Continue reading