Edwin Walker, a well-known curler from the Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club in Summerside, passed away suddenly on Monday at the age of 73. Husband of Pauline (MacCallum) Walker, father of Sharon (Victor) Howatt and Kim (Paul) Bonner. Sharon … Continue reading
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The intensity level will be ramped up when the 2016 Canadian Mixed Doubles Championship gets underway next March in Saskatoon. The national two-player championship, in its fourth year of existence, will be staged March 31 to April 3 at the … Continue reading
The Crapaud Curling Club is once again hosting Pre-Season Curling beginning on September 4th’ 2015, and concluding on October 30. Pre-Season curling is not just for competitive curlers – everyone is welcome to join and get on the ice early. … Continue reading
Jack MacFadyen, a Cornwall Curling Club Junior Curler, did a Heritage Fair project at his school, on the life journey of Sandra Schmirler. His project is in the November 2014 issue of the Sandra Schmirler Foundation Newsletter. Click to read … Continue reading
For the third consecutive year, the Sandra Schmirler Foundation has awarded six $5,000 scholarships to junior curlers pursuing their competitive curling careers while maintaining their post-secondary studies. The Scholars will be mentored again this year by world champion curlers Jon … Continue reading
(by Charlotte MacAulay) Brooks Roche said these days it feels like he has just gone through the shortest three years of his life. Curling Canada Photo: Brooks Roche The Montague High valedictorian for 2015 has done plenty of living in … Continue reading
(By Jason Malloy) A play-in tournament for Canada’s national men’s and women’s curling championships will be gone after 2017. Curling Canada/Michael Burns photo Curling Canada made the announcement Monday after its annual general meeting concluded Friday in Collingwood, Ont. The … Continue reading
Ham and Turkey Take Out Dinners are happening THIS Saturday, June 27th at the Crapaud Community Curling Club! Tickets are $12 and are available by calling Ruth at 658-2147. This is an important fundraiser for the club in order to … Continue reading
The fields for both the Tim Hortons Brier and Scotties Tournament of Hearts will expand in 2018 in a pilot project, and curlers of all ages across Canada will now be eligible to compete in them, it was announced this … Continue reading
Canadian curlers will have another chance to win Olympic gold, beginning with the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Kalynn Park, left, and Charley Thomas, in action at the 2015 World Mixed Doubles Championship earlier this year in Sochi, … Continue reading
Mixed Doubles curling has been approved for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games programme Photo: WCF/Alina Pavlyuchik Lausanne, Switzerland June 8, 2015 The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed that Mixed Doubles Curling has been approved as an additional event … Continue reading
LAUSANNE, Switzerland By STEPHEN WILSON AP Sports Writer (AP) The IOC has approved new events in snowboarding, Alpine skiing, speedskating and curling for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Big Air in snowboarding, mass start in speedskating, mixed … Continue reading
The Charlottetown Curling Complex is holding a consultant-led workshop on Saturday, May 30th to discuss the future of the facility. Options to be discussed include: investing in current facility partnering with the City in the multi-sport facility the Mayor discussed … Continue reading
Here are the three winners from each of the four Atlantic provinces for Curl Atlantic’s Joyce Myers Scholarship Fund. The recipients will receive their $500 cheques on Oct. 1, after proof of enrollment at a university or college is provided. … Continue reading
This is a reminder that the Curl PEI Annual General Meeting will take place at 6:30pm on Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at the Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club in Summerside. … Continue reading
Competition Introduction – Making Ethical Decisions (MED) Tuesday June 9, 2015 5:30-9:00 pm Room 125 at Sport PEI Suitable for all coaches, regardless of the type of athlete they are working with. By successfully completing the Make Ethical Decisions workshop … Continue reading
Here are Curl PEI’s provincial championships and other events for the 2015-2016 season. Please note that participant fees are per person/per event (not per season as in previous years). Entry fee is per team. Curl PEI Events 2015-2016 (PDF version) … Continue reading
Kraft Project Play: The Chance to Win $250,000 Towards Your Community’s Place to Play! – Nominate today at KraftProjectPlay.com. Nominations close June 14, 2015 – About Kraft Project Play Curling clubs, occer fields, recreation centres, and basketball courts are just … Continue reading
The next Curl Atlantic Championship will be held in September 2016. The event is being postponed for one year due to a Grand Slam of Curling event being held in NL on the same weekend this year. The event returns … Continue reading
Competition Development Module – Developing Athletic Abilities will be offered for free on the evenings of May 20 & 27 at Sport PEI. Coaches need to attend both evenings to receive credit for the course and there is a pre-workshop … Continue reading
Give curling a shot until 3 pm today (May 9) at the Organized Mom Expo at the Murphy Community Centre in Charlottetown! https://www.facebook.com/events/784018321686166/ … Continue reading
For Junior Coaches… Curl PEI is pleased to be able to send at least one junior coach to the Coach Stream of the Curling Canada Summit taking place June 14-17, 2015 in Collingwood, Ontario. If you coached a junior team … Continue reading
For Curlers…ALL AGES… On Wednesday, May 13 at 7pm there will be an information session about a Sport Performance Training Program. This is an initiative of Sport PEI and Synergy Fitness and includes both fitness sessions, nutrition sessions, and fitness … Continue reading
The Charlottetown Curling Complex are holding a lobster and ham take out dinner on May 16th, with pickup from 3-5 pm. Lobster is $20 and ham is $15. Dinner includes potato salad, coleslaw, roll and carrot cake. Order tickets by … Continue reading
Young curlers across the country will be able to benefit for the second straight year from Curling Canada’s For The Love of Curling scholarships, it was announced Friday. Thanks to the incredible support of the curling community, 10 scholarships are … Continue reading
Here are Junior Curling events currently scheduled for the 2015-2016 season. They will be added to the PEICurling.com events calendar. Contact the chairperson of each event for additional info. Junior Events 2015-16 (PDF version) … Continue reading
Notice of Meeting The Curl PEI Annual General Meeting will take place at 6:30pm on Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at the Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club in Summerside. Any member club wishing to have an item of business placed … Continue reading
The Town of Cornwall is hosting a Community Expo on Saturday at the Terry Fox Sports Complex, where over 15 organizations, including Curl PEI, will be there promoting their programs, giving you a chance to try their sport or activity, … Continue reading
Summerside PEI native Geri-Lynn Ramsay, now living in Calgary Alberta, has announced via her personal Twitter account @GLRamsay that she will be skipping a newly-formed team for the 2015-2016 season. The rink includes third Brittany Tran, second stone Becca Konschuh, … Continue reading
The Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside is hosting the January Freeze Junior Cashspiel from Jan. 22-24 2016. Entry fee is $125 per team, with a maximum of 24 teams. Each team is guaranteed five games. Deadline for … Continue reading
The 8th annual Fall Fling Junior Cashspiel will take place November 13-15 2015 at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside. Entry fee is $125/team. The event is open to the 1st 12 women’s and 12 men’s teams, … Continue reading
(by Jonathan Brazeau) TORONTO — For Team Brad Jacobs, it was the fourth time that was the charm. Playing in their fourth Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling final, the Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., rink captured their first major together at … Continue reading
(GSOC) Save the dates as we can now confirm the locations for five of the seven events on the 2015-16 Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling schedule that will see the series travel from coast to coast. The season will kick … Continue reading
(by Jonathan Brazeau) TORONTO — Mike McEwen has secured a direct berth to the semifinals of the Players’ Championship after making a double takeout to score two in the final end for a 6-4 victory over Brad Gushue on Friday … Continue reading
(by Jason Simmonds) COVEHEAD – It will be a new-look Suzanne Birt rink next season. Suzanne Birt in action during the 2015 provincial women’s curling championship at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside. Jason Simmonds/Journal Pioneer The … Continue reading
BellAliant Community One and Universum Media have generously provided Curl PEI with copies of all the Atlantic Under 18 Curling Championship webcasts from last weekend at the Montague Curling Club, and we have now uploaded them to YouTube. They may … Continue reading
Reigning provincial women’s curling champion skip Suzanne Birt will have a new team for next season, with third Robyn Green and second Meaghan Hughes, both from the 2014-2015 runner-up team skipped by Kathy O’Rourke, joining the rink, along with lead … Continue reading
The 2014/15 curling season at the Charlottetown Curling Complex comes to a close this Sunday, April 12th with the annual bar spiel. Club members with lockers are asked to come in this week and clean then out. The Complex is … Continue reading
(by Jonathan Brazeau) TORONTO — Two-time Canadian champion Rachel Homan kicks off the Players’ Championship Tuesday night against Sweden’s Margaretha Sigfridsson in opening draw action. Rachel Homan at the 2014 Canadian Open in Yorkton, Sask. (Photo: Anil Mungal) Homan, from … Continue reading
In the wake of the successful Ford World Men’s Championship in Halifax, another major curling event is headed to Nova Scotia. The Mariners Centre in Yarmouth, N.S. The 2017 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship, the 54th renewal of the traditional two-man, … Continue reading
The Canadian Masters Curling Championship wrapped up on the weekend at the Whitehorse Curling Club, with Team British Columbia (Women), skipped by Karen Lepine, and Team Manitoba (Men), skipped by Ron Wescott, winning the event. Silver medals went to Ontario … Continue reading
The 6th Annual Lobster Trap Curling Bonspiel takes place this weekend (April 10-12) at the Eastern Kings Sportsplex in Souris, with 32 teams vying for the coveted Lobster Trap trophy. The Sportsplex hosts curling one day a week during the … Continue reading
The Atlantic Under 18 Curling Championships wrapped up Sunday afternoon at the Montague Curling Club, with the Justine Comeau rink from New Brunswick winning the women’s title, and the Matthew Manuel foursome from Nova Scotia taking the men’s event. The … Continue reading
Niklas Edin of Sweden stole three in the first end and counted threes in the fifth and seventh ends to beat defending champion Thomas Ulsrud of Norway 9-5 to win the Ford World Men’s Curling Championship Sunday at the Scotiabank … Continue reading
Courtesy of Margaret O’Connor, here’s a gallery of photos from the Atlantic Under 18 Curling Championships, which wrapped up on Sunday at the Montague Curling Club, with the New Brunswick women and Nova Scotia men winning the event, and the … Continue reading
The Montague Curling Club are hosting the Atlantic Under 18 Curling Championships starting this afternoon and wrapping up on Sunday. The men’s and women’s U18 champions from all four Atlantic provinces, as well as the runners-up (as the host teams) … Continue reading
PEI’s Shirley Berry rink split their Thursday games at the Canadian Masters Curling Championships at the Whitehorse Curling Club. They picked up a 6-5 win over Judy Burgess’ Nova Scotia rink, but lost 8-2 to Manitoba, who picked up a … Continue reading
Pat Simmons of Canada and Thomas Ulsrud of Norway finished off their round-robin play at the Ford World Men’s Curling Championship with their 10th wins Thursday and immediately set about planning for their rematch in Friday’s Page 1-2 playoff game. … Continue reading
Crapaud Curling Club MELTDOWN! April 10th-12th, 2015 Includes: Entertainment and Munchies Friday evening Coffee and Muffins; Dinner, Mussels, and Entertainment on Saturday Guaranteed 3 games Cost: $140 per team Please note: Teams must have at least … Continue reading
The Shirley Berry rink, from the Cornwall Curling Club and the Charlottetown Curling Complex are participating in the Canadian Masters Curling Championships, for curlers age 60 and over, at the Whitehorse Curling Club in the Yukon. The PEI women’s champions … Continue reading
The Montague Curling Club will be hosting the Atlantic Under 18 Curling Championships from April 3-5 2015. The men’s and women’s U18 champions from all four Atlantic provinces, as well as the runners-up (as the host teams) from the PEI … Continue reading
Thomas Ulrud and his Norwegian teammates are defending champions and they served notice Tuesday evening that they are not going to easily give up their Ford World Men’s Curling Championship. Team Canada’s Pat Simmons watches his shot, with Norway’s Christoffer … Continue reading
Cornwall’s Lisa Jackson team beat the Iva Griffin rink from the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton by a 7-3 score Monday evening to win the women’s title at the provincial Travelers Curling Club Championship. Western Community’s Freddy Fraser rink … Continue reading
Cornwall’s Lisa Jackson team beat the Iva Griffin rink from the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton by a 7-3 score this evening to win the women’s title at the provincial Travelers Curling Club Championship. Western Community’s Freddy Fraser rink … Continue reading
The men’s and women’s teams from the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton picked up big wins this afternoon at the Travelers Curling Club Championship at the Crapaud Community Curling Club, with the Freddy Fraser foursome edging out Charlottetown’s John … Continue reading
Curl Atlantic is pleased to announce that they will be hosting a Business of Curling Symposium from May 1-3, 2015 at Mount Allison University in Sackville, NB. Sessions on Membership Retention, Membership Recruitment, Learn-to-Curl Programs, Best Practices and Real Life Examples, Bonspiels, Sponsorship and … Continue reading
Round robin play finished Sunday evening at the Travelers Curling Club Championship being played at the Crapaud Community Curling Club, with three men’s teams and three women’s rinks advancing to their respective Monday championship rounds. The three men’s teams advancing … Continue reading
VALLEYFIELD, Que. – The Leo Stewart rink from Summerside enjoyed a strong showing at the 2015 Canadian firefighters curling championship here last week. © Submitted photo Team P.E.I. at the 2015 Canadian firefighters curling championship in Valleyfield, Que. From left: … Continue reading
It took an extra end, but the Veronica Smith rink from Cornwall and Crapaud went undefeated to edge the defending champion James Dalton team from the host Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club and the Cornwall Curling Club by a … Continue reading
The Holland College Hurricanes women’s curling team, who curl out of the Cornwall Curling Club, finished round robin play with a 2-5 win-loss record at the Canadian Collegiate Athletics Association (CCAA) Nationals, which wrapped up Saturday in Olds Alberta. The Fanshawe … Continue reading
The 56th Canadian Fire Fighters Curling Championship wrapped up on Saturday in Valleyfield and Huntingdon Quebec, with Team Manitoba, from the Winnipeg Fire Department, skipped by Ryan Lalonde, defeating Team Alberta 11-3 in the final. Manitoba took four points in … Continue reading
The final, between the 1st and second place teams from the round robin, is set for 1 pm today at the Advantage Communications / Curl PEI Provincial Junior Mixed curling championship at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in … Continue reading
The Provincial Mixed Curling Championship wrapped up on March 17 at the Charlottetown Curling Complex, with the host club rink of skip Eddie MacKenzie, third Chloé McCloskey, second Tyler MacKenzie, and lead stone Megan Wile defeating the Cody Dixon rink … Continue reading
Only two undefeated teams remain going into the 11 am Sunday round robin draw at the provincial Travelers Curling Club Championship Championship at the Crapaud Community Curling Club. The John Desrosiers team from the Charlottetown Curling Complex remains unbeaten at … Continue reading
The final round robin draw goes at 9:30 this morning in the Advantage Communications / Curl PEI Provincial Junior Mixed curling championship at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside. The Veronica Smith rink from Cornwall and Crapaud … Continue reading
Pat Simmons had to make a last-rock draw to the button in an extra end to get past John Shuster of the United States 11-10 in the second draw of the Ford Men’s World Curling Championship Saturday. Pat Simmons, middle, … Continue reading
Prairie provinces stood tall on the medal podium on Saturday afternoon at the Thistle Club in Edmonton. 2015 Everest Canadian Seniors gold-medallists. Team Manitoba men, top, from left, lead Dale Michie, second Peter Nicholls, third Dean Moxham and skip Randy … Continue reading
Three draws are in the books after opening day action at the provincial Travelers Curling Club Championship at the Crapaud Community Curling Club. In the men’s division, with representatives from all seven PEI dedicated curling facilities, the Alan Inman foursome … Continue reading
PEI, represented by the Summerside Fire Department, skipped by Leo Stewart, lost their Page 3 vs 4 playoff game to BC by a 6-3 score this evening at the Canadian Fire Fighters Curling Championship in Valleyfield and Huntington Quebec, and … Continue reading
While the match-ups for the semifinals have yet to be determined, the four teams who will play in those semifinals has been decided at the 2015 Everest Canadian Senior Men’s Championship at the Thistle C.C. in Edmonton. Alberta’s Glen Hansen … Continue reading
Four of the five teams have seen action after the opening draw this evening at the Advantage Communications / Curl PEI Provincial Junior Mixed Curling Championship being played at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside. The Veronica … Continue reading
The Page playoff round is underway at the Canadian Fire Fighters Curling Championship in Valleyfield and Huntington Quebec. PEI, represented by the Summerside Fire Department, finished round robin play with a 6-4 win-loss record, and grabbed the final playoff spot … Continue reading
Ed Sattelberger of the Iqaluit C.C. defeated Al Hackner 10-5 in Thursday afternoon’s draw at the 2015 Everest Canadian Senior Curling Championships at the Thistle C.C. in Edmonton. (Photo Annie Teveniuk and Lisa Miller) The Nunavut skip opened the scoring … Continue reading
The provincial curling championship season comes to a close with two events this weekend — the Travelers Curling Club Championship, for men’s and women’s teams who have won their respective club championships, and the Advantage Communications / Curl PEI Junior Mixed, … Continue reading
(by Jean Mills) A special reunion took place in Waterloo, Ont., recently, where curlers from across Canada took over the K-W Granite Club for the CIS-Curling Canada University Curling Championships. Four of those curlers were together again for the first … Continue reading
Global men’s curling supremacy will be on the line when the 2015 Ford World Men’s Curling Championship gets underway on Saturday at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax. The official opening ceremonies are scheduled for noon (all times Atlantic), and will … Continue reading
The Holland College Hurricanes scored a 7-6 extra-end win Wednesday to even their record after two games at the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association women’s curling championship. The Hurricanes lost 12-11 in the opening game against the host Olds College in … Continue reading
(by Graham Lloyd) Now fans can pick the games they really want to see when the 2015 Ford World Men’s Curling Championship comes to Halifax, March 28-April 5 at the Scotiabank Centre. (Michael Burns/CCA Photo) Tickets to the first five … Continue reading
The Maritime Stick Curling Championship was held at the Amherst Curling Club March 11-13. The Maritime Stick Curling Championship format has 4 men’s/open teams and 2 women’s teams from each of the 3 Maritime provinces. The 12 team men’s/open division … Continue reading
The UPEI Women’s Curling Team, skipped by Veronica Smith, finished the CIS/CCA Curling Championship in 4th place, losing to the Thompson Rivers team in the semi-finals. Photo (L-R): Veronica Smith, Jane DiCarlo, Emily Gray, Aleya Quilty The team also received … Continue reading
Note: this event has been cancelled due to insufficient signup. Curl PEI would like to invite Little Rock curlers out to the Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club on Saturday March 28 from 9-11:30am for a morning of Fun and … Continue reading
(by Danny Lamoureux) Women’s event The first stage of play at the 2015 Everest Canadian Senior Women’s Curling Championship has been completed and the eight teams competing for the title have been identified. Thirteen women’s teams (Yukon did not enter … Continue reading
(by Jason Simmonds) The Adam Casey rink has made a roster move. David Mathers is moving to Prince Edward Island in May and will join the Island rink after playing for Mark Kean in Ontario. © Jason Simmonds/Journal Pioneer David … Continue reading
VALLEYFIELD, Que. – The P.E.I. representatives at the Canadian Firefighters Muscular Dystrophy Hydrant curling championships from Summerside are on a roll. Left to right: PEI Director Peter A. MacDonald, Jim Arsenault, Dwayne MacNeill, Gordon MacFadyen, Leo Stewart Skip Leo Stewart, … Continue reading
(by Jason Malloy) It took a six-kilometre snowmobile ride to get the Holland College Hurricanes curling team in the air and headed to nationals. © Submitted photo The Holland College Hurricanes curling team, from left, are Kellie-Lynn Younker, Bethany Dauphinee, … Continue reading
EDMONTON – P.E.I.’s Rod MacDonald rink evened their record at the 2015 Canadian senior curling championships on Monday. MacDonald jumped out to a 3-0 lead after one end, and never looked back in a 6-3 victory over Nunavut’s Ed Sattelberger. … Continue reading
EDMONTON – P.E.I.’s representatives at the 2015 Canadian senior curling championships recorded their first wins on Sunday. The Rod MacDonald-skipped men’s rink from the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside and Charlottetown Curling Complex began Sunday’s play with … Continue reading
The UPEI Panthers scored a deuce in the 10th for an 8-7 victory over St. F.X. Friday at the Canadian Interuniversity Sport women’s curling championship in Waterloo, Ont. The win improved the Panthers to 3-4 and qualified them for Saturday’s … Continue reading
The following feature is from Sport PEI’s website. Click to read at Sport PEI Sport Feature After a busy month of February with Canada Games we are back on track with our Sport Features. For the month of March we … Continue reading
Two of the three rinks with PEI players won their openers on Wednesday at the Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials in Ottawa. Adam Casey is playing with Marie Christianson of Nova Scotia, and won his opener 8-7, while Kyle Holland … Continue reading
(by Kayla Fraser) Suzanne Birt flashed a winning smile Tuesday as she was presented a half-million dollar cheque.She accepted the money for her Atlantic Lottery scratch ticket win during a ceremony at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino in Charlottetown. “It … Continue reading
Canada’s best mixed doubles curling teams, including four curlers from PEI, return to the Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club March 11-15 for the 2015 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials. Among those competing are the winners of the PEI trials in … Continue reading
Congratulations to Suzanne Birt on her big lottery win! She won the half million dollars on a Classic Ruby scratch & win ticket.was presented with the cheque this morning at Red Shores. … Continue reading
The Curl PEI Provincial Under 18 Curling Championships wrapped up on Monday at the Crapaud Community Curling Club, with the four rinks who will advance to the Atlantic Under 18 championships from April 3-5 in Montague decided. Because PEI is … Continue reading
The Curl PEI Provincial Mixed Curling Championship takes place March 13-17 at the Charlottetown Curling Complex. The defending champions – the team of Jamie Newson, Vanessa Hamming, Andrew Robinson, and Michelle MacIntyre from this year’s host club and the Crapaud … Continue reading
The Curl PEI Provincial Under 18 Curling Championships are over at the Crapaud Community Curling Club, with the four rinks who will advance to the Atlantic Under 18 championships from April 3-5 in Montague decided. Because PEI is the host … Continue reading
The Cornwall Curling Club is currently making plans to offer a Junior Development League commencing in the fall of 2015. This is in addition to the strong Junior Instructional Program which is presently in place. This developmental league is for … Continue reading
Here are photos, courtesy of Margaret O’Connor, from the opening draw of the Curl PEI Provincial Under 18 Curling Championships at the Crapaud Community Curling Club. The women’s event wrapped up on Sunday (more on this later), while the men’s … Continue reading
Pat Simmons got the shot he wanted with last rock and then made it to give Team Canada the 2015 Tim Hortons Brier, presented by SecurTek Monitoring Solutions, championship. Team Canada’s Pat Simmons is hoisted by teammate John Morris. (Photo, … Continue reading
Steve Laycock of Saskatchewan stole two in an extra end Sunday to beat Brad Gushue of Newfoundland-Labrador 7-5 in the bronze medal game at the Tim Hortons Brier, presented by SecurTek Monitoring Solutions. Gushue, who suffered a heart-breaking loss in … Continue reading