Curlers are reminded of the following Curl PEI provincial entry deadline coming up in the month of February. All entries must be made online. PEI Youth Jamboree Location: Silver Fox CC Date: March 13, 2021 Entry Deadline: February 20, 2021 … Continue reading
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Curling Day in Canada is coming up on February 27. In celebration of this event, a group, in partnership with the Town of Stratford, will be hosting two days of fun, free outdoor curling at the Pondside Park outdoor rink, … Continue reading
Jill Brothers won’t get to add a fourth diamond to her Scotties Tournament of Hearts pendant when she arrives in Calgary this week, but she’s okay with that. The Mayflower skip will take the trip to the national championship in … Continue reading
Public health regulations could have been a snag for the Cody Dixon Memorial Bonspiel, but the tournament marked its fifth anniversary with 16 teams on the ice Friday and Saturday at the Montague Curling Club. The winners were the team … Continue reading
Seven teams to compete for Pepsi Provincial Junior curling titles, 12 for PEI Seniors crowns, in Summerside The Pepsi Provincial Junior Men’s and Junior Women’s Curling Championships, for curlers in the Under 21 age category, take place at the same … Continue reading
CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — The Suzanne Birt-skipped rink is looking to make the most of experience and momentum at this year’s Scotties Tournament of Hearts Canadian women’s curling championship. Birt, third Marie Christianson, second Meaghan Hughes, lead Michelle McQuaid and coach … Continue reading
Ottawa will host the 2021 Everest Canadian Curling Club Championships, it was announced today by Curling Canada. Canada’s most talented club curlers will compete at the Ottawa Hunt & Golf Club from Nov. 28-Dec. 4, 2021. The event includes 14 … Continue reading
Sport PEI is excited to introduce their She’s Got It All campaign, created in partnership with Canadian Women & Sport. This campaign highlights the barriers that girls and women still face in their sport journeys. Each week leading up to … Continue reading
The Scotties Tournament of Hearts starts Friday in the Calgary Bubble, and New Dominion PEI’s Lauren Lenentine (right in photo), on Team Wildcard 2, skipped by Mackenzie Zacharias, will be in the opening draw. TSN/RDS2 will provide coverage of every … Continue reading
The 5th Annual Cody Dixon Memorial Bonspiel took place Friday and Saturday at the Montague Curling Club and was won by the team of Larry Dewar, Larry Richards, Tammy Dewar, and Tracy MacLean. Second place honours went to Dylan Lowery, … Continue reading
(By Jonathan Brazeau) The fields have been finalized for the upcoming Humpty’s Champions Cup and Princess Auto Players’ Championship at Calgary’s Markin MacPhail Centre. Both Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling events will feature 12 of the top men’s teams and … Continue reading
Curling Day in Canada is coming up on February 27. In celebration of this event, a group, in partnership with the Town of Stratford, will be hosting two days of fun, free outdoor curling at the Pondside Park outdoor rink, … Continue reading
The duo of Mitchell Schut and Cruz Pineau, who normally curl on the same four-person team at the Cornwall Curling Club, won the 3rd Annual Doubles Spiel at the Silver Fox Curling Club in Summerside, which wrapped up on Saturday … Continue reading
The fifth annual Cody Dixon Memorial Bonspiel is on this weekend at the Montague Curling Club. Here is the event draw: … Continue reading
PEI’s Team Birt begins play a week from today at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in the Calgary “Bubble”. The Montague Curling Club recently presented them with a signed PEI Flag to bring with them. Here’s a “Meet the Team” … Continue reading
Here is the draw for the Doubles Bonspiel at the Silver Fox this weekend. … Continue reading
Here is a copy of the Tim Hortons Brier Official Draw, with the games for Team PEI, skipped by Eddie MacKenzie, highlighted with a green background. Times are given in Calgary and Eastern times (add one hour to Eastern for … Continue reading
(Besides Team PEI, PEI’s Adam Casey is in this event playing third for Team Manitoba, while Brett Gallant is second on Team Canada) Two skips chasing history will be on the ice when the 2021 Tim Hortons Brier, presented by … Continue reading
Curlers are reminded of the following Curl PEI provincial entry deadlines coming up in the month of February. All entries must be made online. PEI U13 Curling Championship Location: Maple Leaf CC Date: March 5-7, 2021 Entry Deadline: February 12, … Continue reading
I would like to thank the many sponsors that have made this event possible this year. First, our title sponsor CIBC Wood Gundy Pickard Financial Management Group, ADL, Little Caesars, Dairy Farmers of PEI, Asham Curling Supplies for all of … Continue reading
The Ferguson-Logan Montague Funeral Home PEI Stick Curling Championship wrapped up Thursday afternoon at the Cornwall Curling Club with the Clair Sweet and Bob Matheson team from the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary winning the Open Division (any combination … Continue reading
A decision on the future of the Charlottetown Curling Club is expected to be made in about a month’s time. The club did not open this season after the chiller in its 31-year-old ice plant broke down during start-up and … Continue reading
PEI curler Gerry “Soupy” Campbell, who was known around the world for his coverage of curling events, has passed away at age 73. Soupy’s also been an icemaker in Calgary, a curling coach in Slovakia, and a curling historian through … Continue reading
Seven teams to compete for Pepsi Provincial Junior curling titles, 12 for PEI Seniors crowns, in Summerside The Pepsi Provincial Junior Men’s and Junior Women’s Curling Championships, for curlers in the Under 21 age category, take place at the same … Continue reading
Photo: Sterling Higginbotham Three round-robin draws, beginning at 8:30 this morning, and three Championship Round draws remain to be played as the Ferguson-Logan Montague Funeral Home PEI Stick Curling Championships, which has attracted the largest field ever for this event, … Continue reading
Curlers are reminded of the following Curl PEI provincial entry deadlines coming up in the month of February. All entries must be made online. PEI U13 Curling Championship Location: Maple Leaf CC Date: March 5-7, 2021 Entry Deadline: February 12, … Continue reading
Day one is over at the Ferguson-Logan Montague Funeral Home PEI Stick Curling Championships at the Cornwall Curling Club, and six teams are still undefeated in round-robin play, with all teams having played two games. The defending champions in the … Continue reading
A rare six-ender (the stick curling equivalent of an eight-ender in traditional curling) was scored this afternoon in the Women’s Division at the Ferguson-Logan Stick Curling Championships, by the host Cornwall Curling Club duo of Gloria Clarke (left in photo) … Continue reading
Here’s a photo gallery from draws 2 and 3 of the Ferguson-Logan Montague Funeral Home PEI Stick Curling Championships which got underway Tuesday morning and afternoon, and wraps up Thursday afternoon at the Cornwall Curling Club. Click a photo to … Continue reading
Liam Currie has recently returned to play with Special Olympics PEI! It was Charlottetown Community Sport’s Floor Curl module, something new for the program, that encouraged Liam to get back to in-person programs. Liam Currie Liam has been an athlete with … Continue reading
The 2021 Ferguson-Logan Montague Funeral Home PEI Stick Curling Championships takes place Feb. 9-11 at the Cornwall Curling Club with a record Twenty-Four 2-Person teams — 18 Open (any combination of male and or female) and 6 Women’s division duos … Continue reading
While some PEI curling facilities are operating with increased membership and at least one is extending their season, things are different in New Brunswick and many other places. Curl Moncton made the following announcement on Saturday: It is with heavy … Continue reading
As we slowly approach the light at the end of the tunnel of the COVID-19 pandemic, young curlers across Canada can now start planning for the 2021-22 season and beyond. After extensive consultation with provincial and territorial Member Associations, it … Continue reading
O’LEARY, P.E.I. — It’s an unglamorous but essential role for any successful curling team. Although front-end players often go about their business with little or no fanfare, it’s a responsibility lead Michelle McQuaid and second Meaghan Hughes excel at and … Continue reading
The 2020-21 season marks the first year for MacKenzie, third Tyler Smith, second Sean Ledgerwood and lead Ryan Lowery playing together as a team. A mix of youth and experience has not only translated into success on the ice but … Continue reading
Pick up today’s PEI Guardian for stories by Jason Simmonds on Team Birt’s front end Meaghan Hughes and Michelle McQuaid, and on the Eddie MacKenzie rink combining youth and experience. … Continue reading
The Silver Fox Curling Club in Summerside is holding a “Pink Hat” Spiel in memory of Summerside curler, firefighter, schoolbus driver, and icemaker Leo Stewart, who passed away in April. This event is open to everyone, and takes place February … Continue reading
The Silver Fox Curling Club in Summerside is holding a Doubles Bonspiel, open to everyone, and limited to 24 teams, on Friday evening February 12th, and continuing on Saturday the 13th. Entry fee of $20 per two-person team guarantees three … Continue reading
Curlers are reminded of the following Curl PEI provincial entry deadlines coming up in the month of February. All entries must be made online. PEI Under 16 Curling Championship Location: Crapaud CCC Date: February 26-28, 2021 Entry Deadline: February 5, … Continue reading
One year from today, athletes will be marching into the National Stadium in Beijing for the Opening Ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics. But it’s the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic over the past 12 months that has forced Curling … Continue reading
Legacy Performance Event – She’s Good UPEI Women’s Basketball star Jenna Mae Ellsworth had an incredible year being awarded the Nann Copp Award as U Sports Basketball Player of the Year, the AUS Female athlete of the Year, as well … Continue reading
O’LEARY, P.E.I. — The opportunity to return to competitive curling with a driven and elite team lured Kathy O’Rourke out of retirement. Skip Suzanne Birt, right, and Kathy O’Rourke discuss strategy during the 2021 Scotties P.E.I. women’s curling championship at the … Continue reading
O’LEARY, P.E.I. — Blair Jay put things in perspective following the 2021 Tankard P.E.I. men’s curling championship. The veteran skip and Summerside resident lost 3-0 to Eddie MacKenzie of the Crapaud and Montague clubs in the best-of-five series at the … Continue reading
From Curling Canada, here is the Official Draw for the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Calgary, coming up February 19-28. Round robin games for Team PEI, skipped by Suzanne Birt, are highlighted in green. TSN/RDS2 plans to broadcast every Scotties … Continue reading
A first-draw clash of defending Canadian champions will kick off the 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, it was announced today by Curling Canada. Mackenzie Zacharias and Team Wild Card #2, left, will take on Kerri Einarson and Team Canada in … Continue reading
The 2021 Ferguson-Logan Montague Funeral Home PEI Stick Curling Championships takes place Feb. 9-11 at the Cornwall Curling Club with a record Twenty-Four 2-Person teams — 18 Open (any combination of male and or female) and 6 Women’s division duos … Continue reading
Curlers are reminded of the following Curl PEI provincial entry deadlines coming up in the month of February. All entries must be made online. PEI Under 16 Curling Championship Location: Crapaud CCC Date: February 26-28, 2021 Entry Deadline: February 5, … Continue reading
CORNWALL, P.E.I. — A unique game that fuses two popular winter pastimes has arrived in P.E.I. Crokicurl has been attracting a bit of curiosity from would-be players at its location beside the outdoor skating rink at Cornwall’s town hall. “It’s the two games combined,” Cornwall … Continue reading
The Wild Card entries, including Manitoba’s Team Zacharias, which includes New Dominion PEI native Lauren Lenentine, along with all provincal and territorial teams, have now been confirmed by Curling Canada for the 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Calgary. Photo, … Continue reading
The Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary is holding afternoon Drop-In Curling the next seven Mondays from 1-3 pm, starting February 1st. All you need is warm clothes and a clean pair of sneakers, they have the rest. All are … Continue reading
O’LEARY, P.E.I. — Two familiar faces skipped their rinks to the provincial women’s and men’s curling championships on Saturday. Suzanne Birt and her rink out of the Montague and Cornwall clubs defeated Montague’s Darlene London in three straight games – 12-0, … Continue reading
It was a sweep for both the women’s and men’s winning teams this weekend at the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary, as the Eddie MacKenzie rink from the Crapaud and Montague curling clubs went undefeated with a 3-0 record … Continue reading
Suzanne Birt, with her team from the Montague and Cornwall curling clubs, will be heading to her 12th Scotties Tournament of Hearts, this time in the Calgary “Bubble” from February 20-28, after winning the Best of Five series against Montague’s … Continue reading
O’LEARY, P.E.I. — The Suzanne Birt and Eddie MacKenzie rinks are one win away from winning the P.E.I. Scotties and Tankard titles at the Maple Leaf Curling Club. Birt and her rink from the Cornwall and Montague clubs defeated Montague’s … Continue reading
The Eddie MacKenzie rink from the Crapaud and Montague curling clubs and the Suzanne Birt team from the Montague and Cornwall clubs are each just one win away from winning their respective PEI Tankard and Scotties titles at the Maple … Continue reading
Returning to compete in the Scotties Tournament of Hearts will be a different experience this year for West Prince native Alison Griffin. Team Nunavut at the 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. The team will be travelling … Continue reading
The annual Desjardins Financial Security Independent Network Stick Curling Tournament was held on Thursday at the Cornwall Curling Club, with the Montague Curling Club twosome of Billy Power and Howard Kerwin capturing the first place prize. In second place was … Continue reading
PEI Scotties and Tankard games are being live-streamed on Facebook Live this weekend from the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary, with the womens’ games being covered on Team Birt’s Facebook page, while the men’s are on Sean Ledgerwood’s. … Continue reading
O’LEARY, P.E.I. — The Suzanne Birt and Eddie MacKenzie rinks won the opening games of the P.E.I. Scotties and Tankard provincial women’s and men’s curling championships on Friday. Skip Suzanne Birt and her rink won defeated the Darlene London team 12-0 … Continue reading
Team Birt did some testing yesterday and confirm that they will be able to live-stream games this weekend at the PEI Scotties Tournament of Hearts Provincial Women’s Curling Championship at the Maple Leaf Curling Club, as they take on the … Continue reading
The 2021 PEI Scotties Tournament of Hearts Provincial Women’s Curling Championship and the PEI Tankard Provincial Men’s Curling Championship both take place at the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary from January 29-31, with two teams entered in each event. … Continue reading
It has been decided to change from sheets 2 and 3 to sheets 3 and 4 for this weekend’s PEI Scotties and Tankard at the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary. Here is the revised sheet allocation: Schedule Day/Date Time … Continue reading
Only two teams will compete for the provincial women’s curling championship and a ticket to the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, and both represent the Montague Curling Club. Team London from Montague will compete at the provincial Scotties this weekend in … Continue reading
Curlers are reminded of the following Curl PEI provincial entry deadlines coming up in the month of February. All entries must be made online. PEI Under 16 Curling Championship Location: Crapaud CCC Date: February 26-28, 2021 Entry Deadline: February 5, … Continue reading
The Annual Dale Adams U13 Memorial “Friendship” Spiel is coming up on Saturday February 20 from 10 a.m – 5 p.m. at the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary, in advance of the U13 Provincials at the same club two … Continue reading
The Bill Hope and Shirley Berry rinks won the P.E.I. masters curling championships for curlers aged 60 and over at the Montague Curling Club on Monday. The Bill Hope-skipped rink from the Cornwall Curling Club won the provincial men’s masters … Continue reading
Two veteran skips quite familiar with each other will meet to decide the P.E.I. Tankard provincial men’s curling championship this weekend. Blair Jay will skip his Silver Fox rink in this weekend’s Tankard provincial men’s curling championship at the Maple … Continue reading
The 2021 PEI Scotties Tournament of Hearts Provincial Women’s Curling Championship and the PEI Tankard Provincial Men’s Curling Championship both take place at the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary from January 29-31, with two teams entered in each event. … Continue reading
The reigning World Junior champs, skipped by MacKenzie Zacharias and including New Dominion PEI native Lauren Lenentine appear to be headed to the national Scotties. Here’s the details from Ted Wyman in the Winnipeg Sun: Zacharias and her teammates currently … Continue reading
O’LEARY, P.E.I. — The Suzanne Birt rink will be heading to the national Scotties Tournament of Hearts next month. However, the team members will have to wait until this weekend to learn whether they will be wearing the Team P.E.I. … Continue reading
Suzanne Birt can book her ticket for the Calgary bubble. The veteran skip wants to make sure she’s wearing familiar Prince Edward Island colours when she’s there. Suzanne Birt (Curling Canada photo) Birt will be a heavy favourite in a … Continue reading
Curl P.E.I. suspects the province’s self-isolation rules are behind a poor turnout in this year’s Scotties and Brier provincial qualifiers. Both events are going ahead this weekend in O’Leary, with just two women’s and two men’s teams competing for the … Continue reading
With Canada’s Olympic hopes potentially riding on the winning team, an elite field of 35 teams will be in the bubble in Calgary for the 2021 Home Hardware Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, presented by Nature’s Bounty. Those teams will … Continue reading
This is a reminder that entries are due by Wednesday January 27 for PEI Seniors and Pepsi Juniors championships, both at the Silver Fox. Entries must be made online at PEICurling.com or https://pe.curling.io/en/competitions PEI Senior (50+) Men’s and Women’s Location: … Continue reading
On Monday, January 25, Curl PEI released to its Member Clubs its updated Operational Plan for how curling will be played on PEI during the 2020/21 season. The revised Plan provides Member Clubs the option of removing the modification of … Continue reading
The Shirley Berry team, trailing their Cornwall Curling clubmates the Sandy Hope rink by a 6-2 score after five ends of play, scored five points in the sixth to take a 7-6 lead, stole a single in the seventh end, … Continue reading
A triple in the sixth end and a single steal in the eighth for Bill Hope and his Cornwall Curling Club team on Monday morning at the Montague Curling Club has ended Lou Nowlan’s 10-year winning streak (he’s won 15 … Continue reading
This year’s PEI Masters (age 60+) Monday Championship Round will feature the same teams as last year, but the finalist, not the winning, team from last year in both the men’s and women’s sections have the advantage going into the … Continue reading
The annual One-on-One “Tuff” spiel was held at the Silver Fox on Saturday. This year, the “Tuffest” of all were overall winner Blair Jay, and runner-up Chris Ellis. Blair Jay Chris Ellis The Fox would like to thank … Continue reading
This is a reminder that entries are due by Wednesday January 27 for PEI Seniors and Pepsi Juniors championships, both at the Silver Fox. Entries must be made online at PEICurling.com or https://pe.curling.io/en/competitions PEI Senior (50+) Men’s and Women’s Location: … Continue reading
The Bill Hope men’s rink and defending champion Sandy Hope women’s team rebounded from losses in the “A” qualifying games for the Monday Championship Round, to beat “A” Qualifier winners Lou Nowlan and Shirley Berry in the “B” Qualifier games … Continue reading
On Friday afternoon at the Montague Curling Club, defending PEI Masters (age 60+) men’s champ Lou Nowlan and his team from the Silver Fox got off to a good start toward putting his name on the PEI Masters Champions trophy … Continue reading
Here are photos from Draw 2 of the PEI Masters (60+) Curling Championship, which got underway today (Friday) at the Montague Curling Club. This draw features the “A” Qualifiers of the Modified Triple Knockout Draw, with the defending champion Lou … Continue reading
Additional Technical Tune-up practice times are available with Curl PEI Performance Director Peter Gallant on Saturday, January 30 at the Silver Fox in Summerside and February 1 at the Montague Curling Club. These practices are open to all age levels. … Continue reading
The 2021 PEI Masters Curling Championships, with men’s and women’s divisions for curlers age 60 and over, take place from January 22-25 at the Montague Curling Club, with four men’s and three women’s rinks taking part. The Sandy Hope rink … Continue reading
Here is the draw for this weekend’s one on one “Tuff Spiel”, sponsored by Summerside Hyundai, at the Silver Fox Curling Club in Summerside. … Continue reading
It’s going to be an odd curling season, all jammed into a few months in one location in Calgary, with many curlers across the country unable to train beforehand because of COVID-19 lockdowns. Two P.E.I. curlers on their way to … Continue reading
Curl PEI is proud to partner with Egg Farmers Rocks & Rings presented by Curling Canada. Brand new this year is the Rocks & Rings Rentals program available for PEI schools. Students can learn about and experience curling right in … Continue reading
ParaSport and Recreation PEI provides recreation and sport opportunities for individuals with a physical disability on Prince Edward Island. They are holding a free “Come Try Para-Curling” event on Saturday, January 30, 2021, at the Cornwall Curling Club, from 2:00-4:00 … Continue reading
Just before Christmas, CurlManitoba announced that it was cancelling their provincial men’s, women’s, and mixed doubles championships scheduled for February of 2021. They had previously announced the appointment criteria for teams to represent Manitoba at the national events in the … Continue reading
This is a reminder that entries are due this month for provincial Stick (Jan. 19), along with Seniors and Pepsi Juniors (both Jan. 27) championships. Entries must be made online. Ferguson-Logan Montague Funeral Home PEI 2-Person Stick … Continue reading
While the PEI Scotties Tournament of Hearts Provincial Women’s Curling Championship has not yet been held (it goes Jan. 29 to 31 in O’Leary), one Islander is already set to compete at the national Scotties, which takes place February 19 … Continue reading
(by Jason Simmonds) CORNWALL, P.E.I. — It has been a successful foray into a new division of curling for a brother and sister from Summerside. Alex and Lauren MacFadyen of the Silver Fox teamed up to win the P.E.I. mixed … Continue reading
Want To See How “Tuff” you are? All Curlers (including Stick curlers) are Invited To Enter The One on One “Tuff” Spiel at the Silver Fox Entertainment Complex in Summerside. FRIDAY & SATURDAY, JANUARY 22 & 23, 2021 Double Knockout … Continue reading
The 2021 PEI Masters Curling Championships, with men’s and women’s divisions for curlers age 60 and over, take place from January 22-25 at the Montague Curling Club, with four men’s and three women’s rinks taking part. The Sandy Hope rink … Continue reading
The brother and sister duo of Alex and Lauren MacFadyen picked up a pair of wins on Sunday over their Silver Fox Curling clubmates, the defending champion husband and wife team of Ed and Jenny White to capture the PEI … Continue reading
The brother and sister duo of Alex and Lauren MacFadyen were one up coming home without last rock advantage in a closely-fought Sunday morning “C” Qualifier match at the Cornwall Curling Clyb with the defending champion Ed and Jenny White … Continue reading
It’s down to two or three more games, and two Silver Fox Curling Club teams, the defending champion husband and wife duo of Ed and Jenny White, and the brother and sister rink of Alex and Lauren MacFadyen, going into … Continue reading
Want to win a trip to the 2022 Tim Hortons Brier? Submit your most memorable curling story at https://curlingdayincanada.ca before Feb. 1 for the chance to win! Aimeriez-vous gagner un voyage au Brier Tim Hortons 2022? Faites part de votre … Continue reading
The defending champion husband and wife team of Ed and Jenny White will now join the Alex and Lauren MacFadyen siblings in the Sunday Championship Round at the PEI Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, following an 8-4 doubling of the MacFadyen … Continue reading