(by Grant Harrison, Special to SaltWire Network) CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. – Peter Gallant started his curling career at Birchwood Intermediate School over 50 years ago. Gallant enjoyed the curling section in physical education class so much he joined the after-school curling program. … Continue reading
The PEI Canada Games Mixed Doubles Trial wrapped up on Sunday afternoon at the Montague Curling Club. In semi-final play, Ella Lenentine/Mitchell Schut beat the Sydney Howatt/Liam Kelly team 10-5. Rachel MacLean/Chase MacMillan were undefeated in round robin play and … Continue reading
There will be three teams competing in the PEI Canada Games Mixed Doubles Trial playoff round on Sunday at the Montague Curling Club. The five teams in the event played a round robin format with the Rachel MacLean/Chase MacMillan team … Continue reading
The PEI Canada Games Mixed Doubles Trial got underway Friday at the Montague Curling Club. The event has 5 teams registered and is playing a round robin with three teams advancing to the playoff. The winner of the event earns … Continue reading
(by Jason Simmonds) SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. — When the P.E.I. Curling Hall of Fame and Museum’s Class of 2022 reflect on their careers, camaraderie, teamwork, and friendship immediately come to mind. Mel Bernard (curler) of Summerside, Roger Gavin (builder) of Alberton, … Continue reading
The PEI Canada Games Mixed Doubles Trials start tomorrow and run through until Sunday, November 27 at the Montague Curling Club. The five teams registered will play a round-robin format, with the top three teams advancing to the playoff round. … Continue reading
The 2022 Everest Canadian Curling Club Championships got underway Monday at the Ice Palace in the West Edmonton Mall and for several teams at this year’s event, it’s a special family affair. Rod Feltham of Newfoundland and Labrador is skipping … Continue reading
Mark it on your calendars! Join the Curling Day in Canada celebration on Feb. 25, 2023. Check out the website for all the exciting options to get involved: www.curlingdayincanada.ca #CurlingDayinCanada … Continue reading
THREE RIVERS, PE, Nov. 19, 2022 /CNW/ – Today, the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence; the Honourable Cory Deagle, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, and Thomas Annear, President of the Montague Curling … Continue reading
Following a two-year hiatus, the PEI Curling Hall of Fame and Museum held its 14th Induction Ceremony on Monday evening Nov. 14 at Summerside’s Silver Fox Entertainment Complex, with four inductees, two in the “Curler” and two in the “Builder” … Continue reading
Here are photos from the Nov. 14, 2022 PEI Curling Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Silver Fox Entertainment Complex in Summerside, with inductees Mel Bernard, Roger Gavin, Earle Proude, and Blair Weeks. Click on a photo to enlarge; … Continue reading
Following a two-year hiatus, the Prince Edward Island Curling Hall of Fame and Museum is set to host its fourteenth annual induction ceremony on Monday November 14th 2022 at the Silver Fox Entertainment Curling Complex in Summerside. Four inductees, two … Continue reading
The Curl PEI event registration system is now open for teams to register for all events on the 2022-23 calendar. Please visit https://pe.curling.io/en/competitions to find the list of events. Deadlines coming up this month include: PEI Canada Games Trial (Mixed … Continue reading
Following a weekend of highs and lows for fans and athletes alike, Sunday brought with it not only unseasonably warm weather, but also the conclusion to the 2023 Canada Games Curling Trials for PEI. In game 2 of the women’s … Continue reading
Day 3 of the PEI Canada Games Curling Trials brought heartache and joy as we moved closer to crowning our winners and 2023 Canada Games Curling representatives for PEI. The day began with a tie breaker match in the girl’s … Continue reading
After a hard fought day two at the PEI Canada Games Trials at the Silver Fox Entertainment Complex in Summerside, we our ready for our playoff round this weekend. In the Boy’s division Team Snow and Team Rochford both finish … Continue reading
The PEI Sports Hall of Fame has announced it will hold an induction ceremony on November 25 in Charlottetown, where it will honour standouts from the sports of curling and harness racing, along with a local sports broadcasting legend. Curlers … Continue reading
The PEI Canada Games Trials will take place November 3-6 at the Silver Fox Entertainment Complex in Summerside. The three girls teams and equal number of boys teams registered will play a double round-robin format, followed by a best of … Continue reading
Following a two-year hiatus, the Prince Edward Island Curling Hall of Fame and Museum is set to host its fourteenth annual induction ceremony on Monday November 14th 2022 at the Silver Fox Entertainment Curling Complex in Summerside. Four inductees, two … Continue reading
The Crapaud Curling Club will be holding elections for all executive positions and 2-4 members at large at a meeting on Friday, October 21 at 7pm. Board members and volunteers are needed in order for the Club to continue operations. … Continue reading
The death occurred suddenly, after a brief illness, on August 22, 2022, at the Royal Infirmary Hospital in the Royal City of Edinburgh, Scotland of The Honourable Chief Justice Kenneth Ross MacDonald of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, former Chief Justice … Continue reading
Here are the approved dates and locations for Curl PEI Provincial Curling Championships and Events for the 2022-2023 season. Please note that start and end dates may vary slightly depending on signup numbers. Registration sites will be open next week. … Continue reading
The PEI Curling Hall of Fame and Museum has announced that four curlers from the Cornwall Curling Club, attending UPEI and Holland College, will be receiving bursaries for the 2022-2023 curling and academic year, courtesy of several anonymous donors who … Continue reading
Extra funding for Prince Edward Island’s KidSport program is boosting demand from families interested in having their children participate in sport programs. “Our last budget made more funds available for KidSport participants while allowing more families to participate. As a … Continue reading
The president of the West Prince Curling Inc. hopes interest in the sport will increase when a new curling club is constructed at Mill River Resort in Woodstock. “We think it’s going to greatly renew the interest in curling, and … Continue reading
CURLING CLUB MANAGER – CORNWALL CURLING CLUB Opportunity: Established in 1982 and located in Cornwall, Prince Edward Island, Canada, the Cornwall Curling Club is an active and vibrant curling club that hosts daily league play, weekend bonspiels as well as … Continue reading
Calling all young curlers! The All Heart Award aims to give the next generation of builders the support needed to create a more inclusive and empowered sporting community via 8 $2,500 awards given to deserving junior curlers and their curling … Continue reading
CURLING CLUB MANAGER – CORNWALL CURLING CLUB Opportunity: Established in 1982 and located in Cornwall, Prince Edward Island, Canada, the Cornwall Curling Club is an active and vibrant curling club that hosts daily league play, weekend bonspiels as well as … Continue reading
Join Sport PEI for She’s Good on July 21st with U18 Women’s World hockey championships gold medalist – Sarah MacEachern! She’s Good will be held at Bluefield High School from 9:15AM-2:45PM. It will be a day full of fun activities … Continue reading
The Prince Edward Island Curling Hall of Fame is once again offering bursaries to junior curlers from PEI who will be attending college or university in the upcoming season. There are two $1000 bursaries, one for a female … Continue reading
WEST PRINCE, PE, June 29, 2022 /CNW/ – Today, Bobby Morrissey, Member of Parliament for Egmont, on behalf of the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities; the Honourable James Aylward, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, and Clair Sweet of the West Prince … Continue reading
Curling Canada’s newest championship, the PointsBet Invitational, will feature new teams, an exciting new format and new ways to be entertained. The inaugural PointsBet Invitational will be played Sept. 21-25 at Willie O’Ree Place in Fredericton, N.B., and will … Continue reading
The Prince Edward Island Curling Hall of Fame is once again offering bursaries to junior curlers from PEI who will be attending college or university in the upcoming season. There are two $1000 bursaries, one for a female … Continue reading
The death occurred peacefully at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, surrounded by the love of his family on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 of Don Ashley Wonnacott of Charlottetown, age 97 years. Devoted husband of Florence (nee MacLean), loving father of Mary … Continue reading
Congratulations to curlers Brett Gallant and Jocelyn Peterman, who were married here on PEI during this past weekend! Here are some photos, from Facebook: … Continue reading
Curling Canada is launching a new annual monetary awards program for junior curlers growing the sport in meaningful and inclusive ways. The All Heart Junior Curlers Awards is for young Canadians who embody the values of curling by placing the … Continue reading
For a lot of young curlers, the transition out of juniors can be difficult. This period in life is usually accompanied by a number of other changes like moving away from home, studying at college or university, or starting a … Continue reading
The Prince Edward Island Curling Hall of Fame is once again offering bursaries to junior curlers from PEI who will be attending college or university in the upcoming season. There are two $1000 bursaries, one for a female … Continue reading
Canada’s Team Owen Purcell is taking home the bronze medal after emerging victorious on Sunday at the 2022 World Junior Curling Championships in Jönköping, Sweden. Team Owen Purcell won bronze at the 2022 World Junior Curling Championships. (Photo, Cheyenne Boone/World Curling Federation) … Continue reading
After a semifinal loss on Saturday, Canada’s Team Owen Purcell will play for bronze at the 2022 World Junior Curling Championships. Canada’s Team Owen Purcell will play for bronze at the 2022 World Junior Curling Championships. (Photo, World Curling Federation/Cheyenne Boone) … Continue reading
Skip Owen Purcell and his Canadian junior men’s team from the Halifax Curling Club are among the final four teams to keep their dreams of winning a world junior curling championship alive at the 2022 World Junior Curling Championships in Jönköping, Sweden. … Continue reading
The Fall Fling Junior Cashspiel at the Silver Fox Entertainment Complex in Summerside PEI will take place October 7th, 8th & 9th 2022. Spots are filling up fast! Secure one of the 12 spots in either the male or the … Continue reading
The Prince Edward Island Curling Hall of Fame is once again offering bursaries to junior curlers from PEI who will be attending college or university in the upcoming season. There are two $1000 bursaries, one for a female … Continue reading
Ron Matters, who is well-known to Island curlers from his work at the Crapaud Community Curling Club, and has since gone on to work on the ice crew at major international curling events, was announced at Cornwall’s AGM last … Continue reading
The Canadian men’s curling team won its third-straight game, while the women’s team is focused on having a solid finish at the 2022 World Junior Curling Championships in Jönköping, Sweden. A two-win day for Team Owen Purcell (5-3) elevated the junior men’s … Continue reading
The Canadian junior men’s curling team found a big win against a medal contender, while the Canadian women’s team split a pair of games on Wednesday at the 2022 World Junior Curling Championships. Team Owen Purcell (Halifax Curling Club) improved … Continue reading
The Canadian junior men’s and women’s teams are now at the halfway mark of the round robin at the 2022 World Junior Curling Championships in Jönköping, Sweden and both teams are battling for contention in the playoffs this upcoming weekend. As of … Continue reading
Synergy Fitness & Nutrition in Charlottetown is once again offering an off-season Sport Performance Training Program to Island curlers. All ages are welcome. They will work with your level of fitness to ensure your training is fitting your needs. Participating … Continue reading
The Canadian teams at the 2022 World Junior Curling Championships bounced back with some wins on Monday. After a winless debut yesterday, the teams combined for two victories during three games played in Jönköping, Sweden. PEI’s Katie Shaw, left, and Lauren Rajala … Continue reading
Canadian junior men’s and women’s teams began their round-robin schedules at the 2022 World Junior Curling Championships in Jönköping, Sweden on Sunday. The teams played three games combined on opening day and were short of earning a win at the … Continue reading
Suddenly at the Prince County Hospital, on Thursday, May 12, 2022, of Daniel Alexander “D Alex” MacDonald, aged 95 years. Born in Travellers Rest on March 3rd, 1927, son of the late Daniel and Clara MacDonald. Husband of 62 years … Continue reading
A pair of Canadian teams will aim to end the 2021-22 curling season on the podium as the 2022 World Junior Curling Championships get underway Sunday in Jönköping, Sweden. It will be the first edition of the World Juniors since … Continue reading
OLDS, Alta. BY: JONATHAN BRAZEAU — Brad Gushue finished the latest chapter of his storied curling career winning his 13th career Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling men’s championship. Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant and Geoff Walker celebrate with the Champions Cup … Continue reading
Young curlers with aspirations both on and off the ice can now apply for Curling Canada’s For the Love of Curling scholarship program to help make those dreams come true. The program will award 11 scholarships of $2,500 each to … Continue reading
SPORT PEI SCHOLARSHIPS Sport PEI offers 4 $1000 Sport Scholarship awards which recognize excellence and achievement in sport, academics and community involvement. Deadline to apply is Thursday May 12, 2022. The Sport PEI scholarships are made possible with support from … Continue reading
Team Dalton reports that they had a great week at the 2022 Under-18 Canadian Curling Championships in Oakville Ontario, with a lot of close games, although they finished without a win and had to forfeit their final game due to … Continue reading
The 2022 Canadian Under-18 Boys and Girls Curling Championships are continuing at the Oakville Curling Club in Oakville Ontario. PEI’s Ella Lenentine Girls’ rink are 1-5 following round robin play, while the Boy’s rink skipped by Isaiah Dalton are 0-6. … Continue reading
Robert “Bob” Leard, a well-known PEI stick curler and curling delivery-stick manufacturer, has passed away. Bob Leard Bob was featured in this 2016 CBC story: Link: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-stick-curling-2016-1.3852097 Excerpt: “We are doing pretty good for the little old Island, we do … Continue reading
The 2022 Canadian Under-18 Boys and Girls Curling Championships are continuing at the Oakville Curling Club in Oakville Ontario. Team PEI PEI is represented by our U18 provincial champions, the Ella Lenentine-skipped Girls team and the Boys rink skipped by … Continue reading
The 2022 Canadian Under-18 Boys and Girls Curling Championships are underway at the Oakville Curling Club in Oakville Ontario. Team PEI PEI is represented by our U18 provincial champions, the Ella Lenentine-skipped Girls team and the Boys rink skipped by … Continue reading
Young curlers with aspirations both on and off the ice can now apply for Curling Canada’s For the Love of Curling scholarship program to help make those dreams come true. The program will award 11 scholarships of $2,500 each to … Continue reading
SPORT PEI SCHOLARSHIPS Sport PEI offers 4 $1000 Sport Scholarship awards which recognize excellence and achievement in sport, academics and community involvement. Deadline to apply is Thursday May 12, 2022. The Sport PEI scholarships are made possible with support from … Continue reading
For the first time since 2019, Canada’s best young curling teams will gather under one roof to play for national titles when the 2022 Canadian Under-18 Boys and Girls Curling Championships get underway Sunday. The 2022 Canadian Under-18 Championships will run through … Continue reading
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — Canada’s run at a podium finish ended on Friday at the 2022 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. Canada’s Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant lost to Norway in the qualification game at the 2022 World Mixed Doubles Curling … Continue reading
The 2022 Canadian Under-18 Boys and Girls Curling Championships take place May 1-7 at the Oakville Curling Club in Oakville Ontario. The event was originally scheduled for Feb. 14-20 in Timmins, Ont., but ongoing uncertainty related to the COVID-19 pandemic … Continue reading
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — Canada has clinched its spot in the playoffs at the 2022 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. While there’s one more day of round-robin competition to go at Sous-Moulin Sports Centre and two more games for Canada, it … Continue reading
It was a close 5-4 final on Monday in the 8-team Women’s Division of the Canadian Stick Curling Championships at Curl Moncton, with the Cornwall Curling Club duo of Etta Reid and Elaine Hughes losing in an extra end without … Continue reading
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — Canada’s mixed doubles team put together two of its most convincing victories at the 2022 World Mixed Doubles Championship and is showing plenty of signs of life two-thirds of the way through the round robin. Brett Gallant … Continue reading
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — What Canada’s schedule lacked in quantity on Monday made up for in quality. Quality shotmaking. Quality strategy. A quality opponent. Canada’s Brett Gallant and Jocelyn Peterman were just short in a game against Scotland on Monday at … Continue reading
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — Canada’s mixed doubles team is keeping pace with the best in its pool at the 2022 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. Canada’s Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant secured two wins on Sunday at the 2022 World Mixed … Continue reading
The Canadian Senior Women’s Curling Friendship Tour to the USA, now scheduled for November 2022, is still accepting applications. Please review the attached documents, and follow the process of applying if you are interested (ignore the application deadline). Click document … Continue reading
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — The first one is in the books for Canada’s Jocelyn Peterman (Winnipeg) and Brett Gallant (St. John’s, N.L.). Canada’s mixed doubles team picked up its first win at the 2022 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. On Saturday … Continue reading
The Canadian Stick Curling Championship, with Open (any combination of two men/women) and Women’s divisions, is underway at Curl Moncton, and wraps up on Monday. (L-R): Ruth Stavert, Audrey Callaghan, John Dunsford, Myrna Sanderson, Elaine Hughes, Etta Reid PEI … Continue reading
Canadian curling fans have a series of three world curling championships to turn their attention to as we near the end of the 2021-22 international curling season. This Saturday, the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship and the World Senior Men’s … Continue reading
BY: JONATHAN BRAZEAU Edmonton skip Brendan Bottcher has put together a new curling team of Olympic proportions. Bottcher announced Monday he is joining forces next season with third Marc Kennedy, second Brett Gallant and lead Ben Hebert. (L-R): Gallant, Bottcher, Hebert, … Continue reading
Sport PEI @SportPEI Congratulations vip coach! Richard MacEwen – @peicurling | @cornwallcurling Become a vip coach here: https://sportpei.pe.ca/vip/ #PEIProud #IslandPride #PEI #vipcoach … Continue reading
Curl PEI is offering an opportunity for all junior curlers to come out to try Doubles Curling at the Silver Fox on April 15, 2022 (10 am start for the first game). They hope to offer each team 2 games, … Continue reading
A wonderful week of curling came to a disappointing end for Canada’s Team Brad Gushue on Sunday at the 2022 LGT World Men’s Curling Championship, presented by New Holland. The Canadian team from St. John’s, N.L., that had ground its … Continue reading
The 2022 PEI Mixed Doubles championship wrapped up on Saturday, while the 2022 PEI U16 Curling Championship concluded on Sunday afternoon. Both events were held at the Silver Fox Entertainment Complex in Summerside. PEI U16 Championship The Ella Lenentine rink … Continue reading
Watch the PEI U16 Championship final between Team Ella Lenentine and Team Dalton live now on the Team Lenentine Facebook page! Click to watch: https://fb.watch/ciOgrRHbJC/ … Continue reading
The 2022 PEI Mixed Doubles championship wrapped up on Saturday while the 2022 PEI U16 Curling Championship wraps up today, both at the Silver Fox Entertainment Complex in Summerside. The Edward and Jenny White couple from the host club, who … Continue reading
A nine-day grind in Las Vegas will come to an end Sunday for Canada’s Team Brad Gushue, but it’s exactly the way they wanted it to end — with a shot at gold. Gushue and his St. John’s, N.L., team … Continue reading
Twelve games later, it’s hard to imagine that Team Canada could be in any better position upon the conclusion of the round-robin competition at the 2022 LGT World Men’s Curling Championship, presented by New Holland. A 10-2 record. First place … Continue reading
The 2022 PEI Mixed Doubles and the 2022 PEI U16 Curling Championships got underway Friday April 8th at the Silver Fox Entertainment Complex in Summerside. The Mixed Doubles has 4 teams registered and is playing a modified triple knockout format … Continue reading
The 2022 PEI Mixed Doubles and the 2022 PEI U16 Curling Championships both take place April 8-10, 2022 at the Silver Fox Entertainment Complex in Summerside. Due to the length of the “Singles Curling”, U16 start times have been revised … Continue reading
Box 1 on the Team Canada to-do list has been checked off — clinch a playoff berth. Brad Gushue’s Canadian team from St. John’s, N.L., did that on Thursday night at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, rolling up a 10-2 … Continue reading
Stop by 121B Sandstone Road in Charlottetown from 3:00 – 7:00 pm for the Grand Opening of the Canada Games Volunteer Centre and enjoy a little fun (including curling) for the whole family! … Continue reading
The Charlottetown Curling Club is holding its first annual spring fling spiel on April 9 and is inviting the public to come and try the sport of curling. The free event will celebrate the legacy and future of the club, … Continue reading
SPORT PEI SCHOLARSHIPS Sport PEI offers 4 $1000 Sport Scholarship awards which recognizes excellence and achievement in sport, academics and community involvement. Deadline to apply is Thursday May 12, 2022. The Sport PEI scholarships are made possible with support from Sport … Continue reading
UPDATE: The Canadian Fire Fighters Curling Association has now rescheduled the 61st Canadian Fire Fighters Curling Championship to March 24 – April 1, 2023. The PEI Host Committee has agreed to hosting in 2023 at the Montague Curling Club. The … Continue reading
Team Canada salvaged a split of its Wednesday assignment of Scandinavian nations at the 2022 LGT World Men’s Curling Championship, presented by New Holland. After falling 7-5 to Sweden’s Team Niklas Edin in the morning draw at Orleans Arena in … Continue reading
The 2022 PEI Mixed Doubles and the 2022 PEI U16 Curling Championships both take place April 8-10, 2022 at the Silver Fox Entertainment Complex in Summerside. The Mixed Doubles has 4 teams registered and will play a modified triple knockout … Continue reading
(by Jason Simmonds) HALIFAX, N.S. — Lauren Ferguson admits winning a Canadian curling championship is going to take a while to sink in. Ferguson plays third stone with Nova Scotia’s Taylour Stevens rink, which won the 2022 New Holland Canadian … Continue reading
Not that they want to continue the trend, but falling behind early in games hasn’t been an issue for Canada’s Team Brad Gushue at the 2022 LGT World Men’s Curling Championship, presented by New Holland. Canada’s Geoff Walker, top, … Continue reading
It was a cool, composed and, for the first time at this 2022 LGT World Men’s Curling Championship, comfortable-looking Canadian team skipped by Brad Gushue that took to the ice Monday afternoon at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. It all … Continue reading
It will be a picture-perfect 2022 Everest Canadian Senior Curling Championships, with the event heading to the edge of the Atlantic coast. Yarmouth and Acadian Shores, N.S., will host the event for the first time, it was announced today by … Continue reading
The 2022 PEI Mixed Doubles and the 2022 PEI U16 Curling Championships both take place April 8-10, 2022 at the Silver Fox Entertainment Complex in Summerside. The Mixed Doubles has 4 teams registered and will play a modified triple knockout … Continue reading
The Cornwall Curling Club’s Wednesday April 6 Super Series session on coaching, with Kathy O’Rourke, has room for more participants and is also open to coaches from other clubs, or those parents or curlers who might be interested in coaching. … Continue reading
The Everest Canadian Curling Club Championships are returning to Alberta in grand fashion at one of Edmonton’s most notable ice facilities. The annual curling club championship will be at the West Edmonton Mall Ice Palace from Nov. 20-26, it was … Continue reading
Team Gunnlaugson has announced that they will be parting ways at the end of the season: … Continue reading