DOCSLIB.ORG

201314 FACT BOOK Second

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
201314 FACT BOOK Second 201314 FACT BOOK Second. Lead. Third. Skip. Tim Hortons coffee. And curling. Some things were just made for each other. © Tim Hortons, 2013 FACT BOOK World Curling Federation Management Committee ............. 4 2012-13 Season In Review Canadian Curling Association Canadian Mixed ............... 18 Board of Governors.................. 7 Canadian Curling Association Capital One Canada Cup ........ 23 Administration ..................... 8 World Financial Group Season of Champions Contacts ....... 10 Continental Cup ............... 26 Special Events ..................... 12 M&M Meat Shops Season of Champions Officials ........ 13 Canadian Juniors .............. 32 Canadian Curling Scotties Tournament of Hearts ... 40 Association Awards ................. 14 World Wheelchair.............. 45 Ford Hot Shots..................... 16 Thanks For The Memories............ 82 World Juniors ................. 46 Canadian Curling Hall of Fame ....... 86 Tim Hortons Brier .............. 50 Past Presidents..................... 96 Canadian Mixed Doubles Honorary Life Members ............. 98 Curling Trials .................. 54 The Dominion Member Canadian Seniors .............. 56 Association Cup................... 101 Canadian Curling Reporters ......... 102 World Women’s ............... 62 The 2014 Olympic Winter Games..... 104 CIS-CCA University Olympic Curling Draws ............. 107 Curling Championships ......... 66 Capital One Canadian Wheelchair ........... 70 Road To The Roar Profiles........... 108 Ford World Men’s ............. 72 Road To The Roar Draws............ 114 Canadian Masters .............. 76 Tim Hortons Roar Of The Rings Profiles .......... 116 World Seniors ................. 78 Roar Of The Rings Draw ............ 121 World Mixed Doubles........... 80 2013-14 TSN Broadcast Guide........ 122 MEDIA INFORMATION: Questions on any aspect of curling should be directed to Al Cameron at [email protected] or by calling (403) 463-5500. Members of the media seeking information pertaining to former Canadian or world championships, should contact Larry Wood in Calgary at (403) 281-5300. Wood is also responsible for the Season of Champions records. CANADIAN CURLING ASSOCIATION: 1660 Vimont Court, Cumberland, Ontario K4A 4J4; Tel: (613) 834-2076; fax: (613) 834-0716; email: [email protected]; web: www.curling.ca Editor: Laurie Payne Managing editor: Warren Hansen Art director: Otto Pierre Production director: Marylou Morris Printer: Sunview Press Cover photography: Canadian junior champions Corryn Brown and Matt Dunstone by Michael Burns Photography: Michael Burns Scotties Tournament of Hearts photography: Andrew Klaver National marketing director: David Beesley The 2013-14 Season of Champions Fact Book is published by the Canadian Curling Association. Reproduction in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher is prohibited. 3 WORLD CURLING MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE DIRECTOR OF COMPETITIONS President AND DEVELOPMENT Kate Caithness of Scotland Keith Wendorf Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Vice-president Bent Ånund Ramsfjell of Norway DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Email: [email protected] Richard Harding Director of finance Email: [email protected] Andy Anderson of the United States COMPETITIONS AND DEVELOPMENT Email: [email protected] OFFICERS Secretary general Colin Grahamslaw of Scotland Scott Arnold Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Allen Coliban Email: [email protected] EXECUTIVE BOARD Darrell Ell Young C. Kim of Korea Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Eeva Röthlisberger Toyokazu Ogawa of Japan Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS Leif Öhman of Sweden Email: [email protected] Joanna Kelly and Danny Parker Email: [email protected] Graham Prouse of Canada Email: [email protected] Web www.worldcurling.org Facebook www.facebook.com/WorldCurlingFederation Follow YouTube www.youtube.com/user/WorldCurlingTV Twitter WCF media www.twitter.com/WCFmedia world curling Twitter WCF fan feed www.twitter.com/worldcurling federation Google+ www.gplus.to/worldcurlingfederation activities at: Linkedin www.linkedin.com/company/world-curling-federation 4 THE WORLD CURLING WORLD CURLING FEDERATION FEDERATION The World Curling Federation is the recognized governing body of curling in the world. PRESIDENT The WCF’s first formal constitution Kate Caithness was approved in 1967 under the Scotland’s Kate Caithness is the original charter of the International first female president of the World Curling Federation in Perth, Scotland. Curling Federation and the first The constitution was significantly female president of any Olympic adjusted in 1982, when the federation winter sports federation. was declared independent from First elected president of the Scotland’s Royal Caledonian Curling WCF in April 2010 and re-elected without opposition Club, to which its original constitution two years later, Caithness has been involved with had been tied. In 1991, the official the sport of curling since the 1980s. As a member of name was changed to World Curling Scotland’s Royal Caledonian Curling Club, she went Federation. Further significant from playing the game to putting something back into changes were made in 1994. the sport in the late 1990s. She served as president of The WCF has a four-part mandate: the RCCC Ladies’ Branch in 1997-98, then became an RCCC representative to the World Curling Federation. • To represent curling internationally Since 2000, Caithness has been the driving force and to facilitate the growth of the behind the WCF’s development of wheelchair sport through a network of member curling. She was on the team that created the first associations World Wheelchair Curling Championship and was • To formulate rules of the sport of instrumental in the sport’s inclusion at the 2006 curling for world competition and Paralympic Winter Games in Turin, Italy. all other competitions approved by From 2005 to ’09 Caithness was an elected the WCF and to further the interests member of the International Paralympic Committee’s of world curling five-person Sports Council Management Committee and she served on the Paralympic Games Committee • To conduct world curling from 2006 to ’09. competitions Caithness was elected vice-president of the WCF • To provide co-operation and mutual in 2006 and served two two-year terms under former understanding among member president Les Harrison. associations and to unite curlers In March 2011, Caithness was appointed to throughout the world the Olympic Program Commission, responsible for reviewing and analyzing the sports, disciplines and events program, as well as the number of athletes in WORLD CURLING FEDERATION each sport, for the Summer and Winter Olympics. 74 Tay Street Married and the mother of two sons, Caithness Perth, Scotland became a grandmother in 2008. She spends her free PH2 8NP time with family and, when she has a chance, curling Tel: 44-1738-451-630 and playing golf at her home club in Edzell, Angus, Email: [email protected] where she was the Lady Captain from 2002 to ’04. Web: www.worldcurling.org 5 CANADIAN CURLING ASSOCIATION BOARD OF GOVERNORS CHAIR representative to the World Curling Federation, Hugh Avery chair of the Constitutional Review Committee The new chair of the Canadian and facilitator of the Member Association Code Curling Association’s board of Conduct Review Committee. of governors is Hugh Avery In addition to being association vice-chair in of Halifax, who will also serve 2012, Avery was the championship liaison to the as a member of the CCA M&M Meat Shops Canadian Juniors in 2011 and International Committee. the 2013 Tim Hortons Brier. Avery was treasurer and then director Professionally, Avery is a senior forensic of competitions at the Nova Scotia Curling accountant for the Department of Public Works Association before being elected to the CCA and Government Services Canada’s Forensic board in 2010. He first served the sport in Nova Accounting Management Group. He also lectures Scotia as a director and president of the Halifax about fraud for the Institute of Chartered Curling Club. Accountants of Nova Scotia as part of its Avery began to curl at the Westville Curling professional development program. Club in 1981, when he was in junior high. He has Avery graduated from St. Francis Xavier played in men’s championships at the provincial University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, in 1989 level in both Nova Scotia and Prince Edward with a bachelor of business administration Island. A member of the Halifax Curling Club, he degree. He continued his education at the Nova served as co-chair of the 2010 Tim Hortons Brier Scotia Community College in Pictou, where he when it was held in Halifax. earned a diploma in accounting in 1995. He was Since being elected to the CCA’s board, Avery designated a chartered accountant in 1998, a has served as a member of the Governance certified anti-money-laundering specialist in Committee, the CEO Performance and 2005, and received a diploma in investigative Compensation Committee and the Appointments and forensic accounting from the University of Suggestion Committee. He was the international Toronto in 2008. PHOTOS: NEIL VALOIS PHOTOGRAPHY PHOTOS: NEIL VALOIS The 2013-14 Canadian Curling Association board of governors: (front row, from left) Bob Osborne, Marilyn Neily, Hugh Avery and Ron Hutton;
Load more

Recommended publications
  • 9. Women's Masters Basel
    PROGRAMMHEFT 9. Women’s Masters Basel 10. bis 12. Oktober 2014 CRB Curlingzentrum Region Basel, Arlesheim Sportfonds Baselland Sportamt Baselland Curlt nur Curlingzentrum Region Basel, Arlesheim 10. – 12. Oktober 2014 Regierungspräsident Urs Wüthrich-Pelloli Cantonal councilor Urs Wüthrich-Pelloli auf Befehl. Vorsteher der Bildungs-, Kultur- und Sportdirektion Head of the ministry of education, culture and sport of Kanton Basel-Landschaft the canton Basel Land Der ML – Mit Vorteil von Kestenholz. Zur neunten Auflage des Women’s Masters in Arles- In the name of the cantonal council of Basel Land I heim begrüsse ich im Namen des Regierungsrates des welcome all curling players, coaches and interested Kantons Basel-Landschaft alle Curling-Spielerinnen, die spectators to the ninth edition of the Women’s Mas- Teambetreuerinnen und Teambetreuer sowie die Inte- ters in Arlesheim. ressierten des Curlingsports. Thanks to the organizing comittee, lead by the Dass sich jedes Jahr die weltbesten Frauen-Curling- president Manuela Netzer-Kormann, the world's Teams in Arlesheim miteinander messen können, ist best female curling teams compete year after year in das Verdienst des Organisationskomitees unter der Arlesheim. Once again an illustrious field was suc- routinierten Leitung von Präsidentin Manuela Netzer- cessfully put together. At the top of the list are the Kormann. Es ist dem Organisationskomitee gelungen, reigning world champions from Flims. The strong Kestenholz Auto AG erneut ein illustres Teilnehmerinnen-Feld zu rekrutieren. competition challenges all the teams and will guaran- Basel, Oberwil, Pratteln Dieses wird von den Schweizer Weltmeisterinnen aus tee that they have to play on the highest level and we www.kestenholzgruppe.com Flims angeführt.
    [Show full text]
  • 2020 Mixed Guide-Formatted
    2020 CANADIAN MIXED CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP MEDIA GUIDE 2020 CANADIAN MIXED CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP Table of Contents 2020 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship Fact Sheet...................................................................................1 2020 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship Draw...........................................................................................5 2020 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship Rosters........................................................................................6 2019 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship Rosters........................................................................................7 2018 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship...................................................................................................13 2017 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship...................................................................................................19 2016 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship...................................................................................................23 2015 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship...................................................................................................28 2014 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship...................................................................................................33 2013 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship...................................................................................................36 2012 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship...................................................................................................39
    [Show full text]
  • RCCC CCCT Tour Diary
    East Tour Diary Tuesday 7 January East tour at the Quality Inn, Edinburgh Airport 56 Excited curlers gathered in the Quality Inn at Edinburgh Airport. Team photographs were taken and followed by a few well-chosen words from team Captain, Donald Whyte thanking people behind the scenes. Malcolm Patrick Transport arrangements Ian Simpson Quaichs Ian McLaren Bags Keith Prentice Bunnets Bill Duncan and Ron Caithness Organising the tour finances Robin Park and John Phillips Song book Charles Jackson Secretarial support Ainslie Smith Everything else! Duthie Thomson, secretary of the RCCC was there to see the party off. Some curlers from Fife RCCC CCCT2003 East Tour Diary 1 Wednesday 8 January 4.00am Wake up call 4.30am Gather in reception 5.00am Check in Enough said! The East Tour had started with a vengeance! An illegal photograph at Edinburgh Airport! Travel organiser Malcolm Patrick, Matt Murdoch and Team Captain Donald Whyte flew down on a different airline to Heathrow. The rest of us wondered if there was something they knew that we didn’t! All went well however on the first leg of our adventure. Experienced international traveller Bill Duncan pointed out that the boarding passes on all our boarding cards had “Hospitality” writ large along the top, so a band of gullible curlers followed him to the Maple Leaf lounge to take advantage of Air Canada’s renowned pre-departure hospitality service. Robin Copland was shoved to the front to explain just how important this party was, only to be gently informed that “Hospitality” was Air-Canada-speak for “back of the bus”! Collapse of case and a shame-faced backtrack through security ensued.
    [Show full text]
  • SDS Annual Report 2005-2006
    LEADING THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPORT AND PHYSICAL RECREATION FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES THROUGHOUT SCOTLAND Annual Report 2005 - 2006 Scottish Disability Sport would like to acknowledge with sincere thanks the generous financial support received from the following Councils to assist with hosting the AGM and producing this Annual Report: The Highland Council Comhairle na Gaidhealtachd SER V I N G The Highland Community CHAIRMAN’S FAREWELL MESSAGE 2006 I had the privilege of being introduced to SDS or the support I have received over many years from SSAD as it was then, back in 1975. My first post was Executive and Board members plus the exceptional assistant to the Hon. Secretary and during those staff team past and present. It has been a privilege early years I was greatly influenced by Ian Baillie, Jean to work with so many sportscotland officers whose Stone, the late Mary Urquhart and then of course the guidance at key times in our evolution has been exceptional Bob Mitchell. What a list of mentors. All critical. highly skilled and greatly respected and how proud they must be of the enormous progress made by SDS In this Annual Report we quite correctly celebrate over the years. success, achievement and continuing development. At the same time I urge the new Board to continue SDS has certainly had outstanding voluntary officers to address concerning issues such as dwindling but athlete members have been exceptional. In numbers in specific sports, lack of juniors, shortage performance terms they have achieved so much for of skilled volunteers and the urgency to establish our great little country.
    [Show full text]
  • SDS Annual Report 2010-2011
    LEADING THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPORT IN SCOTLAND FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES WITH A PHYSICAL, SENSORY OR LEARNING DISABILITY Annual Report 2010 - 2011 www.scottishdisabilitysport.com Chairman’s Message A warm welcome to the 2011 AGM of Scottish Disability I hope you like our new website and its regular updates. Sport. More importantly I hope you use it on a regular basis as it becomes our main method of communication to all within Scottish Disability Sport would like to acknowledge with sincere thanks Once again the past year has flown in and as an disabled sport in Scotland. A big thank you to Richard who organisation we have achieved so much. I am delighted works tirelessly in the background refreshing and uploading the generous financial support received from the following Councils to with the way our staff have grown, the professionalism they all the information you pass on for the website. assist with hosting the AGM and producing this Annual Report: have shown in this past year, the additional programmes they have developed, assisting our new found athletes, the growth in training & development, the additional numbers in events, the summer camp, it’s all outstanding and there is so much more to do. I start by congratulating Gavin and our HQ staff as we undertook an Audit & Review of all our procedures through sportscotland and we were delighted to achieve ‘Reasonable Assurance’ on all our policies and procedures. The communication with our partners, in particular Governing Bodies of Sport and Local Authorities, continues to grow and our Regional Managers are producing a strong and healthy programme.
    [Show full text]
  • 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Interviews Will Be Virtual
    MEDIA GUIDE CURLING CANADA • SCOTTIES TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS • MEDIA GUIDE 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION HISTORICAL INFORMATION Board of Governors & National Staff 3 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Records 77 Media Information 4 All-time Win/Loss Records & Team Lineups 90 Canada 90 EVENT INFORMATION Alberta 92 Event Fact Sheet 5 British Columbia 95 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Draw 9 Manitoba 98 Seeding 10 New Brunswick 101 Practice Schedule 10 Newfoundland & Labrador 104 Northern Ontario 107 Northwest Territories 108 TEAM & PLAYER INFORMATION Nova Scotia 109 Rosters 11 Nunavut 112 Player Fact Sheet 12 Ontario 113 Team Biographies 17 Prince Edward Island 116 Canada 17 Quebec 119 Alberta 21 Saskatchewan 122 British Columbia 25 Yukon 125 Manitoba 29 Wild Card 126 New Brunswick 34 Territories (N.W.T./Yukon) 127 Newfoundland & Labrador 36 Player Appearances (All-time) 129 Northern Ontario 38 Awards 135 Northwest Territories 41 Nova Scotia 44 Nunavut 47 Ontario 50 Prince Edward Island 56 Quebec 59 Saskatchewan 61 Yukon 64 Wild Card 1 66 Wild Card 2 71 Wild Card 3 74 CURLING CANADA • SCOTTIES TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS • MEDIA GUIDE 2 BOARD OF GOVERNORS & NATIONAL STAFF CURLING CANADA 1660 Vimont Court Orléans, ON K4A 4J4 TEL: (613) 834-2076 FAX: (613) 834-0716 TOLL FREE: 1-800-550-2875 BOARD OF GOVERNORS Mitch Minken, Chair Chana Martineau, Governor Donna Krotz, Governor Kathy O’Rourke, Governor Amy Nixon, Governor Mike Szajewski, Governor Paul Addison, Governor Darren Oryniak, Governor Cathy Dalziel, Governor NATIONAL STAFF Katherine Henderson,
    [Show full text]
  • Curling Canada • 2021 Bkt Tires & Ok Tire World Men's Curling Championship, Presented by New Holland • Media Guide
    CURLING CANADA • 2021 BKT TIRES & OK TIRE WORLD MEN’S CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP, PRESENTED BY NEW HOLLAND • MEDIA GUIDE 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION WORLD CURLING FEDERATION EXECUTIVE BOARD & STAFF 3 BOARD OF GOVERNORS & NATIONAL STAFF 4 MEDIA INFORMATION 5 EVENT INFORMATION FACT SHEET 6 DRAW 9 PRACTICE SCHEDULE 10 TEAM & PLAYER INFORMATION ROSTERS 11 TEAM BIOS 12 CANADA 12 CHINA 18 DENMARK 21 GERMANY 24 ITALY 27 JAPAN 31 NETHERLANDS 35 NORWAY 39 THE RUSSIAN CURLING FEDERATION TEAM (RCF) 44 SCOTLAND 48 SOUTH KOREA 53 SWEDEN 55 SWITZERLAND 61 UNITED STATES 66 HISTORICAL INFORMATION RECORDS & STATISTICS 71 WORLD MEN’S CURLING CHAMPIONS 76 AWARDS 78 This Event has been made possible in part through a contribution from the Government of Canada. CURLING CANADA • 2021 BKT TIRES & OK TIRE WORLD MEN’S CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP, PRESENTED BY NEW HOLLAND • MEDIA GUIDE 2 WORLD CURLING FEDERATION EXECUTIVE BOARD & STAFF BOARD STAFF CURLING CANADA • 2021 BKT TIRES & OK TIRE WORLD MEN’S CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP, PRESENTED BY NEW HOLLAND • MEDIA GUIDE 3 BOARD OF GOVERNORS & NATIONAL STAFF CURLING CANADA 1660 Vimont Court Orléans, ON K4A 4J4 TEL: (613) 834-2076 FAX: (613) 834-0716 TOLL FREE: 1-800-550-2875 BOARD OF GOVERNORS Mitch Minken, Chair Chana Martineau, Governor Donna Krotz, Governor Kathy O’Rourke, Governor Amy Nixon, Governor Mike Szajewski, Governor Paul Addison, Governor Darren Oryniak, Governor Cathy Dalziel, Governor NATIONAL STAFF Katherine Henderson, Chief Executive Officer Marcy Hrechkosy, Event Manager Bill Merklinger, Executive Director,
    [Show full text]
  • AU Front Cover
    SPRING/SUMMER 2014 ALGOMA UNIVERSITY ALUMNI MAGAZINE BeyondBeyond OurOur BordersBorders Sault Ste. Marie, ON www.algomau.ca SG_jiAUA_HAad_Eng_Mar2014FINAL.pdf 1 2014-04-15 12:44 PM ALGOMA UNIVERSITY ALUMNI MAGAZINE Contents Alumni Council Chair’s Message 3 President’s Message - Dr. Richard Myers 4 Current Student Profile: Daniel Friyia and Brandon Mackinnon 5 Students and Mentors Gather at Algoma U’s 8th Annual Northern Ontario Business Case Competition 6-7 Providing a Pathway for Students in the North 8 Current Student Profile: Tara Yeates 9 A Big Step Forward for ESL@Algoma 10 Experiencing the World Through Student Exchange 11 Around the World at Algoma U 12-13 Algoma U People: Roxanne Martin 14 CESD Program Lives Up to its Name on Many Fronts 15 ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS: The Campaign for Algoma University 16-17 Taking Centre Stage: Algoma U in 2013 18-19 Algoma U Basketball Shoots for a Cure 20 Keeping in Touch - A Message from the Alumni Office 21 Algoma University News 22 Contributing Editors Joanne Nanne, Communications Officer [email protected] Bev Teller, CFRE Alumni & Development Officer ALUMNI COUNCIL CHAIR’S MESSAGE [email protected] Kevin Hemsworth By: Paul Skeggs, Chair, Algoma University Alumni Council Director of Marketing and Communications [email protected] Algoma University continues to thrive and These efforts are likely to continue and Photos Contributing Writers Algoma University’s alumni continue to exponentially increase with the graduation of Tammy Fieghan Nadine Robinson accomplish. The ongoing expansion and more alumni and supporters of the university. Ken Armstrong Rick McGee Curt O’Neil Marc Capancioni improvements to Algoma University only As alumni, our council is the voice and Meaghan Smith Meaghan Smith further guarantee its achievement of providing Nadine Robinson Melanie Nolan mechanism to stay connected to the university.
    [Show full text]
  • March 17-25 • ENMAX Centre Page 2 Heartchart Extra-End Rings Drama Semi-Final
    Issue 9 – Sunday, February 26, 2012 • An Official Publication of the Canadian Curling Association. A Nedo- Win!!! Alberta skip Heather Nedohin takes on B.C.’s Kelly Scott in today’s finale. March 17-25 • ENMAX Centre Page 2 HeartChart Extra-end rings drama Semi-final LARRY WOOD rock. I was in Amy’s (alternate player going to be good,” said Nedohin. Heart Chart Editor Nixon’s) arms already. Because she didn’t “I expect to see some shots from Kelly think it was us and I said, ‘Neither do I’. and the girls. Lots of rocks in play. We had t boiled down to an extra 11th end, a And then she said, ‘Heather, it’s us’. And a great battle against them in the round last draw shot, a measure and a vic- I just jumped into her arms. And then she robin. It’s the final. I would expect nothing Itory by two centimetres on the gauge. said, ‘They’re re-measuring’. And I said, “I less than the best from both of us.” Alberta’s 6-5 sudden-death semi-final can’t handle this.” The loss for Jones (Kaitlyn Lawes, Jill Of- decision over Manitoba on Saturday night Second later . ficer, Dawn Askin) dropped her team to at the Enmax Centrium denied four-time “I’m in shock right now. I’m going to en- a bronze-medal match against Quebec’s Scotties Tournament Of Hearts champion joy this. That roar of the crowd was pretty Marie-France Larouche today at 8:30 a.m.
    [Show full text]
  • Dewars Centre, Perth, Scotland
    Dewars Centre, Perth, Scotland Photo courtesy of Brydone Images www.perthladiescct.com Welcome! Can I welcome everyone, Without our sponsors whether a sponsor, curler, we would have been coach or spectator, to the unable to organise inaugural City of Perth Ladies this competition, so we International with title sponsorship by are very grateful to EDF Energy, Perth & EDF Energy. Kinross Council, Mercure Perth Hotel, and British Curling, along with Le Gruyere We are delighted that this Champions AOP for their input to the production Curling Tour event has attracted teams costs for both television and internet from Asia, North America and Europe to coverage. I must also thank those local compete alongside the best Scottish and businesses who have taken up the offer English teams in a stellar field. of individual team sponsorship. This is a first opportunity for the top Can I take this opportunity to wish all of ladies curling teams to visit the Fair the teams every success, and good fun City of Perth, and compete in a town and friendship both on and off the ice. with historic links to the game, on a I know that we can look forward to an renowned ice surface at Dewars Centre exceptional four days of curling with 9 which has hosted many World, European games being televised live on BBC Alba and Scottish Championship events, plus as well as streamed on the internet. the highly acclaimed Mercure City of Perth Masters which is also a Champions Bill Duncan, Chairman Curling Tour event. City of Perth Ladies International It gives me Perth and Kinross has great historic links great pleasure with Curling.
    [Show full text]
  • Geraldton Curling Club Hosts Provincial Senior Mens Championship
    $1.00 WEDNESDAY, February 27, 2013 - Vol. 68 No. 19 INDEX Geraldton Curling Club hosts Provincial senior ARTHUR BLACK . 3 OPINION PAGE . 4 mens championship LIFESTYLE . 5 COMMUNITY EVENTS . 11 The Geraldton Curling club. Reverend Hal Gra - CLASSIFIEDS . 12 was the site of the 2013 ham who just took up the MARKETPLACE . 15 Northern Ontario Senior game of curling this past Men’s Curling Champi - November, threw the onship this past weekend. opening stone with After a rough start due to sweeping assistance by Al coming eveNTS some ice problems, fans Laine and Brian Adams, were treated to some ex - with broom held by Al cellent curling from the Hackner. very talented field of eight LADIES BONSPIEL teams, many of whom The competition was set MARCH 1st -3rd have had experience at up as a round robin fol - past Canadian Champi - lowed by a final champi - MENS BONSPIEL onships, including two onship game between first time Brier and World MARCH 8th - 10th and second place. Going Champion Al Hackner, into the final draw on Sat - Event Winners - Bruce Munro, Duncan Bell, Drew Elo - and his teammates Al urday there was a possi - ranta, John Querney MARCH BREAK Laine and Bryan Adams bility of a five way tie for MARCH 11th - 15th who were Canadian Sen - first place, but after the last great raise split to score a one win, but were in con - ior Champions in 2006, rock was thrown, Bruce big three, and go up 5-2. tention in a number of ST. PATRICK’S DAY Drew Eloranta - Canadian Munro from the Idylwylde Hackner then rebounded their games, included an MARCH 17th Mixed Champion in 1997, Club in Sudbury was with a deuce of his own in extra end loss to Ian Rob Gordon and his Sud - alone in first place with six the ninth, and Munro look - Fisher.
    [Show full text]
  • Rocktalk Nov16 Color.Indd
    The newsletter of the London Curling Club ROCKtalk November 2016 PAGE 4 PAGE 6 PAGE 8 President’s message: club Pro shop unveils the latest Use an intermediate target membership is on the rise technology in brushes and to make more shots curling shoes Navigating around Curling nicknames indicate ‘rocks’ obscured by notoriety and affection cloud brings stress that Most Canadian hockey fans of a certain age know dwarfs curling pressure who “Boom Boom”, “The Rocket” or “The Pocket Don’t expect London Curling Club member Rocket” are. Curling is Dave Weber to be intimidated when he has to similar, where nicknames draw through a maze of indicate the notoriety rocks in front of the rings. and affection with which As a pilot, he’s navigated certain players are held. around much larger “rocks,” Those same fans who were Schmedium where the pressure would once familiar with Bernie make skipping in the Brier Geoffrion and Maurice final seem like a walk in the and Henri Richard might park. At least you can see also have heard of other early champions on ice like “The the rocks on the ice and if Friendly Giant” Hector Gervais, and “The King”, Ernie you wreck it’s only a game. Richardson of Regina who skipped his Saskatchewan team It’s no game when you’re flying an airliner to or to four world curling championships. from an airport surrounded by mountains, such Bob Weeks in his book Curling Etcetera, A Whole Bunch as in Castlegar, B.C. Sometimes there’s thick of Stuff About the Roaring Game, lists nicknames earned clouds obscuring the mountains.
    [Show full text]