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World Federation Management Committee ...... 4 2015-16 SEASON IN REVIEW Acknowledgments ...... 6 World Mixed 18 Board of Governors . . . . . 7 Canadian Mixed 20 Curling Canada Administration ...... 8 Travelers Curling Club Championship 24 Season of Champions Contacts ...... 10 Home Hardware 26 Special Events ...... 12 World Financial Group Continental Cup 30 Event Officials ...... 13 Canadian Juniors 36 Curling Canada Awards ...... 14 Scotties Tournament of Hearts 44 Ford Hot Shots ...... 16 World Wheelchair 48 Canadian Curling Hall of Fame ...... 92 50 Past Presidents ...... 102 VoIP Defender World Juniors 54 Honorary Life Ambassadors ...... 104 Ford World Women’s 58 The Member Association Cup ...... 107 CIS-Curling Canada University Championships 62 Canadian Curling Reporters ...... 108 Everest Canadian Seniors 66 Home Hardware Canada Cup Profiles . . 110 Canadian Mixed Doubles 72 Home Hardware Canada Cup Draw. . . . 115 World Men’s 74 2017 World Financial Group Canadian Wheelchair 78 Continental Cup ...... 116 Canadian Masters 80 Combining Education and Curling . . . . 118 World Seniors 84 2016 Curling Congress ...... 120 World Mixed Doubles 88 2016-17 TSN Broadcast Guide ...... 122

MEDIA INFORMATION: Questions on any aspect of curling, including information pertaining to former Canadian or world championships and Season of Champions records, should be directed to Al Cameron at [email protected] or by calling 403-463-5500. CURLING CANADA: 1660 Vimont Court, Orleans, K4A 4J4; Tel: 613-834-2076; Fax: 613-834-0716; Web: www.curling.ca

EDITOR: Laurie Payne MANAGING EDITOR: Al Cameron ART DIRECTOR: Otto Pierre PRODUCTION DIRECTOR: Marylou Morris PRINTER: Sunview Press COVER PHOTOGRAPHY: Neil Valois Photography PHOTOGRAPHY: Michael Burns SCOTTIES TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS PHOTOGRAPHY: Andrew Klaver

The 2016-17 Season of Champions Fact Book is published by Curling Canada. Reproduction in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher is prohibited.

3 WORLD CURLING

EXECUTIVE BOARD DIRECTOR OF COMPETITIONS PRESIDENT AND DEVELOPMENT Kate Caithness of Keith Wendorf Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] VICE-PRESIDENT, AMERICAS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Graham Prouse of Canada Richard Harding Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] VICE-PRESIDENT, EUROPE COMPETITIONS AND Bent Ånund Ramsfjell of Norway DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS Email: [email protected] Scott Arnold VICE-PRESIDENT, PACIFIC-ASIA Email: [email protected] Hugh Millikin of Allen Coliban Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] SECRETARY GENERAL Darrell Ell Email: [email protected] Colin Grahamslaw of Scotland Email: [email protected] Eeva Röthlisberger Email: [email protected] DIRECTORS Andy Anderson of the United States BROADCAST AND MEDIA Email: [email protected] Joanna Kelly Hew Chalmers of Scotland Broadcast manager Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] of Cameron MacAllister Email: [email protected] Communications and media relations manager Email: [email protected] Toyo Ogawa of Japan Email: [email protected] Chris Hamilton Digital media officer Email: [email protected]

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4 FEDERATION

PRESIDENT Kate Caithness Scotland’s Kate Caithness is THE WORLD the first female president of the CURLING FEDERATION and the first female president of any The World Curling Federation is the recognized Olympic winter sports federation. governing body of curling in the world. First elected president of The WCF’s first formal constitution was the WCF in April 2010 and re-elected without approved in 1967 under the original charter of opposition in 2012 and 2014, Caithness has been the International Curling Federation in Perth, involved with the sport of curling since the 1980s. Scotland. The constitution was significantly As a member of Scotland’s Royal Caledonian adjusted in 1982, when the federation was Curling Club, she went from playing the game declared independent from Scotland’s Royal to putting something back into the sport in the Caledonian Curling Club, to which its original late 1990s. She served as president of the RCCC constitution had been tied. In 1991, the official Ladies’ Branch in 1997-98, then became an RCCC name was changed to World Curling Federation. representative to the World Curling Federation. Since 2000, Caithness has been the driving Further significant changes were made in 1994. force behind the WCF’s development of wheelchair The WCF has a four-part mandate: curling. She was on the team that created the first p5PSFQSFTFOUDVSMJOHJOUFSOBUJPOBMMZBOEUP World Championship and facilitate the growth of the sport through a was instrumental in the sport’s inclusion at the 2006 Paralympic Winter Games in , . network of member associations From 2005 to ’09 Caithness was an elected p5PGPSNVMBUFSVMFTPGUIFTQPSUPGDVSMJOHGPS member of the International Paralympic world competition and all other competitions Committee’s five-person Sports Council approved by the WCF and to further the Management Committee and she served on the interests of world curling Committee from 2006 to ’09. Caithness was elected vice-president of the p5PDPOEVDUXPSMEDVSMJOHDPNQFUJUJPOT WCF in 2006 and served two two-year terms p5PQSPWJEFDPPQFSBUJPOBOENVUVBM under former president Les Harrison. understanding among member associations In March 2011, Caithness was appointed to the and to unite curlers throughout the world Olympic Program Commission, responsible for reviewing and analyzing the sports, disciplines and WORLD CURLING FEDERATION events program, as well as the number of athletes in 3 Atholl Crescent each sport, for the Summer and Winter Olympics. Perth, Scotland Married and the mother of two sons, PH1 5NG Caithness became a grandmother in 2008. She Tel: 44-1738-451-630 spends her free time with family and, when Email: [email protected] she has a chance, curling and playing golf at her home club in Edzell, Angus, where she Web: www.worldcurling.org was the Lady Captain from 2002 to ’04.

5 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS CURLING CANADA EXTENDS ITS SINCERE APPRECIATION TO ITS PARTNERS AND ITS 14 MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS AND 14 AFFILIATE ORGANIZATIONS.

PARTNERS

Season of Champions Sponsors Official Broadcaster

Funding Partners

Business Partners

MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS AFFILIATE ORGANIZATIONS

Alberta Curling Federation Newfoundland and Labrador Canadian Deaf Curling Association Ontario Blind www.albertacurling.ab.ca Curling Association www.deafcurlcanada.org Curlers Association Curl BC www.curlingnl.ca Canadian Firefi ghters Tel: (613) 722-8084 www.curlbc.ca Curling Association Ontario Curling Council Curling Québec Curling Association www.cffca.ca www.ontariocurlingcouncil.com www.curling-quebec.qc.ca www.curlnoca.ca Canadian Police Curling Association Optimist Junior Interclub CurlManitoba www.policecurling.ca Curling League www.curlmanitoba.org Curling Association Canadian Postal Employees optimistjuniorcurling.ca www.nwtcurling.com Curl Curling Classic Valley www.peicurling.com Curling Association www.postalcurling.ca Curling Association www.nscurl.com www.ovca.com CurlSask Curl Atlantic www.saskcurl.com Curling Association www.curlatlantic.com Peace Curling Association Tel: (867) 645-2534 www.peacecurl.org Hamilton and Area Curling Association Ontario Curling Association Curling Association Southern www.nbcurling.com www.ontcurl.com www.hamiltoncurling.com Curling Association Curling Association Northern Alberta Curling Association www.saca.ca www.yukoncurling.ca www.northernalbertacurling.ca Curling Association www.torontocurling.com 6 CURLING CANADA BOARD OF GOVERNORS

PETER INCH nearby St. Thomas, and was director of Chair ceremonies for the 1994 Ontario Men’s A native of London, Ontario, Curling Championship and the 1997 Ontario Peter Inch takes over as chair Intermediate Curling Championship in of Curling Canada’s board St. Thomas. of governors — a role he’s Inch’s hard work has earned him a number prepared for over the years of civic awards. In 2014, he was given a through countless volunteer lifetime membership at the St. Thomas hours devoted to the sport of curling. Curling Club. In 2011, he was named Sports Before being elected to the board at the Person of the Year in London and in 2007, 2013 National Curling Congress in Ottawa, he was named to the Mayor of London Inch worked tirelessly on behalf of the sport, New Year’s Honours List for Outstanding helping to organize numerous championships Contributions to Sports in the City of London. in his hometown. In addition to his duties as vice-chair He was the host committee chair for the last season, Inch was chair of both the 2006 Scott Tournament of Hearts and the Governance Review and the Events Review 2011 Tim Hortons Brier, the latter bringing committees and was Curling Canada’s the honour of a 2011 Prestige Award as the representative at the Canadian Olympic Canadian Sports Event of the Year. Committee and international representative He also served as chair of the 2002 for the World Curling Federation meetings. Canadian Senior Men’s and Women’s Inch will be inducted into the Governor Curling Championships host committee in General’s Curling Club in November 2016. PHOTOS: NEIL VALOIS PHOTOGRAPHY NEIL VALOIS PHOTOS: The 2016-17 Curling Canada board of governors: (front row, from left) Shirley Osborne, Cathy Hughes, Maureen Miller, Peter Inch, Resby Coutts and Lena West; (back row) John Shea, Ron Hutton, Angela Hodgson and Scott Comfort.

7 CURLING CANADA ADMINISTRATION

Curling Canada's head office is located in Orleans, Ontario, at 1660 Vimont Court. The administration unit has a resident staff of 14, headed by Toronto-based chief executive officer Katherine Henderson. In addition, Al Cameron works from his office as director of communication and media relations and Gord McNabb is interim director of event operations from his office in Lethbridge, Alberta. Curling Canada has event offices across the country and several contractors who help administer and manage the organization in support of the national office. It also retains a local sponsorship firm in and a national sponsorship firm in Toronto.

CEO her watch the PanAm/Parapan Am Games KATHERINE HENDERSON broke records for attendance, ticket sales and Katherine Henderson, television ratings. Curling Canada’s new Before that, she spent seven years with chief executive officer, has Whirlpool Corporation, filling prominent a wealth of experience in leadership roles in marketing and general leadership roles in sports, management for the Canadian and North marketing and brand American divisions. She has also worked management that spans more than 20 years. in marketing/branding roles with other Henderson assumed her role on April 1. high-profile companies, including Colgate She most recently was senior vice-president Palmolive Canada, Campbell Soup Canada and of marketing and revenue for the Toronto General Mills Canada. 2015 PanAm/Parapan Am Games organizing A long-time runner in her spare time, committee, with which she played a significant Henderson holds a bachelor of science degree role in putting together the most successful in nutrition from the University of Western non-Olympic sponsorship program in Canadian Ontario, an MBA from the Schulich School history, with a who’s who of Canada’s corporate of Business at York University and a master’s community. She also oversaw the negotiation in theological studies from the University of broadcast rights for the Games and under of Toronto.

NATIONAL STAFF Robyn Mattie Manager, curling club Consultant and athlete liaison Al Cameron championship Director, communication and Glenn van Gulik media relations Gord McNabb Director, information services and technology Rachel Delaney Interim director, event Co-ordinator, development and operations JoAnne Viau Co-ordinator, financial services championship services Louise Ménard Karen Wan Louise Delorme Administrative assistant Manager, event financial services Co-ordinator, national athlete services and coaching Paul Noble Manager, event administration SEASON OF CHAMPIONS Jacob Ewing SPONSORSHIP AND MARKETING Web application developer Gerry Peckham Director, high performance David Beesley Danny Lamoureux Director, national sponsorship Director, championship services Karen Ryan sales/Canadian Sponsorship and curling club development Executive assistant Group

8 Cathy Bowman SEASON OF CHAMPIONS NATIONAL TEAM COACHES Manager, local sponsorship ON-SITE LOCAL EVENT STAFF sales/Bokat Marketing Ltd. Elaine Dagg-Jackson 2016 HOME HARDWARE Women Catharine Dunlop CANADA CUP Manager, national sponsorship sales/Canadian Sponsorship Neil Houston Men Group Event manager Wayne Kiel Andy Henry Danielle Gage Wheelchair Manager, marketing and tickets Sponsorship fulfilment and Bill Tschirhart office co-ordinator Seniors Kathryn Larsen Event sponsorship sales/ 2017 SCOTTIES TOURNAMENT Jim Waite Bokat Marketing Ltd. OF HEARTS University Marylou Morris Gord McNabb Andrea Ronnebeck Manager, client services/ Event manager Junior women Canadian Sponsorship Group Dixie Lorentz Brian Chick Laurie Payne Sponsorship fulfilment Junior men Editor, Extra End magazines/ co-ordinator Helen Radford Canadian Sponsorship Group Erin Baun Youth Olympics/youth feeder system development Matthew Schweiger Marketing administrator Co-ordinator, national Amanda MacKenzie Paul Webster National development coach sponsorship/Canadian Office administrator Sponsorship Group NATIONAL TEAM CONSULTANTS SEASON OF CHAMPIONS Kyle Paquette Rob Dewhirst EVENT SERVICES Mental training Event manager Stuart Brown Adam Kingsbury Marcy Hrechkosy Mental training Event master of ceremonies Marketing and sponsorship Michael Burns fulfilment co-ordinator Kyle Turcotte Physical training Photography/Michael Burns Meaghan McCarthy Photography Ltd. Office administrator Jorie Janzen Sport nutrition Robin Henry Merchandising/Event Max 2017 FORD WORLD MEN’S Rob Krepps Merchandising & Promotions Ltd. Terry Morris Performance consultant Andrew Klaver Event manager Melissa Soligo Photography/Andrew Klaver Kersten Morris Performance consultant Photography Sponsorship fulfilment and Glen Jackson office co-ordinator Dave Komosky Performance consultant Event daily publications/ Jennifer Sheehan Renée Sonnenberg Pinstripe Communications Ltd. Community events and game Performance consultant day co-ordinator Ken Lauzon WEBSITE CONTENT Bar operations/Okanagan HIGH PERFORMANCE Vintage Catering Brian Chick Multimedia consultant Roger Powell NATIONAL TEAM PROGRAM Entertainment and production/ MANAGERS Danielle Inglis Co-ordinator, web and Powell Consulting Wendy Morgan application services Jeff Timson Wheelchair Media/Timson Communications Jean Mills Co-ordinator, web content Mixed doubles Robin Wilson services Media/Robin Wilson & Jennifer Ferris Associates NCCP

9 CONTACT INFORMATION

HOME HARDWARE CANADA CUP Presented by Meridian november 30 to december 4, 2016 Westman Communications Group Place, Keystone Centre Brandon, Event manager: Neil Houston Tel: 778-822-7198 Email: [email protected]

WORLD FINANCIAL GROUP CONTINENTAL CUP Presented by Boyd Gaming january 12 to 15, 2017 Orleans Arena Las Vegas, Nevada Chair: Jon Killoran Tel: 775-622-3345 Email: jon.killoran@ renotahoewintergames.org

10 CANADIAN JUNIORS Presented by Ambrosia Apples january 21 to 29, 2017 Archie Browning Sports Centre Victoria, Co-chair: Keith Dagg Tel: 250-888-0915 Email: [email protected] Co-chair: Marilyn Kraeker Tel: 250-389-1327 Email: [email protected]

SCOTTIES TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS february 18 to 26, 2017 Meridian Centre St. Catharines, Ontario Event manager: Gord McNabb Tel: 403-329-8867 Email: [email protected]

TIM HORTONS BRIER march 4 to 12, 2017 St. John's, Newfoundland/Labrador Event manager: Rob Dewhirst Tel: 306-550-7041 St.John’s Email: [email protected] 2017

FORD WORLD MEN’S april 1 to 9, 2017 , Alberta Event manager: Terry Morris Tel: 780-918-8428 Email: [email protected]

11 SPECIAL EVENTS World Mixed World Women’s October 14 to 22, 2016 March 18 to 26, 2017 Kazan Sports Palace, Kazan, Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing, China contact: Olga Zharkova contact: Christy Li tel: 7-916-358-9013 tel: +86-10-63041036 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Canadian Mixed Canadian Masters November 13 to 19, 2016 April 3 to 9, 2017 Mariners Centre, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Guelph Curling Club, Guelph, Ontario chair: Rick Allwright co-chair: Doug Goff tel: 902-740-5251 tel: 519-821-8139 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] co-chair: Rod Stork Travelers Curling Club Championship tel: 519-821-5970 November 21 to 26, 2016 email: [email protected] Curling Club, Kelowna, British Columbia Canadian Mixed Doubles chair: Gary Brucker April 5 to 9, 2017 tel: 250-870-3173 Nutana Curling Club, , email: [email protected] contact: Kory Kohuch tel: 306-374-2422 VoIP Defender World Juniors email: [email protected] February 16 to 26, 2017 Canadian Under-18 Boys and Girls Gangneung Curling Centre, Curling Championships PyeongChang, April 18 to 22, 2017 contact: Junpyo (JP) Hong Curl Moncton and Superior Propane Centre, tel: +82-33-350-3472 Moncton, New Brunswick email: [email protected] chair: Jacques Robichaud World Wheelchair tel: 506-874-7391 March 4 to 11, 2017 email: [email protected] Gangneung Curling Centre, World Mixed Doubles PyeongChang, South Korea April 22 to 29, 2017 contact: Junpyo (JP) Hong ATB Centre, Lethbridge, Alberta tel: +82-33-350-3472 chair: Mike Mulroy email: [email protected] tel: 403-394-5250 CIS-Curling Canada email: [email protected] University Championships World Seniors March 18 to 22, 2017 April 22 to 29, 2017 Fort William Curling Club, Thunder Bay, Ontario ATB Centre, Lethbridge, Alberta contact: Dick Henderson chair: Mike Mulroy tel: 807-621-4259 tel: 403-394-5250 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Everest Canadian Seniors Canadian Wheelchair March 20 to 25, 2017 April 24 to 30, 2017 Capital Winter Club and Willie O'Ree Place, Centre Gilles-Chabot, , New Brunswick Boucherville, chair: chair: Jérémie Brisebois tel: 506-460-2232 tel: 514-933-2739, ext. 221 email: [email protected] email: [email protected]

12 2016-17 CHAMPIONSHIP UMPIRES, STATISTICIANS AND ICE TECHNICIANS (Events held in Canada)

CANADIAN MIXED SCOTTIES TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS CANADIAN COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC Yarmouth, Nova Scotia St. Catharines, Ontario ASSOCIATION NATIONAL CURLING Jon Wall, chief ice technician Dave Merklinger, chief ice technician CHAMPIONSHIPS Gordon Woodworth, chief umpire Don Powell, deputy chief ice Camrose, Alberta Tom Sephton, game umpire technician Don Miller, chief ice technician Isabel Noel, game umpire Bill Rourke, chief umpire Bill Rourke, chief umpire Julie Morley, game umpire Irénée Gaudreau, deputy chief Cheryl Minns, deputy chief umpire Greg Thorbourne, game umpire umpire Jim Sheeran, game umpire Roger Grégoire, game umpire Katie Neill, game umpire Wilma Dodge, game umpire Rob McKinlay, game umpire TRAVELERS CURLING CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP Kathy Ryan, game umpire FORD WORLD MEN’S Kelowna, British Columbia Claude Peloquin, game umpire Edmonton Tyler Klassen, chief ice technician Jacques Desharnais, game umpire Jamie Bourassa, chief ice technician Patti Caldwell, chief umpire Brian Cassidy Jr., chief statistician Brent Adamson, deputy chief ice Herb Wong, deputy chief umpire technician Jim Sheeran, game umpire TIM HORTONS BRIER Brett Waldroff, chief umpire Ted Anderson, game umpire St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador Eeva Roethlisberger, deputy chief umpire Vonda Hofferd, game umpire Jamie Bourassa, chief ice technician Brenda Rogers, game umpire Kathy MacKenzie, game umpire Tom Leonard, deputy chief ice Ken McArton, game umpire technician Dianne Barker, game umpire HOME HARDWARE CANADA CUP Brett Waldroff, chief umpire Brandon, Manitoba Pat McAdoo, game umpire Brad LaRoy, deputy chief umpire Tom MacPhee, game umpire Greg Ewasko, chief ice technician Irénée Gaudreau, game umpire Christian Sauger, chief statistician Jamie Bourassa, deputy chief ice technician Lawrence Forbes, game umpire Dave Petursson, chief umpire Laura Copeland, game umpire CANADIAN MIXED DOUBLES Brenda Rogers, deputy chief umpire Gordon Woodworth, game umpire Saskatoon Barry Whitehouse, game umpire Allan Brunt, game umpire Lawrence Kucheran, chief ice technician Kevin Glessing, game umpire Brian Cassidy Sr., chief statistician Marg White, chief umpire Donna Butler, game umpire Kevin Glessing, deputy chief umpire Dennis Schoeler, game umpire CIS-CURLING CANADA UNIVERSITY Dennis Schoeler, game umpire Sharon Thiessen-Woods, chief statistician CHAMPIONSHIPS Donna McNaughton, game umpire Thunder Bay, Ontario WORLD FINANCIAL GROUP Tim Baber, game umpire CONTINENTAL CUP Brent Adamson, chief ice technician Heather Tomlin, game umpire Bill Rourke, chief umpire Las Vegas, Nevada Karen Saarimaki, deputy chief CANADIAN UNDER-18 BOYS AND GIRLS Dave Merklinger, chief ice technician umpire CURLING CHAMPIONSHIPS Brad LaRoy, chief umpire Debbie Fortin, game umpire Moncton, New Brunswick Deanna Rindal, game umpire Rose Neufeld, game umpire Chris Tapley, chief ice technician Penny Kovar, game umpire Jocelyn Beever, game umpire Lawrence Forbes, chief umpire Ken McPartlin, game umpire Danny Lamoureux, chief statistician Jackie Boudreau, deputy chief umpire Debbie Hyrynyk, chief statistician Lorne Boulter, game umpire EVEREST CANADIAN SENIORS Gerry McCann, game umpire CANADIAN JUNIORS Fredericton, New Brunswick Victoria Catherine MacLean, game umpire Chris Tapley, chief ice technician Julie Morley, game umpire Mike Merklinger, chief ice technician Kay Atkinson, chief umpire Dianne Barker, chief umpire Cliff Poirier, deputy chief umpire CANADIAN WHEELCHAIR, Linda Kirton, deputy chief umpire Jackie Boudreau, game umpire Boucherville, Quebec Patti Caldwell, game umpire Gerry McCann, game umpire Fred Joannette, chief ice technician Herb Wong, game umpire Roger Grégoire, game umpire Daniel Plasse, chief umpire Cheryl Minns, game umpire Catherine MacLean, game umpire Greg Sleno, deputy chief umpire Vonda Hofferd, game umpire Raymond Cabana, game umpire Jacques Simard, game umpire Sharon Morrison, game umpire Robyn Mattie, chief statistician Katie Neill, game umpire Marg White, game umpire Yves Morrisette, game umpire Kurt Armbruster, game umpire Gord Stockdale, game umpire Sharon Thiessen-Woods, chief statistician

For further information regarding umpires, statisticians and ice technicians please contact Curling Canada’s director of championship services and curling club development, Danny Lamoureux at [email protected] or 1-800-550-2875, ext. 116.

13 CURLING CANADA AWARDS RAY KINGSMITH CURLING CANADA EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR AWARD VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD The Ray Kingsmith Executive of the Year Award Louis Tanguay of Winkler, Manitoba, is the is presented annually to the volunteer who winner of the 2014-15 Curling Canada Volunteer best exemplifies the dedication to curling and of the Year Award in recognition of his significant benevolence demonstrated by Calgary’s Ray contribution to the success of the Winkler Kingsmith throughout his life. Curling Club. Kingsmith was a super volunteer, the kind Tanguay worked tirelessly on behalf of his that doesn’t come around very often. He gave hometown and his hometown curling centre freely of himself, his time and his resources to the during the 2014-15 season to make the 2015 sport of curling, which he so loved and believed Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts in in. He never asked for nor expected anything in Winkler an off-the-charts success. return. Kingsmith passed away in 1988. As the event’s co-chair, the long-time The award was not presented in 2016. community booster helped oversee an event that produced a profit in excess of $100,000 and RAY KINGSMITH EXECUTIVE generated sellout crowds. OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNERS Tanguay’s hard work earned him both the 2016 Not presented Curl Manitoba Volunteer of the Year Award and 2015 Not presented the Winkler and Area Community Foundation 2014 Not presented Citizen of the Year Award. 2013 Dianne Barker Besides being an avid curler, Tanguay has 2012 Wayne Braun served as president, past president and secretary 2011 Not presented 2010 Not presented 2009 Georgina Anderson 2008 Not presented 2007 Katherine Johnston 2006 Not presented 2005 Not presented 2004 Laurie Artiss 2003 Bernadette McIntyre 2002 Cliff Schmidt 2001 Reid Lumbard 2000 Lorne Mitton 1999 Pat B. Reid 1998 Mary Anne Nicholson 1997 Shirley Morash 1996 Robert Heartwell 1995 Stan Oleson 1994 John Doty

1993 Clyde Opaleychuk MICHAEL BURNS PHOTOGRAPHY PHOTO: 1992 Edward Steeves Curling Canada's Peter Inch, right, presents the 2014-15 Vol- 1991 Al Macatavish unteer of the Year Award to Louis Tanguay in recognition of his contribution to the success of the Winkler Curling Club.

14 of the Winkler Curling Club and has volunteered BOARD OF GOVERNORS his time in ice preparation, year-end cleanup, SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD WINNERS fundraising and bartending. 2016 Hugh Avery 2015 Not presented CURLING CANADA VOLUNTEER 2014 Not presented OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNERS 2013 Not presented 2012 Not presented 2015 Louis Tanguay 2011 Not presented 2014 Harvey Lyons 2010 Not presented 2013 Jany Tanguay 2009 Not presented 2012 Samantha Stouffer 2008 CBC-TV Sports 2011 Peter Waugh 2007 Les Harrison, Ed Zemrau 2010 Brian Recksiedler 2006 Garnet (Sam) Richardson 2009 John Lavich 2005 Elva and Don Turner, Reg Caughie 2008 Ed Haggerty 2007 Not presented 2006 Tom Fry AWARDS OF ACHIEVEMENT 2005 Suzanne Bertrand The Curling Canada achievement awards are 2004 Delbert Comeau presented annually to recognize individuals who 2003 François Vary have contributed significantly to curling in one 2002 Ellery Robichaud of four areas — builder, technical development 2001 John (Jake) Lynka (instructor, coach, official, ice technician), marketing and media. 2000 Stuart Parrott The award was not presented in 2016.

BOARD OF GOVERNORS AWARDS OF ACHIEVEMENT WINNERS SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD 2016 Not presented Hugh Avery of Halifax 2015 Lynne Wilson is the recipient of the 2014 Jack Bowman 2016 Board of Governors 2013 Pat Bibby Special Recognition 2012 Linda Corcoran, William Tschirhart Award, which was 2011 Not presented previously known as 2010 Not presented the President’s Award. 2009 Not presented Initiated in 2005, the 2008 Ron Meyers award is presented 2007 Marilyn Barraclough, Arnold Asham annually to an individual 2006 Al Kersey or organization whose unique contributions or 2005 Not presented achievements significantly impact the sport of 2004 Elmer Schmidt curling in Canada. 2003 Hans Wuthrich Under Avery’s leadership, and thanks to his 2002 Gene Friesen professionalism and vision, Curling Canada took 2001 Not presented significant strides forward as an organization. 2000 His steady hand during two terms as chair of 1999 Wayne Kiel, Bill Robertson the board of governors was crucial and his 1998 André Ferland contributions will be recognized long into 1997 Arleen Day, Vic Rauter the future. 1996 Robin Wilson 1995 Marcel DeWitte, Shorty Jenkins Avery worked toward continuing to build and 1994 Tom Coulterman, Doug Maxwell strengthen the lines of communication for all 1993 Paul Sauve, Ralph Bagley stakeholders in the sport of curling in Canada, 1992 Ian MacLaine, Keith Reilly, doing it all as a volunteer and largely out of the Brian Cassidy, Tom and Anne Fisher spotlight. His tireless work did not generate 1991 Bob Picken, Pat Fownes media headlines, but it was crucial.

15 FORD HOT SHOTS

The Ford Hot Shots celebrated its 22nd season at Points curling has long been part of the game the 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts and Tim in most corners of the curling world. While some Hortons Brier. countries have individual curling competitions, When the Ford Motor Co. of Canada Ford Hot Shots is the first skills competition at became part of international curling in 1995 major curling events that pits the abilities of as title sponsor of the Ford World Curling championship curlers against one another’s. Championships, it introduced an opportunity In each round of competition, each curler for Hearts and Brier curlers to participate in delivers six skill-testing shots — hit and stay, individual skills competitions known as the Ford draw the button, draw the port, the raise, hit and Hot Shots. roll and double takeout.

FORD HOT SHOTS RESULTS

SCOTTIES TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS TIM HORTONS BRIER Preliminary round (top eight advance) Preliminary round (top eight advance) Jenn Brine, Nova Scotia 24 , N.L. 27 , Team Canada 24 , New Brunwick 26 Marie-France Larouche, Quebec 24 , Northern Ontario 26 Robyn Green, P.E.I. 24 Mike McEwen, Manitoba 26 Selena Kaatz, Manitoba 24 , N.L. 25 Marie Christianson, P.E.I. 23 , New Brunswick 25 Sarah Murphy, Nova Scotia 23 , Manitoba 25 Blisse Joyce, Nova Scotia 22 E.J. Harnden, Northern Ontario 25

Quarter-finals (top four advance) Quarter-finals (top four advance) Jennifer Jones, Team Canada 27 Brad Gushue, N.L. 26 Blisse Joyce, Nova Scotia 20 Denni Neufeld, Manitoba 26 Robyn Green, P.E.I. 20 Scott Jones, New Brunwick 26 Marie Christianson, P.E.I. 18 Mike McEwen, Manitoba 24 Jenn Brine, Nova Scotia 17 Mike Kennedy, New Brunswick 23 Sarah Murphy, Nova Scotia 16 E.J. Harnden, Northern Ontario 21 Selena Kaatz, Manitoba 16 Brad Jacobs, Northern Ontario 21 Marie-France Larouche, Quebec 14 Brett Gallant, N.L. 20

Semifinals (top two advance) Semifinals (top two advance) Robyn Green, P.E.I. 25 Brad Gushue, N.L. 25 Jennifer Jones, Team Canada 22† Denni Neufeld, Manitoba 25 Marie Christianson, P.E.I. 22* Mike McEwen, Manitoba 21* Blisse Joyce, Nova Scotia 14 Scott Jones, New Brunwick 18

Final Final Jennifer Jones, Team Canada 29 Brad Gushue, N.L. 26 Robyn Green, P.E.I. 13 Denni Neufeld, Manitoba 23

† Jones defeated Christianson in a tiebreaking * Third place draw to the button to earn a berth in the final * Third place

16 Each shot is worth a maximum five points, with the final location of the shooter being FORD HOT SHOTS HONOUR ROLL valued as follows: button — 5 points, four-foot Scotties Tournament of Hearts circle — 4 points, eight-foot circle — 3 points, 2016 Jennifer Jones Team Canada 12-foot circle — 2 points. On each shot a single 2015 N.L. point is awarded if the shot has been missed 2014 Heather Strong N.L. on the professional side or is deemed to have provided some sort of positive result. 2013 Ontario The 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts 2012 N.W.T./Yukon and Tim Hortons Brier Hot Shots winners 2011 Jennifer Jones Team Canada were awarded two-year leases on a 2016 Ford 2010 Amber Holland Saskatchewan Edge Sport SUV, each with a retail value of 2009 Alberta approximately $49,789 MSRP. Runners-up 2008 Manitoba received $2,000 and third-place finishers were 2007 Kelli Turpin N.W.T./Yukon awarded $1,000. 2006 Nova Scotia 2005 Ontario 2004 Ontario 2003 Suzanne Gaudet P.E.I. 2002 Kristy Lewis British Columbia 2001 Team Canada 2000 Kelley Law British Columbia 1999 Marcy Balderston Alberta 1998 Allison Franey New Brunswick 1997 Sherry Fraser British Columbia 1996 Gerri Cooke Manitoba 1995 Kay Montgomery Saskatchewan Tim Hortons Brier 2016 Brad Gushue N.L. 2015 Manitoba 2014 Saskatchewan

PHOTO: ANDREW KLAVER © KRUGER PRODUCTS ANDREW KLAVER PHOTO: 2013 Alberta Team Canada's Jennifer Jones accepts the keys to a new 2012 Ontario Ford Edge Sport SUV from Ford's Gerald Wood after scor- 2011 Ontario ing a nearly perfect 29 of 30 points in the Hot Shots final. 2010 Ontario 2009 Ontario 2008 Saskatchewan 2007 Alberta 2006 Manitoba 2005 N.L. 2004 Alberta 2003 Marc LeCocq New Brunswick 2002 British Columbia 2001 Jeff Lacey New Brunswick 2000 Alberta 1999 Steve Gould Manitoba 1998 Greg McAulay British Columbia 1997 Mike Coulter Northern Ontario PHOTO: MICHAEL BURNS PHOTOGRAPHY PHOTO: Ford of Canada's Mike Herniak congratulates Hot Shots 1996 Rick Perron New Brunswick winner Brad Gushue on winning a two-year lease on a 2016 1995 Ontario Ford Edge Sport SUV, valued at approximately $49,789 MSRP.

17 WORLD MIXED CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP CURLING BAHN ALLMEND kBERNE, k SEPTEMBER 12 TO 19, 2015 PHOTOS: WORLD CURLING FEDERATION/CÉLINE STUCKI WORLD CURLING FEDERATION/CÉLINE PHOTOS: The 2015 world mixed champions: from left, Norwegian coach Ole Ingvaldsen, lead Pia Trulsen, second Sander Rølva˚g, third Julie Molnar and . After putting together a 6-2 round-robin record, the Norwegians were unbeatable in the playoffs, winning four straight en route to the first-ever world mixed title.

FINAL Norway (Steffen Walstad) *201 002 0X 5 Sweden (Rasmus Wranå) 000 200 1X 3 * Last-rock advantage FINAL STANDINGS Playoffs Wins Losses Norway (Steffen Walstad) 4 0 Sweden (Rasmus Wranå) 2 1 China (Yansong Ji)** 3 1 Russia (Alexey Tselousov) 1 2 Canada (Max Kirkpatrick) 1 1 Germany () 0 1 Switzerland () 1 1 United States (Brady Clark) 0 1 Denmark (Mikael Qvist) 1 1 Hungary (Gyorgy Nagy) 0 1 Italy (Denise Pimpini) 0 1 Scotland () 0 1 Up by a pair going into the eighth end, Norway's Steffen Walstad and his mates simply kept the house clean to run France (Thierry Mercier) 0 1 Sweden out of rocks and take home the gold medal. **Won bronze-medal game against Russia 5-4

18 Sweden's , Joakim Flyg, Rasmus Wrana˚ and wave to their fans after a 6-5 semifinal victory over Russia to reach the all-Scandinavian final. The Swedes, who admittedly didn't have their best game, fell to Norway 5-3. "We didn't get behind the guards so we gave them some easy shots, unfortunately," said a disappointed Wrana˚.

Round robin Pool A Wins Losses Pool C Wins Losses Sweden (Rasmus Wranå) 7 1 Russia (Alexey Tselousov) 7 1 Italy (Denise Pimpini) 6 2 China (Yansong Ji) 7 1 Denmark (Mikael Qvist) 5 3 Switzerland (Yannick Schwaller) 7 1 France (Thierry Mercier) 5 3 Poland (Marta Szeliga-Frynia) 4 4 Slovakia (Pavel Kocian) 4 4 Czech Republic (Tomas Valek) 4 4 Ireland (Johnjo Kenny) 4 4 New Zealand (David Watt) 3 5 Belgium (Stefan Van Dijck) 2 6 Slovenia (Lan Zagar) 3 5 Lithuania (Virginija Paulauskaite) 2 6 (Arthur Bates) 1 7 Romania (Attila Gall) 1 7 Kazakhstan (Viktor Kim) 0 8

Pool B Wins Losses Pool D Wins Losses Germany (Andy Kapp) 6 2 United States (Brady Clark) 7 1 Norway (Steffen Walstad) 6 2 Scotland (Cameron Bryce) 7 1 Canada (Max Kirkpatrick) 6 2 Hungary (Gyorgy Nagy) 6 2 Finland (Tomi Rantamaki) 5 3 Turkey (Alican Karatas) 4 4 Latvia (Aldis Abrickis) 4 4 Estonia (Martin Lill) 4 4 Spain (Sergio Vez) 3 5 Japan (Hiroaki Kashiwagi) 3 5 Wales (Adrian Meikle) 3 5 Austria (Karina Toth) 3 5 Australia (Ian Palangio) 2 6 Belarus (Dmitry Kirillov) 2 6 Israel (Elana Sone) 1 7 (Marcelo Mello) 0 8

China's Yansong Ji scored the winning point in an extra Canada's Max Kirkpatrick, Jolene Campbell, Chris Hai- end against Russia's Alexey Tselousov to take bronze. The chert and Teejay Haichert bowed 8-3 to Russia in the 25-year-old skip finished with an impressive 10-2 record. quarter-finals, giving them a fifth-place finish overall.

19 CANADIAN MIXED WESTON GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB k TORONTO k NOVEMBER 8 TO 14, 2015 MARCO I PHOTOS: SONJA D PHOTOS: Alberta skip Mick Lizmore, third Sarah Wilkes, second Brad Thiessen and lead Alison Kotylak completed a perfect 12-game sweep at the 2016 Canadian mixed with a 4-2 win over Saskatchewan's Bruce Korte in the gold-medal game. With the win, the Edmonton foursome earned the right to represent Canada at the world mixed curling championship in Kazan, Russia.

FINAL Alberta (Mick Lizmore) *020 002 00 4 Saskatchewan (Bruce Korte) 000 010 01 2 * Last-rock advantage FINAL STANDINGS Playoffs Wins Losses Alberta (Mick Lizmore) 2 0 Saskatchewan (Bruce Korte) 1 1 Northern Ontario (Colin Koivula)** 1 1 New Brunswick (Charlie Sullivan) 0 2 ** Won bronze-medal game against New Brunswick 8-3

Saskatchewan skip Bruce Korte needed an extra end to defeat Northern Ontario's Colin Koivula 5-4 in their semifinal matchup, to set the stage for the championship showdown against Alberta.

20 Championship round Wins Losses ALL-STARS Alberta (Mick Lizmore) 10 0 Skip Colin Koivula, Northern Ontario Northern Ontario (Colin Koivula) 8 2 Third Sarah Wilkes, Alberta Saskatchewan (Bruce Korte) 6 4 Second Chris Briand, Northern Ontario New Brunswick (Charlie Sullivan) 6 4 Lead Amanda Gates, Northern Ontario Nova Scotia (Doug MacKenzie) 6 4 Quebec (Maxime Elmaleh) 5 5 Northwest Territories (Steve Moss) 4 6 Yukon (Robert Smallwood) 3 7

Seeding round Wins Losses Ontario (Mike McLean) 6 3 Manitoba (Bob Sigurdson) 5 4 British Columbia (Dean Joanisse) 3 6 Newfoundland/Labrador (Chris Ford) 3 6 Prince Edward Island (Eddie MacKenzie) 2 7 Nunavut (Ed Macdonald) 0 9 Amanda Gates and Chris Briand, both of Northern Ontario, Alberta's Sarah Wilkes and Northern On- Round robin* tario's Colin Koivula were named the 2016 all-stars. Pool A Wins Losses Alberta (Mick Lizmore) 6 0 Nova Scotia (Doug MacKenzie) 4 2 Northern Ontario (Colin Koivula) 4 2 Saskatchewan (Bruce Korte) 3 3 Newfoundland/Labrador (Chris Ford) 2 4 Prince Edward Island (Eddie MacKenzie) 1 5 British Columbia (Dean Joanisse) 1 5

Pool B Wins Losses New Brunswick (Charlie Sullivan) 5 1 Quebec (Maxime Elmaleh) 4 2 Northern Ontario second Chris Briand and his wife, Northwest Territories (Steve Moss) 3 3 third Oye-Sem Won Briand, are the winners of the Yukon (Robert Smallwood) 3 3 2016 mixed sportsmanship awards. Manitoba (Bob Sigurdson) 3 3 Ontario (Mike McLean) 3 3 SPORTSMANSHIP AWARDS Nunavut (Ed Macdonald) 0 6 Northern Ontario second Chris Briand and his wife, third Oye-Sem Won Briand, are * Top four teams in each pool advance to championship the winners of the sportsmanship awards round, remaining teams to seeding round. All teams carry at the 2016 Canadian mixed. The awards their full win-loss records forward. are voted on by the players and presented to the curlers who best combine playing ability with sportsmanship.

CANADIAN MIXED CHAMPIONS 2016 Alberta Mick Lizmore, Sarah Wilkes, Brad Thiessen, Alison Kotylak 2015 Saskatchewan Max Kirkpatrick, Jolene Campbell, Chris Haichert, Teejay Haichert 2014 Alberta Darren Moulding, Heather Jensen, Brent Hamilton, Anna-Marie Moulding 2013 Ontario Cory Heggestad, Heather Graham, , Amy Mackay 2012 Saskatchewan Jason Ackerman, Chantelle Eberle, Dean Hicke, Colleen Ackerman 2011 P.E.I. Robert Campbell, Rebecca Jean MacPhee, Robert Doherty, Jackie Reid 2010 Nova Scotia , Heather Smith-Dacey, Andrew Gibson, Jill Mouzar 2009 Manitoba Sean Grassie, Allison Nimik, Ross Derksen, Kendra Green

21 2008 Alberta Dean Ross, Susan O’Connor, Tim Krassman, Susan Wright 2007 New Brunswick Terry Odishaw, Becky Atkinson, Kevin Boyle, Jane Boyle 2006 Ontario , Julie Reddick, Scott Foster, Leigh Armstrong 2005 Nfld./Labrador Mark Nichols, Shelley Nichols, Brent Hamilton, Jennifer Guzzwell 2004 Alberta , Richard Kleibrink, Judy Pendergast, Kevin Pendergast 2003 Nova Scotia Paul Flemming, Kim Kelly, Tom Fetterly, Cathy Donald 2002 Nova Scotia Mark Dacey, Heather Smith-Dacey, , 2001 Quebec Jean Michel Ménard, Jessica Marchand, Marco Berthelot, Joëlle Sabourin 2000 Alberta , Susan O’Connor, Greg Northcott, Lawnie Goodfellow 1999 Nova Scotia Paul Flemming, Colleen Jones, Tom Fetterly, Monica Moriarty 1998 Nova Scotia Steve Ogden, Mary Mattatall, Jeff Hopkins, Heather Hopkins 1997 Northern Ontario Chris Johnson, Barb McKinty, Drew Eloranta, Lisa Gauvreau 1996 Saskatchewan Randy Bryden, Cathy Trowell, Russ Bryden, Karen Inglis 1995 Nova Scotia Steve Ogden, Mary Mattatall, Jeff Hopkins, Heather Hopkins 1994 New Brunswick Grant Odishaw, Heather Smith, Rick Perron, Krista Smith 1993 Nova Scotia Scott Saunders, Colleen Jones, Tom Fetterly, Helen Radford 1992 Alberta Kurt Balderston, Marcy Balderston, Rod Kramer, Joanne Morrison 1991 Manitoba Jeff Stoughton, Karen Fallis, Scott Morrow, Lynn Morrow 1990 Alberta Marvin Wirth, Glenna Rubin, Millard Evans, Robin Pettit 1989 P.E.I. Robert Campbell, Angela Roberts, Mark O’Rourke, Kathy O’Rourke 1988 Manitoba Jeff Stoughton, Karen Fallis, Rob Meakin, Lynn Morrow 1987 P.E.I. Peter Gallant, Kathie Gallant, Phil Gorveatt, Simone MacKenzie 1986 Ontario Dave Van Dine, Dawn Ventura, Hugh Millikin, Cindy Wiggins 1985 British Columbia Steve Skillings, Pat Sanders, Al Carlson, Louise Herlinveaux 1984 Saskatchewan Randy Woytowich, Kathy Fahlman, Brian McCusker, 1983 Saskatchewan , Dorenda Schoenhals, Tom Wilson, Elizabeth Folk 1982 British Columbia Glen Pierce, Marlene Neubauer, Fuji Miki, Sharon Bradley 1981 Northern Ontario Rick Lang, Anne Provo, Bert Provo, Lorraine Edwards 1980 Manitoba Jim Dunstone, Carol Dunstone, Del Stitt, Elaine Jones 1979 Northern Ontario Roy Lund, Nancy Lund, Ron Apland, Marsha Kerr 1978 Saskatchewan Bernie Yuzdepski, Marnie McNiven, Roy Uchman, Joan Bjerke 1977 Manitoba Harold Tanasichuk, Rose Tanasichuk, Jim Kirkness, Debbie Orr 1976 British Columbia Tony Eberts, Elizabeth Short, Clark Glanville, Eleanor Short 1975 Alberta Les Rowland, Audrey Rowland, Dan Schmaltz, Betty Schmaltz 1974 Saskatchewan Rick Folk, Cheryl Stirton, Tom Wilson, Bonnie Orchard 1973 Manitoba , Peggy Casselman, Stephen Decter, Susan Lynch 1972 British Columbia Trev Fisher, Gail Wren, Bryan Bettesworth, Louise Fisher 1971 Saskatchewan Larry McGrath, Darlene Hill, John Gunn, Audrey St. John 1970 Alberta Bill Mitchell, Hadie Manley, Bill Tainsh, Connie Reeve 1969 Alberta Don Anderson, Bernie Hunter, Bill Tainsh, Connie Reeve 1968 Saskatchewan Larry McGrath, Darlene Hill, Peter Gunn, Marlene Dorsett 1967 Saskatchewan Larry McGrath, Darlene Hill, Peter Gunn, Marlene Dorsett 1966 Manitoba Ernie Boushy, Ina Light, Garry DeBlonde, Betty Hird 1965 Alberta Lee Green, Kay Berreth, Shirley Salt, Vi Salt 1964 Manitoba Ernie Boushy, Ina Light, Garry DeBlonde, Bea McKenzie

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TRAVELERS CURLING CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP OTTAWA HUNT AND GOLF CLUB kNOVEMBER 23 TO 28, 2015 PHOTO: STUDIO C PHOTOGRAPHY PHOTO: The 2015 Travelers Curling Club champions: from left, lead Jodi Murphy, second Melissa Morrow, third Carolyn Coulson and skip Lisa Jackson of Prince Edward Island's Cornwall Curling Club, and skip Andrew Symonds, third Mark Healy, second Cory Ewart and lead Keith Jewer of the St. John's Curling Club in Newfoundland and Labrador.

MEN’S FINAL Round robin Manitoba (Tyler Drews) *010 110 10 4 Pool A Wins Losses N.L. (Andrew Symonds) 103 001 01 6 N.L. (Andrew Symonds) 5 1 * Last-rock advantage Nova Scotia (Mike Callaghan) 4 2 Quebec (Stephane Lamy) 4 2 FINAL STANDINGS Saskatchewan (Shane Vollman) 4 2 Playoffs Wins Losses Ontario (Mike Benjamins) 2 4 N.L. (Andrew Symonds) 2 0 P.E.I. (Freddy Fraser) 2 4 Manitoba (Tyler Drews) 1 1 Nunavut (Edmund MacDonald) 0 6 Quebec (Stephane Lamy)** 3 1 Nova Scotia (Mike Callaghan) 1 2 Pool B Wins Losses Yukon (Jim Sias) 0 1 Manitoba (Tyler Drews) 5 1 Northern Ontario (Mike Assad) 0 1 Yukon (Jim Sias) 4 2 Saskatchewan (Shane Vollman) 0 1 Northern Ontario (Mike Assad) 4 2 ** Won bronze-medal game against British Columbia (Kevin Britz) 3 3 Nova Scotia 6-5 New Brunswick (Shawn Ingersoll) 3 3 Alberta (Curtis Harrish) 2 4 N.W.T. (Nick Saturnino) 0 6

24 CANADIAN MEN'S CURLING CLUB CHAMPIONS 2015 N.L Andrew Symonds, Mark Healy, Cory Ewart, Keith Jewer St. John's Curling Club 2014 Saskatchewan Kory Kohuch, Mark Adams, Wes Lang, David Schmirler Nutana Curling Club, Saskatoon 2013 Alberta Dan Sherrard, Brandon Klassen, Scott McClements, Todd Kaasten Crestwood Curling Club, Edmonton 2012 Alberta Dan Sherrard, Brandon Klassen, Kyle Reynolds, Todd Kaasten Crestwood Curling Club, Edmonton 2011 Alberta Wade Thurber, Harvey Kelts, Rick Hjertaas, Eldon Raab Red Deer Curling Centre 2010 Saskatchewan Darren Camm, John Carlos, Mark Steckler, Michael Steckler Sutherland Curling Club, Saskatoon 2009 Ontario Bob Stafford, Ben Curtis, Mark Patterson, Ed DeShutter Chatham Granite Club, Chatham

WOMEN’S FINAL Round robin P.E.I. (Lisa Jackson) *020 021 0X 5 Pool A Wins Losses Ontario (Tina Mazerolle) 001 100 1X 3 P.E.I. (Lisa Jackson) 5 1 * Last-rock advantage Ontario (Tina Mazerolle) 5 1 Saskatchewan (Candace Newkirk) 4 2 FINAL STANDINGS Quebec (Sonia Simard) 3 3 Playoffs Wins Losses N.L. (Pam Osborne) 2 4 P.E.I. (Lisa Jackson) 2 0 Nova Scotia (Monica Moriarty) 2 4 Ontario (Tina Mazerolle) 2 1 Nunavut (Angela Dale) 0 6 Alberta (Nanette Dupont)** 1 1 Northern Ontario (Kathie Jackson) 1 2 Pool B Wins Losses Saskatchewan (Candace Newkirk) 0 1 Alberta (Nanette Dupont) 5 1 B.C. (Leanne Andrews) 0 1 Northern Ontario (Kathie Jackson) 5 1 ** Won bronze-medal game against B.C. (Leanne Andrews) 4 2 Northern Ontario 9-8 New Brunswick (Paulette Girvan) 3 3 Yukon (Jody Smallwood) 2 4 Manitoba (Marlene Lang) 2 4 N.W.T. (Diane Baxter) 0 6

CANADIAN WOMEN'S CURLING CLUB CHAMPIONS 2015 P.E.I. Lisa Jackson, Carolyn Coulson, Melissa Morrow, Jodi Murphy Cornwall Curling Club 2014 Ontario Kerry Lackie, Lisa McLean, Halyna Tepylo, Cynthia Roth Westmount Golf & Country Club, Kitchener 2013 Manitoba Stacey Fordyce, Christy Erickson, Stacey Irwin, Pam Gouldie Brandon Curling Club 2012 Ontario Caroline Deans, Sheri-Lynn Collyer, Kendra Lafleur, Lynn Stapley Quinte Curling Club, Belleville 2011 Manitoba Meghan Armit, Nikki Hawrylyshen, Sarah Lund, Nadine Cabak Ralph Granite Curling Club, Edmonton 2010 Alberta Nanette Dupont, Lace Dupont, Shirley Koltuch, Valerie Leahy Lethbridge Curling Club 2009 Ontario Kelly Cochrane, Kelly Scissons, Brenna Cochrane, Lisa Rawlings High Park Club, Toronto

25 HOME HARDWARE CANADA CUP Presented by Meridian Manufacturing REVOLUTION PLACE k GRANDE PRAIRIE, ALBERTA k DECEMBER 2 TO 6, 2015 PHOTOS: MICHAEL BURNS PHOTOGRAPHY PHOTOS: Canada Cup champions: from left, Rachel Homan, , and . In addition to a $24,000 paycheque, the team secured a spot in the 2016 Continental Cup and the highly coveted 2017 Roar of the Rings Canadian Curling Trials. "Unbelievable," said Homan of the win. "I've never been so happy to win a tournament in my life."

WOMEN’S FINAL 003 020 100 10 7 Rachel Homan *020 101 021 01 8 * Last-rock advantage PERCENTAGES Team Sweeting Team Homan Val Sweeting 70% Rachel Homan 85% Lori Olson-Johns 80% Emma Miskew 83% Dana Ferguson 75% Joanne Courtney 75% Rachelle Brown 85% Lisa Weagle 92% Team totals 78% 84%

In control early, Val Sweeting's attempt to blank in seven failed, forcing her to take one and give up the hammer leading 6-4. "If I make my blank in seven, we're in much better position to win that game," said the skip.

26 FINAL STANDINGS PRIZE SUMMARY Playoffs Wins Losses Rachel Homan $24,000 Rachel Homan 1 0 Val Sweeting $17,000 Val Sweeting 2 1 Jennifer Jones $13,000 Jennifer Jones 0 1 $8,000 Sherry Middaugh 0 1 $4,000 Kristy McDonald $2,000 Round robin Wins Losses $2,000 Rachel Homan 5 1 Jennifer Jones 4 2 The champion Rachel Homan team from Ottawa Val Sweeting 4 2 won $24,000 — $14,000 for winning the final, plus Sherry Middaugh 4 2 $10,000 for its five round-robin wins, at $2,000 per Kelsey Rocque 2 4 win. In addition, the team earned berths in the 2016 Kristy McDonald 1 5 World Financial Group Continental Cup and the 2017 Tracy Fleury 1 5 Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings Canadian Curling Trials.

CANADA CUP WOMEN’S CHAMPIONS 2015 Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle 2014 Val Sweeting, Lori Olson-Johns, Dana Ferguson, Rachelle Brown 2012 , , Sherri Singler, Marliese Kasner 2011 Jennifer Jones, , Joelle Sabourin, Dawn Askin 2010 Stefanie Lawton, Sherry Anderson, Sherri Singler, Marliese Kasner 2009 Shannon Kleibrink, Amy Nixon, Bronwen Webster, Chelsey Bell 2008 Stefanie Lawton, Marliese Kasner, Sherri Singler, Lana Vey 2007 Jennifer Jones, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Jill Officer, Dawn Askin 2006 Cathy King, Lori Armitstead, Raylene Rocque, Tracy Bush 2005 Shannon Kleibrink, Amy Nixon, Glenys Bakker, Christine Keshen 2004 Colleen Jones, Kim Kelly, Mary-Anne Arsenault, Nancy Delahunt 2003 Sherry Middaugh, , Andrea Lawes, Sheri Cordina

MEN’S FINAL Mike McEwen 000 101 010 X 3 Kevin Koe *100 020 103 X 7 * Last-rock advantage PERCENTAGES Team McEwen Team Koe Mike McEwen 87% Kevin Koe 92% B.J. Neufeld 83% Marc Kennedy 90% 89% 93% Denni Neufeld 82% 86% Team totals 85% 90%

Matt Wozniak, left, and Denni Neufeld jump on Mike McEwen's rock in final-game action. Looking to make it back-to-back Canada Cup titles, the Winnipeggers came up short against a near-perfect Team Koe.

27 The 2015 Canada Cup champions: from left, skip Kevin Koe, third Marc Kennedy, second Brent Laing and lead Ben Hebert. Koe executed a dramatic skinny double takeout to score a crushing three in the ninth end to finish off Mike McEwen 7-3. "He put on a clinic out there tonight," said Hebert of his skip. "When your skip plays like that, it's tough to lose."

FINAL STANDINGS PRIZE SUMMARY Playoffs Wins Losses Kevin Koe $21,500 Kevin Koe 2 0 Mike McEwen $16,500 Mike McEwen 0 1 John Epping $11,000 John Epping 1 1 $6,000 Pat Simmons 0 1 Brad Gushue $4,500 Brad Jacobs $4,500 Round robin Wins Losses Steve Laycock $3,000 Mike McEwen 5 2 $3,000 Kevin Koe 5 2 Pat Simmons 4 3 The champion Kevin Koe team from Calgary won John Epping 4 3 $21,500 — $14,000 for winning the final, plus $7,500 Brad Gushue 3 4 for its five round-robin wins, at $1,500 per win. In Brad Jacobs 3 4 addition, the team earned berths in the 2016 World Steve Laycock 2 5 Financial Group Continental Cup and the 2017 Tim Reid Carruthers 2 5 Hortons Roar of the Rings Canadian Curling Trials.

CANADA CUP MEN’S CHAMPIONS 2015 Kevin Koe, Marc Kennedy, Brent Laing, Ben Hebert 2014 Mike McEwen, B.J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld 2012 Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Reid Carruthers, Mark Nichols 2011 , John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert 2010 Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Brent Laing, Craig Savill 2009 Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert 2008 Kevin Koe, Blake MacDonald, , Nolan Thiessen 2007 Randy Ferbey, , , 2006 Kevin Martin, , Carter Rycroft, Don Bartlett 2005 Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft, Don Bartlett 2004 Randy Ferbey, David Nedohin, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque 2003 Randy Ferbey, David Nedohin, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque

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PHOTOS: MICHAEL BURNS PHOTOGRAPHY A joyous Team North America celebrates after winning the 2016 World Financial Group Continental Cup in dramatic fashion. Never in the history of the event had the two sides entered the final draw tied, with the championship trophy hanging in the balance. The competition includes mixed doubles, men's and women's team games, and mixed, men's and women's skins.

FINAL SCORE MIXED DOUBLES Team World 29.5 Each side picked nine mixed doubles teams. A Team North America 30.5 doubles team consists of two throwers — one man and one woman — who also provided the sweeping. The World Financial Group Continental Cup brought together 12 of the best curling teams Points in the world — six representing Team World, One point was awarded for each doubles game won six representing Team North America — facing in Rounds 1 and 2. In the case of a tie, each team off in a unique competition in January 2016 received half a point. Two points were awarded in Las Vegas, Nevada. A total of 60 points was for each game won in Round 3*. If there was a tie, available from the competition’s three events each team received one point. Nine games were — mixed doubles, team and skins. When the played and a total of 12 points awarded. competition was completed, Team North America was declared the winner with 30.5 points and *After the first four ends of Round 3 were awarded the Continental Cup trophy. completed, new lineups took over to ensure that

30 all 48 participants had the opportunity to play the mixed doubles format. TEAM WORLD Team Edin (Sweden) Round 1 , , Kristian World Ulsrud/Adams 110 104 01 8 N.A. Hebert/Miskew 002 010 30 6 Lindström, Christoffer Sundgren World Nergård/Muirhead 010 011 03 6 Team Muirhead (Scotland) N.A. Kennedy/Lawes 101 100 30 6 , , Vicki Adams, World Svae/Sloan 011 020 02 6 Sarah Reid N.A. Rycroft/Brown 300 202 20 9 Team Ogasawara (Japan) Ayumi Ogasawara, Sayaka Yoshimura Round 2 Kaho Onodera, Anna Ohmiya World Pätz/Sundgren 032 000 31 9 N.A. Jones/Laing 100 321 00 7 Team Pätz (Switzerland) World Winkelhausen/Xu 200 112 2X 8 Alina Pätz, , Marisa N.A. Nicholson/George 011 000 0X 2 Winkelhausen, Nicole Schwägli World Yoshimura/Eriksson 010 004 01 6 Team Ulsrud (Norway) N.A. Homan/Morris 204 210 10 10 , Torger Nerga˚rd, Christoffer Svae, Ha˚vard Vad Petersson Round 3 World Vad Petersson/Reid 201 1 Team Zang (China) Edin/Ohmiya 40 0X 8 Jialiang Zang, Xiaoming Xu, Dexin Ba, N.A. Thiessen/Weagle 020 0 Jinbo Wang Koe/Courtney 01 1X 4 Captain: Andy Kapp (Germany) World Lindström/Lehmann 201 0 Coach: Pa˚l Trulsen (Norway) Zang/Schwägli 02 00 5 N.A. Shuster/McEwen 010 1 TEAM NORTH AMERICA Hamilton/Officer 20 11 6 World Ba/Onodera 110 1 Team Brown (United States) Wang/Ogasawara 10 5X 9 , , N.A. Simmons/Joraanstad 001 0 , Landsteiner/Pottinger 02 0X 3 Team Homan (Canada) Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle Team Jones (Canada) Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen Team Koe (Canada) Kevin Koe, Marc Kennedy, Brent Laing, Ben Hebert Team Shuster (United States) , , , Team Simmons (Canada) Pat Simmons, John Morris, Carter Rycroft, Nolan Thiessen Captain: (United States) Jill Officer — partnered with Matt Hamilton in mixed doubles Coach: Rick Lang (Canada) action — made a huge double takeout that resulted in a steal of one and an all-important 6-5 victory for the Americans.

31 Mixed doubles competition totals: Team World 7.5 points Team N.A. 4.5 points

TEAM COMPETITION The team competition is a game of regular curling. Each side played a total of 18 eight-end games (nine men’s games and nine women’s games).

Points One point was awarded for each game won. In the case of a tie, each side received half a point. A total of 18 games was played and a total of 18 points was awarded.

Round 1 World Eve Muirhead *121 011 02 8 N.A. Rachel Homan 000 300 50 8 World Thomas Ulsrud *101 010 2X 5 N.A. Kevin Koe 030 501 0X 9 World Alina Pätz *032 020 1X 8 N.A. Erika Brown 000 101 0X 2

An elated John Morris after nailing down a 30.5-29.5 Continental Cup victory. "I've never been a part of something like that, a championship that was so close," said Morris.

Round 2 World Jialiang Zang 002 401 00 7 N.A. Pat Simmons *100 020 21 6 World Ayumi Ogasawara *020 001 0X 3 N.A. Jennifer Jones 202 210 1X 8 World Niklas Edin 020 022 01 7 N.A. John Shuster *102 100 10 5

Round 3 World Alina Pätz *000 021 01 4 N.A. Jennifer Jones 101 300 10 6 World Jialiang Zang *001 010 30 5 N.A. John Shuster 010 103 01 6 World Ayumi Ogasawara 000 100 0X 1 N.A. Rachel Homan *021 021 1X 7

Round 4 World Niklas Edin *100 200 01 4 N.A. Kevin Koe 010 010 10 3 World Eve Muirhead *102 021 0X 6 A clutch draw by Team World's Thomas Ulsrud on a car- N.A. Erika Brown 000 100 1X 2 ryover draw to the button tied his mixed skins game and World Thomas Ulsrud *040 020 10 7 evened the competition going into the final skins match. N.A. Pat Simmons 000 202 01 5

32 Round 5 Points World Ayumi Ogasawara 100 010 0X 2 Five points were available for each skins game. N.A. Erika Brown *011 301 1X 7 The first six ends of each game were worth half World Niklas Edin *020 010 01 4 a point and the last two were worth one point N.A. Pat Simmons 001 002 10 4 each. Six skins games were played and a total of World Eve Muirhead 200 201 00 5 30 points awarded. N.A. Jennifer Jones *020 020 11 6 Mixed: Round 1 Round 6 Points available .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 1 1 5 World Thomas Ulsrud 011 000 12 5 World * S S S 2.5 N.A. John Shuster *000 021 00 3 N.A. S S S S S 2.5 World Alina Pätz 001 010 10 3 team world: Thomas Ulsrud, Alina Pätz, N.A. Rachel Homan *010 102 01 5 Christoffer Svae, Nicole Schwägli World Jialiang Zang *000 010 1X 2 N.A. Kevin Koe 131 002 0X 7 team n.a.: Pat Simmons, Kaitlyn Lawes, Carter Rycroft, Jill Officer Team competition totals: Team World 8 points Mixed: Round 2 Team N.A. 10 points Points available .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 1 1 5 World * S S S 2 SKINS COMPETITION N.A. S S S S S 3 Aggressive strategy combined with exceptional team world: Torger Nergård, Nadine Lehmann, shotmaking was the highlight of this final Håvard Vad Petersson, Marissa Winkelhausen battle for points. A total of six skins games — two mixed, two women’s and two men’s — team n.a.: John Morris, Allison Pottinger, was played. Nolan Thiessen, Natalie Nicholson

It's hugs and high fives all around after Team North America clinched the 2016 Continental Cup. It all came down to final- day skins matches, with the Americans taking 16 of a possible 30 points. John Morris delivered the killer blow, making an in-turn, board-weight takeout on the last shot of his mixed skins game against Torger Nerga˚rd to set off the celebration.

33 Women: Round 1 Points available .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 1 1 5 World A. Ogasawara * C S S 2.5 N.A. Erika Brown S C C S S 2.5

Women: Round 2 Points available .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 1 1 5 World Eve Muirhead C C S 1 N.A. Jennifer Jones *C C S C S 4

Men: Round 1 Points available .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 1 1 5 World Jialiang Zang *C C C S 2 N.A. John Shuster S S S S 3

Men: Round 2 Points available .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 1 1 5 World Niklas Edin *S S S C S 4 N.A. Kevin Koe S S C 1

Curling Canada governor Lena West, right, presents the Skins competition totals: World Financial Group Continental Cup trophy to Team Team World 14 points North America captain Ann Swisshelm and coach Rick Lang. Team N.A. 16 points

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CANADIAN JUNIORS Presented by Egg Farmers of Ontario STRATFORD ROTARY COMPLEX k STRATFORD, ONTARIO k JANUARY 23 TO 31, 2016 PHOTOS: MICHAEL BURNS PHOTOGRAPHY PHOTOS: The 2016 Canadian junior women's champions: from left, Nova Scotia skip Mary Fay, third Kristin Clarke, second Karlee Burgess and lead Janique LeBlanc. A clutch eighth-end draw by 17-year-old Fay to score a pair quashed a fierce British Columbia comeback from what had been a 5-2 Nova Scotia lead through four ends.

JUNIOR WOMEN’S FINAL British Columbia (Sarah Daniels) 020 011 100 X 5 Nova Scotia (Mary Fay) *102 200 022 X 9 * Last-rock advantage PERCENTAGES British Columbia Nova Scotia Sarah Daniels 60% Mary Fay 76% Marika Van Osch 76% Kristin Clarke 70% Dez Hawes 76% Karlee Burgess 79% Megan Daniels 84% Janique LeBlanc 72% Team totals 74% 74%

B.C. skip Sarah Daniels releases her rock to sweepers Megan Daniels, left, and Marika Van Osch. The New Westminster squad cruised to a 7-3 semifinal win over New Brunswick to reach the final.

36 FINAL STANDINGS Playoffs Wins Losses Nova Scotia (Mary Fay) 1 0 British Columbia (Sarah Daniels) 1 1 New Brunswick (Justine Comeau) 1 1 Manitoba (Abby Ackland) 0 1 Championship round Wins Losses Nova Scotia (Mary Fay) 9 1 British Columbia (Sarah Daniels) 8 2 New Brunswick (Justine Comeau) 7 3 Manitoba (Abby Ackland) 7 3 Alberta (Selena Sturmay) 6 4 Quebec (Laurie St-Georges) 6 4 Ontario (Courtney Auld) 5 5 Saskatchewan (Kourtney Fesser) 4 6 Seeding round Wins Losses Northern Ontario () 5 4 "I can't even put it into words," said Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island (Katie Fullerton) 4 5 skip Mary Fay after her 9-5 win over B.C.'s Sarah N.L. (Brooke Godsland) 2 7 Daniels. "It's the most amazing feeling ever." Nunavut (Sadie Pinksen) 2 7 Yukon (Alyssa Meger) 2 7 BALANCE PLUS FAIR PLAY AWARD Northwest Territories (Zoey Walsh) 0 9 Junior Men Round robin* Lead , Manitoba Pool A Wins Losses Second Kyle Barron, N.L. New Brunswick (Justine Comeau) 5 1 Third Daniel Wenzek, B.C. Manitoba (Abby Ackland) 5 1 Skip Karsten Sturmay, Alberta Alberta (Selena Sturmay) 4 2 Coach Benoit Forget, Quebec Quebec (Laurie St-Georges) 4 2 Junior Women Northern Ontario (Megan Smith) 2 4 Lead Aleya Quilty, P.E.I. Nunavut (Sadie Pinksen) 1 5 Second Dez Hawes, British Columbia Northwest Territories (Zoey Walsh) 0 6 Third Christianne West, Nunavut Pool B Wins Losses Skip Courtney Auld, Ontario British Columbia (Sarah Daniels) 6 0 Coach Michel St-Georges, Quebec Nova Scotia (Mary Fay) 5 1 The Fair Play Award winners are selected Saskatchewan (Kourtney Fesser) 4 2 by the junior men’s and women’s officials. Ontario (Courtney Auld) 3 3 Prince Edward Island (Katie Fullerton) 2 4 Yukon (Alyssa Meger) 1 5 N.L. (Brooke Godsland) 0 6 * Top four teams in each pool advance to championship round, remaining teams to seeding round. All teams carry their full win-loss records forward.

ASHAM COACHING AWARD The 2016 Asham National Coaching Award winners are junior men’s coach Benoit Forget and junior women’s coach Michel St-Georges, both of Quebec. The award winners at the Canadian Juniors are chosen by coaches, The 2016 national coaching award winners are who are asked to select an opposing team coach who best junior men's coach Benoit Forget and junior wom- exemplifies the attributes of coaching. en's coach Michel St-Georges, both of Quebec.

37 FIRST-TEAM ALL-STARS Skip Sarah Daniels, B.C. Third Marika Van Osch, B.C. Second Megan Moffatt, Alberta Lead Sara Oliver, Manitoba

SECOND-TEAM ALL-STARS Skip Selena Sturmay, Alberta Third Kristin Clarke, Nova Scotia Second Melissa Gordon, Manitoba Lead Hope Sunley, Alberta

JOAN MEAD LEGACY AWARD Newfoundland/Labrador second First-team all-star honours went to, from left, skip Sarah Daniels and Gabby Molloy and Alberta skip third Marika Van Osch, both of British Columbia, second Megan Moffatt Karsten Sturmay are the 2016 of Alberta and Manitoba lead Sara Oliver. winners of the Joan Mead Legacy Award. Mead was the CBC’s curling producer for many years and produced its curling coverage at the 1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, Japan. After she died suddenly in January 2000, the CBC Legacy Award was renamed in her memory and in honour of the great work she had done for curling on behalf of the CBC. The awards began after the CBC was presented with the Golden Rings Award by the International Olympic Association for its excellence in broadcasting Alberta's Karsten Sturmay and Gabby Molloy of N.L. are the winners of curling from the Nagano games. CBC the 2016 Joan Mead Legacy Award. The winning curlers are selected by decided to fund an annual award the officials for best exemplifying leadership, excellence and fair play. for junior curlers in Canada as an ongoing legacy of the Golden Rings Award and established the CBC Legacy Awards.

KEN WATSON AWARD The 2016 winners of the Ken Watson Award are P.E.I. third Chloé McCloskey and Nunavut skip Arthur Siksik. The awards are voted on by the players in the Canadian Juniors and presented to the curlers who best combine playing ability with sportsmanship.

P.E.I.'s Chloé McCloskey and Arthur Siksik of Nunavut are the recipients of the 2016 Ken Watson Award. Voted on by the players, the award goes to the curlers who best combine playing ability with sportsmanship.

38 CANADIAN JUNIOR WOMEN’S CHAMPIONS 2016 Nova Scotia Mary Fay, Kristin Clarke, Karlee Burgess, Janique LeBlanc 2015 Alberta Kelsey Rocque, Danielle Schmiemann, Holly Jamieson, Jessica Iles 2014 Alberta Kelsey Rocque, Keely Brown, Taylor McDonald, Claire Tully 2013 British Columbia Corryn Brown, Erin Pincott, Sam Fisher, Fraser 2012 Alberta , , Rebecca Konschuh, Kristine Anderson 2011 Saskatchewan Trish Paulsen, Kari Kennedy, Kari Paulsen, Natalie Yanko 2010 Ontario Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Laura Crocker, Lynn Kreviazuk 2009 Manitoba Kaitlyn Lawes, Jenna Loder, Laryssa Grenkow, Breanne Meakin 2008 Manitoba Kaitlyn Lawes, Jenna Loder, Liz Peters, Sarah Wazney 2007 Nfld./Labrador Stacie Devereaux, Stephanie Guzzwell, Sarah Paul, Julie Devereaux 2006 Saskatchewan Mandy Selzer, Erin Selzer, Kristen Mitchell, Megan Selzer 2005 New Brunswick Andrea Kelly, Kristen MacDiarmid, Jodie deSolla, Lianne Sobey 2004 Nova Scotia Jillian Mouzar, Paige Mattie, Blisse Comstock, Chloe Comstock 2003 Saskatchewan Marliese Miller, Teejay Surik, Janelle Lemon, Chelsey Bell 2002 P.E.I. Suzanne Gaudet, Robyn MacPhee, Carol Webb, Kelly Higgins 2001 P.E.I. Suzanne Gaudet, Stefanie Richard, Robyn MacPhee, Kelly Higgins 2000 Saskatchewan Stefanie Miller, Marliese Miller, Stacy Helm, Amanda MacDonald 1999 Quebec Marie-France Larouche, Nancy Bélanger, Marie-Eve Létourneau, Valerie Grenier 1998 New Brunswick Melissa McClure, Nancy Toner, Brigitte McClure, Bethany Toner 1997 Nova Scotia Meredith Doyle, Beth Roach, Tara Hamer, Candice MacLean 1996 Alberta Heather Godberson, Carmen Whyte, Kristie Moore, Terelyn Bloor 1995 Manitoba Kelly MacKenzie, Joanne Fillion, Sasha Bergner, Carlene Muth 1994 Manitoba Jennifer Jones, Trisha Baldwin, Jill Officer, Dana Malanchuk 1993 Ontario Kim Gellard, Corie Beveridge, Lisa Savage, Sandy Graham 1992 Saskatchewan Amber Holland, Cindy Street, Tracy Beach, Angela Street 1991 New Brunswick Heather Smith, Denise Cormier, Suzanne LeBlanc, Lesley Hicks 1990 Saskatchewan Atina Ford, Darlene Kidd, Leslie Beck, Cindy Ford 1989 Manitoba Cathy Overton, Tracy Baldwin, Carol Harvey, Tracy Bush 1988 Alberta LaDawn Funk, Sandy Symyrozum, Cindy Larsen, Laurelle Funk 1987 British Columbia Julie Sutton, Judy Wood, Susan Auty, Marla Geiger 1986 British Columbia Jodie Sutton, Julie Sutton, Dawn Rubner, Chris Thompson 1985 Saskatchewan Kimberley Armbruster, Sheila Calcutt, Wanda Figitt, Lorraine Krupski 1984 Manitoba Darcy Kirkness, Barb Kirkness, Janet Harvey, Barbara Fetch 1983 Ontario , Kristin Holman, Cheryl McPherson, Lynda Armstrong 1982 British Columbia Sandra Plut, Sandra Rainey, Leigh Fraser, Debra Fowles 1981 Manitoba Karen Fallis, Karen Tresoor, Caroline Hunter, Lynn Fallis 1980 Nova Scotia Kay Smith, Krista Gatchell, Cathy Caudle, Peggy Wilson 1979 Saskatchewan Denise Wilson, Judy Walker, Dianne Choquette, Shannon Olafson 1978 Alberta Cathy King, Brenda Oko, Maureen Olsen, Diane Bowes 1977 Alberta Cathy King, Robin Ursuliak, Maureen Olsen, Mary Kay James 1976 Saskatchewan Colleen Rudd, Carol Rudd, Julie Burke, Lori Glenn 1975 Saskatchewan Patricia Crimp, Colleen Rudd, Judy Sefton, Merrill Greabeiel 1974 Manitoba Chris Pidzarko, Cathy Pidzarko, Patti Vandekerckhove, Barbara Rudolph 1973 Saskatchewan Janet Crimp, Carol Davis, Chris Gervais, Susan Carney 1972 Manitoba Chris Pidzarko, Cathy Pidzarko, Beth Brunsden, Barbara Rudolph 1971 Alberta Shelby McKenzie, Marlene Pargeter, Arlene Hrdlicka, Debbie Goliss

39 Skip , third , second Kyle Doering and lead Rob Gordon gave Manitoba its fourth straight junior men's title with a stunning victory over Northern Ontario. "To win this thing four years in a row is pretty much unheard of," said Dunstone, who was in his final year of junior. "The province of Manitoba is in great hands for the future for sure."

JUNIOR MEN’S FINAL Manitoba (Matt Dunstone) 033 103 01X X 11 N. Ontario (Tanner Horgan) *200 010 10X X 4 * Last-rock advantage PERCENTAGES Manitoba Northern Ontario Matt Dunstone 97% Tanner Horgan 70% Colton Lott 91% Jake Horgan 64% Kyle Doering 100% Nick Bissonnette 81% Rob Gordon 97% Maxime Blais 98% Team totals 96% 79% FINAL STANDINGS Playoffs Wins Losses Manitoba (Matt Dunstone) 2 0 Northern Ontario (Tanner Horgan) 0 1 British Columbia (Tyler Tardi) 0 1

Championship round Wins Losses Northern Ontario (Tanner Horgan) 9 1 Manitoba (Matt Dunstone) 9 1 British Columbia (Tyler Tardi) 7 3 Quebec (Félix Asselin) 6 4 Alberta (Karsten Sturmay) 6 4 Saskatchewan (Jacob Hersikorn) 5 5 Manitoba skip Matt Dunstone, foreground, cap- Ontario (Doug Kee) 5 5 tured his second national title with an 11-4 eight- New Brunswick (Alex Robichaud) 4 6 end win over Northern Ontario's Tanner Horgan.

40 Seeding round Wins Losses Nova Scotia (Matthew Manuel) 5 4 Newfoundland/Labrador (Greg Smith) 5 4 Prince Edward Island (Matt MacLean) 3 6 Yukon (Brayden Klassen) 1 8 Nunavut (Arthur Siksik) 1 8 Northwest Territories (Matt Miller) 1 8 Round robin* Pool A Wins Losses Manitoba (Matt Dunstone) 6 0 Quebec (Félix Asselin) 4 2 Ontario (Doug Kee) 4 2 Alberta (Karsten Sturmay) 3 3 Nova Scotia (Matthew Manuel) 2 4 Newfoundland/Labrador (Greg Smith) 2 4 The 2016 first-team all-stars: from left, skip Matt Dun- Nunavut (Arthur Siksik) 0 6 stone, third Colton Lott and second Kyle Doering, all of Manitoba, and Saskatchewan lead Nick Neufeld. Pool B Wins Losses British Columbia (Tyler Tardi) 6 0 FIRST-TEAM ALL-STARS Northern Ontario (Tanner Horgan) 5 1 Skip Matt Dunstone, Manitoba New Brunswick (Alex Robichaud) 4 2 Third Colton Lott, Manitoba Saskatchewan (Jacob Hersikorn) 3 3 Second Kyle Doering, Manitoba Prince Edward Island (Matt MacLean) 2 4 Lead Nick Neufeld, Saskatchewan Northwest Territories (Matt Miller) 1 5 Yukon (Brayden Klassen) 0 6 SECOND-TEAM ALL-STARS * Top four teams in each pool advance to Skip Tanner Horgan, N. Ontario championship round, remaining teams to Third , Ontario seeding round. All teams carry their full win-loss Second Matthew Hall, Ontario records forward. Lead Curtis Easter, Ontario

CANADIAN JUNIOR MEN’S CHAMPIONS 2016 Manitoba Matt Dunstone, Colton Lott, Kyle Doering, Rob Gordon 2015 Manitoba Braden Calvert, Kyle Kurz, Lucas Van Den Bosch, Brendan Wilson 2014 Manitoba Braden Calvert, Kyle Kurz, Lucas Van Den Bosch, Brendan Wilson 2013 Manitoba Matt Dunstone, Colton Lott, Daniel Grant, Brendan MacCuish 2012 Alberta , Evan Asmussen, Landon Bucholz, Bryce Bucholz 2011 Saskatchewan , Kirk Muyres, , Matt Lang 2010 Ontario Jake Walker, Craig Van Ymeren, Geoff Chambers, Matthew Mapletoft 2009 P.E.I. Brett Gallant, , Anson Carmody, Jamie Danbrook 2008 Quebec William Dion, Jean-Michel Arsenault, Erik Lachance, Miguel Bernard 2007 Alberta , Brock Virtue, , Kyle Reynolds 2006 Alberta Charley Thomas, , Rollie Robinson, Kyle Reynolds 2005 Saskatchewan Kyle George, Justin Mihalicz, David Kidby, Chris Hebert 2004 New Brunswick Ryan Sherrard, Jason Roach, Darren Roach, Jared Bezanson 2003 Saskatchewan Steve Laycock, Christopher Haichert, Michael Jantzen, Kyler Broad 2002 Manitoba David Hamblin, Ross Derksen, Kevin Hamblin, Ross McCannell 2001 Newfoundland Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brent Hamilton, 2000 British Columbia Brad Kuhn, , Ryan Kuhn, Hugh Bennett 1999 Ontario John Morris, Craig Savill, Jason Young, Brent Laing 1998 Ontario John Morris, Craig Savill, Andy Ormsby, Brent Laing 1997 Alberta Ryan Keane, Scott Pfeifer, Blayne Iskiw, Peter Heck

41 1996 Northern Ontario , Greg Given, Andrew Mikkelsen, Tyler Oinonen 1995 Manitoba Chris Galbraith, Scott Cripps, Brent Barrett, Bryan Galbraith 1994 Alberta Colin Davison, Kelly Mittelstadt, Scott Pfeifer, Sean Morris 1993 Nova Scotia Shawn Adams, Ben Blanchard, Jon Philip, Robert MacArthur 1992 Quebec Michel Ferland, Marco Berthelot, Steve Beaudry, Steve Guetre 1991 Northern Ontario Jason Repay, Aaron Skillen, Scott McCallum, Trevor Clifford 1990 Ontario Noel Herron, Robert Brewer, Steve Small, Richard Polk 1989 British Columbia Dean Joanisse, David Nantes, Tim Coombes, Jef Pilon 1988 British Columbia Mike Wood, Mike Bradley, Todd Troyer, Greg Hawkes 1987 New Brunswick Jim Sullivan, Charlie Sullivan, Craig Burgess, Dan Alderman 1986 Manitoba Hugh McFadyen, Jon Mead, Norman Gould, John Lange 1985 Alberta Kevin Martin, Richard Feeney, Daniel Petryk, Michael Berger 1984 Manitoba , Brent Mendella, , Mike Ursel 1983 Saskatchewan Jamie Schneider, Danny Ferner, Steven Leippi, Kelly Vollman 1982 Ontario John Base, Bruce Webster, Dave McAnerney, Jim Donahoe 1981 Manitoba Mert Thompsett, Bill McTavish, Joel Gagne, Mike Friesen 1980 Quebec Denis Marchand, Denis Cecil, Yves Barrette, Larry Phillips 1979 Manitoba Mert Thompsett, Lyle Derry, Joel Gagne, Mike Friesen 1978 Alberta Darren Fish, Lorne Barker, Murray Ursulak, Barry Barker 1977 Alberta Paul Gowsell, John Ferguson, Doug MacFarlane, Kelly Stearne 1976 P.E.I. Bill Jenkins, John Scales, Sandy Stewart, Alan Mayhew 1975 Alberta Paul Gowsell, Neil Houston, Glen Jackson, Kelly Stearne 1974 Alberta Robb King, Brad Hannah, Bill Fowlis, Chris King 1973 Ontario Mark McDonald, Lloyd Emmerson, Phillip Tomsett, Jon Clare 1972 Alberta Lawrence Niven, Rick Niven, Jim Ross, Ted Poblawski 1971 Saskatchewan Greg Montgomery, Don Despins, Jeff Montgomery, Rod Verboom 1970 New Brunswick Ronald Ferguson, Garth Jardine, Brian Henderson, Cyril Sutherland 1969 Saskatchewan Robert Miller, Roger Rask, Lloyd Helm, William Aug 1968 Ontario William Hope, Bruce Lord, Brian Domney, Dennis Gardiner 1967 Alberta Stanley Trout, Doug Dobry, Allan Kullay, Donald Douglas 1966 Alberta Brian Howes, Blair Pallesen, John Thompson, Chris Robinson 1965 Saskatchewan Dan Fink, Ken Runtz, Ron Jacques, Larry Lechner 1964 Northern Ontario Bob Ash, Bill Ash, Terry Armstrong, Fred Prier 1963 Alberta Wayne Saboe, Ron Hampton, Rick Aldridge, Mick Adams 1962 Saskatchewan Mike Lukowich, Ed Lukowich, Doug McLeod, David Moore 1961 British Columbia Jerry Caughlin, Jack Cox, Mike Shippitt, David Jones 1960 Alberta Tommy Kroeger, Jack Isaman, Ron Nelson, Murray Sorenson 1959 Alberta John Trout, Bruce Walker, Dave Woods, Allen Sharpe 1958 Northern Ontario Tom Tod, Neil McLeod, Patrick Moran, David Allin 1957 Ontario Ian Johnston, Peter Galsworthy, Dave Robinson, Mike Jackson 1956 Saskatchewan Bob Hawkins, Ted Clarke, Bruce Beveridge, Dave Williams 1955 Saskatchewan Bayne Secord, Stan Austman, Merv Mann, Gary Stevenson 1954 Saskatchewan Bayne Secord, Don Snider, Stan Austman, Don Brownell 1953 Ontario Bob Walker, Duncan Brodie, Claire Peacock, George MacGregor 1952 Saskatchewan Gary Thode, Gary Cooper, Doug Conn, Roy Hufsmith 1951 Saskatchewan Gary Thode, Gary Cooper, Orest Hyrniuk, Roy Hufsmith 1950 Saskatchewan Bill Clarke, Gary Carlson, Ian Innes, Harold Grassie 1949 Saskatchewan Jack Thompson, Fred Langen, Balfour Laskin, Gerry Fletcher 1948 Manitoba Stan Gowling, Norm Stewart, Ross Topley, Jack Borthwick 1947 Manitoba Don Montgomery, Reg Freeman, Doug Kitson, Keith Sinclair

42 PROUD SUPPORTERS OF THE EXCEPTIONAL WOMEN OF THE SCOTTIES TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS.

TRUE CHAMPIONS ON AND OFF THE ICE.

Tournament of Hearts, Hearts design, Cashmere, Purex, and SpongeTowels are registered trademarks of Kruger Products L.P. ®’ Used under licence. † TM trademarks of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, used under licence. † SCOTTIES TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS REVOLUTION PLACE k GRANDE PRAIRIE, ALBERTA k FEBRUARY 20 TO 28, 2016 PHOTOS: ANDREW KLAVER © KRUGER PRODUCTS ANDREW KLAVER PHOTOS: Alberta lead Laine Peters, second Jocelyn Peterman, third Amy Nixon and skip are all smiles after captur- ing the 2016 Hearts title with a last-rock 7-6 decision over Northern Ontario's Krista McCarville. All even after nine ends and facing three Northern Ontario counters, Carey drew the full eight-foot for the win. It was Alberta's seventh title.

FINAL N. Ontario (Krista McCarville) 001 020 201 0 6 Alberta (Chelsea Carey) *010 201 020 1 7 * Last-rock advantage PERCENTAGES Northern Ontario Alberta Krista McCarville 86% Chelsea Carey 88% 88% Amy Nixon 90% Ashley Sippala 71% Jocelyn Peterman 88% Sarah Potts 94% Laine Peters 83% Team totals 85% 87%

Northern Ontario's Krista McCarville releases her rock to sweepers Ash- ley Sippala, left, and Sarah Potts. McCarville scored come-from-behind wins in the Page 3-4 playoff and semifinal to reach the title match.

44 2017 PRE-QUALIFIERS Teams ranked 12th through 15th at the 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Grande Prairie, Alberta, will compete in a four-team round-robin pre-qualifier to determine the final team to advance to the 2017 Canadian championship. New Brunswick (12th): Ranked 12th in 2016 Northwest Territories (13th): Didn’t qualify in 2016 Yukon (14th): Didn’t qualify in 2016 Nunavut (15th): Didn’t qualify in 2016

MARJ MITCHELL AWARD Saskatchewan third Ashley Howard "I dreamed of being a Canadian champion since I watched my dad won the Marj Mitchell Award for best (Dan) do it in ’92 (at the Brier)," said an elated Chelsea Carey after the embodying the spirit of curling at the win. "I have no words, honestly... and that doesn't happen very often." 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The award is named in memory of FINAL STANDINGS Marj Mitchell, who skipped Canada to Playoffs Wins Losses its first world title in 1980. In 1983, Alberta (Chelsea Carey) 2 0 shortly after the second Hearts, Mitchell Northern Ontario (Krista McCarville) 2 1 died of cancer at the age of 35. The Team Canada (Jennifer Jones)** 1 2 winner is selected each year in a vote by Manitoba () 0 2 all players at the tournament. ** Won bronze-medal game against Manitoba 8-7

Round robin Wins Losses Alberta (Chelsea Carey) 9 2 Team Canada (Jennifer Jones) 9 2 Manitoba (Kerri Einarson) 7 4 Northern Ontario (Krista McCarville) 7 4 Nova Scotia (Jill Brothers) 6 5 Ontario (Jenn Hanna) 6 5 Saskatchewan (Jolene Campbell) 6 5 Quebec (Marie-France Larouche) 5 6 Prince Edward Island (Suzanne Birt) 4 7 Newfoundland/Labrador (Stacie Curtis) 3 8 British Columbia (Karla Thompson) 2 9 New Brunswick (Sylvie Robichaud) 2 9

Pre-qualfiers (winner advances) Wins Losses British Columbia (Karla Thompson) 2 1 Northwest Territories (Kerry Galusha) 2 1 Saskatchewan third and Scotties Tournament of Yukon (Nicole Baldwin) 1 2 Hearts rookie Ashley Howard won the Marj Mitch- Nunavut (Geneva Chislett) 1 2 ell Award for best embodying the spirt of curling.

45 FIRST-TEAM ALL-STARS Skip Jennifer Jones, Team Canada Third Kaitlyn Lawes, Team Canada Second Jill Officer, Team Canada Lead Dawn McEwen, Team Canada

SECOND-TEAM ALL-STARS Skip Chelsea Carey, Alberta Third Ashley Howard, Saskatchewan Second , Manitoba Lead Sarah Potts, Northern Ontario It was a first-team all-star sweep for Team Canada at the 2016 Scot- ties Tournament of Hearts, with the honours going to skip Jennifer JOAN MEAD BUILDER AWARD Jones, third Kaitlyn Lawes, second Jill Officer and lead Dawn McEwen. Presented in the name of Joan Mead, the 2016 Builder Award was presented to Renée Sonnenberg for her significant contribution to the growth and development of women’s curling in Canada. Sonnenberg moved to Grand Prairie, Alberta, after graduating from university and became an instant torchbearer and inspiration for female curlers in the Peace District, skipping Alberta champion teams in the 1999 and 2001 Winner of the 2016 Joan Mead Builder Award, Renée Sonnenberg of Hearts. She started giving back to the Grande Prairie, Alberta, is flanked by Curling Canada board member game almost immediately, coaching Lena West, left, and Nancy Marcus of Kruger Products. junior curlers in the area, serving as executive director of the Peace Curling Association and playing a leading role with the Peace Curling Tour. Sonnenberg continues to coach at the junior level and is a performance consultant for Curling Canada.

SANDRA SCHMIRLER AWARD Presented in the name of the late , the Most Valuable Player Award was presented to Alberta skip Chelsea Carey after she was Mario Gosselin, chief operating officer of Kruger Products, presents chosen the most outstanding player the Sandra Schmirler Award as the most valuable player in the 2016 in the 2016 Scotties Tournament of Scotties Tournament of Hearts playoffs to Alberta skip Chelsea Carey. Hearts playoffs.

CANADIAN WOMEN’S CHAMPIONS 2016 Alberta Chelsea Carey, Amy Nixon, Jocelyn Peterman, Laine Peters 2015 Manitoba Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen 2014 Team Canada Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Alison Kreviazuk, Lisa Weagle 2013 Ontario Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Alison Kreviazuk, Lisa Weagle 2012 Alberta , , Jessica Mair, Laine Peters 2011 Saskatchewan Amber Holland, , , Heather Kalenchuk

46 2010 Team Canada Jennifer Jones, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Jill Officer, Dawn Askin 2009 Team Canada Jennifer Jones, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Jill Officer, Dawn Askin 2008 Manitoba Jennifer Jones, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Jill Officer, Dawn Askin 2007 Team Canada , Jeanna Schraeder, Sasha Carter, Renee Simons 2006 British Columbia Kelly Scott, Jeanna Schraeder, Sasha Carter, Renee Simons 2005 Manitoba Jennifer Jones, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Jill Officer, Cathy Gauthier 2004 Team Canada Colleen Jones, Kim Kelly, Mary-Anne Arsenault, Nancy Delahunt 2003 Team Canada Colleen Jones, Kim Kelly, Mary-Anne Waye, Nancy Delahunt 2002 Team Canada Colleen Jones, Kim Kelly, Mary-Anne Waye, Nancy Delahunt 2001 Nova Scotia Colleen Jones, Kim Kelly, Mary-Anne Waye, Nancy Delahunt 2000 British Columbia Kelley Law, Julie Skinner, Georgina Wheatcroft, Diane Nelson 1999 Nova Scotia Colleen Jones, Kim Kelly, Mary-Anne Waye, Nancy Delahunt 1998 Alberta Cathy Borst, Heather Godberson, Brenda Bohmer, 1997 Saskatchewan Sandra Schmirler, Jan Betker, Joan McCusker, 1996 Ontario Marilyn Bodogh, Kim Gellard, Corie Beveridge, Jane Hooper Perroud 1995 Manitoba Connie Laliberte, Cathy Overton, Cathy Gauthier, Janet Arnott 1994 Team Canada Sandra Peterson, Jan Betker, Joan McCusker, Marcia Gudereit 1993 Saskatchewan Sandra Peterson, Jan Betker, Joan McCusker, Marcia Gudereit 1992 Manitoba Connie Laliberte, Laurie Allen, Cathy Gauthier, Janet Arnott 1991 British Columbia Julie Sutton, Jodie Sutton, Melissa Soligo, Karri Willms 1990 Ontario Alison Goring, Kristin Turcotte, Andrea Lawes, Cheryl McPherson 1989 Team Canada Heather Houston, , Diane Adams, 1988 Ontario Heather Houston, Lorraine Lang, Diane Adams, Tracy Kennedy 1987 British Columbia Pat Sanders, Georgina Hawkes, Louise Herlinveaux, Deb Massullo 1986 Ontario Marilyn Darte, Kathy McEdwards, Chris Jurgenson, Jan Augustyn 1985 British Columbia Linda Moore, Lindsay Sparkes, Debbie Jones, Laurie Carney 1984 Manitoba Connie Laliberte, Chris More, Corinne Peters, Janet Arnott 1983 Nova Scotia Penny LaRocque, Sharon Horne, Cathy Caudle, Pam Sanford 1982 Nova Scotia Colleen Jones, Kay Smith, Monica Jones, Barbara Jones-Gordon 1981 Alberta , , Myrna McKay, Betty McCracken 1980 Saskatchewan Marj Mitchell, Nancy Kerr, Shirley McKendry, Wendy Leach 1979 British Columbia Lindsay Sparkes, Dawn Knowles, Robin Wilson, Lorraine Bowles 1978 Manitoba Cathy Pidzarko, Chris Pidzarko, Iris Armstrong, Patti Vandekerckhove 1977 Alberta Myrna McQuarrie, Rita Tarnava, Barb Davis, Jane Rempel 1976 British Columbia Lindsay Davie, Dawn Knowles, Robin Klassen, Lorraine Bowles 1975 Quebec Lee Tobin, Marilyn McNeil, Michelle Garneau, Laurie Ross 1974 Saskatchewan Emily Farnham, Linda Saunders, Pat McBeath, Donna Collins 1973 Saskatchewan Vera Pezer, Sheila Rowan, Joyce McKee, Lenore Morrison 1972 Saskatchewan Vera Pezer, Sheila Rowan, Joyce McKee, Lenore Morrison 1971 Saskatchewan Vera Pezer, Sheila Rowan, Joyce McKee, Lenore Morrison 1970 Saskatchewan Dorenda Schoenhals, Cheryl Stirton, Linda Burnham, Joan Anderson 1969 Saskatchewan Joyce McKee, Vera Pezer, Lenore Morrison, Jennifer Falk 1968 Alberta Hazel Jamison, Gale Lee, Jackie Spencer, June Coyle 1967 Manitoba Betty Duguid, Joan Ingram, Laurie Bradawaski, Dorothy Rose 1966 Alberta Gale Lee, Hazel Jamison, Sharon Harrington, June Coyle 1965 Manitoba Peggy Casselman, Val Taylor, Pat MacDonald, Pat Scott 1964 British Columbia Ina Hansen, Ada Calles, Isabel Leith, May Shaw 1963 New Brunswick Mabel DeWare, Harriet Stratton, Forbis Stevenson, Marjorie Fraser 1962 British Columbia Ina Hansen, Ada Calles, Isabel Leith, May Shaw 1961 Saskatchewan Joyce McKee, Sylvia Fedoruk, Barbara MacNevin, Rosa McFee

47 WORLD WHEELCHAIR CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP EISZENTRUM LUZERN k LUCERNE, SWITZERLAND k FEBRUARY 21 TO 28, 2016 PHOTOS: WORLD CURLING FEDERATION/CÉLINE STUCKI WORLD CURLING FEDERATION/CÉLINE PHOTOS: The 2016 world wheelchair champions: from left, Russian skip Andrey Smirnov, third Konstantin Kurokhtin, second , coach Anton Batugin, lead Alexander Shevchenko and alternate Marat Romanov. It was back-to- back world titles for the , who defeated Norway's Rune Lorentsen 7-4 in the gold-medal game.

FINAL Russia (Andrey Smirnov) 110 050 0X 7 Norway (Rune Lorentsen) *001 101 1X 4 * Last-rock advantage FINAL STANDINGS Playoffs Wins Losses Russia (Andrey Smirnov) 2 0 Norway (Rune Lorentsen) 1 2 South Korea (Hui-Tae Yang)** 2 1 Switzerland (Felix Wagner) 0 2 ** Won bronze-medal game against Switzerland 6-5

Norwegian second Ole Fredrik Syversen anchors lead Sissel Løchen as she delivers her rock. Norway earned a berth in the final thanks to a 7-4 victory over South Korea in the semifinal.

48 SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD German third Christiane Putzich was presented with the 2016 World Wheelchair Sportsmanship Award. The award is voted on by the players and presented to the curler who best exemplifies the traditional values of skill, honesty, fair play, sportsmanship and friendship.

Let the celebrations begin! Team Russia broke a tie game, scoring a whopping five points in the fifth end to all but seal its victory. It was Russia's third world title in four years.

Round robin Wins Losses Norway (Rune Lorentsen) 7 2 Russia (Andrey Smirnov) 7 2 Switzerland (Felix Wagner) 7 2 South Korea (Hui-Tae Yang) 5 4 China (Yulong Sun) 4 5 Chief umpire Linda Kirton, left, presents the 2016 United States (Patrick McDonald) 4 5 sportsmanship award to Germany's Christiane Canada () 3 6 Putzich. The winner is selected by the players. Germany (Jens Jäger) 3 6 Slovakia (Radoslav Duris) 3 6 Finland (Markku Karjalainen) 2 7

WORLD WHEELCHAIR CHAMPIONS 2016 Russia Andrey Smirnov, Konstantin Kurokhtin, Svetlana Pakhomova, Alexander Shevchenko, Marat Romanov 2015 Russia Andrey Smirnov, Marat Romanov, Svetlana Pakhomova, Alexander Shevchenko, Oxana Slesarenko 2013 Canada Jim Armstrong, Dennis Thiessen, , Sonja Gaudet, Mark Ideson 2012 Russia Andrey Smirnov, Marat Romanov, Alexander Shevchenko, Svetlana Pakhomova, Oxana Slesarenko 2011 Canada Jim Armstrong, Darryl Neighbour, Ina Forrest, Sonja Gaudet, Bruno Yizek 2009 Canada Jim Armstrong, Darryl Neighbour, Ina Forrest, Sonja Gaudet, Chris Sobkowicz 2008 Norway Rune Lorentsen, Jostein Stordahl, Geir Arne Skogstad, Lene Tystad, Anne Mette Samdal 2007 Norway Rune Lorentsen, Geir Arne Skogstad, Jostein Stordahl, Lene Tystad, Trine Fissum 2005 Scotland Frank Duffy, Michael McCreadie, Tom Killin, Angie Malone, Ken Dickson 2004 Scotland Frank Duffy, Michael McCreadie, Ken Dickson, Angie Malone, James Sellar 2002 Switzerland , Cesare Cassani, , Therese Kämpfer, Silvia Obrist

49 TIM HORTONS BRIER TD PLACE k OTTAWA k MARCH 5 TO 13, 2016 PHOTOS: MICHAEL BURNS PHOTOGRAPHY PHOTOS: The 2016 Tim Hortons Brier champions: from left, Alberta skip Kevin Koe, third Marc Kennedy, second Brent Laing and lead Ben Hebert. A precisely executed pick by Koe in the seventh end to count three broke open a tight game and ultimately led the Albertans to a 9-5 win over Newfoundland and Labrador's Brad Gushue. It was Alberta's 27th title.

FINAL N.L. (Brad Gushue) *001 011 020 X 5 Alberta (Kevin Koe) 110 200 302 X 9 * Last-rock advantage

PERCENTAGES Newfoundland/Labrador Alberta Brad Gushue 81% Kevin Koe 96% Mark Nichols 90% Marc Kennedy 94% Brett Gallant 94% Brent Laing 100% Geoff Walker 100% Ben Hebert 85% Team totals 91% 94%

FINAL STANDINGS Playoffs Wins Losses Alberta (Kevin Koe) 3 0 Newfoundland/Labrador (Brad Gushue) 1 1 Northern Ontario (Brad Jacobs)** 1 2 "Once you get down two against those guys it was Manitoba (Mike McEwen) 0 2 hard to come back," said N.L. skip Brad Gushue, who was making his 13th Brier appearance. ** Won bronze-medal game against Manitoba 7-6

50 2017 PRE-QUALIFIERS Teams ranked 12th through 15th at the 2016 Tim Hortons Brier in Ottawa will compete in a four-team round-robin pre-qualifier to determine the team that will advance to the 2017 Canadian championship. Prince Edward Island (12th): Ranked 12th in 2016 Nova Scotia (13th): Didn’t qualify in 2016 Yukon (14th): Didn’t qualify in 2016 Nunavut (15th): Didn’t qualify in 2016 Alberta's Marc Kennedy, left, and Kevin Koe talk shot options in the championship final. After the team struggled a bit in their first year together, Kennedy's move to third in the off-season has paid off big time.

Round robin Wins Losses Northern Ontario (Brad Jacobs) 11 0 Newfoundland/Labrador (Brad Gushue) 9 2 Alberta (Kevin Koe) 8 3 Manitoba (Mike McEwen) 8 3 Team Canada (Pat Simmons) 6 5 Saskatchewan (Steve Laycock) 5 6 Quebec (Jean-Michel Ménard) 4 7 Curling Canada vice-chair Peter Inch, right, pres- Ontario (Glenn Howard) 4 7 ents the 2016 Ross Harstone sportsmanship Northwest Territories () 3 8 award to British Columbia second . New Brunswick (Mike Kennedy) 3 8 British Columbia () 3 8 ROSS HARSTONE AWARD Prince Edward Island (Adam Casey) 2 9 British Columbia second Tyrel Griffith is the winner of the 2016 Ross Harstone Award, Pre-qualifiers (winner advances) Wins Losses whose recipient is selected by the players Northwest Territories (Jamie Koe) 3 0 in the Tim Hortons Brier. The award is Nova Scotia () 2 1 presented to the player who best combines Yukon (Robert Smallwood) 1 2 playing ability and sportsmanship. Nunavut (Wade Kingdon) 0 3 AWARD Presented to the most valuable player in the Tim Hortons Brier playoffs, the 2016 Hec Gervais Award was won by Alberta skip Kevin Koe.

FIRST-TEAM ALL-STARS Skip Brad Jacobs, Northern Ontario Third , Northern Ontario Second Brent Laing, Alberta Lead Denni Neufeld, Manitoba SECOND-TEAM ALL-STARS Skip Brad Gushue, N.L. Manitoba lead Denni Neufeld, Alberta second Brent Laing and third Third Mark Nichols, N.L. Ryan Fry and skip Brad Jacobs, both of Northern Ontario, garnered Second E.J. Harnden, Northern Ontario first-team all-star honours at the 2016 Tim Hortons Brier. Lead Ben Hebert, Alberta

51 CANADIAN MEN’S CHAMPIONS 2016 Alberta Kevin Koe, Marc Kennedy, Brent Laing, Ben Hebert 2015 Team Canada Pat Simmons, John Morris, Carter Rycroft, Nolan Thiessen 2014 Alberta Kevin Koe, Pat Simmons, Carter Rycroft, Nolan Thiessen 2013 Northern Ontario Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E.J. Harnden, 2012 Ontario Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Brent Laing, Craig Savill 2011 Manitoba Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Reid Carruthers, Steve Gould 2010 Alberta Kevin Koe, Blake MacDonald, Carter Rycroft, Nolan Thiessen 2009 Alberta Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert 2008 Alberta Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert 2007 Ontario Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill 2006 Quebec Jean-Michel Ménard, François Roberge, Éric Sylvain, Maxime Elmaleh 2005 Alberta Randy Ferbey, David Nedohin, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque 2004 Nova Scotia Mark Dacey, Bruce Lohnes, Rob Harris, Andrew Gibson 2003 Alberta Randy Ferbey, David Nedohin, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque 2002 Alberta Randy Ferbey, David Nedohin, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque 2001 Alberta Randy Ferbey, David Nedohin, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque 2000 British Columbia Greg McAulay, Brent Pierce, Bryan Miki, Jody Sveistrup 1999 Manitoba Jeff Stoughton, Jonathan Mead, Garry Van Den Berghe, Doug Armstrong 1998 Ontario Wayne Middaugh, Graeme McCarrel, , Scott Bailey 1997 Alberta Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Rudy Ramcharan, Don Bartlett 1996 Manitoba Jeff Stoughton, Ken Tresoor, Garry Van Den Berghe, Steve Gould 1995 Manitoba , Jeff Ryan, Rob Meakin, Keith Fenton 1994 British Columbia Rick Folk, Pat Ryan, Bert Gretzinger, Gerry Richard 1993 Ontario , Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Peter Corner 1992 Manitoba , Dan Carey, Chris Neufeld, Don Rudd 1991 Alberta Kevin Martin, , Dan Petryk, Don Bartlett 1990 Ontario Ed Werenich, John Kawaja, Ian Tetley, Pat Perroud 1989 Alberta Pat Ryan, Randy Ferbey, Don Walchuk, Don McKenzie 1988 Alberta Pat Ryan, Randy Ferbey, Don Walchuk, Don McKenzie 1987 Ontario Russ Howard, Glenn Howard, Tim Belcourt, Kent Carstairs 1986 Alberta Ed Lukowich, John Ferguson, Neil Houston, Brent Syme 1985 Northern Ontario , Rick Lang, Ian Tetley, Pat Perroud 1984 Manitoba Mike Riley, Brian Toews, John Helston, Russ Wookey 1983 Ontario Ed Werenich, Paul Savage, John Kawaja, Neil Harrison 1982 Northern Ontario Al Hackner, Rick Lang, , 1981 Manitoba Kerry Burtynk, Mark Olson, , Ron Kammerlock 1980 Saskatchewan Rick Folk, Ron Mills, Tom Wilson, Jim Wilson 1979 Manitoba Barry Fry, , Gord Sparkes, 1978 Alberta Ed Lukowich, Mike Chernoff, Dale Johnston, Ron Schindle 1977 Quebec Jim Ursel, Art Lobel, Don Aitken, Brian Ross 1976 Newfoundland Jack MacDuff, Toby McDonald, Doug Hudson, Ken Templeton 1975 Northern Ontario , Rick Lang, , Peter Hnatiw 1974 Alberta Hec Gervais, Ron Anton, Warren Hansen, Darrel Sutton 1973 Saskatchewan Harvey Mazinke, Billy Martin, George Achtymichuk, Dan Klippenstein 1972 Manitoba Orest Meleschuk, Dave Romano, John Hanesiak, Pat Hailley 1971 Manitoba Don Duguid, Rod Hunter, Jim Pettapiece, Bryan Wood 1970 Manitoba Don Duguid, Rod Hunter, Jim Pettapiece, Bryan Wood 1969 Alberta Ron Northcott, Dave Gerlach, Bernie Sparkes, Fred Storey 1968 Alberta Ron Northcott, Jim Shields, Bernie Sparkes, Fred Storey 1967 Ontario Alf Phillips Jr., John Ross, Ron Manning, Keith Reilly 1966 Alberta Ron Northcott, George Fink, Bernie Sparkes, Fred Storey

52 1965 Manitoba Terry Braunstein, Don Duguid, Ron Braunstein, 1964 British Columbia Lyall Dagg, Leo Hebert, Fred Britton, Barry Naimark 1963 Saskatchewan Ernie Richardson, Arnold Richardson, , Mel Perry 1962 Saskatchewan Ernie Richardson, Arnold Richardson, Garnet Richardson, 1961 Alberta Hec Gervais, Ron Anton, Ray Werner, Wally Ursuliak 1960 Saskatchewan Ernie Richardson, Arnold Richardson, Garnet Richardson, Wes Richardson 1959 Saskatchewan Ernie Richardson, Arnold Richardson, Garnet Richardson, Wes Richardson 1958 Alberta Matt Baldwin, Jack Geddes, Gordon Haynes, Bill Price 1957 Alberta Matt Baldwin, Gordon Haynes, Art Kleinmeyer, Bill Price 1956 Manitoba Billy Walsh, Al Langlois, Cy White, Andy McWilliams 1955 Saskatchewan Garnet Campbell, Don Campbell, Glen Campbell, Lloyd Campbell 1954 Alberta Matt Baldwin, Glenn Gray, Pete Ferry, Jim Collins 1953 Manitoba Ab Gowanlock, Jim Williams, Art Pollon, Russ Jackman 1952 Manitoba Billy Walsh, Al Langlois, Andy McWilliams, John Watson 1951 Nova Scotia Don Oyler, George Hanson, Fred Dyke, Wally Knock 1950 Northern Ontario Tom Ramsay, Len Williamson, Bill Weston, Bill Kenny 1949 Manitoba Ken Watson, Grant Watson, Lyle Dyker, Charles Reid 1948 British Columbia Frenchy D’Amour, Bob McGhie, Fred Wendell, Jim Mark 1947 Manitoba Jimmy Welsh, Alex Welsh, Jack Reid, Harry Monk 1946 Alberta Bill Rose, Bart Swelin, Austin Smith, George Crooks 1942 Manitoba Ken Watson, Grant Watson, Charlie Scrymgeour, Jim Grant 1941 Alberta Howard Palmer, Jack Lebeau, Art Gooder, Clare Webb 1940 Manitoba Howard Wood, Ernie Pollard, Howard Wood Jr., Roy Enman 1939 Ontario Bert Hall, Perry Hall, Ernie Parkes, Cam Seagram 1938 Manitoba Ab Gowanlock, Bung Cartmell, Bill McKnight, Tom McKnight 1937 Alberta Cliff Manahan, Wes Robinson, Ross Manahan, Lloyd McIntyre 1936 Manitoba Ken Watson, Grant Watson, Marvin MacIntyre, Charles Kerr 1935 Ontario Gordon Campbell, Don Campbell, Gord Coates, Duncan Campbell 1934 Manitoba Leo Johnson, Lorne Stewart, Linc Johnson, Marno Frederickson 1933 Alberta Cliff Manahan, Harold Deeton, Harold Wolfe, Bert Ross 1932 Manitoba Jimmy Congalton, Howard Wood, Bill Noble, Harry Mawhinney 1931 Manitoba Bob Gourlay, Ernie Pollard, Arnold Lockerbie, Ray Stewart 1930 Manitoba Howard Wood, Jimmy Congalton, Victor Wood, Lionel Wood 1929 Manitoba Gordon Hudson, Don Rollo, Ron Singbusch, Bill Grant 1928 Manitoba Gordon Hudson, Sam Penwarden, Ron Singbusch, Bill Grant 1927 Nova Scotia Murray Macneill, Al MacInnes, Cliff Torey, Jim Donahoe

53 VoIP DEFENDER WORLD JUNIORS TÅRNBY CURLING CLUB k TÅRNBY, DENMARK k MARCH 6 TO 13, 2016 PHOTO: WORLD CURLING FEDERATION/RICHARD GRAY WORLD CURLING FEDERATION/RICHARD PHOTO: The 2016 world junior men's champions: from left, Scotland's , , Gregor Cannon and Angus Dowell. Leading the United States 4-2 after the fifth-end break, the Scots were in control throughout the game. The four- some, who finished the round robin with a 7-2 record, defeated the U.S. in the Page 1-2 playoff to gain a bye to the final.

MEN’S FINAL United States (Korey Dropkin) 001 010 010 1 4 Scotland (Bruce Mouat) *020 201 001 0 6 * Last-rock advantage FINAL STANDINGS Playoffs Wins Losses Scotland (Bruce Mouat) 2 0 United States (Korey Dropkin) 1 2 Canada (Matt Dunstone)** 1 1 Switzerland (Yannick Schwaller) 1 2 ** Won bronze-medal game against Switzerland 8-4

Round robin Wins Losses United States (Korey Dropkin) 8 1 Scotland (Bruce Mouat) 7 2 Canada (Matt Dunstone) 7 2 Switzerland (Yannick Schwaller) 6 3 Norway (Magnus Ramsfjell) 5 4 Sweden (Rasmus Wranå) 5 4 Russia (Timur Gadzhikhanov) 3 6 PHOTO: WORLD CURLING FEDERATION/RICHARD GRAY WORLD CURLING FEDERATION/RICHARD PHOTO: "It's just the little things that make the difference Denmark (Tobias Thune) 2 7 in a world final and Scotland were on their game," Turkey (Ugurcan Karagoz) 2 7 said Team USA skip Korey Dropkin. South Korea (Yu Jin Seong) 0 9

54 PHOTO: WORLD CURLING FEDERATION/RICHARD GRAY WORLD CURLING FEDERATION/RICHARD PHOTO: GRAY WORLD CURLING FEDERATION/RICHARD PHOTO: Scottish skip Bruce Mouat, the 2015 bronze med- In a rematch of the Page 3-4 playoff game, Canada's Matt Dunstone, allist, defeated round-robin leader Korey Dropkin Colton Lott, Kyle Doering and Robbie Gordon rebounded to defeat of the U.S. 6-4 in their gold-medal matchup. Switzerland's Yannick Schwaller 8-4 to claim the bronze medal.

WORLD JUNIOR MEN’S CHAMPIONS 2016 Scotland Bruce Mouat, Bobby Lammie, Gregor Cannon, Angus Dowell 2015 Canada Braden Calvert, Kyle Kurz, Lucas Van Den Bosch, Brendan Wilson 2014 Switzerland Yannick Schwaller, Reto Keller, Patrick Witschonke, Michael Probst 2013 Scotland , , , Cameron Smith 2012 Canada Brendan Bottcher, Evan Asmussen, Landon Bucholz, Bryce Bucholz 2011 Sweden Oskar Eriksson, Kristian Lindström, , Alexander Lindström 2010 Switzerland , Benoît Schwarz, Roger Gulka, Valentin Tanner 2009 Denmark , Mikkel Krause, Oliver Dupont, Troels Harry 2008 United States Chris Plys, Aanders Brorson, Matthew Perushek, Matthew Hamilton 2007 Canada Charley Thomas, Brock Virtue, Matthew Ng, Kyle Reynolds 2006 Canada Charley Thomas, Geoff Walker, Rollie Robinson, Kyle Reynolds 2005 Canada Kyle George, Justin Mihalicz, David Kidby, Chris Hebert 2004 Sweden Niklas Edin, Nils Carlsén, Jörgen Granberg, Fredrik Lindberg 2003 Canada Steve Laycock, Christopher Haichert, Michael Jantzen, Kyler Broad 2002 Canada David Hamblin, Ross Derksen, Kevin Hamblin, Ross McCannell 2001 Canada Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brent Hamilton, Mike Adam 2000 Canada Brad Kuhn, Kevin Folk, Ryan Kuhn, Hugh Bennett 1999 Canada John Morris, Craig Savill, Jason Young, Brent Laing 1998 Canada John Morris, Craig Savill, Andy Ormsby, Brent Laing 1997 Switzerland Ralph Stöckli, Michael Boesiger, Pascal Sieber, Clemens Oberwiler 1996 Scotland James Dryburgh, Ross Barnet, Ron Brewster, 1995 Scotland , Paul Westwood, Ronald Brewster, Steven Still 1994 Canada Colin Davison, Kelly Mittelstadt, Scott Pfeifer, Sean Morris 1993 Scotland Craig Wilson, Neil Murdoch, Ricky Burnett, Craig Strawhorn 1992 Switzerland Stefan Heilmann, Christoph Grossenbacher, Lucian Jenzer, Roger Wyss 1991 Scotland Alan MacDougall, James Dryburgh, Fraser MacGregor, Colin Beckett 1990 Switzerland Stefan Traub, Andreas Oestreich, Markus Widmer, Roland Muessler 1989 Sweden Peter Lindholm, Magnus Swartling, Owe Ljundahl, Peter Narup 1988 Canada Jim Sullivan, Charles Sullivan, Craig Burgess, Dan Alderman 1987 Scotland Douglas Dryburgh, Philip Wilson, Lindsay Clark, Billy Andrew 1986 Scotland David Aitken, Robin Halliday, , Harry Reilly 1985 Canada Bob Ursel, Brent Mendella, Gerald Chick, Mike Ursel 1984 United States Al Edwards, Mark Larson, Dewey Basley, Kurt Disher 1983 Canada John Base, Bruce Webster, Dave McAnerney, Jim Donahoe 1982 Sweden Soren Grahn, Niklas Jarund, Henrik Holmberg, Anders Vennerstedt

55 1981 Scotland Peter Wilson, Jim Cannon, Roger McIntyre, John Parker 1980 Scotland Andrew McQuistin, Norman Brown, Hugh Aitken, Dick Adams 1979 United States Don Barcome, Randy Darling, Bobby Stalker, Earl Barcome 1978 Canada Paul Gowsell, John Ferguson, Doug MacFarlane, Kelly Stearne 1977 Canada Bill Jenkins, John Scales, Sandy Stewart, Alan Mayhew 1976 Canada Paul Gowsell, Neil Houston, Glen Jackson, Kelly Stearne 1975 Sweden Jan Ullsten, Mats Nyberg, Anders Grahn, Bo Soderstrom PHOTO: WORLD CURLING FEDERATION/RICHARD GRAY WORLD CURLING FEDERATION/RICHARD PHOTO: Canadian skip Mary Fay, third Kristin Clarke, second Karlee Burgess and lead Janique LeBlanc took home the gold after a seesaw battle with the United States in the championship final. The Canucks, who lost to the U.S. in the Page 1-2 playoff game, bounced back with a 9-4 win over Hungary in the semifinal to set up the replay against the Americans.

WOMEN’S FINAL Canada (Mary Fay) 002 002 021 X 7 U.S. () *010 100 200 X 4 * Last-rock advantage FINAL STANDINGS Playoffs Wins Losses Canada (Mary Fay) 2 1 United States (Cory Christensen) 1 1 South Korea (Min Ji Kim)** 1 1 Hungary (Dorottya Palancsa) 2 2 Sweden (Therese Westman) 0 1 ** Won bronze-medal game against Hungary 8-4

Round robin Wins Losses Canada (Mary Fay) 9 0 United States (Cory Christensen) 7 2 South Korea (Min Ji Kim) 7 2

Sweden (Therese Westman) 5 4 GRAY WORLD CURLING FEDERATION/RICHARD PHOTO: Hungary (Dorottya Palancsa) 5 4 "We just didn't come out shooting as well as we should Switzerland () 4 5 have. We had a few key misses and Canada capital- Turkey (Dilsat Yildiz) 3 6 ized," said 21-year-old U.S. skip Cory Christensen. Russia (Uliana Vasilyeva) 3 6 Scotland () 2 7 Japan (Ayano Tsuchiya) 0 9

56 MOST SPORTSMANLIKE AWARD Selected by their peers, the 2016 most sportsmanlike award winners are Canadian skip Mary Fay and third Fredrik Nyman of Sweden. PHOTO: WORLD CURLING FEDERATION/RICHARD GRAY WORLD CURLING FEDERATION/RICHARD PHOTO: PHOTO: WORLD CURLING FEDERATION/MARISSA TIEL WORLD CURLING FEDERATION/MARISSA PHOTO: "It feels amazing to have won this with my best friends," The 2016 most sportsmanlike awards went to Swedish third said Canadian skip Mary Fay. "It's surreal and hasn't sunk Fredrik Nyman and Canadian skip Mary Fay. The winners in yet. I'm so proud of my team for all their hard work." are selected annually by the competitors.

WORLD JUNIOR WOMEN’S CHAMPIONS 2016 Canada Mary Fay, Kristin Clarke, Karlee Burgess, Janique LeBlanc 2015 Canada Kelsey Rocque, Danielle Schmiemann, Holly Jamieson, Jessica Iles 2014 Canada Kelsey Rocque, Keely Brown, Taylor McDonald, Claire Tully 2013 Russia Alina Kovaleva, Yulia Portunova, Alexandra Saitova, Oxana Gertova 2012 Scotland , , , Abigail Brown 2011 Scotland Eve Muirhead, Anna Sloan, Vicki Adams, 2010 Sweden , Jonna McManus, , Anna Huhta 2009 Scotland Eve Muirhead, Anna Sloan, Vicki Adams, Sarah MacIntyre 2008 Scotland Eve Muirhead, Kerry Barr, Vicki Adams, Sarah MacIntyre, 2007 Scotland Sarah Reid, Eve Muirhead, Barbara McFarlane, Sarah MacIntyre 2006 Russia Liudmila Privivkova, , , Angela Tuvaeva 2005 Switzerland Tania Grivel, Anna Hügli, Stephanie Rüegsegger, Franziska Marthaler 2004 Norway Linn Githmark, Marianne Rørvik, Stine Moe, Åsa Celius 2003 Canada Marliese Miller, Teejay Surik, Janelle Lemon, Chelsey Bell 2002 United States Cassandra Johnson, Jamie Johnson, Katie Beck, Maureen Brunt 2001 Canada Suzanne Gaudet, Stefanie Richard, Robyn MacPhee, Kelly Higgins 2000 Sweden Matilda Mattsson, Kajsa Bergström, Lisa Löfskog, Jenny Hammarström 1999 Switzerland , Michèle Knobel, Brigitte Schori, Martina von Arx 1998 Canada Melissa McClure, Nancy Toner, Brigitte McClure, Bethany Toner 1997 Scotland Julia Ewart, Michelle Silvera, Mhairi Ferguson, Lynn Cameron 1996 Canada Heather Godberson, Carmen Whyte, Kristie Moore, Terelyn Bloor 1995 Canada Kelly MacKenzie, Joanne Fillion, Sasha Bergner, Carlene Muth 1994 Canada Kim Gellard, Corie Beveridge, Lisa Savage, Sandy Graham 1993 Scotland , Gillian Barr, Joanna Pegg, Louise Wilkie 1992 Scotland Gillian Barr, , Janice Watt, Nikki Mauchline 1991 Sweden Eva Eriksson, Maria Soderkvist, Asa Eriksson, Elisabeth de Brito 1990 Scotland Kirsty Addison, , Joanna Pegg, Laura Scott 1989 Canada LaDawn Funk, Sandy Symyrozum, Cindy Larsen, Laurelle Funk 1988 Canada Julie Sutton, Judy Wood, Susan Auty, Marla Geiger

57 FORD WORLD WOMEN’S CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP Presented by Meridian Manufacturing Inc. CREDIT UNION I-PLEX k SWIFT CURRENT, SASKATCHEWAN k MARCH 19 TO 27, 2016 PHOTOS: MICHAEL BURNS PHOTOGRAPHY PHOTOS: The 2016 world champions: from left, Switzerland's , , Fränziska Kaufmann and . Feltscher made a perfect draw to the side of the button in the ninth end to count two and go up 7-6 against Japan's Satsuki Fujisawa. Looking to force an extra end, Fujisawa was heavy with her final rock, giving up a steal of two and the win.

FINAL Switzerland (Binia Feltscher) *010 010 302 2 9 Japan (Satsuki Fujisawa) 000 102 030 0 6 * Last-rock advantage PERCENTAGES Switzerland Japan Binia Feltscher 89% Satsuki Fujisawa 84% Irene Schori 76% Chinami Yoshida 88% F. Kaufmann 86% 90% Christine Urech 88% 90% Team totals 85% 88%

Japan's Satsuki Fujisawa led her young team to its first-ever world championship medal. "I am proud that we were able to get to the final and hope we can come back again next year," said the 24-year-old skip.

58 THE ROAD TO PYEONGCHANG, SOUTH KOREA The World Curling Federation has 54 member associations, but only 10 are allowed to par- ticipate at the medal level of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. South Korea, as host country, has a berth in both the men’s and women’s competitions. Seven berths will be assigned on the basis of points accumulated at the 2016 and ’17 World Curling Championships. The remaining two berths will be determined at a WCF Olympic qualifying event to be held in December 2017. Ranking Points Points Women 2016 2017 1 Switzerland 14 — 2 Japan 12 — 3 Russia 10 — 4 Canada 9 — 5 Scotland** 8 — Switzerland kept its winning streak alive when Binia 6 United States 7 — Feltscher skipped her team to its second world title — they 7 South Korea* 6 — also won in 2014 — and the country's fourth in five years. 8 Denmark 5 — 9 Sweden 4 — FINAL STANDINGS 10 Germany 3 — Playoffs Wins Losses 11 Finland 2 — Switzerland (Binia Feltscher) 2 0 12 Italy 1 — Japan (Satsuki Fujisawa) 1 2 Russia ()** 2 1 * South Korea qualifies as host country Canada (Chelsea Carey) 0 2 ** Scotland will represent Great Britain ** Won bronze-medal game against Canada 9-8

Round robin Wins Losses Switzerland (Binia Feltscher) 9 2 Japan (Satsuki Fujisawa) 9 2 Russia (Anna Sidorova) 8 3 Canada (Chelsea Carey) 8 3 Scotland (Eve Muirhead) 7 4 United States (Erika Brown) 6 5 South Korea (Ji Sun Kim) 5 6 Denmark (Lene Nielsen) 5 6 Sweden () 4 7 Germany (Daniela Driendl) 3 8 Finland (Oona Kauste) 1 10 Italy (Federica Apollonio) 1 10

Anna Sidorova, Margarita Fomina, Alexandra Raeva and Nkeiruka Ezekh defeated Canada in a 9-8 thriller to give Russia its third consecutive bronze medal.

59 Back-to-back playoff losses to Russia's Anna Sidorova — 7-4 in the Page 3-4 game and 9-8 in their bronze-medal encounter — left Canada's Chelsea Carey out of the medals. FRANCES BRODIE AWARD WINNERS 2016 Irene Schori Switzerland FRANCES BRODIE AWARD 2015 Sanna Puustinen Finland Swiss third Irene Schori is the 2016 winner of 2014 Alison Kreviazuk Canada the Frances Brodie Award. The award winner 2013 Corinna Scholz Germany is selected annually by competitors in the 2012 Eve Muirhead Scotland World Women’s Curling Championship as the 2011 Henriette Løvar Norway player who best combines playing ability with 2010 Linn Githmark Norway sportsmanship. The award was named in honour 2009 Marianne Rørvik Norway of Scotland’s Frances Brodie, one of curling’s 2008 Mirjam Ott Switzerland pioneering women. Brodie helped establish the 2007 Lindsay Wood Scotland women’s world championship and chaired the 2006 Junko Sonobe Japan first such event in Perth, Scotland, in 1979. The 2005 Cassie Johnson United States award was presented for the first time in 1989. 2004 Madeleine Dupont Denmark 2003 Dordi Nordby Norway 2002 Mi-Yeon Kim South Korea 2001 Ann Swisshelm Silver United States 2000 Scotland 1999 Marianne Aspelin Norway 1998 Scotland 1997 Jaana Jokela* Finland 1996 Kirsty Hay Scotland 1995 Ayako Ishigaki Japan 1994 Helena Blach-Lavrsen Denmark 1993 Jaana Jokela* Finland 1992 Amy Hatten Wright United States 1991 Veronika Huber Austria 1990 Almut Hege-Scholl Germany 1989 Christina Lestander Switzerland Chief umpire Dianne Barker presents the 2016 Frances Brodie sportsmanship award to third Irene Schori of Swit- *Two-time winner zerland. The winner is selected annually by the curlers.

60 WORLD WOMEN’S CHAMPIONS 2016 Switzerland Binia Feltscher, Irene Schori, Fränziska Kaufmann, Christine Urech 2015 Switzerland Alina Pätz, Nadine Lehmann, Marisa Winkelhausen, Nicole Schwägli 2014 Switzerland Binia Feltscher, Irene Schori, Fränziska Kaufmann, Christine Urech 2013 Scotland Eve Muirhead, Anna Sloan, Vicki Adams, 2012 Switzerland Mirjam Ott, Carmen Schäfer, Carmen Küng, Janine Greiner 2011 Sweden , Cecilia Östlund, Sara Carlsson, Lotta Lennartsson 2010 Germany Andrea Schöpp, Melanie Robillard, , Stella Heiss 2009 China Bingyu Wang, Yin Liu, Qingshuang Yue, Yan Zhou 2008 Canada Jennifer Jones, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Jill Officer, Dawn Askin 2007 Canada Kelly Scott, Jeanna Schraeder, Sasha Carter, Renee Simons 2006 Sweden Anette Norberg, , Cathrine Lindahl, Anna Svärd 2005 Sweden Anette Norberg, Eva Lund, Cathrine Lindahl, Anna Bergström 2004 Canada Colleen Jones, Kim Kelly, Mary-Anne Arsenault, Nancy Delahunt 2003 United States Debbie McCormick, Allison Pottinger, Ann Swisshelm Silver, 2002 Scotland Jackie Lockhart, Sheila Swan, Katriona Fairweather, Anne Laird 2001 Canada Colleen Jones, Kim Kelly, Mary-Anne Waye, Nancy Delahunt 2000 Canada Kelley Law, Julie Skinner, Georgina Wheatcroft, Diane Nelson 1999 Sweden , Katarina Nyberg, Lousie Marmont, Elisabeth Persson 1998 Sweden Elisabet Gustafson, Katarina Nyberg, Louise Marmont, Elisabeth Persson 1997 Canada Sandra Schmirler, Jan Betker, Joan McCusker, Marcia Gudereit 1996 Canada Marilyn Bodogh, Kim Gellard, Corie Beveridge, Jane Hooper Perroud 1995 Sweden Elisabet Gustafson, Katarina Nyberg, Louise Marmont, Elisabeth Persson 1994 Canada Sandra Schmirler, Jan Betker, Joan McCusker, Marcia Gudereit 1993 Canada Sandra Schmirler, Jan Betker, Joan McCusker, Marcia Gudereit 1992 Sweden Elisabet Gustafson, Katarina Nyberg, Louise Marmont, Elisabeth Persson 1991 Norway Dordi Nordby, Hanne Pettersen, Mette Halvorsen, Anne Jotun 1990 Norway Dordi Nordby, Hanne Pettersen, Mette Halvorsen, Anne Jotun 1989 Canada Heather Houston, Lorraine Lang, Diane Adams, Tracy Kennedy 1988 Germany Andrea Schöpp, Almut Scholl, Monika Wagner, Suzanne Fink 1987 Canada Pat Sanders, Georgina Hawkes, Louise Herlinveaux, Deb Massullo 1986 Canada Marilyn Bodogh, Kathy McEdwards, Chris Jurgenson, Jan Augustyn 1985 Canada Linda Moore, Lindsay Sparkes, Debbie Jones, Laurie Carney 1984 Canada Connie Laliberte, Chris More, Corinne Peters, Janet Arnott 1983 Switzerland Erika Müller, Barbara Meyer, Barbara Meier, Christina Wirz 1982 Denmark Marianne Jörgensen, Helena Blach, Astrid Birnbaum, Jette Olsen 1981 Sweden Elisabeth Högström, Carina Olsson, Birgitta Sewik, Karin Sjögren 1980 Canada Marj Mitchell, Nancy Kerr, Shirley McKendry, Wendy Leach 1979 Switzerland Gaby Casanova, Rosie Manger, Linda Thommen, Betty Bourguin

61 CIS-CURLING CANADA UNIVERSITY CHAMPIONSHIPS Presented by Travelers k KELOWNA, B.C. k MARCH 20 TO 23, 2016 PHOTOS: GREYSTOKE PHOTOGRAPHY/KEN REID PHOTOGRAPHY/KEN GREYSTOKE PHOTOS: Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks skip Aaron Squires, third Richard Krell, second Spencer Nuttall and lead Fraser Reid took just nine ends to derail the Alberta Golden Bears' quest for back-to back gold medals with a 7-4 victory and the university's second national title. "We played amazing. They played pretty well but we were just one step better today," said Squires.

MEN’S FINAL FIRST-TEAM ALL-CANADIANS Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks (A. Squires) 011 020 210 X 7 Skip Aaron Squires, Laurier Alberta Golden Bears (Thomas Scoffin) *000 101 002 X4 Thomas Scoffin, Alberta * Last-rock advantage Third Karsten Sturmay, Alberta Second Jason Ginter, Alberta FINAL STANDINGS Lead Edwin Moore, Waterloo Playoffs Wins Losses Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks (Aaron Squires) 2 0 SECOND-TEAM ALL-CANADIANS Alberta Golden Bears (Thomas Scoffin) 1 1 Skip Tie for first-team (Corey Chester)** 1 1 Third Richard Krell, Laurier (Eric Bradey) 0 2 Second Spencer Nuttall, Laurier ** Won bronze-medal game against Brock Badgers 7-3 Lead Parker Konschuh, Alberta

Round robin Wins Losses Alberta Golden Bears (Thomas Scoffin) 7 0 Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks (Aaron Squires) 6 1 Victoria Vikes (Corey Chester) 4 3 Brock Badgers (Eric Bradey) 4 3 (Matthew Manuel) 2 5 UBC Okanagan Heat (Justin Nillson) 2 5 (John Willsey) 2 5 Saint Mary's Huskies (Adam Cocks) 1 6

62 COACHING AWARDS The 2016 coaching award winners are men’s coach Melissa Soligo of the Victoria Vikes and women’s coach Louis Vachon of the Brandon Bobcats. The award winners are chosen at the CIS-Curling Canada University Curling Championships by coaches, who are asked to First-team all-Canadians: from left, Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks skip Aaron Squires, select an opposing team coach who tied with Alberta Golden Bears skip Thomas Scoffin, third Karsten Sturmay and who best exemplifies the attributes second Jason Ginter, both of Alberta, and lead Edwin Moore of the Waterloo Warriors. of coaching. MEN’S CHAMPIONS 2016 Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario Aaron Squires, Richard Krell, Spencer Nuttall, Fraser Reid 2015 University of Alberta Golden Bears, Edmonton, Alberta Thomas Scoffin, Evan Asmussen, Jason Ginter, Andrew O'Dell 2014 University of , Winnipeg, Manitoba Matt Dunstone, Jim Coleman, Daniel Grant, Chris Gallant 2013 Waterloo Warriors, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario Jake Walker, Edward Cyr, Jordan Moreau, James Freeman 2012 University of Alberta Golden Bears, Edmonton, Alberta Brendan Bottcher, Mick Lizmore, Brad Thiessen, Karrick Martin 2011 Memorial University Sea-Hawks, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador Colin Thomas, Cory Schuh, Chris Ford, Spencer Wicks 2010 Queen’s University Golden Gaels, Kingston, Ontario Jon Beuk, Andrew Inouye, Chadd Vandermade, Scott Chadwick 2009 University of , Regina, Saskatchewan Chris Busby, Jason Obst, Justin Mihalicz, Brad Wallin 2008 Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario Mike Anderson, Bill Francis, Paul Arkilander, Matthew Mapletoft

WOMEN’S FINAL R.W. PUGH Thompson Rivers WolfPack (C. Brown) *010 010 011 0 0 4 SPORTSMANSHIP Alberta Pandas (Kelsey Rocque) 101 001 000 1 1 5 AWARDS * Last-rock advantage The 2016 R.W. Pugh Sportsmanship Award FINAL STANDINGS winners are Brandon Bobcats Playoffs Wins Losses third Kaitlyn Payette and Alberta Pandas (Kelsey Rocque) 2 0 second Luke Cooke of the Thompson Rivers WolfPack (Corryn Brown) 1 1 UBC Okanagan Heat. The (Jestyn Murphy)** 1 1 winners are voted on by the Dalhousie Tigers (Kristin Clarke) 0 2 players in the CIS-Curling ** Won bronze-medal game against Dalhousie Tigers 11-7 Canada University Curling Championships as the Round robin Wins Losses curlers who best combine Guelph Gryphons (Jestyn Murphy) 5 2 sportsmanship and Thompson Rivers WolfPack (Corryn Brown) 5 2 playing ability. Dalhousie Tigers (Kristin Clarke) 5 2 Alberta Pandas (Kelsey Rocque) 5 2 Brandon Bobcats (Janelle Vachon) 3 4 Brock Badgers (Terri Weeks) 3 4 Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks (Chelsea Brandwood) 2 5 UNB Varsity Reds (Samantha Crook) 0 7

63 Alberta Pandas skip Kelsey Rocque, third Danielle Schmiemann, second Taylor McDonald and lead Taylore Theroux defeated the Thompson Rivers WolfPack 5-4 for the 2016 CIS-Curling Canada championship crown. It was two straight titles for Rocque, who stole her way to victory with a single in an extra end in a rematch of the 2015 final.

WOMEN’S CHAMPIONS 2016 University of Alberta Pandas, Edmonton, Alberta Kelsey Rocque, Danielle Schmiemann, Taylor McDonald, Taylore Theroux 2015 University of Alberta Pandas, Edmonton, Alberta Kelsey Rocque, Taylor McDonald, Alison Kotylak, Claire Tully 2014 Carleton University Ravens, Ottawa, Ontario , Lauren Horton, Lynn Kreviazuk, Jessica Armstrong 2013 Bisons, Winnipeg, Manitoba Breanne Meakin, Ashley Howard, Selena Kaatz, Krysten Karwacki 2012 Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario Laura Crocker, Sarah Wilkes, , Pam Feldkamp 2011 Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario Laura Crocker, Sarah Wilkes, Jen Gates, Pam Feldkamp 2010 University of Regina Cougars, Regina, Saskatchewan Brooklyn Lemon, Chelsey Peterson, Ashley Green, Nicole Lang 2009 Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario Hollie Nicol, Danielle Inglis, Laura Hickey, Hilary McDermott 2008 Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario Hollie Nicol, Danielle Inglis, Laura Hickey, Hilary McDermott

FIRST-TEAM ALL-CANADIANS Skip Corryn Brown, Thompson Rivers Third Erin Pincott, Thompson Rivers Second Taylor McDonald, Alberta Lead Ashley Nordin, Thompson Rivers

SECOND-TEAM ALL-CANADIANS Skip Jestyn Murphy, Guelph Third Danielle Schmiemann, Alberta Second Samantha Fisher, Thompson Rivers Lead Samantha Morris, Brock First-team all-Canadian honours went to skip Corryn Brown and third Erin Pincott, both of the TRU WolfPack, Alberta Pandas second Taylor McDonald and TRU WolfPack lead Ashley Nordin.

64 IT’S PASSION IT’S CURLING IT’S RIGHT HERE

For all of your Season of Champions event information, scores, news, ticket details and everything else about curling, go to CURLING.CA EVEREST CANADIAN SENIORS DIGBY AREA RECREATION CENTRE k DIGBY, NOVA SCOTIA k MARCH 28 TO APRIL 2, 2016 PHOTOS: HOMETOWN PORTRAITS HOMETOWN PHOTOS: The 2016 Canadian senior women's champions: from left, Nova Scotia's Colleen Jones, Kim Kelly, Mary Sue Radford and Nancy Delahunt. The Bluenosers dominated the final from the start, stealing in the second and third ends to go up 3-0 before Saskatchewan was able to get on the board. The win was sweet redemption for Jones, who lost the final last year.

SENIOR WOMEN’S FINAL Seeding round Wins Losses Saskatchewan (Sherry Anderson) 000 101 0X 2 Manitoba (Sandra Cowling) 5 4 Nova Scotia (Colleen Jones) *111 010 1X 5 Yukon (Leslie Grant) 4 5 * Last-rock advantage British Columbia (Diane Foster) 4 5 Northern Ontario (Peggy Taylor) 2 7 FINAL STANDINGS Northwest Territories (Debbie Moss) 1 8 Playoffs Wins Losses Nunavut (Robin Manoll) 0 9 Nova Scotia (Colleen Jones) 2 0 Saskatchewan (Sherry Anderson) 1 1 Round robin* Alberta (Cathy King)** 1 1 Pool A Wins Losses Ontario (Jo-Ann Rizzo) 0 2 Saskatchewan (Sherry Anderson) 6 0 ** Won bronze-medal game against Ontario 7-3 Alberta (Cathy King) 5 1 New Brunswick (Heidi Hanlon) 4 2 Championship round Wins Losses Quebec (Catherine Derick) 3 3 Nova Scotia (Colleen Jones) 8 2 Yukon (Leslie Grant) 2 4 Ontario (Jo-Ann Rizzo) 8 2 Northern Ontario (Peggy Taylor) 1 5 Saskatchewan (Sherry Anderson) 7 3 Northwest Territories (Debbie Moss) 0 6 Alberta (Cathy King) 7 3 New Brunswick (Heidi Hanlon) 7 3 N.L. () 6 4 Quebec (Catherine Derick) 5 5 Prince Edward Island () 3 7

66 Chalk up another title for Colleen Jones. The six-time Hearts and two-time world champion captured her first Canadian senior SPORTSMANSHIP AWARDS crown with a 5-2 win over Saskatchewan's Sherry Anderson. Skip Sherry Anderson, Saskatchewan Third Sylvie Daniel, Quebec Pool B Wins Losses Second , N.L. Ontario (Jo-Ann Rizzo) 5 1 Lead Jane Arseneau, New Brunswick Nova Scotia (Colleen Jones) 5 1 N.L. (Cathy Cunningham) 5 1 The winners of the 2016 Sportsmanship Prince Edward Island (Kim Dolan) 2 4 Awards are voted on by the players in the British Columbia (Diane Foster) 2 4 Everest Canadian Seniors as the curlers Manitoba (Sandra Cowling) 2 4 who best combine sportsmanship with Nunavut (Robin Manoll) 0 6 playing ability. * Top four teams in each pool advance to championship round, remaining teams to seeding round. All teams carry their full win-loss records forward.

CANADIAN SENIOR WOMEN’S CHAMPIONS 2016 Nova Scotia Colleen Jones, Kim Kelly, Mary Sue Radford, Nancy Delahunt 2015 Alberta Terri Loblaw, Judy Pendergast, Sandy Bell, Cheryl Meek 2014 Manitoba Lois Fowler, Maureen Bonar, Cathy Gauthier, Allyson Stewart 2013 Nova Scotia Colleen Pinkney, Wendy Currie, Shelley MacNutt, Susan Creelman 2012 Alberta Cathy King, Carolyn Morris, Lesley McEwan, Doreen Gares 2011 New Brunswick Heidi Hanlon, Kathy Floyd, Judy Blanchard, Jane Arseneau 2010 British Columbia Christine Jurgenson, Cheryl Noble, Pat Sanders, Roselyn Craig 2009 Nova Scotia Colleen Pinkney, Wendy Currie, Karen Hennigar, Susan Creelman 2008 British Columbia Pat Sanders, Cheryl Noble, Roselyn Craig, Christine Jurgenson 2007 Alberta Diane Foster, Shirley McPherson, Chris Wilson, Shirley Kohuch 2006 Ontario Anne Dunn, Lindy Marchuk, Gloria Campbell, Carol Thompson 2005 Ontario Joyce Potter, Muriel Potter, Janelle Sadler, Bonnie Morris 2004 Ontario Anne Dunn, Lindy Marchuk, Gloria Campbell, Fran Todd 2003 Saskatchewan Nancy Kerr, Linda Burnham, Kenda Richards, Gertie Pick 2002 Ontario Anne Dunn, Lindy Marchuk, Gloria Campbell, Carol Thompson 2001 Ontario Anne Dunn, Lindy Marchuk, Gloria Campbell, Fran Todd

67 2000 Quebec Agnès Charette, Martha Don, Lois Baines, Mary Anne Robertson 1999 Quebec Agnès Charette, Martha Don, Lois Baines, Mary Anne Robertson 1998 Ontario Jill Greenwood, Yvonne Smith, Gloria Campbell, Vicki Lauder 1997 Quebec Agnès Charette, Martha Don, Lois Baines, Mary Anne Robertson 1996 Ontario Jill Greenwood, Yvonne Smith, Gloria Campbell, Vicki Lauder 1995 Northern Ontario Sheila Ross, Linda Anderson, Barbara Gordon, Rae D’Agostino 1994 Alberta Cordella Schwengler, Marj Stewart, Betty Clarke, Nora Eaves 1993 Ontario Jill Greenwood, Yvonne Smith, Vicki Lauder, Maymar Gemmell 1992 Saskatchewan Sheila Rowan, Donna Trapp, Doreen Thomas, Joyce McKee 1991 Northern Ontario Eila Brown, Arline Wilson, Eileen Chivers-Wilson, Betty Toskovich 1990 Ontario Jill Greenwood, Yvonne Smith, Maymar Gemmell, Vicki Lauder 1989 Saskatchewan Emily Farnham, Mary Todarchuk, Mary Heidt, Arlie Ellsworth 1988 Ontario Phyllis Nielsen, Barbara Baird, Geraldine Barton, Mary Ellen McGugan 1987 Nova Scotia Verda Kempton, Marita Morrow, Joan Mason, Molly Pirie 1986 Saskatchewan Ev Krahn, Twyla Widdifield, Shirley Little, June Kaufman 1985 Saskatchewan Ev Krahn, Twyla Widdifield, Shirley Little, June Kaufman 1984 Saskatchewan Ev Krahn, Twyla Widdifield, Shirley Little, June Kaufman 1983 Manitoba Mabel Mitchell, Mary Adams, Mildred Murray, June Clark 1982 Nova Scotia Verda Kempton, Lucille Hamm, Molly Pirie, Lois Smith 1981 Alberta Bea Mayer, Eileen Cyr, Leah Nate, Alice Vejprava 1980 British Columbia Flora Martin, Elsie Humphrey, Verle McKeown, Edna Messum 1979 British Columbia Flora Martin, Elsie Humphrey, Verle McKeown, Edna Messum 1978 Alberta Hadie Manley, Bernie Durward, Dee McIntyre, Anna Kasting 1977 British Columbia Vi Tapella, Rose Neratini, Doris Vandendriesche, Mary Lee Bacchus 1976 Alberta Hadie Manley, Bernie Durward, Anna Kasting, Gladys Baptist 1975 British Columbia Flora Martin, Edna Messum, Doreen Baker, Betty Stubbs 1974 British Columbia Flora Martin, Edna Messum, Doreen Baker, Betty Stubbs 1973 British Columbia Ada Calles, Ina Hansen, May Shaw, Barbara Weir

SENIOR MEN’S FINAL Seeding round Wins Losses Ontario (Bryan Cochrane) *012 012 0X 6 Northern Ontario (Robbie Gordon) 5 4 Manitoba (Randy Neufeld) 000 100 2X 3 Quebec (Richard Faguy) 5 4 * Last-rock advantage Yukon (Walter Wallingham) 3 6 Northwest Territories (Glen Hudy) 2 7 FINAL STANDINGS New Brunswick (Grant Odishaw) 2 7 Playoffs Wins Losses Nunavut (Ed Sattelberger) 0 9 Ontario (Bryan Cochrane) 2 0 Manitoba (Randy Neufeld) 1 1 Round robin* Nova Scotia (Alan O'Leary)** 1 1 Pool A Wins Losses British Columbia (Bob Ursel) 0 2 Ontario (Bryan Cochrane) 6 0 ** Won bronze-medal game against B.C. 7-5 Manitoba (Randy Neufeld) 4 2 Alberta (Ed Lukowich) 4 2 Championship round Wins Losses Saskatchewan (Brad Heidt) 3 3 Ontario (Bryan Cochrane) 9 1 Northern Ontario (Robbie Gordon) 2 4 Manitoba (Randy Neufeld) 8 2 Yukon (Walter Wallingham) 2 4 Nova Scotia (Alan O'Leary) 7 3 Northwest Territories (Glen Hudy) 0 6 British Columbia (Bob Ursel) 7 3 P.E.I. (Rod MacDonald) 5 5 Alberta (Ed Lukowich) 5 5 Saskatchewan (Brad Heidt) 5 5 N.L. (Jeff Thomas) 4 6

68 The 2016 Canadian senior men's champions: from left, Ontario lead Ken Sullivan, second Doug Johnston, third Ian MacAulay and skip Bryan Cochrane. The foursome, who play out of the Russell Curling Club just southeast of Ottawa, doubled up on defending champion Randy Neufeld of Manitoba 6-3 to finish with an impressive 11-1 overall record.

Pool B Wins Losses SPORTSMANSHIP AWARDS Nova Scotia (Alan O'Leary) 6 0 Skip Richard Faguy, Quebec British Columbia (Bob Ursel) 4 2 Third Mark Noseworthy, N.L. Newfoundland/Labrador (Jeff Thomas) 4 2 Second Dion Dumontelle, N. Ontario Prince Edward Island (Rod MacDonald) 3 3 Lead Doug Hong, N. Ontario Quebec (Richard Faguy) 3 3 New Brunswick (Grant Odishaw) 1 5 The winners of the 2016 Sportsmanship Nunavut (Ed Sattelberger) 0 6 Awards are voted on by the players in the Everest Canadian Seniors * Top four teams in each pool advance to championship as the curlers who best combine round, remaining teams to seeding round. All teams sportsmanship with playing ability. carry their full win-loss records forward.

Ontario front-enders Ken Sullivan, left, and Doug Johnston, right, wait for skip Bryan Cochrane's rock to make its move. Ontario stole its way to a spot in the final with a 6-5 win over British Columbia's Bob Ursel in the semifinal. "That was hard. That was very good curling out there this week," said Cochrane. "We hung in there and the boys played great."

69 CANADIAN SENIOR MEN’S CHAMPIONS 2016 Ontario Bryan Cochrane, Ian MacAulay, Doug Johnston, Ken Sullivan 2015 Manitoba Randy Neufeld, Dean Moxham, Peter Nicholls, Dale Michie 2014 Nova Scotia Alan O'Leary, Andrew Dauphinee, Danny Christianson, Harold McCarthy 2013 New Brunswick Wayne Tallon, Mike Kennedy, Mike Flannery, Wade Blanchard 2012 Alberta Rob Armitage, Keith Glover, Randy Ponich, Wilf Edgar 2011 Manitoba Kelly Robertson, Doug Armour, Peter Prokopowich, Bob Scales 2010 Alberta , Marvin Wirth, Ken McLean, Millard Evans 2009 Ontario Bruce Delaney, Rick Bachand, Duncan Jamieson, George Mitchell 2008 Saskatchewan , Kevin Kalthoff, Verne Anderson, Dave Folk 2007 Alberta Pat Ryan, Marvin Wirth, Ken McLean, Millard Evans 2006 Northern Ontario Al Hackner, Rick Lang, Alan Laine, Brian Adams 2005 Alberta , Marvin Wirth, Ken McLean, Millard Evans 2004 Nfld./Labrador Bas Buckle, Bob Freeman, Gerald Young, Harvey Holloway 2003 Alberta Tom Reed, Warren Kushnir, Larry Gardeski, Garry Landry 2002 Manitoba Carl German, Ray Fillion, Ray McDougall, Brian Copeland 2001 Manitoba Gary Ross, Winston Warren, Gary Smith, Ken Orr 2000 Ontario Bob Turcotte, Roy Weigand, Bob Lichti, Steve McDermot 1999 British Columbia Ken Watson, Ed Dezura, John Himbury, Howard Grisack 1998 Saskatchewan Gary Bryden, Dale Graham, Wilf Foss, Gerry Zimmer 1997 Ontario Bob Turcotte, Roy Weigand, Bob Lichti, Steve McDermot 1996 Ontario Bob Turcotte, Roy Weigand, Bob Lichti, Steve McDermot 1995 Ontario Bill Dickie, Thom Pritchard, Keith MacGregor, George Dolejsi 1994 New Brunswick David Sullivan, Wally Nason, Roland Lord, William Ayer 1993 Alberta Len Erickson, Merl Brown, Bernie Desjarlais, Nelson Caron 1992 Ontario Jim Sharples, Art Lobel, Joe Gurowka, Brian Longley 1991 Manitoba Jim Ursel, Norm Houck, John Helston, Stan Lamont 1990 Manitoba Jim Ursel, Norm Houck, Stan Lamont, Henry Kroeger 1989 Ontario Jim Sharples, Art Lobel, Joe Gurowka, Peter Warren 1988 Alberta Bill Clark, Cy Little, Murray MacDonald, John Mayer 1987 Manitoba Norm Houck, Henry Kroeger, Sam Doherty, Doug McCartney 1986 Ontario Earle Hushagen, Joe Gurowka, Art Lobel, Bert Baragar 1985 Saskatchewan Frank Scheirich, Joe Golumbia, Wally Yuzdepski, Alex Wassien 1984 Manitoba Lloyd Gunnlaugson, Toro Suzuki, Albert Olson, Elgin Christianson 1983 Manitoba Lloyd Gunnlaugson, Toro Suzuki, Albert Olson, Dennis Reid 1982 Manitoba Lloyd Gunnlaugson, Toro Suzuki, Albert Olson, Elgin Christianson 1981 Quebec Jim Wilson, Garth Ruiter, George Brown, Bert Skitt 1980 Saskatchewan Terry McGeary, Don Berglind, Hillis Thompson, Clare Ramsay 1979 Alberta Cliff Forry, John Wolfe, Fred Kalicum, Ray Wellman 1978 Saskatchewan Art Knutson, Ernie Vaughan, Gay Knutson, Elmer Knutson 1977 Saskatchewan Morrie Thompson, Bert Harbottle, Archie Bartley, Mac McKee 1976 P.E.I. Wen MacDonald, John Squarebriggs, Irvine MacKinnon, Don Hutchison 1975 P.E.I. Wen MacDonald, John Squarebriggs, Irvine MacKinnon, Don Hutchison 1974 British Columbia George Beaudry, Buzz McGibney, Tom Clark, Harvey McKay 1973 Manitoba Dr. Bill McTavish, Norm McLean, John McLean, Harry Sulkers 1972 Quebec Ken Weldon, Ben McCormick, Bob Hubbard, Larry Elliott 1971 P.E.I. Wen MacDonald, John Squarebriggs, Doug George, Dan O’Rourke 1970 British Columbia Don MacRae, Gene Koster, Bev Smiley, Doc Howden 1969 Ontario Alfie Phillips, George Cowan, Sandy McTavish, Jack Young 1968 Saskatchewan Don Wilson, Carson Tufts, Ivan McMillan, Reuben Lowe 1967 New Brunswick Jim Murphy, Harry Farrell, Don Beatteay, Walter Biddiscombe 1966 Ontario Jim Johnston, Tom Rosborough, Joe Todd, Ed Waller 1965 Manitoba Leo Johnson, Marno Frederickson, Fred Smith, Cliff Wise

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FINAL Laura Crocker (AB), Geoff Walker (NL) *300 401 00 8 Jocelyn Peterman (AB), Brett Gallant (NL) 022 020 42 12 * Last-rock advantage FINAL STANDINGS Playoffs Wins Losses Jocelyn Peterman (AB), Brett Gallant (NL) 3 0 Laura Crocker (AB), Geoff Walker (NL) 2 1 Marliese Kasner, Dustin Kalthoff (SK) 1 1 Emma Miskew, Ryan Fry (ON) 2 1 Rachel Homan (ON), Mark Nichols (NL) 1 1 Kalynn Park, Charley Thomas (AB) 1 1 Lisa Weagle, John Epping (ON) 1 1 Dawn McEwen, Mike McEwen (MB) 0 1 Jennifer Baxter, Mark Dacey (NS) 0 1 After finishing with a 6-1 round-robin record, Joanne Courtney (ON), Reid Carruthers (MB) 0 1 Jocelyn Peterman and teammate Brett Gallant Janet Murphy, Hugh Murphy (ON) 0 1 ran the table to capture the mixed doubles title. , (SK) 0 1

72 Laura Crocker, centre, calls for teammate Geoff Walker, left, to corner-freeze the top stone to set up a possible deuce in mixed doubles action against Brett Gallant and Jocelyn Peterman. Up by two in the seventh, Crocker's final shot ticked a guard, redirecting and removing both of her own rocks, leaving Peterman a hit for four and a 10-8 lead going into the last end.

Round robin Pool A Wins Losses Pool C Wins Losses Laura Crocker (AB), Geoff Walker (NL) 7 0 Dawn McEwen, Mike McEwen (MB) 7 0 Rachel Homan (ON), Mark Nichols (NL) 6 1 Kalynn Park, Charley Thomas (AB) 5 2 Janet Murphy, Hugh Murphy (ON) 5 2 Nancy Martin, Catlin Schneider (SK) 5 2 Chelsea Carey (AB), Colin Hodgson (MB) 3 4 Emilie Desjardins, Robert Desjardins (QC) 4 3 Ashley Quick, Mike Armstrong (SK) 3 4 Sherry Just (SK), Derek Samagalski (MB) 3 4 Jody Smallwood, Bob Smallwood (YT) 2 5 Michelle Kruk, (MB) 3 4 Katie Cottrill, Shawn Cottrill (YT) 1 6 Julia Hunter, Alex Robichaud (NB) 1 6 Megan St. Amand, Chris Glibota (NO) 1 6 Ashley Ewasiuk, Mark Anderson (MB) 0 7

Pool B Wins Losses Pool D Wins Losses Jocelyn Peterman (AB), Brett Gallant (NL) 6 1 Marliese Kasner, Dustin Kalthoff (SK) 6 1 Lisa Weagle, John Epping (ON) 5 2 Emma Miskew, Ryan Fry (ON) 5 2 Jennifer Baxter, Mark Dacey (NS) 5 2 Joanne Courtney (ON), Reid Carruthers (MB) 5 2 Jaelyn Cotter, Jim Cotter (BC) 4 3 Danielle Inglis, Mike Anderson (ON) 4 3 Sabrina Smith, Kyle Holland (PE) 3 4 Kim Tuck, Wayne Tuck (ON) 4 3 Jessie Kaufman, Brock Virtue (AB) 3 4 Erin Porter, Cory Schuh (NL) 2 5 Stefanie Lawton, Steve Laycock (SK) 2 5 DondaLee Deis, Ryan Deis (SK) 1 6 Lora Browne, Nick Kaeser (NT) 0 7 Lisa Menard, Ray Baker (MB) 1 6

73 WORLD MEN’S CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP Presented by Ford of Canada ST. JAKOBSHALLE k BASEL, SWITZERLAND k APRIL 2 TO 10, 2016 PHOTO: WORLD CURLING FEDERATION/RICHARD GRAY WORLD CURLING FEDERATION/RICHARD PHOTO: The 2016 world men's champions: from left, Canadian skip Kevin Koe, third Marc Kennedy, second Brent Laing and lead Ben Hebert. The Canucks had Denmark's number all week, posting an 11-8 extra-end round-robin win and a 5-3 triumph in the Page 1-2 playoff before running them out of rocks in the 10th end of their gold-medal encounter.

FINAL Denmark (Rasmus Stjerne) 002 001 000 X 3 Canada (Kevin Koe) *100 020 002 X 5 * Last-rock advantage PERCENTAGES Denmark Canada Rasmus Stjerne 88% Kevin Koe 91% J. Frederiksen 79% Marc Kennedy 91% Mikkel Poulsen 89% Brent Laing 91% Troels Harry 93% Ben Hebert 95% Team totals 87% 92%

Skip Rasmus Stjerne and his relatively inexperienced Danish squad played brilliantly all week to reach the championship final, where PHOTO: WORLD CURLING FEDERATION/CÉLINE STUCKI they gave the Canadians all they could handle in a 5-3 losing effort.

74 PHOTO: WORLD CURLING FEDERATION/RICHARD GRAY WORLD CURLING FEDERATION/RICHARD PHOTO: PHOTO: WORLD CURLING FEDERATION/RICHARD GRAY WORLD CURLING FEDERATION/RICHARD PHOTO: John Shuster, Tyler George, Matt Hamilton and John Landsteiner of the U.S. rallied from a semifinal loss to defeat Japan 8-6 in the bronze-medal game.

THE ROAD TO PYEONGCHANG, SOUTH KOREA The World Curling Federation has 54 member associations, but only 10 are allowed to participate at the medal level of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. South Korea, as host country, has a berth in both the men’s and women’s competitions. Seven berths will be assigned on the basis of Canadian skip Kevin Koe has cause for celebration after snapping a gold-medal dry spell with a hard-fought victory over Denmark's Ras- points accumulated at the 2016 and mus Stjerne. "It feels awesome," Koe told reporters after the match. ’17 World Curling Championships. The remaining two berths will be determined at FINAL STANDINGS a WCF Olympic qualifying event to be held Playoffs Wins Losses in December 2017. Canada (Kevin Koe) 2 0 Ranking Points Points Denmark (Rasmus Stjerne) 1 2 Men 2016 2017 United States (John Shuster)** 2 1 Japan (Yusuke Morozumi) 0 2 1 Canada 14 — 2 Denmark 12 — ** Won bronze-medal game against Japan 8-6 3 United States 10 — Round robin Wins Losses 4 Japan 9 — Canada (Kevin Koe) 10 1 5 Norway 8 — Denmark (Rasmus Stjerne) 8 3 6 Sweden 7 — Japan (Yusuke Morozumi) 8 3 7 Scotland** 6 — United States (John Shuster) 8 3 8 Finland 5 — Norway (Thomas Ulsrud) 7 4 9 Switzerland 4 — Sweden (Niklas Edin) 6 5 10 Russia 3 — Scotland (Tom Brewster) 5 6 11 South Korea* 2 — Finland (Aku Kauste) 5 6 12 Germany 1 — Switzerland () 4 7 Russia (Alexey Tselousov) 2 9 * South Korea qualifies as host country South Korea (Kim Soo Hyuk) 2 9 ** Scotland will represent Great Britain Germany (Alexander Baumann) 1 10

75 COLIN CAMPBELL MEMORIAL AWARD Japanese lead Kosuke Morozumi is the winner of the Colin Campbell Memorial Award for the second consecutive year. The award winner is selected annually by competitors in the World Men’s Curling Championship as the player who best combines playing ability with sportsmanship. The award was instituted in 1979 to honour the memory of Colin A. Campbell, who served as president of the International Curling Federation (now the World Curling Federation) from 1969 until his PHOTO: WORLD CURLING FEDERATION/RICHARD GRAY WORLD CURLING FEDERATION/RICHARD PHOTO: death in 1978. Japanese lead Kosuke Morozumi is the winner of the Colin Campbell Memorial sportsmanship award for the second consecutive year.

COLIN CAMPBELL MEMORIAL AWARD WINNERS

2016 Kosuke Morozumi* Japan 1996 Mikael Hasselborg Sweden 2015 Kosuke Morozumi* Japan 1995 Peja Lindholm Sweden 2014 Ewen MacDonald* Scotland 1994 Gert Larsen Denmark 2013 Niklas Edin Sweden 1993 Hugh Millikin Australia 2012 Sean Becker** New Zealand 1992 Jussi Uusipaavalniemi* Finland 2011 Thomas Ulsrud Norway 1991 Switzerland 2010 Torger Nergård Norway 1990 Tommy Stjerne* Denmark 2009 Fengchun Wang China 1989 Tommy Stjerne* Denmark 2008 Thomas Dufour France 1988 Bo Bakke Norway 2007 Ralph Stöckli Switzerland 1987 Goran Roxin Sweden 2006 Ewan MacDonald* Scotland 1986 Uli Sutor Germany 2005 Marco Mariani Italy 1985 Tim Wright United States 2004 Sean Becker** New Zealand 1984 Mike Hay Scotland 1983 Keith Wendorf* Germany 2003 * Finland 1982 Rick Lang Canada 2002 Pål Trulsen Norway 1981 Mark Olson Canada 2001 Spencer Mugnier France 1980 Greig Henderson Scotland 2000 Greg McAulay Canada 1979 Keith Wendorf* Germany 1999 Sean Becker** New Zealand 1998 Markku Uusipaavalniemi* Finland *Two-time winner 1997 Jussi Uusipaavalniemi* Finland **Three-time winner

WORLD MEN’S CHAMPIONS 2016 Canada Kevin Koe, Marc Kennedy, Brent Laing, Ben Hebert 2015 Sweden Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Kristian Lindström, Christoffer Sundgren 2014 Norway Thomas Ulsrud, Torger Nergård, Christoffer Svae, Håvard Vad Petersson 2013 Sweden Niklas Edin, Sebastian Kraupp, Fredrik Lindberg, Viktor Kjäll 2012 Canada Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Brent Laing, Craig Savill 2011 Canada Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Reid Carruthers, Steve Gould 2010 Canada Kevin Koe, Blake MacDonald, Carter Rycroft, Nolan Thiessen 2009 Scotland David Murdoch, Ewan MacDonald, Peter Smith, Euan Byers 2008 Canada Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert

76 2007 Canada Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill 2006 Scotland David Murdoch, Ewan MacDonald, Warwick Smith, Euan Byers 2005 Canada Randy Ferbey, David Nedohin, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque 2004 Sweden Peja Lindholm, Tomas Nordin, Magnus Swartling, Peter Narup 2003 Canada Randy Ferbey, David Nedohin, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque 2002 Canada Randy Ferbey, David Nedohin, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque 2001 Sweden Peja Lindholm, Tomas Nordin, Magnus Swartling, Peter Narup 2000 Canada Greg McAulay, Brent Pierce, Bryan Miki, Jody Sveistrup 1999 Scotland Hammy McMillan, Warwick Smith, Ewan MacDonald, Peter Loudon 1998 Canada Wayne Middaugh, Graeme McCarrel, Ian Tetley, Scott Bailey 1997 Sweden Peja Lindholm, Tomas Nordin, Magnus Swartling, Peter Narup 1996 Canada Jeff Stoughton, Ken Tresoor, Garry Vandenberghe, Steve Gould 1995 Canada Kerry Burtnyk, Jeff Ryan, Rob Meakin, Keith Fenton 1994 Canada Rick Folk, Pat Ryan, Bert Gretzinger, Gerry Richard 1993 Canada Russ Howard, Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Peter Corner 1992 Switzerland Markus Eggler, Frédéric Jean, Stefan Hofer, Bjorn Schröder 1991 Scotland , Graeme Connal, Peter Smith, David Hay 1990 Canada Ed Werenich, John Kawaja, Ian Tetley, Pat Perroud 1989 Canada Pat Ryan, Randy Ferbey, Don Walchuk, Don McKenzie 1988 Norway Eigil Ramsfjell, Sjur Loen, Morten Søgaard, Bo Bakke 1987 Canada Russ Howard, Glenn Howard, Tim Belcourt, Kent Carstairs 1986 Canada Ed Lukowich, John Ferguson, Neil Houston, Brent Syme 1985 Canada Al Hackner, Rick Lang, Ian Tetley, Pat Perroud 1984 Norway Eigil Ramsfjell, Sjur Loen, , Bo Bakke 1983 Canada Ed Werenich, Paul Savage, John Kawaja, Neil Harrison 1982 Canada Al Hackner, Rick Lang, Bob Nicol, Bruce Kennedy 1981 Switzerland Jürg Tanner, Jürg Hornisberger, Patrik Lörtscher, Franz Tanner 1980 Canada Rick Folk, Ron Mills, Tom Wilson, Jim Wilson 1979 Norway Kristian Sørum, Morten Sørum, Eigil Ramsfjell, Gunnar Meland 1978 United States , , Tom Locken, 1977 Sweden Ragnar Kamp, Håkan Rudström, Björn Rudström, Christer Mårtensson 1976 United States , , Gary Kleffman, 1975 Switzerland Otto Danieli, Roland Schneider, Rolf Gautschi, Ueli Mülli 1974 United States Bud Somerville, Bob Nichols, Bill Strum, Tom Locken 1973 Sweden Kjell Oscarius, Bengt Oscarius, Tom Schaeffer, Boa Carlman 1972 Canada Orest Meleschuk, Dave Romano, John Hanesiak, Pat Hailley 1971 Canada Don Duguid, Rod Hunter, Jim Pettapiece, Bryan Wood 1970 Canada Don Duguid, Rod Hunter, Jim Pettapiece, Bryan Wood 1969 Canada Ron Northcott, Dave Gerlach, Bernie Sparkes, Fred Storey 1968 Canada Ron Northcott, , Bernie Sparkes, Fred Storey 1967 Scotland Chuck Hay, , Alan Glen, 1966 Canada Ron Northcott, George Fink, Bernie Sparkes, Fred Storey 1965 United States Bud Somerville, Bill Strum, Al Gagne, Tom Wright 1964 Canada Lyall Dagg, Leo Hebert, Fred Britton, Barry Naimark 1963 Canada Ernie Richardson, Arnold Richardson, Garnet Richardson, Mel Perry 1962 Canada Ernie Richardson, Arnold Richardson, Garnet Richardson, Wes Richardson 1961 Canada Hector Gervais, Ray Werner, Vic Raymer, Wally Ursuliak 1960 Canada Ernie Richardson, Arnold Richardson, Garnet Richardson, Wes Richardson 1959 Canada Ernie Richardson, Arnold Richardson, Garnet Richardson, Wes Richardson

77 CANADIAN WHEELCHAIR CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP CALEDONIAN CURLING CLUB k REGINA k APRIL 4 TO 10, 2016 PHOTO: ELIZABETH HILL PHOTO: The 2016 Canadian wheelchair champions: (front row, from left) Saskatchewan alternate Moose Gibson, skip Darwin Bender, third Marie Wright, second Gil Dash and lead Larry Schrader; (back row) coaches Lorraine Arguin and Lloyd Thiele. In front of a hometown crowd, Bender led his team to its second national title with a 5-2 win over Northern Ontario.

FINAL Round robin Wins Losses Saskatchewan (Darwin Bender) *020 101 1X 5 Northern Ontario (Doug Dean) 7 2 Northern Ontario (Doug Dean) 001 010 0X 2 Saskatchewan (Darwin Bender) 7 2 * Last-rock advantage Nova Scotia (Trendal Hubley-Bolivar) 6 3 British Columbia (Frank LaBounty) 5 4 FINAL STANDINGS Manitoba (Dennis Thiessen) 5 4 Playoffs Wins Losses Alberta (Jack Smart) 5 4 Saskatchewan (Darwin Bender) 2 0 Quebec (Sébastien Boisvert) 4 5 Northern Ontario (Doug Dean) 1 2 Ontario (Collinda Joseph) 3 6 N.S. (Trendal Hubley-Bolivar)** 2 1 N.L. (Cecilia Carroll) 2 7 Alberta (Jack Smart) 2 2 New Brunswick (Mike Fitzgerald) 1 8 British Columbia (Frank LaBounty) 0 1 Manitoba (Dennis Thiessen) 0 1 ** Won bronze-medal game against Alberta 5-4

78 ALL-STARS SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD Skip Doug Dean, Northern Ontario Northern Ontario skip Doug Dean is the winner Third Marie Wright, Saskatchewan of the 2016 Canadian Wheelchair Curling Second Martin Purvis, Alberta Championship Sportsmanship Award. The winner Lead Lola Graham, Northern Ontario is selected by the players as the curler who best combines playing ability with sportsmanship.

CANADIAN WHEELCHAIR CHAMPIONS 2016 Saskatchewan Darwin Bender, Marie Wright, Gil Dash, Larry Schrader 2015 British Columbia Gerry Austgarden, Darryl Neighbour, Frank LaBounty, Alison Duddy 2014 Manitoba Dennis Thiessen, Mark Wherrett, Jamie Anseeuw, Melissa Lecuyer 2013 Quebec Benoît Lessard, Carl Marquis, Sébastien Boisvert, Johanne Daly 2012 Saskatchewan Darwin Bender, Gil Dash, Marie Wright, Larry Schrader 2011 Manitoba Chris Sobkowicz, Dennis Thiessen, Melissa Lecuyer, George Horning, Don Kalinsky 2010 Host B.C. , Rich Green, Vince Miele, Corinne Jensen, Samantha Siu 2009 British Columbia Jim Armstrong, Frank LaBounty, Whitney Warren, Jacqueline Roy, Darryl Neighbour 2008 British Columbia Jim Armstrong, Frank LaBounty, Whitney Warren, Jacqueline Roy, Vincent Miele 2007 British Columbia Darryl Neighbour, Frank LaBounty, Whitney Warren, Jacqueline Roy, Jim Shannon 2006 Team Canada Chris Daw, Gerry Austgarden, Gary Cormack, Sonja Gaudet, Karen Blachford 2005 Team Canada Chris Daw, Bruce McAninch, Jim Primavera, Karen Blachford, Gerry Austgarden 2004 Team Canada Chris Daw, Bruce McAninch, Jim Primavera, Karen Blachford

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79 CANADIAN MASTERS GLOOSCAP CURLING CLUB, KENTVILLE, NOVA SCOTIA, AND WOLFVILLE CURLING CENTRE k WOLFVILLE, NOVA SCOTIA k APRIL 4 TO 10, 2016

Down 3-2 after five ends, Saskatchewan skip Merle Kopach, third Sylvia Johnson, second Linda Delver and lead Trudy Dykes scored three in the sixth and stole one in seven to defeat fan favourite Nova Scotia and capture the 2016 Canadian masters crown. Appearing in their fourth straight masters, Kopach and Delver have now won the coveted title three times.

WOMEN’S FINAL Championship round Wins Losses Saskatchewan (Merle Kopach) *011 003 1X 6 New Brunswick (Isabel Yeamans) 6 3 Nova Scotia (Margaret Cutcliffe) 100 110 0X 3 Saskatchewan (Merle Kopach) 6 3 * Last-rock advantage Nova Scotia (Margaret Cutcliffe) 6 3 Manitoba (Pat Malanchuk) 6 3 FINAL STANDINGS British Columbia (Karen Lepine) 6 3 Playoffs Wins Losses Ontario (Anne Dunn) 5 4 Saskatchewan (Merle Kopach) 2 0 N. Ontario (Marion Clark) 4 5 Nova Scotia (Margaret Cutcliffe) 1 1 Quebec (Sylvye Turgeon) 4 5 Manitoba (Pat Malanchuk)** 1 1 New Brunswick (Isabel Yeamans) 0 2 Seeding round Wins Losses ** Won bronze-medal game against Alberta (Susan Seitz) 5 3 New Brunswick 8-5 P.E.I. (Sandy Hope) 2 6 N.W.T. (Davida Delorey) 1 7 Yukon (Ellen Johnson) 1 7

80 Round robin* Pool A Wins Losses Pool B Wins Losses New Brunswick (Isabel Yeamans) 4 1 Ontario (Anne Dunn) 4 1 Manitoba (Pat Malanchuk) 4 1 Nova Scotia (Margaret Cutcliffe) 3 2 British Columbia (Karen Lepine) 3 2 Quebec (Sylvye Turgeon) 3 2 N. Ontario (Marion Clark) 3 2 Saskatchewan (Merle Kopach) 3 2 P.E.I. (Sandy Hope) 1 4 Alberta (Susan Seitz) 2 3 N.W.T. (Davida Delorey) 0 5 Yukon (Ellen Johnson) 0 5

* Top four teams in each pool advance to championship round, remaining teams to seeding round. All teams carry their full win-loss records forward.

CANADIAN MASTERS WOMEN’S CHAMPIONS 2016 Saskatchewan Merle Kopach, Sylvia Johnson, Linda Delver, Trudy Dykes 2015 British Columbia Karen Lepine, Susan Beuk, Agnes Sigurdson, Donna Christian 2014 Saskatchewan Merle Kopach, Audrey Crosson, Linda Delver, Janet Rooks 2013 Ontario Joyce Potter, Diana Favel, Janelle Sadler, Jennifer Langley 2012 Saskatchewan Merle Kopach, Audrey Crosson, Linda Delver, Rae Wilson 2011 Manitoba Joyce McDougall, Linda Van Daele, Cheryl Orr, Karen Dunbar 2010 Nova Scotia Sue Anne Bartlett, Sharon Clarke, Marjorie MacKay, Brenda Nearing 2009 Saskatchewan Lee Morrison, Bernice Van Der Velden, Peggy Hergott, Marg Griffiths 2008 Alberta Mary Lynn Oates, Heather Paul-Scott, Sylvia Babich, Linda Pratt 2007 Alberta Linda Wagner, Sandra Turner, Marilyn Toews, Betty Clarke 2006 Nova Scotia Sue Anne Bartlett, Adine Boutilier, Carol Whitmore, Marjorie MacKay 2005 Ontario Gloria Sorley, Jacki Lococo, Lynne Coull, Marg Newton 2004 New Brunswick Marlene Vaughan, Ellen Brennan, Sandra Franey, Fran Meehan 2003 Ontario Gloria Sorley, Jacki Lococo, Lynne Coull, Marg Newton 2002 New Brunswick Marlene Vaughan, Ellen Brennan, Rose Donovan, Pierrette MacNaughton 2001 Alberta Shirley Tucker, Ruth Kimmitt, Lorna Priddle, Betty Jean Buchanan 2000 Alberta Phyl Raymond, Toni Ironside, Vida Roseboom, Jackie Ogryzlo

MEN’S FINAL Championship round Wins Losses Ontario (Bruce Delaney) *000 021 0X 3 Ontario (Bruce Delaney) 8 2 Alberta (Ed Lukowich) 211 300 3X 10 Saskatchewan (Eugene Hritzuk) 8 2 * Last-rock advantage Alberta (Ed Lukowich) 7 3 British Columbia (Keith Switzer) 7 3 FINAL STANDINGS Quebec (Jacques Taillon) 6 4 Playoffs Wins Losses Nova Scotia (Steve Ogden) 6 4 Alberta (Ed Lukowich) 2 0 Manitoba (Mark Franklin) 6 4 Ontario (Bruce Delaney) 1 1 N.L. (Gary Oke) 4 6 Saskatchewan (Eugene Hritzuk)** 1 1 British Columbia (Keith Switzer) 0 2 Seeding round Wins Losses ** Won bronze-medal game against B.C. 12-2 New Brunswick (Rod Aube) 4 5 Northern Ontario (Gord Williams) 4 5 Host (Alan Marshall) 3 6 Yukon (Darold Stuart) 2 7 N.W.T. (Paul Delorey) 2 7 P.E.I. (Louis Walsh) 0 9

81 The 2016 Canadian masters men's champions: from left, Alberta skip Ed Lukowich, fourth Jim Walsh, second Don Hier and lead Gord Dewar. Ontario's Bruce Delaney was no match for the Albertans, who stole the first seven points en route to a 10-3 drubbing. Alberta clinched a spot in the final with back-to-back steals in the semifinal against Saskatchewan.

Round robin* Pool A Wins Losses Pool B Wins Losses British Columbia (Keith Switzer) 5 1 Alberta (Ed Lukowich) 6 0 Ontario (Bruce Delaney) 5 1 Quebec (Jacques Taillon) 5 1 Saskatchewan (Eugene Hritzuk) 4 2 N.L. (Gary Oke) 4 2 Manitoba (Mark Franklin) 4 2 Nova Scotia (Steve Ogden) 3 3 Yukon (Darold Stuart) 1 5 New Brunswick (Rod Aube) 2 4 N.W.T. (Paul Delorey) 1 5 Northern Ontario (Gord Williams) 1 5 Host (Alan Marshall) 1 5 P.E.I. (Louis Walsh) 0 6

* Top four teams in each pool advance to championship round, remaining teams to seeding round. All teams carry their full win-loss records forward.

CANADIAN MASTERS MEN’S CHAMPIONS 2016 Alberta Ed Lukowich, Jim Walsh, Don Hier, Gord Dewar 2015 Manitoba Ron Westcott, Ken Dusablon, Bob Boughey, Howard Restall 2014 Saskatchewan Eugene Hritzuk, Jim Wilson, Verne Anderson, Dave Folk 2013 Alberta Harold Breckenridge, Don Hier, J.R. McDonald, Gord Dewar 2012 N.L. Toby McDonald, Wayne Hamilton, Lloyd Powell, Paul Aitken 2011 British Columbia Garry Gelowitz, Rob Koffski, Brad Cmolik, Dennis Case 2010 Ontario Mike Dorey, Brian Henderson, Gary Houghton, Paul Knight 2009 Manitoba Ray Orr, Dennis Peckover, Brian Manns, John Mendrikis 2008 British Columbia Rick Pughe, John Zwarych, Jack Finnbogason, Bob Byrne 2007 Ontario Bob Edmondson, David Stewart, Brian Longley, Graham MacEachern 2006 British Columbia Dale McKenzie, Roy Giles, Sheldon Paugler, Fred Trussell 2005 Manitoba Doug Armour, Frank Gudz, Don Barr, Ken Sabad 2004 Manitoba Martin Bailey, John Helston, Brian Taylor, Gary Smith 2003 Quebec Dave Moon, Mac Baines, Bob Suderman, Dan McConnell 2002 Manitoba Orest Meleschuk, John Usackis, Bob Lesko, Richard Shroeder 2001 Manitoba Barry Fry, Don Duguid, Winston Warren, Barry Coleman 2000 Ontario Jim Sharples, Brian Longley, Joe Gurowka, Art Lobel

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WORLD SENIORS KARLSTAD CURLING ARENA kKARLSTAD, SWEDEN k APRIL 15 TO 23, 2016 PHOTOS: WORLD CURLING FEDERATION/CÉLINE STUCKI WORLD CURLING FEDERATION/CÉLINE PHOTOS: World senior men's champions from Sweden: (front row, from left) lead Gerry Wa˚hlin and skip Mats Wrana˚; (back row) third Mikael Hasselborg, second Anders Eriksson and alternate Lars Lindgren. Playing in front of a home crowd, the Swedes extended a 6-4 advantage with a steal of one in the eighth end to give Sweden its first world senior men's title.

MEN’S FINAL Round robin Canada (Randy Neufeld) *101 002 00 4 Pool A Wins Losses Sweden (Mats Wranå) 020 210 11 7 United States (Geoff Goodland) 7 1 * Last-rock advantage Scotland (Gordon Muirhead) 7 1 Germany (Uwe Saile) 6 2 FINAL STANDINGS Switzerland (Stefan Karnusian) 5 3 Playoffs Wins Losses Latvia (Ansis Regža) 5 3 Sweden (Mats Wranå) 3 0 Wales (Adrian Meikle) 3 5 Canada (Randy Neufeld) 2 1 Czech Republic (Petr Kovač) 2 6 Ireland (Peter Wilson)** 3 1 Russia (Dmitry Dmitrievskiy) 1 7 Denmark (Ole de Neergaard) 1 2 Belgium (Stef Van Heddegem) 0 8 Norway (Tormod Andreassen) 0 1 New Zealand (Hans Frauenlob) 0 1 Pool B Wins Losses Scotland (Gordon Muirhead) 0 1 Canada (Randy Neufeld) 8 0 United States (Geoff Goodland) 0 1 Sweden (Mats Wranå) 7 1 Germany (Uwe Saile) 0 1 Ireland (Peter Wilson) 6 2 **Won bronze-medal game against Denmark 7-2 Finland (Kari Keränen) 4 4 Israel (Gary Gumprich) 3 5 France (Pascal Adam) 3 5 Slovakia (Ondrej Marcek) 2 6 Netherlands (Gus Van Imhoff) 2 6 Japan (Kenji Komoda) 1 7

84 Pool C Wins Losses New Zealand (Hans Frauenlob) 8 0 Norway (Tormod Andreassen) 7 1 Denmark (Ole de Neergaard) 6 2 England (Tommy Campbell) 5 3 Australia (Gerald Chick) 4 4 Slovenia (Mitja Resman) 2 6 Italy (Adriano Regis) 2 6 Poland (Henryk Skowrónski) 2 6 Turkey (withdrew from competition) 0 8

Canada's Randy Neufeld and his mates kept their 8-0 unbeaten streak alive with wins over Scotland in a quarter-final and Ireland in a semi, only to succumb to Sweden in their gold-medal tilt.

WORLD SENIOR MEN 2016 Sweden Mats Wranå, Mikael Hasselborg, Anders Eriksson, Gerry Wåhlin 2015 United States Lyle Sieg, Tom Violette, Ken Trask, Steve Lundeen 2014 Canada Wayne Tallon, Mike Kennedy, Mike Flannery, Wade Blanchard 2013 Canada Rob Armitage, Keith Glover, Randy Ponich, Wilf Edgar 2012 Ireland John Jo Kenny, Bill Gray, David Whyte, Tony Tierney 2011 Canada Mark Johnson, Marvin Wirth, Ken McLean, Millard Evans 2010 United States Paul Pustovar, Brian Simonson, Tom Harms, Don Mohawk 2009 Canada Eugene Hritzuk, Kevin Kalthoff, Verne Anderson, Dave Folk 2008 Canada Pat Ryan, Marvin Wirth, Ken McLean, Millard Evans 2007 Scotland Keith Prentice, Lockhart Steele, Tommy Fleming, Robin Aitken 2006 Canada Les Rogers, Marvin Wirth, Ken McLean, Millard Evans 2005 Canada Bas Buckle, Bob Freeman, Gerry Young, Harvey Holloway 2004 Canada Bas Buckle, Bob Freeman, Gerry Young, Harvey Holloway 2003 Canada Tom Reed, Warren Kushnir, Larry Gardeski, Garry Landry, Fred McKenzie 2002 United States Larry Johnson, Stan Vinge, George Godfrey, Bill Kind,

WOMEN’S FINAL Round robin Scotland (Jackie Lockhart) *000 200 20 1 5 Pool A Wins Losses Germany (Monika Wagner) 000 021 01 0 4 England (Judith Dixon) 8 0 * Last-rock advantage Canada (Terri Loblaw) 7 1 Sweden (Gunilla Arfwidsson Edlund) 6 2 FINAL STANDINGS Japan (Miyuki Kawamura) 4 4 Playoffs Wins Losses Latvia (Elena K¯apostiņa) 4 4 Scotland (Jackie Lockhart) 2 0 Czech Republic (Lenka Šafránková) 3 5 Germany (Monika Wagner) 3 1 Australia (Sandy Gagnon) 2 6 Sweden (G. Arfwidsson Edlund)** 2 1 Finland (Saara Markkanen) 2 6 England (Judith Dixon) 0 2 Lithuania (Gaiva Valatkienė) 0 8 Canada (Terri Loblaw) 0 1 Switzerland (Esther Kobler) 0 1 United States (Norma O'Leary) 0 1 **Won bronze-medal game against England 10-5

85 The 2016 world senior women's champions: (front row, from left) Scottish lead Margaret Richardson, second and alternate Margaret Robertson; (back row) skip Jackie Lockhart and third Christine Cannon. A force throughout the tourney, the Scots ran the table 9-0 en route to their country's third world senior women's title.

Pool B Wins Losses Scotland (Jackie Lockhart) 7 0 Switzerland (Esther Kobler) 5 2 Germany (Monika Wagner) 5 2 United States (Norma O'Leary) 5 2 Russia (Liudmila Murova) 2 5 Italy (Fiona Simpson) 2 5 Austria (Veronika Huber) 1 6 New Zealand (Elizabeth Matthews) 1 6

Unable to score a championship-winning deuce in regula- tion, Germany's Andrea Schöpp took one, forcing an extra end in which Scotland's Jackie Lockhart prevailed 5-4.

WORLD SENIOR WOMEN 2016 Scotland Jackie Lockhart, Christine Cannon, Isobel Hannen, Margaret Richardson 2015 Canada Lois Fowler, Maureen Bonar, Cathy Gauthier, Allyson Stewart 2014 Scotland Christine Cannon, Margaret Richardson, Isobel Hannen, Janet Lindsay 2013 Canada Cathy King, Carolyn Morris, Lesley McEwan, Doreen Gares 2012 Canada Heidi Hanlon, Kathy Floyd, Judy Blanchard, Jane Arseneau 2011 Canada Christine Jurgenson, Cheryl Noble, Pat Sanders, Roselyn Craig 2010 Canada Colleen Pinkney, Wendy Currie, Karen Hennigar, Susan Creelman 2009 Canada Pat Sanders, Cheryl Noble, Roselyn Craig, Christine Jurgenson 2008 Canada Diane Foster, Shirley McPherson, Shirley Kohuch, Chris Wilson 2007 Sweden Ingrid Meldahl, Ann-Catrin Kjerr, Birgitta Törn, Inger Berg, Sylvia Liljefors 2006 Sweden Ingrid Meldahl, Ann-Catrin Kjerr, Inger Berg, Sylvia Malmberg, Birgitta Törn 2005 Scotland Carolyn Morris, Pat Lockhart, Jeanette Johnston, Linda Lesperance, Catherine Edington 2004 Canada Anne Dunn, Lindy Marchuk, Gloria Campbell, Fran Todd, Carol Thompson 2003 Canada Nancy Kerr, Linda Burnham, Kenda Richards, Gertie Pick 2002 Canada Anne Dunn, Lindy Marchuk, Gloria Campbell, Carol Thompson, Fran Todd

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FINAL Russia (A. Bryzgalova, A. Krushelnitskiy) 030 201 01 7 China (Rui Wang, Dexin Ba) *101 010 20 5 * Last-rock advantage FINAL STANDINGS Playoffs Wins Losses Russia (A. Bryzgalova, A. Krushelnitskiy) 4 0 China (Rui Wang, Dexin Ba) 3 1 United States (, )** 3 1 Scotland (Gina Aitken, Bruce Mouat) 3 2 Canada (Marliese Kasner, Dustin Kalthoff) 1 1 Estonia (Marie Turmann, Harri Lill) 1 1 Finland (Oona Kauste, Tomi Rantamäki) 1 1 England (Anna Fowler, Ben Fowler) 1 1 Norway (K. Skaslien, M. Nedregotten) 0 1 Slovakia (Daniela Matulova, Ladislav Derzsi) 0 1 Austria (Karina Toth, Sebastian Wunderer) 0 1 Ireland (Alison Fyfe, Neil Fyfe) 2 1 Denmark (Trine Qvist, Mikael Qvist) 1 1 Hungary (Dorottya Palancsa, ) 0 1 Russia's Alexander Krushelnitskiy and Anas- South Korea (Hyeji Jang, Kijeong Lee) 0 1 tasia Bryzgalova proudly display their gold New Zealand (Bridget Becker, Scott Becker) 0 1 medals and the world championship trophy. Bulgaria (Marina Yaneva, Reto Seiler) 1 1 Turkey (Dilsat Yildiz, Kadir Cakir) 0 1 Italy (Lucrezia Laurenti, Marco Pascale) 0 1 Czech Republic (Anna Kubešková, Jiří Candra) 0 1 Poland (Aneta Lipinska, Michal Janowski) 0 1 **Won bronze-medal game against Scotland 9-7

World mixed doubles silver medallists Rui Team USA's Joe Polo and Tabitha Peterson — pictured here with their Wang and Dexin Ba of China also earned an coach, Wally Henry — defeated Scotland 9-7 to win bronze at the world all-important 12 Olympic qualification points. mixed doubles. It was America's first-ever medal at the nine-year-old event.

88 Canada's Marliese Kasner and Dustin Kalthoff wave to their fans after a decisive 12-2 playoff victory over New Zealand. PHOTOS: WORLD CURLING FEDERATION/RICHARD GRAY WORLD CURLING FEDERATION/RICHARD PHOTOS:

Round robin Pool A Wins Losses THE ROAD TO PYEONGCHANG, Hungary (Dorottya Palancsa, Zsolt Kiss) 6 0 SOUTH KOREA Slovakia (Daniela Matulova, Ladislav Derzsi) 4 2 The World Curling Federation has 54 Bulgaria (Marina Yaneva, Reto Seiler) 3 3 Poland (Aneta Lipinska, Michal Janowski) 3 3 member associations, but only eight Switzerland (Flurina Kobler, Yves Hess) 3 3 are allowed to participate at the medal Latvia (Ieva Rudzite, Artis Zentelis) 2 4 level of the mixed doubles competition Belgium (Melody Versele, Martijn Van de Walle) 0 6 at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. South Pool B Wins Losses Korea, as host country, has a berth, Finland (Oona Kauste, Tomi Rantamäki) 6 0 and the seven remaining berths will South Korea (Hyeji Jang, Kijeong Lee) 4 2 Austria (Karina Toth, Sebastian Wunderer) 4 2 be assigned on the basis of points Lithuania (V. Paulauskaite, T. Vyskupaitis) 3 3 accumulated at the 2016 and ’17 World Sweden (Camilla Noréen, Per Noréen) 3 3 Mixed Championships. Germany (Andrea Schöpp, Rainer Schöpp) 1 5 Ranking Points Points Slovenia (Ajda Zavrtanik Drglin, Jure Culic) 0 6 Mixed Doubles 2016 2017 Pool C Wins Losses 1 Russia 14 — Norway (K. Skaslien, M. Nedregotten) 6 0 2 China 12 — England (Anna Fowler, Ben Fowler) 5 1 3 United States 10 — Turkey (Dilsat Yildiz, Kadir Cakir) 4 2 Japan (Eri Araki, Takuma Makanae) 3 3 4 Scotland* 9 — Luxembourg (Karen Wauters, Marco Etienne) 2 4 5 Canada 8 — Romania (Daiana Colceriu, Allen Coliban) 1 5 6 Estonia 7 — Kazakhstan (Olga Ten, Viktor Kim) 0 6 7 Finland 6 — 8 England 5 — Pool D Wins Losses 9 Norway 4 — Canada (Marliese Kasner, Dustin Kalthoff) 6 0 10 Slovakia 3 — China (Rui Wang, Dexin Ba) 5 1 Ireland (Alison Fyfe, Neil Fyfe) 3 3 11 Austria 2 — Italy (Lucrezia Laurenti, Marco Pascale) 3 3 12 Ireland 1 — France (Sandrine Morand, Romain Borini) 3 3 * Scotland will represent Great Britain Australia (Laurie Weeden, Ian Palangio) 1 5 ** South Korea qualifies as host country Serbia (D. Gravara Stojanovic, F. Stojanovic) 0 6

89 China's Rui Wang and Dexin Ba offer congratulations to their opponents, Russia's Alexander Krushelnitskiy and , on their gold-medal-winning performance at the 2016 world mixed doubles. "We are very happy," said Bryzgalova after the game. "Thanks to all our supporters who were with us this week. We felt their support and they helped us win."

Pool E Wins Losses United States (Tabitha Peterson, Joe Polo) 6 0 New Zealand (Bridget Becker, Scott Becker) 5 1 Denmark (Trine Qvist, Mikael Qvist) 4 2 Spain (Irantzu Garcia, Gontzal Garcia) 3 3 Belarus (Polina Petrova, Pavel Petrov) 2 4 Israel (Rachel Katzman, Leonid Rivkind) 1 5 Netherlands (Bonnie Nilhamn, Thomas Kooi) 0 6 Pool F Wins Losses Russia (A. Bryzgalova, A. Krushelnitskiy) 5 1 Estonia (Marie Turmann, Harri Lill) 5 1 Scotland (Gina Aitken, Bruce Mouat) 4 2 Czech Republic (Anna Kubešková, Jiří Candra) 4 2 Brazil (Aline Lima, Marcelo Mello) 2 4 Wales (Dawn Watson, Adrian Meikle) 1 5 Qatar (Maryam Binali, Yazid Alyafei) 0 6

WORLD MIXED DOUBLES CHAMPIONS 2016 Russia Anastasia Bryzgalova, Alexander Krushelnitskiy 2015 Hungary Dorottya Palancsa, Zsolt Kiss 2014 Switzerland , 2013 Hungary Dorottya Palancsa, Zsolt Kiss 2012 Switzerland Nadine Lehmann, 2011 Switzerland Alina Pätz, Sven Michel 2010 Russia Yana Nekrosova, Petr Dron 2009 Switzerland Irene Schori, Toni Müller 2008 Switzerland Irene Schori, Toni Müller

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CANADIAN CURLING HALL OF FAME

Six new members have been inducted into the PIERRE CHARETTE Canadian Curling Hall of Fame — curlers Ina Curler/builder Forrest and Darryl Neighbour, curler/builders Pierre Charette of Pierre Charette and Earle Morris, builder Gatineau, Quebec, is one Bob Weeks and former Curling Canada chair of the most accomplished Hugh Avery. players in Quebec curling history and has devoted HUGH AVERY countless hours to Executive Honour Roll building the sport not only Hugh Avery chaired the in his home province but across the country. Curling Canada board As a player, Charette is a seven-time Quebec of governors in 2013-14 champion — in 1989, ’93, ’96, ’97, ’98, ’99 and and 2015-16. He was first 2007 — and won back-to-back silver medals at elected in 2010 after years the ’98 and ’99 Briers playing vice-skip for Guy of service to the sport in Hemmings. He is the only curler to play in the his home province of Nova Brier at all four positions, and was named the Scotia as a director with the Nova Scotia Curling second-team all-star third in 1998 and first-team Association and president of the Halifax Curling all-star third in ’99. Club. He also served as co-chair of the Tim In addition to his men’s titles, Charette Hortons Brier host committee in 2010, when the won three Quebec mixed championships — as event was held in Halifax. second in 1986 and as skip in ’91 and ’92 — Since being elected to the board, Avery and also skipped two provincial senior men’s has served as a member of five committees championship teams, in 2010 and ’12. — Governance, CEO Performance and Off the ice, Charette has played an integral Compensation, Appointments Suggestion, role in the development of the Grand Slam of Finance and Audit, and Constitutional Review Curling series of events. He is a former president — and was an international representative to the of the World Curling Players’ Association and World Curling Federation. now manages Grand Slam events from coast Avery began to curl at the Westville Curling to coast. Club in 1981, when he was in junior high. He has played in men’s championships at the INA FORREST provincial level in both Nova Scotia and Prince Curler Edward Island. A native of Spallumcheen, British Columbia, Ina Forrest is one of the world’s most decorated wheelchair curlers. Since taking up wheelchair curling in 2004, Forrest has won three world wheelchair gold medals and two Paralympic Winter Games gold medals and has been a valued member of Team Canada since 2007.

92 Forrest attended her eighth consecutive world DARRYL NEIGHBOUR wheelchair championship last February. She Curler was an alternate for Team Canada in 2007 and Darryl Neighbour of has been in the lineup ever since, winning gold Richmond, British in 2009, ’11 and ’13. She helped Canada claim Columbia, proved in the Paralympic gold in 2010 in and in spring of 2015 that age is Sochi, Russia, in ’14. no barrier in the pursuit of athletic excellence. At 66 EARLE MORRIS — he turned 68 last July Curler/builder — Neighbour added to what had already been a Ottawa’s Earle Morris brilliant career by winning his third Canadian has devoted his adult Wheelchair Curling Championship. He was the life to the sport of vice-skip for the British Columbia team skipped curling, having an by Gerry Austgarden. impact on the game in a That title, combined with his stellar success number of areas of play, on the world stage with Team Canada, earned coaching and national Neighbour the call from Curling Canada to join performance programming. the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame. His curling career was highlighted by his Neighbour and Forrest were teammates on history-making achievement as the first man to the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games gold-medal represent three different provinces at the Brier team, as well as on the 2009 and ’11 world — Manitoba in 1980, Quebec in ’82 and Ontario championship teams. in ’85 — a feat now matched by his son, John Neighbour also represented Canada Morris, and Ryan Fry. proudly at the 2008 and ’12 World Wheelchair Morris’s remarkable coaching career includes Curling Championships. mentoring Canadian champions John Morris (juniors in 1998); Rachel Homan (juniors in BOB WEEKS 2010, Scotties Tournament of Hearts in 2013 Builder and ’14); and Pat Simmons (Tim Hortons Brier Bob Weeks has spent most in 2015). Those teams garnered a world gold of his journalism career medal, two silvers and two bronzes. chronicling the sport of Morris spends much of his time working with curling and is one of the adults and youth at the recreation level. He has most respected and widely been a major influence on Curling Canada’s read curling journalists on Adult Learn-to-Curl program, which is changing the planet. the look and feel of curling clubs across the In addition to his newspaper and television country. His concept to replace the traditional work, Weeks has written four books about one-day clinic with a year-long program, and curling — The Brier: A History of Canada’s Most the creation of a curriculum to teach the trainers Celebrated Curling Championship; Curling For in Canadian curling centres, have been game Dummies; Hurry Hard: The Russ Howard Story, changers for curling. which he co-wrote with Howard; and Curling, Morris served as the general manager of the Etcetera. Canadian Curling Association from 1987 to ’89. He spent more than 25 years as the curling columnist for The Globe and Mail and was editor of the Ontario Curling Report for 30 years. A Toronto native, Weeks is working as a curling reporter and analyst for TSN. He has won the Scotty Harper Award for curling journalism three times, twice since it was revived in 2005, and was made an Honourary Life Member of the Ontario Curling Association in 2009.

93 CANADIAN CURLING HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

MEN Avery, Hugh 2016 Executive Honour Roll (CC chair 2013-14, 2015-16) Aitken, Donald J. 1979 Curler Allan, J.W. 1974 Builder (inaugural provincial association president) Anderson, Dr. A.F. 1976 Builder (CC president 1940-41) Angus, A.F. 1974 Builder (inaugural provincial association president) Anton, Ronald M. 1975 Curler (two-time Brier winner) Argue, Horace F. 1974 Builder (inaugural provincial association president) Armstrong, James E. 1976 Builder (CC president 1946-47) Armstrong, Dr. James P. 1990 Curler Artiss, Laurie 2006 Builder/media Auger, Henri 1974 Builder (inaugural provincial association president) Avery, Francis (Frank) 1974 Builder Balderston, Norman 1988 Builder Baldwin, Matthew M. 1973 Curler (three-time Brier-winning skip) Belcourt, Timothy 1991 Curler/team Bennett, Hon. Gordon L. 1976 Builder (CC president 1966-67) Boreham, H. Bruce 1975 Builder Bourne, Earl E.G. 1976 Builder (CC president 1961-62) Boutilier, Jack 2001 Executive Honour Roll (CC president 1999-2000) Bowman, Jack 2011 Executive Honour Roll (CC chair 2010-11) Boyd, Earl 1974 Builder (inaugural provincial association president) Boyd, H.E. 1974 Builder (inaugural provincial association president) Boyd, Ralph S. 1989 Builder (CC president 1985-86) Boyd, W. Cecil 1976 Builder (CC president 1954-55) Britton, Fred 2000 Curler/team Burns Sr., Michael 2005 Builder/media Buxton, Noel R. 1987 Builder Cameron, Douglas A. 1974 Curler (seven-time Brier competitor) Cameron, George J. 1973 Builder Cameron, R.W. (Bert) 1975 Builder Campbell, Hon. Brig. Colin A. 1973 Builder (CC president 1947-48) Campbell, Glen M. 1974 Curler (six-time Brier competitor) Campbell, Gordon 1975 Builder Campbell, Dr. Maurice 1976 Builder (CC president 1970-71) Campbell, Hon. Thane A. 1974 Builder (CC president 1941-42) Campbell, W. Garnet 1974 Curler (10-time Brier competitor) Carstairs, Kent 1991 Curler/team Carter, Harry P. 1976 Builder (CC president 1968-69) Charette, Pierre 2016 Curler/builder Congalton, James 1975 Curler (two-time Brier winner) Cooke, George 2014 Builder Craig, Gordon 2005 Builder/media Cowan, Walter B. 1976 Builder (CC president 1959-60) Cream, Robert C. 1976 Curler Culliton, Hon. Edward M. (Ted) 1974 Builder Currie, D. William 1976 Builder (CC president 1973-74) Dagg, Lyall 2000 Curler/team Deacon, Keith 1974 Builder (inaugural provincial association president)

94 Delmage, Al R. 1991 Curler/builder Dillon, George V. 1974 Curler (eight-time Brier competitor) Dillon, Robert F. 1974 Curler (seven-time Brier competitor) Donahoe, James. E. 1973 Curler/team (first Brier winner) Donahue, Hon. Sen. Richard A. 1976 Builder (CC president 1955-56) Duguid, Donald G. 1974 Curler (three-time Brier winner) Dutton, John 1976 Builder (CC president 1956-57) England, J. Irl 1976 Builder (CC president 1972-73) Evans, Millard 2012 Curler Ferbey, Randy 1993 Curler/team 1995 Curler (two-time Brier winner) Ferguson, John 1992 Curler/team Ferland, André 2012 Builder Fisher, Thomas R. 1986 Builder (CC president 1981-82) Fleming, Don 2005 Builder/media Folk, Richard D. (Rick) 1985 Curler/team Forsythe, Al 2008 Executive Honour Roll (CC president 2007-08) Fortier, H.C. (Rene) 1974 Builder Fox, Gordon 1994 Builder Gatchell, William 1995 Builder Geary, Reginald H. 1979 Builder Gervais, Hector J. 1975 Curler (two-time Brier winner) Good Sr., William 1992 Builder/media Gooder, Edwin 1982 Builder Gow, Hon. Peter 1974 Builder (inaugural provincial association president) Gowanlock, Albert (Ab) 1975 Curler (two-time Brier winner) Grant, William A. 1975 Curler (two-time Brier winner) Gray, Maj. Thomas 1977 Curler/team (The Red Jackets) Greenberg, Barry 2005 Executive Honour Roll (CC president 2004-05) Gunn, John 1987 Curler/mixed team Gunnlaugson, Lloyd H. 1989 Curler Gurowka, Joseph A. 1989 Builder (CC president 1988-89) 1993 Curler/builder Hackner, Allan A. 1988 Curler/team 1992 Curler (two-time Brier winner) Haig, Hon. Sen. John T. 1973 Builder Hall, Perry G. 1974 Curler (six-time Brier competitor) Hansen, Warren 2015 Curler/builder Harper, Geo. M. (Scotty) 1974 Builder Harris, Bill 1999 Builder Harrison, Les 2010 Executive Honour Roll (WCF president 2007-10) Harrison, Neil 1991 Curler Harstone, Ross. G.L. 1974 Builder Haynes, J. Gordon 1975 Curler (two-time Brier winner) Heartwell, Robert J. 1990 Builder Hebert, Leo 2000 Curler/team Hobbs, Walter 1977 Builder Hooey, Gordon 2004 Builder Houston, Neil 1992 Curler/team Howard, Glenn 1991 Curler/team Howard, Russell 1991 Curler/team

95 Hudson, Gordon M. 1974 Curler (two-time Brier winner; CC president 1949-50) Hümmelt, Gunther 2000 Builder Hunter, Roderick G.M. 1974 Curler (two-time Brier winner) Hutton, Ron 2014 Executive Honour Roll (CC chair 2012-13) Jackson, Niven M. 1976 Builder (CC president 1951-52) Jenkins, Clarence W. (Shorty) 2001 Builder Johnson, Leo 2005 Curler/builder Kawaja, John 1991 Curler Kennedy, Bruce 1988 Curler/team Keys, John E. 1979 Curler Kingsmith, Raymond A. 1986 Builder (CC president 1983-84) 1994 Builder Lamb, Arthur N. 1979 Builder Lang, Richard P. (Rick) 1988 Curler/team 1992 Curler (three-time Brier winner) Langlois, Allan D. 1975 Curler (two-time Brier winner) Leaman, William E. 1977 Builder (CC president 1975-76) Lewis, Don 2003 Executive Honour Roll (CC president 2001-02) Lewis, Donald E. 1989 Builder Lobel, Arthur L. 1979 Curler Low, William 1974 Builder (inaugural provincial association president) Lucas, Frederick J. 1974 Builder Lukowich, Edward 1992 Curler/team Lumsden, William E. 1976 Builder (CC president 1967-68) Lyall, Lt. Col. Peter D.L. 1973 Builder Mabey Sr., Harold L. 1975 Builder Macdonald, Dr. Wendell L. 1975 Builder 1977 Curler MacGowan, Alan N. 1976 Builder (CC president 1960-61) MacInnes, J. Alfred 1973 Curler/team (first Brier winner) MacKay, Elbridge P. 1976 Builder (CC president 1938-39) MacKay, William J. 1975 Builder MacKenzie, Donald 1993 Curler/team MacKinnon, Daniel D. 1974 Builder (inaugural provincial association president) MacLeod, Donald R. 1990 Builder (CC president 1990) Macneill, Murray 1973 Curler/team (first Brier winner) Magrath, W.J. 1974 Builder (inaugural provincial association president) Malcolm, John S. 1974 Builder Malo, Harvey 2000 Executive Honour Roll (CC president 1997-98) Manahan, Clifford R. 1975 Curler (two-time Brier winner) Martin, Kevin 2014 Curler (four-time Brier-winning skip) Mather, J.B. 1974 Builder (inaugural provincial association president) Matheson, Jack 2004 Builder Maxwell, Douglas D. 1996 Builder Mazinke, Harvey G. 1989 Builder (CC president 1987-88) McArthur, J.B. 1974 Builder (inaugural provincial association president) McEwen, Cameron 1977 Builder McGaw, Thomas 1977 Curler/team (The Red Jackets) McGibney, Doug (Buzz) 1978 Curler McGrath, Larry 1987 Curler/mixed team McLean, Ken 2012 Curler

96 McNeice, Burd S. 1979 Builder McWilliams, Andrew 1975 Curler (two-time Brier winner) Millham, Herbert C. 1986 Builder (CC president 1977-78) 1992 Builder Mills, Ronald A. 1985 Curler/team Mitton, Lorne 1995 Executive Honour Roll (CC president 1994-95) Morris, Earle 2016 Curler/builder Moss, John 1993 Curler/builder Murchison, Clifford A.L. 1981 Builder Muzika, Jerry J. 1988 Builder (CC president 1986-87) Naimark, Barry 2000 Curler/team Neighbour, Darryl 2016 Curler Ness, R. Bruce 1975 Builder Nicol, Robert B. 1988 Curler/team Norgan, George W. (Bill) 1976 Builder (CC president 1942-1946) Northcott, Ronald C. 1973 Curler (three-time Brier-winning skip) O’Brien, Frank 1979 Builder Oleson, Stanley 1992 Executive Honour Roll (CC president 1992-93) Olson, Albert 2009 Curler Olson, L.E. (Bud) 1976 Builder (CC president 1974-75) Olson, Ole 2000 Builder Opaleychuk, Dr. Clyde R. 1986 Builder (CC president 1984-85) Parish, A. William 1974 Builder Parkhill, Albert J. 1976 Builder (CC president 1969-70) Pattee, James G. (Ted) 1975 Builder (CC president 1962-63) Perroud, Patrick 1995 Curler (two-time Brier winner) Perry, Capt. Charles 1977 Curler/team (The Red Jackets) Petlak, Don 2004 Executive Honour Roll (CC president 2003-04) Pettapiece, James K. 1974 Curler (two-time Brier winner) Picken, Bob 2003 Builder Pickering, Robert H. 1974 Curler Piercey, William F. 1975 Builder Pollard, Ernest 1975 Curler (two-time Brier winner) Prouse, Graham 2010 Executive Honour Roll (CC chair 2009-10) Rankine, H. Fielding 1976 Builder (CC president 1952-53) Rauter, Vic 2006 Builder/media Rennie, Thomas H. 1973 Builder Richardson, Arnold W. 1973 Curler/team (four-time Brier winner) Richardson, Carleton S. 1974 Builder Richardson, Ernest M. 1973 Curler/team (four-time Brier winner) Richardson, Garnet S. (Sam) 1973 Curler/team (four-time Brier winner) Richardson, Wesley H. 1973 Curler/team (three-time Brier winner) Rockwell, Norman P. 1978 Builder Rothchild, Samuel 1975 Builder (CC president 1957-58) Ryan, Patrick 1993 Curler/team 1994 Curler (three-time Brier winner) Samson, Olivier 1978 Builder Saper, Zivan 2002 Executive Honour Roll (CC president 2000-01) Sargent, Frank F. 1974 Builder (inaugural provincial association president; CC president 1965-66) Savage, A. Paul 1988 Curler

97 Shoemaker, Jerry 2006 Executive Honour Roll (CC president 2005-06) Sinclair, John A. 1974 Builder (inaugural provincial association president) Singbusch, Ronald 1975 Curler (two-time Brier winner) Skinner, F. Arthur 1976 Builder (CC president 1964-65) Smart, James 1974 Builder (inaugural provincial association president) Smith, David C. 1978 Builder (CC president 1976-77) Smith, Sir Donald 1973 Builder Smith, Emmett M. 1974 Builder (inaugural provincial association president; CC president 1953-54) Sparkes, Bernard L. 1974 Curler (three-time Brier winner) Squarebriggs, John D. 1978 Curler Steeves, Dr. Edward 1991 Executive Honour Roll (CC president 1989-91) Stent, Frank M. 1986 Builder (CC president 1979-80) Stephenson, A.E. 1974 Builder (inaugural provincial association president) Stewart, David Macdonald 1974 Builder Stewart, T. Howard 1973 Builder Stewart, Walter M. 1973 Builder Stone, Reginald E. 1974 Curler Stone, Roy H. 1974 Curler Storey, Frederick L. 1973 Curler (three-time Brier winner) Suzuki, Toro 2009 Curler Syme, Brent 1992 Curler/team Tarlton, A. Ross 1982 Builder Tetley, Ian 1999 Curler Thibodeau, Nicholas J. 1975 Builder Thompson, G. Clifton 1986 Builder (CC president 1978-79) Thompson, T. Gordon 1976 Builder (CC president 1971-72) Thonger, Ted 1999 Builder/media Tomalty, Gerry 1999 Curler/builder Topping, Richard T. 1976 Builder (CC president 1963-64) Torey, Clifford L. 1973 Curler/team (first Brier winner) Tracy, William R. 1982 Curler Travers, Thomas 1974 Builder (inaugural provincial association president) Trites, Evan A. 1985 Builder Turnbull, Raymond 1993 Curler/builder Tyre, James 1974 Builder (inaugural provincial association president) Ursel, James W. 1979 Curler Ursuliak, Wally 2006 Curler/builder Walchuk, Donald J. 1993 Curler/team 1995 Curler (three-time Brier winner) Walker, David 1977 Curler/team (The Red Jackets) Walsh, William J. 1975 Curler (two-time Brier winner) Walters, Cyril F. 1986 Builder (CC president 1982-83) Watson, Grant G. 1974 Curler (three-time Brier winner) Watson, J. Kenneth 1973 Curler (three-time Brier-winning skip) Watt, Cecil M. 1986 Builder (CC president 1980-81) Webb, Horace P. 1975 Builder Weeks, Bob 2016 Builder Weldon, Kenneth B. 1982 Curler Wells, Jack 2005 Builder/media Welsh, James Oddie 1983 Curler

98 Werenich, Edward 1988 Curler Weyman, Hugh E. (Jim) 1974 Builder Willis, Errick F. 1974 Builder Wilson, Archibald E. 1976 Builder (CC president 1958-59) Wilson, James R. 1985 Curler/team Wilson, Thomas R. 1985 Curler/team Wirth, Marvin 2012 Curler Wittman, Don 2003 Builder/media Wood, Bryan D. 1974 Curler/team (three-time Brier winner) Wood Sr., D.J. Howard 1974 Curler (three-time Brier winner) Wood, Larry 2002 Builder/media

WOMEN Adams, Diane 1994 Curler/team Ambrosio (Bowles), Lorraine 2006 Team Arnott, Janet 2000 Curler Arsenault, Mary-Anne 2015 Curler Ball, Caroline 1985 Curler/builder 1986 Builder (CLCA president 1980-81) Bartlett, Sylvia Ann (Sue Anne) 1987 Curler Barraclough, Marilyn 1990 Builder (CLCA president 1988-89) Bergasse, Morag 1986 Builder Betker, Jan 1999 Curler/team Bodogh, Marilyn 1999 Curler Bray, Shirley 1991 Curler/builder Calles, Ada 1976 Curler Campbell, Gloria 2007 Curler Charette, Agnès 2000 Curler Clift, Kathleen (Kay) 1986 Builder (CLCA president 1970-71) Corby-Moore, Edith 1976 Builder (CLCA president 1977-78) Cragg, Pauline M. 1986 Builder (CLCA president 1962-63) Crosby, Elsie 1988 Builder (CLCA president 1986-87) Delahunt, Nancy 2015 Curler Delisle, Noreen 1986 Builder (CLCA president 1982-83) DeWare, Sen. Mabel 1986 Curler/builder 1986 Builder (CLCA president 1977-78) Dillon, Catherine 1995 Curler/builder Dockendroff, Marion 1986 Builder (inaugural provincial association president; CLCA president 1972-73) Duffett, Donna 2007 Executive Honour Roll (CC president 2006-07) Dunn, Anne 2007 Curler Dwyer, Patricia 1992 Curler Elliott, Jessie 1980 Builder Farnham, Emily B. 1993 Curler/builder Fedoruk, Hon. Sylvia 1986 Builder (CLCA president 1971-72) Ford, Anita 1999 Curler/team Ford, Atina 1999 Curler/team Forrest, Ina 2016 Curler Foster, Barbara 1991 Builder (CLCA president 1989-90) Gaudet, Sonja 2013 Curler Gauthier, Cathy 2007 Curler

99 Gemmell, Maymar 2009 Curler/builder Greenwood, Jill 1996 Curler (three-time Canadian senior champion) Gudereit, Marcia 1999 Curler/team Hansen, Ina 1976 Curler Harris (Knowles), Dawn 2006 Team Hebb, Ann 1976 Builder (inaugural provincial association president; CLCA president 1964-65) Hill, Darlene 1987 Curler/mixed team Houston, Heather 1994 Curler/team Jamison, Hazel I. 1982 Curler Johnson, Clara 1976 Builder (inaugural provincial association president) Johnston, Katherine 1976 Builder (inaugural provincial association president) Jones, Colleen P. 1989 Curler Jones-Walker, Debbie 1991 Curler Kaufman, June 1989 Curler/senior team Kelly, Kim 2015 Curler Kennedy, Tracy 1994 Curler/team Kerr, Eva 1986 Builder (CLCA president 1981-82) Kerr, F. Marjorie 1986 Builder (CLCA president 1973-74) Kerr, Nancy 2000 Curler/team King, Cathy 2013 Curler Knox, Sharon 1986 Builder (CLCA president 1983-84) Konkin, Irene 1987 Builder Krahn, Evelyn 1989 Curler/senior team 1994 Executive Honour Roll (CC president 1993-94) Laliberte, Connie 2000 Curler Lang, Lorraine 1993 Curler 1994 Curler/team LaRocque, Penny 1989 Curler Lauder, Vicki 2007 Curler Leach, Wendy 2000 Curler/team Light, Ina 1990 Curler/builder Linkletter, Betty 1976 Builder (inaugural provincial association president) Little, Shirley 1989 Curler/senior team Lochanski, Laura 2013 Executive Honour Roll (CC chair 2011-12) Lytle, Velma M. 1976 Builder (inaugural provincial association president) Macdonald, Elizabeth 1990 Curler/builder MacLean, Aileen 1987 Builder (CLCA president 1985-86) MacMurray, Mary 1976 Builder (inaugural provincial association president) MacRae, Dorothy (Dot) 1989 Builder (CLCA president 1987-88) Manley, Hadie 1990 Curler Marchuk, Lindy 2007 Curler Martin, Flora 1979 Curler McCusker, Joan 1999 Curler/team McKee, Joyce 1975 Curler (five-time Canadian champion) 1976 Curler/team McKendry, Shirley 2000 Curler/team McLuckie, Lura 1978 Builder 1986 Builder (CLCA president 1967-68) Merry, Janet E. 1983 Builder 1986 Builder (CLCA president 1976-77) Messum, Edna 1993 Curler

100 Mews, Olive 1976 Builder (inaugural provincial association president) Miller, Maureen 2003 Executive Honour Roll (CC president 2002-03) Mitchell, Marj 2000 Curler/team Moore, Linda 1991 Curler Morash, Shirley 1996 Executive Honour Roll (CC president 1995-96) More, Christine M. 1988 Curler Morrison, Lenore (Lee) 1976 Curler/team Myers, Joyce 1989 Curler/builder Neily, Marilyn 2015 Executive Honour Roll (CC chair 2014-15) New, Dorothy D. 1986 Builder (CLCA president 1979-80) Nicholson, Mary-Anne 1992 Executive Honour Roll (CC president 1991-92) Orser, Anne 1999 Curler Pezer, Dr. Vera 1976 Curler (three-time Canadian champion) 1976 Curler/team Piers, Peggy 1984 Curler/builder Pike, Violet 1983 Curler Porter, Muriel 1976 Builder (inaugural provincial association president) Proulx, Rita C. 1976 Builder (inaugural provincial association president) 1986 Builder (CLCA president 1978-79) 1987 Curler/builder Reid, Pat 1999 Executive Honour Roll (CC president 1996-97) Roper, Barbara 1976 Builder (inaugural provincial association president) Rowan, Sheila 1976 Curler/team Rowlands, Marion 1976 Builder (inaugural provincial association president) Roy, Adeline M.R. 1977 Builder Sanders, Pat 2012 Curler Schmirler, Sandra 1999 Curler/team Segsworth, Mabel Dalton 1976 Builder (inaugural provincial association president) Sinclair, Marjorie H. 1976 Builder (CLCA president 1963-64) Smith, Yvonne 1996 Curler (three-time Canadian senior champion) Snowdon, Jean 1982 Builder (CLCA president 1969-70) Sparkes, Lindsay E. 1988 Curler 2006 Team/builder Thompson, Dorothy 1978 Curler Tipping, Edith 1986 Builder (CLCA president 1984-85) Tobin, Lee 1979 Curler Todd, Fran 2009 Executive Honour Roll (CC chair 2008-09) Turner, Thora 1980 Builder Valentine, Margaret E. 1986 Builder (CLCA president 1965-66) Vandekerckhove, Patti 1989 Curler Veinot, Judith 2000 Executive Honour Roll (CC president 1998-99) Wallace, Jo 1986 Builder (CLCA president 1968-69) Watson, Islay (Ila) 1976 Builder (inaugural provincial association president) Watt, Hazel 1986 Builder (CLCA president 1960-61) Whalley, Joan 1981 Builder 1986 Builder (CLCA president 1975-76) Whitehead, Elma-Mae 1989 Builder (inaugural provincial association president) Widdifield, Twyla 1989 Curler/senior team Wilson, Robin 2006 Team/builder Woolley, Emily 1975 Curler Wood, Nora 1979 Builder Youngson, Muriel 1986 Builder (CLCA president 1961-62)

101 PAST PRESIDENTS/ CHAIRS

CURLING CANADA 2015-16 Hugh Avery Nova Scotia Curling Association 2014-15 Marilyn Neily Nunavut Curling Association 2013-14 Hugh Avery Nova Scotia Curling Association 2012-13 Ron Hutton New Brunswick Curling Association 2011-12 Laura Lochanski Alberta Curling Federation 2010-11 Jack Bowman Curl BC 2009-10 Graham Prouse Alberta Curling Federation 2008-09 Fran Todd Ontario Curling Association 2007-08 Al Forsythe New Brunswick Curling Association 2006-07 Donna Duffett Newfoundland and Labrador Curling Association 2005-06 Jerry Shoemaker Saskatchewan Curling Association 2004-05 Barry Greenberg Manitoba Curling Association 2003-04 Don Petlak Southern Alberta Curling Association 2002-03 Maureen Miller Northwest Territories Curling Association 2001-02 Don Lewis Saskatchewan Curling Association 2000-01 Zivan Saper Manitoba Curling Association 1999-2000 Jack Boutilier Pacific Coast Curling Association 1998-99 Judy Veinot Quebec Ladies Curling Association 1997-98 Harvey Malo Saskatchewan Curling Association 1996-97 Pat Reid Ontario Ladies Curling Association 1995-96 Shirley Morash Nova Scotia Ladies Curling Association 1994-95 Lorne Mitton New Brunswick Curling Association 1993-94 Evelyn Krahn Saskatchewan Ladies Curling Association 1992-93 Stan Oleson Manitoba Curling Association 1991-92 Mary-Anne Nicholson Southern Alberta Ladies Curling Association 1990-91 Ed Steeves New Brunswick Curling Association (New CCA) 1990 Don MacLeod Northern Ontario Curling Association 1989-90 Ed Steeves New Brunswick Curling Association 1988-89 Joe Gurowka Ontario Curling Association 1987-88 Harvey Mazinke Saskatchewan Curling Association 1986-87 Jerry Muzika Prince Edward Island Curling Association 1985-86 Ralph Boyd Pacific Coast Curling Association 1984-85 Clyde Opaleychuk Northern Ontario Curling Association 1983-84 Ray Kingsmith Southern Alberta Curling Association 1982-83 Cy Walters Saskatchewan Curling Association 1981-82 Tom Fisher Canadian Branch, RCCC 1980-81 Cec Watt Manitoba Curling Association 1979-80 Frank Stent Newfoundland Curling Association 1978-79 Clif Thompson Temiskaming & Northern Ontario Curling Association 1977-78 Herb Millham Pacific Coast Curling Association 1976-77 David Smith New Brunswick Curling Association 1975-76 Bill Leaman British Columbia Interior Curling Association 1974-75 Bud Olson Northern Alberta Curling Association 1973-74 Bill Currie Ontario Curling Association

102 1972-73 Irl England Southern Alberta Curling Association 1971-72 Gordon Thompson Saskatchewan Curling Association 1970-71 Maurice Campbell Canadian Branch, RCCC 1969-70 H.P. Webb Nova Scotia Branch, RCCC 1969 Alf Parkhill Ontario Curling Association 1968-69 Harry Carter Newfoundland Curling Association 1967-68 Bill Lumsden Manitoba Curling Association 1966-67 Gordon Bennett Prince Edward Island Curling Association 1965-66 Frank Sargent Northwestern Ontario Curling Association 1964-65 Art Skinner Alberta Curling Association 1963-64 Dick Topping British Columbia Curling Association 1962-63 Ted Pattee Canadian Branch, RCCC 1961-62 Earl Bourne Saskatchewan Curling Association 1960-61 Alan MacGowan New Brunswick Branch, RCCC 1959-60 Walter Cowan Ontario Curling Association 1958-59 A.E. Wilson Alberta Branch, RCCC 1957-58 Sam Rothchild Northern Ontario Curling Association 1956-57 John Dutton Manitoba Curling Association 1955-56 R.A. Donahue Nova Scotia Branch, RCCC 1954-55 W.C. Boyd Saskatchewan Curling Association 1953-54 Emmett Smith Northwestern Quebec Curling Association 1952-53 H.F. Rankine New Brunswick Branch, RCCC 1951-52 Niven Jackson Alberta Curling Association 1950-51 Fred Lucas Ontario Curling Association 1949-50 Gordon Hudson Manitoba Curling Association 1948-49 Murray McNeill Nova Scotia Branch, RCCC 1947-48 Colin Campbell Northern Ontario Curling Association 1946-47 J.E. Armstrong Saskatchewan Curling Association 1943-46 George Norgan War Years (no meeting) 1942-43 George Norgan British Columbia Curling Association 1941-42 Thane Campbell Prince Edward Island Curling Association 1940-41 A.F. Anderson Alberta Curling Association 1939-40 Ross Harstone Ontario Curling Association 1938-39 E.P. Mackay New Brunswick Branch, RCCC 1935-38 John T. Haig Manitoba Curling Association

CANADIAN LADIES CURLING ASSOCIATION 1990 Mary-Anne Nicholson Southern Alberta Ladies Curling Association 1989-90 Barbara Foster Quebec Ladies Curling Association 1988-89 Marilyn Barraclough Yukon/Northwest Territories Ladies Curling Association 1987-88 Dot MacRae Ontario Ladies Curling Association 1986-87 Elsie Crosby Nova Scotia Ladies Curling Association 1985-86 Aileen MacLean New Brunswick Ladies Curling Association 1984-85 Edith Tipping Manitoba Ladies Curling Association 1983-84 Sharon Knox Prince Edward Island Ladies Curling Association 1982-83 Noreen Delisle British Columbia Ladies Curling Association 1981-82 Eva Kerr Saskatchewan Ladies Curling Association 1980-81 Caroline Ball Newfoundland Ladies Curling Association 1979-80 Dorothy New Alberta Ladies Curling Association 1978-79 Rita Proulx Quebec Ladies Curling Association 1977-78 Edith Corby-Moore Ontario Ladies Curling Association 1976-77 Janet Merry Nova Scotia Ladies Curling Association

103 1975-76 Joan Whalley Manitoba Ladies Curling Association 1974-75 Mabel DeWare New Brunswick Ladies Curling Association 1973-74 Marjorie Kerr British Columbia Ladies Curling Association 1972-73 Marion Dockendorff Prince Edward Island Ladies Curling Association 1971-72 Sylvia Fedoruk Saskatchewan Ladies Curling Association 1970-71 Kay Clift Newfoundland Ladies Curling Association 1969-70 Jean Snowdon Alberta Ladies Curling Association 1968-69 Jo Wallace Ontario Ladies Curling Association 1967-68 Lura McLuckie Manitoba Ladies Curling Association 1966-67 Addie Roy Quebec Ladies Curling Association 1965-66 Marg Valentine British Columbia Ladies Curling Association 1964-65 Ann Hebb Nova Scotia Ladies Curling Association 1963-64 Marjorie Sinclair Alberta Ladies Curling Association 1962-63 Pauline Cragg Quebec Ladies Curling Association 1961-62 Muriel Youngson Saskatchewan Ladies Curling Association 1960-61 Hazel Watt Ontario Ladies Curling Association

In June 1990, the Canadian Ladies Curling Association amalgamated with the Canadian Curling Association to form what is now Curling Canada.

WORLD CURLING FEDERATION 2007-2010 Les Harrison Canadian Curling Association 2001-2006 Roy Sinclair Royal Caledonian Curling Club 1990-2000 Günther Hummelt Austrian Curling Association 1988-1990 Dr. Donald Barcome United States Curling Association 1985-1988 Philip Dawson Royal Caledonian Curling Club 1982-1985 C. Clifton Thompson Canadian Curling Association 1979-1982 Svend Eklund Swedish Curling Association 1969-1979 Colin A. Campbell Canadian Curling Association 1968-1969 Allan Cameron Royal Caledonian Curling Club HONORARY LIFE AMBASSADORS CURLING CANADA 2015 Marilyn Neily Pleasantville, Nova Scotia 2014 Ron Hutton Saint John, New Brunswick 2013 Laura Lochanski Edmonton, Alberta 2011 Jack Bowman Victoria, British Columbia 2010 Les Harrison Moncton, New Brunswick 2010 Graham Prouse Fort Nelson, British Columbia 2009 Fran Todd Mississauga, Ontario 2008 Al Forsythe Moncton, New Brunswick 2007 Donna Duffett St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador 2006 Jerry Shoemaker Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 2005 Barry Greenberg Winnipeg, Manitoba 2004 Don Petlak Claresholm, Alberta

104 2004 Al Gilchrist Victoria, British Columbia 2003 Maureen Miller , Northwest Territories 2002 Don Lewis Regina, Saskatchewan 2001 Zivan Saper Winnipeg, Manitoba 2000 Jack Boutilier Victoria, British Columbia 1999 Judy Veinot Mount Royal, Quebec 1998 Harvey Malo Lebret, Saskatchewan 1997 Pat B. Reid Toronto, Ontario 1996 Shirley Morash Dartmouth, Nova Scotia 1995 Lorne Mitton Moncton, New Brunswick 1994 Evelyn Krahn Regina, Saskatchewan 1993 Stan Oleson Glenboro, Manitoba 1992 Mary Anne Nicholson Calgary, Alberta 1990 Don MacLeod Thunder Bay, Ontario 1990 Dr. Ed Steeves Moncton, New Brunswick 1989 Joe Gurowka Mississauga, Ontario 1988 Harvey Mazinke Regina, Saskatchewan 1988 John W. MacLeod Yarmouth, Nova Scotia 1987 Jerry Muzika , Prince Edward Island 1986 Ralph Boyd Campbell River, British Columbia 1985 Dr. Clyde Opaleychuk Sudbury, Ontario 1984 Ray Kingsmith Calgary, Alberta 1984 Robin Walsh , Scotland 1983 Cy S. Walters Assiniboia, Saskatchewan 1982 Tom Fisher Baie D’Urfe, Quebec 1982 A.W. Parrish Hamilton, Ontario 1981 Cec M. Watt Winnipeg, Manitoba 1980 Frank Stent Ottawa, Ontario 1979 G. “Clif” Thomson Stroud, Ontario 1978 H.C. Herb Millham Vancouver, British Columbia 1977 D.C. “Dave” Smith Saint John, New Brunswick 1976 W.E. “Bill” Leaman Trail, British Columbia 1976 Widden Ganong St. Stephen, New Brunswick 1975 Alan Johnston Aberdeen, Scotland 1975 L.E. Bud Olson Edmonton, Alberta 1974 Bill Currie Toronto, Ontario 1973 R.W. Cameron Winnipeg, Manitoba 1973 Irl England Calgary, Alberta 1972 Gordon Thompson Prince Albert, Saskatchewan 1971 Dr. Maurice Campbell Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec 1971 Gordon Orr Grande Prairie, Alberta 1971 H.P. Webb Rockingham, Nova Scotia 1971 Alf Parkhill Oshawa, Ontario 1970 Harry Carter, QC St. John’s, Newfoundland 1969 William E. Lumsden Winnipeg, Manitoba 1969 William J. MacKay Montreal, Quebec 1969 Dr. E.S. Geddings Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island 1968 Chief Justice E.M. Culliton Regina, Saskatchewan 1968 Hon. Gordon Bennett Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island 1967 Ivan “Scotty” Richardson Regina, Saskatchewan 1966 W.H. Robertson Ackman Hamilton, Scotland 1966 Art Skinner Edmonton, Alberta

105 1965 R.J. “Dick” Topping Oliver, British Columbia 1965 H.R.H. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh London, England 1964 T.H. Simpson Hamilton, Ontario 1963 Ted Pattee Point Claire, Quebec 1963 Earl Bourne Regina, Saskatchewan 1962 Burd McNiece Regina, Saskatchewan 1962 Albert Dunbe Kitchener, Ontario 1962 Alan MacGowan Hampton, New Brunswick 1961 Walter Cowan Toronto, Ontario 1961 G.M. “Scotty” Harper Winnipeg, Manitoba 1960 A.E. Wilson Calgary, Alberta 1959 Ken Watson Winnipeg, Manitoba 1959 Sam Rothschild Sudbury, Ontario 1958 W.E. McMurtr Toronto, Ontario 1958 W.J. “Bill” Finla Vancouver, British Columbia 1958 John Dutto Winnipeg, Manitoba 1957 W.G. Piper Perth, Scotland 1957 Sir John L. Gilmour Leven, Fife, Scotland 1957 R.A. Donahue, QC Halifax, Nova Scotia 1956 W.C. Boyd Regina, Saskatchewan 1955 A.M. Heron Toronto, Ontario 1955 Emmett Smith Bourlamaque, Quebec 1954 H.F. Rankine Westfield Centre, New Brunswick 1953 Fred J. Lucas Toronto, Ontario 1953 Niven Jackson Calgary, Alberta 1952 Gordon M. Hudson Winnipeg, Manitoba 1951 Norman C. Ralston Saint John, New Brunswick 1951 Hon. E.F. Wellis Winnipeg, Manitoba 1950 Walter B. Cowan, KC Toronto, Ontario 1950 Colin Campbell Toronto, Ontario 1949 Murray McNeill Halifax, Nova Scotia 1949 James E. Armstrong Regina, Saskatchewan 1949 Sir James Denby Roberts Scotland 1948 George W. Norgan Vancouver, British Columbia 1948 H.E. Weyman Lévis, Quebec 1947 Thomas Rennie Toronto, Ontario 1947 Hon. Thane Campbell Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island 1946 Dr. A.F. Anderson Edmonton, Alberta 1946 Stephen C. Trewhitt Winnipeg, Manitoba 1945 Andrew Hamilton Scotland 1942 Ross G.L. Harstone Hamilton, Ontario 1941 E.P. MacKay Bathurst, New Brunswick 1940 Senator John T. Haig Winnipeg, Manitoba 1938 Thomas B. Murray Biggar, Scotland

106 THE MEMBER ASSOCIATION CUP Presented by TSN PHOTO: NEIL VALOIS PHOTOGRAPHY NEIL VALOIS PHOTO: Curling Canada governors Ron Hutton, left, and Scott Comfort present the Member Association Cup to Alberta Curling Federation board members Brenda Asmussen, second from left, and Joan Westgard. Alberta earned 113 points last season, thanks in part to first-place performances at the Canadian mixed, Hearts and Brier.

Curling Canada has created a provincial-territorial Under the new system, points totals and ranking system to measure member association results are tracked and updated after each performances at all of the national curling applicable Canadian championship throughout championships it operates and sanctions. the curling season. The system was implemented in 2010-11 by The 2015-16 winners were announced Curling Canada, which is made up of 14 member in June at Curling Canada's Annual General associations representing Canada’s 10 provinces, Meeting in Cornwall, Ontario. Based on the Northern Ontario and the territories of Yukon, highest average points, the Member Association Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Cup, presented by TSN, was awarded to Member associations are ranked based on Alberta, with 113 points, an average of 11.3 their final positions in 10 annual national per event. championships — the men's and women's Alberta's total was bolstered by three Travelers Curling Club Championship, the first-place performances — Mick Lizmore's at Canadian mixed, Canadian junior men’s and the mixed, Chelsea Carey's at the Hearts and women’s, Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Tim Kevin Koe's at the Brier. Hortons Brier, Everest Canadian senior men’s and Nova Scotia — the member association women’s and Canadian wheelchair. making the biggest year-to-year improvement The program was created to generate greater on an average points basis — received the interest among curling fans across the country. Governors' Cup for an average increase over the For years, curling enthusiasts have enjoyed 10 events of 2.425 points year over year. regional rivalries, debating whether their Quebec's advancement was buoyed by province or territory was better than another. gold-medal performances by Mary Fay at the The new system adds legitimacy to a basic juniors and Colleen Jones at the seniors. ranking system, which tracks how member For further details, go to www.curling.ca/ associations perform. macup.

107 CANADIAN CURLING

SCOTTY HARPER AWARD OFFICERS Terry Jones of the Edmonton Sun is the winner of the 2016 Scotty Harper Award for the year’s best President curling story. Paul Wiecek Jones’s story John Morris at Peace with Change Back to Third was chosen as the winner Tel: 204-781-7741 by the faculty of Communication Studies at Email: [email protected] Mount Royal University in Calgary. The award is named for the late Scotty First Vice-President Harper, whose curling reports in the Winnipeg Donna Spencer Free Press enlivened the paper for many years. Tel: 403-470-3991 Not awarded for a number of years, the award Email: [email protected] was re-introduced in 2005 with the assistance of Curling Canada. Second Vice-President Anil Mungal PAUL MCLEAN AWARD Tel: 416-427-2618 Winnipeg Free Press sports reporter Paul Wiecek Email: [email protected] is the 2016 winner of the Paul McLean Award. The award was created in 2007 by the Third Vice-President Canadian Curling Reporters, in conjunction with Gregory Strong TSN, in memory of McLean, a TSN executive Tel: 416-507-2045 producer, and his dedication to the sport of Email: [email protected] Secretary-Treasurer Gerry Geurts Tel: 519-702-8383 Email: [email protected] PHOTOS: MICHAEL BURNS PHOTOGRAPHY PHOTOS: Curling Canada vice-chair Peter Inch, right, presents the 2016 Scotty Harper Award for the year's best curling story to sports columnist Terry Jones of the Edmonton Sun.

108 REPORTERS

curling. McLean passed away on December 14, 2005, at his home in Brampton, Ontario, after a SCOTTY HARPER AWARD WINNERS two-year battle with cancer. He was 39. 2016 Terry Jones, Edmonton Sun The award is presented annually to a person 2015 Not presented in the media who has made an outstanding 2014 Bob Weeks, Ontario Curling Report* contribution to the sport of curling from behind 2013 Kevin Palmer, The Curling News the scenes. 2012 Paul Wiecek, Winnipeg Free Press* Born and raised in Winnipeg, Wiecek is a 2011 Jim Henderson, Sweep! magazine** graduate of Carleton University’s School of Journalism in Ottawa. In 1989 he joined the 2010 Bob Weeks, Ontario Curling Report* Free Press, where he covered the police beat 2009 Guy Scholz, Sweep! magazine before becoming an investigative reporter in 2008 Jim Henderson, Sweep! magazine** 1996. He moved into sports in 1998 and has 2007 Jim Henderson, Sweep! magazine** worked there ever since. 2006 Al Cameron, Calgary Herald A Season of Champions veteran, Wiecek has 2005 Paul Wiecek, Winnipeg Free Press* covered dozens of Tournament of Hearts, Briers and world championships, as well as Olympic * Two-time winner ** Three-time winner Winter Games, World Series, Grey Cups, NBA championships and thoroughbred racing. PAUL McLEAN AWARD WINNERS He’s a two-time winner of the Scotty Harper 2016 Paul Wiecek, Winnipeg Free Press Award, awarded annually for the year’s best sports reporter curling story. 2015 Jim Young, TSN cameraman 2014 Andy Bouyoukos, TSN director 2013 Larry Wood, Calgary sportswriter 2012 Len Dubyts, TSN overhead robotic camera operator 2011 Michael Burns Jr., official Curling Canada photographer 2010 Robin Wilson, Tournament of Hearts media co-ordinator/sponsor liaison 2009 Jeff Timson, Brier media co-ordinator 2008 Denis Lavoie, CBC-TV Sports associate director 2007 Richard Wells, TSN director

TSN's Brian Mudryk, left, presents the 2016 Paul McLean Award to Winnipeg Free Press sports reporter Paul Wiecek for his contribution to curling from behind the scenes.

109 HOME HARDWARE CANADA CUP NOVEMBER 30 TO DECEMBER 4, 2016 k WESTMAN COMMUNICATIONS

TEAM CAREY Calgary

Chelsea Carey Amy Nixon Jocelyn Peterman Laine Peters SKIP: Chelsea Carey Born: September 12, 1984 Occupation: Territory account manager, Simmons Canada ] THIRD: Amy Nixon Born: September 29, 1977 Occupation: Senior legal counsel, Mount Royal University ] SECOND: Jocelyn Peterman Born: September 23, 1993 Occupation: Kinesiologist, TotalCardiology Rehabilitation ] LEAD: Laine Peters Born: March 24, 1970

TEAM EINARSON Winnipeg

Kerri Einarson Selena Kaatz Liz Fyfe Kristin MacCuish SKIP: Kerri Einarson Born: October 3, 1987 Occupation: Rehabilitation aide, Betel Home Foundation ] THIRD: Selena Kaatz Born: January 22, 1992 Occupation: Staff accountant, Deloitte Canada ] SECOND: Liz Fyfe Born: May 11, 1987 Occupation: Self-employed wedding planner ] LEAD: Kristin MacCuish Born: December 8, 1992 Occupation: Small-medium business specialist, IDC Communications

TEAM FLEURY Sudbury, Ontario

Tracy Fleury Jenna Walsh Amanda Gates SKIP: Tracy Fleury Born: June 13, 1986 Occupation: Chartered accountant, ] THIRD: Jennifer Wylie Born: August 1, 1984 Occupation: Chartered accountant, Vale ] SECOND: Jenna Walsh Born: March 2, 1988 Occupation: Letter carrier, Canada Post ] LEAD: Amanda Gates Born: March 26, 1986 Occupation: Insurance broker, PBL Insurance Limited ] ALTERNATE: Crystal Webster Born: February 26, 1975 Occupation: Mortgage specialist, RBC

110 OF CURLING GROUP PLACE, KEYSTONE CENTRE k BRANDON, MANITOBA

TEAM HOMAN Ottawa

Rachel Homan Emma Miskew Joanne Courtney Lisa Weagle SKIP: Rachel Homan Born: April 5, 1989 Occupation: Student ] THIRD: Emma Miskew Born: February 14, 1989 Occupation: Industrial and graphic designer ] SECOND: Joanne Courtney Born: March 7, 1989 Occupation: Registered nurse ] LEAD: Lisa Weagle Born: March 24, 1985 Occupation: Communications advisor, Department of Canadian Heritage, Sport Canada

TEAM JONES Winnipeg

Jennifer Jones Kaitlyn Lawes Jill Officer Dawn McEwen SKIP: Jennifer Jones Born: July 7, 1974 Occupation: Senior legal advisor, National Bank Financial/motivational speaker ] THIRD: Kaitlyn Lawes Born: December 16, 1988 Occupation: Sales representative, Goldline/IMPACT team ambassador, Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries ] SECOND: Jill Officer Born: June 2, 1975 Occupation: RBC Olympian, RBC Royal Bank ] LEAD: Dawn McEwen Born: July 3, 1980 Occupation: Case officer, Federal Government of Canada

TEAM ROCQUE Edmonton

Kelsey Rocque Laura Crocker Taylor McDonald Jen Gates SKIP: Kelsey Rocque Born: March 25, 1994 Occupation: Recreation therapy student, University of Alberta ] THIRD: Laura Crocker Born: November 19, 1990 Occupation: Mortgage associate, Mortgage Design Group ] SECOND: Taylor McDonald Born: May 12, 1993 Occupation: Kinesiology student, University of Alberta ] LEAD: Jen Gates Born: April 22, 1990 Occupation: Student/curling instructor

111 TEAM SWEETING Edmonton

Val Sweeting Lori Olson-Johns Dana Ferguson Rachelle Brown SKIP: Val Sweeting Born: July 9, 1987 Occupation: Case processing agent, Case Processing Centre Vegreville ] THIRD: Lori Olson-Johns Born: November 24, 1976 Occupation: Physical education teacher, St. Albert Public Schools ] SECOND: Dana Ferguson Born: February 25, 1987 Occupation: Curling development coach, Saville Community Sports Centre ] LEAD: Rachelle Brown Born: July 9, 1986 Occupation: Teacher, Black Gold School Division

TEAM CARRUTHERS Winnipeg

Reid Carruthers Braeden Moskowy Derek Samagalski Colin Hodgson SKIP: Reid Carruthers Born: December 30, 1984 Occupation: Substitute teacher, Louis Riel School Division ] THIRD: Braeden Moskowy Born: August 14, 1990 Occupation: Account manager, Emco ] SECOND: Derek Samagalski Born: September 9, 1984 Occupation: Grounds crewman, Larters at St. Andrews Golf & Country Club ] LEAD: Colin Hodgson Born: June 8, 1990 Occupation: Chef, Ovations/Investors Group Field

TEAM EPPING Toronto

John Epping Mat Camm Pat Janssen Tim March SKIP: John Epping Born: March 20, 1983 Occupation: Sales consultant ] THIRD: Mat Camm Born: March 29, 1990 Occupation: Home renovation contractor ] SECOND: Pat Janssen Born: May 12, 1987 Occupation: Industrial engineer, Syncreon ] LEAD: Tim March Born: April 28, 1987 Occupation: Accountant, Cathy Tune, CA

TEAM GUSHUE St. John’s, Newfoundland/ Labrador Brad Gushue Mark Nichols Brett Gallant Geoff Walker SKIP: Brad Gushue Born: June 16, 1980 Occupation: Business owner/real estate investor ] THIRD: Mark Nichols Born: January 1, 1980 Occupation: Business owner ] SECOND: Brett Gallant Born: February 18, 1990 Occupation: Curler ] LEAD: Geoff Walker Born: November 28, 1985 Occupation: Instructor, Rock Solid Productions Inc./golf course maintenance, The Derrick Club

112 TEAM JACOBS Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Brad Jacobs Ryan Fry E.J. Harnden Ryan Harnden SKIP: Brad Jacobs Born: June 11, 1985 Occupation: Business development manager, Community First Curling Centre ] THIRD: Ryan Fry Born: July 25, 1978 Occupation: Corporate partnerships manager, ] SECOND: E.J. Harnden Born: April 14, 1983 Occupation: Senior manager, channel development, Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation ] LEAD: Ryan Harnden Born: June 28, 1986 Occupation: Owner, Algoma Property Appraisals

TEAM KOE Calgary

Kevin Koe Marc Kennedy Brent Laing Ben Hebert SKIP: Kevin Koe Born: January 11, 1975 Occupation: Surface landman, Repsol Oil & Gas Canada ] THIRD: Marc Kennedy BORN: February 5, 1982 Occupation: RBC Olympic ambassador/MBA student, University of Alberta ] SECOND: Brent Laing Born: December 10, 1978 Occupation: Operations manager, Collingwood/Barrie Weed Man ] LEAD: Ben Hebert Born: March 16, 1983 Occupation: Business development manager, WSP Canada

TEAM LAYCOCK Saskatoon

Steve Laycock Kirk Muyres Colton Flasch Dallan Muyres SKIP: Steve Laycock Born: October 29, 1982 Occupation: Senior compensation specialist, University of Saskatchewan ] THIRD: Kirk Muyres Born: June 29, 1990 Occupation: Mortgage associate broker, Kirk Muyres Mortgages ] SECOND: Colton Flasch Born: February 27, 1991 Occupation: Construction worker, K&S Contracting ] LEAD: Dallan Muyres Born: February 25, 1987 Occupation: CAD/design technologist, Saskatchewan Research Council

TEAM MCEWEN Winnipeg

Mike McEwen B.J. Neufeld Matt Wozniak Denni Neufeld SKIP: Mike McEwen Born: July 30, 1980 Occupation: Sales representative, Hardline Curling ] THIRD: B.J. Neufeld Born: February 28, 1986 Occupation: CPGA golf professional, Larters at St. Andrews ] SECOND: Matt Wozniak Born: January 6, 1983 Occupation: Mortgage broker, Vertuity Mortgage ] LEAD: Denni Neufeld Born: January 25, 1981 Occupation: Realtor, Royal LePage Prime Real Estate

113 A PROUD SUPPORTER OF CURLING TO THE FINAL END Home Hardware is proud to support curlers in over 1,000 cities, towns and villages across Canada, from the 2016-2017 Season of Champions to local community bonspiels. Because we’re not just Home Owners; we’re also part of the neighbourhood, and we’re proud to help curlers everywhere – whether they’re coming home or building one.

HOME HARDWARE. OFFICIAL SUPPLIER TO CURLING CANADA’S 2016-2017 SEASON OF CHAMPIONS. HOME HARDWARE CANADA CUP DRAW

DATE TIME DRAW A B C D E

CARRUTHERS MCEWEN EINARSON ROCQUE 10 a.m. 1 vs vs vs vs EPPING JACOBS SWEETING JONES

FLEURY EPPING LAYCOCK CAREY GUSHUE Wednesday, 3 p.m. 2 vs vs vs vs vs November 30 JONES KOE MCEWEN HOMAN JACOBS

KOE EINARSON CARRUTHERS SWEETING CAREY 8 p.m. 3 vs vs vs vs vs LAYCOCK HOMAN GUSHUE FLEURY ROCQUE

JONES FLEURY JACOBS MCEWEN 10 a.m. 4 vs vs vs vs CAREY HOMAN KOE EPPING

HOMAN LAYCOCK SWEETING FLEURY KOE Thursday, vs vs vs vs vs December 1 3 p.m. 5 ROCQUE GUSHUE CAREY EINARSON CARRUTHERS

LAYCOCK SWEETING MCEWEN EPPING JONES 8 p.m. 6 vs vs vs vs vs JACOBS ROCQUE CARRUTHERS GUSHUE EINARSON

CAREY GUSHUE CARRUTHERS HOMAN 10 a.m. 7 vs vs vs vs FLEURY KOE LAYCOCK SWEETING

GUSHUE JACOBS ROCQUE JONES EPPING Friday, 3 p.m. 8 vs vs vs vs vs December 2 MCEWEN CARRUTHERS EINARSON SWEETING LAYCOCK

EINARSON HOMAN JACOBS KOE ROCQUE 8 p.m. 9 vs vs vs vs vs CAREY JONES EPPING MCEWEN FLEURY

QMEN QWOMEN

  ކŢ   ކŢ   WOMEN'S TIEBREAKERS Saturday, Dec. 3 10 a.m. MEN'S TIEBREAKERS Saturday, Dec. 3 10 a.m. WOMEN'S SEMIFINAL Saturday, Dec. 3 3 p.m. MEN'S SEMIFINAL Saturday, Dec. 3 8 p.m. WOMEN'S FINAL Sunday, Dec. 4 3 p.m. MEN'S FINAL Sunday, Dec. 4 8 p.m.

All times listed are Eastern Standard Time and are subject to change.

115 Home team looking for five straight at 2017 WORLD FINANCIAL GROUP CONTINENTAL CUP

Already qualified for Team North America are the reigning Canadian champions — Chelsea Carey, Amy Nixon, Jocelyn Peterman and Laine Peters, who prevailed at the 2016 Hearts, and Kevin Koe, Marc Kennedy, Brent Laing and Ben Hebert, who won the 2016 Brier. They will be joined by two U.S. entries and the winners of the 2016 Canada Cup.

Close or lopsided — it doesn’t matter. Team World can be just as good. I know all six of our teams is simply tired of losing at the World Financial coming to Las Vegas are excited because it’s such Group Continental Cup. a great show, but also we are extremely hungry The overseas contingent will be looking to and focused on winning that trophy.” snap a four-year losing streak against Team The four-day competition features three North America when the 2017 edition of unique styles of curling competition — curling’s version of the Ryder Cup is contested traditional team, skins and mixed doubles. Each January 12 to 15 in the Entertainment Capital of segment awards points for wins or ties. A total of the World, Las Vegas. 60 points is available, so the side that earns more Two years ago in Calgary, the end result was than 30 points will be declared the champion. never really in doubt and the home team cruised Team World’s lineup was confi rmed during to an easy victory. the summer, with coach Pål Trulsen of Norway Last year at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, just and captain Andy Kapp of Germany (also last one point separated the teams in the end — a year’s Team World brain trust) bringing four of historically tight fi nish — but it was still Team last season’s six world championship podium North America hoisting the trophy and Team teams to Las Vegas in a bid to take the trophy World looking on in disappointment. off of North American soil for the fi rst time since So with a return to Vegas in the offi ng, 2012 in Langley, British Columbia. Team World must have the feeling that enough All three medal-winning teams from the 2016 is enough. Ford World Women’s Curling Championship last “We really can’t wait to get back to Las Vegas spring in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, will be and show the fans what we’re capable of,” said in Las Vegas, led by two-time world champ Binia Sweden’s veteran skip Niklas Edin, who’ll be Feltscher of Switzerland, who won her second making his ninth Continental Cup appearance. gold medal in Swift Current, beating Japan’s “We have a ton of respect for the North Satsuki Fujisawa in the championship game. American teams, obviously, and they’ve been Russia’s Anna Sidorova, the bronze medallist deserving of their success. But we also know that in Swift Current, will round out the Team World the World teams, when we’re on top of our game, women’s contingent.

116 On the men’s side, Edin, the 2015 world champ, is joined by 2014 world champ Thomas TEAM WORLD LINEUPS Ulsrud of Norway, who is preparing for his eighth trip to the event. On the other hand, Denmark’s TEAM EDIN (SWEDEN) Rasmus Stjerne, who won silver at the 2016 World Men’s Curling Championship last April in Basel, Switzerland, after losing to Kevin Koe’s Canadian team in the final, will be making his Continental Cup debut. Niklas Oskar Rasmus Christoffer Their Team North America opponents won’t Edin Eriksson Wranå Sundgren be completely known until December. Already qualified for Team North America are the reigning TEAM FELTSCHER (SWITZERLAND) Canadian champions — Calgary’s Koe, who won the 2016 Tim Hortons Brier in addition to the world men’s title, and fellow Calgarian Chelsea Carey, whose team prevailed at the 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Binia Irene Fränziska Christine “We’ve been extremely fortunate over the Feltscher Schori Kaufmann Urech past four years because that World team always has a lot of talent, but we’ve been able to rise TEAM FUJISAWA (JAPAN) to the occasion,” said Koe, whose team was a member of last season’s victorious Team North America squad. “We see those teams throughout the season, and we know how much this event means to them, Satsuki Chinami Yumi Yurika and we also know that we’ll have to be at the Fujisawa Yoshida Suzuki Yoshida absolute top of our games if we want to make it five in a row.” TEAM SIDOROVA (RUSSIA) Rick Lang is back as Team North America coach, and he’ll be joined by three-time world championship medallist Debbie McCormick of Rio, Wisconsin, as captain. The other two Canadian teams will be the Anna Margarita Alexandra Nkeiruka men’s and women’s champions of the 2016 Sidorova Fomina Raeva Ezekh Home Hardware Canada Cup, which takes TEAM STJERNE (DENMARK) place November 30 to December 4 in Brandon, Manitoba. The two U.S. entries will be decided based on results through November 22. “I know our teams will be ready to play in Las Vegas, and they’ll have to be because Team World Rasmus Johnny Oliver Troels is tired of losing, and they’ll be extremely eager Stjerne Frederiksen Dupont Harry to end that streak,” said Lang. “I’m thrilled to be TEAM ULSRUD (NORWAY) working with Debbie, and we’ll be trying our best to keep the Cup here in North America.” The previous two Las Vegas editions of the World Financial Group Continental Cup — in 2014 and ’16 — each broke event records for attendance, and the 2016 renewal also set the standard for the Thomas Torger Christoffer Håvard Vad Ulsrud Nergård Svae Petersson best-attended curling event on U.S. soil. Projections for the 2017 event indicate more Captain: Andy Kapp (Germany) Coach: Pa˚l Trulsen (Norway) attendance records could be attainable.

117 COMBINING EDUCATION AND

ATHLETIC AND SCHOLASTIC DREAMS “Not that I had any doubt, but this have been furthered for 10 deserving process re-affi rmed my belief that we have an young curlers who are winners of the 2016 amazing next generation of curlers coming Curling Canada Foundation For The Love of up in our country.” Curling scholarships. Nearly 50 applications were received from The $1,000 scholarships — funded by across the country. donations from curling fans and supporters of the Curling Canada Foundation — were The 2016-17 scholarship winners are: introduced to help university or college Maxime Blais, Smooth Rock Falls, Ontario students cover a portion of their education (University of Ottawa) and curling costs during the 2016-17 school year. Karlee Burgess, Brookfi eld, Nova Scotia “Picking these 10 winners was both (Dalhousie University) diffi cult and gratifying at the same time,” Kristin Clarke, Hammonds Plains, Nova said Kathy Henderson, Curling Canada’s Scotia (Dalhousie University) chief executive offi cer and a member of the selection committee. “There was an Megan Daniels, Delta, British Columbia abundance of deep and diverse talent — (Simon Fraser University) student athletes who excel not only on the Krista Fesser, Saskatoon (University ice and in the classroom but also in their of Saskatchewan) respective communities.

THE 2016-17 FOR THE LOVE OF

MAXIME BLAIS KARLEE BURGESS KRISTIN CLARKE MEGAN DANIELS KRISTA FESSER

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Hayden Forrester, Winnipeg (L’Université or college, in addition to being registered to de Saint Boniface) compete for Canadian Team Ranking System points during the 2016-17 curling season. Jessica Humphries, Bobcaygeon, Ontario “The quality of these applications (Brock University) never ceases to amaze me, and it was Sterling Middleton, Fort St. John, British truly challenging to narrow it down to 10 Columbia (Douglas College) winners,” said selection panel member Emma Miskew, vice-skip for Team Rachel Tyler Tardi, Surrey, British Columbia Homan. “But it really is an enjoyable (Kwantlen Polytechnic University) process, and it’s so gratifying to see what Daniel Wenzek, Burnaby, British Columbia these young curlers are contributing (Douglas College) to our sport and to our communities across Canada.” The scholarship winners were selected The Curling Canada Foundation by a panel whose members looked at philanthropic program was introduced both academic and curling achievements, during the 2013-14 season to help junior including a commitment to building the curling and to support curling centres in sport through coaching/instructing and/ Canada. Last season, donors invested almost or volunteer activities. In order to qualify, $400,000 in the sport of curling through applicants had to be enrolled full-time for at Curling Canada’s Rocks & Rings programs, least two semesters at a Canadian university scholarships and grants to curling clubs.

CURLING SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

HAYDEN FORRESTER JESSICA HUMPHRIES STERLING MIDDLETON TYLER TARDI DANIEL WENZEK

119 New format, new event 2016 National

urling Canada has a new The format, a pilot approved in format for its national concept at the 2015 Curling Canada Cmen’s and women’s AGM, takes advantage of the fact that championships, as well as a brand the 2018 championships will have new national championship. little or no bearing on the qualifying The moves came out of Curling process for the 2022 Olympic Canada’s annual general meeting Winter Games. in Cornwall, Ontario, in June, The teams will be split into two the concluding event of the 2016 pools of eight, with the top four National Curling Congress. teams from each pool advancing For the 2017-18 season, the to a championship pool that will Tim Hortons Brier and Scotties determine the final four playoff Tournament of Hearts will expand teams. The format allows the Brier to 16 teams each, including the and Hearts to stick to the traditional champions of Curling Canada’s 14 nine-day format, while removing the member associations, the defending pre-qualifying round to satisfy the Team Canada champions as well as desire of the member associations that the top-ranked non-qualified teams all 14 teams have direct entry into the on the Canadian Team Ranking main portion of the championships. System once each provincial/ In addition, Curling Canada territorial playdown is completed. and its member associations

Curling Canada's 2016 National Curling Congress

PHOTO: NEIL VALOIS PHOTOGRAPHY

120 introduced at Curling Congress

approved the introduction of a new Canadian under-18 boys and girls CURLING CANADA ADOPTS CONCUSSION POLICY curling championship. Curling Canada has announced a concussion/ The event will make its debut return-to-play policy for athletes participating in in the spring of 2017 and will complement the existing under-21 events operated by Curling Canada. Canadian Junior Men's and Women's Adopted at the National Curling Congress, the Curling Championships, which take policy states that when an athlete falls during a place in January 2017 in Esquimalt, game and a head injury is suspected, the athlete British Columbia. will be required to be examined by a physician and Curling Canada welcomed two new undergo tests to determine whether a concussion members to its board of governors has occurred. — John Shea of Ottawa and Angela If no concussion is diagnosed, the athlete can Hodgson of Charlottetown. They replace outgoing governors Hugh return to the game. Otherwise, the athlete will be Avery of Halifax, who was the board required to undergo and pass a five-step testing chair, and Cindy Maddock of Morden, process, each requiring a minimum of 24 hours, Manitoba. before being cleared to return to play by a doctor. Peter Inch of London, Ontario, was While the return-to-play protocol applies only to elected board chair for the 2016-17 Curling Canada events, the national governing body season, and Resby Coutts of Winnipeg is recommending that the guidelines covering head was elected vice-chair. injuries and protection be adopted by provincial Avery was presented with the Board and territorial sport organizations as well as of Governors Special Recognition curling centres. Award, the first time the award has been presented since 2008. The guidelines also cover such aspects as The National Curling Congress warm-ups that focus on stretching, strengthening concluded with the awarding of the MA and improving balance, using proper equipment and Cup and the Governor’s Cup. making sure procedures are in place to deal with The MA Cup, presented by TSN, suspected head injuries. went to Alberta — for the second The guidelines also include a helmet policy time in three years — as the member that strongly recommends the use of protective association with the best average headgear, as well as grippers on both shoes — finish at each of the 10 Curling excluding the player delivering the stone — for Canada national championships. The curlers 12 years of age and under (unless they have Governor’s Cup was awarded to Nova two years of on-ice training), casual curlers (not in Scotia as the member association with leagues) and curlers 65 and over. the best average improvement from the previous season.

121 2016-17 TSN BROADCAST GUIDE The broadcast times listed were correct at the time of printing. All times are subject to change.

HOME HARDWARE CANADA CUP SCOTTIES TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS November 30 to December 4, 2016 February 18 to 26, 2017 Brandon, Manitoba St. Catharines, Ontario Round robin Round robin Nov. 30 9:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m. Feb. 18 2:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m. Dec. 1 9:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m.* Feb. 19 9:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m.*, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2 9:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m. Feb. 20 2:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21 9:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m. Women's semifinal Dec. 3 2:30 p.m. Feb. 22 9:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m.*, 7:30 p.m. Men's semifinal Dec. 3 7:30 p.m. Feb. 23 9:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m.*, 7:30 p.m. Women's final Dec. 4 2:30 p.m. Feb. 24 9:30 a.m. Men's final Dec. 4 7:30 p.m.* Tiebreakers Feb. 24 2:30 p.m. * 7:30 p.m. draw on December 1 to be aired on TSN1, Page playoff Feb. 24 7:30 p.m.* 3, 4 and men's final on December 6 at 7:30 p.m. to Page playoff Feb. 25 2:30 p.m. be aired on TSN2 Semifinal Feb. 25 7:30 p.m. Bronze medal Feb. 26 2:30 p.m. WORLD FINANCIAL GROUP CONTINENTAL CUP Final Feb. 26 7:30 p.m. January 12 to 15, 2017 Las Vegas, Nevada * 2:30 p.m. draws on February 19, 22 and 23 and Page playoff on February 24 at 7:30 p.m. to be Team competition Jan. 12 12 noon aired on TSN1, 3, 4 Mixed doubles Jan. 12 4:30 p.m. Team competition Jan. 12 9:30 p.m.* TIM HORTONS BRIER Team competition Jan. 13 12 noon Mixed doubles Jan. 13 4:30 p.m. March 4 to 12, 2017 Team competition Jan. 13 9:30 p.m. St. John’s, Newfoundland/Labrador Mixed doubles Jan. 14 12 noon Round robin Team competition Jan. 14 4:30 p.m. Mar. 4 1:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m. Team competition Jan. 14 9:30 p.m. Mar. 5 8:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m. Skins Jan. 15 4:30 p.m. Mar. 6 1:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m.* Skins Jan. 15 9:30 p.m. Mar. 7 8:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m.*, 6:30 p.m. Mar. 8 8:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m. * Team competition on January 12 at 9:30 p.m. to be Mar. 9 8:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m.*, 6:30 p.m.* aired on TSN1, 3, 4 Mar. 10 8:30 a.m. CANADIAN JUNIORS Tiebreakers Mar. 10 1:30 p.m. January 21 to 29, 2017 Page playoff Mar. 10 6:30 p.m. Victoria Page playoff Mar. 11 1:30 p.m. Semifinal Mar. 11 6:30 p.m. Women's semifinal Jan. 28 4:30 p.m. Bronze medal Mar. 12 1:30 p.m. Men's semifinal Jan. 28 8:30 p.m. Final Mar. 12 6:30 p.m. Women's final Jan. 29 12 noon Men's final Jan. 29 4:30 p.m. * 6:30 p.m. draws on March 6 and 9 and 1:30 p.m. draws on March 7 and 9 to be aired on TSN1, 3, 4

TSN will also provide complete coverage of the Ford World Women's Curling Championship and the World Men's Curling Championship. Visit curling.ca for the most up-to-date broadcast times.

All times listed are Eastern Standard Time.

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