Extra End Magazine - 2009 Juniors Edition

The off ic ia l publ icat ion of the Season of Champions

January 31 to February 8, 2009

A NATIONALCHAMPIONSHIP OF THE

CANADIAN CURLINGASSOCIATION

www.curling.ca

M&M MEAT SHOPSCANADIAN JUNIORS January 31 to February 8, 2009Salmon Arm Curling Cluband Sunwave CentreSalmon Arm,British Columbia

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M&M MEAT SHOPSCANADIAN JUNIORSPLAYER PROFILES 24

M&M MEAT SHOPSCANADIAN JUNIORSOFFICIAL DRAW 28

IN A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN 34B.C. no slouch when it comes toproducing junior curling talent

BEHIND THE HACK 39Salmon Arm High producedthree provincial championsBY LARRY WOOD

CLASSIC CURLERS 41Julie Sutton won first-everworld junior women’s title

JUNIORS ROCKIN PACIFIC PROVINCE 42B.C. played host to memorable Canadian junior tourneys

JUNIOR AWARDS 44

JUNIOR STATISTICS 49

THE LAST END 54Élite curlers set the sport’s image against which all else will be judgedBY WARREN HANSEN

MESSAGES OF WELCOME 5

HOST COMMITTEE 9

CANADIANCURLING ASSOCIATION 11Here’s how it runs

SEASON OF CHAMPIONS CHAIRPERSONS 15

TSN BROADCAST GUIDE 16

2008 M&M MEAT SHOPSCANADIAN JUNIORS 18Kaitlyn Lawes, William Dionskip their teams to national titles

Editor

Laurie Payne

Managing editor

Warren Hansen

Associate editor

Larry Wood

Art director

Otto Pierre

Production director

Marylou Morris

Printer

Quebecor World, Aurora

Photography

Mike Burns

Scotties Tournament of Hearts photography

Andrew Klaver

Cover photography

Christopher Dew

National marketing director

David Beesley

Chief operating officer

Pat Ray

Extra End magazine is published by theCanadian Curling Association. All rightsreserved. Reproduction in whole or in partwithout written consent is prohibited. Theopinions expressed by writers in Extra Enddo not necessarily reflect the views or theposition of the Canadian Curling Associa-tion or World Curling Federation.

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IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT I EXTEND A WARMwelcome to everyone at the 2009 M&M Meat Shops CanadianJunior Men’s and Women’s Curling Championships. M&M is

very excited to support a competition that showcases the best youngCanadian men’s and women’s curling talent.

Congratulations to all of the participants. Your hard work anddedication to one of Canada’s favourite sports has brought you herein the hope of representing Canada at the 2009 World Junior Men’sand Women’s Curling Championships in Vancouver. Best of luckto everyone.

Those in the spectator seats are about to see not only some of themost exciting curling from Canada’s young curling stars but truesportsmanship, teamwork and the competitive spirit you’ve come toexpect from our Canadian athletes.

I want to recognize and thank the people who make events like thisa reality — the organizing committee, the many volunteers, familyand friends who lend their time and support. It’s because of yourcommitment that we are able to enjoy world-class curling.

And a big thank you to the wonderful City of Salmon Arm for its hospitality. Salmon Arm has long been anavid curling town and we look forward to creating more great memories during the 2009 M&M Meat ShopsCanadian Juniors.

Let’s all have some fun!

Mac Voisin Chairman & Founder, M&M Meat Shops

Welcometo Salmon Armfrom M&M Meat Shops


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ONBEHALF OF THE CANADIAN CURLING ASSOCIATION BOARD OF GOVERNORSand staff, I am delighted to extend warm greetings to everyone attending and

participating in the 2009 M&M Meat Shops Canadian Juniors in the wonderful city ofSalmon Arm.

The CCA extends its sincere appreciation to M&M Meat Shops as the title sponsor. Withoutthe support of such a committed sponsor, this event would not be possible.

To host co-chairs Fred Puetz and Debbie Jones, the organizing committee and the dedicatedgroup of volunteers who generously offer their skills and expertise to ensure a successful andmemorable event, congratulations and a sincere thank you on behalf of our entire organization.

Congratulations to all of the competitors, who have already distinguished themselves bywinning their provincial or territorial championships for the right to compete at the 2009 M&M Meat Shops CanadianJuniors. I wish them good luck in their endeavours to represent Canada at the World Junior Curling Championshipsin Vancouver.

Please accept my sincere best wishes for a successful and enjoyable event.

Fran ToddChair, Canadian Curling Association

ONBEHALF OF THE CITY OF SALMON ARM, IT IS MY PLEASURE TO WELCOMEthe curlers, their friends and families, the coaches and spectators to the M&M Meat

Shops Canadian Juniors. This is an opportunity to enjoy some great curling, good sportsmanship and, above all, to

watch our youth participate in one of Canada’s favourite winter sports.Congratulations and thank you to all of the staff, volunteers and parents whose tireless

efforts and dedication have helped to make this event possible.We are proud of our community and hope you will explore our city, take advantage of our

hospitality and come back often. We wish you all success.Good curling!

Marty BootsmaMayor, City of Salmon Arm

ONBEHALF OF ALL BRITISH COLUMBIANS, IT IS MY PLEASURE TO WELCOMEeveryone to Salmon Arm and the 2009 M&M Meat Shops Canadian Juniors.

Our province is proud to host this championship and similar Canadian and internationalcompetitions as we get ready to host the 2010 Olympic Winter Games and ParalympicGames.

I invite you to take the opportunity to explore the community, culture and hospitality ofSalmon Arm during your visit and hope you will return to discover more of our greatprovince as we welcome the world in 2010.

Congratulations to all of the athletes competing in this championship and best wishes asyou pursue your dreams in the spirit of sport, excellence and competition.

Gordon CampbellPremier of British Columbia

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Host Committee


ONBEHALF OF THE 2009 M&M MEAT SHOPS CANADIAN JUNIORS HOSTcommittee and all of its volunteers, it is our pleasure to welcome all of thecurlers, families, friends, supporters and fans to the beautiful Shuswap area.

Thank you to the Canadian Curling Association for giving the Salmon Arm Curling Cluband the Shuswap Recreation Society the opportunity to host this prestigious championship.

To M&M Meat Shops and all of our national and local sponsors, we extend our sincerethanks for your incredible support. A special thank you to the volunteers for all of their timeand effort in helping to make this event a huge success.

We hope that you have a great experience and enjoy first hand the City of Salmon Arm’shospitality, its many points of interest and indoor and outdoor activities for all ages. SalmonArm — the “Gem of the Shuswap” — has activities for all seasons, including cross-countryskiing, snowmobiling, hiking, fishing and house boating, and is known for the world-famousAdams River sockeye salmon run.

Congratulations to all of the curlers who have earned the right to be here. Your talent anddedication to the sport are verified by your presence at this Canadian championship.

We hope that you enjoy your stay in our city and that you leave with new friendships andfond memories that will last a lifetime. We invite you to visit the City of Salmon Arm and areaagain very soon.

Debbie Jones and Fred PuetzHost committee co-chairs

The 2009 M&M Meat Shops Canadian Juniors host committee: (standing, from left) Brian Maurer, Dale Berger, FredPuetz, Debbie Jones, Joan Sholinder and Brenda Puetz; (sitting) Don Helpenny, Deela Mueller, Trudy Shultz andDonna Shultz.

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CURLING BEGAN TO DRAW RECOGNITION ASan organized sport back in 1927, when the firstMacdonald Brier was played at the Granite Curling

Club in Toronto. An administrative body for the men’s sport was created

eight years later with the founding of the Dominion CurlingAssociation on March 6, 1935. Thirty-two years later — in1967, the year of Canada’s centennial — the organizationadjusted to the times and changed its name to the CanadianCurling Association.

Women’s curling was launched officially with theformation of the Canadian Ladies Curling Association in1961, when the inaugural Canadian Ladies CurlingChampionship was played at the R.A. Centre in Ottawa.

The CCA and CLCA continued as independentorganizations until they amalgamated to form the CanadianCurling Association in 1990. Today, the CCA is recognized asthe national administrative body for curling in Canada bySport Canada, the Canadian Olympic Committee and theWorld Curling Federation. It is governed by a 10-memberboard of governors. Provincial and territorial associationsnominate candidates to the board, whose members are electedto five-year terms by all CCA members.

For legislation to become CCA policy, it must be approvedduring the annual general meeting, which is held in June.Each province and territory is represented by two votingdelegates, for a total of 28. In addition, each board memberhas a vote, for a grand total of 38. The chair holds thetiebreaking vote.

The board elects a chair and vice-chair from within itsranks for one-year terms. For 2008-09, Fran Todd ofMississauga, Ontario, is chair and Graham Prouse of FortNelson, British Columbia, is vice-chair.

The CCA office is in Ottawa, where day-to-day affairsare handled by chief executive officer Greg Stremlaw anda professional staff of 11.

CCA activities generally fall into three specific areas —championships, high performance and development.

CHAMPIONSHIPS The primary area of administration, championships are the

most financially consuming of the CCA’s responsibilities. In 1994, the Canadian Curling Association, in concert with

St. Clair Group of Toronto, developed a novel approach tomarketing national and international curling championships.They created a series of championships named the Season ofChampions that included the Canadian Mixed, Canadian

Seniors, Canadian Juniors, the Hearts,the Brier, World Juniors and theWorld Men’s and Women’s CurlingChampionships.

One of the first orders of businesswas to spread the Season ofChampions over the first quarter ofthe year to enhance the concept interms of television coverage and froma sponsorship point of view.

Broadcast contracts were struckwith CBC and TSN and the combinedefforts of the two networks ensuredthat championship curling would beaired on Canadian television for about215 hours a year.

A key component of the televisionagreement was the acquisition of asignificant amount of advertising,which was combined with inside-the-boards signage to fulfilcommitments to title sponsors andofficial suppliers. The conceptprovided each sponsor and supplier with an attractivecombination of on-air advertising and venue signage.

Each title sponsor received all of the on-air and venuesignage name-recognition benefits of being a title sponsor. Inaddition, each sponsor was provided with a large amount ofair time during telecasts of its sponsored event. A bonus foreach sponsor was signage at each and every Season ofChampions event, as well as a full television advertisingpackage for the entire Season of Champions.

The original Season of Champions concept worked verywell from 1995 through 2004 and took curling to an entirelynew level in terms of television coverage and publicperception.

But by 2000, it was becoming clear that the seniors andmixed events had problems. Their TV viewing numbers wereweak and there was no strong connection between these twoevents and any of the others.

The Canadian junior winners went on to the world juniorsand some of the junior champions graduated to the Hearts orthe Brier. The Brier and Hearts winners went on to the worlds.

So the CCA put the wheels in motion to create two newevents — the Continental Cup of Curling and the Canada Cup— that would better fit the other properties and, it was hoped,develop larger audiences.


Here’s HowThe CCA Runs

FRAN TODDChair

GRAHAM PROUSEVice-chair

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In December, the sixth Continental Cup was staged inCamrose, Alberta, with Team World defeating Team NorthAmerica 208-192. The series is tied with three cup titles each.

Similar in format to golf’s Ryder Cup, the ContinentalCup brings together 12 of the world’s best men’s andwomen’s teams — six representing Team World, sixrepresenting Team North America — competing in a uniqueevent.

A total of 400 points is available from the competition’sfour disciplines — mixed doubles, singles, team and skins.

The Continental Cup has direct ties to three other Seasonof Champions events — the Canada Cup, the ScottiesTournament of Hearts and the Tim Hortons Brier. Four ofthe six North American teams are Canadian and include the

men’s and women’s Canada Cup champions and the winnersof the Hearts and Brier.

The other recent Season of Champions addition is theCanada Cup. The seventh Canada Cup — including 10 men’sand 10 women’s teams — takes place March 18 to 22, 2009, inYorkton, Saskatchewan. This year’s prize package is $150,000.

The Canada Cup is closely aligned with the Brier andHearts, with the champions of each earning automatic berthsin the 20-team competition.

During the first three years of each Olympic Winter Gamesquadrennial, the annual Canada Cup winners — in additionto guaranteed berths in the subsequent Canada andContinental cups — also win berths in pre-Tim HortonsCanadian Curling Trials events.

Individual men’s and women’s events called Canada CupQualifiers were held in December. The women’s event wasstaged in Ottawa at the Rideau and Ottawa curling clubs andthe men’s in Edmonton’s Saville Sports Centre. Forty-eightmen’s and women’s teams competed in each event in a tripleknockout format, with the four semi-finalists in eachqualifying for the 2009 Canada Cup.

The 10-team men’s field also includes defending Brier,Canada Cup and Players Championship winners. TheCanadian Team Ranking System — for September 1 toDecember 16, 2008 — rounds out the field, qualifying thethree top-ranked men’s teams.

The 10 women’s teams include defending ScottiesTournament of Hearts, Canada Cup and PlayersChampionship winners. The three top-ranked CTRS women’steams complete the field.

The Canadian Women’s Curling Championship — now theScotties Tournament of Hearts — in existence since 1961, hasbecome one of the best known and most popular women’ssporting events in Canada. Not only does the Heartschampion earn the right to represent Canada at the worldwomen’s championship, but also earns berths in theContinental Cup, Canada Cup and, in three of every fouryears, a berth in the Canadian Curling Trials.

The Brier, which celebrated its 79th year in 2008, isrecognized as the oldest and best-known curling event in theworld. The Tim Hortons Brier champion represents Canada atthe world men’s championship, earns a berth in theContinental Cup and Canada Cup and, in three of every fouryears, a berth in the Canadian Curling Trials.

The Ford Worlds underwent a facelift in 2005. The men’sand women’s world championships had been operated as acombined event since 1989. But in 2005, the events weredivided into two separate championships. In an arrangementnegotiated with the World Curling Federation, every year oneof the world championships — either the women’s or men’s— is played in Canada.

Two additional berths were added to the men’s andwomen’s worlds in 2005, expanding each to 12 teams.Countries accumulate points annually at the worldchampionships to determine, every four years, which 10countries will participate in the Olympic Winter Games.

The final Season of Champions event takes place every four

The 2008-09 Canadian Curling Association board of governors: (back row,from left) Janie Hobart, Jim Campbell and Laura Lochanski; (middle row)Lew Andrews, Beth Sullivan and Mitch Tarapasky; (front row) BernadetteMcIntyre, Graham Prouse, Fran Todd and Jack Bowman.


CCA ADMINISTRATION

Chief Executive Officer Greg StremlawChief Operating Officer Pat RayDirector, High Performance Gerry PeckhamDirector, Event Operations

and Media Relations Warren HansenDirector, Championship Services

and Curling Club Development Danny LamoureuxDirector, Information Technology Glenn van GulikManager, Event Administration Paul NobleExecutive Assistant Karen Ryan Co-ordinator, National Athlete

Services and Coaching Louise DelormeCo-ordinator, Financial Services JoAnne ViauCo-ordinator, Development and

Championship Services Rachel DelaneyNational Development Coach Paul Webster

CANADIAN CURLINGASSOCIATION1660 Vimont Court Fax: (613) 834-0716Cumberland, Ontario Toll free: 1-800-550-2875K4A 4J4 Email: [email protected]: (613) 834-2076 Website: www.curling.ca

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years. The Tim Hortons Canadian Curling Trials determinewho will represent Canada at the Olympics.

The CCA is responsible each year for organizing andoperating all Season of Champions events. The CCA isdirectly responsible for all of the technical aspects of eachevent and provides substantial funding in support of officials,statisticians and ice technicians. In addition, direct hands-onassistance is provided in all areas associated with televisionand media.

But it is the dedicated host committees that are responsiblefor staging the events.

The CCA provides direction in all aspects of thechampionships and financial assistance in critical areas ofoperation. The 2009 Tim Hortons Brier in Calgary marksthe 11th time the CCA has applied an event-managementmodel to the Brier that places a large amount of the event’sday-to-day operation in the hands of professionals. Four otherevents — the Continental Cup, the Scotties Tournament ofHearts, the Canada Cup and the Ford World Men’s — areunder full event-management in 2008-09.

CCA professional staff and volunteer officials also are onhand for all championships to ensure their successfuloperation. Warren Hansen, who is director of eventoperations and media relations; Danny Lamoureux, thedirector of championship services and curling clubdevelopment; Paul Noble, manager of event administration;head official Dianne Barker and Janie Hobart, the CCA boardliaison, are the key CCA people on site at the 2009 M&MMeat Shops Canadian Juniors.

HIGH PERFORMANCE In February of 1998, curling made its first appearance as a

medal sport at the Olympic Winter Games. The CCA places ahigh emphasis on the involvement of curling in the Olympicsand was thrilled when the Canadian teams skipped by the lateSandra Schmirler and Mike Harris brought home gold andsilver medals respectively.

In addition to the responsibility of selecting and trainingteams for the Olympics, those responsible for highperformance also deal with national team programs and thedevelopment of Level IV and Level V coaches.

Ottawa-based Gerry Peckham is the CCA’s director of highperformance and the team leader for Canadian curling at theOlympic Winter Games.

The CCA also operates a national training centre in Calgarywith financial support from the Calgary OlympicDevelopment Association. Paul Webster works from his officeat the Calgary Winter Club as the national developmentcoach.

DEVELOPMENT Another active division of the CCA, development primarily

involves a series of programs aimed at retaining curlers,developing programs and materials to recruit new ones, andincreasing awareness and participation by special-needsgroups, including wheelchair curling, the hearing and sight-impaired, the mentally challenged and visible

minorities. It is through the development programs that directcontact is maintained with some 1,050 affiliated curling clubs,14 provincial and territorial associations, 12 affiliate membersand regional development centres, and the more than onemillion Canadians who play the sport each year. The CCA’sdirector of development is Ottawa-based Danny Lamoureux.


2008-09 EVENT MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING

Director, national marketing David BeesleyManager, national marketing Catharine DunlopCo-ordinator, sponsorship fulfilment Marylou MorrisDirector, event operations

and media relations Warren HansenDirector, championship services Danny LamoureuxManager, championship administration Paul NobleCo-ordinator, championship services Rachel DelaneyManager, event marketing Rod PalsonManager, local sponsorship Cathy BowmanLocal sponsorship account executive Jenn OgstonLocal sponsorship account executive Kathryn LarsenManager, event financial services Terry MorrisManager, merchandising Robin HenryManager, entertainment and production Roger PowellManager, bar operations Elmer EppEditor, Extra End magazines Laurie PayneCo-ordinator, daily publications Larry WoodCo-ordinator, media Jeff TimsonCo-ordinator, media

Scotties Tournament of Hearts Robin WilsonCo-ordinator, photography Mike BurnsCo-ordinator, photography

Scotties Tournament of Hearts Andrew KlaverEvent master of ceremonies Stuart BrownEvent master of ceremonies Jim Jerome

2008-09 ON-SITE STAFF

2008 Continental Cup Event manager Trina Spence

2009 Scotties Tournament of HeartsEvent manager Gord McNabbSponsorship/marketing administration Andy HenryAdministrative assistant Delena Pakos

2009 Tim Hortons Brier Event manager Rob DewhirstSponsorship/marketing administration Brock BalogAdministrative assistant Kim ValleauOffice assistant Sherri Hall

2009 Canada Cup Event manager Gord McNabbSponsorship fulfilment/

administrative assistant Sharon Pedde

2009 Ford World Men’sEvent manager Lynn MacKenzieSponsorship/marketing administration Carmen MarshallAdministrative assistant Kelly Murphy

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CONTINENTAL CUPOF CURLINGPresented by

Monsanto Canada Inc.EnCana Arena, Edgeworth Centre

4512 53rd StreetCamrose, Alberta T4V 4E3

Host chair: Bob SeneyTel: (780) 679-6393

Email: [email protected] co-ordinator: Trina Spence

Tel: (780) 672-3819Email: [email protected]

Tickets can be ordered onlineat Ticketmaster.ca or by calling

Ticketmaster at (780) 451-8000.

M&M MEAT SHOPSCANADIAN JUNIORS

Presented byAMJ Campbell Van Lines

Salmon Arm Curling Club691 28th Street N.E.

Salmon Arm, British Columbia V1E 4N7and Sunwave Centre

2600 10th Avenue N.E.Salmon Arm, British Columbia V1E 4R1

Host co-chair: Fred PuetzTel: (250) 832-8700

Email: [email protected] co-chair: Debbie Jones


SCOTTIES TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS

Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre1925 Blanshard Street

Victoria, British Columbia V8T 4J2

Host chair: Chris AtchisonTel: (250) 382-9675, ext. 233

Email: [email protected] co-ordinator: Gord McNabb


Tickets can be ordered onlineat SelectYourTickets.com or by callingSelect Your Tickets at (250) 220-7777

or toll-free at 1-866-514-5050.

TIM HORTONS BRIERPresented by

Monsanto Canada Inc.Pengrowth Saddledome

555 Saddledome Rise S.E.Calgary, Alberta T2G 2W1

Host chair: Ian HendersonTel: (403) 233-7994

Email: [email protected] co-ordinator: Rob Dewhirst



Ticketmaster Sports Line at (403) 777-0000.

CANADA CUP OF CURLINGPresented by

James Richardson InternationalFarrell Agencies Arena, Gallagher Centre

455 Broadway Street WestYorkton, Saskatchewan S3N 2X1

Host chair: Brian KrugerTel: (306) 786-1811

Email: [email protected] co-ordinator: Gord McNabb



Ticketmaster Sports Line at (306) 938-7800 or toll-free

at 1-800-970-7328.

FORD WORLD MEN’S Presented by

Atlantic LotteryMoncton Coliseum377 Killam Drive

Moncton, New Brunswick E1C 3T1

Host chair: Jim LockyerTel: (506) 863-2134

Email: [email protected] co-ordinator: Lynn MacKenzie


Tickets can be ordered onlineat tickets.moncton.ca or by calling

the Moncton Coliseum at (506) 857-4100 or toll-free at 1-888-720-5600.

2009 Season of ChampionsChairpersons

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M&M MEAT SHOPS CANADIAN JUNIORSSunwave Centre

Salmon Arm, British ColumbiaJanuary 31 to February 8, 2009

(Times are PST)Women’s finalFebruary 8 11:30 a.m. Men’s finalFebruary 8 4 p.m

SCOTTIES TOURNAMENT OF HEARTSSave-On-Foods Memorial Centre

Victoria, British ColumbiaFebruary 21 to March 1, 2009

(Times are PST)Round robinFebruary 21 12 noon, 7 p.m.February 22 8:30 a.m., 1 p.m., 6:30 p.m.February 23 8:30 a.m., 1 p.m., 6:30 p.m.February 24 8:30 a.m., 1 p.m., 6:30 p.m.February 25 8:30 a.m., 1 p.m., 7 p.m.February 26 8:30 a.m., 1 p.m., 6:30 p.m.Tiebreakers if required February 27 8:30 a.m., 1 p.m.Page playoffs February 27 6:30 p.m.February 28 11:30 a.m.Semi-finalFebruary 28 4 p.m.FinalMarch 1 5 p.m.

TIM HORTONS BRIERPengrowth Saddledome

Calgary, AlbertaMarch 7 to 15, 2009

(Times are MST)Round robinMarch 7 1 p.m., 6 p.m.March 8 8:30 a.m., 1 p.m., 6 p.m.March 9 8:30 a.m., 1 p.m., 6 p.m.March 10 8:30 a.m., 1 p.m., 6 p.m.March 11 8:30 a.m., 1 p.m., 7:30 p.m.March 12 8:30 a.m., 1 p.m., 6 p.m.Tiebreakers if required March 13 8:30 a.m., 1 p.m.Page playoffsMarch 13 6 p.m.March 14 10 a.m.Semi-finalMarch 14 6 p.m.FinalMarch 15 6 p.m.

CANADA CUP OF CURLINGFarrell Agencies Arena, Gallagher Centre

Yorkton, SaskatchewanMarch 18 to 22, 2009

(Times are CST)Page playoffsMarch 21 8:30 a.m.Semi-finalsMarch 21 5:30 p.m.Women’s finalMarch 22 8:30 a.m.Men’s finalMarch 22 7:30 p.m.

WORLD WOMEN’SGangNeung Indoor Ice Rink

GangNeung City, KoreaMarch 21 to 29, 2009

Semi-finalMarch 28 TBA FinalMarch 29 TBA

FORD WORLD MEN’SMoncton Coliseum

Moncton, New BrunswickApril 4 to 12, 2009

(Times are AST)Round robinApril 4 3 p.m., 7:30 p.m. April 5 8:30 a.m., 1 p.m., 7:30 p.m. April 6 10 a.m., 3 p.m., 7:30 p.m.April 7 10 a.m., 3 p.m., 7:30 p.m.April 8 10 a.m., 3 p.m., 7:30 p.m.April 9 10 a.m., 3 p.m., 7:30 p.m.Tiebreakers if requiredApril 10 10 a.m., 3 p.m.Page playoffsApril 10 7:30 p.m.April 11 10 a.m.Semi-finalApril 11 4 p.m.Bronze-medal gameApril 12 11 a.m.Gold-medal gameApril 12 7:30 p.m.

TSN Broadcast Guide


TSN is a trademark of The Sports Network Inc., Speed Letter Graphic is a trademark of ESPN, Inc. Used under license.

Times are subject to change. Visit www.seasonofchampions.ca

for the most up-to-date broadcast times.

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SKIP WILLIAM DION AND HISQuebec squad won their eighthstraight game in the 2008 M&M

Meat Shops Canadian junior men’schampionship by defeating Ontario’sTravis Fanset 8-6 in the final to capturethe title in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.

After trading singles in the first twoends, Drummondville’s Dion, thirdJean-Michel Arsenault, second ErikLachance and lead Miguel Bernardnever looked back.

A draw for three by Dion in the third made it 4-1, setting the stage forthe province’s third Canadian juniormen’s title. Ontario was forced to playcatch-up for the rest of the game and itproved too difficult a challenge.Quebec led 8-3 after eight ends.

Who says history doesn’t repeat? Itwas in Sault Ste. Marie in 1980 thatQuebec won its first junior men’s title;Denis Marchand defeated Ontario’sJohn Kawaja 6-5 in a playoff.

The second Quebec win was securedby Michel Ferland at the 1992 renewalin Vernon, British Columbia.

“We played our game,” said Dion, ahistory student at SherbrookeUniversity. “We had the hammer, wetook one, then we gave up one. Butwhen we took our three (in the third),that was a big momentum shift. Ourgoal was to limit the damage when wedidn’t have the hammer. That’s whatwe did. The guys played well.”

Perhaps even more amazing was thewinning streak manufactured byQuebec. It finished first with a 10-2mark to earn a bye to the final.

“We were 3-2 after our loss toSaskatchewan, then we won eight in arow,” said Dion, who made his firstappearance at the juniors as third forGhyslain Richard in 2007, when theyfinished third to Alberta’s CharleyThomas.

“I love being a skip,” said Dion.“There’s so much to focus on. I playedthird last year but I started to be moreconsistent. I think that was the bigdifference for me between last year andthis year. We also thought that


M&M Meat ShopsCanadian Juniors

Played in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, at the Soo Curlers Association and the Tarentorus Sports Club

February 3 to 10, 2008

The Canadian junior men’s trophy went to, from left, skip William Dion, third Jean-Michel Arsenault,second Erik Lachance and lead Miguel Bernard. The Quebec squad, which earned a bye to the finalwith a 10-2 round-robin record, defeated Ontario’s Travis Fanset 8-6 for the win.

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experience and age isa big difference (at thejuniors). Ontario is ayounger team andthey played two gamesyesterday to reach thefinal. They were moretired. It’s huge for us.Quebec is not knownas a powerhouse incurling, but weproved we can playcurling, too, inQuebec.”

Ontario’s Fansetdirected his team to a9-3 round-robin markbefore winning atiebreaker and thesemi-final againstteams fromSaskatchewan andPrince Edward Island,which also logged 9-3records.

In a tiebreaker, Ontario drubbed Saskatchewan’s BrennenJones 7-2. In the semi, Fanset and his mates prevailed 4-3over Prince Edward Island’s Brett Gallant, who had lost the2007 final to Thomas.

“I didn’t think it was really over until the last end,” saidFanset. “They (Quebec) are a great team. They playedawesome. I struggled a bit. I think I let my team down, butwe did a lot better than we thought we’d do here.”

Fanset had defeated Dion 7-4 early in the round robin.Quebec’s other loss, 6-5 to Saskatchewan, went to an extraend.

Quebec finished the tournament at 11-2, Ontario 11-4,and Saskatchewan and Prince Edward Island 9-4. Alberta’s

JUNIOR MEN’S FINALOntario (Travis Fanset) 010 101 002 1 6Quebec (William Dion) *103 010 210 0 8* Last-rock advantage

PERCENTAGESOntario QuebecTravis Fanset 66% William Dion 75%Craig Van Ymeren 76% J-M Arsenault 80%Geoff Chambers 65% Erik Lachance 81%Chris Jay 85% Miguel Bernard 72%

Team totals 73% 77%

SEMI-FINALP.E.I. (Brett Gallant) *001 000 101 0 3Ontario (Travis Fanset) 010 000 020 1 4

TIEBREAKEROntario (Travis Fanset) 002 101 021 X 7Saskatchewan (Brennen Jones) *010 000 100 X 2

FINAL STANDINGSPlayoffs Wins LossesQuebec (William Dion) 1 0Ontario (Travis Fanset) 2 1Prince Edward Island (Brett Gallant) 0 1Saskatchewan (Brennen Jones) 0 1

Round robin Wins LossesQuebec (William Dion) 10 2Prince Edward Island (Brett Gallant) 9 3Saskatchewan (Brennen Jones) 9 3Ontario (Travis Fanset) 9 3Alberta (Aaron Sluchinski) 7 5Northern Ontario (Kory Carr) 7 5Newfoundland/Labrador (Colin Thomas) 6 6Manitoba (Kyle Peters) 5 7British Columbia (Jay Wakefield) 5 7New Brunswick (Jon Rennie) 4 8Nova Scotia (Kelsey Amero) 3 9Yukon (Thomas Scoffin) 3 9Northwest Territories (Colin Miller) 1 11

ALL-STAR TEAMSFirst-team all-starsSkip Aaron Sluchinski, AlbertaThird Jean-Michel Arsenault, QuebecSecond Anson Carmody, Prince Edward IslandLead Alex MacFadyen, Prince Edward Island

Second-team all-starsSkip William Dion, QuebecThird Mitch Criton, SaskatchewanSecond Spencer Wicks, Newfoundland/LabradorLead Alex Kyle, New Brunswick

All-star selections were determined by overall shootingpercentages during the round robin. In the case of a tie, theplayer on the higher-ranking team was awarded the all-starposition.

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First-team al l-star honours went to, from left, Alberta skip AaronSluchinski, third Jean-Michel Arsenault of Quebec, second Anson Carmodyand lead Alex MacFadyen, both of Prince Edward Island.

A draw for three by Quebec’s William Dionin the third made it 4-1, setting the stagefor the province’s third junior men’s title.

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CANADIAN JUNIOR MEN’S CHAMPIONS2008 Quebec William Dion, Jean-Michel Arsenault, Erik Lachance, Miguel Bernard2007 Alberta Charley Thomas, Brock Virtue, Matthew Ng, Kyle Reynolds2006 Alberta Charley Thomas, Geoff Walker, Rollie Robinson, Kyle Reynolds2005 Saskatchewan Kyle George, Justin Mihalicz, David Kidby, Chris Hebert2004 New Brunswick Ryan Sherrard, Jason Roach, Darren Roach, Jared Bezanson2003 Saskatchewan Steve Laycock, Christopher Haichert, Michael Jantzen,

Kyler Broad2002 Manitoba David Hamblin, Ross Derksen, Kevin Hamblin, Ross McCannell2001 Newfoundland Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brent Hamilton, Mike Adam2000 British Columbia Brad Kuhn, Kevin Folk, Ryan Kuhn, Hugh Bennett1999 Ontario John Morris, Craig Savill, Jason Young, Brent Laing1998 Ontario John Morris, Craig Savill, Andy Ormsby, Brent Laing1997 Alberta Ryan Keane, Scott Pfeifer, Blayne Iskiw, Peter Heck1996 Northern Ontario Jeff Currie, Greg Given, Andrew Mikkelsen, Tyler Oinonen1995 Manitoba Chris Galbraith, Scott Cripps, Brent Barrett, Bryan Galbraith1994 Alberta Colin Davison, Kelly Mittelstadt, Scott Pfeifer, Sean Morris1993 Nova Scotia Shawn Adams, Ben Blanchard, Jon Philip, Robert MacArthur1992 Quebec Michel Ferland, Marco Berthelot, Steve Beaudry, Steve Guetre1991 Northern Ontario Jason Repay, Aaron Skillen, Scott McCallum, Trevor Clifford1990 Ontario Noel Herron, Robert Brewer, Steve Small, Richard Polk1989 British Columbia Dean Joanisse, David Nantes, Tim Coombes, Jef Pilon1988 British Columbia Mike Wood, Mike Bradley, Todd Troyer, Greg Hawkes1987 New Brunswick Jim Sullivan, Charlie Sullivan, Craig Burgess, Dan Alderman1986 Manitoba Hugh McFadyen, Jon Mead, Norman Gould, John Lange1985 Alberta Kevin Martin, Richard Feeney, Daniel Petryk, Michael Berger1984 Manitoba Bob Ursel, Brent Mendella, Gerald Chick, Mike Ursel1983 Saskatchewan Jamie Schneider, Danny Ferner, Steven Leippi, Kelly Vollman1982 Ontario John Base, Bruce Webster, Dave McAnerney, Jim Donahoe1981 Manitoba Mert Thompsett, Bill McTavish, Joel Gagne, Mike Friesen1980 Quebec Denis Marchand, Denis Cecil, Yves Barrette, Larry Phillips1979 Manitoba Mert Thompsett, Lyle Derry, Joel Gagne, Mike Friesen1978 Alberta Darren Fish, Lorne Barker, Murray Ursulak, Barry Barker1977 Alberta Paul Gowsell, John Ferguson, Doug MacFarlane, Kelly Stearne1976 P.E.I. Bill Jenkins, John Scales, Sandy Stewart, Alan Mayhew1975 Alberta Paul Gowsell, Neil Houston, Glen Jackson, Kelly Stearne1974 Alberta Robb King, Brad Hannah, Bill Fowlis, Chris King1973 Ontario Mark McDonald, Lloyd Emmerson, Phillip Tomsett, Jon Clare1972 Alberta Lawrence Niven, Rick Niven, Jim Ross, Ted Poblawski1971 Saskatchewan Greg Montgomery, Don Despins, Jeff Montgomery,

Rod Verboom1970 New Brunswick Ronald Ferguson, Garth Jardine, Brian Henderson,

Cyril Sutherland1969 Saskatchewan Robert Miller, Roger Rask, Lloyd Helm, William Aug1968 Ontario William Hope, Bruce Lord, Brian Domney, Dennis Gardiner1967 Alberta Stanley Trout, Doug Dobry, Allan Kullay, Donald Douglas1966 Alberta Brian Howes, Blair Pallesen, John Thompson, Chris Robinson1965 Saskatchewan Dan Fink, Ken Runtz, Ron Jacques, Larry Lechner1964 Northern Ontario Bob Ash, Bill Ash, Terry Armstrong, Fred Prier1963 Alberta Wayne Saboe, Ron Hampton, Rick Aldridge, Mick Adams1962 Saskatchewan Mike Lukowich, Ed Lukowich, Doug McLeod, David Moore1961 British Columbia Jerry Caughlin, Jack Cox, Mike Shippitt, David Jones1960 Alberta Tommy Kroeger, Jack Isaman, Ron Nelson, Murray Sorenson1959 Alberta John Trout, Bruce Walker, Dave Woods, Allen Sharpe1958 Northern Ontario Tom Tod, Neil McLeod, Patrick Moran, David Allin1957 Ontario Ian Johnston, Peter Galsworthy, Dave Robinson, Mike Jackson1956 Saskatchewan Bob Hawkins, Ted Clarke, Bruce Beveridge, Dave Williams1955 Saskatchewan Bayne Secord, Stan Austman, Merv Mann, Gary Stevenson1954 Saskatchewan Bayne Secord, Don Snider, Stan Austman, Don Brownell1953 Ontario Bob Walker, Duncan Brodie, Claire Peacock, George MacGregor1952 Saskatchewan Gary Thode, Gary Cooper, Doug Conn, Roy Hufsmith1951 Saskatchewan Gary Thode, Gary Cooper, Orest Hyrniuk, Roy Hufsmith1950 Saskatchewan Bill Clarke, Gary Carlson, Ian Innes, Harold Grassie

Aaron Sluchinski and NorthernOntario’s Kory Carr were 7-5, andColin Thomas of Newfoundland/Labrador was 6-6.

The rest of the field was below .500.British Columbia’s Jay Wakefield andKyle Peters of Manitoba were 5-7. NewBrunswick’s Jon Rennie was 4-8, NovaScotia’s Kelsey Amero and ThomasScoffin of the Yukon were 3-9. ColinMiller of the Northwest Territorieswas 1-11.

JOAN MEAD LEGACY AWARDOntario skip Danielle Inglis and

third Adam Casey of Prince EdwardIsland are the 2008 winners of the JoanMead Legacy Award.

Mead was the CBC’s curlingproducer for many years and producedits curling coverage at the 1998Olympic Winter Games in Nagano,Japan. After she died suddenly inJanuary 2000, the CBC Legacy Awardwas re-named in her memory and inhonour of the great work she had donefor curling on behalf of the CBC.

The awards began after the CBC waspresented with the Golden Rings Awardby the International OlympicAssociation for its excellence inbroadcasting curling from the Naganogames. CBC decided to fund an annualaward for junior curlers in Canada asan ongoing legacy of the Golden RingsAward and established the CBC LegacyAwards.

CBC-TV curling commentator Joan McCusker pre-sents the 2008 Joan Mead Legacy Award to PrinceEdward Island third Adam Casey.

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THE MANITOBA TEAMskipped by 19-year-old KaitlynLawes followed up on an

unsurpassed round-robin run at theM&M Meat Shops Canadian Juniors bydefeating Saskatchewan’s StephanieMcVicar 7-6 in a final that the champscontrolled almost from the outset.

It was the eighth crown for Manitobasince the Canadian championshipbegan in 1971, but the first since 1995,when Kelly Scott (née MacKenzie) wonin Regina. Scott went on to win a worldtitle that year.

Lawes, a human nutritional sciencesstudent at the University of Manitoba,attributed the win to patience. “I can’tsay that enough. I’m so excited. Ourgirls stuck together the whole time.They shot the lights out. So did theSaskatchewan girls. We just had to staypatient and wait for opportunities.”

Lawes is the half-sister of AndreaLawes, a member of the 1990 Canadianwomen’s championship team skippedby Alison Goring and 2003 Canada Cupwinner skipped by Sherry Middaugh.

The final had all the symptoms of ablowout early on. After a blanked firstend, Lawes and her Winnipeg foursomeof third Jenna Loder, second Liz Peters(daughter of 1992 Brier winner VicPeters) and lead Sarah Wazney got onthe board when the Manitoba skip

made a beautiful split of her rock in thetop of the eight-foot to roll in for three.After Saskatchewan was unable to blankthe third and was forced to take one,Manitoba counted three more in thefourth when Lawes made an open draw.

“They weren’t going out without afight,” said Lawes. “They made a lot ofgreat shots. We knew we were going toget a close game from then on. We gotthe early lead, but we knew it would betough to hold it, so we were lucky wewere able to keep a couple of points infront.”

Indeed, the McVicar squad started toclaw its way back into it. They closedthe gap to 6-3 after drawing for two inthe fifth and then proceeded to stealsingles in the sixth, when Lawes failedon a difficult angle raise, and theseventh ends, when Manitobaoverswept Lawes’ last rock draw.

But the Manitobans rightedthemselves in the eighth, restoring atwo-point lead with a single, althougha light draw by Lawes preventedcounting a deuce and really putting thegame on ice.

Saskatchewan took one in the ninthend, but in the 10th, needing to stealjust to force an extra end, McVicar waslight with a tap-back and Lawes didn’thave to throw her final stone.

“No lead is really safe in curling


Manitoba’s Kaitlyn Lawes, Jenna Loder, Liz Peters and Sarah Wazney got an early lead that they neverrelinquished en route to the Canadian junior women’s title. Saskatchewan’s Stephanie McVicar foughtback to get within one in the ninth but, needing to steal to force an extra end, she came up light.

Saskatchewan skip Stephanie McVicar won twotiebreakers and the semi before bowing 7-6 toManitoba in the championship final.

Manitoba skip Kaitlyn Lawes calls off her sweep-ers during the championship final. Lawes said thekey to her team’s win was staying patient.

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now with the four-rock rule,” said Lawes. “A couple ofmisses here and there and teams can get back into it. I justknew we had to keep playing and keep going.”

Lawes had been the provincial runner-up to CalleenNeufeld in 2006 and ’07. Neufeld went on to finish second inboth Canadian championships.

Manitoba finished first in the round robin with a 10-2record, earning a bye to the final, while Saskatchewanwound up in a three-way tie for third at 8-4 and reached thefinal via the toughest route, winning two tiebreakers and the

semi-final over NovaScotia.

McVicar first shadedAlberta’s Maria Bushell8-7 in an extra-endtiebreaker, then nudgedAshley Miharija ofNorthern Ontario 6-5 ina second sudden-deathaffair. In the semi, theSaskatchewan teamscored two in the 10thend to eliminate NovaScotia’s DanielleParsons 8-7.

“We had three reallygood games that set us

up perfectly (for the final),” said 18-year-old McVicar. “Wejust missed a bit early on but we’re fighters. We missed alittle bit of execution and we knew we were playing a greatteam. We knew we had to step it up against them and wedidn’t quite do it.”

Manitoba’s losses were 6-5 to Nova Scotia in an extra endand 8-5 to Alberta in the final round.

Lawes finished the tournament with 11 wins in 13 starts.Saskatchewan was 11-5, Nova Scotia 9-4, Northern Ontarioand Alberta 8-5.

Missing tiebreakers by one game were New Brunswick’s


JUNIOR WOMEN’S FINALManitoba (Kaitlyn Lawes) *030 300 010 X 7Saskatchewan (Stephanie McVicar) 001 021 101 X 6* Last-rock advantage

PERCENTAGESManitoba SaskatchewanKaitlyn Lawes 80% Stephanie McVicar 69%Jenna Loder 80% Kari Kennedy 74%Liz Peters 76% Ashley Gregoire 78%Sarah Wazney 84% Cori Debert 84%

Team totals 80% 76%

SEMI-FINALSaskatchewan (Stephanie McVicar) 010 202 010 2 8Nova Scotia (Danielle Parsons) *201 010 201 0 7

TIEBREAKERSSaskatchewan (Stephanie McVicar) 013 010 010 0 6Northern Ontario (Ashley Miharija) *000 101 101 1 5

Saskatchewan (Stephanie McVicar) 002 202 010 0 1 8Alberta (Maria Bushell) *020 020 200 1 0 7

FINAL STANDINGSPlayoffs Wins LossesManitoba (Kaitlyn Lawes) 1 0Saskatchewan (Stephanie McVicar) 3 1Nova Scotia (Danielle Parsons) 0 1Northern Ontario (Ashley Miharija) 0 1Alberta (Maria Bushell) 0 1

Round robin Wins LossesManitoba (Kaitlyn Lawes) 10 2Nova Scotia (Danielle Parsons) 9 3Northern Ontario (Ashley Miharija) 8 4Alberta (Maria Bushell) 8 4Saskatchewan (Stephanie McVicar) 8 4New Brunswick (Mary Jane McGuire) 7 5Quebec (Kristen Richard) 7 5Ontario (Danielle Inglis) 6 6Prince Edward Island (Erin Carmody) 5 7Newfoundland/Labrador (Julie Devereaux) 5 7British Columbia (Kelly Thompson) 4 8Northwest Territories (Valisa Aho) 1 11Yukon (Sarah Koltun) 0 12

ALL-STAR TEAMSFirst-team all-starsSkip Danielle Parsons, Nova ScotiaThird Megan McGuire, New BrunswickSecond Liz Peters, ManitobaLead Sarah Wazney, Manitoba

Second-team all-starsSkip Stephanie McVicar, SaskatchewanThird Jenna Loder, ManitobaSecond Jenna Enge, Northern OntarioLead Jennifer Allen, British Columbia

All-star selections were determined by overall shootingpercentages during the round robin. In the case of a tie, the playeron the higher-ranking team was awarded the all-star position.

2008 JUNIOR WOMEN

The 2008 Canadian junior women’s first-team all-stars: from left, skipDanielle Parsons of Nova Scotia, third Megan McGuire of New Brunswick,second Liz Peters and lead Sarah Wazney, both of Manitoba.

Ontar io sk ip Danie l le Ing l i s , r ight ,accepts the 2008 Joan Mead LegacyAward from CBC-TV’s Joan McCusker.

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Mary Jane McGuire and Quebec’sKristen Richard, who turned in 7-5round-robin records. Ontario’sDanielle Inglis finished at 6-6.

Up the track, Prince Edward Island’sErin Carmody and Julie Devereaux ofNewfoundland/Labrador were 5-7.British Columbia’s Kelly Thompsonwas 4-8, Valisa Aho of the NorthwestTerritories was 1-11 and the Yukon’sSarah Koltun was winless in 12 starts.

KEN WATSON AWARDThe 2008 winners of the Ken Watson

Award are Newfoundland/Labradorthird Stephen Ryan and Prince EdwardIsland second Lisa Moerike. The awardsare voted on by the players in theCanadian Junior Men’s and Women’sCurling Championships and presentedto the curlers who best combineplaying ability with sportsmanship.

FAIR PLAY AWARDThe 2008 Fair Play Award winners,

as selected by the junior men’s andwomen’s officials, are:

Junior Men

Jamie Danbrook, British Columbia leadCraig Van Ymeren, Ontario thirdKyle Peters, Manitoba skipAaron Sluchinski, Alberta skip Kay Montgomery, Saskatchewan coach

Junior Women

Jody Keim, Alberta secondAshley Gregoire, Saskatchewan secondJulie Devereaux, N.L. skipDanielle Inglis, Ontario skipRick Lang, Northern Ontario coach

COACHING AWARDSThe 2008 National Coaching

Award winners are junior men’scoach Benoît Arsenault ofQuebec and junior women’scoach Alex Mowat of Manitoba.

The award winners arechosen by coaches at theCanadian Junior Men’s andWomen’s CurlingChampionships, who are askedto select an opposing teamcoach who best exemplifies theattributes of coaching.


CANADIAN JUNIOR WOMEN’S CHAMPIONS

2008 Manitoba Kaitlyn Lawes, Jenna Loder, Liz Peters, Sarah Wazney2007 Nfld./Labrador Stacie Devereaux, Stephanie Guzzwell, Sarah Paul, Julie Devereaux2006 Saskatchewan Mandy Selzer, Erin Selzer, Kristen Mitchell, Megan Selzer2005 New Brunswick Andrea Kelly, Kristen MacDiarmid, Jodie deSolla, Lianne Sobey2004 Nova Scotia Jillian Mouzar, Paige Mattie, Blisse Comstock, Chloe Comstock2003 Saskatchewan Marliese Miller, Teejay Surik, Janelle Lemon, Chelsey Bell2002 P.E.I. Suzanne Gaudet, Robyn MacPhee, Carol Webb, Kelly Higgins2001 P.E.I. Suzanne Gaudet, Stefanie Richard, Robyn MacPhee, Kelly Higgins2000 Saskatchewan Stefanie Miller, Marliese Miller, Stacy Helm, Amanda MacDonald1999 Quebec Marie-France Larouche, Nancy Bélanger, Marie-Eve Létourneau,

Valerie Grenier1998 New Brunswick Melissa McClure, Nancy Toner, Brigitte McClure, Bethany Toner1997 Nova Scotia Meredith Doyle, Beth Roach, Tara Hamer, Candice MacLean1996 Alberta Heather Godberson, Carmen Whyte, Kristie Moore, Terelyn Bloor1995 Manitoba Kelly MacKenzie, Joanne Fillion, Carlene Muth, Sasha Bergner1994 Manitoba Jennifer Jones, Trisha Baldwin, Jill Officer, Dana Malanchuk1993 Ontario Kim Gellard, Corie Beveridge, Lisa Savage, Sandy Graham1992 Saskatchewan Amber Holland, Cindy Street, Tracy Beach, Angela Street1991 New Brunswick Heather Smith, Denis Cormier, Suzanne LeBlanc, Lesley Hicks1990 Saskatchewan Atina Ford, Darlene Kidd, Leslie Beck, Cindy Ford1989 Manitoba Cathy Overton, Tracy Baldwin, Carol Harvey, Tracy Bush1988 Alberta LeDawn Funk, Sandy Symyrozum, Cindy Larsen, Laurelle Funk1987 British Columbia Julie Sutton, Judy Wood, Susan Auty, Marla Geiger1986 British Columbia Jodie Sutton, Julie Sutton, Dawn Rubner, Chris Thompson1985 Saskatchewan Kimberley Armbruster, Sheila Calcutt, Wanda Figitt,

Lorraine Krupski1984 Manitoba Darcy Kirkness, Barb Kirkness, Janet Harvey, Barbara Fetch1983 Ontario Alison Goring, Kristin Holman, Cheryl McPherson,

Lynda Armstrong1982 British Columbia Sandra Plut, Sandra Rainey, Leigh Fraser, Debra Fowles1981 Manitoba Karen Fallis, Karen Tresoor, Caroline Hunter, Lynn Fallis1980 Nova Scotia Kay Smith, Krista Gatchell, Cathy Caudle, Peggy Wilson1979 Saskatchewan Denise Wilson, Judy Walker, Dianne Choquette, Shannon Olafson1978 Alberta Cathy King, Brenda Oko, Maureen Olsen, Diane Bowes1977 Alberta Cathy King, Robin Ursuliak, Maureen Olsen, Mary Kay James1976 Saskatchewan Colleen Rudd, Carol Rudd, Julie Burke, Lori Glenn1975 Saskatchewan Patricia Crimp, Colleen Rudd, Judy Sefton, Merrill Greabeiel1974 Manitoba Chris Pidzarko, Cathy Pidzarko, Patti Vanderkerckhove,

Barbara Rudolph1973 Saskatchewan Janet Crimp, Carol Davis, Chris Gervais, Susan Carney1972 Manitoba Chris Pidzarko, Cathy Pidzarko, Beth Brunsden, Barbara Rudolph1971 Alberta Shelby McKenzie, Marlene Pargeter, Arlene Hrdlicka, Debbie Goliss

National team leader Tom Coulterman is flanked by 2008coaching award winners Alex Mowat of Manitoba, left,and Quebec’s Benoît Arsenault.

The 2008 Ken Watson Award went to PrinceEdward Island second Lisa Moerike and New-foundland/Labrador third Stephen Ryan.

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Player

SKIP: Kaitlyn LawesAGE: 20OCCUPATION: Nutritional sciences

student, University ofManitoba

YEARS CURLED: 16HIGHLIGHTS: Won 2008 Canadian

Juniors as skip forManitoba

THIRD: Jenna LoderAGE: 20OCCUPATION: Nutritional sciences

student, University ofManitoba

YEARS CURLED: 12HIGHLIGHTS: Won 2008 Canadian

Juniors as third forManitoba

SECOND: Laryssa GrenkowAGE: 20OCCUPATION: Agronomy student,

University of ManitobaYEARS CURLED: 12HIGHLIGHTS: Played second for

Manitoba at 2005,’06 and ’07 CanadianJuniors; runner-up in’06 and ’07

LEAD: Breanne MeakinAGE: 18OCCUPATION: Science student,

University of ManitobaYEARS CURLED: 11HIGHLIGHTS: Runner-up at 2007

Canadian Juniors aslead for Manitoba

COACH: Rob Meakin

MANITOBA — Pembina Curling Club, Winnipeg

ALBERTA — Lethbridge Curling Club

SKIP: Kelly ShimizuAGE: 21OCCUPATION: General studies

student, KwantlenUniversity College

YEARS CURLED: 12HIGHLIGHTS: Played third for British

Columbia at 2008Canadian Juniors

THIRD: Kayte GylesAGE: 18OCCUPATION: Volunteer

speaker/fundraiser,Make-A-Wish BC &Yukon/Balding ForDollars

YEARS CURLED: 5

SECOND: Janelle SakamotoAGE: 20OCCUPATION: Forest resources

management student,University of BritishColumbia

YEARS CURLED: 5

LEAD: Julianna TsangAGE: 20OCCUPATION: Accounting student,

Kwantlen UniversityCollege

YEARS CURLED: 5

COACH: Victor Shimizu

BRITISH COLUMBIA — Richmond Curling Club

From left: Casey Scheidegger, Kalynn Park, Jessie Scheidegger, Jayme Coutts andcoach Don Scheidegger.

From left: Kelly Shimizu, Kayte Gyles, Janelle Sakamoto, Julianna Tsang and coachVictor Shimizu.

From left: Kaitlyn Lawes, Jenna Loder, Laryssa Grenkow, Breanne Meakin and coachRob Meakin.

SKIP: Casey Scheidegger AGE: 21 OCCUPATION: Exercise science

student, LethbridgeCollege

YEARS CURLED: 10

THIRD: Kalynn ParkAGE: 20 OCCUPATION: Fashion design and

marketing student,Lethbridge College

YEARS CURLED: 15HIGHLIGHTS: Skipped Alberta at

2007 Canadian Juniors.Played third at 2009Canadian Mixed

SECOND: Jessie ScheideggerAGE: 18 OCCUPATION: Server, Humpty’sYEARS CURLED: 7

LEAD: Jayme CouttsAGE: 19OCCUPATION: Day home worker,

Sunshine Family DayHomes

YEARS CURLED: 7

COACH: Don Scheidegger


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ProfilesSKIP: Ashley HowardAGE: 19OCCUPATION: Business student,

Atlantic BaptistUniversity

YEARS CURLED: 15HIGHLIGHTS: Played second for New

Brunswick at 2006Canadian Juniors

THIRD: Jillian BabinAGE: 19OCCUPATION: Kinesiology student,

University of NewBrunswick

YEARS CURLED: 15

SECOND: Melissa MenziesAGE: 18OCCUPATION: Nursing student,

Université de MonctonYEARS CURLED: 11

LEAD: Emily MacRaeAGE: 19 OCCUPATION: Business administration

student, University ofNew Brunswick atFredericton

YEARS CURLED: 6

COACH: Michael Babin

NEW BRUNSWICK — Curling Beauséjour, Moncton

From left: Ashley Howard, Jillian Babin, Melissa Menzies, Emily MacRae and coachMichael Babin.

SKIP: Vanessa MaloneyAGE: 19 OCCUPATION: Concurrent education

student, LaurentianUniversity

YEARS CURLED: 9

THIRD: Kendra LillyAGE: 17OCCUPATION: Grade 12 student,

Lockerby CompositeSchool

YEARS CURLED: 12

SECOND: Jennifer (Jenny) GatesAGE: 18OCCUPATION: Communications

student, LaurentianUniversity

YEARS CURLED: 12

LEAD: Kaitlynd Burns AGE: 17 OCCUPATION: Grade 12 student,

Marymount Academy YEARS CURLED: 9

COACH: Jan Pula

NORTHERN ONTARIO — Idylwylde Golf & Country Club, Sudbury

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR — Bally Haly Golf and Curling Club, St. John’s

From left: Vanessa Maloney, Kendra Lilly, Jenny Gates, Kaitlynd Burns and coach JanPula.

From left: Erin Porter, Alysha Renouf, Kylie Power, Leah Prosser and coach MicheleRenouf.

SKIP: Erin PorterAGE: 18 OCCUPATION: Science student,

Memorial University ofNewfoundland

YEARS CURLED: 10

THIRD: Alysha RenoufAGE: 19 OCCUPATION: General studies

student, MemorialUniversity ofNewfoundland

YEARS CURLED: 13

SECOND: Kylie PowerAGE: 20 OCCUPATION: Pre-nursing student,

Memorial University ofNewfoundland

YEARS CURLED: 10

LEAD: Leah ProsserAGE: 19OCCUPATION: Pre-primary education

student, MemorialUniversity ofNewfoundland

YEARS CURLED: 8

COACH: Michele Renouf


NORTHWEST TERRITORIES — Yellowknife Curling Club

From left: Kate Maksymowich, Valisa Aho, Danae Kelln, Natty Petten and coach BillAho.

SKIP: Katie (Kate)Maksymowich

AGE: 17OCCUPATION: Grade 12 student,

Sir John Franklin High School

YEARS CURLED: 10

THIRD: Valisa AhoAGE: 16OCCUPATION: Grade 11 student,

St. Patrick High School YEARS CURLED: 9HIGHLIGHTS: Skipped N.W.T. at 2008

Canadian Juniors, playedlead in ’07

SECOND: Danae Kelln AGE: 17OCCUPATION: Grade 12 student,


YEARS CURLED: 8

LEAD: Natasha (Natty) PettenAGE: 17OCCUPATION: Grade 12 student,


YEARS CURLED: 5

COACH: Bill Aho

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ONTARIO — Ottawa Curling Club

From left: Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Alison Kreviazuk, Lynn Kreviazuk and coachEarle Morris.

SKIP: Rachel HomanAGE: 19 OCCUPATION: Human kinetics

student, University of Ottawa

YEARS CURLED: 14HIGHLIGHTS: Gold medallist at 2007

Canada Winter Gamesas skip for Ontario

THIRD: Emma MiskewAGE: 19 OCCUPATION: Industrial design

student, CarletonUniversity


Canada Winter Gamesas third for Ontario

SECOND: Alison KreviazukAGE: 20 OCCUPATION: Leisure studies/

psychology student,University of Ottawa

YEARS CURLED: 12

LEAD: Lynn KreviazukAGE: 17 OCCUPATION: Grade 12 student,

Sir Robert Borden High School


Canada Winter Gamesas second for Ontario

COACH: Earle Morris


Player

SKIP: Erin CarmodyAGE: 20 OCCUPATION: Biology student,

University of PrinceEdward Island

YEARS CURLED: 11HIGHLIGHTS: Skipped P.E.I. at 2007

and ’08 CanadianJuniors

THIRD: Geri-Lynn RamsayAGE: 20 OCCUPATION: Medical secretary

student, HollandCollege

YEARS CURLED: 12HIGHLIGHTS: Played third for P.E.I.

at 2007 and ’08Canadian Juniors

SECOND: Jessica van OuwerkerkAGE: 17OCCUPATION: Grade 12 student,

Three Oaks SeniorHigh School

YEARS CURLED: 11HIGHLIGHTS: Played lead for P.E.I. at

2007 and ’08 CanadianJuniors

LEAD: Darcee BirchAGE: 19OCCUPATION: Cashier, D.P. Murphy

Inc.YEARS CURLED: 12

COACH: Kathie Gallant

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND — Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club, Summerside

NOVA SCOTIA — CFB Halifax Curling Club

From left: Coach Danny Christianson, Kaitlin Fralic, Jane Snyder, Tanya Hilliard andMarie Christianson.

SKIP: Marie ChristiansonAGE: 20OCCUPATION: Small business and

entrepreneurshipstudent, Saint Mary’sUniversity

YEARS CURLED: 14HIGHLIGHTS: Skipped Nova Scotia at

2007 Canadian Juniors

THIRD: Tanya HilliardAGE: 20 OCCUPATION: Kinesiology student,

Dalhousie UniversityYEARS CURLED: 11

SECOND: Jane SnyderAGE: 19OCCUPATION: Industrial engineering

student, DalhousieUniversity

YEARS CURLED: 9HIGHLIGHTS: Played lead for Nova

Scotia at 2008Canadian Juniors

LEAD: Kaitlin FralicAGE: 20 OCCUPATION: History student,

Mount Saint Vincent University

YEARS CURLED: 9

COACH: Danny Christianson

From left: Erin Carmody, Geri-Lynn Ramsay, Jessica van Ouwerkerk, Darcee Birch andcoach Kathie Gallant.

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SKIP: Kristen RichardAGE: 20OCCUPATION: Languages translation

student, ConcordiaUniversity

YEARS CURLED: 15HIGHLIGHTS: Skipped Quebec at

2008 Canadian Juniors,played third in ’07

THIRD: Lana Gosselin AGE: 20OCCUPATION: International public

affairs student, LavalUniversity

YEARS CURLED: 9HIGHLIGHTS: Played third for Quebec

at 2006 CanadianJuniors. Gold medallistat 2003 Canada WinterGames as lead

SECOND: Brittany O’RourkeAGE: 19OCCUPATION: Leisure sciences

student, ConcordiaUniversity

YEARS CURLED: 8HIGHLIGHTS: Played second for

Quebec at 2007 and’08 Canadian Juniors

LEAD: Sasha BeauchampAGE: 20OCCUPATION: Psychology student,

Concordia University YEARS CURLED: 7HIGHLIGHTS: Played lead for Quebec


COACH: Glenn Tester

QUEBEC — Lachine Curling Club

YUKON — Whitehorse Curling Club

From left: Sarah Koltun, Chelsea Duncan, Linea Eby, Jenna Duncan and coach LindsayMoldowan.

SASKATCHEWAN — Callie Curling Club, Regina

SKIP: Brooklyn LemonAGE: 18 OCCUPATION: Grade 12 student,

Maryfield SchoolYEARS CURLED: 10

THIRD: Amanda CraigieAGE: 20OCCUPATION: Distribution clerk,

The Co-operatorsYEARS CURLED: 15

SECOND: Leah MihaliczAGE: 20OCCUPATION: Dental assistant,

Garden Ridge DentalYEARS CURLED: 9

LEAD: Nicole LangAGE: 19 OCCUPATION: Business/marketing

student, University of Regina

YEARS CURLED: 9

COACH: Dwayne Mihalicz

SKIP: Sarah KoltunAGE: 15 OCCUPATION: Grade 10 student,

Vanier CatholicSecondary School

YEARS CURLED: 8HIGHLIGHTS: Skipped Yukon at 2007


THIRD: Chelsea DuncanAGE: 16 OCCUPATION: Grade 11 student,

F.H. Collins SecondarySchool

YEARS CURLED: 7HIGHLIGHTS: Played third for Yukon


SECOND: Linea EbyAGE: 15 OCCUPATION: Grade 10 student,



Yukon at 2007 and ’08Canadian Juniors

LEAD: Jenna DuncanAGE: 13OCCUPATION: Grade 8 student,


YEARS CURLED: 7

COACH: Lindsay Moldowan

From left: Brooklyn Lemon, Amanda Craigie, Leah Mihalicz, Nicole Lang and coachDwayne Mihalicz.

From left: Kristen Richard, Lana Gosselin, Brittany O’Rourke, Sasha Beauchamp andcoach Glenn Tester.


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DATE

Sunday, February 1

Monday, February 2

Tuesday, February 3

Wednesday, February 4

Thursday, February 5

Friday, February 6

TIME

9 a.m.3 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

9 a.m.2 p.m.7 p.m.

9 a.m.2 p.m.7 p.m.

9 a.m.2 p.m.7 p.m.

9 a.m.2 p.m.7 p.m.

9 a.m.2 p.m.7 p.m.

ONT vs N. ONT (W)SASK vs NS (W)

QUE vs MAN (W)

MAN vs PEI (M)NB vs ALTA (M)NL vs SASK (M)

ALTA vs NWT (W)PEI vs QUE (W)

NL vs BC (W)QUE vs NL (M)

ALTA vs N. ONT (M)

NWT vs YT (W) YT vs NS (M)

ONT vs BC (M)

NB vs SASK (W)

PEI vs NWT (M)

ONT vs N. ONT (M)SASK vs NS (M)

QUE vs MAN (M)

MAN vs PEI (W)NB vs ALTA (W)NL vs SASK (W)

ALTA vs NWT (M)PEI vs QUE (M)

NL vs BC (M)QUE vs NL (W)

ALTA vs N. ONT (W)

NWT vs YT (M)YT vs NS (W)

ONT vs BC (W)

NB vs SASK (M)

PEI vs NWT (W)

PEI vs SASK (W)BC vs PEI (M)NL vs YT (M)

N. ONT vs QUE (M)QUE vs ONT (W)

YT vs NB (W)

MAN vs ALTA (W)

NWT vs NL (W)

PEI vs NB (M)NWT vs SASK (M)

NS vs BC (W)MAN vs ONT (M)

N. ONT vs MAN (W)

ONT vs NWT (W)BC vs N. ONT (M)NS vs ALTA (M)

PEI vs SASK (M)BC vs PEI (W)NL vs YT (W)

N. ONT vs QUE (W)QUE vs ONT (M)

YT vs NB (M)

MAN vs ALTA (M)

NWT vs NL (M)

PEI vs NB (W)NWT vs SASK (W)

NS vs BC (M)MAN vs ONT (W)

N. ONT vs MAN (M)

ONT vs NWT (M)BC vs N. ONT (W)NS vs ALTA (W)

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TIEBREAKERS • SEMI-FINALS • FINALS

TIEBREAKERS

One draw Saturday, February 7 9 a.m.Two draws Saturday, February 7 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.Three draws Friday, February 6 11 p.m.

and Saturday, February 7 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.

WOMEN’S SEMI-FINAL Saturday, February 7 3:30 p.m.

MEN’S SEMI-FINAL Saturday, February 7 7:30 p.m.

WOMEN’S FINAL Sunday, February 8 11:30 a.m.

MEN’S FINAL Sunday, February 8 4 p.m.

Final Standings2009 M&M Meat Shops Canadian Junior Men’s Scorecard

SHEET A SHEET B SHEET C SHEET D S


2009 M&M Meat Shops COfficial D

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EE9JRS_Draw:EE4_Ford_HotShots 1/13/09 12:00 PM Page 1

(M)W)W)

UE (W)T (M)M)

A (M)

(M)

W)K (W)

M)T (W)AN (M)

T (M)T (W)(W)

NB vs NWT (M)NL vs MAN (W)NS vs NWT (W)

ALTA vs ONT (M)NS vs NL (M)

BC vs MAN (M)

BC vs NB (W)ONT vs YT (W)

N. ONT vs SASK (M)

YT vs ALTA (M)N. ONT vs NS (W)

ONT vs PEI (M)

SASK vs QUE (W)

YT vs PEI (W)ALTA vs NL (W)QUE vs BC (M)

YT vs N. ONT (M)ONT vs NB (M)

NWT vs BC (M)NWT vs N. ONT (W)

NS vs QUE (M)SASK vs MAN (W)

BC vs YT (W)

NS vs ONT (W)

QUE vs NB (W)

PEI vs NL (M)SASK vs ALTA (M)ALTA vs PEI (W)

MAN vs NS (W)NB vs MAN (M)

N. ONT vs NL (W)

QUE vs ALTA (W)

ALTA vs BC (M)

SASK vs YT (W)

PEI vs NS (W)

NL vs ONT (W)N. ONT vs PEI (M)

NB vs NS (M)

MAN vs NWT (W)BC vs SASK (W)MAN vs YT (M)

NB vs N. ONT (W)NWT vs QUE (M)

NL vs NB (M)

YT vs QUE (W)SASK vs ONT (M)

QUE vs ALTA (M)

ALTA vs BC (W)

SASK vs YT (M)

PEI vs NS (M)

NL vs ONT (M)N. ONT vs PEI (W)

NB vs NS (W)

MAN vs NWT (M)BC vs SASK (M)MAN vs YT (W)

NB vs N. ONT (M)NWT vs QUE (W)

NL vs NB (W)

YT vs QUE (M)SASK vs ONT (W)

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Tiebreaker

SEMI-FINAL

FINAL

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ALTA SASK MAN N.ONT ONT QUE NB NS PEI NL NWT YT

YT

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2009 M&M Meat Shops Canadian Junior Women’s Scorecard Final Standings

SHEETS A to E: Sunwave Centre

SHEETS F to J: Salmon Arm Curling Club

TIEBREAKERS: Salmon Arm Curling Club

SEMI-FINALS and FINALS: Sunwave Centre

NB vs NWT (W)NL vs MAN (M)NS vs NWT (M)

ALTA vs ONT (W)NS vs NL (W)

BC vs MAN (W)

BC vs NB (M)ONT vs YT (M)

N. ONT vs SASK (W)

YT vs ALTA (W)N. ONT vs NS (M)

ONT vs PEI (W)

SASK vs QUE (M)

YT vs PEI (M)ALTA vs NL (M)QUE vs BC (W)

YT vs N. ONT (W)ONT vs NB (W)

NWT vs BC (W)NWT vs N. ONT (M)

NS vs QUE (W)SASK vs MAN (M)

BC vs YT (M)

NS vs ONT (M)

QUE vs NB (M)

PEI vs NL (W)SASK vs ALTA (W)ALTA vs PEI (M)

MAN vs NS (M)NB vs MAN (W)

N. ONT vs NL (M)

D SHEET E SHEET F SHEET G SHEET H SHEET I SHEET J


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EE9JRS_Draw:EE4_Ford_HotShots 1/13/09 12:01 PM Page 2

PlayerALBERTA — Calgary Winter Club

From left: Kevin Yablonski, Michael Ng, Brad Benini, Derek Clark and coach RandyYablonski.

SKIP: Kevin YablonskiAGE: 19 OCCUPATION: Fine arts student,

University of CalgaryYEARS CURLED: 10

THIRD: Michael NgAGE: 18OCCUPATION: Business student,

University of CalgaryYEARS CURLED: 12

SECOND: Brad BeniniAGE: 19 OCCUPATION: Commerce student,

Mount Royal College YEARS CURLED: 9

LEAD: Derek ClarkAGE: 18 OCCUPATION: Nursing student,

Mount Royal CollegeYEARS CURLED: 9

COACH: Randy Yablonski

SKIP: Bryan KedzioraAGE: 20OCCUPATION: Labourer, B&B

ContractingYEARS CURLED: 10HIGHLIGHTS: Skipped British


THIRD: Derek ErringtonAGE: 20OCCUPATION: Apprentice plumber,

CIR MechanicalYEARS CURLED: 10HIGHLIGHTS: Played third for British


SECOND: Cal JacksonAGE: 20OCCUPATION: Customer service

representative, BudgetRent-A-Car

YEARS CURLED: 4

LEAD: Tyler MacKenzieAGE: 20OCCUPATION: Welder/maintenance

worker, QueenshipYachts

YEARS CURLED: 7HIGHLIGHTS: Played lead for British


COACH: Bill Tschirhart

BRITISH COLUMBIA — Golden Ears Winter Club, Maple Ridge

From left: Bryan Kedziora, Derek Errington, Cal Jackson, Tyler MacKenzie and coachBill Tschirhart.

SKIP: Sam GoodAGE: 18OCCUPATION: Engineering student,

University of ManitobaYEARS CURLED: 11

THIRD: Taylor McIntyreAGE: 17OCCUPATION: Grade 12 student,

St. Paul’s High SchoolYEARS CURLED: 6

SECOND: Kent MoffittAGE: 19OCCUPATION: Apprentice electrician,

Nor-Tec ElectricYEARS CURLED: 13

LEAD: David WiebeAGE: 18OCCUPATION: Economics student,

University of ManitobaYEARS CURLED: 7

COACH: Peter Wiebe

From left: Sam Good, Taylor McIntyre, Kent Moffitt, David Wiebe and coach PeterWeibe.

MANITOBA — Pembina Curling Club, Winnipeg

SKIP: Steve BurgessAGE: 20OCCUPATION: Sales associate, Simms

Home HardwareYEARS CURLED: 14HIGHLIGHTS: Skipped New


THIRD: Jon RennieAGE: 18OCCUPATION: Clerk, Canadian TireYEARS CURLED: 10HIGHLIGHTS: Skipped New


SECOND: Robbie DohertyAGE: 20OCCUPATION: Sales associate, Simms

Home HardwareYEARS CURLED: 5

LEAD: Kevin Brayshaw AGE: 20OCCUPATION: Manager, McDonald’sYEARS CURLED: 10HIGHLIGHTS: Played lead for New


COACH: Paul Brayshaw

NEW BRUNSWICK — Fredericton Curling Club

From left: Steve Burgess, Jon Rennie, Robbie Doherty, Kevin Brayshaw and coach PaulBrayshaw.


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EE9JRS_ProfilesMen:EE4_Ford_HotShots 1/15/09 8:45 PM Page 1

ProfilesNEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR — Re/Max Centre, St. John’s

SKIP: Kelly Schuh(throws third rocks)

AGE: 19OCCUPATION: Kinesiology student,

Memorial University of Newfoundland

YEARS CURLED: 5

THIRD: Cory Schuh(throws fourth rocks)

AGE: 18OCCUPATION: Biochemistry student,


YEARS CURLED: 5

SECOND: Scott EatonAGE: 18OCCUPATION: History student,


YEARS CURLED: 5 HIGHLIGHTS: Played lead for N.L. at

2007 Canadian Juniors

LEAD: Stephen MossAGE: 19OCCUPATION: Engineering student,


YEARS CURLED: 9

COACH: Eugene Trickett

SKIP: Dylan JohnstonAGE: 19OCCUPATION: Ice technician, Fort

William Curling ClubYEARS CURLED: 12

THIRD: Cody JohnstonAGE: 18OCCUPATION: Grade 12 student,

Westgate Collegiate &Vocational Institute

YEARS CURLED: 12

SECOND: Michael MakelaAGE: 18OCCUPATION: Grade 12 student,

Hammarskjold HighSchool

YEARS CURLED: 5

LEAD: Mike BadiukAGE: 18OCCUPATION: Grade 12 student,

Westgate Collegiate &Vocational Institute

YEARS CURLED: 4

COACH: Ray Skillen

NORTHERN ONTARIO — Fort William Curling Club, Thunder Bay


SKIP: Colin MillerAGE: 17OCCUPATION: Grade 12 student,


YEARS CURLED: 7HIGHLIGHTS: Skipped N.W.T. at

2006, ’07 and ’08Canadian Juniors

THIRD: Robert HeimbachAGE: 18OCCUPATION: Microbiology student,

University of AlbertaYEARS CURLED: 7HIGHLIGHTS: Played second for

N.W.T. at 2006Canadian Juniors, thirdin ’07 and ’08

SECOND: John MurrayAGE: 16OCCUPATION: Grade 11 student,

St. Patrick High SchoolYEARS CURLED: 8HIGHLIGHTS: Played second for

N.W.T. at 2007 and’08 Canadian Juniors

LEAD: David AhoAGE: 15OCCUPATION: Grade 9 student,

St. Patrick High School YEARS CURLED: 10HIGHLIGHTS: Played lead for N.W.T.

at 2006, ’07 and ’08Canadian Juniors

COACH: Maureen Miller From left: Colin Miller, Robert Heimbach, John Murray, David Aho and coach MaureenMiller.

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES — Yellowknife Curling Club

From left: Dylan Johnston, Cody Johnston, coach Ray Skillen, Michael Makela and MikeBadiuk.

From left: Kelly Schuh, Cory Schuh, Scott Eaton and Stephen Moss.

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NOVA SCOTIA — Highlander Curling Club, St. Andrews

From left: Paul Dexter, Robby McLean, Alex MacFadyen, Josh MacInnis and coachPaul McLean.

From left: Bowie Abbis-Mills, Scott McGregor, Scott Hindle, Terry Arnold and coachJamie Arnold.

ONTARIO — K-W Granite Club, Waterloo


Player

SKIP: Brett GallantAGE: 18OCCUPATION: Business student,


YEARS CURLED: 14HIGHLIGHTS: Skipped P.E.I. at 2004,

’06, ’07 and ’08Canadian Juniors;runner-up in ’07

THIRD: Adam CaseyAGE: 19OCCUPATION: Engineering student,


YEARS CURLED: 12HIGHLIGHTS: Played third for P.E.I.

at 2006, ’07 and ’08Canadian Juniors;runner-up in ’07

SECOND: Anson CarmodyAGE: 19OCCUPATION: Business student,


YEARS CURLED: 11HIGHLIGHTS: Played second for P.E.I.


LEAD: Jamie DanbrookAGE: 20 OCCUPATION: Business administration

student, University ofPrince Edward Island


British Columbia at2005 Canadian Juniors,lead in ’08

COACH: Peter Gallant

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND — Charlottetown Curling Club

From left: Jamie Danbrook, Anson Carmody, Adam Casey, Brett Gallant and coachPeter Gallant.

SKIP: Paul DexterAGE: 19OCCUPATION: Electrical engineering

student, DalhousieUniversity

YEARS CURLED: 6

THIRD: Robby McLeanAGE: 20OCCUPATION: Civil engineering

student, St. FrancisXavier University

YEARS CURLED: 8HIGHLIGHTS: Played second for Nova

Scotia at 2006 and ’07Canadian Juniors

SECOND: Alex MacFadyenAGE: 18 OCCUPATION: Human kinetics

student, St. FrancisXavier University

YEARS CURLED: 8HIGHLIGHTS: Played lead for P.E.I.


LEAD: Josh MacInnisAGE: 20OCCUPATION: Psychology student,

St. Francis XavierUniversity

YEARS CURLED: 12HIGHLIGHTS: Played lead for Nova

Scotia at 2004Canadian Juniors

COACH: Paul McLean

SKIP: Bowie Abbis-MillsAGE: 19OCCUPATION: Economics student,

University of WaterlooYEARS CURLED: 7

THIRD: Scott McGregor AGE: 20 OCCUPATION: Business administration

student, Wilfrid LaurierUniversity

YEARS CURLED: 11

SECOND: Scott HindleAGE: 19OCCUPATION: Planning student,

University of WaterlooYEARS CURLED: 10

LEAD: Terry ArnoldAGE: 18 OCCUPATION: Grade 12 student,

St. David CatholicSecondary School

YEARS CURLED: 13

COACH: Jamie Arnold

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Profiles

SKIP: Mike ArmstrongAGE: 19OCCUPATION: Education student,

University ofSaskatchewan

YEARS CURLED: 12

THIRD: Tyler Lang AGE: 20OCCUPATION: Kinesiology student,


YEARS CURLED: 7

SECOND: Tyson ArmstrongAGE: 19OCCUPATION: Accounting student,


YEARS CURLED: 11

LEAD: Jordan RaymondAGE: 20OCCUPATION: Kinesiology student,


YEARS CURLED: 13

COACH: Don Greer

SASKATCHEWAN — Granite Curling Club, Saskatoon

YUKON — Whitehorse Curling Club

SKIP: Thomas ScoffinAGE: 14OCCUPATION: Grade 9 student,

Porter Creek Secondary School

YEARS CURLED: 7HIGHLIGHTS: Skipped Yukon at 2007


THIRD: Will MahoneyAGE: 17OCCUPATION: Grade 11 student,


YEARS CURLED: 9HIGHLIGHTS: Played third for Yukon


SECOND: Nicholas KoltunAGE: 17OCCUPATION: Grade 11 student,



Yukon at 2007 and ’08Canadian Juniors

LEAD: Mitch YoungAGE: 16OCCUPATION: Grade 11 student,


YEARS CURLED: 5HIGHLIGHTS: Played lead for Yukon


COACH: Wade Scoffin

QUEBEC — Lachine Curling Club

SKIP: Andrew Leigh AGE: 20 OCCUPATION: History student,

Concordia University YEARS CURLED: 14

THIRD: Benoit (Ben) VezeauAGE: 20 OCCUPATION: Drywall installer,

Pro-M.A.G. YEARS CURLED: 11

SECOND: Mathieu (Matt)Westphal

AGE: 18 OCCUPATION: Pro shop attendant,

Club de Golf TecumsehYEARS CURLED: 8

LEAD: Brad HamelinAGE: 20 OCCUPATION: Media arts student,

John Abbott College YEARS CURLED: 14

COACH: Anne-Marie Legault-Lapierre

From left: Mike Armstrong, Tyler Lang, Tyson Armstrong, Jordan Raymond and coachDon Greer.

From left: Thomas Scoffin, Will Mahoney, Nicholas Koltun, Mitch Young and coachWade Scoffin.

From left: Andrew Leigh, Ben Vezeau, Matt Westphal, Brad Hamelin and coach Anne-Marie Legault-Lapierre.

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NATIONAL CURLING PLAYDOWNS FORschoolboys and junior men have been around foronly slightly less time than the Brier.

Provincial schoolboy championships were first organizedback in the 1940s and the Victor Sifton Trophy, donated bythe owner of the Sifton newspapers, was unveiled forcompetition in 1947 in Regina.

High-school champions from the three Prairie provincescompeted in a double round robin in the inaugural Siftonchampionship, won by Manitoba’s Don Montgomery.

The field doubled to six teams in 1948 in Winnipeg,where champions from British Columbia, Ontario andQuebec were added. In the end, Stan Gowling maintainedManitoba’s grip on the Sifton silverware.

In 1949, in Edmonton, teams from the NorthwestTerritories and Northern Ontario expanded the field toeight teams and Jack Thompson’s squad startedSaskatchewan on a four-year roll.

The four Maritime provinces joined the festivities in1950, the first year of the officially sanctioned Canadianschoolboy championship and the first year completerecords were kept. The Territories were not representedthat year and, in fact, didn’t return to the fold until 1975.

In 1958, Pepsi-Cola became the title sponsor andNewfoundland joined the competition. The championshipwas known as the Pepsi Schoolboys from 1958 to 1975,before morphing into the Pepsi Juniors in 1976, when the

Canadian CurlingAssociation decided toscrap high-schooleligibility and qualifyjunior teams (up to age21) from clubs.

This year’s Canadianjuniors in Salmon Arm isthe fourth championshipto be played under theM&M Meat Shopssponsorship banner.M&M is contracted tosponsor the juniorsthrough 2012.

In 1971, the inauguralCanadian Girls CurlingChampionship tookplace in Vancouver.

Four teams — British Columbia, Alberta, Nova Scotia andthe Territories — participated in the event, which was wonby Alberta’s Shelby McKenzie.

The next year, in Winnipeg, nine teams took part, withManitoba, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundlandand P.E.I. joining the fold and the Territories dropping out.

New Brunswick came on board in 1973, the Territoriesreturned in 1977, and Northern Ontario made it a 12-teamfield in 1991.

In 1980, Pepsi-Cola also assumed sponsorship of thejunior women’s championship, which was held separatelyfrom the men’s event. But the two were combined in 1987in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, and have remained so eversince. Pepsi continued its sponsored through 1994, a periodspanning 37 years.

British Columbia has produced four national juniormen’s champion teams and one world champion team,three national junior women’s championship teams and theinaugural world junior women’s champion squad.

Jerry Caughlin’s Oliver team was the first B.C. juniorteam to crack the national limelight. In 1961, in PrinceGeorge, Caughlin directed Jack Cox, Mike Shippitt andDavid Jones to the schoolboys title with a 9-1 round-robinrecord.

Caughlin and Alberta’s John Williams were tied with 8-1

In A LeagueOf Their Own


After struggling to a 3-4 record over the first seven draws, B.C.’s MikeWood, Mike Bradley, Todd Troyer and Greg Hawkes won eight straight —all sudden-death — en route to the 1988 Canadian junior men’s title.

“We got on a roll and the confidencejust built with each game,” says 1988Canadian junior champion Mike Wood.

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records heading into the final round, in which Caughlindrubbed Ontario’s Ron Bobbie 11-4, while Williams bowed7-6 to Quebec’s Andy Hrycko.

Alberta finished 8-2, while Manitoba’s Bob Friesen andSaskatchewan’s Mike Lukowich each boasted 7-3 records.Caughlin’s only loss was a 6-5 decision to Lukowich in thefourth round.

Mike Wood and Dean Joanisse of Victoria wonback-to-back Canadian junior men’s titles for B.C. in1988 and ’89.

With his team of Mike Bradley, Todd Troyer and GregHawkes, Wood won the 1988 title at the North ShoreWinter Club in North Vancouver, and then was off to theworlds in Markham, Ontario, where he lost the final 7-2 toSweden’s Peja Lindholm.

“That was a very special year for us,” recalls Wood. “Itdefinitely was a thrill of a lifetime. As a team, we got on aroll and the confidence just built with each game. Whatmade that year so exciting was that we all went to MountDouglas school.”

Wood’s outfit won the Canadian title the hard way,finishing in a four-way tie for the last playoff berth andthen mowing down everybody left standing after the roundrobin.

After struggling to a 3-4 record over the first sevendraws, losing to Northern Ontario’s Craig Kochan,Saskatchewan’s Randy Bryden, Nova Scotia’s Mike Paceand New Brunswick’s Tim Comeau, the B.C. team

proceeded to wineight straight, allsudden-death.

Wood and companyknocked off Manitoba’sBrent Braemer 5-2 andNova Scotia 4-2 intiebreakers. Then Wooddumped Saskatchewan5-2 in the semi andwhipped NorthernOntario 6-2 in the final,blanking the Kochanteam — which haddominated the roundrobin with a 9-2 record— after the second end.

Wood finished withan 11-4 record.

In 1989, Joanisse, Dave Nantes, Tim Coombes and JefPilon followed in Wood’s footsteps, winning theirCanadian title in Winnipeg. And then, just down the roadin Portage la Prairie, Joanisse finished fourth at the worldjuniors.

“I was only in my second year of skipping when we wonthe Canadians, so it was pretty special,” says Joanisse. “Wehad a young team that worked very hard to be able to winthe Canadians. Our coach, Dave Hatter, was very good atguiding us and working with our natural ability.”

Joanisse’s route to the title was similar to Wood’s, losingfour times — 7-6 to Quebec’s Martin Ferland in an extraend, 10-3 to Manitoba’s Lyall Hudson, 6-5 toSaskatchewan’s Randy Bryden and 6-4 to Nova Scotia’sMike Pace — en route to the title

Quebec finished at 8-3, a game in front of a traffic jam at7-4 involving Ontario’s David Allan, Saskatchewan, NovaScotia and B.C.

In tiebreakers, Joanisse avenged his earlier defeat to the


Coach David Hatter, lead Jef Pilon, second Tim Coombes, third DavidNantes and skip Dean Joanisse gave B.C. back-to-back Canadian juniormen’s titles with a 5-2 decision over Quebec’s Martin Ferland.

“I was only in my second year of skip-ping when we won the Canadians,” saysDean Joanisse, “so it was pretty special.”

After losing their first game, B.C.’s Brad Kuhn, Kevin Folk, Ryan Kuhn andHugh Bennett racked up 12 straight victories — including an 8-7 extra-endwin over Newfoundland in the final — to claim the 2000 national title.

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Bluenosers with a 5-4extra-end win, whileOntario sidelinedSaskatchewan 7-3.

In the semi, B.C.scored its secondstraight last-rock win,6-5 over Ontariobefore polishing offFerland 5-2 in thefinal.

In 2000, inMoncton, Kelowna’sBrad Kuhn skippedB.C.’s most recent

national junior championship team. He stands aloneas the province’s only world winner.

Directing Kevin Folk, brother Ryan Kuhn and HughBennett, Kuhn won 11 straight round-robin games afterlosing 5-4 to Ontario’s Jason Young in the first round.

Kuhn stole the championship final with an 8-7 extra-endwin over Newfoundland’s Brad Gushue when Gushuepulled the string on a last-rock draw.

Gushue, who finished 10-2 in the round robin, stoppedSaskatchewan’s Brock Montgomery in the semi afterMontgomery had knocked off Young in a tiebreaker.

At the worlds in Geising, Germany, Kuhn wreakedvengeance with a 10-4 semi-final win over Denmark’sKasper Wiksten and an 8-4 win over Switzerland’s PatrickVuille in the final after losing to both in the round robin.

Canada’s only other loss came at the hands of RandyBaird of the United States.

Vuille finished with a 7-2 round-robin record, whileKuhn, Wiksten and Germany’s Christian Baumann eachlogged 6-3 records.

Sandra Plut and her Kamloops team of Sandra Rainey,Leigh Fraser and Debra Fowles gave B.C. its first nationaljunior women’s title in 1982 in Winnipeg.

Plut stole three in the fifth end for a 5-0 advantage in asudden-death playoff against Ontario’s Alison Goring. TheB.C. team wrapped it up 6-3 in nine ends.

The two teams had finished the round robin with 8-2records. Manitoba’s Maureen Bonar and Quebec’s DebbieWark were two games off the pace.

Jodie Sutton, her sister Julie, Dawn Rubner and ChrisThompson of Oliver claimed the 1986 Canadian crownin Noranda, Quebec, amassing a 9-2 record with a 4-3final-game victory over Newfoundland’s Jill Noseworthy.

B.C., Newfoundland and Manitoba’s Janet Harvey eachhad 8-2 records after the round robin but B.C. drew the byeto the final and Newfoundland ousted Manitoba 7-3 in thesemi.

The final involved four blank ends and B.C. scored thegame’s only deuce in the eighth, enabling Sutton toovercome a 2-1 deficit and assume control.

The next year, in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, JulieSutton skipped Judy Wood, Susan Auty and Marla Geigerto a 10-1 record and the title.

B.C. won six straight, lost 6-3 to Saskatchewan’s HeatherTorrie and then added three more wins to finish atop theheap at 9-1. Manitoba’s Karen Purdy finished 8-2 andOntario’s Janet Omand (Hürlimann) was 7-3.

Purdy edged Omand 5-4 in an extra-end semi beforebowing 5-4 to Sutton’s last brick in the final.

At the worlds in Chamonix, France, the Sutton team wonthe first ever world junior women’s title. The Canadianswon seven straight, then lost 5-4 to Scotland’s CarolynHutchinson in the final round.

That loss was avenged in the playoffs, when Suttonthrottled Hutchinson 7-3 in the semi before defeatingSwitzerland’s Marianne Amstutz 6-4 in the gold-medalmatch.

Julie Sutton (Skinner) is B.C.’s only double winner innational junior women’s play.


B.C.’s Chris Thompson, Dawn Rubner, Julie Sutton and Jodie Suttonclaimed the 1986 Canadian junior women’s crown, amassing a 9-2 recordwith a 4-3 final-game victory over Newfoundland’s Jill Noseworthy.

Skip Julie Sutton, third Judy Wood, second Susan Auty and lead MarlaGeiger gave British Columbia its last junior women’s title in 1987 with a 5-4 win over Manitoba’s Karen Purdy in the championship final.

British Columbia‘s only double winner inCanadian jun ior women’s p lay , Ju l ieSutton added a world crown in 1988.

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WHAT’S THIS? ACanadian junior curlingchampionship in

Salmon Arm? Finally, after all theseyears?

It’s been a long time coming.It’s been a long time, too, since

Salmon Arm produced a curlingchampion.

The fact is, Salmon Arm High School produced threeBritish Columbia junior — then schoolboy — champions infive years, in 1959, ’62 and ’63. But since then, zilch, nada,nary a whimper on any front, involving any gender.

No champs. No championships. But once upon a time….Until 1959, “Salmon Arm High hadn’t won anything in

B.C., in any sport,” recalls John Munro, who played on twoof those high-school curling teams. “We came back fromwinning that first provincial title and they paraded usaround town in open cars. It was a big deal in those days.”

Fortunately, Munro adds, the parade took place before thetrip to the Canadian championship in Calgary. The team —skip John Rutherford, a transplant from Revelstoke, B.C.,John Munro, his brother Tom and Allan Mason — won onlyone of 10 games in Cowtown.

“It was tough,” says 65-year-old Munro, who retired inAbbotsford from a career that culminated with teachingcomputer science at the University of the Fraser Valley.

Rutherford, he says, “was a great shooter. He rarelymissed a shot at the provincials. Afterward, we decided heused up all his good shots getting us to Calgary. Inretrospect, he just had a bad series there.”

It took three years to erase the memory of that setback butMunro, skipping Bob Welsh, Basil Haylock and Alan Nunn,seized the opportunity in 1962. They won the province inTrail and finished runners-up in the Canadianchampionship in Halifax with an 8-2 record.

But by then, Salmon Arm High was bragging about aprovincial women’s basketball champion, so there was notickertape parade for the curlers.

“The phys-ed teacher didn’t consider curling a sport,” saysMunro. “But we eventually convinced him to try the gameand he was hooked on it.”

Munro’s younger brother, Peter, skipped the provincialchampion in 1963 with Nunn at third, and David Lewis andHoward Spence on the front end. They finished 6-4 inGuelph, Ontario, behind undefeated winner Wayne Saboe ofAlberta.

“We always had wonderful support from the club,” says

John Munro. “We used to sneak in the window at night andthrow rocks in the dark, corner to corner because there wereno dividers on the four sheets. We practised a lot. The adultsaccepted us. We were like mascots there.”

The Munro boys had started to curl at a two-sheet naturalclub in Salmon Arm back in the 1950s, but balmy wintersrestricted ice time to a few short weeks.

“The members owned their rocks,” he recalls. “And someof them were huge boulders and others weighed 20 pounds.It was crazy. The guys with the big rocks would do someserious damage cleaning out the rings. But the guys with thelittle rocks had the advantage of being able to draw throughthose narrow ports.”

Munro’s father built the first four-sheet artificial clubequipped with matched bricks, so it was only natural that hisboys would be among the town’s strongest young proponentsof the game.

“Salmon Arm was a great place to grow up,” says Munro.“There were a lot of sports to play. I always felt like we werethe first kids to get into curling.”

Despite finishing two games behind undefeated MikeLukowich, Munro says the 1962 championship could havebeen “much tighter at the finish.”

“I think they (Saskatchewan) were rather fortunate. Theyshould have lost to Quebec in the last round in an extra endand they squeaked past Manitoba and a couple of otherteams.

“We played them on the first draw on a sheet right alongthe boards and they adapted to it much quicker than we did.It was on hockey ice in an old arena, which was pretty roughat the start but got better as the week progressed. B.C. wasthe defending champion and I recall feeling tremendouspressure representing the province. And it wasn’t easyplaying in front of spectators who seemed to know nothingabout the game. It was strange.”

But it proved the training ground for a virtual lifetime offun on the curling ice. “I played at UBC and in a lot ofbonspiels after that. In the 1963 provincial playdowns I hadto make my last shot to beat Lyall Dagg and the rock rolledtoo far. Our best effort was a year in the 1970s against BernieSparkes. He won, we finished third.”

The last few seasons, this kid from Salmon Arm hasstrayed from the game. “But I hope to get back at it,” Munrosays. “They keep coming up with new categories — seniors,masters, over-80s. I think maybe there is hope for me yet.”

Larry Wood is a Calgary-based communications consultantand associate editor of Extra End magazines

Behind The HackBY LARRY WOOD


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JULIE SUTTON (NOW SKINNER) APPEARED ON THECanadian curling scene in 1986, when she and her twinsister, Jodie, captured the Canadian junior women’s title

in Noranda, Quebec. The British Columbia team — with Jodie skipping, Julie

vicing, Dawn Rubner at second and Chris Thompson at lead— defeated Newfoundland’s Jill Noseworthy in the final.

Skinner was back at the nationals in 1987, this timeon the teehead. She romped through the field with a 9-1round-robin record and then downed Manitoba’s KarenPurdy 5-4 in the final.

At the worlds in Chamonix, France, the B.C. foursomewon the first-ever world junior women’s title with a 6-4decision over Switzerland’s Marianne Amstutz in the final.

Skinner made the transition from junior to women’scurling in record time and skipped British Columbia at the1989 Scott Tournament of Hearts in Kelowna. The teamfinished the round robin in a five-way tie for second placewith a 7-4 record, behind Manitoba’s Chris More. In theensuing tiebreakers, Skinner ousted New Brunswick’s HeidiHanlon before losing to Michelle Schneider of Saskatchewan.

Two years later, Skinner was back with a new team —sister Jodie at third, Melissa Soligo at second and KarriWillms at lead. They sailed through the round robin with a10-1 record, earning a bye to the final. Trailing NewBrunswick’s Hanlon 5-2 after seven ends, the B.C. squad hitfor deuces in the eighth and ninth ends and a single in the10th to win 7-5.

Skinner journeyed to the world championship in Winnipegand met Norway’s Dordi Nordby in the final. Nordbyemerged with a 4-3 victory and her second straight world title.

Curling was a demonstration sport at the 1992 OlympicWinter Games in Albertville, France, where Skinner’s 1991Hearts champions represented Canada. Skinner lost a semi-final to Nordby, who then lost the gold-medal game toGermany’s Andrea Schöpp. Skinner won bronze with a 9-3decision over Denmark’s Helena Blach (Lavrsen).

Skinner’s outfit returned to the Hearts in 1992 as TeamCanada and finished in a three-way tie for first withManitoba and B.C. They were awarded top spot but lost toManitoba’s Connie Laliberte 7-3 in the final. They won B.C.again in 1993 but slipped to a 6-5 finish at the Hearts.

Skinner then spent several years out of the spotlight,during which she married. Then, in 2000, Kelley Law of NewWestminster put together a new team with Skinner at third.They won the provincial Hearts in grand fashion and caughtfire at the Hearts in Prince George, winning six straight,

including the final two round-robin games, a tiebreaker, aPage playoff game, a semi-final and a final-game victory overOntario’s Anne Merklinger.

At the worlds in Glasgow, Scotland, that year, Law and hermates were tied for first with none other than Norway’sNordby at the end of the round robin. In the semis, Lawdowned Scotland’s Rhona Martin 10-7, while Nordby lost toSwitzerland’s Luzia Ebnöther. Canada had some anxiousmoments in the final against the Swiss, but in the endmanaged a 7-6 victory to win the world crown.

The 2001 Hearts was held in Sudbury, Ontario, with Lawand her mates returning as Team Canada and successfullycapturing first place at the end of the round robin. Law facedColleen Jones of Nova Scotia in the final and, with the scoretied after regulation, it took an extra-end measure beforeJones was pronounced the winner.

The next stop for Law and Skinner was the CanadianCurling Trials in December 2001 in Regina. Law dominatedthe round robin, finishing in first place with a 7-2 record. Inthe final against Sherry Anderson of Delisle, Saskatchewan,Law took two points in the fifth end, stole another in thesixth, added two in the seventh and cruised to a 7-3 win.

It was business as usual for the Law squad at the 2002Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Utah, as it lostonly once in the 10-team round robin. But then it suffered a6-5 upset to Great Britain’s Rhona Martin in the semis.

Law’s team bounced back the next day with a decisive 9-5win over Kari Erickson of the United States to capture thebronze medal.

Julie Sutton (Skinner)

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Canada’s Julie Sutton, Judy Wood, Susan Auty and Marla Geiger won thefirst-ever world junior women’s crown in 1988, in Chamonix, France. TheB.C. foursome defeated Switzerland’s Marianne Amstutz 6-4 in the final.

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BRITISH COLUMBIA PLAYED HOST TO FOURCanadian junior men’s — né schoolboys —championships and three Canadian junior women’s

events before the two were combined in 1987. Since then,four national competitions have been staged in the PacificProvince.

Nelson played host to the second-ever Canadianschoolboys championship in 1951, Prince George did thehonours in 1961, Kamloops in 1971 and Victoria in 1979.

The inaugural junior women’s event, with only fourteams, was held in Vancouver in 1971. Chilliwack hosted thewomen in 1978 and Fort St. John was the site of the 1984championship.

Since amalgamation, Canadian junior championshipshave taken place in North Vancouver in 1988, Vernon in ’92,Kelowna in ’99 and, most recently, Victoria in 2004.

Only two B.C. junior men’s teams have won on home ice;no B.C. women’s team has ever been successful.

Oliver’s Jerry Caughlin — with Jack Cox, Mike Shippittand David Jones — won the 1961 national schoolboys inPrince George. Victoria’s Mike Wood led his team of Mike

Bradley, Todd Troyerand Greg Hawkes tovictory in NorthVancouver in 1988.

Six skips have wonthe national juniormen’s title twice andthree of them —Saskatchewan’s GaryThode, MertThompsett ofManitoba andOntario’s JohnMorris — won one oftheir titles on B.C.freeze.

Thode, a legendaryhigh-schoolshotsmith fromSaskatoon, won hisfirst of twoconsecutive titles inNelson in 1951 withan unmatched 8-1

record. He skipped third Gary Cooper, second OrestHyrniuk and lead Roy Hufsmith.

Thompsett’s win in Victoria in 1979 was his first of twotitles. Racking up an 11-2 record, Thompsett and hisWinnipeg team of Lyle Derry, Joel Gagne and Mike Friesenfinished the round robin at 9-2, tied with Saskatchewan’sWarren Proctor and trailing Newfoundland’s GeoffCunningham by a single game.

In the first year that playoffs were introduced at thenational junior men’s championship, Thompsett oustedProctor before upending Cunningham in the final.

Ottawa’s Morris — playing with Craig Savill, Jason Youngand Brent Laing — repeated as national titleholder inKelowna in 1999.

Morris actually played in a record three straight finals,losing in 1997 to Alberta’s Ryan Keane, then defeatingAlberta’s Carter Rycroft in ’98 and British Columbia’s JeffRichard in ’99 on Richard’s home ice.

Greg Montgomery, one of a long line of top curlers fromcentral Saskatchewan, won the 1971 schoolboys inKamloops, with Don Despins, Jeff Montgomery and RodVerboom in support.

Montgomery finished 10-1 after defeating Doug Smith ofNorthern Ontario in a sudden-death playoff. Murray Nye’sManitoba entry finished in third place.

Wood’s 1988 title involved an eight-game closing streakthat included sudden-death playoff wins over Nova Scotia’s

Juniors RockIn Pacific Province


Ontario’s John Morris, standing, defeatedB.C.’s Jeff Richard in 1999 on Richard’shome ice to record his second straight title.

The last B.C. junior men’s team to win on home ice — Mike Wood, MikeBradley, Todd Troyer and Greg Hawkes — won the 1988 championship inNorth Vancouver, with a 6-2 win over Northern Ontario’s Craig Kochan.

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Mike Pace, Brent Braemer of Manitoba, Randy Bryden ofSaskatchewan and Northern Ontario’s Craig Kochan, in thatorder.

Quebec’s Michel Ferland won the 1992 title in Vernonwith a 10-2 record, defeating Nova Scotia’s Shawn Adams7-5 in the final.

Ferland — playing with Marco Berthelot, Steve Beaudryand Steve Guetre — led the round robin at 9-2, while Adamswas 8-3. Three skips — Saskatchewan’s Scott Bitz, MikeGaudet of Prince Edward Island and Ontario’s AdamSpencer — shared third place at 6-5.

Bitz eliminated Spencer 5-4 before bowing 8-7 to Gaudetin tiebreakers. Adams defeated Gaudet 5-3 in the semi-final.

New Brunswick’s Ryan Sherrard emerged triumphantduring the most recent B.C.-hosted Canadian juniors, in2004.

Sherrard — with brothers Jason and Darren Roach andJared Bezanson — finished the round robin in Victoria tiedwith Newfoundland’s Matt Blandford and Manitoba’s DaleyPeters at 9-3. Sherrard stole the 10th end to defeat Peters 8-7in the semi-final and then nudged Blandford 6-5 in thechampionship final.

Alberta’s Shelby McKenzie — with Marlene Pargeter,Arlene Hrdlicka and Debbie Goliss — topped the inauguraljunior women’s four-team field in 1971 in Vancouver.

Seven years later, in Chilliwack, Alberta’s Cathy King —directing Brenda Oko, Maureen Olsen and Diane Bowes —won her second straight title with a perfect 10-0 record andthree games in front of her closest competitor Becki Ross ofNorthern Ontario.

Darcy Kirkness — with sister Barb, Janet Harvey and BarbFetch — won the 1984 renewal in Fort St. John. TheManitoba team ended the round robin at 8-2, whileOntario’s Kristin Holman, Quebec’s Debbie Wark and LynnSlobodian of Alberta each checked in at 7-3.

Holman ousted Slobodian 9-4 and Wark 7-6 before losing7-6 to Kirkness in the final.

Alberta’s LaDawn Funk doubled up round-robin winnerJennifer Lamont of Manitoba 6-3 in the final in NorthVancouver in 1988.

Funk — with sister Laurelle at lead, Sandy Symyrozum atthird and second Cindy Larsen — were 7-3 going into theplayoffs and Prince Edward Island’s Angela Roberts, MicheleCowan of the Yukon, New Brunswick’s Cathy McEwen andBritish Columbia’s Colleen Hannah were jammed at 6-4.

In tiebreakers, Hannah stopped McEwen 9-7 and Cowanshaded Roberts 7-6, then stole a 7-6 decision from Hannah.Funk needed an extra end to subdue Cowan 9-8 in thesemi-final.

Saskatchewan’s Amber Holland was the 1992 women’schampion in Vernon. Playing with Cindy Street, Tracy Beachand Angela Street, Holland led the round robin with a 9-2record, followed by Tara Coulterman (George) of NorthernOntario at 8-3. Ontario’s Heather Crockett, RebeccaMacPhee of Prince Edward Island, Alberta’s Rhonda Sinclairand Janique Berthelot of Quebec were tied at 7-4.

In a series of tiebreakers, Ontario doused P.E.I. 9-6,Quebec stopped Alberta 7-4 and Ontario dumped Quebec7-3. Northern Ontario doubled up on Ontario 8-4 in thesemi before Holland’s unit dropped Coulterman 7-4 in thefinal.

Quebec’s Marie-France Larouche led Nancy Bélanger,Marie-Eve Létourneau and Valerie Grenier to the junior titlein Kelowna in 1999 with a 9-2 rout over Nova Scotia’sMeredith Doyle, the 1997 champion.

Quebec, Nova Scotia and Saskatchewan’s Stefanie Miller(Lawton) each logged 9-3 in the round robin, with Doyleearning a bye to the final thanks to victories over each of herplayoff foes.

Larouche ousted Miller 6-3 in the semi-final, then piledup a 6-0 lead after three ends against Doyle in the final.

Nova Scotia’s Jill Mouzar won B.C.’s most recently hostedjunior women’s sweepstakes, emerging from anotherthree-way round-robin jam of teams with 9-3 records.

Mouzar gained the bye to the final, while Quebec’sMarie-Christine Cantin shaded New Brunswick’s AndreaKelly 6-5 in the semi. Then Mouzar, with Paige Mattie andsisters Blisse and Chloe Comstock, stepped up to swat Cantin6-3 in the final.


Nova Scotia skip Jillian Mouzar, third Paige Mattie, second Blisse Comstockand lead Chloe Comstock won B.C.’s most recently hosted junior women’ssweepstakes in 2004 by defeating Quebec’s Marie-Christine Cantin 6-3.

Alberta’s Laurelle Funk, Cindy Larsen, Sandy Symyrozum and LaDawnFunk doubled up round-robin leader Jennifer Lamont of Manitoba 6-3 inthe 1988 final in North Vancouver, then captured gold at the 1989 worlds.

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JUNIOR WOMEN’S ALL-STARS2008 Skip Danielle Parsons, Nova Scotia

Third Megan McGuire, New BrunswickSecond Liz Peters, ManitobaLead Sarah Wazney, Manitoba

2007 Skip Kalynn Park, AlbertaThird Sabrina Neufeld, ManitobaSecond Cristina Goertzen, SaskatchewanLead Julie Devereaux, Nfld./Labrador

2006 Skip Tracy Horgan, Northern OntarioThird Stephanie Guzzwell, Nfld./LabradorSecond Darrelle Johnson, OntarioLead Heather Ross, Nova Scotia

2005 Skip Marie-Christine Cantin, QuebecThird Kristen MacDiarmid, New BrunswickSecond Jodie deSolla, New BrunswickLead Lianne Sobey, New Brunswick

2004 Skip Jillian Mouzar, Nova ScotiaThird Hailey Surik, SaskatchewanSecond Janelle Lemon, SaskatchewanLead Allison Gerhardt, Saskatchewan

2003 Skip Marliese Miller, SaskatchewanThird Teejay Surik, SaskatchewanSecond Janelle Lemon, SaskatchewanLead Chelsey Bell, Saskatchewan

2002 Skip Suzanne Gaudet, P.E.I.Third Robyn MacPhee, P.E.I.Second Leigh Armstrong, OntarioLead Stephanie Leachman, Ontario

2001 Skip Stefanie Miller, SaskatchewanThird Marliese Miller, SaskatchewanSecond Chantelle Seiferling, SaskatchewanLead Chelsey Bell, Saskatchewan

2000 Skip Suzanne Gaudet, P.E.I.Third Ainsley Holowec, ManitobaSecond Robyn MacPhee, P.E.I.Lead Stephanie Leachman, Ontario

1999 Skip Marie-France Larouche, QuebecThird Marliese Miller, SaskatchewanSecond Stacy Helm, SaskatchewanLead Valerie Grenier, Quebec

1998 Skip Melissa McClure, New BrunswickThird Beth Roach, Nova ScotiaSecond Julie Colquhoun, OntarioLead Amy Stachiw, Northern Ontario

1997 Skip Marie-France Larouche, QuebecThird Nancy Belanger, QuebecSecond Marie-Eve Létourneau, QuebecLead Amy Stachiw, Northern Ontario

1996 Skip Heather Godberson, AlbertaThird Michelle Harding, British ColumbiaSecond Shalegh Boddington, B.C.Lead Allison Ross, Ontario

The 1994 junior women’s all-stars, from left, skips Jeanna Richard of B.C. and Jennifer Jones ofManitoba, third Cindy Street of Saskatchewan, second Lawnie Goodfellow of Alberta and lead MyleneRochon of Ontario. It was the second all-star selection for Jones, who was named top third in 1991.


Junior Awards

KEN WATSON AWARD WINNERS

WOMEN

2008 Lisa Moerike, Prince Edward Island

2007 Lisa Moerike, Prince Edward Island

2006 Ashley Howard, New Brunswick

2005 Kate Jefferson, Northwest Territories

2004 Julie Cantin, Quebec

2003 Jackie Komyshyn, Manitoba

2002 Marie-Michelle Lapierre, Quebec

2001 Leslie Rogers, Alberta

2000 Hailey Birnie, Yukon

1999 Mila Hockley, British Columbia

1998 Stefanie Richard, Prince Edward Island

1997 Lori Olson, Alberta

1996 Jennifer Coady, Prince Edward Island

1995 Kelly MacKenzie, Manitoba

Lori Olson, Alberta

1994 Susie LeBlanc, New Brunswick

1993 Jackie-Lee Myra, Nova Scotia

1992 Jackie-Lee Myra, Nova Scotia

Amy Uhryn, Northern Ontario

1991 Tara Coulterman, Northern Ontario

1990 Atina Ford, Saskatchewan

1989 Michele Cowan, Yukon/N.W.T.

1988 Tracy Bennett, New Brunswick

1987 Julie Sutton, British Columbia

1986 Information not available



1983 Gail Burry, Newfoundland

1982 Alison Goring, Ontario

1981 Tracy Keizer, British Columbia

Canadian Ladies Curling Association presidentElsie Crosby, left, presents the 1987 sports-manship award to B.C.’s Julie Sutton.

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1995 Skip Kelly MacKenzie, Manitoba Marie-France Larouche, Quebec

Third Nicole Pellegrin, OntarioSecond Denise Byers, British ColumbiaLead Andra Harmark, Ontario

1994 Skip Jennifer Jones, Manitoba Jeanna Richard, British Columbia

Third Cindy Street, SaskatchewanSecond Lawnie Goodfellow, AlbertaLead Mylene Rochon, Ontario

1993 Skip Janique Berthelot, Quebec Sherry Linton, Saskatchewan

Third Jessica Marchand, QuebecSecond Jill Officer, ManitobaLead Tracey Martin, British Columbia

1992 Skip Rebecca MacPhee, P.E.I.Third Jessica Marchand, QuebecSecond Johnalee Fraser, OntarioLead Carleen Muth, Manitoba

1991 Skip Heather Smith, New BrunswickThird Jennifer Jones, ManitobaSecond Suzanne LeBlanc, New BrunswickLead Nickie Lamb, Alberta

1990 Skip Nancy Melanchuk, ManitobaThird Darlene Kidd, SaskatchewanSecond Jill Ursel, ManitobaLead Cindy Ford, Saskatchewan

1989 Skip Cathy Overton, ManitobaThird Tracy Baldwin, ManitobaSecond Melanie Leatham, OntarioLead Katrina Mulhern, New Brunswick

1988 Skip Jennifer Lamont, Manitoba LaDawn Funk, Alberta

Third Isabelle Gagnon, QuebecSecond Cindy Larsen, AlbertaLead Laurelle Funk, Alberta

1987 Skip Julie Sutton, British ColumbiaThird Sheila Calcutt, SaskatchewanSecond Heather Olson, SaskatchewanLead Jill Ursel, Manitoba

1986 Skip Jodie Sutton, British ColumbiaThird Cathy Overton, ManitobaSecond Susan Toner, New BrunswickLead Chris Thompson, British Columbia

1985 Skip Kimberley Armbruster, Sask.Third Christine Stevenson, B.C.Second Linda Desjardins, New BrunswickLead Anne Partridge, P.E.I.

1984 Skip Kristin Holman, OntarioThird Carolyn Wark, QuebecSecond Janet Harvey, ManitobaLead Elaine Henderson, New Brunswick

1983 Skip Laurie Allen, ManitobaThird Kristin Holman, OntarioSecond Stephanie Jones, ManitobaLead Carolyn Wark, Quebec

1982 Skip Alison Goring, OntarioThird Kristin Holman, OntarioSecond Cheryl McPherson, OntarioLead Alison Tibbs, Alberta

JUNIOR MEN’S ALL-STARS2008 Skip Aaron Sluchinski, Alberta

Third Jean-Michel Arsenault, QuebecSecond Anson Carmody, P.E.I.Lead Alex MacFadyen, P.E.I.

2007 Skip Charley Thomas, AlbertaThird Brock Virtue, AlbertaSecond Anson Carmody, P.E.I.Lead Kyle Reynolds, Alberta

2006 Skip Charley Thomas, AlbertaThird Russell Koffski, British ColumbiaSecond Rollie Robinson, AlbertaLead Kyle Reynolds, Alberta

2005 Skip Kyle George, SaskatchewanThird Tyler MacKenzie, P.E.I.Second Rob Pruliere, OntarioLead Jared Bezanson, New Brunswick

2004 Skip John Epping, OntarioThird Jason Roach, New BrunswickSecond Paul Steeves, Nfld./LabradorLead Bill Francis, Ontario

2003 Skip Steve Laycock, SaskatchewanThird Chris Haichert, SaskatchewanSecond Michael Jantzen, SaskatchewanLead Luke Johnson, Nova Scotia

2002 Skip David Hamblin, ManitobaThird Ben Mikkelsen, Northern OntarioSecond Colin Koivula, Northern OntarioLead Dustin Kidby, Saskatchewan

2001 Skip Brian Adams, Northern OntarioThird Mark Nichols, NewfoundlandSecond Kevin Skarban, AlbertaLead Aaron Sarafinchan, Alberta


In 1999, first-team all-star honours went to, from left, skip John Morris and third Craig Savill,both of Ontario, second Tyler Orme of British Columbia and lead Brent Laing of Ontario. It wasback-to-back all-star selections for Morris and Laing.

Canadian Curling Association liaison Mary-Anne Nicholson joins the 1990 Canadian junior women’sf i rst-team al l-stars, from left , skip Nancy Melanchuk of Manitoba, third Darlene Kidd ofSaskatchewan, second Jill Ursel of Manitoba and lead Cindy Ford of Saskatchewan.

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2000 Skip Brad Gushue, NewfoundlandThird Mark Nichols, NewfoundlandSecond Jamie Korab, NewfoundlandLead Kevin Tippett, New Brunswick

1999 Skip John Morris, OntarioThird Craig Savill, OntarioSecond Tyler Orme, British ColumbiaLead Brent Laing, Ontario

1998 Skip John Morris, OntarioThird Glen Kennedy, AlbertaSecond Kevin Ackerman, SaskatchewanLead Brent Laing, Ontario

1997 Skip Scott Pfeifer, AlbertaThird Jeff Richard, British ColumbiaSecond Tyler Orme, British ColumbiaLead Mark Homan, Ontario

1996 Skip Brad Gushue, NewfoundlandThird Kevin Whitehead, N.W.T.Second Nathan Munk, British ColumbiaLead Kris MacLeod, Nova Scotia

1995 Skip Chris Galbraith, ManitobaThird Scott Cripps, Manitoba

Kevin Boyle, New Brunswick Second Wade Johnston, AlbertaLead Bryan Galbraith, Manitoba

Jason Lesmeister, Alberta

1994 Skip Kevin Koe, Yukon/N.W.T.Third Pat Simmons, SaskatchewanSecond Scott Pfeifer, AlbertaLead Todd Trevellyan, Manitoba

1993 Skip Yannick Paquette, Quebec Jeff Wall, Saskatchewan

Third Mark Stonehouse, NewfoundlandSecond Shane McCready, OntarioLead Jeff Lacey, New Brunswick

1992 Skip Michel Ferland, QuebecThird Marco Berthelot, QuebecSecond Scott Gregory, British ColumbiaLead Chad McMullen, Manitoba

1991 Skip Steve Eddy, Nova ScotiaThird Brad Savage, OntarioSecond Greg Lahti, AlbertaLead Marco Berthelot, Quebec

1990 Skip Jeff MacPheat, Nova ScotiaThird Greg Romaniuk, ManitobaSecond Joel Pouliot, QuebecLead George Kinsman, Yukon/N.W.T.

1989 Skip Randy Bryden, SaskatchewanThird Michel Ferland, QuebecSecond Aaron Skillen, Northern OntarioLead Greg Kawahara, Northern Ontario

1988 Skip Craig Piercey, NewfoundlandThird Mike Desilets, Northern OntarioSecond Craig Fiske, SaskatchewanLead Ian Power, P.E.I.

1987 Skip Jim Sullivan, New BrunswickThird Charlie Sullivan, New BrunswickSecond Craig Burgess, New BrunswickLead Tim Krassman, Alberta

1986 Skip Hugh McFadyen, ManitobaThird Jon Mead, ManitobaSecond Steve Stroup, British ColumbiaLead Tim Krassman, Alberta

1985 Skip Kent Scales, P.E.I.Third Robert Campbell, P.E.I.Second Andy MacDonald, P.E.I. Lead Philip Gorveatt, P.E.I.

KEN WATSON AWARD WINNERS

MEN

2008 Stephen Ryan, Nfld./Labrador

2007 Stephen Ryan, Nfld./Labrador

2006 Ian Juurlink, Nova Scotia

2005 Steven Howard, Prince Edward Island

2004 Bradley MacInnis, Nova Scotia

2003 Matthew Blandford, Newfoundland

2002 Justin Jacobsen, Alberta

2001 Sheldon Wettig, Northwest Territories

2000 David Backman, Nova Scotia

1999 Brad Gushue, Newfoundland

1998 Brett Reynolds, Newfoundland

1997 Randy Turpin, Newfoundland

1996 David Orme, British Columbia

1995 Ryan Davis, Newfoundland

1994 Scott Pfeifer, Alberta

1993 Brendan Willis, British Columbia

1992 Matthew Jessup, Northern Ontario

1991 Brian Sullivan, New Brunswick

1990 Kenny Young, Newfoundland

1989 Greg Romaniuk, Manitoba

1988 Andy Davis, Northern Ontario

1987 Jamie McCarthy, Prince Edward Island

1986 Jon Mead, Manitoba

1985 Gilles Verret, New Brunswick

1984 Mike Dillon, Prince Edward Island

1983 Frank O’Driscoll, Newfoundland

1982 Larry Phillips Jr., Quebec

1981 Larry Phillips Jr., Quebec

1980 Denis Marchand, Quebec

1979 Peter Jenkins, Prince Edward Island

1978 Peter Hollett, Newfoundland

1977 Gordon Ell, Saskatchewan

1976 Bill Jenkins, Prince Edward IslandCanadian Curling Association board liaisonLes Harrison presents the 2002 Ken WatsonAward to Alberta skip Justin Jacobsen.

The 2002 junior men’s first-team all-stars, from left, Manitoba skip David Hamblin, third BenMikkelsen and second Colin Koivula, both of Northern Ontario, and Saskatchewan lead Dustin Kidby.All-star selections are determined by overall shooting percentages during the round robin.


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JUNIOR MENMOST APPEARANCES6 — Brad Gushue of Newfoundland in 1995, ’96,

’98, ’99, 2000, ’015 — Martin Crête of Quebec in 2002, ’03, ’04, ’05,

’065 — Jamie Koe of the Territories in 1994, ’95, ’96,

’97, ’985 — Colin Koivula of Northern Ontario in 1999,

2000, ’01, ’02, ’035 — Jeff MacPheat of the Territories in 1986, ’87,

’88, ’89, ’905 — Kevin Whitehead of the Territories in 1994,

’95, ’96, ’97, ’984 — Robert Borden of the Territories in 2002, ’03,

’04, ’054 — Josh Clark of the Territories in 1996, ’97,

’98, ’994 — Kevin Cymbalisty of the Territories in 1995,

’96, ’97, ’984 — Brett Gallant of Prince Edward Island in 2004,

’06, ’07, ’084 — Olivier Leclerc of Quebec in 2002, ’03, ’04, ’054 — Alexx Peech of the Yukon in 2002, ’04, ’05,

’06 4 — Trevor Perepolkin of British Columbia in

1993, ’94, ’96, ’97 4 — Paul Power of Prince Edward Island in 1986,

’87, ’88, ’894 — Jonathan Tremblay of Quebec in 2002, ’03,

’04, ’054 — Kelly Vollman of Saskatchewan in 1983, ’84,

’85, ’86

UNDEFEATED RECORDS1952 — Saskatchewan, 9-01962 — Saskatchewan, 10-01963 — Alberta, 10-01986 — Manitoba, 12-0

FIVE-WAY TIE FOR FIRST PLACE1993 — Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Territories,

Saskatchewan, Alberta

FOUR-WAY TIES FOR FIRST PLACE1976 — Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia,

Alberta, Manitoba 1998 — Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, New

Brunswick

THREE-WAY TIES FOR FIRST PLACE1964 — Northern Ontario, Saskatchewan, New

Brunswick1991 — Northern Ontario, Alberta, British

Columbia1994 — Alberta, Territories, Quebec2001 — Newfoundland, Manitoba, Northern

Ontario2004 — Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick

TWO-WAY TIES FOR FIRST PLACE1948 — Manitoba, Saskatchewan1953 — Ontario, Saskatchewan1954 — Saskatchewan, Manitoba1956 — Saskatchewan, Northern Ontario1957 — Ontario, Northern Ontario1968 — Ontario, Saskatchewan1971 — Saskatchewan, Northern Ontario1973 — Ontario, Quebec1974 — Alberta, British Columbia1978 — Alberta, Nova Scotia1982 — Ontario, British Columbia

TWO-TIME WINNERSStan Austman of Saskatchewan, second — 1954;

third — 1955Gary Cooper of Saskatchewan, third — 1951, ’52Mike Friesen of Manitoba, lead — 1979, ’81Joel Gagne of Manitoba, second — 1979, ’81Paul Gowsell of Alberta, skip — 1975, ’77Roy Hufsmith of Saskatchewan, lead — 1951, ’52Brent Laing of Ontario, lead — 1998, ’99John Morris of Ontario, skip — 1998, ’99Scott Pfeifer of Alberta, second — 1994;

third — 1997Kyle Reynolds of Alberta, lead — 2006, ’07Craig Savill of Ontario, third — 1998, ’99Bayne Secord of Saskatchewan, skip — 1954, ’55Kelly Stearne of Alberta, lead — 1975, ’77Gary Thode of Saskatchewan, skip — 1951, ’52Charley Thomas of Alberta, skip — 2006, ’07Mert Thompsett of Manitoba, skip — 1979, ’81

Junior Statistics

BACK-TO-BACK WINNERSSaskatchewan’s Gary Thode, Gary Cooper and

Roy Hufsmith — 1951-52Saskatchewan’s Bayne Secord and Stan Austman

— 1954-55Ontario’s John Morris, Craig Savill and

Brent Laing — 1998-99Alberta’s Charley Thomas and Kyle Reynolds

— 2006-07

MOST WINS BY ONE SKIP41 — Martin Crête, Quebec

MOST APPEARANCES BY ONE SKIP5 — Martin Crête of Quebec5 — Brad Gushue of Newfoundland

SKIPS WITH 15 OR MORE WINS41 — Martin Crête, Quebec38 — Brad Gushue, Newfoundland33 — John Morris, Ontario29 — Brett Gallant, Prince Edward Island23 — Jamie Koe, Territories22 — Rob Heffernan, New Brunswick22 — Scott Saunders, Nova Scotia22 — Charley Thomas, Alberta21 — Matthew Blandford, Newfoundland21 — Randy Bryden, Saskatchewan21 — Craig Kochan, Northern Ontario21 — Trevor Perepolkin, British Columbia21 — Mert Thompsett, Manitoba20 — Paul Gowsell, Alberta19 — Peter Jenkins, Prince Edward Island19 — Mike McEwen, Manitoba18 — Brian Adams, Northern Ontario18 — Shawn Adams, Nova Scotia18 — Bill Jenkins, Prince Edward Island18 — Jamie Schneider, Saskatchewan17 — Mark Bice, Ontario

Five-time Quebec junior representative MartinCrête holds the record for most wins, with 41.He placed second in 2002, third in ’03.


Newfoundland’s Brad Gushue holds the recordfor most Canadian junior appearances, withsix, and ranks second in skipping victories.

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17 — Kyle George, Saskatchewan17 — Lorne Henderson, Newfoundland17 — Mike Lukowich, Saskatchewan17 — Mark McDonald, Ontario17 — Brad Minogue, Northern Ontario17 — Bayne Secord, Saskatchewan17 — Gary Thode, Saskatchewan17 — Bob Ursel, Manitoba16 — Peter Eddy, Nova Scotia16 — Michel Ferland, Quebec16 — Darren Fish, Alberta16 — Trent McQuarrie, Alberta16 — Denis Marchand, Quebec16 — Ryan Sherrard, New Brunswick16 — Tom Tod, Northern Ontario15 — Trevor Alexander, Territories15 — John Base, Ontario15 — Jeff Erickson, Alberta15 — Philippe Lemay, Quebec15 — Darren Moulding, Alberta15 — Mike Pace, Nova Scotia15 — Daley Peters, Manitoba15 — Jeff Thomas, Newfoundland

CHAMPIONS BY PROVINCE15 — Alberta in 1959, ’60, ’63, ’66, ’67, ’72, ’74,

’75, ’77, ’78, ’85, ’94, ’97, 2006, ’07 13 — Saskatchewan in 1950, ’51, ’52, ’54, ’55, ’56,

’62, ’65, ’69, ’71, ’83, 2003, ’058 — Ontario in 1953, ’57, ’68, ’73, ’82, ’90, ’98, ’996 — Manitoba in 1979, ’81, ’84, ’86, ’95, 20024 — Northern Ontario in 1958, ’64, ’91, ’964 — British Columbia in 1961, ’88, ’89, 20003 — New Brunswick in 1970, ’87, 20043 — Quebec in 1980, ’92, 20081 — Prince Edward Island in 19761 — Nova Scotia in 19931 — Newfoundland in 2001

CHAMPIONSHIP SITES1950 Quebec Quebec City1951 British Columbia Nelson1952 New Brunswick Moncton1953 Saskatchewan Saskatoon1954 Ontario Hamilton1955 Nova Scotia Sydney1956 Northern Ontario Fort William1957 Manitoba Winnipeg1958 Prince Edward Island Charlottetown1959 Alberta Calgary1960 Quebec Noranda1961 British Columbia Prince George1962 Nova Scotia Halifax1963 Ontario Guelph1964 Saskatchewan Regina1965 New Brunswick Fredericton1966 Newfoundland St. John’s1967 Manitoba Flin Flon1968 Northern Ontario Port Arthur1969 Saskatchewan North Battleford1970 Quebec Ste-Jerome1971 British Columbia Kamloops1972 Northern Ontario Schumacher1973 New Brunswick Moncton1974 Ontario Ottawa1975 Alberta Edmonton1976 Northern Ontario Kapuskasing1977 Manitoba Winnipeg1978 Prince Edward Island Charlottetown1979 British Columbia Victoria1980 Northern Ontario Sault Ste. Marie

1981 New Brunswick Saint John1982 Saskatchewan Swift Current1983 Nova Scotia Halifax1984 Manitoba Winnipeg1985 Newfoundland St. John’s1986 Alberta Red Deer1987 Saskatchewan Prince Albert1988 British Columbia North Vancouver1989 Manitoba Winnipeg1990 Northern Ontario Sudbury1991 Alberta Leduc1992 British Columbia Vernon1993 Quebec Trois-Rivières1994 Nova Scotia Truro1995 Saskatchewan Regina1996 Alberta Edmonton1997 Manitoba Selkirk1998 Alberta Calgary1999 British Columbia Kelowna2000 New Brunswick Moncton2001 Ontario St. Catharines2002 Prince Edward Island Summerside2003 Ontario Ottawa2004 British Columbia Victoria2005 New Brunswick Fredericton2006 Northern Ontario Thunder Bay2007 Ontario St. Catharines2008 Northern Ontario Sault Ste. Marie2009 British Columbia Salmon Arm

NUMBER OF CHAMPIONSHIPS HOSTEDBritish Columbia 9Northern Ontario 8Saskatchewan 6Manitoba 6Alberta 6New Brunswick 6Ontario 6Quebec 4Nova Scotia 4Prince Edward Island 3Newfoundland/Labrador 2

JUNIOR WOMENMOST APPEARANCES5 — Nancy Belanger of Quebec in 1995, ’96, ’97,

’98, ’995 — Suzanne Gaudet of Prince Edward Island in

1998, ’99, 2000, ’01, ’025 — Tara Hamer of the Territories/Nova Scotia in

1992, ’93, ’94, ’95, ’975 — Kelly Higgins of Prince Edward Island in

1998, ’99, 2000, ’01, ’025 — Stephanie Jackson of British Columbia in

2001, ’02, ’05, ’06, ’075 — Kerry Koe of the Territories in 1993, ’94, ’95,

’96, ’985 — Marie-France Larouche of Quebec in 1995,

’96, ’97, ’98, ’995 — Stephanie LeDrew of Newfoundland in 1998,

2001, ’02, ’03, ’045 — Marie-Eve Létourneau of Quebec in 1995,

’96, ’97, ’98, ’995 — Marliese Miller of Saskatchewan in 1997, ’99,

2000, ’01, ’034 — Nicole Baldwin of the Territories in 1998, ’99,

2000, ’014 — Gloria Basha of Prince Edward Island in 1972,

’73, ’74, ’754 — Hailey Birnie of the Territories in 1998, ’99,

2000, ’014 — Julie Devereaux of Newfoundland/Labrador

in 2005, ’06, ’07, ’084 — Stacie Devereaux of Newfoundland/Labrador

in 2004, ’05, ’06, ’074 — Meredith Doyle of Nova Scotia in 1996, ’97,

’98, ’994 — Valerie Grenier of Quebec in 1996, ’97, ’98,

’994 — Stephanie Guzzwell of Newfoundland/

Labrador in 2004, ’05, ’06, ’074 — Anne Hennessey of Prince Edward Island in

1972, ’73, ’74, ’754 — Meaghan Hughes of Prince Edward Island in

2003, ’04, ’05, ’064 — Jennifer Jones of Manitoba/Canada in 1991,

’93, ’94, ’954 — Susan LeBlanc of New Brunswick in 1990,

’91, ’94, ’95

British Columbia’s Julie Sutton won consecu-tive Canadian junior women’s titles, as third in1986, as skip in 1987.


Ontario skip John Morris, who won back-to-back Canadian junior men’s titles in 1998 and’99, capped both seasons with world crowns.

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4 — Jessie Leschart of the Yukon in 2002, ’03, ’04, ’05

4 — Leslie Merrithew of the Territories in 2003, ’04, ’05, ’06

4 — Stefanie Miller of Saskatchewan in 1997, ’99, 2000, ’01

4 — Sarah Paul of Newfoundland/Labrador in 2004, ’05, ’06, ’07

4 — Stefanie Richard of Prince Edward Island in 1998, ’99, 2000, ’01

4 — Beth Roach of Nova Scotia in 1996, ’97, ’98, ’99

4 — Michala Robison of Prince Edward Island in 2003, ’04, ’05, ’06

4 — Barbara Rudolph of Manitoba in 1972, ’73,’74, ’75

4 — Krista Scharf of Northern Ontario in 1998, 2000, ’01, ’02

4 — Ladene Shaw of the Yukon in 2002, ’03, ’04, ’05

4 — Mandi Shaw of the Yukon in 2002, ’03, ’04, ’05

4 — Gina Stanley of Newfoundland in 1989, ’91,’93, ’94

4 — Cindy Street of Saskatchewan in 1992, ’94, ’95, ’96

4 — Heather Strong of Newfoundland in 1992, ’95, ’96, ’97

4 — Laura Strong of Newfoundland in 1997, ’98, ’99, 2000

4 — Patti Vandekerckhove of Manitoba in 1974,’75, ’76, ’77

4 — Carolyn Wark of Quebec in 1981, ’82, ’83, ’844 — Debbie Wark of Quebec in 1981, ’82, ’83, ’844 — Janet Wood of Prince Edward Island in 1972,

’73, ’74, ’754 — Sheena Yakeleya of the Territories in 1993,

’94, ’95, ’96

UNDEFEATED RECORDS1975 — Saskatchewan, 10-01978 — Alberta, 10-01989 — Manitoba, 11-0

THREE-WAY TIES FOR FIRST PLACE1976 — Saskatchewan, British Columbia, Prince

Edward Island 1986 — British Columbia, Newfoundland,

Manitoba1999 — Nova Scotia, Quebec, Saskatchewan2004 — Nova Scotia, Quebec, New Brunswick

TWO-WAY TIES FOR FIRST PLACE1980 — Nova Scotia, Manitoba1981 — Manitoba, Ontario1982 — British Columbia, Ontario1984 — Manitoba, Quebec1985 — Saskatchewan, British Columbia1998 — New Brunswick, Ontario2002 — Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland2003 — Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan2006 — Manitoba, Saskatchewan

TWO-TIME WINNERSSuzanne Gaudet of Prince Edward Island, skip

— 2001, ’02Kelly Higgins of Prince Edward Island, lead

— 2001, ’02Cathy King of Alberta, skip — 1977, ’78Robyn MacPhee of Prince Edward Island, second

— 2001; third — 2002Marliese Miller of Saskatchewan, third — 2000;

skip — 2003Maureen Olsen of Alberta, second — 1977, ’78Cathy Pidzarko of Manitoba, third — 1972, ’74Chris Pidzarko of Manitoba, skip — 1972, ’74Colleen Rudd of Saskatchewan, third — 1975;

skip — 1976Barbara Rudolph of Manitoba, lead — 1972, ’74Julie Sutton of British Columbia, third — 1986;

skip — 1987

BACK-TO-BACK WINNERSSaskatchewan’s Colleen Rudd — 1975-76Alberta’s Cathy King and Maureen Olsen —

1977-78British Columbia’s Julie Sutton — 1986-87Prince Edward Island’s Suzanne Gaudet, Kelly

Higgins and Robyn MacPhee — 2001-02

MOST WINS BY ONE SKIP49 — Suzanne Gaudet, Prince Edward Island

MOST APPEARANCES BY ONE SKIP5 — Suzanne Gaudet, Prince Edward Island5 — Marie-France Larouche, Quebec

SKIPS WITH 15 OR MORE WINS49 — Suzanne Gaudet, Prince Edward Island42 — Marie-France Larouche, Quebec41 — Stefanie Miller, Saskatchewan37 — Meredith Doyle, Nova Scotia30 — Stacie Devereaux, Nfld./Labrador26 — Andrea Kelly, New Brunswick25 — Melissa McClure, New Brunswick24 — Calleen Neufeld, Manitoba24 — Debbie Wark, Quebec23 — Jennifer Guzzwell, Newfoundland23 — Julie Reddick, Ontario23 — Desirée Robertson, Alberta20 — Nicole Baldwin, Territories20 — Marie-Christine Cantin, Quebec20 — Sherry Linton, Saskatchewan20 — Krista Scharf, Northern Ontario19 — Cathy King, Alberta19 — Janique Berthelot, Quebec19 — Jennifer Jones, Manitoba17 — Alison Goring, Ontario17 — Jill Noseworthy, Newfoundland17 — Sylvie Robichaud, New Brunswick16 — Michele Cowan, Territories16 — Meaghan Hughes, Prince Edward Island15 — Robyn Mattie, Nova Scotia

15 — Kay Smith, Nova Scotia15 — Elaine Uhryn, Northern Ontario15 — Patti Vanderkerckhove, Manitoba

CHAMPIONS BY PROVINCE10 — Saskatchewan in 1973, ’75, ’76, ’79, ’85, ’90,

’92, 2000, ’03, ’068 — Manitoba in 1972, ’74, ’81, ’84, ’89, ’94, ’95,

20085 — Alberta in 1971, ’77, ’78, ’88, ’963 — British Columbia in 1982, ’86, ’873 — New Brunswick in 1991, ’98, 20053 — Nova Scotia in 1980, ’97, 20042 — Ontario in 1983, ’932 — Prince Edward Island in 2001, ’021 — Quebec in 19991 — Newfoundland/Labrador in 2007

CHAMPIONSHIP SITES1971 British Columbia Vancouver1972 Manitoba Winnipeg1973 Quebec Montreal1974 Alberta Edmonton1975 Newfoundland Grand Falls1976 Northern Ontario Thunder Bay1977 New Brunswick Saint John1978 British Columbia Chilliwack1979 Saskatchewan Yorkton1980 Prince Edward Island Charlottetown1981 Nova Scotia Dartmouth1982 Manitoba Winnipeg1983 Alberta Calgary1984 British Columbia Fort St. John1985 New Brunswick Fredericton1986 Quebec Noranda1987 Saskatchewan Prince Albert1988 British Columbia North Vancouver1989 Manitoba Winnipeg1990 Northern Ontario Sudbury1991 Alberta Leduc1992 British Columbia Vernon1993 Quebec Trois-Rivières1994 Nova Scotia Truro1995 Saskatchewan Regina1996 Alberta Edmonton1997 Manitoba Selkirk1998 Alberta Calgary1999 British Columbia Kelowna2000 New Brunswick Moncton2001 Ontario St. Catharines2002 Prince Edward Island Summerside2003 Ontario Ottawa2004 British Columbia Victoria2005 New Brunswick Fredericton2006 Northern Ontario Thunder Bay2007 Ontario St. Catharines2008 Northern Ontario Sault Ste. Marie2009 British Columbia Salmon Arm

NUMBER OF CHAMPIONSHIPS HOSTEDBritish Columbia 8Alberta 5Manitoba 4New Brunswick 4Northern Ontario 4Quebec 3Saskatchewan 3Nova Scotia 2Ontario 3Prince Edward Island 2Newfoundland/Labrador 1


P.E.I. skip Suzanne Gaudet holds the record formost wins — 49 — at the Canadian juniors.She won back-to-back titles in 2001 and ’02.

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MY FIRST CONTACTwith the sport of curlingcame in the 1950s,

when I followed my father to theThistle Curling Club in Edmonton,where he toiled twice a week on anot-so-great curling team.

I’m not sure what caught myfancy but I was hooked almost

immediately and struggled to find every piece of informationI could about the sport. Little was available in those days; aformal teaching program didn’t exist and few books hadbeen written. Three-time Brier champion Ken Watson ofWinnipeg was the authority of the day and I and other eageryoungsters sought out his well-documented books about thesport and how to play it.

Though somewhat obscure in those days, curling receiveda good deal of respect from the local media and was secondonly to the Edmonton Eskimos football team in sportsnewspaper coverage.

The local hero of the late 1950s was Matt Baldwin, whohad an intriguing smooth sliding delivery. The Brier winnerin 1954, ’57 and ’58, he got a lot of coverage and I took everyopportunity to read about or watch my hero play.

The game for the most part had the respect of other sportsand of the community. Even famed Edmonton Eskimoquarterback Jackie Parker took up curling and, although hisdelivery was somewhat unorthodox, the southern UnitedStates native managed to gain enough prowess to earnhimself a spot on one of Baldwin’s teams in the early 1960sand nearly won the right to play in the provincial finals.

When was the last time you heard of a high-profileathlete from another sport showing an interest in becominga curler?

My point: For some reason, things changed. As curlingbegan to gain a higher profile in the 1980s, it also lost someof its lustre with the non-curling public and the media. Itwas then that I began to hear it suggested that curling wasn’ta real sport — it was only a game, not an athletic activity.

Members of the media, desperate to appear humorous,joked that the most important thing to curlers was not thegame itself but to meet in the club lounge after the game. Afew reporters suggested that a number of the sport’s élitecurlers were anything but finely tuned athletes and thatserious competition never got in the way of a good time.

This is partly because top-level curling over the past 25years has struggled to separate itself from league and regular

bonspiel play. The water was muddied further by a lot of élitecurlers also taking part in league play and smaller bonspiels.

In the early 1980s, many of us within the CanadianCurling Association worked hard to set standards of play andappearance at national championships that woulddistinguish these events above all other competitions.Included were the use of game officials, game statistics,official records, professional ice technicians and matchingteam uniforms. While we’ve had reasonable success inachieving many of these goals at national events, theapproach has only slightly spilled over to other top-levelcurling.

I have always believed that if you want an activity togarner the same respect as professional sports, you must lookprofessional and act professional. I won’t ever forget thecontroversy that erupted in 1980 when smoking on the icewas banned at the Brier. A lot of people were very upsetabout the ruling. Hard to imagine now, isn’t it?

And while this and many other positive steps have takenplace, I think the sport still has a long way to go. Thestandards for performance, conduct and appearance must behigh for curlers at the élite level. It is these people, and thosewho surround them, who set the image for the sport ofcurling against which everything else will be judged.

A man from Vancouver recently asked me whatopportunities might exist for his renting out his home toofficials or athletes during the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.I suggested the fact that his large home was close to thecentre of the city bode well for renting to athletes who didn’twant to spend the entire time in the athlete’s village. He saidhe could see himself renting the house to athletes, as long asthey weren’t curlers, because of their reputation for partying.It was tongue-in-cheek, of course, but the message wasdelivered.

I quickly jumped to the sport’s defence, agreeing thatwhile the average curler certainly enjoys a good time, theOlympic curlers will be athletes as serious and as finely tunedas the downhill skiers and speed skaters. His response? Oh,when did things change?

I think all of us in curling have a huge challenge still aheadto help it achieve its proper position in Canada’s sportmosaic. If we do it right in 2010, not only will all of Canadabe watching but so will a large portion of the world.

Warren Hansen is director of event operations and mediarelations for the Canadian Curling Association and managingeditor of Extra End magazines

The Last EndBY WARREN HANSEN


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Documents

Extra End Magazine - 2009 Juniors Edition