Cornwall Curling Club

For those of you who were following the saga of our chiller failure and subsequent repair at the start of the season, the experience of another club shows that we were VERY lucky.

On Monday, November 16th the Bridgetown Nova Scotia Curling Club suffered a catastrophic ice plant failure: the chiller had rusted out, and as a result they lost their ice and their season. Due to Department of Labour regulations, major repairs are not allowed because of  the age of the ice plant. As a result, their entire plant needs to be replaced and brought up to current building codes at a significant cost.  They are currently accepting donations, and pursuing ACOA and other grants, and their members have been taken in at other clubs for the season.

Christmas Eve is but a month away! It’s time to start thinking about that present for your favourite curler. The Cornwall Curling Club Pro Shop is well-stocked with curling supplies – shoes, gloves, pants, timers, etc., and can order in most anything that is not in stock.  If you have been using the Club’s brushes, it’s time to ask Santa for your own, to save the rental fee. We have a wide selection of brushes on display, including the famous Performance brush, and all the components for it. For the stick curlers, our selection includes “Bob’s Stick“, handmade  in Montague by Bob Leard.

And of course, if you can’t decide what to buy, you can ask at the bar for Gift Certificates!

Photo (L-R): Tyson Smith, Noah O’Connor, Parker O’Connor, Tyler Smith, Kevin Smith (coach)

Cornwall’s young Tyler Smith rink made it 3 for 3 this afternoon – all three Cornwall teams entered in the Canada Games Pre-Trials at the Silver Fox have made it through to the Trials, Dec. 11-14 in Charlottetown! (By way of comparison, none of the four teams from Charlottetown made it through).

Smith, who is 11 years old, stole two points in the 5th end on the way to a 7-4 victory over Charlottetown’s Alex Matters rink this afternoon. Other members of the Smith foursome are Parker O’Connor, Noah O’Connor, and Tyson Smith, with coach Kevin Smith. The Tyler Smith rink joins the Veronica Smith and Jeff Taylor teams who qualified on Sunday. Congratulations to all three teams, and good luck in the Trials!

Photo (L-R): Sarah Fullerton (coach),  Veronica Smith, Katie Fullerton, Sabrina Smith, Chloe McCloskey

Photo (L-R): Alex Jenkins, Alex Sutherland, Jonathan Schut, Jeff Taylor, A.J. Campbell (coach)

The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company (The Dominion) has announced that the Charlottetown and Cornwall curling clubs will host The Dominion Curling Club Championship, running from November 23-28, 2010. This will be the second year for the event, set to benefit Canadian club curlers and charities when it premiers this week in Toronto, Ontario.

Play begins Wednesday morning at the inaugural  The Dominion national curling club championship, to be played at the St. George’s Golf and Country Club in Toronto. PEI is represented by the women’s team of Vanessa Hamming, Ruth Walsh, Lindsay Moore, and Heather MacRae from the Crapaud Community Curling Club, and the men’s team of Louis Walsh, Doug Waugh, Walter Benson, and Ray Thompson from the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside.

Funded by The Dominion, The Dominion Curling Club Championship is an annual event for men’s and women’s curling teams who have won their local club championships. The premiere Championship provides the first ever opportunity for winning club teams from across all of Canada’s provinces and territories to represent their club at the zone, provincial or territory level, and ultimately to rank nationally. Details can be found online at thedominioncurls.ca.

The Charlottetown Curling Club is a five-sheet club situated directly in Prince Edward Island’s capital. The Cornwall Curling Club is a four-sheet club located in nearby Cornwall, PEI. Together they offer a variety of programs for curlers of all ages. Once again in 2010, The Dominion Curling Club Championship will direct any profit generated to charities, including the Canadian Paraplegic Association (CPA) and developmental curling initiatives in communities across Canada.

“As our premier event approaches” says Leigh Armstrong of The Dominion, “it’s exciting to look forward to 2010 and the opportunity to work with these two exceptional clubs.”

After Sunday play at the PEI Canada Games Curling Pre-Trials at Summerside’s Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club, all but one of the qualifiers for the Trials, December 11-14 in Charlottetown, have been determined. Cornwall’s Jeff Taylor and Veronica Smith teams have both made it, and the Tyler Smith foursome are in contention for the final junior men’s spot.

In the six team round robin Junior Men’s section, three teams finished with identical 3-2 win-loss records and grabbed the first three qualifying spots. These teams are the Tony Nabuurs rink from Montague, Cornwall’s Jeff Taylor foursome, and the Matthew MacLean team from the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary. In Sunday’s final round robin draw, Taylor and his team beat their Cornwall clubmates, skipped by 11 year old Tyler Smith, by a 6-2 score. MacLean defeated Alex Matters of Charlottetown 5-2, stealing a deuce in the final end.

Nabuurs was already qualified going into Sunday play, with a 3-1 record, and lost his Sunday contest 7-5 to the Shawn Pitre
team from the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton. This resulted in three teams having identical 2-3 round robin
records, forcing two tiebreaker rounds, as PEI Curling Association rules dictate that no team may be eliminated solely on
win-loss records. The Matters and Pitre rinks squared off in the first tiebreaker on Sunday afternoon, with Matters
eliminating Pitre with an 8-3 win. Matters now plays Cornwall’s Smith in the second tiebreaker, Monday at 2 pm, with the
winner advancing to the Trials in Charlottetown.

All four qualifiers have been determined in the eight team triple-knockout junior women’s section. The Amanda MacLean rink
from O’Leary’s Maple Leaf Club went undefeated in the competition, grabbing the first qualifying spot for the Trials by
doubling the Jenny McLean foursome from the host Silver Fox club by a 6-3 score on Saturday. McLean went on to win the
second qualifier, 7-5 over Leah Deveau of Montague, on Sunday morning. Going into her final shot, McLean was
facing two Deveau counters, one of which was touching the button. She made a clutch draw to the button, aided greatly by
her sweepers, outcounting the opposing rock by a small margin to pick up the win.

The final two qualifiers were decided in the 2 pm draw on Sunday, with Cornwall’s Veronica Smith rink beating the Kim
Dunbar foursome from Charlottetown by a 7-2 score. The final qualifying spot went to Montague’s Deveau, who came back from her earlier loss to McLean with a decisive 9-3 victory over Emily Keen of Charlottetown.

The eventual winners of the Selection Trials in Charlottetown next month will advance to the Canada Games, February 11-27, 2011 in Halifax, at the Mayflower Curling Club.

Here are the Qualifying Teams (skip to lead, coach-Club). Photos will follow later.

Junior Women’s:

#1 Amanda MacLean, Kassinda Bulger, Emily Gray, Aleya Quilty, coaches Glen MacLean/Shelley Gray-Maple Leaf Curling Club (O’Leary)
#2 Jenny McLean, Meaghan MacDonald, Rachael Gardiner, Lauren MacFadyen, coach Don Vickerson-Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club (Summerside)
#3 Veronica Smith, Katie Fullerton, Sabrina Smith, Chloe McCloskey, coaches Sarah Fullerton/Paul Smith-Cornwall Curling Club
#4 Leah Deveau, Sarah MacPhee, Jessica Chapman, Carolyn Rose, coach Carolyn MacPhee-Montague Curling Club

Junior Men’s:
#1 Tony Nabuurs, Kyle Hughes, Taylor McInnis, Chandler Matheson, coach Arny Nabuurs-Montague Curling Club
#2 Jeff Taylor, Alex Sutherland, Alex Jenkins, Jonathan Schut, coach AJ Campbell-Cornwall Curling Club
#3 Matthew MacLean, Marshall Smallman, Kevin Gallant, Alan MacLean, coach Glen MacLean Maple Leaf Curling Club (O’Leary)
#4 To be determined in a tiebreaker Monday at 2 pm between the following teams:
Tyler Smith, Parker O’Connor, Noah O’Connor, Tyson Smith, coach Kevin Smith-Cornwall Curling Club
Alex Matters, Chris Gallant, Andrew Cameron, Kyle Holland, coach Derrick Cameron-Charlottetown Curling Club

Two days of play are complete at the PEI Canada Games curling pre-Trials at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside. Four teams from both the junior women’s and junior men’s divisions will advance to the Trials Dec. 11-14 at the Charlottetown Curling Club. The Amanda MacLean rink from the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary was the first team to qualify for the Trials, doubling the Jenny McLean foursome from the host Silver Fox club by a 6-3 score Saturday morning in the A section of the eight team triple-knockout junior women’s event.  Other members of the Amanda MacLean rink are Kassinda Bulger, Emily Gray, and Aleya Quilty, with coaches Glen MacLean and Shelley Gray.

The Jenny McLean foursome get another chance to qualify, in the 10 am draw on Sunday, when they face Montague’s Leah Deveau foursome in the B division final. The Deveau team beat Cornwall’s Veronica Smith rink by a 6-3 score Saturday afternoon to advance to the qualifer game.

There will be two qualifiers from the C division, with the Smith rink playing the Kim Dunbar foursome from Charlottetown, and Charlottetown’s Emily Keen team facing the loser of the B qualifier between McLean and Deveau. These games go at 2 pm Sunday.

Keen dropped to the C division by losing 8-5 to  Smith  on Saturday morning, and then had a bye to the qualifer game, as Fallon Arsenault of Summerside had dropped out of the event due to illness. Dunbar edged Charlottetown clubmate Megan Davies by an 8-7 score to advance to her C qualifier.

In the six team round robin junior men’s section,  the Tony Nabuurs rink from Montague are assured of qualifying for the trials, as, with just one round robin draw left, they are the only team with three wins. Playing with Nabuurs are Kyle Hughes, Taylor McInnis, and Chandler Matheson, with coach Arny Nabuurs.  There are four teams at 2-2, with Jeff Taylor playing Cornwall clubmate Tyler Smith, and Alex Matters of Charlottetown taking on Matthew MacLean of O’Leary’s Maple Leaf club at 10 am Sunday. The winners of these two games are also assured of qualifying spots. Nabuurs takes on Shawn Pitre of Alberton’s Western Community Club in the other game. Pitre is at 1-3. Tiebreakers will be required for the final spot, as at least two teams will have 2-3 records, and PEICA rules dictate that no team may be eliminated solely on win-loss records. If Pitre loses against Nabuurs tomorrow, there will be one tiebreaker round, at 2 pm. If he wins, he will also have a 2-3 record, necessitating a second tiebreaker round, Monday at 2 pm.

The eventual winner of the Trials in Charlottetown will advance to the Canada Games, February 11-27 in Halifax.

PEI’s  Kyle Stevenson rink, with Cornwall’s Donna Butler at third stone, has finished round robin play at the Canadian Mixed in Burlington Ontario, with a 5-6 win-loss record, after losing their final games, 6-4 this morning to Saskatchewan, and 6-2 to BC this afternoon.  PEI had a 2-1 lead in this afternoon’s game against BC’s Jason Montgomery rink, until BC took four points in the 8th end and stole a single in the ninth.

With two round robin draws left, Ontario’s Mark Bice continues to lead, with a 9-1 win-loss record, and one game remaining to play. Pre-tournament favourite Mark Dacey of Halifax is next at 7-2, followed by BC’s Montgomery at 7-3, and Dave Boemer of Manitoba at 6-3. Action is underway in the 7 pm Atlantic draw. with the final round robin draw set for 10 am AT on Friday. Following  round robin play, the first place team will advance directly to Saturday afternoon’s final, while the second and third place teams meet in a semi-final.

In addition to the Canadian title, two players from the winning team will also represent Canada at the 2010 World Mixed Doubles Championship, slated for April 16-24, 2010 in Chelyabinsk, Russia.

BURLINGTON, November 17, 2009 (CCA/PEICA)…Ontario, skipped by two-time former provincial junior champion Mark Bice of Sarnia, maintained its lead through Draw 10 of the 2010 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship, taking place at the Burlington Golf and Country Club.

The host province won both of its games on Tuesday, a 7-3 decision over Saskatchewan followed by a 7-2 rout of Newfoundland/Labrador, to improve to 6-1 in the 12-team round robin.

Prince Edward Island, skipped by Kyle Stevenson of Charlottetown, another former provincial junior champion, and with Cornwall’s Donna Butler at third stone, kept pace, though, with a 9-2 victory over Quebec and an 8-2 pasting of Yukon/Northwest Territories, to sit a game behind at 5-2.

Nova Scotia and British Columbia are next in line with 4-2 marks. Nova Scotia, skipped by 2004 Brier winner Mark Dacey of Halifax, also won a pair on Tuesday, 5-2 over Manitoba and 7-4 over Alberta, while British Columbia, with Duncan’s Jason Montgomery at the controls, took down Northern Ontario, 10-7 and Saskatchewan, 7-5, in the evening draw.

New Brunswick, skipped by Mary Jane McGuire of Fredericton, is next at 4-3.

Ten provinces, plus Northern Ontario and Yukon/Northwest Territories, are contesting the 47th edition of The Mixed, from November 14-21. After the round robin concludes Friday morning, the first place team will advance directly to Saturday’s final, while the second and third place teams meet in a semi-final.

Alberta leads all provinces with nine wins since the championship began in 1964 in Toronto, while defending champion Manitoba and Saskatchewan are next with eight victories each.

Ontario has won the Canadian Mixed twice – in 1986 by skip Dave Van Dine in Kamloops and by skip John Epping at the 2006 edition in Whitehorse. PEI won the Mixed in 1987 (Peter Gallant, Kathie Gallant, Phil Gorveatt, Simone MacKenzie) and 1989 (Robert Campbell, Angela Roberts, Mark O’Rourke, Kathy O’Rourke).

Round robin play continues with draws at 10:00 am, 2:30 pm and 7:00 pm AT through Thursday, with a final draw at 10:00 am on Friday, prior to the playoffs.

In addition to the Canadian title, two players from the winning team will also represent Canada at the 2010 World Mixed Doubles Championship, slated for April 16-24, 2010 in Chelyabinsk, Russia.

PEI’s Wednesday games at the Mixed are against Alberta at 2:30 pm AT and Manitoba at 7 pm AT.

Eight junior women’s curling teams, and six junior men’s rinks begin Canada Games playdowns on Friday, with the pre-Trials event at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside. Four teams from each sex will then advance to the Selection Trial Finals, Dec. 11-14 at the Charlottetown Curling Club. The winners from the Finals will compete in the Canada Games, Feb. 11-27 2011 at the Mayflower Curling Club in Halifax. The 2011 Games are open to curlers born between January 1, 1993, and Dec, 31, 1998.

Three teams are entered from the Cornwall Curling Club, skipped by Veronica Smith,  Jeff Taylor, and Tyler Smith (see rosters below for other team members).  As well, club member Lorianne Davies is coaching her daughter’s team.

At the pre-Trials, the junior men will play a round robin, with the top four teams advancing, while the junior women will play a triple knockout to choose the four qualifiers. Play gets underway Friday morning at nine, and wraps up with the 2 pm draw on Sunday, unless a second round of tiebreakers is required for the junior men. If so, that extra draw would go Monday afternoon at two. All games are eight ends.

Live results from both the pre-Trials and the Finals will be available at peicurling.com/canadagames.

Here are the junior men’s team rosters (skip to lead, coach-club)

Matthew MacLean, Marshall Smallman, Kevin Gallant, Alan MacLean, coach Glen MacLean -Maple Leaf Curling Club (O’Leary)

Alex Matters, Chris Gallant, Andrew Cameron, Kyle Holland, coach Derrick Cameron-Charlottetown Curling Club

Tony Nabuurs, Kyle Hughes, Taylor McInnis, Chandler Matheson, coach Arny Nabuurs- Montague Curling Club

Shawn Pitre, Daniel McCarthy, Jeff Duggan, Colton Griffin, coach Roger Gavin-Western Community Curling Club (Alberton)

Tyler Smith, Parker O’Connor, Noah O’Connor, Tyson Smith, coach Kevin Smith-Cornwall Curling Club

Jeff Taylor, Alex Sutherland, Alex Jenkins, Jonathan Schut, coach AJ Campbell-Cornwall Curling Club

Here are the junior women’s team rosters (skip to lead, coach-club)

Fallon Arsenault, Shalynn Buss, Emily Vaniderstine, Kristen Neal, coach Gerald Arsenault-Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club (Summerside)

Megan Davies, Sarah Keen, Desiree MacDonald, Emma Matheson, coach Lorianne Davies- Charlottetown Curling Club

Leah Deveau, Sarah MacPhee, Jessica Chapman, Carolyn Rose, coach Carolyn MacPhee-Montague Curling Club

Kim Dunbar, Emily Hennessey, Kelli-Lynn Younker, Chelsea Warren, coaches Nancy Dunbar/David Younker-Charlottetown Curling Club

Emily Keen, Kailey Koughan, Jessica Watts, Jenny Mutch, coach Margie Jardine-Charlottetown Curling Club

Amanda MacLean, Kassinda Bulger, Emily Gray, Aleya Quilty, coaches Glen MacLean/
Shelley Gray-Maple Leaf Curling Club (O’Leary)

Jenny McLean, Meaghan MacDonald, Rachael Gardiner, Lauren MacFadyen, coach Don Vickerson-Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club (Summerside)

 Veronica Smith, Katie Fullerton, Sabrina Smith, Chloe McCloskey, coaches Sarah Fullerton/Paul Smith-Cornwall Curling Club

Here is the junior women’s opening draw.

Friday Nov. 20 at 9 am
Megan Davies vs Kim Dunbar, Veronica Smith vs Amanda MacLean, Fallon Arsenault vs Emily Keen, Jenny McLean vs Leah Deveau.

Other junior women’s draws go Friday at 2:30 pm, Saturday at 10 am and 2 pm, and Sunday at 10 am and 2 pm.

Here is the junior men’s round robin draw.

Friday Nov. 20 at 12 noon
Jeff Taylor vs Shawn Pitre, Tyler Smith vs Alex Matters, Matthew MacLean vs Tony Nabuurs.

Friday Nov. 20 at 5 pm
Tyler Smith vs Tony Nabuurs, Shawn Pitre vs Matthew MacLean, Jeff Taylor vs Alex Matters

Saturday Nov. 21 at 10 am
Shawn Pitre vs Alex Matters, Jeff Taylor vs Tony Nabuurs, Tyler Smith vs Matthew MacLean

Saturday Nov 21 at 2 pm
Jeff Taylor vs Matthew MacLean, Tyler Smith vs Shawn Pitre, Alex Matters vs Tony Nabuurs

Sunday Nov 22 at 10 am
Jeff Taylor vs Tyler Smith, Alex Matters vs Matthew MacLean, Shawn Pitre vs Tony Nabuurs.

Junior men’s tiebreakers (if needed) Sunday Nov, 22 at 2 pm, Monday Nov. 23 at 2 pm.