Mike McEwen walked off the ice at the RA Centre in Ottawa feeling like a million bucks on Friday night after securing the top seed in the men’s Canadian Trials Direct-Entry round robin. McEwen (3-1) and his team from West … Continue reading
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The 2021-22 season is upon us and we are really excited for another year of curling! Of course with such anticipation ~ we must first have some ice to curl on…! With that, we invite volunteers to support our Ice … Continue reading
The Cornwall Curling Club team of Skip – Mitchell Schut • Fourth – Chase MacMillan • Second – Cruz Pineau and Lead – Liam Kelly is starting their season this weekend at the Halifax Curling Club playing in the IG … Continue reading
Swing and Sweep! Join us for 9 holes of golf, a fall lunch, and some afternoon curling! This super fun event will take place on Saturday, October 16th, our first day of curling (and maybe your last day of … Continue reading
The Canadian Curling Trials Direct-Entry and Canadian Curling Pre-Trials Direct-Entry events run through Sunday at the RA Centre’s new-look Curling Centre of Excellence facility in Ottawa, offering teams berths into either the Tim Hortons Curling Trials, presented by AGI, in … Continue reading
A Note from the Board of Directors: Hi Everyone! The volunteer Board of Directors of the Cornwall Curling Club is busy preparing for the curling season ahead, and hope for a wonderful year of curling! As many of … Continue reading
We have an experienced female curler, who has curled/curls with a National level team and is looking to join a Tuesday Evening Competitive League Team. Interested? Contact the Club at cornwallcurling@eastlink.ca and we’ll put you in touch! (Generic Curling Canada photo, … Continue reading
Here is the schedule for Team Gunnlaugson with Cornwall member Adam Casey’s opening round at 2021 Trials Direct-Entry – Men in Ottawa. The 1 pm game vs. Team Flasch today (Thursday) will be live-streamed on the Curling Canada YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/c/curlingcanada … Continue reading
Building on the success of our Friday Night League last season, we are excited to announce a new name and invite ALL our members, both returning and new, to join our Friday Night Fun League for the 2021-22 season!! … Continue reading
Team Birt, from the Cornwall and Montague curling clubs, begins play at 5 pm Atlantic today (Thursday) vs. Team Brown at the Olympic Trials Direct Entry Qualifier in Ottawa. They play Team Schiedigger Friday at 9 pm, Team Rocque Sat. … Continue reading
The 2021-22 season is upon us and we are really excited for another year of curling! Of course with such anticipation ~ we must first have some ice to curl on…! With that, we invite volunteers to support our Ice … Continue reading
Here are the opening round schedules for teams with PEI players at the Olympic Pre-Trials and Trials Direct Entry events in Ottawa this week. Live scoring at https://www.curling.ca/scoreboard/#!/ Team Birt at 2021 Trials Direct-Entry – Women Draw Starts at Date … Continue reading
We have some new Junior teams who have just moved up from Novice and are looking for a coach(es)! If you are interested in ‘giving back’ and would like to help grow the game and support these young curlers, they … Continue reading
(by Jason Simmonds) A Prince Edward Island rink and two curlers from Canada’s smallest province will pursue their Olympic dreams in Ottawa from Sept. 23 to 26. P.E.I. skip Suzanne Birt follows her shot during the 2021 Scotties Tournament … Continue reading
It was a 5-3 win in the final for Altona Manitoba’s Team Zacharias with New Dominion PEI’s Lauren Lenentine over Winnipeg’s Beth Peterson at the Mother Club Fall Curling Classic in Winnipeg this weekend. Zacharias finished with a perfect … Continue reading
IMPORTANT DATES and Update to Registration Days! The Board of Directors for the Cornwall Curling Club has met and approved the 2021-22 schedule. (Please note details below). We would like to take the time to thank former Club … Continue reading
On September 23 at 7 pm Peter Gallant will be holding a Goal Setting workshop for coaches, in Room 234 at 40 Enman Cres., Charlottetown. Cost: $10. Please go online to register (https://pe.curling.io/en/products). If you have any questions please contact … Continue reading
It was a 7-0 weekend for Gangneung Korea’s Eunjung Kim team, coached by Islander Peter Gallant, at the Alberta Curling Series: Saville Shoot-Out in Edmonton, which they capped off Monday evening with a 6-1 six-end victory over Edmonton’s Laura … Continue reading
Two of the three teams featuring Islanders that are participating in weekend cashspiels have advanced to Monday championship round play. Adam Casey Team Jason Gunnlaugson from Manitoba, which includes PEI’s Adam Casey at third stone, take on Scotland’s Bruce Mouat … Continue reading
Team Mackenzie Zacharias (Altona, MB), which includes PEI’s Lauren Lenentine, is currently 3-0 in the 16 team Alberta Curling Series: Saville Shoot-Out qualifying round at the Saville Sports Centre in Edmonton, AB. In their opening game, Zacharias defeated Elysa … Continue reading
Former Club member Merrill Cronin passed away this week. Our sympathies go out to his wife and family, including daughter Heather Gauthier and her husband Robbie who were also Club members and their daughter Kacey, who is a junior member. … Continue reading
While curlers await the arrival of ice here on PEI, the season is getting underway in other provinces, and curlers from the Cornwall Curling Club are already competing. Team Birt has made the final in events the past two weekends … Continue reading
Curling Competition Coach Workshop September 25 & December 18 9:00 am-4:00 pm You must attend both days to get credit Location September 25 is 40 Enman Cres., Charlottetown Location December 18 is at a Curling Club (to be determined) Cost … Continue reading
Not all the 2020 Sport PEI award winners were able to accept their awards in person at the awards night in February, but were very happy to receive their awards this summer! The final 2020 #SportPEIAwards presentation was to Lieutenant Governor … Continue reading
Okay Folks… It’s September 1st and we all know that our thoughts are moving from beach time and lobster to curling rocks and brooms! So consider this your “Save the Date” notice for “Returning “ and “New” Members! We will have … Continue reading
Here is the 2021/2022 Curl PEI Events Calendar with deadlines and entry fees. An announcement will be made when online registration opens for the upcoming season. Changes this season: 1) Weekend events are now scheduled to end on … Continue reading
Happy 80th birthday to longtime Club member Tom Dunn (2019 photo from when he skipped the winning team at our annual Masters Plus bonspiel)! His daughter Jennifer is hosting a drop-in open house for Tom at 6 Callaway Close in … Continue reading
Congrats to John and Shirley Berry on their 50th wedding anniversary! From Shirley on Facebook: “Thank you George, Kim, Gavin and Melia for a very surprised get together to help us celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary. So nice to see … Continue reading
Longtime curler, curling fan, and curling sponsor William (Willie) Nicholson passed away on Friday at age 93. He continued to curl at our Club until a few years ago (photo is from the Canadian Stick Curling Championship held here in … Continue reading
(Brooks is a member of our Tuesday evening Upstreet Craft Brewing league, and would appreciate your support for this great cause!). CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of four, Brooks Roche, now 24, is used … Continue reading
Cornwall Curling Club members were saddened to hear of the passing of member Larry Nigh on June 16, at the age of 66, following a recent illness. We extend our sympathies to the family, including his wife Laurie Stoddart (nee … Continue reading
The Cornwall Curling Club held its 2020-2021 Annual General Meeting on Thursday evening, reporting a very successful season, despite the Pandemic and two breaks due to provincially-mandated “Circuit Breakers” Here are the highlights: President’s Report President Chris MacDougall reported that … Continue reading
Despite the pandemic, 2020-2021 was another very successful season here at the Cornwall Curling Club with what may be record membership numbers, hosting of the provincial Stick and Mixed Doubles championships, very successful leagues and bonspiels, and Cornwall members doing … Continue reading
Cornwall’s very own Team Schut has had a very successful fundraiser in partnership with #PEI’s own MacQuarrie’s Meats , and so if you have placed an order ~ head down to the upper level of the Cornwall Civic Centre at 29 Cornwall Road … Continue reading
This is a second announcement that the Cornwall Curling Club’s Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday, May 27th, 2021 (one week from this evening) at 6:30 pm, at 29 Cornwall Road, Cornwall PEI. Please note the following: -The … Continue reading
A timely piece in the Globe and Mail, pointed out to us by Curling Canada‘s Danny Lamoureux … ILLUSTRATION BY DREW SHANNON https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/first-person/article-curling-has-taught-me-a-lot-about-surviving-this-pandemic/ The timing of this piece is a perfect reminder of how lucky we are … Continue reading
This is an announcement that the Cornwall Curling Club’s Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday, May 27th, 2021 at 6:30 pm, at the Cornwall Curling Club, 29 Cornwall Road, Cornwall PEI. Club members are encouraged to attend. We … Continue reading
Young curlers with aspirations both on and off the ice can now apply for Curling Canada’s For the Love of Curling scholarship program to help make those dreams come true. Cornwall member Lauren Ferguson was one of last year’s recipients, … Continue reading
The Cornwall Curling Club is now officially closed for the season. Please note that our phone service has been “put on hold” for the spring and summer. Keep in touch via our website and social media for info on our … Continue reading
Cornwall’s Team Schut has been selected to represent PEI at the World Juniors Qualifying Event in Saskatchewan in November 2021. This event, as scheduled right now, will be the qualifying event for the 2022 World Juniors. This event is … Continue reading
Team Birt, reigning PEI Scotties women’s champs, announced today that Kathy O’Rourke, who was their alternate this past season, is coming on board as their coach for next season. Current coach Mitch O’Shea is stepping back due to other commitments, … Continue reading
Most athletes can pinpoint a time when they fell in love with their craft. When something about a sport connected with them on a level that started growing their love for it. The day they committed to pursuing their passion … Continue reading
(by Jason Simmonds) Marilyn Sutherland’s focus and goals never changed. Sutherland constantly worked towards increasing knowledge and improving different areas of curling on Prince Edward Island.“She was very interested in getting kids into curling and growing the sport,” said former … Continue reading
Cornwall’s Team Schut has been selected to represent PEI at the World Juniors Qualifying Event in Saskatchewan in November 2021. This event, as scheduled right now, will be the qualifying event for the 2022 World Juniors. This event is … Continue reading
The 6:30 pm Monday evening Single Entry Mixed Round Three draw, sponsored by Your Independent Grocer in Cornwall, owned and operated by GOOD’S, Your Neighbours, wrapped up recently. The round three winners are: Brad Gardiner – Jenna Miller – George … Continue reading
The Wally’s Pharmasave Daytime Team League has wrapped up for the season, with the Kim Dolan and Danny Kneabone rinks coming first and second, respectively in the Wally Division, while the Sandy Hope and Lester Callbeck foursomes finished first and … Continue reading
Cornwall and Charlottetown curling club members are saddened to learn of the passing of Marilyn Sutherland, at the age of 78. Marilyn spent many years coaching and instructing at the Charlottetown and later the Cornwall Curling Club, and introduced many … Continue reading
We have seen the last of our curlers on the ice surface here at 29 Cornwall Road for the 2021-2022 season… What a great way to end a successful year ~ to have the future of our game~ our Little … Continue reading
Well, it’s the last day of the curling season here at the Cornwall Curling Club, and the minutes are winding down to when we will turn off the ice plant after a wonderful season of curling!! Despite some challenging days … Continue reading
Despite the event’s one-year hiatus, Team Red once again prevailed at the annual Your Independent Grocer Red vs Blue Celebration Spiel here at the Cornwall Curling Club, coming on strong in the final draw to grab a 781,000 to 737,000 … Continue reading