Wednesday Ladder

WEDNESDAY EVENING LADDER LEAGUE

This is a semi-competitive team-entry league. 

Curling times will alternate between 6:30pm and 8:30pm throughout the season: some weeks your team will play at 6:30pm and some weeks at 8:30pm (see below).
 
Teams are divided into an A and a B pool at the start of the season based on whether they win or lose against another team chosen at random on the first night, “Qualifier Night”.
 
At the end of each of three rounds, the bottom three teams in the A pool and the top 3 teams in the B pool switch places, to add some variety for the middle-tier teams while also making the pools more competitive as the top and bottom teams will not play each other. The A and B pools will curl at separate times, alternating between the 6:30pm and 8:30pm draw times each week. If there is an odd number of teams in each pool there will be a “crossover” game each round, where a team in the A pool plays the team in the same position in the B. That game will always be at 6:30 pm.
 
At least three players, one of whom is on the listed team (not a spare) is required to avoid a game default.
 
Please note: Teams stay the same all season. Teams retaining at least 3 players from the previous season have priority to enter again this season, while other teams are on a space-available basis. Junior teams with all players age 13 and over, are welcome in this league if space is available.

2024-2025 Season

We are busy preparing for the upcoming season. Here is the draft roster list.
Please send any corrections to derek.macewen@gmail.com

We have 18 teams again this season, which means one team in each 9-team pool will have a bye each night.

Here are the rosters (skip to lead)

First Name Last Name
Laura Arsenault
Jeff Arsenault
Kim Pippy
Greg Robertson
Kolin Beaton
Owen Milton
Kane MacKinnon
Ben Bradley
Jenine Bodner
Amanda  MacIntosh
Mellissa Creighton
Sharon Campbell
Norman Boswall
Gordon Matthews
Guy Boswall
Ricky Milton
Joe Callaghan
Clara Jack
Ian Reade
Terry MacCormac
Doug Callin
Troy Bertram
Steve Miller
Karen Martell
Robert Deziel
Josh McInnis
Anthony Riley
Mitchell Dunphy
Christopher Griffin
Peter Joostema
Bill McGuire
Stephen Hickey
Gregory Groves
Donald Weeks
Derek MacEwen
Marjorie Matthews
Matej Hanzl
Kevin Kane
Richard MacEwen
Karen Edgar
Hank Kamphuis
Gerald Dykerman
Sandra Sobey
Pat MacInnis
Mark MacDonald
Nelson Dougay
Geoff Boyle
Jonathan MacDonald
Gary Milligan
Ellen Milligan
Scott Ellis
Wanetta Whitmore
Paul Neima
Alan Mason
Jeff Hannam
Randy Goodman
Veronica Pater
Sophie Gallant
Kacey  Gauthier
Ashlyn  MacDonald
Graham Stewart
Matt Muncey
Jason Hicken
Jennifer Young
Kelly Watts
Cathy Handren
Krista Affleck
Brock Spence
Cody Whynot
Shauna McGill
Chris Creighton
Sarah Doak

Here is the Curling Canada draw we will be using. We reserve the right to change the order of the weeks.

Here is the tentative schedule.

First league night is October 16th

Last league night is March 26th

No league on the following dates:  December 25, January 1, March 5

With the additional teams, we will have time for only two full rounds, with two nights left over for a partial third round. 

October 16:  Qualifier Night (teams will be chosen at random, with winners going to A pool and non-winners going to B. As there are more teams than sheets of ice, we will find a way to ensure that all teams are assigned to a pool at the end of the process.

October 23: Round 1, Week 1

October 30: Round 1, Week 2

November 6: Round 1, Week 3

November 13: Round 1, Week 4

November 20: Round 1, Week 5

November  27: Round 1, Week 6 

December 4: Round 1, Week 7

December 11: Round 1, Week 8

December 18: Round 1, Week 9

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January 8: Round 2, Week 1

January 15: Round 2, Week 2

January 22: Round 2, Week 3

January 29: Round 2, Week 4

February 5: Round 2, Week 5 

February 12: Round 2, Week 6 

February 19: Round 2, Week 7

February 26: Round 2, Week 8

March 5 – No League (Club is hosting the PEI Curling Club Ch’ships)

March 12: Round 2, Week 9

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March 19:  Round 3, Week 1

March 26: Round 3, Week 2

Good curling!

Welcome to another season of the Wednesday Evening Ladder League, a semi-competitive team entry league. We have 18 teams this season, which means two pools of 9, with one team in each pool having a bye each week.

The Wednesday evening Ladder League is a semi-competitive team entry league. Teams stay the same all season. Teams retaining at least 2 players from the previous season have priority to enter again this season, while other teams are on a space-available basis. Junior teams with all players age 13 and over, are welcome in this league (but have a lower priority). Teams are divided into an A and a B pool at the start of the season based on whether they win or lose against another team chosen at random on the first night, “Qualifier Night”. At the end of each of three rounds, the bottom three teams in the A pool and the top 3 teams in the B pool switch places, to add some variety for the middle-tier teams while also making the pools more competitive as the top and bottom teams will not play each other. The A and B pools will curl at separate times, alternating between the 6:30 and 8:30 draw times each week. One team in each 9 team pool has a bye each week. At least three players, at least ONE of whom is on the listed team (not a spare) are required to avoid a game default. 

Rules:

  • Open semi-competitive league. Any player can play any position, and you can change from game to game.
  • We will be using the following Curling Canada 9 team draw for Round Robin play. 
    Coming soon!
  • Following Qualifier Night where we only need to know who won, you will mark “W” for a win, “L” for a loss, or “LD” for a loss by default on the scoresheet, along with your team’s points scored, on the scoresheet on the draw board. In the case of a default, award point per end to the winning team. In the case of a tie, award an additional point for the draw-to-the-button winner. If your score is not marked and you win, you will get one point more than the losing team. If you lose and didn’t mark, you will receive zero points. Note that scores are used only if head to head results cannot definitively break a tie (see below).Sample Scoresheet:
  • To break ties at the end of the round between teams with the same record, the tied teams are ranked by applying the following rules in order until one tie is broken. If one or more ties remain, the rules are applied to each tie starting from rule 1. The process continues until all ties are broken and all teams are ranked.
    1. The teams are ranked using their head-to-head record against the other teams in the tie. A Loss will beat a Loss by Default.
    2. The teams are then ranked using the point differential for their games in the round against the other teams in the tie.
    3. The teams are then ranked using the point differential for all the games in the round against all teams.
    4. The teams are then ranked using their initial ranking in the round.
  • Ties: Decided by a draw to the button, with sweeping permitted (by your team only – the other team cannot sweep your rock behind the T line or anywhere else).
  • Avoiding defaults/using spares: At least one regular team member (and three players in total) must be present for the game to count, or else a default is posted.  Spares should not play a higher position than the player replaced.
  • Storms: Any games cancelled due to storms, etc. will usually (drawmaster’s decision) not be played, unless it is the last week of the draw. All subsequent weeks will remain where they were, Any changes to this will be posted on CornwallCurling.com.
  • Teams may reschedule games to a different date and /or time by mutual consent. but ice time is hard to find!
  • The buzzer will be used to ensure the teams are off the ice within the 2-hour time period.  If the buzzer sounds, teams will complete the current end in play to finish the game. If tied, the standard draw to the button will then take place.

– Derek MacEwen

Wednesday Night Drawmaster

derek.macewen@gmail.com

 

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