Inductees:

Shirley Berry

Shirley started curling in 1978 in Crapaud and joined the Cornwall Curling Club when it opened in 1982. She was also a member of the Summerside Curling Club for two years, and a member of Charlottetown Curling Club for three.

Shirley won her first of seven Prince Edward Island Senior Women’s Curling Championships in 2002, with third Sherren Morrison, second Arleen Harris, and lead Linda Fairhurst. Their coach was Butch McGee. The provincials were at Cornwall this year, and, as the first adult curling championship won by a Cornwall team, this was a big event at the Cornwall club. They went on to play in the Canadian Senior Women’s Curling Championship in St. Thomas, Ont.

In 2004, she won her second Prince Edward Island Senior Women’s Curling Championship, playing with third Arleen Harris, second Karen McIntee, and lead Linda Fairhurst,and  coached again by Butch McGee. The Canadian Senior Women’s was in Vernon, BC.

Shirley again won in 2009, with third Arleen Harris, Carol Sweetapple at second, and lead Danielle Girard, again with coach Butch McGee. The Canadian Championship was held in Summerside, PEI that year.

In 2010, she won with third Sandy Hope, second Shelley Ebbett, and lead Arleen Harris. Coaches were Butch McGee and Bill Hope. The Canadian Championship took place in Ottawa, Ontario that year.

Shirley won the 2012 Prince Edward Island Senior Women’s Curling Championship with third Sandy Hope, second Shelley Ebbett, and lead Arleen Harris. They went on to represent PEI at the Canadian Championship in Abbottsford, BC.

In 2015, the same team, the only team entered in the PEI playoffs, went on to represent PEI at the nationals in Edmonton, Alberta.

Shirley again won the seniors title in 2018, with third Janice Murdoch, Arleen Harris at second. and Kim Nicholson at lead. They played in the Canadian Senior Women’s Curling Championship in Stratford, Ont.

Shirley was runner-up in PEI Senior Women’s Playdowns in 2005, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014, and 2017. She holds the record for the most wins in the PEI Senior Women’s Championship.

In 2012, she won the Prince Edward Island Women’s Master’s Curling Championship with third Sandy Hope, second Arleen Harris, and lead Evelyn Rogerson.

Shirley won in 2014 with the same team and went on to win the Maritime Masters.

In 2015, she won her third PEI Master’s with Sandy Hope at third, Shelley Ebbett at second, and Arleen Harris at lead. They competed at the Canadian Women’s Master’s Curling Championship in Whitehorse, Yukon.

In 2018, Shirley’s team of Linda Fairhurst at third, second stone Marlene Proude, and lead Marjorie Matthews was runner-up in the PEI Masters, but they did not attend the Maritime Masters.

In 2019, Shirley’s team of Linda Fairhurst, Gloria Turner and Marjorie Matthews was again the provincial Masters runner-up, and went on to win the the Maritime Masters in Rothesay, NB.

In 2021, with Karen Currie at third, Gloria Turner at second and Linda Fairhurst at lead, Shirley was once again the winner of the PEI Masters.

In 2022, with Sherren MacKinnon at third, Gloria Turner at second and lead Linda Fairhurst, she picked up yet another PEI Masters title.

In 2023, with Karen Currie at third, Gloria Turner at second and Linda Fairhurst at lead, yet another title win took them to compete in Saint John NB.

In 2024, with Karen Currie at third, Gloria Turner at second and Sandra Sobey at lead, they added another provincial title to the list, and went on to play in Saguenay, QC.

In 2025, with Karen Currie at third, Sherren MacKinnon at second and Sandra Sobey at lead, they won the PEI Women’s Masters one more time.

Shirley was runner-up twice in the PEI Women’s Curling Championship – in 1989 with third Marie MacDonald, second Pam Sherren, and lead Kim Andrews, and in 1996, with third Carolyn Hughes, second Sarah Stevenson, and lead Diane Farquharson. She was also runner-up to the Jamie Newson team in the PEI Mixed Championship in 2014.

Shirley holds a Level 1 Officiating Certificate and has worked at various events and provincial playdowns as a timer.

She has volunteered with various activities over a long period of time to raise revenue for the Cornwall club, also donating or acquiring prizes for events as well as attending Curl PEI meetings as a club delegate.

Shirley helped with the Little Rock Program at the Charlottetown Curling Club, and she assisted with organizing and facilitating the Dominion Curling Club Championship event co-hosted at Cornwall. 

With seven PEI Senior Women’s curling titles, eight PEI Women’s Masters titles, two Maritiime Masters wins, two runners-up in the PEI Women’s Curling Championship and one runner-up in the PEI Mixed Curling Championship, Shirley has made a place for herself in the PEI curling community as a winning competitive curler as well as a steadfast curling volunteer.

Shelly (Danks) Bradley

Shelly began her illustrious curling career in Dalhousie, New Brunswick when she was 12 years old, encouraged by both her curling parents. She represented New Brunswick at the Canadian Junior Women’s Curling event in 1988. The team was skipped by Cathy McEwen, with teammates Lori Murphy, Shelly (Danks) Bradley, and Tracy Bennett. 

Moving to PEI, she represented PEI at this same national Juniors event in 1989, skipping her team of Gail MacNeil, Tricia MacGregor, and Sheri Currie. She again represented PEI in 1990, this time with Pamela MacCallum, Tricia MacGregor, and Vanessa MacCallum.

Her first PEI Women’s Curling Championship came in 1994 with Nancy Reid at third, Janice MacCallum at second and lead Shelley Muzika. They went on to represent the Island at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Waterloo, Ontario.

In 1999, Shelly was the alternate player with the PEI Womens Championship team of skip Rebecca Jean MacPhee, third Kim Dolan, second stone Kathy O’Rourke and lead Lou Ann Henry.  They represented PEI at the Scotties held in Charlottetown.

Shelly was the skip at her next women’s title, in 2000, with Janice MacCallum at third, Leslie Allan at second and Tricia MacGregor at lead. This same team won again in 2001.

In 2005, Shelly won her next provincial women’s title throwing skips rocks for Rebecca Jean MacPhee, with Robyn MacPhee at second and lead Stephanie Richard. They went on to compete at the Scotties in St. John’s Newfoundland and Labrador.

In 2006, Shelly, as fifth player, with Suzanne Gaudet, Susan McInnis, Nancy Cameron and Trisha Affleck, went on to represent PEI at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts held in London, Ontario.

In 2010, Shelly was the fifth player on the Kathy O’Rourke team of Erin Carmody, Geri-Lynn Ramsay, and Tricia MacGregor. This team gave a stellar performance at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, placing runner-up to Team Canada, skipped by Jennifer Jones, following an exciting 8-7 extra-end final.

The following year, Shelly played third for Suzanne Birt, with Robyn MacPhee at second and lead Leslie MacDougall. Winning this provincial title sent them on to compete before a hometown crowd at the Scotties, held in Charlottetown, PEI.

In 2013, again playing third for Suzanne Birt, with Sarah Fullerton and Leslie MacDougall, Shelly added another provincial women’s title, and the team went on to play in the Scotties, this time held in Kingston, Ontario.

In 2015, playing third with Suzanne Birt, Shelly, along with Michelle McQuaid at second and lead Susan McInnis, once again won the Provincial Women’s Curling Championship, and headed to to Moose Jaw Saskatchewan for the national Scotties.

Shelly skipped the winning 2021 PEI Women’s Curling Club championship team, and  competed at the Everest Canadian Curling Club Championships in Ottawa with Amanda Power, Aleya Quilty, and Jody Murphy.

In 2022, Shelly skipped her team of third Susan McInnis, second Tricia MacGregor, and lead Julie Scales to win her first PEI Senior Women’s Curling Championship. They went on the represent PEI at the Everest Senior Women’s Canadian Curling Championship event held in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.

In 2023, with the same team, Shelly again won the Provincial senior women’s title, this time travelling further to represent PEI, at the national event held in Vernon, BC.

2024 saw this same team represent PEI at the national senior women’s event held in Moncton New Brunswick.

Shelly was part of the Amanda Power team placing second in the 2024 PEI Women’s Curling Championship.

Another PEI Senior Women’s Curling Championship went to Shelly in 2025, with her team of third Kathy O’Rourke, second Susan McInnis and lead Tricia MacGregor. They will compete in the Canadian Seniors Championship to be held in Ottawa in December 2025.

Shelly also coached the Holland College Women’s Curling team at the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Championships in 2018 and 2019. The 2018 team included Cynthia Pearson, Tegan Stride, Mackenzie Stewart, and Taya Ray Crossman. The 2019 team included Cynthia Pearson, Megan Ching, Danielle Collings, and Tegan Stride. 

Shelly was inducted into the Dalhousie New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame as an individual in 1998 and as part of a team in 2004.

Shelly has had an impressive curling career spanning more than 35 years and is a worthy inductee into the PEI Curling Hall of Fame.

Mike Gaudet

Mike’s first provincial win was in 1992 when he skipped a team consisting of third Eddie MacKenzie, second Tyler Harris and lead John Peters to the PEI provincial junior men’s championship. The team went on to capture a bronze medal at the Pepsi Canadian Juniors Championship in Vernon, British Columbia, losing to Nova Scotia’s Shawn Adams in the semi-final.

It didn’t take Mike long to get into the winner’s circle at the men’s level.  In only his second year of men’s curling, Mike skipped his team of third Eddie MacKenzie, second Tyler Harris and lead Craig Arsenault to the 1994 PEI mens championship, propelling the team to their first Brier, held in Red Deer, Alberta.

In 1997 Mike skipped his team of third Leslie MacDougall (Allen), second Brian Scales and lead Lori Robinson to the PEI provincial mixed championship. The team competed at the national championship held in January 1998 in Owen Sound, Ontario.

Mike skipped his second provincial men’s championship in 2004, with the team of third Evan Sullivan, second Craig Arsenault and lead Sean Ledgerwood winning in their home club, the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club, beating the John Likely rink in the final and going on to compete in the 2004 Brier in Saskatoon Saskatchewan.

Two years later Mike teamed up with his sister Suzanne (Gaudet) Birt at third, second Craig Arsenault and lead Leslie MacDougall to win the provincial mixed championship, and go on to compete in the national event in Kitchener, Ontario.

In 2011 Mike played third stone, with a team skipped by his long–time friend Eddie MacKenzie. The change from skip worked out, as the team, which also included second Mike Dillon and lead Alex MacFadyen, won the provincial men’s title and a trip to the 2011 Brier in London, Ontario.

Mike was back at skip in 2012, winning his fourth provincial men’s championship. His team of third Tyler MacKenzie, second Tyler Harris and lead Sean Clarey beat Mike’s previous year’s skip Eddie MacKenzie in the final to win the championship and another opportunity to compete at the Brier in Saskatoon.

In total, Mike’s career included one provincial junior men’s championship, two provincial mixed titles and four provincial men’s championships, with Mike skipping six of the seven titles.

Eddie MacKenzie

Eddie MacKenzie started curling in Summerside while in Junior High School. In 1989 and 1991 he was on teams skipped by Craig Arsenault and Mike Gaudet that were runners-up at the Provincial Junior Men’s Championships.

In 1992 the team of Mike Gaudet, Eddie, Tyler Harris, and John Peters won the Provincial Junior Men’s Championship, capturing a bronze medal at the national event held in Vernon, BC.

In 1994 the team skipped by Mike Gaudet, with Eddie at third, second Tyler Harris and lead Craig Arsenault won the Provincial Men’s Curling Championship and represented PEI at the Brier in Red Deer, Alberta. This was Eddie’s first Brier appearance.

Eddie’s return to the winning circle in 2011 started an incredible string of championships, skipping his team of third Mike Gaudet, second Mike Dillon and lead Alex MacFadyen to a provincial men’s title, and going on to the Brier in London, Ontario.

After a runner-up placement in 2012, Eddie was back skipping in 2013 and led his team of third Anson Carmody, second Alex MacFadyen and lead Sean Ledgerwood to win the provincial men’s title, going on to Edmonton for his third Brier appearance.

Eddie defended his provincial title in 2014, with Anson Carmody again at third, second Tyler MacKenzie, and Sean Ledgerwood again at lead. The Brier was held in Kamloops, BC that year.

In 2016 Eddie tried his hand at mixed curling and skipped a team to the provincial championship with third Chloe McCloskey, second Tyler Smith and lead Megan Wile. They represented PEI at the national Mixed event in Toronto, Ontario.

After taking two years off from provincial men’s playdowns, Eddie won the PEI Men’s Curling Championship again in 2017, skipping a team of third Sean Ledgerwood, second Matt Nabuurs and lead Robbie Doherty. This would be his fifth provincial men’s championship.

Eddie defended his title in 2018 with the team of third Josh Barry, second Christopher Gallant and lead Sean Ledgerwood. They went on to compete at the Brier in Regina Saskatchewan. After finishing as provincial runners-up in 2019 and 2020, Eddie won the provincial men’s crown again in 2021 with his team of third Tyler Smith, second Sean Ledgerwood and lead Ryan Lowery, marking his seventh appearance at the Brier, this time in Calgary, Alberta.

In 2024 Eddie skipped a 5-man team of third Kevin Champion, and a front end consisting of Sean Ledgerwood, Mike Dillon, and Phil Gorveatt, to his first Provincial Senior Men’s Championship. They went on to Moncton to compete in the national event. 

Eddie again won the Provincial Senior Men’s Championship in 2025 with the team of Phil Gorveatt at third, second Tyler Harris, and lead Sean Ledgerwood earning their berth at the national event in Ottawa, Ontario in December 2025.

Aside from his on-ice curling prowess, Eddie also volunteered at the Charlottetown Curling Club, spending time as both Treasurer and President.

An incredible shot maker with two Junior Men’s runners-up titles, one Junior Men’s championship, one provincial Canada Games title, three provincial men’s runner-up finishes, seven provincial men’s championships (6 as skip), one provincial mixed crown, and two provincial senior’s titles, Eddie is truly a Hall of Fame calibre curler.