The PEI Traveler’s Curling Club Championship takes place here at the Cornwall Curling Club from March 11-15, 2016. Teams must win their respective club championship in order to enter. The winning women’s and men’s teams advance to the national Travelers Curling Club Championship, Nov. 20-26 at the Kelowna Curling Club, featuring 14 men’s and 14 women’s teams from Curling Canada’s Member Associations — the 10 provinces, three territories and Northern Ontario.

Last year’s provincial winners were the Lisa Jackson team from our Club, who went on to win PEI’s first Canadian Travelers Championship (and our Club’s 1st ever Curling Canada Canadian Championship!), and the Freddy Fraser rink from the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton. Under the eligibility requirements, these teams cannot participate this year.

The provincial draw has now been set, and the final rosters, for the Montague Men’s and Women’s teams will be chosen at their club championship this weekend.

Live results from the provincial Travelers will be available at PEICurling.com.

Draw and Schedule

PA and P1 = 2nd place vs 3rd place
PB and P2= Winners PA/P1 vs 1st place
PC and P3=1st Place Team vs Winner of PB/P2 only if 1st place team was undefeated in round robin play

Team Rosters
Men

Women

Travelers Curling Club Championship Eligibility Requirements 2016

We trust that all participants will respect the intent of this championship which is for curling clubs to engage their members to participate in a club championship to declare a club champion to represent the curling club. The event is formulated for true club championship teams, not past or present elite. The objective is to support the development of curling across Canada. We keep this objective in mind as we set our eligibility requirements and on-ice rules, including Curling Canada’s Rules of Curling for General Play. Travelers Canada reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to exclude any team that violates this spirit and intent as it pertains to the rules below.

1. The curling club, represented by the team, must be affiliated with its provincial/territorial curling association and all dues must be paid in full. The players of any club champion team must be members in good standing of the affiliated curling club. Any player can be a member of more than one affiliated curling club, but shall declare one “home club” for this competition.
2. Each club will declare a men’s team and women’s team of FOUR (4) players to represent their club through either their normal league or club championship process, or through a designated Travelers Curling Club Championship competition within the club. The declared teams, through either process, MUST have at least three players who have played together in a sanctioned club league during the current season. If a replacement fourth player is used, (i.e., a player who did not play regularly on that team throughout the season) that player MUST play lead. Players who play exclusively in a major/super league without playing in another sanctioned club league are ineligible to compete. Clubs that only have mixed or open leagues (i.e., no men’s and women’s leagues) must contact their association for approval to participate.
3. Each team will be allowed only one player who has played in a Juniors’, Men’s (Brier), Women’s (Scotties) or Seniors’provincial/territorial event in the current or previous four curling seasons or participated in a Grand Slam event in the current or previous four curling seasons (2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015- 2016).* No player on the team can have played in a Canadian Juniors, Men’s, Women’s or Senior’s Canadian Championship for those years (i.e. national competitors are excluded as regular or replacement players on the team).

* Exception – Provinces/Territories with an open provincial/territory event will be permitted 1 player who has placed top 25% in a Juniors’, Men’s (Brier), Women’s (Scotties) or Seniors’ provincial/territory event in the current or previous 4 curling seasons, or participated in a Grand Slam event in the current or previous 4 curling seasons.

4. Players who competed in the 2015 Travelers Curling Club Championship national event are ineligible to compete in the 2016 play downs.
5. All games will be 8 ends with ties being decided by a full extra end.
6. Once a four person team has been declared a club champion, a maximum of 1 replacement/substitute player from the club can play lead.
7. Each team must be comprised of 4 players aged 19 or over, as of November 1st, 2016. Provincial/Territorial curling associations may adopt a more restrictive age criteria if they choose.
8. Curling Canada has the sole authority to grant exceptions to these rules in extraordinary circumstances. Before exercising this discretion, Curling Canada will consult with the relevant provincial/territorial curling association, and will notify the provincial/territorial association in writing of any decisions regarding exceptions that are granted.