Our “The Dominion” men’s and women’s club championships are scheduled for January 29 and 30 (and 31 if needed). Entry fee is $120 per team. Entry deadline is January 26 at 11 pm. The signup sheet is up now at the Club. This event will be in the form of a cash spiel, with 50% of the entry fees being returned to the winners and runners-up in both the men’s and women’s divisions. The format of the spiel will be determined by the number of teams entered.
Please read eligibility rules before signing up. The winning teams will advance to the provincial The Dominion, March 18-21, right here in Cornwall. The provincial winners will then play in the national The Dominion championship, November 23 to 28, also here in Cornwall, and Charlottetown.
Here are the eligibility rules as provided for the Club championship:
1 – Teams are to be made up from paid members from the Cornwall Curling Club.
2 – Teams may include no more than one player who has played in a Men’s, Women’s, or Senior’s event in the current or previous year, or participated in a Grand Slam event in the current or previous year. (Those who played together in a mixed event in the current or previous year are eligible to play together in this event)
3 – Each team will be allowed a maximum of 2 players between the ages of 15 and 20, as of December 31st of the year prior to the Canadian championship. Curlers under the age of 15 are not eligible to compete.
4 – A maximum of 2 replacement players must come from the same club, can play any position but skip, cannot play any position higher than the position being replaced, and cannot be chosen from another team already in the event . Team must advise event coordinator (Ray Biagé) of any roster changes prior to game.
5 – Curlers from the former Intermediate championship and the Stick curling championship, and from championships not conducted by the PEICA, may compete, regardless of placement in those events, and provided that all team members belong to the same curling club.
Entries must conform to the official eligibility rules for the provincial and national events:
Dominion Rules
We trust that all participants will respect the intent of this championship. The event is formulated for true club curlers, not elite, past or present. We want to support ordinary curlers and the development of curlers across Canada. As we set our eligibility and on-ice rules, including the CCA Rules of Curling for General Play, keep this objective in mind. The Dominion reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to exclude any team that violates this spirit and intent.
1. The curling club represented by the team must be affiliated with its Provincial / Territory Association.
2. Each club will declare a women’s team and a men’s team of four players that played together, regularly, in a sanctioned club league in the most recent season, excluding major/super leagues, to represent the club as the men’s and women’s club champions. How the club declares this team is up to the individual club.
3. Each team will be allowed one player who has played in a Men’s, Women’s or Seniors provincial event in the current or previous year, or participated in a Grand Slam event in the current or previous year. *
4. All games will be eight (8) ends with ties being decided by a full extra end.
5. A maximum of 2 replacement players from the club can play any position except skip, but cannot play in any position than the position being filled.
6. Each team will be allowed a maximum of 2 players under the age of 20, as of December 31st of the year prior to the championship (minimum age of 19 as of December 31st). **
7. The Dominion has the sole authority to grant exceptions to these rules in extraordinary circumstances.
*Provinces/Territories with open provincials/territories will be permitted 1 player who has placed top 4 in a Men’s, Women’s or Seniors provincial/territory event in the current or previous year, or participated in a Grand Slam in the current of previous year.
**Individual curling associations may adopt a more restrictive criteria, if they choose.