Tricia MacGregor, Cornwall member, to be inducted into PEI Curling Hall of Fame!

The club would like to congratulate member Tricia MacGregor on her upcoming induction into the the PEI Curling Hall of Fame!:

FROM THE HALL OF FAME NOTICE:

The Prince Edward Island Curling Hall of Fame and Museum is set to host its sixteenth induction ceremony on Tuesday, October 22nd 2024 in the Southport Room at the Stratford Town Hall, 234 Shakespeare Drive.

This year’s inductees, all in the “Curler” category, will be:
 
Stratford’s Rebecca Jean (MacPhee) MacDonald, former Canadian Mixed, PEI Mixed, PEI Women’s and PEI Junior Women’s champion,

Tricia MacGregor, who won PEI championships at the Junior Women’s, Mixed, Women’s and Senior Women’s categories,

Charlottetown  curler Norm MacNeill, who won a number of PEI Men’s and Senior Men’s titles,

and

PEI Mixed, Women’s and Junior Women’s champ Angela (Roberts) Smith.
 
“Recognizing the accomplishments of curlers and builders who have dedicated their time and energy to the sport of curling is an important component of our curling history”, says Jerry Muzika, Co-chair of the PEI Curling Hall of Fame and Museum.  He invites everyone to come out and honour the inductees.
The main objectives of the Curling Hall of Fame and Museum are to recognize, honour and pay tribute to individuals or teams on the basis of playing ability, as an amateur or a professional (“Curler” category), and to individuals who have given distinguished service and have made major contributions to the development of curling on Prince Edward Island (“Builder” category).
The event, at the Stratford Town Hall, with Master of Ceremonies Al Ledgerwood, gets underway at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $10.00 per person and will be available at the door. This year’s ceremony is sponsored by Peter and Karen MacDonald, along with Peake & McInnis Ltd. Insurance Brokers, Beaton’s Wholesale Dry Goods Ltd., Phillips Agri Services, the Town of Stratford, and Consolidated Credit Union Ltd., Summerside.
Tricia MacGregorTricia started her curling career in junior high, through the school program held in conjunction with  the Cornwall Curling Club.

She won the PEI Junior Women’s’ Curling Championship in 1989, playing second stone with skip Shelly Danks (now Bradley), third Gail MacNeil, and lead Sheri Currie.

She was a repeat winner at second the next year, with Shelly as skip, third Pamela MacCallum, and lead Vanessa MacCallum.

(L-R): Kyle Stevenson, Tammi Lowther, Doug MacGregor, Tricia MacGregor

Tricia won her first of two PEI Mixed Curling Championships in 2008, playing lead with skip Kyle Stevenson, third Tammi Lowther, and second Doug MacGregor.

Her second Mixed win was in 2010, with Donna Butler replacing Tammi Lowther at third.

In 1996, Tricia won the PEI Women’s Curling Championship at second stone, with skip Susan McInnis, third Kathy O’Rourke, and lead Leslie Allan.  She was also named to the All-Star team at the nationals.

In 2000, she won the provincial title again, playing lead for Shelly Bradley, with third Janice MacCallum, and second Leslie Allan.  She was named to the All-Star team for the lead position.

The same team won again in 2001.

In 2004 and again in 2006 Tricia won playing lead for skip Suzanne Gaudet, with third Susan McInnis, and second stone Nancy Cameron.

Tricia won the PEI Women’s Curling Championship again in 2010, playing lead for Kathy ORourke, with third Erin Carmody, and second stone Geri-Lynn Ramsay.  At the Nationals, they made it all the way to the final, losing in an extra end to Jennifer Jones to take home the silver medal.

That year her team was also named as Sport PEI’s Team of the Year.

In 2011 Tricia  was named as Alternate for Suzanne Gaudet’s team who represented PEI at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts here in Charlottetown.

She then stepped away for curling for a few years, as her daughters Chelsey and Sophie were active in sports.  During this time, she helped coach her daughter Chelsey’s curling team.

Tricia came back to competitive play in 2022 and won the Provincial Senior’s title, playing lead with skip Shelly Bradley, third Susan McInnis, and second Julie Scales. She won the Senior’s title again in 2023, also playing lead.

In December 2024, she will be going to the National Seniors in December in Moncton, NB.  She is with the same four players but is now playing second stone.

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