We are pleased to report that we have a full roster of 16 teams, plus a couple on a waitlist.
All curlers should arrive at the club early in order for the club to administer/ view and record vaccination records, and to distribute fundraising tickets.
Here are the team rosters, as best we can get, as some players aren’t yet registered, so we have put in last year’s names where we haven’t heard they aren’t returning, and underlined them. We again request that all players register as soon as possible (it’s not necessary to pay to register) and that skips ensure they have full rosters, as there are several blank spots.
Please send any updates/corrections to the Drawmaster, Derek MacEwen, at derek.macewen@gmail.com
| 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st |
| Hank Kamphuis | Gerald Dykerman | Sandra Sobey | Pat MacInnis |
| Paul Neima | Alan Mason | Jeff Hannam | Randy Goodman |
| Rob Gallant | Hans Wicki | Derek Gallant | Derek MacEwen |
| David Younker | Doug Campbell | Chris Hodgson | Rebecca Rolfe |
| Laura Arsenault | Kim Pippy | Jeff Arsenault | Greg Robertson |
| Joe Callaghan | David Fullerton | Clara Jack | Travis Robb |
| Mark MacDonald | Nelson Dougay | Geoff Boyle | Jonathan MacDonald |
| Gregory Groves | Donald Weeks | Cathy MacDougall | Marjorie Matthews |
| Kelly Watts | Cathy Handren | Krista Affleck | |
| Josh McInnis (Team Legion of Broom) |
Robert Deziel | Jesse Kennedy | Mitch Dunphy |
| Peter Joostema (Team HJWZ) | Bob Wakelin | George Zafiris | Stephen Hickey |
| Tyler MacKenzie | Tricia Sanderson | Jonathon Adams | Kendra Thurston |
| Colin MacKenzie | Shauna McGill | Sarah Doak | Roland Gallant |
| Amber Robb | Terry MacCormac | Dawn MacIsaac | Colin MacIsaac |
| Doug Callin | Troy Bertram | ||
| Susan McInnis | Mary Beth McInnis | Cassie Lank | Mary MacDonald |
First up is our annual Qualifier Night on Oct. 27, where we select teams at random to play each other, with the winners going in the “A” pool and the non-winners going to the “B” for the first of three seven-week rounds. After Qualifier Night we will use the same draw format and sheet allocation as last season, which means that the two pools of eight teams will alternate between 6:30 and 8:30 draw times. The “B” pool will have the early draw on November 3rd, as the “A” pool had that draw the last week of last season. At the end of each of the 3 rounds round, the top three teams from “B” will move up the ladder to the “A” pool, while the bottom three teams from “A” will go to “B”. Hank Kamphuis always requests the late draw for his team the first night, so we will put his game (which happened to come out of the Randomizer in the first slot) in the first 8:30 slot, and fill the rest from the randomized list starting at 6:30 Ice 1 and moving to the end.
Here is the Qualifier Night Draw for October 27 (drag to see full table on narrow touchscreens):
| Ice 1 | Ice 2 | Ice 3 | Ice 4 | |
| 6:30 pm | Younker v C. MacKenzie | MacDonald v S. McInnis | Callin v Joostema |
T. MacKenzie v J. McInnis |
| 8:30 pm | Callaghan v Kamphuis | Arsenault v Gallant | Neima v Robb | Watts v Groves |
Be sure to mark whether you won or lost on the drawsheet that will be posted. Score is not needed for Qualifier night.
League Description:
The Wednesday evening Ladder League is a semi-competitive team entry league. 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 (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. At least three players, at least ONE of whom is on the listed team (not a spare) are required to avoid a game default. The winners of each pool in each round will receive prizes.
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 draw for Round Robin play. It has good sheet distribution, and we have been using it or several years with no complaints.
- 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.
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 a 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.
- 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.
- The teams are then ranked using the point differential for their games in the round against the other teams in the tie.
- The teams are then ranked using the point differential for all the games in the round against all teams.
- The teams are then ranked using their initial ranking in the round.
- Ties: Decided by skip’s rocks 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 not be played, unless it is the last week of the draw (drawmaster’s decision). 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