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Canadian Mixed Curling Championship

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Canadian Mixed Curling Championship
Established1964
2024 host citySt. Catharines, Ontario
2024 arenaSt. Catharines Golf & Country Club
2024 champion Nova Scotia
Current edition

The Canadian Mixed Curling Championship is the national curling championship for mixed curling in Canada. The winners of the tournament represent Canada at the World Mixed Curling Championship.

In mixed curling, the positions on a team must alternate between men and women. If a man throws last rocks, which is usually the case, the women must throw lead rocks and third rocks, while the other male member of the team throws second rocks. In 2004, Shannon Kleibrink became the only woman to skip a team and win a Canadian Mixed championship.

History

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The Canadian Mixed Curling Championship was established in 1964, with Canadian Breweries as the event's sponsor and Frank Sargent as its committee chairman.[1][2] For the first two years it was held at the Royal Canadian Curling Club in Toronto. The first championship was won by Ernie Boushy of Winnipeg with a record of 9–1.[3][4]

In 1973, Seagram Distillers became the new official sponsor, until 1983.[5]

Up until 1995, the event was typically held in March, but was bumped up to January that year when Unitel became a sponsor. That was also the year that the "Season of Champions" event series was implemented, and the Page playoffs began to be used.[5]

Unitel's parent company AT&T became the sponsor in 1997, a partnership that only lasted until 1998. The event was dropped as a Season of Champions event in 2004, and was no longer shown on television. In 2005, the page playoff system was dropped and replaced by a 3-team playoff.[citation needed] The 2005 event was bumped up to November of the previous year, and the event has been held in November ever since, and is why the event was not held in the year it was billed as until the COVID-19 pandemic cancelled the November 2020 event.

Starting with the 2008 Championships (held in November 2007), the Canadian Curling Association picked two curlers from the winning team to represent Canada at the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. This ended with the 2012 Mixed Championship, with the creation of the Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials.[citation needed]

Champions

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The past champions of the event are listed as follows:[6]

1964–1979

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Year Winning Locale Winning Team Host
1964 Manitoba Ernie Boushy, Ina Light, Garry DeBlonde, Bea McKenzie Toronto, Ontario
1965 Alberta Lee Green, Kay Berreth, Shirley Salt, Vi Salt Toronto, Ontario
1966 Manitoba Ernie Boushy, Ina Light, Garry DeBlonde, Betty Hird Fort William, Ontario
1967 Saskatchewan Larry McGrath, Darlene Hill, Peter Gunn, Marlene Dorsett Québec City, Quebec
1968 Saskatchewan Larry McGrath, Darlene Hill, Peter Gunn, Marlene Dorsett Saint Boniface, Manitoba
1969  Alberta Don Anderson, Bernie Hunter, Bill Tarnish, Connie Reeve Kitchener, Ontario
1970  Alberta Bill Mitchell, Hadie Manley, Bill Tarnish, Connie Reeve Vancouver, British Columbia
1971  Saskatchewan Larry McGrath, Darlene Hill, John Gunn, Audrey St. John Saint John, New Brunswick
1972  British Columbia Trev Fisher, Gail Wren, Bryan Bettesworth, Louise Fisher Thunder Bay, Ontario
1973  Manitoba Barry Fry, Peggy Casselman, Stephen Decter, Susan Lynch Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1974  Saskatchewan Rick Folk, Cheryl Stirton, Tom Wilson, Bonnie Orchard Winnipeg, Manitoba
1975  Alberta Les Rowland, Aurdrey Rowland, Dan Schmaltz, Betty Schmaltz Kitchener, Ontario
1976  British Columbia Tony Eberts, Elizabeth Short, Clark Glanville, Eleanor Short Lethbridge, Alberta
1977  Manitoba Harold Tanasichuk, Rose Tanasichuk, Jim Kirkness, Debbie Orr Halifax, Nova Scotia
1978  Saskatchewan Bernie Yuzdepski, Marnie McNiven, Roy Uchman, Joan Bjerke Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
1979  Northern Ontario Roy Lund, Nancy Lund, Ron Apland, Marsha Kerr Prince George, British Columbia

1980–present

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A playoff was added in 1980.

Year Winning Locale Winning Team Runner up (skip) Host
1980[7]  Manitoba Jim Dunstone, Carol Dunstone, Del Stitt, Elaine Jones  Prince Edward Island (John Fortier) St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
1981[8]  Northern Ontario Rick Lang, Anne Provo, Bert Provo, Lorraine Edwards  Saskatchewan (Rick Folk) Winnipeg, Manitoba
1982[9]  British Columbia Glen Pierce, Marlene Neubauer, Fuji Miki, Sharon Bradley  Saskatchewan (Rick Folk) Timmins, Ontario
1983[10]  Saskatchewan Rick Folk, Dorenda Schoenhals, Tom Wilson, Elizabeth Folk  Northern Ontario (Scott Hamilton) Saint John, New Brunswick
1984  Saskatchewan Randy Woytowich, Kathy Fahlman, Brian McCusker, Jan Betker  Quebec (Kevin Adams) Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
1985  British Columbia Steve Skillings, Pat Sanders, Al Carlson, Louise Herlinveaux  Nova Scotia (Dave Jones) Toronto, Ontario
1986  Ontario Dave Van Dine, Dawn Ventura, Hugh Millikin, Cindy Wiggins  Alberta (Randy Ferbey) Kamloops, British Columbia
1987  Prince Edward Island Peter Gallant, Kathy Gallant, Phil Gorveatt, Simone MacKenzie  Northern Ontario (Gord Tokaryk) Summerside, Prince Edward Island
1988  Manitoba Jeff Stoughton, Karen Fallis, Rob Meakin, Lynn Morrow  Alberta (Ken Ursuliak) North Bay, Ontario
1989[11]  Prince Edward Island Robert Campbell, Angela Roberts, Mark O'Rourke, Kathy O'Rourke  Manitoba (Jeff Stoughton) Brandon, Manitoba
1990  Alberta Marvin Wirth, Glenna Rubin, Millard Evans, Robin Pettit  Manitoba (Howard Restall) Rimouski, Quebec
1991  Manitoba Jeff Stoughton, Karen Fallis, Scott Morrow, Lynn Morrow  New Brunswick (Grant Odishaw) Thunder Bay, Ontario
1992  Alberta Kurt Balderston, Marcy Balderston, Rod Kramer, Joanne Morrison  Northern Ontario (Jim Adams) Grande Prairie, Alberta
1993  Nova Scotia Scott Saunders, Colleen Jones, Tom Fetterly, Helen Radford  Alberta (Terry Meek) Swift Current, Saskatchewan
1994  New Brunswick Grant Odishaw, Heather Smith, Rick Perron, Krista Smith  British Columbia (Eric Wiltzen) Leduc, Alberta
1995  Nova Scotia Steve Ogden, Mary Mattatall, Jeff Hopkins, Heather Hopkins  Prince Edward Island (Peter MacDonald) Point Edward, Ontario
1996  Saskatchewan Randy Bryden, Cathy Trowell, Russ Bryden, Karen Inglis  Ontario (Rich Moffatt) Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1997  Northern Ontario Chris Johnson, Barb McKinty, Drew Eloranta, Lisa Gauvreau  British Columbia (Eric Wiltzen) Kindersley, Saskatchewan
1998  Nova Scotia Steve Ogden, Mary Mattatall, Jeff Hopkins, Heather Hopkins  Ontario (Dean Wadland) Owen Sound, Ontario
1999  Nova Scotia Paul Flemming, Colleen Jones, Tom Fetterly, Monica Moriarty  Prince Edward Island (Peter MacDonald) Victoria, British Columbia
2000  Alberta Kevin Koe, Susan O'Connor, Greg Northcott, Lawnie Goodfellow  Saskatchewan (Jim Packet) Lethbridge, Alberta
2001  Quebec Jean-Michel Ménard, Jessica Marchand, Marco Berthelot, Joëlle Sabourin  Nova Scotia (Mark Dacey) Weyburn, Saskatchewan
2002  Nova Scotia Mark Dacey, Heather Smith-Dacey, Rob Harris, Laine Peters  Prince Edward Island (John Likely) Halifax, Nova Scotia
2003  Nova Scotia Paul Flemming, Kim Kelly, Tom Fetterly, Cathy Donald  Alberta (Shannon Kleibrink) Abbotsford, British Columbia
2004  Alberta Shannon Kleibrink, Richard Kleibrink, Judy Pendergast, Kevin Pendergast  Ontario (Heath McCormick) Timmins, Ontario
2005  Newfoundland and Labrador Mark Nichols, Shelley Nichols, Brent Hamilton, Jennifer Guzzwell  Saskatchewan (Kyle George) Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
2006  Ontario John Epping, Julie Reddick, Scott Foster, Leigh Armstrong  Manitoba (David Hamblin) Whitehorse, Yukon
2007  New Brunswick Terry Odishaw, Becky Atkinson, Kevin Boyle, Jane Boyle  Quebec (Ève Bélisle) Kitchener, Ontario
2008  Alberta Dean Ross, Susan O'Connor, Tim Krassman, Susan Wright  Ontario (Bob Turcotte) Calgary, Alberta
2009  Manitoba Sean Grassie, Allison Nimik, Ross Derksen, Kendra Green  Ontario (Wayne Tuck Jr.) Iqaluit, Nunavut
2010  Nova Scotia Mark Dacey, Heather Smith-Dacey, Andrew Gibson, Jill Mouzar  Ontario (Mark Bice) Burlington, Ontario
2011  Prince Edward Island Robert Campbell, Rebecca Jean MacPhee, Robbie Doherty, Jackie Reid  Manitoba (Terry McNamee) Morris, Manitoba
2012  Saskatchewan Jason Ackerman, Chantelle Eberle, Dean Hicke, Colleen Ackerman  Alberta (Kurt Balderston) Sudbury, Ontario
2013  Ontario Cory Heggestad, Heather Graham, Greg Balsdon, Amy Mackay  Nova Scotia (Brent MacDougall) Mount Royal, Quebec
2014  Alberta Darren Moulding, Heather Jensen, Brent Hamilton, Anna-Marie Moulding  Ontario (Cory Heggestad) Ottawa, Ontario
2015  Saskatchewan Max Kirkpatrick, Jolene Campbell, Chris Haichert, Teejay Haichert  Northwest Territories (Jamie Koe) North Bay, Ontario
2016  Alberta Mick Lizmore, Sarah Wilkes, Brad Thiessen, Alison Kotylak[12]  Saskatchewan (Bruce Korte) Toronto, Ontario
2017  Northern Ontario Trevor Bonot, Jackie McCormick, Kory Carr, Megan Carr  Manitoba (Braden Calvert) Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
2018  Ontario Mike Anderson, Danielle Inglis, Sean Harrison, Lauren Harrison  Quebec (Robert Desjardins) Swan River, Manitoba
2019  Manitoba Colin Kurz, Meghan Walter, Brendan Bilawka, Sara Oliver  Nova Scotia (Kendal Thompson) Winnipeg, Manitoba
2020  Quebec Jean-Sébastien Roy, Amélie Blais, Dan deWaard, Brenda Nicholls  New Brunswick (Grant Odishaw) Saguenay, Quebec
2021[a]  Quebec Jean-Michel Ménard, Marie-France Larouche, Ian Belleau, Annie Lemay  Ontario (Mike McLean) Canmore, Alberta
2022  Quebec Félix Asselin, Laurie St-Georges, Émile Asselin, Emily Riley  Northern Ontario (Trevor Bonot) Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
2023  Saskatchewan Shaun Meachem, Kelly Schafer, Chris Haichert, Teejay Haichert  Manitoba (Kyle Kurz) Swift Current, Saskatchewan
2024  Nova Scotia Owen Purcell, Christina Black, Adam McEachren, Jenn Baxter  Saskatchewan (Jason Ackerman) St. Catharines, Ontario
2025 Assiniboia, Saskatchewan

Championships by province

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As of 2024

Province Titles by province
 Alberta 11
 Saskatchewan 11
 Manitoba 9
 Nova Scotia 8
 British Columbia 4
 Northern Ontario 4
 Ontario 4
 Quebec 4
 Prince Edward Island 3
 New Brunswick 2
 Newfoundland and Labrador 1

Notes

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  1. ^ The original 2021 event, scheduled for November 2020 was cancelled due to COVID-19[13][14]

References

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  1. ^ "History of the Mixed". Curling Canada. February 13, 2014. Archived from the original on February 13, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  2. ^ "Dugie and champion rink named to Hall of Fame". Brandon Sun. Brandon, Manitoba. February 19, 1974. p. 6.Free access icon
  3. ^ 14 Rinks Entered in Quebec Mixed Curling Playdowns, News and Eastern Townships Advocate, Feb 20, 1964.
  4. ^ "Curling News column", L'artisan. Nov 23, 1964.
  5. ^ a b "2020 Mixed Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada.
  6. ^ "Past Champions of the Mixed". Canadian Curling Association. Archived from the original on February 13, 2014.
  7. ^ "Manitoba foursome wins marathon mixed curling final". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. March 24, 1980. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  8. ^ "Folk misses key draw, Lang grabs mixed title". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. March 23, 1981. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  9. ^ "B.C. rink mixed curling champions". Montreal Gazette. March 29, 1982. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  10. ^ "Folk foursome tops field". North Bay Nugget. March 28, 1983. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  11. ^ "P.E.I. hammer beats Manitoba". Ottawa Citizen. March 19, 1989. p. 20. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  12. ^ 2016 Canadian Mixed Curling Champions
  13. ^ "2020 events altered". Curling Canada. 2020-08-11. Archived from the original on 2020-09-25. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
  14. ^ "More events cancelled". Curling Canada. 2020-09-10. Archived from the original on 2020-09-10. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
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