1984 Canadian Junior Men's Curling Championship

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1984 Canadian Junior
Men's Curling Championship
Host city Winnipeg, Manitoba
Arena Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club
DatesFebruary 19–25
WinnerFlag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba
Skip Bob Ursel
Third Brent Mendella
Second Gerald Chick
Lead Mike Ursel
FinalistFlag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Rob Houston)

The 1984 Pepsi Canadian Junior Men's Curling Championship was held February 19 to 25, 1984 at the Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The host Manitoba team, skipped by Bob Ursel (of Winnipeg) won the event, defeating British Columbia (skipped by Rob Houston) in the finals. For winning the event, Ursel and his team of Brent Mendella, Gerald Chick and brother Mike Ursel earned a spot representing Canada at the 1985 World Junior Curling Championships, where they won a gold medal. [1]

Contents

Round robin standings

Final standings [2]

Key
Teams to Playoffs
TeamSkipLocale [3] WL
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia Rob Houston Vernon 101
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba Bob Ursel Winnipeg 92
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan Jamie Schneider Kronau 83
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario Steve Hartley Thornhill 74
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta Kevin Park Edmonton 65
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec Jean-Pierre Croteau Gatineau 56
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia Danny Bentley Truro 56
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland Frank O'Driscoll St. John's 56
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario Rob Shalla Copper Cliff 47
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island Alan Brown Charlottetown 38
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick Andrew Buckle Saint John 29
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories / Yukon Derek Elkin Yellowknife 29

Playoffs

Semifinal Final
1 Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia 4
2 Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba 72 Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba 7
3 Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan 6

Semifinal

February 24, 1984 [4]

Team1234567891011Final
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Ursel)100202100017
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Schneider)001020011106

Final

Team12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Houston)00020101004
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Ursel)20001020027

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References

  1. Calgary Herald , 26 Feb 1984, pg C6, "Manitoba wins junior title"
  2. Vancouver Sun , 25 Feb 1984, pg C4
  3. The Leader-Post , 25 Feb 1984, pg B2, "Schneider turned into spectator"
  4. The Leader-Post , 25 Feb 1984, pg B5