1996 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship

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1996 Unitel Canadian
Mixed Curling Championship
Host city Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Arena Charlottetown Curling Club
DatesJanuary 6–14, 1996
WinnerFlag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan
Curling club Caledonian Curling Club, Regina, Saskatchewan
Skip Randy Bryden
Third Cathy Trowell
Second Russ Bryden
Lead Karen Inglis
FinalistFlag of Ontario.svg  Ontario
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The 1996 Unitel Canadian Mixed Curling Championship was held January 6-14 at the Charlottetown Curling Club in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. [1]

Contents

Saskatchewan, skipped by Randy Bryden defeated Ontario, skipped by Rich Moffatt in the final. The game went into an extra end, where Moffatt was heavy with his final shot, giving Saskatchewan the win. The Saskatchewan rink also consisted of Cathy Trowell, Bryden's brother Russ and Trowell's sister, Karen Inglis. It was the province's first championship since 1984, and eighth in total. [2]

Teams

Teams were as follows: [3]

LocaleSkipThirdSecondLeadCity
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories / Yukon Trevor Alexander Melody NikiforowGarry Tkachuk Cheryl Burlington Yellowknife
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia Craig Lepine Karen Lepine Jay Batch Tasha Sweet Vancouver
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta Mike Sali Shannon Kleibrink Richard Kleibrink Donna Grimsley Calgary
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan Randy Bryden Cathy Trowell Russ Bryden Karen Inglis Regina
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba Chad McMullan Jill Officer Ross McFadyen Heather Mowat Winnipeg
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario Rick StewartValerie MacInnesNeil MacInnesMarianne Kentish Timmins
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario Rich Moffatt Theresa Breen Peter WoodcoxDenise Allan Ottawa
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec Steeve Gagnon Annie Gagnon Rodrigue Tremblay Christine Guay Kénogami
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island Blair Weeks Janice MacCallum Doug Weeks Shelley Muzika Charlottetown
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland Gary Oke Diane Ryan Kenny YoungJane Wellman Corner Brook
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick Grant Odishaw Heather Smith Rick Perron Krista Bernard Moncton
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia Scott Saunders Colleen Jones Kent SaundersDiana Johnson Halifax

Standings

Final standings [1]

Key
Teams to Playoffs
ProvinceSkipWinsLosses
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan Randy Bryden 92
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario Rich Moffatt 83
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia Scott Saunders 83
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia Craig Lepine 74
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island Blair Weeks 65
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta Mike Sali65
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick Grant Odishaw 56
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba Chad McMullan 47
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland Gary Oke 47
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories/Yukon Trevor Alexander 38
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario Rick Stewart38
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec Steeve Gagnon 38

Playoffs

Page playoff system [1] SemifinalFinal
1Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan 42Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario 6
2Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario 61Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan 8
1Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan 6
4Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia 4
3Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia 6
4Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia 7

Final

January 14, 6:30pm [3]

Sheet [1] 1234567891011Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Bryden) Hammer tapissier.jpg020010021028
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Moffatt)101001100206

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "2020 Mixed Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. p. 84.
  2. "Bryden breaks through at mixed". Regina Leader-Post. January 15, 1996. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  3. 1 2 "Curling". Regina Leader-Post. January 5, 1996. Retrieved 2022-11-13.