2023 Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship

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2023 Canadian Wheelchair
Curling Championship
Host city Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Arena Moose Jaw Ford Curling Centre
DatesMarch 20–24
WinnerFlag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan 1
Curling club Moose Jaw Ford CC, Moose Jaw
SkipGil Dash
Third Marie Wright
SecondDarwin Bender
LeadMoose Gibson
CoachLorraine Arguin
FinalistNorthern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Dean)
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The 2023 Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship was held from March 20 to 24 at the Moose Jaw Ford Curling Centre in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. [1] This was the first time the championship was held since 2019 as it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, 2021 and 2022. [2] [3]

Contents

Teams

The teams are listed as follows: [4]

Province / TerritorySkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateLocale
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta 1Jack SmartMartin PurvisTerry FowlerWendy FrazierKendra Ohama Garrison CC, Calgary
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta 2Don KuchelymaStephan VindisEmma NagelMarie Laframboise Avonair CC, Edmonton
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia Gerry Austgarden Ina Forrest Rick RobinsonGlen McDonald Kelowna/Vernon/Richmond
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick Michael FitzgeraldSarah BenevidesJames O'HaraElaine Mazerolle Thistle-St. Andrews CC, Saint John
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador Cecilia CarrollFelix GreenKatie Hubbard St. John's CC, St. John's
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario Douglas DeanGino SonegoRick BellLola Graham Fort William CC, Thunder Bay
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia Laughie RuttStephan ParfittRose PearleEdie LloydAnn White Lakeshore CC, Lower Sackville
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario 1 Jon Thurston Collinda Joseph Karl AllenChrissy Molnar King CC, Schomberg
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario 2Paul GroseTony ReynenJim LawShannon WilcoxJillian Hopkins Ilderton CC, Ilderton
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec Benoît Lessard Carl Marquis Johanne MathieuFrançois Lacourse CC Magog, Magog
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan 1Gil Dash Marie Wright Darwin BenderMoose Gibson Moose Jaw Ford CC, Moose Jaw
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan 2Rodney PedersonStewart McKeownSheryl PedersonRussell Whitsitt Moose Jaw Ford CC, Moose Jaw

Round robin standings

Final Round Robin Standings [5]

Key
Teams to Championship Pool
Pool ASkipWLPFPAEWELBESE
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario Douglas Dean504022201609
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan 1Gil Dash4145172113210
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia Gerry Austgarden 323922211519
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario 2Paul Grose2333292115113
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick Michael Fitzgerald142128152006
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta 2Don Kuchelyma05107082701
Pool BSkipWLPFPAEWELBESE
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta 1Jack Smart4134212315013
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec Benoît Lessard413126191809
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario 1 Jon Thurston 323523171706
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan 2Rodney Pederson3236282018011
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador Cecilia Carroll142838192008
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia Laughie Rutt052149132302

Round robin results

All draws are listed in Central Time (UTC−05:00). [6]

Draw 1

Monday, March 20, 2:00 pm

Sheet 212345678Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Rutt) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg1300100X5
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario 1 (Thurston)0031041X9
Sheet 312345678Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Lessard)200001126
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan 2 (Pederson) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg011210005
Sheet 412345678Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario 2 (Grose)210012107
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Fitzgerald) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg001100013
Sheet 512345678EEFinal
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador (Carroll) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0210021006
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta 1 (Smart)1001100317
Sheet 612345678EEFinal
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Dean) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg1020010318
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan 1 (Dash)0201103007
Sheet 712345678Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta 2 (Kuchelyma)001010002
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Austgarden) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg5203012518

Draw 2

Monday, March 20, 7:00 pm

Sheet 212345678Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan 2 (Pederson)131000016
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador (Carroll) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg000111205
Sheet 312345678Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Austgarden)0111012X6
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Fitzgerald) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg1000100X2
Sheet 412345678Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario 1 (Thurston)2000200X4
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Lessard) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0113021X8
Sheet 512345678Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan 1 (Dash) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg445130XX17
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta 2 (Kuchelyma)000001XX1
Sheet 612345678Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta 1 (Smart) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg3210101X8
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Rutt)0001020X3
Sheet 712345678Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario 2 (Grose)1100210X5
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Dean) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0040004X8

Draw 3

Tuesday, March 21, 2:00 pm

Sheet 212345678Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Lessard) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg1000001X2
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta 1 (Smart)0121220X8
Sheet 312345678Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Dean) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg3330010X10
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta 2 (Kuchelyma)0001202X5
Sheet 412345678Final
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador (Carroll)011102049
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Rutt) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg200020206
Sheet 512345678Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario 1 (Thurston) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg2220101X8
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan 2 (Pederson)0001010X2
Sheet 612345678Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Austgarden)201050019
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario 2 (Grose) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010102105
Sheet 712345678Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Fitzgerald) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg1001010X3
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan 1 (Dash)0030301X7

Draw 4

Tuesday, March 21, 7:00 pm

Sheet 212345678Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Dean)0010033X7
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Austgarden) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg1101100X4
Sheet 312345678Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan 1 (Dash)0122102X8
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario 2 (Grose) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg2000010X3
Sheet 412345678Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta 1 (Smart)011030005
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan 2 (Pederson) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg100101418
Sheet 512345678Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Rutt)0010011X3
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Lessard) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg1303100X8
Sheet 612345678Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta 2 (Kuchelyma) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0001000X1
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Fitzgerald)2210232X12
Sheet 712345678Final
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador (Carroll)010100XX2
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario 1 (Thurston) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg203025XX12

Draw 5

Wednesday, March 22, 2:00 pm

Sheet 212345678Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario 2 (Grose)4121041X13
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta 2 (Kuchelyma) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0000100X1
Sheet 312345678Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta 1 (Smart) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg2101110X6
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario 1 (Thurston)0010001X2
Sheet 412345678Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Austgarden)100001002
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan 1 (Dash) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg001300116
Sheet 512345678Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Fitzgerald) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0100000X1
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Dean)2011111X7
Sheet 612345678Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Lessard)010011047
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador (Carroll) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg101300106
Sheet 712345678Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan 2 (Pederson)0421035X15
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Rutt) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg1000300X4

Seeding pool

Standings

Final Seeding Pool Standings

TeamSkipWLPFPAEWELBESE
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario 2Paul Grose5363403521121
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan 2Rodney Pederson5354493127017
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador Cecilia Carroll3548513228012
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick Michael Fitzgerald172754193506
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia Laughie Rutt173669213406
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta 2Don Kuchelyma172886183817

Results

Draw 6

Wednesday, March 22, 7:00 pm

Sheet 312345678Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan 2 (Pederson) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg001120037
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta 2 (Kuchelyma)110000406
Sheet 412345678Final
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador (Carroll)0020020X4
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario 2 (Grose) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg2101203X9
Sheet 512345678Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Rutt) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg224201XX11
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Fitzgerald)000020XX2

Draw 7

Thursday, March 23, 2:00 pm

Sheet 312345678Final
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario 2 (Grose) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0331101X9
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Rutt)2000010X3
Sheet 512345678Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta 2 (Kuchelyma) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010000203
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador (Carroll)101311018
Sheet 612345678Final
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Fitzgerald) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg1020000X3
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan 2 (Pederson)0101122X7

Draw 8

Thursday, March 23, 7:00 pm

Sheet 212345678Final
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador (Carroll)212021XX8
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Fitzgerald) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg000100XX1
Sheet 412345678Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Rutt)000001XX1
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta 2 (Kuchelyma) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg231120XX9
Sheet 512345678Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan 2 (Pederson) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg000220XX4
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario 2 (Grose)235002XX12

Championship pool

Standings

Final Championship Pool Standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
TeamSkipWLPFPAEWELBESE
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario Douglas Dean7161403128013
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan 1Gil Dash6271333224212
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta 1Jack Smart5349423425017
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia Gerry Austgarden 5359363423119
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario 1 Jon Thurston 5357452829010
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec Benoît Lessard4442502831013

Results

Draw 6

Wednesday, March 22, 7:00 pm

Sheet 212345678Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Dean)1401003X9
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario 1 (Thurston) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0010120X4
Sheet 612345678Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan 1 (Dash) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg2050020X9
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta 1 (Smart)0101101X4
Sheet 712345678Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Austgarden)4011110X8
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Lessard) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0100001X2

Draw 7

Thursday, March 23, 2:00 pm

Sheet 212345678Final
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta 1 (Smart) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0100021X4
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Austgarden)1033100X8
Sheet 412345678EEFinal
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Lessard)2200111007
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Dean) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0033000118
Sheet 712345678EEFinal
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario 1 (Thurston)20015010110
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan 1 (Dash) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0120020409

Draw 8

Thursday, March 23, 7:00 pm

Sheet 312345678Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan 1 (Dash) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg301031XX8
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Lessard)010100XX2
Sheet 612345678Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Austgarden)0111100X4
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario 1 (Thurston) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg3000032X8
Sheet 712345678Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Dean) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0100102X4
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta 1 (Smart)3021010X7

Playoffs

Semifinal Final
1 Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario 2
2 Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan 182 Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan 16
3 Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta 1 2

Semifinal

Friday, March 24, 9:00 am

Sheet 712345678Final
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan 1 (Dash) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg1102013X8
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta 1 (Smart)0010100X2

Final

Friday, March 24, 1:30 pm

Sheet 712345678Final
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Dean) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0001001X2
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan 1 (Dash)2110110X6

Final standings

PlaceTeam
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan 1
Silver medal icon.svgNorthern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Alberta.svg  Alberta 1
4Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia
5Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario 1
6Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec
7Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario 2
8Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan 2
9Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador
10Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick
11Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia
12Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta 2

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