| Brad Wood | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 2, 1971 |
| Team | |
| Curling club | Penticton CC, Penticton, BC [1] |
| Skip | Dave Belway |
| Third | Brad Wood |
| Second | Michael Longworth |
| Lead | Darin Gerow |
Curling career  | |
| Member Association |  British Columbia |
| Brier appearances | 4 (2011, 2018, 2019, 2020) |
| Top CTRS ranking | 58th (2009–10) |
Brad Wood (born August 2, 1971) is a Canadian curler from Penticton, British Columbia. [2] He currently plays third on Team Dave Belway.
Wood has made four trips to the Tim Hortons Brier, all as alternate for Team British Columbia. His first appearance was in 2011 as alternate for Jim Cotter where BC finished in seventh place with a 4–7 record. His next trip was seven years later when he spared for the Sean Geall rink at the 2018 Tim Hortons Brier. Despite being listed as alternate, Wood played in every game for the team as lead David Harper and third Jeff Richard both had to leave the tournament at different points due to their wives expecting babies. [3] [4] [5] The team finished in twelfth place with a 2–6 record. Wood was back the following year at the 2019 event once again sparing for Cotter. The team qualified for the championship pool with a 4–3 record before losing all four of their next matches, finishing in eighth place; once again with a 4–7 record. He made his fourth trip to the Brier in 2020 where Steve Laycock skipped the BC team but Jim Cotter threw fourth rocks. [6] The team finished round robin play with a 2–5 record, missing the championship pool.
Wood is the co-owner of Nufloors Penticton with his wife Annette Wood. [2] [7]
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 [8] | Tyrel Griffith | Darren Nelson | Brad Wood | Darin Gerow | |
| 2010–11 | Tyrel Griffith | Darren Nelson | Brad Wood | Darin Gerow | |
| 2011–12 | Darren Nelson (Fourth) | Brad Wood (Skip) | Darin Gerow | Cal Jackson | |
| 2012–13 | Deane Horning | Don Freschi | Rob Nobert | Brad Wood | Kevin Nesbitt |
| 2018–19 [9] | Jim Cotter | Steve Laycock | Tyrel Griffith | Rick Sawatsky | Brad Wood |
| 2019–20 [10] | Brad Wood | Matt Tolley | Nathan Small | John Slattery | |
| 2020–21 [11] | Brad Wood | Matt Tolley | Cam Watt | John Slattery | |
| 2021–22 | Sean Geall | Brad Wood | Steve Kopf | Andrew Bilesky | |
| 2022–23 | Sean Geall | Brad Wood | Mitchell Kopytko | Darin Gerow | |
| 2023–24 | Dave Belway | Brad Wood | Michael Longworth | Darin Gerow |
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