Bruce Lohnes

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Bruce Lohnes
Born (1958-10-10) October 10, 1958 (age 64)
Career
Brier appearances7 (1989, 1992, 1995, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009)
World Championship
appearances
(2004)
Top CTRS ranking 7th (2003-04)

Bruce D. Lohnes [1] (born October 10, 1958) is a Canadian curler from Valley, Nova Scotia. Lohnes is a former Brier champion and World Championship bronze medallist. Lohnes is currently a high performance junior coach with the Nova Scotia Curling Association. [2]

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Lohnes joined the Mark Dacey rink prior to the 2002-03 season, playing third on the team. Representing Nova Scotia, they would go on to win the 2004 Nokia Brier and a bronze at the 2004 Ford World Curling Championships for Canada. The team had been to three Briers together, returning in 2006, winning a bronze medal [3] and 2009, finishing 10th. [4] Lohnes had also been to three other Briers, but with different teams. He played third for Ragnar Kamp in 1989, [5] third for David Jones in 1992 [6] and as a skip in 1995. [7]

Personal life

Lohnes is retired from the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources. [8] He is married to Carolyn Stewart. [9]

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References

  1. 2017 Brier Media Guide: Previous Rosters
  2. "Colchester County's Bruce Lohnes imparting wisdom on young curlers as provincial high-performance coach". SaltWire. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  3. 2006 Tim Hortons Brier
  4. 2009 Tim Hortons Brier
  5. 2006 Tim Hortons Brier 28 March 2006
  6. 1992 Labatt Brier
  7. 1995 Labatt Brier
  8. "Bear awareness crucial as summer gets underway". Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
  9. "2020 Tim Hortons Brier Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved February 24, 2020.