Bryan Cochrane

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Bryan Cochrane
Curler
Born (1957-10-09) October 9, 1957 (age 65)
Winchester, Ontario
Team
Curling club City View CC, [1]
Nepean, Ottawa, ON
Skip Bryan Cochrane
Third Ian MacAulay
Second Eddie MacKenzie
Lead Jeremy MacAulay
Career
Member AssociationFlag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (1981–present)
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (2020, 2023)
Brier appearances2 (2003, 2020)
Top CTRS ranking 14th (2013-14)
Medal record
Curling
World Senior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Stavanger
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Lethbridge

Bryan Cochrane (born October 9, 1957 in Winchester, Ontario) is a Canadian curler from Russell, Ontario. Cochrane is most notable for winning the 2019 World Senior Curling Championships for Canada, and skipping team Ontario at the 2003 Nokia Brier and later team PEI at the 2020 Tim Hortons Brier. [2] [3]

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Curling career

After repeatedly making it to provincial championships, and failing to win, finally Cochrane in 2003 became only the fourth Ottawa-based team to play in the Brier. Cochrane, playing out of the RCMP Curling Club at the time, and his team of Bill Gamble, Ian MacAulay and John Steski defeated Peter Corner in the provincial final.

At the 2003 Brier, Cochrane had to get special permission from the Canadian Curling Association to use a whistle whilst skipping. Whistles, and other communication devices are banned from national play. However, due to a throat disorder laryngeal papilloma, which causes recurring growths on his vocal cords and requires him to get surgery every six to eight months, he could not effectively communicate with his team using his voice, and needed a whistle to communicate. [3]

At the Brier, the team finished with a disappointing 5-6 record, failing to make the playoffs.

Until failing to qualify for the 2008 provincials, Cochrane had played in ten straight tournaments. As of 2014, Cochrane has played in 16 provincial championships. [4]

Cochrane won the Canadian Senior Curling Championships in 2016 and again in 2018. He won a silver medal at the 2017 World Senior Curling Championships, and the gold medal at the 2019 World Senior Curling Championships. [2]

Two of Cochrane's seniors team - MacAulay and Morgan Currie were born on Prince Edward Island, meaning both players are eligible to represent the province thanks to Curling Canada's new "birth right" rules. [3] Given this new rule, Cochrane, MacAulay and Currie picked up a lead from the island (Mark O'Rourke) to play in the 2020 PEI Tankard, the provincial men's championship. Cochrane being the team's "import" player. The team easily swept through the event, and will go on to represent PEI at the 2020 Tim Hortons Brier. [5] Cochrane will again be using a whistle and occasional hand signals to communicate sweeping orders to his team due to his chronic throat condition, although since his retirement from teaching his surgeries have been reduced to about once a year. [3]

Personal life

Cochrane is a retired principal at Russell High School, a high school in the Eastern Ontario area, from 2004 until 2009. [6] He is married and has four children. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Curling Canada | Curling Scores on Curling.ca".
  2. 1 2 Heroux, Devin (27 April 2019). "Canadians capture 2 gold medals, 1 silver at curling worlds". CBC Sports. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "P.E.I. skip Cochrane uses whistle to communicate at Brier". TSN. The Canadian Press. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  4. ↑ "Ottawa's Bryan Cochrane could give Howard run at next week's Tankard in Smiths Falls ... Gatineau rink off to seventh Brier ... Ross makes return to Scotties ... Quinte juniors take Main Event".
  5. ↑ "UPDATE: Islanders come home to win P.E.I. Tankard | Saltwire".
  6. ↑ "Welcome to UCDSB Portal". Archived from the original on 2009-06-01. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
  7. ↑ "2020 Tim Hortons Brier Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
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