Canadian Mixed Curling Championship

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Canadian Mixed Curling Championship
Established1964
2024 host city St. Catharines, Ontario
2024 arena St. Catharines Golf & Country Club
2024 championFlag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia
Current edition

The Canadian Mixed Curling Championship is the national curling championship for mixed curling in Canada. The winners of the tournament represent Canada at the World Mixed Curling Championship.

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In mixed curling, the positions on a team must alternate between men and women. If a man throws last rocks, which is usually the case, the women must throw lead rocks and third rocks, while the other male member of the team throws second rocks. In 2004, Shannon Kleibrink became the only woman to skip a team and win a Canadian Mixed championship.

History

The Canadian Mixed Curling Championship was established in 1964, with Canadian Breweries as the event's sponsor and Frank Sargent as its committee chairman. [1] [2] For the first two years it was held at the Royal Canadian Curling Club in Toronto. The first championship was won by Ernie Boushy of Winnipeg with a record of 9–1. [3] [4]

In 1973, Seagram Distillers became the new official sponsor, until 1983. [5]

Up until 1995, the event was typically held in March, but was bumped up to January that year when Unitel became a sponsor. That was also the year that the "Season of Champions" event series was implemented, and the Page playoffs began to be used. [5]

Unitel's parent company AT&T became the sponsor in 1997, a partnership that only lasted until 1998. The event was dropped as a Season of Champions event in 2004, and was no longer shown on television. In 2005, the page playoff system was dropped and replaced by a 3-team playoff.[ citation needed ] The 2005 event was bumped up to November of the previous year, and the event has been held in November ever since, and is why the event was not held in the year it was billed as until the COVID-19 pandemic cancelled the November 2020 event.

Starting with the 2008 Championships (held in November 2007), the Canadian Curling Association picked two curlers from the winning team to represent Canada at the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. This ended with the 2012 Mixed Championship, with the creation of the Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials.[ citation needed ]

Champions

The past champions of the event are listed as follows: [6]

1964–1979

YearWinning LocaleWinning TeamHost
1964 Manitoba Ernie Boushy, Ina Light, Garry DeBlonde, Bea McKenzie Toronto, Ontario
1965 Alberta Lee Green, Kay Berreth, Shirley Salt, Vi Salt Toronto, Ontario
1966 Manitoba Ernie Boushy, Ina Light, Garry DeBlonde, Betty Hird Fort William, Ontario
1967 Saskatchewan Larry McGrath, Darlene Hill, Peter Gunn, Marlene Dorsett Québec City, Quebec
1968 Saskatchewan Larry McGrath, Darlene Hill, Peter Gunn, Marlene Dorsett Saint Boniface, Manitoba
1969Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta Don Anderson, Bernie Hunter, Bill Tarnish, Connie Reeve Kitchener, Ontario
1970Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta Bill Mitchell, Hadie Manley, Bill Tarnish, Connie Reeve Vancouver, British Columbia
1971Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan Larry McGrath, Darlene Hill, John Gunn, Audrey St. John Saint John, New Brunswick
1972Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia Trev Fisher, Gail Wren, Bryan Bettesworth, Louise Fisher Thunder Bay, Ontario
1973Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba Barry Fry, Peggy Casselman, Stephen Decter, Susan Lynch Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1974Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan Rick Folk, Cheryl Stirton, Tom Wilson, Bonnie Orchard Winnipeg, Manitoba
1975Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta Les Rowland, Aurdrey Rowland, Dan Schmaltz, Betty Schmaltz Kitchener, Ontario
1976Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia Tony Eberts, Elizabeth Short, Clark Glanville, Eleanor Short Lethbridge, Alberta
1977Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba Harold Tanasichuk, Rose Tanasichuk, Jim Kirkness, Debbie Orr Halifax, Nova Scotia
1978Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan Bernie Yuzdepski, Marnie McNiven, Roy Uchman, Joan Bjerke Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
1979Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario Roy Lund, Nancy Lund, Ron Apland, Marsha Kerr Prince George, British Columbia

1980–present

A playoff was added in 1980.

YearWinning LocaleWinning TeamRunner up (skip)Host
1980 [7] Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba Jim Dunstone, Carol Dunstone, Del Stitt, Elaine Jones Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (John Fortier) St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
1981 [8] Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario Rick Lang, Anne Provo, Bert Provo, Lorraine Edwards Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Rick Folk) Winnipeg, Manitoba
1982 [9] Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia Glen Pierce, Marlene Neubauer, Fuji Miki, Sharon Bradley Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Rick Folk) Timmins, Ontario
1983 [10] Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan Rick Folk, Dorenda Schoenhals, Tom Wilson, Elizabeth Folk Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Scott Hamilton) Saint John, New Brunswick
1984Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan Randy Woytowich, Kathy Fahlman, Brian McCusker, Jan Betker Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Kevin Adams) Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
1985Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia Steve Skillings, Pat Sanders, Al Carlson, Louise Herlinveaux Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Dave Jones) Toronto, Ontario
1986Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario Dave Van Dine, Dawn Ventura, Hugh Millikin, Cindy Wiggins Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Randy Ferbey) Kamloops, British Columbia
1987Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island Peter Gallant, Kathy Gallant, Phil Gorveatt, Simone MacKenzie Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Gord Tokaryk) Summerside, Prince Edward Island
1988Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba Jeff Stoughton, Karen Fallis, Rob Meakin, Lynn Morrow Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Ken Ursuliak) North Bay, Ontario
1989 [11] Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island Robert Campbell, Angela Roberts, Mark O'Rourke, Kathy O'Rourke Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Jeff Stoughton) Brandon, Manitoba
1990Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta Marvin Wirth, Glenna Rubin, Millard Evans, Robin Pettit Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Howard Restall) Rimouski, Quebec
1991Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba Jeff Stoughton, Karen Fallis, Scott Morrow, Lynn Morrow Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Grant Odishaw) Thunder Bay, Ontario
1992Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta Kurt Balderston, Marcy Balderston, Rod Kramer, Joanne Morrison Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Jim Adams) Grande Prairie, Alberta
1993Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia Scott Saunders, Colleen Jones, Tom Fetterly, Helen Radford Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Terry Meek) Swift Current, Saskatchewan
1994 Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick Grant Odishaw, Heather Smith, Rick Perron, Krista Smith Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Eric Wiltzen) Leduc, Alberta
1995 Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia Steve Ogden, Mary Mattatall, Jeff Hopkins, Heather Hopkins Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Peter MacDonald) Point Edward, Ontario
1996 Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan Randy Bryden, Cathy Trowell, Russ Bryden, Karen Inglis Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Rich Moffatt) Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1997 Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario Chris Johnson, Barb McKinty, Drew Eloranta, Lisa Gauvreau Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Eric Wiltzen) Kindersley, Saskatchewan
1998 Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia Steve Ogden, Mary Mattatall, Jeff Hopkins, Heather Hopkins Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Dean Wadland) Owen Sound, Ontario
1999 Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia Paul Flemming, Colleen Jones, Tom Fetterly, Monica Moriarty Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (Peter MacDonald) Victoria, British Columbia
2000 Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta Kevin Koe, Susan O'Connor, Greg Northcott, Lawnie Goodfellow Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Jim Packet) Lethbridge, Alberta
2001 Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec Jean-Michel Ménard, Jessica Marchand, Marco Berthelot, Joëlle Sabourin Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Mark Dacey) Weyburn, Saskatchewan
2002 Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia Mark Dacey, Heather Smith-Dacey, Rob Harris, Laine Peters Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island (John Likely) Halifax, Nova Scotia
2003 Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia Paul Flemming, Kim Kelly, Tom Fetterly, Cathy Donald Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Shannon Kleibrink) Abbotsford, British Columbia
2004 Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta Shannon Kleibrink, Richard Kleibrink, Judy Pendergast, Kevin Pendergast Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Heath McCormick) Timmins, Ontario
2005 Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador Mark Nichols, Shelley Nichols, Brent Hamilton, Jennifer Guzzwell Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Kyle George) Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
2006 Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario John Epping, Julie Reddick, Scott Foster, Leigh Armstrong Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (David Hamblin) Whitehorse, Yukon
2007 Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick Terry Odishaw, Becky Atkinson, Kevin Boyle, Jane Boyle Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ève Bélisle) Kitchener, Ontario
2008 Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta Dean Ross, Susan O'Connor, Tim Krassman, Susan Wright Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Bob Turcotte) Calgary, Alberta
2009 Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba Sean Grassie, Allison Nimik, Ross Derksen, Kendra Green Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Wayne Tuck Jr.) Iqaluit, Nunavut
2010 Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia Mark Dacey, Heather Smith-Dacey, Andrew Gibson, Jill Mouzar Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Mark Bice) Burlington, Ontario
2011 Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island Robert Campbell, Rebecca Jean MacPhee, Robbie Doherty, Jackie Reid Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Terry McNamee) Morris, Manitoba
2012 Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan Jason Ackerman, Chantelle Eberle, Dean Hicke, Colleen Ackerman Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (Kurt Balderston) Sudbury, Ontario
2013 Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario Cory Heggestad, Heather Graham, Greg Balsdon, Amy Mackay Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Brent MacDougall) Mount Royal, Quebec
2014 Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta Darren Moulding, Heather Jensen, Brent Hamilton, Anna-Marie Moulding Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Cory Heggestad) Ottawa, Ontario
2015 Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan Max Kirkpatrick, Jolene Campbell, Chris Haichert, Teejay Haichert Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg  Northwest Territories (Jamie Koe) North Bay, Ontario
2016 Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta Mick Lizmore, Sarah Wilkes, Brad Thiessen, Alison Kotylak [12] Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Bruce Korte) Toronto, Ontario
2017 Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario Trevor Bonot, Jackie McCormick, Kory Carr, Megan Carr Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Braden Calvert) Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
2018 Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario Mike Anderson, Danielle Inglis, Sean Harrison, Lauren Harrison Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Robert Desjardins) Swan River, Manitoba
2019 Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba Colin Kurz, Meghan Walter, Brendan Bilawka, Sara Oliver Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Kendal Thompson) Winnipeg, Manitoba
2020 Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec Jean-Sébastien Roy, Amélie Blais, Dan deWaard, Brenda Nicholls Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick (Grant Odishaw) Saguenay, Quebec
2021 [a] Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec Jean-Michel Ménard, Marie-France Larouche, Ian Belleau, Annie Lemay Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (Mike McLean) Canmore, Alberta
2022 Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec Félix Asselin, Laurie St-Georges, Émile Asselin, Emily Riley Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario (Trevor Bonot) Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
2023 Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan Shaun Meachem, Kelly Schafer, Chris Haichert, Teejay Haichert Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (Kyle Kurz) Swift Current, Saskatchewan
2024 Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia Owen Purcell, Christina Black, Adam McEachren, Jenn Baxter Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan (Jason Ackerman) St. Catharines, Ontario
2025 Assiniboia, Saskatchewan

Championships by province

As of 2024

ProvinceTitles by province
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta 11
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan 11
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba 9
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia 8
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia 4
Northern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario 4
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario 4
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec 4
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island 3
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick 2
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador 1

Notes

  1. The original 2021 event, scheduled for November 2020 was cancelled due to COVID-19 [13] [14]

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