Connor Lawes

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Connor Lawes
Born (1996-07-14) July 14, 1996 (age 26) [1]
Team
Curling club CC Collingwood, [1]
Collingwood, ON
Skip Pat Ferris
Third Connor Lawes
Second Connor Duhaime
Lead Robert Currie
Alternate Evan Lilly
Mixed doubles
partner
Kaitlyn Lawes
Career
Member AssociationFlag of Ontario.svg  Ontario
Other appearances CJCC: 1 (2015)
CMDCC: 1 (2014)
Top CTRS ranking 17th (2018–19)

Connor Lawes (born July 14, 1996) is a Canadian curler from Sundridge, Ontario. [2] He currently plays third on Team Pat Ferris.

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Career

Lawes played for skip Tanner Horgan and represented Northern Ontario at the 2015 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, finishing out of playoffs with a 6–5 record. [3] He has also played for the Queen's Golden Gaels and the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks. [4] [5]

With skip John Willsey, Lawes won the Stroud Sleeman Cash Spiel and the Huron ReproGraphics Oil Heritage Classic during the 2018–19 curling season. [6] The team also competed in the 2020 Ontario Tankard, finishing the round robin with a 4–4 record. [7]

In mixed doubles, Lawes competed at the 2014 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials, finishing with a 4–3 record and out of the championship pool. [8]

Personal life

Lawes is the nephew of two-time Olympic champion curler Kaitlyn Lawes. [9] Lawes works as an administrative clerk with the Government of Ontario and lives in Collingwood, Ontario. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "2021 Home Hardware Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  2. "Connor Lawes". Golden Hawk Athletics. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  3. "Horgan rink finishes with win at jr. nationals". Sudbury Star. January 30, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  4. OUA (February 16, 2016). "Men's Curling lands 4th, Women 7th as Gaels claim five All-Star spots". Queen's University Athletics. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  5. Howieson, Jamie (January 24, 2020). "Three men's curlers head to Ontario Tankard". Laurier Golden Hawks. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  6. "Connor Lawes Events". CurlingZone. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  7. "Men's Tankard — Provincial Championship". CurlON. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  8. "2014 Canadian Mixed Doubles". Curling Canada. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  9. "Mixed Doubles Trials Full of Surprises on Day Two". Curling Canada. March 20, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2020.