Don Aitken

Last updated
Don Aitken
Born1945/1946(age 76–77)
Career
Brier appearances9 (1970, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1985)
World Championship
appearances
1 (1977)

Donald J. Aitken (born c. 1945 [1] ) is a Canadian curler from Montreal. He was the second of the 1977 Brier Champion team, representing Quebec. He is a member of the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame. [2] [3]

Aitken worked in textiles. [1]

Related Research Articles

Robert Wayne Middaugh is a Canadian curler. Born in Brampton, Ontario, Middaugh resides in Victoria Harbour, Ontario. He is the only player to have won the Canadian Men's Curling Championship at three different positions: skip (1998), third (2012), and second (1993). He was inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in 2020. He currently coaches the Anna Hasselborg rink from Sweden.

Bernard Leslie Sparkes is a former world champion curler.

Donald Gordon Duguid is a Canadian champion curler. A three-time winner of the Canadian Brier and two-time World Curling champion, Duguid won the Brier in 1965, 1970 and 1971, and the Worlds in 1970 and 1971. He was only the second skip ever to win back to back Briers in 1971. He was inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in 1974, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1991, and the WCF Hall of Fame in 2013. In 2014, he was made a member of the Order of Manitoba. In 1981, his 1970 & 1971 teams were inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame.

Allan A. Hackner, nicknamed "the Iceman", is a retired Canadian Hall of Fame curler from Thunder Bay, Ontario. He was born in Nipigon, Ontario. He is a two-time Brier and World Champion skip. He is of Ojibwa descent and is a member of the Red Rock Indian Band. He is currently a member of USA Curling's High Performance Program Coaching staff.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Colin Campbell (Ontario politician)</span> Canadian politician

Colin Alexander "Collie" Campbell was a Canadian mining engineer, politician and curling administrator. Campbell was the president of the International Curling Federation from 1968 to 1978 and served as a Liberal Party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Shedden, Ontario.

Earle H. C. Morris is a Canadian curler from Ottawa, Ontario. He is the first curler to have played for three different provinces at the Brier. He is the inventor of the "Stabilizer" curling delivery aid. He was named to the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in 2016. He is currently the coach of the Elena Stern rink.

William Garnet "The Little General" Campbell was a Canadian curler born in Avonlea, Saskatchewan. He was the first skip from Saskatchewan to win the Brier.

The 1927 Macdonald Brier Tankard, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held March 1–3 at the Granite Club in Toronto. This edition of the Brier would be the first, with it also being the first time it was hosted in Ontario, and the first time it was hosted in Toronto's Granite Club.

Roderick George McLean "The Arrow" Hunter was a Canadian curler and politician. He was the third on the Don Duguid rink that won two World Curling Championships and two Brier Championships. He also won four British Consols Trophies, the men's provincial championship. After his curling career, Hunter moved to Alberta and became town councillor in the town of Viking. In Viking, he was also the president and manager of the Viking Curling Club.

Bryan D. Wood is a Canadian former curler. He was the lead on the Don Duguid rink that won two Curling Championships and two Brier Championships. He also won the 1979 Macdonald Brier playing for Barry Fry.

Ronald M. Anton is a Canadian retired curler. He played as third on the Hec Gervais rink that won the 1961 Brier and 1974 Brier.

George Grant Watson was a Canadian curler. He was a member of the 1936, 1942 and 1949 Brier Champion teams, playing as third, representing Manitoba. He also skipped Northern Ontario at the 1953 Macdonald Brier, leading his team of Don McEwen, Frank Sargent, and Archie Grant to a 7–3 record.

The 1977 Macdonald Brier was held March 6-12 in Montreal, Quebec at the Velodrome. The total attendance for the week was 50,001. This Brier would see the first victory for Quebec in the Brier's history. At this time, there was no playoffs in the Brier.

The 1974 Macdonald Brier was held in London, Ontario at the London Gardens. The total attendance for the week was 48,170. This Brier would be the 12th victory for Alberta in the Brier's history. At this time, there were no playoffs in the Brier.

James William Ursel, also known as Jimmy Ursel, was a Canadian curler. He was the skip of the 1977 Brier Champion team, representing Quebec.

Arthur L. Lobel is a Canadian curler from Montreal, Quebec. He was the third of the 1977 Brier Champion team, representing Quebec. He is a member of the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame.

The 1970 Macdonald Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship was held March 2–6 at the Winnipeg Arena in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Brian G. Ross is a Canadian curler.

The 1969 Macdonald Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship was held March 3–7 at the Oshawa Civic Auditorium in Oshawa, Ontario.

The 1968 Macdonald Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship was held March 4–8 at the Kelowna Arena in Kelowna, British Columbia. A total of 25,813 fans attended the event.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Montreal Brier ended up as Jim Ursel Week". Calgary Herald. March 14, 1977. Archived from the original on 2021-10-03. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  2. "Aitken, Don – CCA Hall of Fame | ACC Temple de la Renommée Virtuelle". Archived from the original on 2018-01-01.
  3. Former teammates clash in curling semifinal: [Final Edition] By RANDY PHILLIPS of The Gazette. The Gazette [Montreal, Que] 05 Feb 1988: D1.