Doug Hudson (curler)

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Doug Hudson
 
Team
Curling club St. John's CC, St. John's, NL
Career
Member AssociationFlag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador
Brier appearances2 (1974, 1976)
World Championship
appearances
1 (1976)
Medal record

Douglas J. Hudson [1] (born c. 1943) [2] is a Canadian curler.

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At the national level, he won the 1976 Macdonald Brier, as a member of the first-ever team from Newfoundland and Labrador to win the Brier.

Personal life

As of 1992, Hudson was employed as an accountant for a St. John's ferry company. [2]

Teams

Season [3] SkipThirdSecondLeadEvents
1973–74 Fred Wight Damien Ryan Doug Hudson Keith Wight Brier 1974 (11th)
1975–76 Jack MacDuff Toby McDonald Doug Hudson Ken Templeton Brier 1976 Gold medal icon.svg
WCC 1976 (9th)
1996–97Damien RyanRoger MabeyLew AndrewsDoug Hudson CSCC 1997 Bronze medal icon.svg

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References

  1. 2017 Brier Media Guide: Previous Rosters
  2. 1 2 "Newfoundland's year of glory". Regina Leader-Post. February 22, 1992. p. 23. Archived from the original on August 4, 2022. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  3. Doug Hudson on the CurlingZone database OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg