Doug Pottinger

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Doug Pottinger
Born (1973-09-18) September 18, 1973 (age 49)
Team
Curling clubSt Paul CC, Minnesota
Career
Member AssociationManitoba (1992-1993)
Wisconsin (1999-2003)
Washington (2003-2005; 2008-2009)
Minnesota (2005-2007; 2009-present)
World Championship
appearances
1 (2004)

Doug Pottinger (born September 18, 1973) is a Canadian-American curler [1] from Eden Prairie, Minnesota. He is originally from Brandon, Manitoba, Canada.

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At the national level, he is a 2004 United States men's curling champion.

Teams

Men's

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateCoachEvents
1992–93 Mike Mansell Doug Pottinger Jason Fuchs Keith Marshall CJCC 1993 (9th)
1999–00Doug PottingerTroy Schroeder Greg Johnson Bill Todhunter Kurt Johnson USMCC 2000 (DNQ) [2]
2001–02Doug PottingerTroy SchroederGreg JohnsonBill TodhunterNate Gebert USOCT 2001 (5th) [3] [4]
Craig Brown Doug Pottinger Jon Brunt John Dunlop Cory Ward Steve Brown USMCC 2002 (3rd) [5]
2002–03Craig BrownDoug PottingerJon BruntJohn Dunlop
2003–04 Pete Fenson Doug Pottinger Shawn Rojeski Keith Marshall
Jason Larway Doug Pottinger Joel Larway Bill Todhunter Doug Kauffman Don Pottinger USMCC 2004 Gold medal icon.svg
WCC 2004 (9th)
2004–05Jason LarwayDoug PottingerJoel LarwayBill Todhunter CCC 2004 Gold medal icon.svg
USOCT 2005 (7th)
2005–06 Todd Birr Doug Pottinger Pete Westberg Kevin Birr USMCC 2006 (4th)
2006–07Pete FensonShawn Rojeski Joe Polo Doug Pottinger CCC 2006 Silver medal icon.svg
USMCC 2007 (5th) [6]
2007–08 Greg Romaniuk Leon Romaniuk Doug Pottinger Mike Calcagno Cory Yalowicki USMCC 2008 (4th)
2008–09Greg RomaniukDoug PottingerLeon RomaniukTroy Schroeder USMCC 2009/
USOCT 2009
(5th)
2009–10Troy SchroederDoug Pottinger ? Sean Silver
2010–11Todd BirrGreg RomaniukDoug Pottinger Tom O'Connor Kevin Birr USMCC 2011 Bronze medal icon.svg
2011–12Todd BirrGreg RomaniukDoug PottingerTom O'ConnorKevin Birr USMCC 2012 (7th)
2012–13Todd BirrDoug PottingerTom O'ConnorKevin Birr
Todd BirrDoug PottingerGreg RomaniukTom O'ConnorKevin Birr USMCC 2013 (9th)
2013–14Todd BirrDoug PottingerTom O'ConnorTroy Schroeder
2014–15Todd BirrDoug PottingerGreg JohnsonTom O'Connor
2015–16Todd BirrDoug Pottinger John Benton Tom O'Connor USMCC 2016 (5th)

Mixed doubles

SeasonMaleFemaleEvents
2015–16 Allison Pottinger Doug Pottinger USMDCC 2016 Silver medal icon.svg

Personal life

Pottinger met his wife Allison at the 1995 World Women's Curling Championship, where he was working on the ice crew and she was the alternate for Lisa Schoeneberg's team. [7] Allison is a two-time Olympian and 2003 World Champion. They have two daughters.

He started curling in 1983 when he was at the age of 10.

Pottinger works as business manager for BRANDT. [8]

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References

  1. Doug Pottinger on the World Curling Federation database OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Competitors". USA Curling. Archived from the original on April 11, 2001. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  3. "U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Curling – Teams". USA Curling. Archived from the original on June 18, 2002. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  4. "Brown second, Baird third in curling Trials". USA Curling. December 16, 2001. Archived from the original on December 18, 2002. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  5. "Wisconsin II takes curling title". Portage Daily Register. March 13, 2002. p. 9. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  6. "U.S. National Championships – Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  7. Gomez, Brian (February 25, 2009). "In this case, love on the rocks is good". The Gazette. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  8. "Doug Pottinger - Brandt". April 1, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2020.