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John R. Hanesiak [1] (born June 23, 1941) is a Canadian former curler. He played second on the 1972 Brier Champion team (skipped by Orest Meleschuk), representing Manitoba. They later went on to win the World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen of that year. [2] [3]
Orest B. "The Big O" Meleschuk is a Canadian former curler of Ukrainian descent. He was one of Manitoba's best curlers during the 1960s and 1970s and has won a number of championships and major bonspiels. His greatest curling triumph came in 1972 when he won the Manitoba, Canadian and World Championships of curling.
The "Curse of LaBonte" was a curse in curling. It was caused by an incident at the finals of the 1972 World Curling Championships for men, the 1972 Air Canada Silver Broom in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
Vera Rose Pezer is a Canadian athlete and administrator. Pezer was the Chancellor of the University of Saskatchewan from 2007 to 2013. A sports enthusiast, Pezer is a Canadian softball champion, golfing contender, and curling champion. She has been inducted into both the Saskatchewan Sports Halls of Fame and the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame. In 2019, Pezer was named the ninth greatest Canadian curler in history in a TSN poll of broadcasters, reporters and top curlers.
Robert (Bob) "Bobby" Ursel is a Canadian curler and curling coach. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Ursel lives of Kelowna, British Columbia.
Raymond Charles William "Moosie" Turnbull was a Canadian curler, coach and broadcaster from Manitoba. From 1985 to 2010, he was a member of the TSN curling coverage team along with Vic Rauter and Linda Moore.
Albert (Ab) Adam "Spats" Gowanlock was a Canadian curler from Manitoba.
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.
David G. Romano is a Canadian former curler. He played third on the 1972 Brier Champion team, representing Manitoba. They later went on to win the World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen of that year.
Patrick G. Hailley is a Canadian former curler. He played lead on the 1972 Brier Champion team, representing Manitoba. They later went on to win the World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen of that year.
Warren R. Hansen is a Canadian retired curler. He played as third on the Hec Gervais rink that won the 1974 Brier. Hansen served as director of event operations for Curling Canada, but retired in June 2015. He currently is operating a podcast called Inside Curling with Kevin Martin and Jim Jerome that is part of Sportsnet's podcast group. He previously worked for the United States Curling Association as a Business Development Consultant from 2017 - 2020. Hansen worked for Curling Canada 1974 - 2015. His involvement with the organization has been instrumental in moving major events into hockey arenas, introducing the page playoff system, reducing the amount of sheets in events to four, implementing player dress codes, bringing in officiating of major events and the creation of the Continental Cup of Curling and Canada Cup of Curling. In addition Hansen played a key role, along with Calgary's Ray Kingsmith in establishing curling as a demonstration sport at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. In 2002 he developed the game of Mixed Doubles as part of the newly created Continental Cup. In June 2015 it was announced that Mixed Doubles will be a full medal sport at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Hansen is a member of the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame as a team member of the Edmonton Huskies and also as a Curling Builder. He is a member of the City of Edmonton Sports Hall of Fame as a team member of the Huskies and a Member Emeritus of the Honorary Governor General's Curling Club, a Curler/Builder in the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame and a Builder in the World Curing Hall of Fame.
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 Fort Rouge Curling Club is a curling club located in the Fort Rouge district of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
The 1972 Macdonald Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship was held March 6 to 11, 1972 at St. John's Arena in St. John's, Newfoundland.
Elaine Dagg-Jackson is a Canadian curler and curling coach from Victoria, British Columbia.
Jeffrey Ryan is a Canadian curler.
Robert Meakin is a Canadian curler and curling coach.
Keith Fenton is a Canadian curler.
Denis Fillion was a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba.
William R. Carey is a Canadian curler and curling coach. He is a 1979 World Men's bronze medallist and a 1979 Brier champion.
Gordon A. "Sparkie" Sparkes is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. He is a 1979 World Men's bronze medallist and a 1979 Brier champion. He curled competitively from 1964 until 1979.
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