Jordan Pinder

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Jordan Pinder
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Born (1984-04-24) April 24, 1984 (age 38)
Career
Brier appearances5 (2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019)

Jordan Pinder (born April 24, 1984) is a Canadian curler originally from New Brunswick. He now lives in Blockhouse, Nova Scotia.

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Career

Pinder's father encouraged him to start curling. He has been curling since the age of 14, starting in his hometown of Miramichi. [1]

Pinder has been part of Jamie Murphy's team since 2009. [2] Murphy's team had a notable 2010 season, losing in the semifinal of the Nova Scotia Men's Provincial Championship that year. [3]

In 2012 the team captured the provincial championship, defeating former Brier champion Mark Dacey. This earned Murphy's team their first trip to the Tim Horton's Brier. [2]

Personal life

Pinder is self employed as a photographer, and he is also a post-doctoral fellow at Dalhousie University in the Pathology department. [1] He is married to Vanessa Surette and has two children. [4]

Teams

Season [5] SkipThirdSecondLeadEvents
2009–10 Jamie Murphy Jordan Pinder Jon Wamback Don McDermaid 2010 NS
2010–11Jamie MurphyJordan Pinder Kris Granchelli Don McDermaid2011 NS
2011–12Jamie MurphyJordan Pinder Mike Bardsley Don McDermaid2012 NS, Brier
2012–13Jamie MurphyJordan PinderMike BardsleyDon McDermaid2013 NS
2013–14Jamie MurphyJordan PinderMike BardsleyDon McDermaid2014 NS, Brier
2014–15Jamie MurphyJordan Pinder Scott Babin Tyler Gamble 2015 NS
2015–16Jamie MurphyJordan Pinder Scott Saccary Philip Crowell 2016 NS, Brier
2016–17Jamie MurphyJordan PinderScott SaccaryPhilip Crowell2017 NS, Brier
2018–19 [lower-alpha 1] Terry Odishaw Jordan Pinder Marc LeCocq Grant Odishaw 2019 NB, Brier

Notes

  1. Pinder was the alternate for Team Odishaw at the 2019 NB Tankard and played third at the 2019 Tim Hortons Brier, replacing Mike Kennedy.

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References

  1. 1 2 McNutt, Ryan (2012-03-01). "Dal postdoc primed for curling's Brier: Jordan Pinder, part of Team Nova Scotia". dal.ca. Dalhousie University. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  2. 1 2 Mosher, Monty (2012-02-13). "Murphy earns first Tankard title". thechronicleherald.ca. The Chronicle Herald. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  3. Mosher, Monty (2012-02-12). "Murphy heads to Tankard final". thechronicleherald.ca. The Chronicle Herald. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  4. 2019 Brier Media Guide: Team New Brunswick
  5. "Jordan Pinder: Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved May 14, 2020.