Kevin Hamblin

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Kevin Hamblin is a curler from Morris, Manitoba. Hamblin was the 2002 Manitoba, Canadian, and World Junior Curling Champion as he played second on the team that his brother David Hamblin had skipped. That 2002 team was then inducted into the Manitoba Curling Association Hall of Fame in 2006. [1]

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References

  1. "2002 David Hamblin Team". The Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on April 6, 2009. Retrieved February 12, 2012.