Michael Fournier

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Michael Fournier
Curler
Born (1971-11-24) November 24, 1971 (age 52)
Lachine, Quebec
Team
Curling club Leaside CC,
East York, Toronto [1]
Skip Michael Fournier
Third Charlie Richard
Second Punit Sthankia
Lead Émile Asselin
Curling career Curling pictogram.svg
Member AssociationFlag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (1996–2022)
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (2022–present)
Brier appearances3 (2018, 2021, 2022)
Top CTRS ranking 16th (2021–22)

Michael "Mike" [1] Fournier (born November 24, 1971) is a Canadian curler originally from Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec. [2] He currently skips his own team out of Toronto, Ontario.

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Career

Fournier played in his first Quebec Tankard in 2014 at the 2014 Quebec Men's Provincial Curling Championship. His team reached the semifinal where they lost to eventual champions Jean-Michel Ménard. They made it one game further the following year at the 2015 Quebec Men's Provincial Curling Championship, losing in the final to the Ménard rink. Fournier won his first provincial championship at the 2018 WFG Tankard. [3] His team qualified for the playoffs as the fourth seed and won three straight games to claim the provincial title. At the 2018 Tim Hortons Brier, Fournier led his team to a 3–5 record, finishing in tenth place. They could not defend their provincial title the following year, losing to Martin Crête in the final of the 2019 WFG Tankard.

Fournier and his team of Félix Asselin, William Dion and Jean-François Trépanier qualified for their first Grand Slam of Curling event during the 2019–20 season at the 2019 Tour Challenge Tier 2. The team qualified for the playoffs with a perfect 4–0 record. They then defeated Jamie Murphy in the quarterfinals before losing to eventual winners Korey Dropkin in the semifinal. [4] Also during the 2019–20 season, they finished third at the 2020 Quebec Tankard.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec, the 2021 provincial championship was cancelled. [5] Curling Québec then decided to appoint Team Fournier to represent Quebec at the 2021 Tim Hortons Brier in Calgary, Alberta. [6] The event was played in a bio-secure bubble to prevent the spread of the virus. At the 2021 Brier, Fournier led Quebec to a 4–4 record, failing to qualify for the championship round. [7]

In their first event of the 2021–22 season, Team Fournier reached the final of the Capital Curling Fall Open. Because of their previous successes on tour, the team had enough points to qualify for the 2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Pre-Trials. [8] At the Pre-Trials, the team finished the round robin with a 3–3 record, missing the playoff round. [9] Later in the season, they won the Challenge Casino de Charlevoix and reached the final of both the Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic and the Finale du Circuit. [10] The Quebec Tankard was once again cancelled due to the pandemic and Team Fournier were named as the provinces representatives for the 2022 Tim Hortons Brier. [11] At the Brier, the team finished once again with a 4–4, placing sixth in their pool. Following the season, Fournier moved to Ontario and formed a new team consisting of Kevin Flewwelling, Sean Harrison and Zander Elmes. [12]

Aside from men's curling, Fournier has represented Quebec at three Canadian Mixed Curling Championships in 1997, 2013 and 2014. His best result was in 2013, where he skipped the Quebec team to a bronze medal finish.

Personal life

Fournier is employed as a pricing strategy manager at McDonald's Canada. [2] He is married to Anne Morinville and has three kids.

Fournier moved to Toronto (East York) [1] in 2022. [13]


Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLead
1996–97 [14] Guy Hemmings Mike Fournier Guy Thibaudeau Dale Ness
1998–99Mike Fournier Chris Le Couffe Duncan Robertson Greg Barlow
2003–04Mike Fournier Mark McClory Andrew MacKay Christian Bouchard
2004–05Mike FournierMark McClory Steven Munroe Mike Kennedy
2005–06 Scott Hill Mike Fournier Daryl Ness Luc Chevalier
2007–08 Dwayne Fowler Mike Fournier Brad Fitzherbert Mike Kennedy
2008–09Mike Fournier Sébastien Robillard Brad FitzherbertMike Kennedy
2009–10Mike Fournier Martin Roy Derek Lockwood Mike Kennedy
2010–11Mike Fournier Tom Wharry Derek LockwoodMike Kennedy
2011–12Mike FournierDwayne Fowler Simon Lejour Yannick Lejour
2012–13Mike Fournier François Gionset Yannick Martel Jean-François Charset
2013–14Mike FournierFrançois GionsetYannick MartelJean-François Charset
2014–15Mike FournierFrançois GionsetYannick MartelJean-François Charset
2015–16Mike FournierFrançois GionsetYannick MartelJean-François Charset
2016–17Mike Fournier Félix Asselin William Dion Miguel Bernard
2017–18Mike FournierFélix AsselinWilliam Dion Jean-François Trépanier
2018–19Mike FournierFélix AsselinWilliam DionJean-François Trépanier
2019–20Mike FournierFélix AsselinWilliam DionJean-François Trépanier
2020–21Mike Fournier Martin Crête Félix AsselinJean-François Trépanier
2021–22Félix Asselin (Fourth)Martin CrêteMike Fournier (Skip)Jean-François Trépanier
2022–23Mike Fournier Kevin Flewwelling Sean Harrison Zander Elmes
2023–24Mike FournierKevin FlewwellingSean HarrisonZander Elmes
2024–25Mike Fournier Charlie Richard Punit Sthankia Émile Asselin

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Michael Fournier Profile". CurlON. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "2021 Tim Hortons Brier Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Past Provincial Champions". Curling Quebec. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  4. ↑ "2019 Tour Challenge Tier 2". CurlingZone. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  5. ↑ Alanna Routledge (January 14, 2020). "Dévoilement des équipes Québécoises masculine et féminine". Curling Québec (in French). Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Meet the teams: Ontario, Quebec & Prince Edward Island". Curling Canada. March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  7. ↑ "2021 Tim Hortons Brier: Scores, schedule, standings". Sportsnet. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  8. ↑ "2021 Trials proceess revised". Curling Canada. February 4, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Women's playoffs determined!". Curling Canada. October 29, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Team Michael Fournier". CurlingZone. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Tankard Hardline" (in French). Curling Quebec. February 10, 2022. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  12. ↑ "📢 NEW TEAMS ALLERT!!! 📢". Facebook. Team Fournier. May 6, 2022. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Retired? Who Said I Was Retired?". Sports Illustrated. The Curling News. May 4, 2022. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Michael Fournier Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
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