Nathan King (curler)

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Nathan King
Born (1999-04-16) April 16, 1999 (age 24)
Team
Curling club RE/MAX Centre,
St. John's, NL [1]
Career
Member AssociationFlag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador
Top CTRS ranking 88th (2019–20)
Medal record
Men's Curling
Representing Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador
Canadian Junior Curling Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 New Holland

Nathan King (born April 16, 1999) is a Canadian curler from Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador. [2] He currently plays second on Team Ryan McNeil Lamswood.

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Career

King competed in three Canadian Junior Curling Championships in his junior career in 2018, 2019 and 2020. His best result came in 2020 playing lead for Daniel Bruce with Ryan McNeil Lamswood at third and Joel Krats at second. The team finished the round robin and championship pool with an 8–2 record, which qualified them for the playoffs. They defeated Rylan Kleiter of Saskatchewan in the semifinal before coming up short to Jacques Gauthier's Manitoba rink in the final. [3] It was the first time since 2011 that Newfoundland and Labrador qualified for the playoffs. Also in his junior career, King won a silver medal at the 2019 U Sports/Curling Canada University Curling Championships as lead for Greg Blyde. [4]

King spared for Team Ryan McNeil Lamswood at the 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard as two of their players could not play due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Newfoundland and Labrador. [5] The team made it to the semifinal, where they lost to Colin Thomas. [6]

For the 2021-22 curling season, King stayed with the McNeil Lamswood rink. They beat Team Nathan Young to become the team to represent the Memorial University Seahawks at the 2022 Atlantic University Sport Curling Championships. They ended up placing runner-up to the Dalhousie Tigers team. In the 2022 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard the team failed to qualify for the play-offs; finishing with a 3-5 record.

Personal life

After graduating from Memorial University of Newfoundland in 2022, King [ when? ] was hired as a full-time employee at Ernst & Young, and is currently studying to become a CPA. [2] In his spare time Nathan enjoys singing karaoke and spending time with his friends.

Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLead
2015–16 [7] Daniel Bruce Ryan McNeil Lamswood Andrew Bruce Nathan King
2016–17Daniel BruceRyan McNeil LamswoodAndrew BruceNathan King
2017–18Daniel BruceRyan McNeil LamswoodAndrew BruceNathan King
2018–19 Greg Blyde Daniel BruceRyan McNeil LamswoodNathan King
2019–20Daniel BruceRyan McNeil Lamswood Joel Krats Nathan King
2020–21Ryan McNeil LamswoodJoel Krats James Trickett Nathan King
2021–22Ryan McNeil LamswoodDaniel BruceNathan King Aaron Feltham

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References

  1. "Nathan King Profile". Newfoundland and Labrador Curling Association. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "2020 New Holland U21 Canadian Juniors Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  3. "2020 New Holland Canadian Juniors - Men's Final". Curling Canada. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  4. "2019 U Sports/Curling Canada Curling Championships Day 5: Ravens and Voyageurs win U Sports Curling Titles". Curling Canada. March 19, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  5. @RyanLamswood (6 Jun 2020). "TEAM UPDATE: With the current Covid-19 situation The Memorial University campus is not opening for students until after Christmas. Adam and Alex will be staying home in Nova Scotia till then. Our season as a team will now most likely not start till January in preparation for U21 provincials. More updates to follow" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  6. Brendan McCarthy (January 31, 2021). "St. John's rinks to meet in Tankard curling final". The Telegram. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  7. "Nathan King Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved January 31, 2021.