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| Sport | Curling |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Provincial |
| Membership | 27 curling clubs |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Affiliation | Curling Canada |
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The New Brunswick Curling Association (NBCA) is the provincial governing body for the sport of curling in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. [1] The NBCA was formed from the amalgamation of separate men's and women's associations in 1989. [2]
Marg Maranda is the executive director for the New Brunswick Curling Association. [3]
The New Brunswick Curling Association hosts the following events on a yearly basis: [4]
The New Brunswick Curling Association has hosted the following major events:
John C. Morris is a Canadian curler, and two-time Olympic gold medallist from Canmore, Alberta. Morris played third for the Kevin Martin team until April 24, 2013. Morris, author of the book Fit to Curl, is the son of Maureen and Earle Morris, inventor of the "Stabilizer" curling broom. Morris grew up in Gloucester, Ontario and at the age of five began curling at the Navy Curling Club.
CurlON is the governing body of curling in Southern Ontario. Northern Ontario is governed by the Northern Ontario Curling Association (NOCA). The CurlON sends a team to represent Team Ontario at all major Canadian Championships. The NOCA sends a separate team to all of these events.
The World Curling Championships are the annual world championships for curling, organized by the World Curling Federation and contested by national championship teams. There are men's, women's and mixed doubles championships, as well as men's and women's versions of junior and senior championships. There is also a world championship for wheelchair curling. The men's championship started in 1959, while the women's started in 1979. The mixed doubles championship was started in 2008. Since 2005, the men's and women's championships have been held in different venues, with Canada hosting one of the two championships every year: the men's championship in odd years, and the women's championship in even years. Canada has dominated both the men's and women's championships since their inception, although Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Scotland, the United States, Norway and China have all won at least one championship.
Grant Odishaw is a Canadian curler from Moncton, New Brunswick. He is an eight time provincial men's champion and former Canadian Mixed champion. He currently throws lead rocks for his brother Terry's team.
Rebecca "Becky" Atkinson is a Canadian lawyer and curler from Rothesay, New Brunswick.
The 2013 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the women's provincial curling championship for New Brunswick, was held from January 30 to February 3 at the Tri-County Complex in Fredericton Junction, New Brunswick. The winning team of Andrea Crawford represented New Brunswick at the 2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Kingston, Ontario.
The 2013 Molson Canadian Men's Provincial Curling Championship, the men's provincial curling championship for New Brunswick, was held from January 30 to February 3 at the Gladstone Curling Club in Fredericton Junction, New Brunswick. The winning team will represent New Brunswick at the 2013 Tim Hortons Brier in Edmonton, Alberta.
Wayne Tallon is a Canadian curler from Fredericton, New Brunswick. He is the 2013 Canadian Senior champion skip and 2014 World Senior champion skip.
The 2015 M&M Meat Shops Canadian Junior Curling Championships were held from January 24 to February 1 at the Corner Brook Civic Centre and the Corner Brook Curling Club. The winners represented Canada at the 2015 World Junior Curling Championships in Tallinn, Estonia.
The 2015 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship of New Brunswick were held January 29 to February 1 at the Tri County Complex Arena in Fredericton Junction, New Brunswick. The winning Sylvie Robichaud team represented New Brunswick at the 2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Moose Jaw and finished the round robin with a 4-7 record.
Scott Jones is a Canadian curler from Moncton, New Brunswick. He currently skips his own team on the World Curling Tour.
Margaret "Marg" Cutcliffe is a Canadian curler from Fall River, Nova Scotia.
The 2019 New Holland Canadian Junior Curling Championships was held from January 19 to 27 at the Art Hauser Centre in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. The winners represented Canada at the 2019 World Junior Curling Championships in Liverpool, Nova Scotia.
The 2019 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship of New Brunswick, was held from January 23 to 27 at Curl Moncton in Moncton. The winning Andrea Crawford team represented New Brunswick at the 2019 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Sydney, Nova Scotia, finishing with a 3-4 record. The event was held in conjunction with the 2019 NB Tankard, the provincial men's curling championship.
Katie Forward is a Canadian curler from Fredericton, New Brunswick. She currently is the lead on Team Andrea Crawford. She has won three New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts and two New Brunswick junior titles.
Jillian "Jill" Elizabeth Babin is a Canadian curler from Fredericton, New Brunswick. She currently plays second on Team Andrea Crawford. She has won five New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts and represented New Brunswick at the 2007 Canada Winter Games.
Sylvie Quillian is a Canadian curler from Riverview, New Brunswick. She currently plays third on Team Andrea Crawford. She has won four New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts and was the New Brunswick provincial junior champion from 1999–2001.
Kendra Lister is a Canadian curler from Fredericton, New Brunswick. She currently plays lead on Team Melissa Adams.
Christopher Jeffrey is a Canadian curler from Fredericton, New Brunswick. He currently plays third on Team Scott Jones.
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