Nicholas Codner

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Nicholas Codner
Born (2006-03-23) March 23, 2006 (age 18)
Team
Curling club RE/MAX Centre,
St. John's, NL
Skip Simon Perry
Third Nicholas Codner
Second Brayden Snow
Lead Carter Holden
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Brier appearances(2022)

Nicholas Codner (born March 23, 2006) is a Canadian curler from Torbay, Newfoundland and Labrador. He currently plays mate for the Team Simon Perry rink. He is known as the youngest person to ever compete in The Brier, when he played as an alternate for Nathan Young at the 2022 Tim Hortons Brier. He was 15. [1] [2]

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Career

In 2020, the Simon Perry team won their first ever provincial championship in the U16 Newfoundland & Labrador Provincials. They were coached by Newfoundland & Labrador curler, Joel Krats. [3]

Codner made his curling debut on the competitive scene in 2021 when the Simon Perry rink participated in the 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard. [4] They ended up finishing in last place with a record of 0-7. Their closest loss was against the Trent Skanes rink where they lost by two points.

In 2022, Codner won the 2022 U18 Newfoundland & Labrador Curling Provincials. His rink went 6-0 through the round robin to secure themselves the provincial title. This qualified them for the 2022 Canadian U18 Curling Championships. [5] They ended up finishing sixteenth overall at this tournament and finished the round robin with a record of 2-4. He also was the alternate for the Nathan Young in the 2022 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard, where they won. This sent Codner off to the 2022 Tim Hortons Brier where he got to play, and become the youngest curler ever to play a game in the history of the Brier at the age of 15.

In 2023, Codner and his team won the U18 Newfoundland & Labrador Provincials once more. They beat the Parker Tipple rink in the finals with a score of 8–4 to send the team off to the 2023 Canadian U18 Curling Championships. [6] At this tournament, they finished sixth overall and finished the round robin with a record of 4–2. This improved drastically on their results from the previous year. The Perry rink also continued this success into the U21 Newfoundland & Labrador provincial tournament. They beat the Nathan Young rink in the finals with a score of 9–1. This qualified them to be Team Newfoundland & Labrador 1 at the 2023 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, where they finished a disappointing 15th. [7]

In 2024, Codner and the Perry rink won their first national championship at the 2024 Canadian U18 Curling Championships, beating Saskatchewan 5-4 in the final. This was also Newfoundland and Labrador's first U18 national championship title.

Personal life

Codner is currently a student at Memorial University. Codner also used to race Bandolero cars at the Eastbound International Raceway. [8]

Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLead
2020-21 [9] Simon Perry Nicholas Codner Carter Holden Evan Scott
2021-22Simon PerryNicholas Codner William Butler Evan Scott
2022-23Simon PerryNicholas CodnerWilliam ButlerEvan Scott
2023-24Simon PerryNicholas Codner Brayden Snow Carter Holden
2024-25Simon PerryNicholas CodnerBrayden SnowCarter Holden

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