Owen Purcell

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Owen Purcell
Curler
Born (2000-07-08) July 8, 2000 (age 24)
Tantallon, Nova Scotia [1]
Team
Curling club Halifax CC,
Halifax, NS
Skip Owen Purcell
Third Luke Saunders
Second Scott Saccary
Lead Ryan Abraham
Alternate Adam McEachren
Mixed doubles
partner		 Emma Artichuk
Curling career Curling pictogram.svg
Member AssociationFlag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia
Brier appearances1 (2025)
Top CTRS ranking 13th (2023–24)
Medal record
Men's Curling
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Jönköping
World University Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Lake Placid

Owen Purcell (born July 8, 2000) is a Canadian curler from Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia. [1] He currently skips his team out of Halifax Curling Club. He is most notable for winning multiple Canadian junior titles and representing Canada at the 2022 World Junior Curling Championships.

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Career

In 2017, Purcell's rink out of CFB Halifax would start 2–1 at the 2017 Nova Scotia Junior Under 18 Men's Championship qualifying for the championship round in the B Event. [2] Purcell lost in the championship round to Team Ryan Abraham 6–3 who would later go on to win the event. [3] In 2018 Purcell would win the 2018 Nova Scotia Under 18 Men's Championship playing third for Graeme Weagle. [4] They went on to win the 2018 Canadian U18 Curling Championships defeating Alberta's Ryan Jacques 10–6 in the final. [5] In 2019, Purcell would win the 2019 Nova Scotia Under 18 Men's Championship playing third for Adam McEachren. [2] They went 4–2 in round robin play at the 2019 Canadian U18 Curling Championships qualifying for the knockout round. They finished the tournament in 4th. [6] Purcell also won the 2019 Nova Scotia Junior Championship playing fourth with Graeme Weagle. They would finish 8th at nationals. [6] The Weagle rink would once again win the Nova Scotian Provincial Playdown representing Nova Scotia at the 2020 Canadian Junior Curling Championships. The team would finish 7th with a record of 5-5. [7] In 2021, Purcell would skip his own team and be selected to represent Nova Scotia at the 2021 World Junior Qualification Event. The team went undefeated and would represent Canada at the 2022 World Junior Curling Championships. [8] They would go on to win the bronze medal. [9]

In 2020, Purcell and the Dalhousie Tigers skipped by Matthew Manuel would win the 2020 AUS Curling Championship and represent Dalhousie University at the 2020 U Sports/Curling Canada University Curling Championships. [10] They would lose in the final to Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks in the final, 8–5. [11] In 2022, Purcell would skip the Dalhousie Tigers to win the 2022 Atlantic University Sport Curling Championships. [7] They would then go on to win the 2022 FISU World University Games Qualifier, defeating Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks in the final 8–5. [12] The Dalhousie Tigers won bronze for Canada at the 2023 Winter World University Games. [13]

Personal life

Purcell is currently a computer science student at Dalhousie University. [1]

Grand Slam record

Key
CChampion
FLost in Final
SFLost in Semifinal
QFLost in Quarterfinals
R16Lost in the round of 16
QDid not advance to playoffs
T2Played in Tier 2 event
DNPDid not participate in event
N/ANot a Grand Slam event that season
Event 2023–24 2024–25
Tour Challenge DNP T2
The National Q DNP

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "2024 PointsBet Invitational Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Scoreboard". Nova Scotia Curling Association. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  3. ↑ "Scoreboard". Nova Scotia Curling Association. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  4. ↑ "Our Champions". Nova Scotia Curling Association. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  5. ↑ Smith, Emma (Apr 15, 2018). "Double gold for Nova Scotia curlers at under 18 championships".
  6. 1 2 "Curling Canada | Curling Scores on Curling.ca" . Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  7. 1 2 "Curling Canada | Curling Scores on Curling.ca" . Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  8. ↑ Woodbury, Richard (Nov 28, 2021). "'Just feels amazing': Nova Scotia curling team going to world juniors". CBC News. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  9. ↑ Myrer, George. "Owen Purcell and his Canadian rink win bronze at world junior curling championships | SaltWire". www.saltwire.com. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  10. ↑ "Dalhousie Tigers sweep AUS men's and women's curling championships - Atlantic University Sport (AUS)". www.atlanticuniversitysport.com. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  11. ↑ Freeborn, Jeremy (2020-03-17). "Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks and Alberta Pandas win 2020 USport National Curling Championships". Canadian Sport Scene. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  12. ↑ MacDonald, Glenn. "Purcell, Dalhousie men's curling rink qualify for Winter World University Games | SaltWire". www.saltwire.com. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  13. ↑ "Canada's Team Purcell comes from behind and steals bronze-medal victory at FISU Games". U SPORTS. 2023-01-20. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
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