| Pat Hailley | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | May 19, 1940 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| World Championship appearances | 1 (1972) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Patrick G. Hailley [1] (born May 19, 1940) is a Canadian former curler. He played lead on the 1972 Brier Champion team (skipped by Orest Meleschuk), representing Manitoba. They later went on to win the World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen of that year. [2] [3] [4]
Glenn William Howard is a Canadian curler who is one of the most decorated curlers of all time. He has won four world championships, four Briers and 17 Ontario provincial championships, including a record eight straight, from 2006 to 2013. Through 2017, he has played in 218 games at the Brier, more than any other curler in history. He has also won the 2001 TSN Skins Game.
Orest B. "The Big O" Meleschuk is a Canadian former curler of Ukrainian descent. He was one of Manitoba's best curlers during the 1960s and 1970s and has won a number of championships and major bonspiels. His greatest curling triumph came in 1972 when he won the Manitoba, Canadian and World Championships of curling.
Edward Werenich is a Canadian curler from Holland Landing, Ontario. Nicknamed "The Wrench," Werenich has been known to be a colourful and outspoken character. Outside of curling, Werenich worked as a firefighter.
The "Curse of LaBonte" is quite possibly one of the most famous curses in curling history. It was caused by an incident at the finals of the 1972 world men's curling championship, the 1972 Air Canada Silver Broom in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
Vera Rose Pezer is a Canadian athlete and administrator. Pezer was the Chancellor of the University of Saskatchewan from 2007 to 2013. A sports enthusiast, Pezer is a Canadian softball champion, golfing contender, and curling champion. She has been inducted into both the Saskatchewan Sports Halls of Fame and the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame. In 2019, Pezer was named the ninth greatest Canadian curler in history in a TSN poll of broadcasters, reporters and top curlers.
Albert (Ab) Adam "Spats" Gowanlock was a Canadian curler from Manitoba.
David G. Romano is a Canadian former curler. He played third on the 1972 Brier Champion team, representing Manitoba. They later went on to win the World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen of that year.
John R. Hanesiak is a Canadian former curler. He played second on the 1972 Brier Champion team, representing Manitoba. They later went on to win the World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen of that year.
Warren R. Hansen is a Canadian retired curler. He played as third on the Hec Gervais rink that won the 1974 Brier. Hansen served as director of event operations for Curling Canada, but retired in June 2015. He currently is operating a podcast called Inside Curling with Kevin Martin and Jim Jerome that is part of Sportsnet's podcast group. He previously worked for the United States Curling Association as a Business Development Consultant from 2017 - 2020. Hansen worked for Curling Canada 1974 - 2015. His involvement with the organization has been instrumental in moving major events into hockey arenas, introducing the page playoff system, reducing the amount of sheets in events to four, implementing player dress codes, bringing in officiating of major events and the creation of the Continental Cup of Curling and Canada Cup of Curling. In addition Hansen played a key role, along with Calgary's Ray Kingsmith in establishing curling as a demonstration sport at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. In 2002 he developed the game of Mixed Doubles as part of the newly created Continental Cup. In June 2015 it was announced that Mixed Doubles will be a full medal sport at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Hansen is a member of the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame as a team member of the Edmonton Huskies and also as a Curling Builder. He is a member of the City of Edmonton Sports Hall of Fame as a team member of the Huskies and a Curler/Builder in the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame and a Builder in the World Curing Hall of Fame.
Allan David Langlois was a Canadian curler He was the third on the Billy Walsh rink that won two Brier Championships for Manitoba, in 1952 and 1956.
Andrew A. McWilliams was a Canadian curler He played on the Billy Walsh rink that won two Brier Championships for Manitoba, in 1952 and 1956.
Peter L. Hnatiw was a Canadian curler. He was the lead of the 1975 Brier Champion team, representing Northern Ontario. The team later went on to finish third at the World Championships of that year. He was a city employee for Thunder Bay, Ontario.
William Jeffrey Michael Hodgson Jr. was a Canadian curler. He was the second on the 1975 Brier Champion team, representing Northern Ontario. The team later went on to finish third at the World Championships of that year. Originally from Thunder Bay, he was transferred to Winnipeg in 1979. He would later play lead for Manitoba at the 2005 and 2006 Canadian Senior Curling Championships, finishing 6th and 5th, respectively.
James William Ursel, also known as Jimmy Ursel, was a Canadian curler. He was the skip of the 1977 Brier Champion team, representing Quebec.
The 1996 Maple Leaf Canadian Junior Curling Championships, the men's and women's national junior curling championships of Canada, were held February 3 to 11 at the Shamrock and Granite Curling Clubs in Edmonton, Alberta. The 1996 event was the first to be sponsored by Maple Leaf Foods.
The Fort Rouge Curling Club is a curling club located in the Fort Rouge district of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
The 1972 Macdonald Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship was held March 6–11 at the St. John's Arena in St. John's, Newfoundland.
The 1971 Macdonald Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship was held March 1–6 at the 2,800 seat Pavilion de la Jeunesse in Quebec City, Quebec.
The 1970 Macdonald Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship was held March 2–6 at the Winnipeg Arena in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Jeffrey Ryan is a Canadian curler.
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