Randy Bryden

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Randy Bryden
Curler
Born (1970-01-20) January 20, 1970 (age 54)
Team
Curling club Callie CC
Regina, SK
Skip Randy Bryden
Third Troy Robinson
Second Russ Bryden
Lead Chris Semenchuck
Curling career Curling pictogram.svg
Member AssociationFlag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan
Other appearances World Senior Championship: 1 (2025)

Randy Bryden (born January 20, 1970) [1] is a Canadian curler from Regina, Saskatchewan. He is a former Canadian Mixed champion, and is the current Canadian Senior men's champion skip.

As a junior curler, Bryden skipped teams to three-straight provincial championships. At the 1987 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, he led a team of Dean Klippenstine, Craig Fiske and Jamie Mathieson to a 6–5 record. At the 1988 Canadian Juniors, he led Klippenstine, Fiske and Rick Stack to an 8–3 round robin record, and lost to British Columbia's Mike Wood rink in the semifinal. At the 1989 Juniors, he led a new team of Troy Robinson, Troy Riche and Mark Zacharias to a 7–4 record, losing to Ontario's David Allan in a tiebreaker. [2]

Bryden is notable for winning the 1996 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship for Saskatchewan with teammates Cathy Trowell, brother Russ and Karen Inglis (Trowell's sister).

Bryden has yet to represent his province at the Brier. He has won two career World Curling Tour events, winning the Horizon Laser Vision Center Classic in 2010 and the Dauphin Clinic Pharmacy Classic in 2012.

Bryden represented Saskatchewan at the 2022, [3] and 2024 Canadian Senior Curling Championships, winning the latter.

His 1996 Canadian Mixed championship rink was inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame in 2014. Bryden's father Gary, was inducted into the Hall of Fame as well for winning the 1998 Canadian Senior Curling Championships. [4]

Bryden is a graduate of the University of Regina, where he received a degree in administration. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Ottawa Citizen, 15 Jan 1996, pg B5, "Curling championship great birthday for Saskatchewan skip"
  2. 1 2 "Bryden loved junior days". Regina Leader-Post. February 2, 1995. p. 10. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  3. ↑ "2022 Everest Canadian Senior Curling Championships |".
  4. ↑ "It's a family affair for Hall of Famers". Regina Leader-Post. April 11, 2014. p. 20. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
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