Wade White (curler)

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Wade White (born c. 1962) [1] is a Canadian curler. [2] He currently skips (captains) his own team based in Alberta, Canada.

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Early life

White was raised in Preeceville, Saskatchewan with his brother George. He has lived in Hinton [3] and currently resides in Stony Plain, Alberta. [4]

Curling career

White has won the now-discontinued [1] Trans-Canada Telephone Employees curling championship for Alberta four times, [5] including 2004 [6]

White and his team won the gold medal in the 2013 Alberta Senior Curling Championships; [7] the gold in 2017 Canadian Senior Curling Championships; [8] the gold in the 2017 Alberta Senior Provincial Curling Championships; [9] and the gold in the 2018 World Senior Curling Championships, where his team beat the defending champion Sweden by six points and earned Canada's first gold in that competition since 2014. [10] [11] [12] He competed in the 2019 Canadian Senior Curling Championships, where his team won a bronze. [8] [13]

White trains out of the Saville Community Sports Centre in Edmonton, Canada. [10]

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References

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  2. "CurlingZone". www.curlingzone.com. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  3. "He wouldn't let this bonspiel get away". Edmonton Journal. December 6, 1993. p. D3. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  4. "World Senior Men's Champions curling team has roots in Preeceville". Preeceville Progress. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  5. "Santos snags provincial senior title". Edmonton Journal. February 18, 2013. p. B6. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  6. "George adds another title to his growing collection". Regina Leader-Post. March 23, 2004. p. C3. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  7. "White, Santos grab Alberta senior curling crown". Edmonton Sun. 2013-02-18. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  8. 1 2 "Curling Canada". Curling Scores on Curling.ca. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  9. Newton, Chris (2017-02-21). "King, White crowned Alberta Senior Provincial Curling Champs in Dawson Creek". Energeticcity.ca. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  10. 1 2 "Edmontonians medal at world curling championships in Sweden". Edmonton Sun. 2018-04-28. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  11. "Edmontonians medal at world curling championships in Sweden". National Post. 2018-04-28. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  12. "Canada wins men's, women's gold at senior curling worlds - Sportsnet.ca". www.sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  13. "Saskatchewan sweep at 2019 Everest Canadian Senior Curling Championships". Chilliwack Progress. 2019-04-01. Retrieved 2020-01-17.