The 1995 Unitel Canadian Mixed Curling Championship was held January 7-15 at the Sarnia Golf & Curling Club in Point Edward, Ontario.[1]
| 1995 Unitel Canadian Mixed Curling Championship | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Point Edward, Ontario |
| Arena | Sarnia Golf & Curling Club |
| Dates | January 7–15, 1995 |
| Winner |  Nova Scotia |
| Curling club | Mayflower Curling Club, Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Skip | Steve Ogden |
| Third | Mary Mattatall |
| Second | Jeff Hopkins |
| Lead | Heather Hopkins |
| Finalist |  Prince Edward Island |
« 1994 1996 » | |
Nova Scotia, skipped by Steve Ogden defeated Prince Edward Island, skipped by Peter MacDonald in the final. It was the province's second national mixed championship in three years.[2] Ogden had to raise a rock to the four foot in the 10th and final end to claim a 6-5 victory. Ogden's rink also consisted of Mary Mattatall, Jeff Hopkins and Heather Hopkins.[3]
For the first time, the final was televised nationally on TSN.[4][5] After inking a 5-year agreement worth over $1,000,000,[4] the tournament was sponsored by Unitel for the first time, was the first event of the new "Season of Champions" group of televised curling tournaments put on by the Canadian Curling Association. The event was also moved up the calendar year from March.[1]
Format
editFourteen teams played a round robin tournament, with the top four making the playoffs. The playoffs were held using the page playoff system for the first time (The Brier and Tournament of Hearts also adopted this system in 1995).[1] The previous tournament had the 14 teams divided into two pools.[5]
Teams
editTeams were as follows:[6]
Standings
editFinal standings[1]
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to Playoffs | |
| Teams to Tiebreaker | |
| Province | Skip | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nova Scotia |
Steve Ogden | 11 | 2 |
| Prince Edward Island |
Peter MacDonald | 9 | 4 |
 Alberta |
Mike Sali | 9 | 4 |
 Ontario (Host) |
Ed Werenich | 8 | 5 |
 British Columbia |
Alan Roemer | 8 | 5 |
 Manitoba |
Scott Brown | 7 | 6 |
 New Brunswick |
Grant Odishaw | 7 | 6 |
 Quebec |
Guy Hemmings | 7 | 6 |
 Saskatchewan |
Grant McGrath | 7 | 6 |
 Northern Ontario |
Jeffrey Henderson | 7 | 6 |
 Yukon |
Orest Peech | 4 | 9 |
| Ontario |
James Marshall | 4 | 9 |
 Newfoundland |
Roger Mabey | 3 | 10 |
 Northwest Territories |
Jack MacKinnon | 0 | 13 |
Tiebreakers
edit
Ontario (Host) 7, 
British Columbia 6[1]
Prince Edward Island 8, 
Alberta 6 (for second place)[1]
Playoffs
edit| Page playoff system[1] | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Nova Scotia | 3 | 2 | Prince Edward Island | 5 | ||||||||
| 2 | Prince Edward Island | 4 | 1 | Nova Scotia | 6 | ||||||||
| 1 | Nova Scotia | 10 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Alberta | 5 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Alberta | 4 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Ontario (Host) | 2 | |||||||||||
Final
editJanuary 15, 3pm[5]
| Sheet [1] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Edward Island (MacDonald)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Nova Scotia (Ogden) 
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h "2020 Mixed Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. p. 85.
- ^ "Nova Scotia rink holds off P.E.I. for mixed crown". Toronto Star. January 16, 1995. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ^ "Ogden nudged to the top". Winnipeg Sun. January 16, 1995. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ^ a b "Mixed curling hits and stays on five-year sponsor". Edmonton Journal. April 14, 1994. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ^ a b c "Werenich wants mixed crown". Edmonton Journal. January 7, 1995. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ^ "Unitel Canadian Mixed Championship". Regina Leader-Post. January 7, 1995. Retrieved 2023-11-05.