2023 Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship

The 2023 Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship was held from March 20 to 24 at the Moose Jaw Ford Curling Centre in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.[1] This was the first time the championship was held since 2019 as it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, 2021 and 2022.[2][3]

2023 Canadian Wheelchair
Curling Championship
Host cityMoose Jaw, Saskatchewan
ArenaMoose Jaw Ford Curling Centre
DatesMarch 20–24
Winner Saskatchewan 1
Curling clubMoose Jaw Ford CC, Moose Jaw
SkipGil Dash
ThirdMarie Wright
SecondDarwin Bender
LeadMoose Gibson
CoachLorraine Arguin
Finalist Northern Ontario (Dean)
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Teams

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The teams are listed as follows:[4]

Province / Territory Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale
  Alberta 1 Jack Smart Martin Purvis Terry Fowler Wendy Frazier Kendra Ohama Garrison CC, Calgary
  Alberta 2 Don Kuchelyma Stephan Vindis Emma Nagel Marie Laframboise Avonair CC, Edmonton
  British Columbia Gerry Austgarden Ina Forrest Rick Robinson Glen McDonald Kelowna/Vernon/Richmond
  New Brunswick Michael Fitzgerald Sarah Benevides James O'Hara Elaine Mazerolle Thistle-St. Andrews CC, Saint John
  Newfoundland and Labrador Cecilia Carroll Felix Green Katie Hubbard St. John's CC, St. John's
  Northern Ontario Douglas Dean Gino Sonego Rick Bell Lola Graham Fort William CC, Thunder Bay
  Nova Scotia Laughie Rutt Stephan Parfitt Rose Pearle Edie Lloyd Ann White Lakeshore CC, Lower Sackville
  Ontario 1 Jon Thurston Collinda Joseph Karl Allen Chrissy Molnar King CC, Schomberg
  Ontario 2 Paul Grose Tony Reynen Jim Law Shannon Wilcox Jillian Hopkins Ilderton CC, Ilderton
  Quebec Benoît Lessard Carl Marquis Johanne Mathieu François Lacourse CC Magog, Magog
  Saskatchewan 1 Gil Dash Marie Wright Darwin Bender Moose Gibson Moose Jaw Ford CC, Moose Jaw
  Saskatchewan 2 Rodney Pederson Stewart McKeown Sheryl Pederson Russell Whitsitt Moose Jaw Ford CC, Moose Jaw

Round robin standings

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Final Round Robin Standings[5]

Key
Teams to Championship Pool
Pool A Skip W L PF PA EW EL BE SE
  Northern Ontario Douglas Dean 5 0 40 22 20 16 0 9
  Saskatchewan 1 Gil Dash 4 1 45 17 21 13 2 10
  British Columbia Gerry Austgarden 3 2 39 22 21 15 1 9
  Ontario 2 Paul Grose 2 3 33 29 21 15 1 13
  New Brunswick Michael Fitzgerald 1 4 21 28 15 20 0 6
  Alberta 2 Don Kuchelyma 0 5 10 70 8 27 0 1
Pool B Skip W L PF PA EW EL BE SE
  Alberta 1 Jack Smart 4 1 34 21 23 15 0 13
  Quebec Benoît Lessard 4 1 31 26 19 18 0 9
  Ontario 1 Jon Thurston 3 2 35 23 17 17 0 6
  Saskatchewan 2 Rodney Pederson 3 2 36 28 20 18 0 11
  Newfoundland and Labrador Cecilia Carroll 1 4 28 38 19 20 0 8
  Nova Scotia Laughie Rutt 0 5 21 49 13 23 0 2

Round robin results

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All draws are listed in Central Time (UTC−05:00).[6]

Draw 1

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Monday, March 20, 2:00 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Nova Scotia (Rutt)   1 3 0 0 1 0 0 X 5
  Ontario 1 (Thurston) 0 0 3 1 0 4 1 X 9
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Quebec (Lessard) 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 6
  Saskatchewan 2 (Pederson)   0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 5
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Ontario 2 (Grose) 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 7
  New Brunswick (Fitzgerald)   0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 3
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 EE Final
  Newfoundland and Labrador (Carroll)   0 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 6
  Alberta 1 (Smart) 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 7
Sheet 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 EE Final
  Northern Ontario (Dean)   1 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 1 8
  Saskatchewan 1 (Dash) 0 2 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 7
Sheet 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Alberta 2 (Kuchelyma) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2
  British Columbia (Austgarden)   5 2 0 3 0 1 2 5 18

Draw 2

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Monday, March 20, 7:00 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Saskatchewan 2 (Pederson) 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 6
  Newfoundland and Labrador (Carroll)   0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 5
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  British Columbia (Austgarden) 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 X 6
  New Brunswick (Fitzgerald)   1 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 2
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Ontario 1 (Thurston) 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 4
  Quebec (Lessard)   0 1 1 3 0 2 1 X 8
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Saskatchewan 1 (Dash)   4 4 5 1 3 0 X X 17
  Alberta 2 (Kuchelyma) 0 0 0 0 0 1 X X 1
Sheet 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Alberta 1 (Smart)   3 2 1 0 1 0 1 X 8
  Nova Scotia (Rutt) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 X 3
Sheet 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Ontario 2 (Grose) 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 X 5
  Northern Ontario (Dean)   0 0 4 0 0 0 4 X 8

Draw 3

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Tuesday, March 21, 2:00 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Quebec (Lessard)   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 2
  Alberta 1 (Smart) 0 1 2 1 2 2 0 X 8
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Northern Ontario (Dean)   3 3 3 0 0 1 0 X 10
  Alberta 2 (Kuchelyma) 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 X 5
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Newfoundland and Labrador (Carroll) 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 4 9
  Nova Scotia (Rutt)   2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 6
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Ontario 1 (Thurston)   2 2 2 0 1 0 1 X 8
  Saskatchewan 2 (Pederson) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 2
Sheet 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  British Columbia (Austgarden) 2 0 1 0 5 0 0 1 9
  Ontario 2 (Grose)   0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 5
Sheet 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  New Brunswick (Fitzgerald)   1 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 3
  Saskatchewan 1 (Dash) 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 X 7

Draw 4

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Tuesday, March 21, 7:00 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Northern Ontario (Dean) 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 X 7
  British Columbia (Austgarden)   1 1 0 1 1 0 0 X 4
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Saskatchewan 1 (Dash) 0 1 2 2 1 0 2 X 8
  Ontario 2 (Grose)   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 3
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Alberta 1 (Smart) 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 5
  Saskatchewan 2 (Pederson)   1 0 0 1 0 1 4 1 8
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Nova Scotia (Rutt) 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 X 3
  Quebec (Lessard)   1 3 0 3 1 0 0 X 8
Sheet 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Alberta 2 (Kuchelyma)   0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 1
  New Brunswick (Fitzgerald) 2 2 1 0 2 3 2 X 12
Sheet 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Newfoundland and Labrador (Carroll) 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X 2
  Ontario 1 (Thurston)   2 0 3 0 2 5 X X 12

Draw 5

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Wednesday, March 22, 2:00 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Ontario 2 (Grose) 4 1 2 1 0 4 1 X 13
  Alberta 2 (Kuchelyma)   0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 1
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Alberta 1 (Smart)   2 1 0 1 1 1 0 X 6
  Ontario 1 (Thurston) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 X 2
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  British Columbia (Austgarden) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
  Saskatchewan 1 (Dash)   0 0 1 3 0 0 1 1 6
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  New Brunswick (Fitzgerald)   0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 1
  Northern Ontario (Dean) 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 X 7
Sheet 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Quebec (Lessard) 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 7
  Newfoundland and Labrador (Carroll)   1 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 6
Sheet 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Saskatchewan 2 (Pederson) 0 4 2 1 0 3 5 X 15
  Nova Scotia (Rutt)   1 0 0 0 3 0 0 X 4

Seeding pool

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Standings

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Final Seeding Pool Standings

Team Skip W L PF PA EW EL BE SE
  Ontario 2 Paul Grose 5 3 63 40 35 21 1 21
  Saskatchewan 2 Rodney Pederson 5 3 54 49 31 27 0 17
  Newfoundland and Labrador Cecilia Carroll 3 5 48 51 32 28 0 12
  New Brunswick Michael Fitzgerald 1 7 27 54 19 35 0 6
  Nova Scotia Laughie Rutt 1 7 36 69 21 34 0 6
  Alberta 2 Don Kuchelyma 1 7 28 86 18 38 1 7

Results

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Draw 6

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Wednesday, March 22, 7:00 pm

Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Saskatchewan 2 (Pederson)   0 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 7
  Alberta 2 (Kuchelyma) 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 6
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Newfoundland and Labrador (Carroll) 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 X 4
  Ontario 2 (Grose)   2 1 0 1 2 0 3 X 9
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Nova Scotia (Rutt)   2 2 4 2 0 1 X X 11
  New Brunswick (Fitzgerald) 0 0 0 0 2 0 X X 2

Draw 7

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Thursday, March 23, 2:00 pm

Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Ontario 2 (Grose)   0 3 3 1 1 0 1 X 9
  Nova Scotia (Rutt) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 3
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Alberta 2 (Kuchelyma)   0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3
  Newfoundland and Labrador (Carroll) 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 1 8
Sheet 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  New Brunswick (Fitzgerald)   1 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 3
  Saskatchewan 2 (Pederson) 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 X 7

Draw 8

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Thursday, March 23, 7:00 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Newfoundland and Labrador (Carroll) 2 1 2 0 2 1 X X 8
  New Brunswick (Fitzgerald)   0 0 0 1 0 0 X X 1
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Nova Scotia (Rutt) 0 0 0 0 0 1 X X 1
  Alberta 2 (Kuchelyma)   2 3 1 1 2 0 X X 9
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Saskatchewan 2 (Pederson)   0 0 0 2 2 0 X X 4
  Ontario 2 (Grose) 2 3 5 0 0 2 X X 12

Championship pool

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Standings

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Final Championship Pool Standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Team Skip W L PF PA EW EL BE SE
  Northern Ontario Douglas Dean 7 1 61 40 31 28 0 13
  Saskatchewan 1 Gil Dash 6 2 71 33 32 24 2 12
  Alberta 1 Jack Smart 5 3 49 42 34 25 0 17
  British Columbia Gerry Austgarden 5 3 59 36 34 23 1 19
  Ontario 1 Jon Thurston 5 3 57 45 28 29 0 10
  Quebec Benoît Lessard 4 4 42 50 28 31 0 13

Results

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Draw 6

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Wednesday, March 22, 7:00 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Northern Ontario (Dean) 1 4 0 1 0 0 3 X 9
  Ontario 1 (Thurston)   0 0 1 0 1 2 0 X 4
Sheet 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Saskatchewan 1 (Dash)   2 0 5 0 0 2 0 X 9
  Alberta 1 (Smart) 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 X 4
Sheet 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  British Columbia (Austgarden) 4 0 1 1 1 1 0 X 8
  Quebec (Lessard)   0 1 0 0 0 0 1 X 2

Draw 7

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Thursday, March 23, 2:00 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Alberta 1 (Smart)   0 1 0 0 0 2 1 X 4
  British Columbia (Austgarden) 1 0 3 3 1 0 0 X 8
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 EE Final
  Quebec (Lessard) 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 7
  Northern Ontario (Dean)   0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 8
Sheet 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 EE Final
  Ontario 1 (Thurston) 2 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 1 10
  Saskatchewan 1 (Dash)   0 1 2 0 0 2 0 4 0 9

Draw 8

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Thursday, March 23, 7:00 pm

Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Saskatchewan 1 (Dash)   3 0 1 0 3 1 X X 8
  Quebec (Lessard) 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X 2
Sheet 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  British Columbia (Austgarden) 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 X 4
  Ontario 1 (Thurston)   3 0 0 0 0 3 2 X 8
Sheet 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Northern Ontario (Dean)   0 1 0 0 1 0 2 X 4
  Alberta 1 (Smart) 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 X 7

Playoffs

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Semifinal Final
1   Northern Ontario 2
2   Saskatchewan 1 8 2   Saskatchewan 1 6
3   Alberta 1 2

Semifinal

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Friday, March 24, 9:00 am

Sheet 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Saskatchewan 1 (Dash)   1 1 0 2 0 1 3 X 8
  Alberta 1 (Smart) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 2

Final

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Friday, March 24, 1:30 pm

Sheet 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Northern Ontario (Dean)   0 0 0 1 0 0 1 X 2
  Saskatchewan 1 (Dash) 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 X 6

Final standings

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Place Team
    Saskatchewan 1
    Northern Ontario
    Alberta 1
4   British Columbia
5   Ontario 1
6   Quebec
7   Ontario 2
8   Saskatchewan 2
9   Newfoundland and Labrador
10   New Brunswick
11   Nova Scotia
12   Alberta 2

References

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  1. ^ "2023 Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship". Curling Canada. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  2. ^ "2022 & 2023 Wheelchair Curling Nationals". Curling Canada. December 22, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  3. ^ "Pandemic forces cancellations". Curling Canada. January 28, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  4. ^ "Teams". Curling Canada. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  5. ^ "Standings". Curling Canada. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  6. ^ "Draw Schedule" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
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