Canadian Mixed Curling Championship

The Canadian Mixed Curling Championship is the national curling championship for mixed curling in Canada. The winners of the tournament represent Canada at the World Mixed Curling Championship.

Canadian Mixed Curling Championship
Established1964
2024 host citySt. Catharines, Ontario
2024 arenaSt. Catharines Golf & Country Club
2023 champion Saskatchewan
Current edition

In mixed curling, the positions on a team must alternate between men and women. If a man throws last rocks, which is usually the case, the women must throw lead rocks and third rocks, while the other male member of the team throws second rocks. In 2004, Shannon Kleibrink became the only woman to skip a team and win a Canadian Mixed championship.

History

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The Canadian Mixed Curling Championship was established in 1964, with Canadian Breweries as the event's sponsor and Frank Sargent as its committee chairman.[1][2] For the first two years it was held at the Royal Canadian Curling Club in Toronto. The first championship was won by Ernie Boushy of Winnipeg with a record of 9–1.[3][4]

In 1973, Seagram Distillers became the new official sponsor, until 1983.[5]

Up until 1995, the event was typically held in March, but was bumped up to January that year when Unitel became a sponsor. That was also the year that the "Season of Champions" event series was implemented, and the Page playoffs began to be used.[5]

Unitel's parent company AT&T became the sponsor in 1997, a partnership that only lasted until 1998. The event was dropped as a Season of Champions event in 2004, and was no longer shown on television. In 2005, the page playoff system was dropped and replaced by a 3-team playoff.[citation needed] The 2005 event was bumped up to November of the previous year, and the event has been held in November ever since, and is why the event was not held in the year it was billed as until the COVID-19 pandemic cancelled the November 2020 event.

Starting with the 2008 Championships (held in November 2007), the Canadian Curling Association picked two curlers from the winning team to represent Canada at the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. This ended with the 2012 Mixed Championship, with the creation of the Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials.[citation needed]

Champions

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The past champions of the event are listed as follows:[6]

1964–1979

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Year Winning Locale Winning Team Host
1964 Manitoba Ernie Boushy, Ina Light, Garry DeBlonde, Bea McKenzie Toronto, Ontario
1965 Alberta Lee Green, Kay Berreth, Shirley Salt, Vi Salt Toronto, Ontario
1966 Manitoba Ernie Boushy, Ina Light, Garry DeBlonde, Betty Hird Fort William, Ontario
1967 Saskatchewan Larry McGrath, Darlene Hill, Peter Gunn, Marlene Dorsett Québec City, Quebec
1968 Saskatchewan Larry McGrath, Darlene Hill, Peter Gunn, Marlene Dorsett Saint Boniface, Manitoba
1969   Alberta Don Anderson, Bernie Hunter, Bill Tarnish, Connie Reeve Kitchener, Ontario
1970   Alberta Bill Mitchell, Hadie Manley, Bill Tarnish, Connie Reeve Vancouver, British Columbia
1971   Saskatchewan Larry McGrath, Darlene Hill, John Gunn, Audrey St. John Saint John, New Brunswick
1972   British Columbia Trev Fisher, Gail Wren, Bryan Bettesworth, Louise Fisher Thunder Bay, Ontario
1973   Manitoba Barry Fry, Peggy Casselman, Stephen Decter, Susan Lynch Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1974   Saskatchewan Rick Folk, Cheryl Stirton, Tom Wilson, Bonnie Orchard Winnipeg, Manitoba
1975   Alberta Les Rowland, Aurdrey Rowland, Dan Schmaltz, Betty Schmaltz Kitchener, Ontario
1976   British Columbia Tony Eberts, Elizabeth Short, Clark Glanville, Eleanor Short Lethbridge, Alberta
1977   Manitoba Harold Tanasichuk, Rose Tanasichuk, Jim Kirkness, Debbie Orr Halifax, Nova Scotia
1978   Saskatchewan Bernie Yuzdepski, Marnie McNiven, Roy Uchman, Joan Bjerke Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
1979   Northern Ontario Roy Lund, Nancy Lund, Ron Apland, Marsha Kerr Prince George, British Columbia

1980–present

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A playoff was added in 1980.

Year Winning Locale Winning Team Runner up (skip) Host
1980[7]   Manitoba Jim Dunstone, Carol Dunstone, Del Stitt, Elaine Jones   Prince Edward Island (John Fortier) St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
1981[8]   Northern Ontario Rick Lang, Anne Provo, Bert Provo, Lorraine Edwards   Saskatchewan (Rick Folk) Winnipeg, Manitoba
1982[9]   British Columbia Glen Pierce, Marlene Neubauer, Fuji Miki, Sharon Bradley   Saskatchewan (Rick Folk) Timmins, Ontario
1983[10]   Saskatchewan Rick Folk, Dorenda Schoenhals, Tom Wilson, Elizabeth Folk   Northern Ontario (Scott Hamilton) Saint John, New Brunswick
1984   Saskatchewan Randy Woytowich, Kathy Fahlman, Brian McCusker, Jan Betker   Quebec (Kevin Adams) Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
1985   British Columbia Steve Skillings, Pat Sanders, Al Carlson, Louise Herlinveaux   Nova Scotia (Dave Jones) Toronto, Ontario
1986   Ontario Dave Van Dine, Dawn Ventura, Hugh Millikin, Cindy Wiggins   Alberta (Randy Ferbey) Kamloops, British Columbia
1987   Prince Edward Island Peter Gallant, Kathy Gallant, Phil Gorveatt, Simone MacKenzie   Northern Ontario (Gord Tokaryk) Summerside, Prince Edward Island
1988   Manitoba Jeff Stoughton, Karen Fallis, Rob Meakin, Lynn Morrow   Alberta (Ken Ursuliak) North Bay, Ontario
1989[11]   Prince Edward Island Robert Campbell, Angela Roberts, Mark O'Rourke, Kathy O'Rourke   Manitoba (Jeff Stoughton) Brandon, Manitoba
1990   Alberta Marvin Wirth, Glenna Rubin, Millard Evans, Robin Pettit   Manitoba (Howard Restall) Rimouski, Quebec
1991   Manitoba Jeff Stoughton, Karen Fallis, Scott Morrow, Lynn Morrow   New Brunswick (Grant Odishaw) Thunder Bay, Ontario
1992   Alberta Kurt Balderston, Marcy Balderston, Rod Kramer, Joanne Morrison   Northern Ontario (Jim Adams) Grande Prairie, Alberta
1993   Nova Scotia Scott Saunders, Colleen Jones, Tom Fetterly, Helen Radford   Alberta (Terry Meek) Swift Current, Saskatchewan
1994   New Brunswick Grant Odishaw, Heather Smith, Rick Perron, Krista Smith   British Columbia (Eric Wiltzen) Leduc, Alberta
1995   Nova Scotia Steve Ogden, Mary Mattatall, Jeff Hopkins, Heather Hopkins   Prince Edward Island (Peter MacDonald) Point Edward, Ontario
1996   Saskatchewan Randy Bryden, Cathy Trowell, Russ Bryden, Karen Inglis   Ontario (Rich Moffatt) Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1997   Northern Ontario Chris Johnson, Barb McKinty, Drew Eloranta, Lisa Gauvreau   British Columbia (Eric Wiltzen) Kindersley, Saskatchewan
1998   Nova Scotia Steve Ogden, Mary Mattatall, Jeff Hopkins, Heather Hopkins   Ontario (Dean Wadland) Owen Sound, Ontario
1999   Nova Scotia Paul Flemming, Colleen Jones, Tom Fetterly, Monica Moriarty   Prince Edward Island (Peter MacDonald) Victoria, British Columbia
2000   Alberta Kevin Koe, Susan O'Connor, Greg Northcott, Lawnie Goodfellow   Saskatchewan (Jim Packet) Lethbridge, Alberta
2001   Quebec Jean-Michel Ménard, Jessica Marchand, Marco Berthelot, Joëlle Sabourin   Nova Scotia (Mark Dacey) Weyburn, Saskatchewan
2002   Nova Scotia Mark Dacey, Heather Smith-Dacey, Rob Harris, Laine Peters   Prince Edward Island (John Likely) Halifax, Nova Scotia
2003   Nova Scotia Paul Flemming, Kim Kelly, Tom Fetterly, Cathy Donald   Alberta (Shannon Kleibrink) Abbotsford, British Columbia
2004   Alberta Shannon Kleibrink, Richard Kleibrink, Judy Pendergast, Kevin Pendergast   Ontario (Heath McCormick) Timmins, Ontario
2005   Newfoundland and Labrador Mark Nichols, Shelley Nichols, Brent Hamilton, Jennifer Guzzwell   Saskatchewan (Kyle George) Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
2006   Ontario John Epping, Julie Reddick, Scott Foster, Leigh Armstrong   Manitoba (David Hamblin) Whitehorse, Yukon
2007   New Brunswick Terry Odishaw, Becky Atkinson, Kevin Boyle, Jane Boyle   Quebec (Ève Bélisle) Kitchener, Ontario
2008   Alberta Dean Ross, Susan O'Connor, Tim Krassman, Susan Wright   Ontario (Bob Turcotte) Calgary, Alberta
2009   Manitoba Sean Grassie, Allison Nimik, Ross Derksen, Kendra Green   Ontario (Wayne Tuck Jr.) Iqaluit, Nunavut
2010   Nova Scotia Mark Dacey, Heather Smith-Dacey, Andrew Gibson, Jill Mouzar   Ontario (Mark Bice) Burlington, Ontario
2011   Prince Edward Island Robert Campbell, Rebecca Jean MacPhee, Robbie Doherty, Jackie Reid   Manitoba (Terry McNamee) Morris, Manitoba
2012   Saskatchewan Jason Ackerman, Chantelle Eberle, Dean Hicke, Colleen Ackerman   Alberta (Kurt Balderston) Sudbury, Ontario
2013   Ontario Cory Heggestad, Heather Graham, Greg Balsdon, Amy Mackay   Nova Scotia (Brent MacDougall) Mount Royal, Quebec
2014   Alberta Darren Moulding, Heather Jensen, Brent Hamilton, Anna-Marie Moulding   Ontario (Cory Heggestad) Ottawa, Ontario
2015   Saskatchewan Max Kirkpatrick, Jolene Campbell, Chris Haichert, Teejay Haichert   Northwest Territories (Jamie Koe) North Bay, Ontario
2016   Alberta Mick Lizmore, Sarah Wilkes, Brad Thiessen, Alison Kotylak[12]   Saskatchewan (Bruce Korte) Toronto, Ontario
2017   Northern Ontario Trevor Bonot, Jackie McCormick, Kory Carr, Megan Carr   Manitoba (Braden Calvert) Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
2018   Ontario Mike Anderson, Danielle Inglis, Sean Harrison, Lauren Harrison   Quebec (Robert Desjardins) Swan River, Manitoba
2019   Manitoba Colin Kurz, Meghan Walter, Brendan Bilawka, Sara Oliver   Nova Scotia (Kendal Thompson) Winnipeg, Manitoba
2020   Quebec Jean-Sébastien Roy, Amélie Blais, Dan deWaard, Brenda Nicholls   New Brunswick (Grant Odishaw) Saguenay, Quebec
2021[a]   Quebec Jean-Michel Ménard, Marie-France Larouche, Ian Belleau, Annie Lemay   Ontario (Mike McLean) Canmore, Alberta
2022   Quebec Félix Asselin, Laurie St-Georges, Émile Asselin, Emily Riley   Northern Ontario (Trevor Bonot) Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
2023   Saskatchewan Shaun Meachem, Kelly Schafer, Chris Haichert, Teejay Haichert   Manitoba (Kyle Kurz) Swift Current, Saskatchewan
2024 St. Catharines, Ontario
2025 Assiniboia, Saskatchewan

Championships by province

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Province Titles by province
  Alberta 11
  Saskatchewan 11
  Manitoba 9
  Nova Scotia 7
  British Columbia 4
  Northern Ontario 4
  Ontario 4
  Quebec 4
  Prince Edward Island 3
  New Brunswick 2
  Newfoundland and Labrador 1

Notes

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  1. ^ The original 2021 event, scheduled for November 2020 was cancelled due to COVID-19[13][14]

References

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  1. ^ "History of the Mixed". Curling Canada. February 13, 2014. Archived from the original on February 13, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  2. ^ "Dugie and champion rink named to Hall of Fame". Brandon Sun. Brandon, Manitoba. February 19, 1974. p. 6. 
  3. ^ 14 Rinks Entered in Quebec Mixed Curling Playdowns, News and Eastern Townships Advocate, Feb 20, 1964.
  4. ^ "Curling News column", L'artisan. Nov 23, 1964.
  5. ^ a b "2020 Mixed Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada.
  6. ^ "Past Champions of the Mixed". Canadian Curling Association. Archived from the original on February 13, 2014.
  7. ^ "Manitoba foursome wins marathon mixed curling final". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. March 24, 1980. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  8. ^ "Folk misses key draw, Lang grabs mixed title". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. March 23, 1981. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  9. ^ "B.C. rink mixed curling champions". Montreal Gazette. March 29, 1982. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  10. ^ "Folk foursome tops field". North Bay Nugget. March 28, 1983. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  11. ^ "P.E.I. hammer beats Manitoba". Ottawa Citizen. March 19, 1989. p. 20. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  12. ^ 2016 Canadian Mixed Curling Champions
  13. ^ "2020 events altered". Curling Canada. 2020-08-11. Archived from the original on 2020-09-25. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
  14. ^ "More events cancelled". Curling Canada. 2020-09-10. Archived from the original on 2020-09-10. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
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