Wayne Tuck Jr. (born May 12, 1976) is a Canadian curler from Strathroy, Ontario.[2]
| Wayne Tuck Jr. | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | May 12, 1976 | ||||||||||||||
| Team | |||||||||||||||
| Curling club | Ilderton CC[1] Ilderton, ON | ||||||||||||||
| Skip | Wayne Tuck Jr. | ||||||||||||||
| Third | Connor Lawes | ||||||||||||||
| Second | Robert Currie | ||||||||||||||
| Lead | Evan Lilly | ||||||||||||||
| Mixed doubles partner | Kim Tuck | ||||||||||||||
Curling career  | |||||||||||||||
| Member Association |  Ontario | ||||||||||||||
| Brier appearances | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Top CTRS ranking | 20th (2009-10) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam victories | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tuck is a three time provincial mixed champion, having won the Ontario provincial mixed championship at the 2002, 2009 and 2017 events. At the 2002 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship, he skipped the Ontario team to a 10-1 round robin record, but they lost both their playoff matches, including the final to Nova Scotia, skipped by Mark Dacey.[3] The 2009 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship was another successful event for Tuck, who finished the round robin with an 8-3 record. They lost again in the final, this time to Manitoba, skipped by Sean Grassie.[4] At the 2017 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship, Tuck led his team to an undefeated record in the preliminary rounds (10-0), but lost in the semi-final to Manitoba. They would rebound to win the bronze medal, defeating Saskatchewan.
Tuck also won the Dominion Regalia Silver Tankard in 1997, skipping one of the two rinks for the champion Ilderton Curling Club.[5]
Tuck is married to Kim Tuck[6] (née Veale), who played third for him in all three of his provincial mixed championships. The pair won the 2014 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials and represented Canada at the 2014 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship where they lost in the round of 16. The pair played in the 2018 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Olympic Trials, but finished last in their group with a 1-7 record. Later that season, the pair would win their first provincial mixed doubles title.[7]
Personal life
editTuck is employed as a "curling stone technician" for Canada Curling Stone Co. He and Kim Tuck have two children.[8]
Wayne and Kim are co-founders and co-owners of Canada Curling Stone Co.[9] Stones made by this company are used by Curling Canada at its major championships, including the Scotties Tournament of Hearts and Brier.[10] Their rocks made an appearance in the 2002 movie Men With Brooms.[11][12]
Teams and events
editMen's
edit| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–00 | Kevin Breivik | Jim Lyle | Wayne Tuck Jr. | Ted Smith | ||
| 2002–03 | Wayne Tuck Jr. | Curtis Cassidy | Dean Palmer | Matt Firman | ||
| 2003–04 | Kirk Ziola | Wayne Tuck Jr. | Darcy Tomchick | Jake Higgs | ||
| 2004–05 | Tim Morrison | Wayne Tuck Jr. | Jason Boyce | Jason Curtis | Darryl Prebble | |
| Wayne Tuck Jr. | Jason Boyce | Matt Paul | Jason Curtis | CCup 2005 (9th) | ||
| 2005–06 | Wayne Tuck Jr. | Wes Johnson | John Grant | Lyndon Blaney | ||
| 2006–07 | Wayne Tuck Jr. | John Grant | Wes Johnson | Mike Callan | ||
| 2007–08 | Wayne Tuck Jr. | Nick Rizzo | Codey Maus | Jeff Wilson | ||
| 2008–09 | Wayne Tuck Jr. | Nick Rizzo | Codey Maus | Rob Brockbank | ||
| 2009–10 | Greg Balsdon | Wayne Tuck Jr. | Don Bowser | Jason Boyce | ||
| 2010–11 | Wayne Tuck Jr. | Craig Kochan | Scott McDonald | Paul Moffatt | ||
| 2011–12 | Wayne Tuck Jr. | Craig Kochan | Scott McDonald | Paul Moffatt | ||
| 2012–13 | Wayne Tuck Jr. | Chad Allen | Jay Allen | Caleb Flaxey | ||
| 2013–14 | Wayne Tuck Jr. | Chad Allen | Jay Allen | Caleb Flaxey | ||
| 2014–15 | Wayne Tuck Jr. | Chad Allen | Connor Duhaime | Chris Jay | ||
| 2015–16 | Wayne Tuck Jr. | Chad Allen | Andrew Tournay | Ian Parker | ||
| 2016–17 | Wayne Tuck Jr. | Chad Allen | Kurt Armstrong | Matt Pretty | ||
| 2017–18 | Wayne Tuck Jr. | Chad Allen | Kurt Armstrong | Matt Pretty | ||
| 2018–19 | Wayne Tuck Jr. | Kevin Flewwelling | Chad Allen | Sean Harrison | ||
| 2019–20 | Wayne Tuck Jr. | Kevin Flewwelling | Chad Allen | Sean Harrison |
Mixed
edit| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Events |
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| 2001–02 | Wayne Tuck Jr. | Kimberly Tuck | Jake Higgs | Sara Gatchell | CMxCC 2002 
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| 2008–09 | Wayne Tuck Jr. | Kimberly Tuck | Jake Higgs | Sara Jane Gatchell | CMxCC 2009 
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| 2016–17 | Wayne Tuck Jr. | Kimberly Tuck | Jake Higgs | Sara Gatchell | CMxCC 2017
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| 2018–19 | Wayne Tuck Jr. | Kimberly Tuck | Wesley Forget | Sara Gatchell | CMxCC 2019 (4th) |
Mixed doubles
edit| Season | Female | Male | Coach | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–14 | Kimberly Tuck | Wayne Tuck Jr. | Jim Waite (WMDCC) | CMDCT 2014  WMDCC 2014 (10th) |
| 2014–15 | Kim Tuck | Wayne Tuck Jr. | CMDCT 2015 (21st) | |
| 2015–16 | Kim Tuck | Wayne Tuck Jr. | CMDCT 2016 (17th) | |
| 2016–17 | Kim Tuck | Wayne Tuck Jr. | CMDCT 2017 (13th) | |
| 2017–18 | Kimberly Tuck | Wayne Tuck Jr. | CMDCC 2018 (21st) | |
| 2018–19 | Kimberly Tuck | Wayne Tuck Jr. | CMDCC 2019 (9th) | |
| 2020–21 | Kim Tuck | Wayne Tuck Jr. | CMDCC 2021 (27th) | |
| 2021–22 | Kim Tuck | Wayne Tuck Jr. | ||
| 2022–23 | Kim Tuck | Wayne Tuck Jr. |
References
edit- ^ "2022 Canadian Mixed Doubles Olympic Trials Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- ^ "Stratford Tankard 2012". www.stratfordtankard.ca. Archived from the original on 2012-02-07.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-06. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-06. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.ontcurl.com/competitions/past-champions.aspx?id=448 [dead link]
- ^ "Woodstock rink wins Challenge | The London Free Press". Archived from the original on 2014-03-24.
- ^ "Senior, Mixed Doubles Winners Declared - U18 Provincial Field Set - CurlON". ontcurl.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-03.
- ^ 2018 Canadian Mixed Doubles Olympic Curling Trials Media Guide
- ^ Canada Curling Stone – Quality Stones
- ^ Jason Bell (2021-03-22). "Twosome a team on the ice and in the business world". Winnipeg Free Press.
- ^ Glenn Campbell (2021-03-22). "Wayne and Kim Tuck are rock stars at Calgary's bubble curling events". CTV News.
- ^ "Kim Tuck & Canada Curling Company". Rotary Club of London Hyde Park. 2015-10-13.
