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2020 Canadian Junior Curling Championships – Men's Tournament
The Men's tournament of the 2020 New Holland Canadian Junior Curling Championships was held from January 18 to 26 at the George Preston Recreation Centre and the Langley Curling Centre. In the final, Jacques Gauthier and his team of Jordan Peters, Brayden Payette and Zack Bilawka curling out of the Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club in Winnipeg, Manitoba Manitoba ( ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population o ... defeated Newfoundland's Daniel Bruce rink 8–6 to make it an all Manitoba sweep in both the men's and women's events. Teams The teams are listed as follows: Round-robin standings ''Final round-robin standings'' Round-robin results All draw times are listed in Eastern Standard Time ( UTC−5:00). Pool A Draw 1 ''Saturday, January 18, 9:00 am'' Draw 2 ''Saturday, Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langley, British Columbia (district Municipality)
The Township of Langley is a district municipality immediately east of the City of Surrey in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It extends south from the Fraser River to the Canada–United States border, and west of the City of Abbotsford. Langley Township is not to be confused with the City of Langley, which is adjacent to the township but politically is a separate entity. Langley is located in the eastern part of Metro Vancouver. History First Nations Throughout the last several millennia, the area that is now Langley Township was inhabited by various Stó:lo nations, including the Katzie and Kwantlen. There is limited recorded history from this time, as much was passed down through oral tradition rather than written documents. The Kwantlen were a major factor in the salmon trade that later operated out of the Fort Langley. Simon Fraser, while traveling through the Sto:lo territory in 1808 recorded the image of a Kwantlen village: Their houses are built of cedar p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Gittis
Andrew Gittis (born November 2, 1998) is a Canadian curler from Edmonton, Alberta. He is currently the second of the Alberta Golden Bears men's curling team in university curling and on the World Curling Tour. Gittis is a dual citizen of the United States and Canada, and is now living in Canada full-time. Curling career Gittis began his curling career in Pennsylvania where he learned to curl. He represented Massachusetts at the 2016 U18 International Curling Championships, finishing in 7th place. The next year, Gittis reached the 2017 USA Junior Curling nationals and the 2017 USA U18 Curling Nationals where his team won the bronze medal, and he won the sportsmanship award as voted on by fellow curlers. Around the same time, he got the opportunity to meet Brendan Bottcher who discovered that Gittis was also a Canadian Citizen and asked him to consider attending to the University of Alberta and trying out for their curling team. This is what led Gittis to his current position in Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
