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Mother Club Fall Curling Classic
The Mother Club Fall Curling Classic is an annual bonspiel on the men's and women's curling tour. It is held annually in late September at the Granite Curling Club in Winnipeg Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749, .... The purse for the event is $7,600. Past champions Men's Women's References {{Reflist External linksEvent site Curling competitions in Winnipeg 2014 establishments in Manitoba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winnipeg
Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749,607 and a metropolitan population of 834,678, making it the sixth-largest city, and eighth-largest metropolitan area in Canada. The city is named after the nearby Lake Winnipeg; the name comes from the Western Cree words for "muddy water" - “winipīhk”. The region was a trading centre for Indigenous peoples long before the arrival of Europeans; it is the traditional territory of the Anishinabe (Ojibway), Ininew (Cree), Oji-Cree, Dene, and Dakota, and is the birthplace of the Métis Nation. French traders built the first fort on the site in 1738. A settlement was later founded by the Selkirk settlers of the Red River Colony in 1812, the nucleus of which was incorporated as the City of Winnipeg in 1873. Being far inland, the local cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Gordon (curler)
Robbie "Rob" Gordon (born November 28, 1995) is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. He currently plays lead on Team Braden Calvert. Career Gordon joined the 2013 Canadian Junior Curling Championships winning rink of Matt Dunstone for the 2013–14 season. The team lost in the finals of the Manitoba Canola Juniors to Braden Calvert in both 2014 and 2015. The team would win the Manitoba juniors the following year in 2016. This earned the Dunstone rink a spot in the 2016 Canadian Juniors where Gordon would win his first championship after defeating Northern Ontario 11–4 in the final, and represented Canada at the 2016 World Junior Curling Championships, winning a bronze medal. At the 2016 Manitoba championship, he played with Dunstone, losing in the final to Mike McEwen. Had they won the event, they would've declined their berth into the Brier as it conflicted with the 2016 World Juniors. Gordon would stay with teammates Colton Lott and Kyle Doering but would bring on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Howell (curler)
Thomas "Tom" Howell (born October 14, 1994) is an American curler from Bentleyville, Ohio. Teams Men's Mixed Mixed doubles References External links * * * Our Team — YoungBucks USA* * Video: Living people 1994 births Sportspeople from Newton, Massachusetts American male curlers American curling champions Marquette University alumni Competitors at the 2013 Winter Universiade Curlers at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics Sportspeople from Cuyahoga County, Ohio {{US-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korey Dropkin
Korey Dropkin (born June 11, 1995) is an American curler originally from Southborough, Massachusetts. Curling career Juniors As a junior curler, Dropkin won three United States Junior Curling Championships, playing third for brother Stephen in 2012 and skipping in 2013 and 2016 while curling at Broomstones Curling Club in Wayland, MA. As such, he played for the United States at the World Junior Curling Championships, finishing 5th at the 2012 World Junior Curling Championships and 7th at the 2013 World Junior Curling Championships. Dropkin was a member of the U.S. team at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics, skipping a team that included Sarah Anderson, Thomas Howell and Taylor Anderson. The team finished 5th at the event; after going undefeated in the round-robin, they were eliminated in the quarter-final against Italy. Dropkin did not go away from the event empty handed, as he picked up a bronze medal at the mixed doubles event with teammate Marina Verenich of Russia. D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wade Ford
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Kennedy Bird
Kennedy may refer to: People * John F. Kennedy (1917–1963), 35th president of the United States * John Kennedy (Louisiana politician), (born 1951), US Senator from Louisiana * Kennedy (surname), a family name (including a list of persons with the surname) * Kennedy (given name), a given name (including a list of person with the first name) * Kennedy (commentator) (born 1972), former MTV VJ Lisa Kennedy Montgomery, who uses "Kennedy" as a stage name * Ken Anderson (wrestler) (born 1976), American professional wrestler and actor formerly known as Mr. Kennedy Families * Kennedy family, members of which have held high political US office * Kennedy (Ireland), or O'Kennedy, a royal dynasty * Clan Kennedy, of Scotland Fictional characters * Leon S. Kennedy, a fictional character in ''Resident Evil'' * Kennedy (''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''), a fictional character in ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' Places Australia * Kennedy, Queensland, a locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanner Lott
Tanner may refer to: * Tanner (occupation), the tanning of leather and hides People * Tanner (given name), * Tanner (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) *The Tanner Sisters, also referred to as "The Harbingers of Weirdness" * Simon the Tanner (New Testament), a Jaffa resident where Saint Peter stayed, as told in the New Testament * Simon the Tanner (10th century), a Coptic Orthodox saint * Theodotus the Tanner (fl. late 2nd century), an early Christian writer from Byzantium Places Populated places ;In the United States * Tanner, Alabama, an unincorporated community * Tanner, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Tanner, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Tanner, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Tanner, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Tanner, Washington, a census-designated place * Tanner, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Tanner Township, Kidder County, North Dakota, a civil township ;Elsewhere * Tanner's Settle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Simmons (curler)
Patrick (Pat) "Simms" Simmons (born November 21, 1974 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian curler. Simmons played on the 2014 and 2015 Canadian champion rink, the latter year as skip. As a skip, he has also represented Saskatchewan in four straight Briers from 2005 to 2008 and again in 2011. He has also represented Alberta twice at the Brier. Career Simmons made it to his first Brier in 2005 after winning his first provincial championship, defeating Daryl Williamson in that year's Saskatchewan final with teammates Jeff Sharp, Chris Haichert and Ben Hebert. At the Brier, he skipped Saskatchewan to a 6–5 finish, in a four-way tie for fifth place, out of the playoffs. Simmons was the Saskatchewan provincial championship for the second time in a row in 2006, defeating Bruce Korte in the final. At the 2006 Tim Hortons Brier, Simmons skipped Saskatchewan to a 5–6 finish at the Brier, tied for eighth place and out of the playoffs. Simmons won his third straight provinci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connor Njegovan
Connor Njegovan (born June 23, 1992) is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. He currently plays lead on Team Reid Carruthers. Career Juniors Njegovan made his first and only Canadian Junior Curling Championships appearance in 2010 playing second for the Alex Forrest rink. The team finished the round robin in first place only suffering two losses to Northern Ontario and Saskatchewan. This meant the team had an automatic bye to the final. There, they faced Ontario who they had previously beaten in the round robin. The team gave up two in the final end to lose the game 8–7. Njegovan curled an average 81% during the round robin. Men's Njegovan played for the Jeff Stoughton rink for the 2014–15 season, which would be Stoughton's last. The team played in four Grand Slam of Curling events but only qualified in one, the 2014 Masters. At the 2015 Manitoba provincials, the team qualified for the championship round as the third seed. They defeated Braden Calvert 6–4 in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian McMillan (curler)
Ian McMillan (born July 17, 1991 in Dryden, Ontario) is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. He currently plays second on Team Tanner Horgan. Career McMillan is most notable for winning the 2017 Tour Challenge Tier 2 Grand Slam of Curling event playing second for Jason Gunnlaugson. The team finished sixth on the CTRS standings that season. McMillan left the team the following season and joined the Braden Calvert rink. Team Calvert had a fairly successful first season together, beginning with the 2018 Icebreaker at The Granite where they won the event title. They also won The Sunova Spiel at East St. Paul and the Thistle Integrity Stakes the following two months and had semifinal appearances at both the DeKalb Superspiel and the KKP Classic. The team also played in three Grand Slam events, failing to qualify for the playoffs in any of them. At the 2019 Viterra Championship, they were eliminated in the championship round. The following season, the team would only win one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Forrest (curler)
Alex Forrest (born February 13, 1989) is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Until 2020, he played third for the Jason Gunnlaugson rink. Career Juniors Forrest made his first and only Canadian Junior Curling Championships appearance in 2010 skipping Team Manitoba. The team finished the round robin in first place only suffering two losses to Northern Ontario and Saskatchewan. This meant the team had an automatic bye to the final. There, they faced Ontario who they had previously beaten in the round robin. Unfortunately, the team gave up two in the final end to lose the game 8–7. Forrest curled an average 80% during the round robin, which was second among skips. Men's Forrest played second for the Jeff Stoughton rink for the 2014–15 season, which would be Stoughton's last. The team played in four Grand Slam of Curling events but only qualified in one, the 2014 Masters. At the 2015 Manitoba provincials, the team qualified for the championship round as the third see ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Gunnlaugson
Jason Gunnlaugson is a Canadian curler currently living in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Gunnlaugson is known for having been hired by the Russian Curling Federation (RCF) to represent the country at the 2014 Winter Olympics. The deal which was announced in April 2010 fell through in November that year, when the Gunnlaugson team was fired by the RCF. Career Prior to his deal to play for Russia, Gunnlaugson had skipped his team out of Beausejour, Manitoba. In 2009, Gunnlaugson took over the reins of Daley Peters's team when Peters left the team to curl with his father Vic Peters. Gunnlaugson had been a member of the Peters team solely for the 2008-09 season, prior to that he had played third on the Reid Carruthers team. Gunnlaugson acquired a berth at the 2009 Olympic Pre-Trials through his CTRS ranking from September 2007 to April 2009, highest of teams not already qualified. Most of those points were acquired earlier as part of the Reid Carruthers team, the Gunnlaugson team was the la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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