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Matt Ng
Matthew "Matt" Ng (born January 4, 1986 in Calgary, Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadians, Canadian Curling, curler from Calgary, Alberta. He currently plays Lead (curling), lead on Team Charley Thomas. Career Youth Ng was a member of Team Alberta at the 2003 Canada Winter Games, where he won a bronze medal. Ng, who was a member of the J. D. Lind junior rink, was invited to play for Team Canada (skipped by Charley Thomas) as an alternate at the 2006 World Junior Curling Championships. Ng only played in one game at the event, but took home the gold medal along with the rest of the team. The following season, Ng joined the Thomas rink as their second (curling), second. The team represented Alberta at the 2007 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, losing just one game en route to the championship. They represented Canada at the 2007 World Junior Curling Championships, where they again lost just one game en route to winning their second gold medal. In university curling, Ng was a member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calgary
Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, making it the third-largest city and fifth-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Calgary is situated at the confluence of the Bow River and the Elbow River in the south of the province, in the transitional area between the Rocky Mountain Foothills and the Canadian Prairies, about east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies, roughly south of the provincial capital of Edmonton and approximately north of the Canada–United States border. The city anchors the south end of the Statistics Canada-defined urban area, the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor. Calgary's economy includes activity in the energy, financial services, film and television, transportation and logistics, technology, manufacturing, aerospace, health and wellness, retail, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 CIS/CCA Curling Championships
In 2010, the CIS Nationals were staged at the Saville Sports Centre in Edmonton, Alberta. The men's title was won by the surprise of the tournament, the Queen's Gaels skipped by Jon Beuk. In the final the Gaels defeated the UPEI Panthers, skipped by former Canadian junior champion and world junior silver medalist, Brett Gallant. In the women's final, the Regina Cougars took the title when skip Brooklyn Lemon drew the pin in an extra to defeat the St. Mary's Huskies. This was the second consecutive runner up finish for SMU skip Marie Christianson. With their wins Queen's and Regina will represent Canada at the 2011 FISU Winter Universiade in Erzurum, Turkey. Men's Results: Tiebreaker 1: UPEI over Alberta Tiebreaker 2: UPEI over Western Semifinals: Queen's over Manitoba & UPEI over Dalhousie Final: Queen's over UPEI Queen's Gaels Skip - Jonathan Beuk Third - Andrew Inouye Second - Chadd Vandermade Lead - Scott Chadwick Coach - Dick Henderson Women's Results: Tiebrea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 Births
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 **Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal enter the European Community, which becomes the European Union in 1993. *January 11 – The Sir Leo Hielscher Bridges, Gateway Bridge in Brisbane, Australia, at this time the world's longest prestressed concrete free-cantilever bridge, is opened. *January 13–January 24, 24 – South Yemen Civil War. *January 20 – The United Kingdom and France announce plans to construct the Channel Tunnel. *January 24 – The Voyager 2 space probe makes its first encounter with Uranus. *January 25 – Yoweri Museveni's National Resistance Army Rebel group takes over Uganda after leading a five-year guerrilla war in which up to half a million people are believed to have been killed. They will later use January 26 as the official date to avoid a coincidence of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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2020 Northwest Territories Men's Curling Championship
The 2020 Northwest Territories Men's Curling Championship was held from January 30 to February 2 at the Hay River Curling Club in Hay River. The winning Jamie Koe rink represented the Northwest Territories at the 2020 Tim Hortons Brier in Kingston, Ontario and finished with a 2–5 record. Five teams entered the event, and played a round robin tournament with a three team playoff. Jamie Koe won his fourteenth Northwest Territories Men's Curling Championship when he defeated Glen Hudy 11–5 in the final. Teams The teams are listed as follows: Round-robin standings ''Final round-robin standings'' Round-robin results All draws are listed in Eastern Time The Eastern Time Zone (ET) is a time zone encompassing part or all of 23 states in the eastern part of the United States, parts of eastern Canada, the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico, Panama, Colombia, mainland Ecuador, Peru, and a small port ... ( UTC−05:00). Draw 1 ''Thursday, January 30, 5:30 pm'' Draw 2 ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Tim Hortons Brier
The 2019 Tim Hortons Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship, was held from March 2 to 10 at Westoba Place in Brandon, Manitoba. In the final, Kevin Koe of Alberta defeated Team Wildcard skipped by Brendan Bottcher 4–3 by scoring two in the tenth end to win. It was the lowest scoring Brier final since 1992, which was held before the adoption of any free guard zone rule. The Koe rink represented Canada at the 2019 World Men's Curling Championship held from March 30 to April 7 at the ENMAX Centre in Lethbridge, Alberta. This marked the third time the Brier has been held in Brandon, the first time since 1982. This year's Brier was notable for a total team shot percentage efficiency for Northern Ontario of 97% during Draw 3 on March 3, tying a Brier record. Teams The teams are as follows: CTRS ranking Wildcard game A play-in game was held on Friday, March 1 to determine the wildcard team to round out the tournament field. It was played between the top two teams in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Northwest Territories Men's Curling Championship
The 2019 Northwest Territories Men's Curling Championship was played February 7–10 at the Yellowknife Curling Club in Yellowknife. The winning Jamie Koe team represented the Northwest Territories at the 2019 Tim Hortons Brier in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada's national men's curling championship. Teams The teams are listed as follows: Round robin standings Scores February 7 ;Draw 1 *Dunbar 6-3 Hudy *Mcleod 10-4 McArthur *Koe 8-6 Skauge February 8 ;Draw 2 *Hudy 8-4 Skauge *Koe 11-2 McArthur *Mcleod 7-4 Dunbar ;Draw 3 *Koe 11-2 Mcleod *Skauge 6-4 Dunbar *Hudy 9-5 McArthur February 9 ;Draw 4 *Dunbar 4-3 McArthur *Koe 8-1 Hudy *Skauge 12-5 Mcleod ;Draw 5 *Skauge 11-2 McArthur *Hudy 7-4 Mcleod *Koe 12-3 Dunbar Playoffs Semifinal ''February 10, 9:00am'' Final ''February 10, 2:00pm'' References {{reflist 2019 Tim Hortons Brier Curling in the Northwest Territories 2019 in the Northwest Territories Northwest Territories Men's Curling Championship The Northwest Territo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Koe
Jamie Koe (born November 3, 1977 in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories) is a Canadian curler. He has played in 14 Briers, representing the Northwest Territories/Yukon team and three Briers representing just the Northwest Territories. At the 2012 Brier, he became the first skip from Canada's north to make the playoffs at the Brier since the addition of the playoffs in 1980. He is the younger brother of Alberta curler Kevin Koe and twin brother of Territories champion Kerry Galusha. Career Junior career Koe played in five straight Canadian Junior Curling Championships, from 1994 to 1998. In 1994, he played third for his brother, Kevin, representing the Yukon/Northwest Territories team. The rink lost in the final to Alberta. In 1995, Kevin graduated from juniors, leaving Jamie to skip the team. He would skip the Territories to a 2-9 record at the 1995 Canadian Juniors. In 1996, each territory got their own team, and Koe would skip the Northwest Territories team. The rink finish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories (abbreviated ''NT'' or ''NWT''; french: Territoires du Nord-Ouest, formerly ''North-Western Territory'' and ''North-West Territories'' and namely shortened as ''Northwest Territory'') is a federal territory of Canada. At a land area of approximately and a 2016 census population of 41,790, it is the second-largest and the most populous of the three territories in Northern Canada. Its estimated population as of 2022 is 45,605. Yellowknife is the capital, most populous community, and only city in the territory; its population was 19,569 as of the 2016 census. It became the territorial capital in 1967, following recommendations by the Carrothers Commission. The Northwest Territories, a portion of the old North-Western Territory, entered the Canadian Confederation on July 15, 1870. Since then, the territory has been divided four times to create new provinces and territories or enlarge existing ones. Its current borders date from April 1, 1999, when the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Financial Group Classic
The World Financial Group Classic was an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, that took place at the Calgary Curling Club in Calgary, Alberta. The tournament was held in a triple-knockout format in its first year, but was held in a round robin format in 2011. The tournament was part of the World Curling Tour The World Curling Tour (WCT) is a group of curling bonspiels featuring the best male, female, and mixed doubles curlers in the world. History The World Curling Tour was founded by former World Champion Ed Lukowich, with later assistance from Jo .... Past champions ''Only skip's name is displayed.'' References {{reflist External linksCalgary Curling Club Home Former World Curling Tour events Sport in Calgary Curling in Alberta 2010 establishments in Alberta 2011 disestablishments in Alberta Recurring sporting events established in 2010 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2011 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Slam (curling)
The Grand Slam of Curling (branded as the Pinty's Grand Slam of Curling for sponsorship reasons) is a series of curling bonspiels that are a part of the annual World Curling Tour. Grand Slam events offer a purse of at least CAD$100,000, and feature the best teams from across Canada and around the World. The Grand Slam was instituted during the 2001–02 season for men and 2006–07 for women (with the 2006 Players' Championship also considered a Slam), but some of the Grand Slam events have longer histories as bonspiels. The Grand Slam season consists of six men's and women's events. The original four events (Masters, Open, National, and Players' Championship) are considered to be "majors". The other two slams (Tour Challenge and Champions Cup) have unique formats that set them apart from other events on the World Curling Tour. History In 2001, many curlers were upset with the Canadian Curling Association (CCA). Their complaints included the long curling season, not getting a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
