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Rob Lobel
Rob Lobel (born June 2, 1966 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian curler from Thornhill, Ontario. He currently skips his own team. Career Lobel played second for Steve Hartley at the 1984 Junior Provincial Curling Championship, in which the team won, earning them the right to represent Ontario at the 1984 Canadian Junior Men's Curling Championship. The team was coached by his father Art. There, team finished with a 7–4 record, in fourth place. In his first men's provincial championship, Lobel skipped his men's team to a fourth-place finish at the 2008 provincial championship, losing to Mike Harris in the 3-4 game. The following season, his team made it to the 2009 TSC Stores Tankard and placed sixth with a 4-5 record. He finished 4–6 at the 2010 Ontario Men's Curling Championship and 3–7 in 2014, his last Tankard appearance. Lobel won a provincial senior mixed championship in 2017. Personal life Lobel's brother Steven is a member of his team. Their father Art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as ''Fort Ville-Marie, Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked hill around which the early city of Ville-Marie is built. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal, which obtained its name from the same origin as the city, and a few much smaller peripheral islands, the largest of which is Île Bizard. The city is east of the national capital Ottawa, and southwest of the provincial capital, Quebec City. As of 2021, the city had a population of 1,762,949, and a Census Metropolitan Area#Census metropolitan areas, metropolitan population of 4,291,732, making it the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest city, and List of cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Harris (curler)
Michael R. Harris2017 Brier Media Guide: Previous Rosters (born June 9, 1967 in Georgetown, Ontario) is a Canadian curler. Harris led his team to win the silver medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics. Curling career Relatively unknown due to the shadows cast out of Ontario in the form of superstars Russ Howard, Ed Werenich and Wayne Middaugh, and having not qualified to a Brier out of Ontario yet, Harris rose to stardom when he skipped his team of Richard Hart, Collin Mitchell and George Karrys to a win at the Canadian Olympic trials in 1997, qualifying the team for the 1998 Winter Olympics. They would defeat the favoured Kevin Martin 6-5 in the trials final, after a 7-2 round robin record had the team sole 1st and a direct bye to the final. At the Olympics, Harris' team dominated throughout, while other pre-Olympic favourites such as reigning World Champions Sweden (skipped by Peja Lindholm) and reigning World silver medallist and European Champions Germany (skipped by Andy Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sportspeople From Thornhill, Ontario
An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-developed physiques obtained by extensive physical training and strict exercise accompanied by a strict dietary regimen. Definitions The word "athlete" is a romanization of the el, άθλητὴς, ''athlētēs'', one who participates in a contest; from ἄθλος, ''áthlos'' or ἄθλον, ''áthlon'', a contest or feat. The primary definition of "sportsman" according to Webster's ''Third Unabridged Dictionary'' (1960) is, "a person who is active in sports: as (a): one who engages in the sports of the field and especially in hunting or fishing." Physiology Athletes involved in isotonic exercises have an increased mean left ventricular end-diastolic volume and are less likely to be depressed. Due to their strenuous physical activities, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1966 Births
Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo is deposed by a military coup in the Republic of Upper Volta (modern-day Burkina Faso). * January 10 ** Pakistani–Indian peace negotiations end successfully with the signing of the Tashkent Declaration, a day before the sudden death of Indian prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. ** The House of Representatives of the US state of Georgia refuses to allow African-American representative Julian Bond to take his seat, because of his anti-war stance. ** A Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference convenes in Lagos, Nigeria, primarily to discuss Rhodesia. * January 12 – United States President Lyndon Johnson states that the United States should stay in South Vietnam until Communist aggression there is ended. * January 15 – 1966 Nigeria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 Macdonald Brier
The 1977 Macdonald Brier was held March 6-12 in Montreal, Quebec at the Velodrome. The total attendance for the week was 50,001. This Brier would see the first victory for Quebec in the Brier's history. At this time, there was no playoffs in the Brier. Background This would be the first time that games were shortened to 10 ends. In 1927 Events January * January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith becomes the first Director-General. * January 7 * ..., teams played 14 ends, and from 1928–76, teams played 12. Teams The teams were as follows: Standings Scores Draw 1 ''March 6'' Draw 2 ''March 6'' Draw 3 ''March 7'' Draw 4 ''March 7'' Draw 5 ''March 7'' Draw 6 ''March 8'' Draw 7 ''March 8'' Draw 8 ''March 9'' Draw 9 ''March 9'' Draw 10 ''March 10'' Draw 11 ''March 10'' Draw 12 ''March 11'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec Tankard
The Hardline Quebec Tankard (French: ''Tankard Hardline''), formerly the Quebec Men's Provincial Curling Championship is the Quebec provincial championship for men's curling. The tournament is run by Curling Québec, the provincial curling association. The winner represents Team Quebec at the Tim Hortons Brier. The provincial champion receives the McIntyre Trophy. A separate team represented Montreal until 1931. Qualifying 16 teams play in the Quebec provincial. The teams that qualify are the defending champions, the provincial tour champion, the three highest Quebec teams on the Canadian Team Ranking System The Canadian Team Ranking System (CTRS) is a point system used by Curling Canada to rank men's and women's curling teams across Canada. They are determined through points earned in various curling bonspiels held worldwide throughout the season. CT ..., the three highest earning teams on the Quebec tour, six regional qualifiers and two last chance qualifiers. Winners Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Travelers Tankard
The 2014 Travelers Tankard, southern Ontario's men's provincial curling championship, was held from January 27 to February 2 at the Smiths Falls Community Memorial Centre in Smiths Falls, Ontario. The winning Mark Bice team (skipped by Greg Balsdon) represented Ontario at the 2014 Tim Hortons Brier in Kamloops, British Columbia. Teams *Mark Bice skipped the team through the Zone and Regional playdowns, and thus the team was named after him. Greg Balsdon returned to the lineup as Skip for the Provincial Championship after missing 2 months due to injury. The team plays as a 5-man squad regularly during the Tour season. Round robin standings Results Draw 1 ''January 27, 14:00'' Draw 2 ''January 27, 19:30'' Draw 3 ''January 28, 14:00'' Draw 4 ''January 28, 19:00'' Draw 5 ''January 29, 09:00'' Draw 6 ''January 29, 14:00'' Draw 7 ''January 29, 19:00'' Draw 8 ''January 30, 14:00'' Draw 9 ''January 30, 19:00'' Draw 10 ''January 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Ontario Men's Curling Championship
The 2010 Ontario Men's Curling Championship was held February 1-7th, 2010 at the Strathcona Paper Centre in Napanee. Eleven teams participated. It marked the first year that the defending champion (Glenn Howard's rink) would get an automatic berth. Winner Glenn Howard went on to represent Ontario at the 2010 Tim Hortons Brier in Halifax, Nova Scotia, losing in the final to Kevin Koe's Alberta rink. Teams Standings Scores Draw 1 February 1, 14:00 Draw 2 February 1, 19:15 Draw 3 February 2, 14:00 Draw 4 February 2, 19:00 Draw 5 February 3, 09:00 Draw 6 February 3, 14:00 Draw 7 February 3, 19:00 Draw 8 February 4, 14:00 Draw 9 February 4, 19:00 Draw 10 February 5, 14:00 Draw 11 February 5, 19:00 Playoffs 1 vs. 2 ''February 6, 1400'' 3 vs. 4 ''February 6, 1900'' Semifinal ''February 7, 930'' Final ''February 7, 1400'' Zone playdowns Teams entered by OCA Zone Zone 1 ''December 11–13, Ottawa Curl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
