The 1996

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, the men's and women's national junior curling championships of

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, were held February 3 to 11 at the

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and Granite Curling Clubs in

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. The 1996 event was the first to be sponsored by Maple Leaf Foods. In their first season together, the

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rink, representing

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won the men's event, defeating future Olympic champion

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and his team from Manitoba in the final. The team went on to represent Canada at the 1996

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, where they finished fourth. It was Northern Ontario's fourth junior men's title. The women's side was won by the Heather Godberson (now Nedohin) rink from Alberta. Team Alberta would defeat Saskatchewan, skipped by

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in the final. At the 1996 Worlds, Godberson led team Canada to a gold medal performance. Alberta's win was the fifth women's junior championship for that province.

Men's

The men's field included future Olympic champions

(Manitoba) and

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(Newfoundland) as well as future

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champion

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(Quebec).

Teams

Standings

Results

Draw 1

Draw 2

Draw 3

Draw 4

Draw 5

Draw 6

Draw 7

Draw 8

Draw 9

Draw 10

Draw 11

Draw 12

Draw 13

Tiebreakers

Tiebreaker #1

Tiebreaker #2

Playoffs

Semifinal

Final

Women's

The women's field included future Olympic silver medalist

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(second for Alberta), future world champion Jeanna Richard (British Columbia) and future

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champion Heather Godberson (Alberta).

Teams

Standings

Results

Draw 1

Draw 2

Draw 3

Draw 4

Draw 5

Draw 6

Draw 7

Draw 8

Draw 9

Draw 10

Draw 11

Draw 12

Draw 13

Tiebreakers

Tiebreaker #1

Tiebreaker #2

Playoffs

Semifinal

Final

Qualification

Ontario

The Teranet Ontario Junior Curling Championships were held in Newmarket, with the finals on January 14. Denna Schell of Cannington won the women's event over Milton's Kirsten Harmark in the final, 5-4. In the men's final,

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of Sutton defeated the

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's Ray Busato, 5-4.''

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'', January 15, 1996, pg B5, "Shinn rink finally finds path to provincials"

External links

Men's statisticsWomen's statistics

References

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