Anson James Carmody (born November 29, 1989) is a Canadian curler, from

Summerside, Prince Edward Island Summerside is a Canadian city in Prince County, Prince Edward Island. It is the second largest city in the province and the primary service centre for the western part of the island. History Summerside was officially incorporated as a town on ...

. Until the 2016–2017 season, he threw third stones for the

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rink.

Career

As a junior, Carmody played second on the

Brett Gallant Brett Philip Gallant (born February 18, 1990 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island) is a Canadian curler from Calgary. He currently plays second for the Brendan Bottcher rink. Career Juniors Gallant has represented Prince Edward Island in the ...

rink that won five straight provincial junior titles from 2006 to 2010. The team would win the

2009 Canadian Junior Curling Championships The 2009 M&M Meat Shops Canadian Junior Curling Championships was held January 31-February 8 at the Sunwave Centre and the Salmon Arm Curling Club in Salmon Arm, British Columbia. The winning teams of Prince Edward Island's Brett Gallant in the me ...

and would represent Canada at the

2009 World Junior Curling Championships The 2009 World Junior Curling Championships were held from 5 March 2009 to 15 March 2009 in the newly completed Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre, which was the site for curling during the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics )'' , nations = 82 , ...

. At the 2009 World Juniors, the team won a silver medal, losing to Denmark's Rasmus Stjerne in the final. The team also won a bronze medal at the

2007 Canada Winter Games The 2007 Canada Games, Canada Winter Games were held in Whitehorse, Yukon, from Friday 23 February 2007 to Saturday 10 March 2007. These were the first Canada Games held ''Northern Canada, North of 60'' (in the northern territories). The game ...

. After juniors, Carmody, Gallant, and Brett's father Peter Gallant formed a team, with Carmody still throwing second stones, and Peter skipping, and Jeff Wilson at lead. The team played in the 2011 Labatt Tankard (the provincial championship), but failed to make the playoffs. After the season, Peter and Wilson left the team, and were replaced by MacKenzie at third and Alex MacFadyen at lead. The new squad made it all the way to the final of the 2012 PEI Tankard where they lost to Mike Gaudet. Gallant left the team in 2012 to play in Newfoundland with Brad Gushue. MacKenzie took over the team as skip, and Carmody was promoted to third, and MacFadyen at second. Sean Ledgerwood joined the team at lead. The team won the 2013 PEI Tankard, Carmody's first men's provincial title. The team represented Prince Edward Island at the

2013 Tim Hortons Brier The 2013 Tim Hortons Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 2 to 10 at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta. This edition of the Brier marked the thirteenth time that Alberta has hosted the Brier, and the sixth ti ...

, Carmody's first Brier appearance. In 2011, Carmody, Gallant, sister Erin and

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won the provincial mixed title. The team which was skipped by Gallant (Anson played second) represented Prince Edward Island at the

2012 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship The 2012 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship was held from November 12 to 19, 2011, at the Sudbury Curling Club in Sudbury, Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic ...

. The team finished the event with an 8–5 record, missing the playoffs. Carmody has played on the World Curling Tour since 2011 with Gallant (2011-2012) and

(2012–2014). He won the

2011 Challenge Casino de Charlevoix The 2011 Challenge Casino de Charlevoix was held from November 24 to 27 at the Aréna de Clermont in Clermont, Québec as part of the 2011–12 World Curling Tour. The purse for the event was CAD$37,000, and the winner, Brett Gallant, received ...

as a member of the Gallant rink.

Personal life

Carmody currently works as a programmer/analyst for Deltaware and is married.2019 Tim Hortons Brier Media Guide: Team Prince Edward Island

References

External links

WCF player profile

WCT player profile

2007 Canada Games bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Carmody, Anson 1989 births Curlers from Prince Edward Island Living people People from Summerside, Prince Edward Island Canadian male curlers