Ian Dickie (born December 21, 1985 in

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) is a

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curler from

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Career

While attending

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, Dickie played in both the 2007 and

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Northern Ontario men's curling championships. After university, Dickie moved to Newmarket, Ontario. He played

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for the Chris Ciasnocha rink for one season (2013–14) before forming his own rink as a skip in 2014. Dickie's first Tour event was the 2013

Stu Sells Oakville Tankard The Stu Sells Oakville Tankard (also known as the OCT Championships) is an annual bonspiel on the men's and women's Ontario Curling Tour. Except for in 2020, the event has been held at the Oakville Curling Club in Oakville, Ontario. The event wa ...

. After forming his own team, Dickie re-joined the World Curling Tour for the 2015-16 season. His team found immediate success by making the final of the 2015

KW Fall Classic The KW Fall Classic is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, that takes place at the KW Granite Club in Waterloo, Ontario. The tournament has been held as part of the men's and women's Ontario Curling Tour, and both the men's and women's e ...

to China's

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and making the semi-final of the 2015

Huron ReproGraphics Oil Heritage Classic The Huron ReproGraphics Oil Heritage Classic is a bonspiel part of the men's Ontario Curling Tour. The event was introduced in 2012 and is held annually in October, at the Sarnia Golf & Curling Club in Point Edward, Ontario. It became a World Curl ...

. Dickie made his first

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provincial men's championship in 2016, where he led his rink of Tyler Stewart,

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and Robert Currie to a 3–7 round robin record. Dickie joined the

Pat Ferris Patrick "Pat" Ferris (born October 28, 1975 in North York, Ontario) is a Canadian curler from Grimsby, Ontario. He currently skips his own team. Career Ferris had a successful junior career. In 1993, he skipped his Sutton District High Schoo ...

rink in 2019 as his third. The team played in the 2020 Ontario Tankard, finishing with a 3–5 record. They played in the

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, finishing with a 2–4 record. Later in the season they played in the 2022 Ontario Tankard, where they were eliminated in a triple knockout after winning two games. For the 2022–23 curling season, Dickie joined the

Jason Camm Jason Camm (born November 3, 1994) is a Canadian curler from Rockland, Ontario. He currently plays lead on Team John Epping. Career Juniors In 2011, Camm won both the Ontario Bantam Boys Championship and the Ontario Bantam Mixed Championship, ...

rink at third. The team won two tour events, the Capital Curling Fall Open and the

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. Their success on the tour qualified them for the 2023 Ontario Tankard.

Personal life

Dickie is employed as a sales director with GNB Industrial Power. He is married and has three children.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dickie, Ian Living people 1985 births Curlers from Ontario Curlers from Northern Ontario People from Bracebridge, Ontario Sportspeople from Greater Sudbury Sportspeople from Newmarket, Ontario Laurentian University alumni Canadian male curlers