Jordan Pinder (born April 24, 1984) is a
Canadian curler originally from
New Brunswick. He now lives in
Blockhouse, Nova Scotia
Blockhouse is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Lunenburg Municipal District in Lunenburg County. It was named after the blockhouses constructed by Captain Ephraim Cook to protect colonists following a raid i ...
.
Career
Pinder's father encouraged him to start curling. He has been curling since the age of 14, starting in his hometown of Miramichi.
Pinder has been part of
Jamie Murphy's team since 2009.
Murphy's team had a notable 2010 season, losing in the semifinal of the
Nova Scotia Men's Provincial Championship that year.
In 2012 the team captured the
provincial championship, defeating former Brier champion
Mark Dacey. This earned Murphy's team their first trip to the
Tim Horton's Brier
The Tim Hortons Brier, or simply (and more commonly) the Brier (''french: Le Brier''), is the annual Canadian men's curling championship, sanctioned by Curling Canada. The current event name refers to its main sponsor, the Tim Hortons coffee and ...
.
Personal life
Pinder is self employed as a photographer, and he is also a post-doctoral fellow at
Dalhousie University
Dalhousie University (commonly known as Dal) is a large public research university in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the fou ...
in the Pathology department.
He is married to Vanessa Surette and has two children.
[2019 Brier Media Guide: Team New Brunswick]
Teams
Notes
References
External links
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Grad student profile
1984 births
Living people
Canadian male curlers
Curlers from New Brunswick
Curlers from Nova Scotia
People from Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia
People from Miramichi, New Brunswick
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