Kelly Mittelstadt (born June 1, 1975 in

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) is a

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curler from

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. He currently plays lead for the Chad Stevens rink.

Career

Mittelstadt grew up in Alberta where he played juniors. He played third for Colin Davison's rink that won the

1994 Canadian Junior Curling Championships The 1994 Pepsi Canadian Junior Curling Championships were held in Truro, Nova Scotia. Men's Teams Standings Results Draw 1 Draw 2 Draw 3 Draw 4 Draw 5 Draw 6 Draw 7 Draw 8 Draw 9 Draw 10 Draw 12 Dr ...

that year for Alberta. The team had defeated the

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team skipped by

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in the final. At the

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, the team won a gold medal for Canada, defeated Germany's

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in the final. Mittelstadt later moved to Nova Scotia, and in 2004 joined the

Shawn Adams Shawn Adams (born April 4, 1974 in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian curler from Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia. Career Adams rose to curling prominence being runner-up at the 1992 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, and then the next yea ...

rink as his lead. The team went to the

2005 Tim Hortons Brier The 2005 Tim Hortons Brier, the Canadian men's curling championship, was held at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta from March 5 to 13. The tournament consisted of 12 teams, one from each province, plus a team representing the Yukon and Northwest T ...

where the lost in the final to Alberta's

Randy Ferbey Randy S. Ferbey (born May 30, 1959) is a Canadian retired curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta. Ferbey is a six-time Canadian champion and a four-time World Champion. He currently coaches the Rachel Homan women's team. Born in Edmonton, Albert ...

. They played in their second Brier in 2011 where they missed the playoffs. He joined Ian Fitzner-Leblanc's team after the season, and played in the 2012 Nova Scotia men's provincials, falling out in the page playoffs against

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's team. Mittelstadt played in the provincials next year, with

Paul Flemming Paul Flemming (born October 8, 1968, in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian curler. He currently skips his own team out of Halifax. Curling career Flemming's junior team was successful yet failed to ever win the Nova Scotia Junior Men's Ch ...

skipping and Fitzner-Leblanc throwing fourth stones, and won his third provincial title after defeating Jamie Murphy. They played 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 ...

, where they finished with a 1–10 win–loss record.

Personal life

Mittelstadt has a bachelor's degree in commerce from the

University of Alberta The University of Alberta, also known as U of A or UAlberta, is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford,"A Gentleman of Strathcona – Alexander Cameron Rutherfor ...

and a bachelor's degree in law from

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. He currently works as a lawyer with Burchell MacDougall.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mittelstadt, Kelly 1975 births Living people Canadian lawyers Curlers from Nova Scotia Curlers from Edmonton Canadian male curlers