Kerry Burtnyk (born November 24, 1958) is a Canadian curler from

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. He grew up in Reston,

. He is a two time Canadian champion skip, and the 1995 World Champion skip. He is currently the coach of the

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rink.

Career

Burtnyk's first

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in 1981 would be a success for him. His Manitoba team of Mark Olson,

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defeated Northern Ontario, skipped by

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in the final. Burtnyk became the youngest skip to win the Brier in history, as he was 22 years and 4 months old at the time. At that year's World Championship, Burtnyk would have to settle for the bronze medal. Burtnyk returned to the Brier in 1988, but he missed the playoffs despite a 7–4 record. He returned to the Brier once again in 1995 where he would win his second Brier with teammates Jeff Ryan,

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Keith Fenton Keith Fenton (born June 19, 1960) is a Canadian curler. He is a and a 1995 Labatt Brier champion. Awards * Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame: inducted in 2002 with all of 1995 Kerry Burtnyk Kerry Burtnyk (born November 24, 1958) is a Canadian ...

. In the final, Burtnyk defeated Saskatchewan, skipped by

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. At the Worlds, Burtnyk and his team claimed gold, defeating Scotland and their skip

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. In the 2001 Nokia Brier Burtnyk skipped his Manitoba team to the final, but bowed out to the

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skipped-

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team. In December of that year, he lost to Kevin Martin in the final of the Canadian Olympic Trials, missing his chance to represent Canada at the

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. Burtnyk announced his retirement in 2005 from the game, but returned in 2006 with a new team, and would shortly after win the 2008 Manitoba championship over

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. He represented Manitoba in the 2008 Tim Hortons Brier but ended up just outside the playoffs with a 6–5 record. Burtnyk again announced his retirement following the 2009–10 season. However, he would play alternate for Garth Smith at the provincial 2011 Safeway Championships.

Personal

Burtnyk is married to Patti and has two daughters, Laura and Rachel. He is currently retired. Burtnyk previously worked as a sales investment advisor for Wellington West.

Grand Slam Record

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Burtnyk, Kerry 1958 births Living people Curlers from Winnipeg Canadian people of Ukrainian descent World curling champions Brier champions Canadian male curlers Canada Cup (curling) participants Canadian curling coaches