Michael C. Kennedy (born August 6, 1962) is a

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curler from

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Curling career

Kennedy is a former

and World Senior Curling Champion. He won both the

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and 2014 World Senior Curling Championships playing third for the Wayne Tallon rink. Kennedy has also won two provincial seniors titles, winning with Tallon in 2013 and playing third for Mark Armstrong in 2014. As a junior curler, Kennedy won a provincial championship playing third for the

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rink in 1980. Kennedy has been one of the perennial top skips in New Brunswick since the 1990s. Kennedy won his first provincial men's championship in 1992, earning the right to represent New Brunswick at the

1992 Labatt Brier The 1992 Labatt Brier was held from March 8 to 15 at the Agridome in Regina, Saskatchewan. Vic Peters of Manitoba defeated Russ Howard of Ontario in the final in an extra end to win his first and only Brier of his career. Teams Round-robin s ...

. There, he led his team of

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, Tom Harris and

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to a 3-8 finish. The next year, Kennedy won another provincial title, this time with

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replacing Harris at second. The team improvinced on the 1992 performance, by finishing 5-6 at the

1993 Labatt Brier The 1993 Labatt Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship, was held from March 6 to 14 at the Ottawa Civic Centre in Ottawa, Ontario. The finals featured the all star Team Ontario, consisting of skip Russ Howard, his brother Glenn at t ...

. Kennedy returned to the Brier in 1996 with new teammates

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and

Rick Perron Richard Perron (born June 12, 1957) is a Canadian curler from Moncton, New Brunswick. He won a silver medal at the 2000 Labatt Brier as second for Russ Howard. Career Perron won his first New Brunswick Tankard in 1991. He was second on the team ...

along with LeCocq. At the '96 Brier, Kennedy once again led New Brunswick to a 5-6 record. Kennedy would not return to the Brier for another 12 years. This time Kennedy played third for the James Grattan rink. The team went 2-9 at the

2008 Tim Hortons Brier The 2008 Tim Hortons Brier, Canada's men's curling championship, was held from March 8 to 16 at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Skipped by Kevin Martin, Alberta defeated the defending champion, and reigning World Champion Glenn Howard and ...

. Eight years later Kennedy would be back at the Brier, throwing skip rocks for New Brunswick at the 2016 Tim Hortons Brier with teammates Scott Jones, LeCocq and Jamie Brannen.

Personal life

Kennedy works as an IT Manager at Twin Rivers Paper Co. He is married and has three children.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kennedy, Mike Curlers from New Brunswick Living people People from Edmundston 1962 births Canadian male curlers