Philippe Ménard (born August 15, 1986) is a

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curler from Boucherville, Quebec. He currently played for his brother,

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's team from 2011 to 2018. He is known for wearing a

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during play.

Career

Juniors

Ménard was a member of the Quebec team at the

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, skipped by

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. Ménard threw third stones on the team. The team finished with a 7–5 record, missing the playoffs in 6th place. Before then, Ménard played at the 2003

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, placing 10th.

Men's

After juniors, Ménard would skip his own team for a season before joining the Simon Dupuis rink for the 2007–08 season, as his lead. That year, Ménard was invited to be Team Quebec's alternate at the 2008 Tim Hortons Brier. The team, skipped by brother Jean-Michel went 4–7, and Ménard would play in two matches. The next season, he joined the

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rink. He again played as his brother's alternate, playing at the

2009 Tim Hortons Brier The 2009 Tim Hortons Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held March 7–15 at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary. The Brier was billed as one of the best in history, as it included six former champion skips, as well as ...

. The team went 7–4, losing in a tie breaker to Manitoba. Ménard did not play in any games, however. He then joined the

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rink for one season, before joining the Gagné team again for a run at the

2011 Tim Hortons Brier The 2011 Tim Hortons Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held March 5 until March 13, 2011 at the John Labatt Centre in London, Ontario. This event marked the 30th time that the province of Ontario has hosted the Brier s ...

, where Ménard played lead. The team would finish the round robin with a 3–8 record. After the season Ménard was recruited to his brother's rink as their lead in 2011. He has remained with his brother's team ever since. In his first season with his brother, the team won the

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event, and played in the 2011 BDO Canadian Open

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event, where they made the quarterfinals. The team did not make it to the Brier that year. The next season they played in two Grand Slam events, the 2012 ROGERS Masters of Curling and the 2012 Canadian Open of Curling, missing the playoffs in both events. They also played in the 2012 Tim Hortons Brier, finishing with a 6–5 record. In 2013–14, the team did not play in any Slams, but found success at the

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. There they made the playoffs after posting a 7-4 round robin record. However the team lost both of their playoff matches, including the bronze medal game, settling for fourth. In 2014–15, the team again did not play in any Slams, but were the winners of the

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WCT event. They again went to the Brier, posting a 6–5 record at the 2015 Tim Hortons Brier. The next season they played in The National Grand Slam event, missing the playoffs. They played at the

2016 Tim Hortons Brier The 2016 Tim Hortons Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship, was held from March 5–13, 2016 at TD Place Arena in Ottawa, Ontario. It is the fourth time the Brier has been held in Ottawa, and the fifth time the Brier has been held i ...

, finishing with a 4–7 record.

Personal life

Ménard works as an administrative coordinator with Martin Ménard Consultant Inc. He is married and has one child.2019 Tim Hortons Brier Media Guide: Team Quebec

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Menard, Philipps 1986 births Curlers from Quebec French Quebecers Living people People from Boucherville Sportspeople from Montérégie People from Amos, Quebec Sportspeople from Abitibi-Témiscamingue Canadian male curlers