Robert Fowler (born June 25, 1975 in
Brandon, Manitoba
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) is a Canadian
curler.
Career
Fowler was a member of the
Jeff Stoughton
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rink from 2006 to 2010. He was a member of the team at the
2009 Tim Hortons Brier which lost in the final to
Kevin Martin. Prior to playing with Stoughton, Fowler played for such skips as
Allan Lyburn
Allan Lyburn (born January 6, 1972) is a Scottish-Canadian curler from Brandon, Manitoba. He does not curl competitively anymore.
Career
Prior to competing in Canada, Lyburn previously won the Scottish junior title with his brother William Ly ...
,
Kerry Burtnyk
Kerry Burtnyk (born November 24, 1958) is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. He grew up in Reston, Manitoba. He is a two time Canadian champion skip, and the 1995 World Champion skip. He is currently the coach of the Darcy Robertson rin ...
and
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.
Fowler has played in four
Briers. In addition to the 2009 Brier, he also played in the
2007 Tim Hortons Brier,
2010 Tim Hortons Brier and
2012 Tim Hortons Brier.
As a skip, he led his team into the
2012 Safeway Championship as the tenth ranked team in the World Curling Tour. Riding on this win Fowler and the team went on to upset first Stoughton and then the number one ranked
Mike McEwen in the final game to win his first provincial championship as a skip. At the Brier he went 8-3 in the round robin to finish in the 1 vs 2 game and became just the second Manitoban team from outside Winnipeg to qualify for the Brier playoffs.
At his first Brier as a skip, Fowler's rink won the bronze medal, defeating the Northwest Territories/Yukon, skipped by
Jamie Koe
Jamie Koe (born November 3, 1977 in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories) is a Canadian curler. He has played in 14 Briers, representing the Northwest Territories/Yukon team and three Briers representing just the Northwest Territories. At the 20 ...
in an extra end.
Personal
Fowler owns his own
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dealership. His mother is former Manitoba champion
Lois Fowler
Lois Ellen Fowler ( Moffatt; January 18, 1955 – September 28, 2023) was a Canadian curler from Brandon, Manitoba.
Early life
Lois Ellen Fowler was the daughter of James and Gladys Moffatt. She grew up in Carroll, Manitoba. The family moved t ...
and his father is also a former provincial champion
Brian Fowler.
Grand slam record
References
External links
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1975 births
Curlers from Manitoba
Living people
Sportspeople from Brandon, Manitoba
Canadian male curlers
Canada Cup (curling) participants
21st-century Canadian people