The St. Paul Curling Club (SPCC) is an historic

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club located in

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, United States, on

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. It is the curling club with the largest active membership in the United States at over 1200 members.Home Page
/ref> It was first established in 1885, and the present St. Paul CC was established when the Capitol City Curling Club and Nushka Curling Club merged in 1912. It is the oldest curling club in Minnesota. The club hosted the

2011 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship The 2011 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship was held at the Saint Paul Curling Club in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States from April 15 to 24, 2011. The event was held in conjunction with the 2011 World Senior Curling Championships The 2011 ...

and the

2011 World Senior Curling Championships The 2011 World Senior Curling Championships were held at the Saint Paul Curling Club in St. Paul, Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, United States from April 15 to 24, 2011. The event was held in conjunction with the 2011 World Mixed Doubles Curling ...

in April 2011.

History

The first St. Paul Curling Club was incorporated on November 16, 1885. The first curling game held in St. Paul were played on the Mississippi River. The St. Paul Curling Club built its first facilities on Raspberry Island in 1891, and became a part of the Northwest Curling Association along with other clubs from Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota and Illinois a year later. The original St. Paul CC closed in 1904 and was replaced by the Capitol City CC the next year. However, the Capitol City CC and the Nushka CC merged to form the new St. Paul CC in 1912, and permanent facilities were set up at a two-story clubhouse with eight sheets of natural ice on Selby Avenue. Artificial ice was added in gradual stages from 1939–1947. The Metro League and the Mixed League were formed in 1961 and 1962 to attract more curlers, but club membership dropped in the 1960s and 1970s, and there were discussions on disbandment. The club remained, though, and continued to renovate and expand its facilities. The club hosted the men's nationals in 1988, becoming the first club in the US to host every national curling championship event.History of St. Paul CC
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Leagues

The St. Paul Curling Club has a number of different curling leagues. All are club leagues.

Club champions

The club championship is held annually.

Famous members

Allison Pottinger Allison Pottinger ( Darragh, born July 5, 1973) is an American curler from Eden Prairie, Minnesota. She is best known as having played for Debbie McCormick in multiple Olympics and World Championships. McCormick left the team in 2010. She comp ...

– 2003

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, 1996,

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, and 2006 World Championships runner-up, 2010 Olympian, 2011 US Nationals runner-up2008–09 St. Paul Curling Club Directory. * John Benton – 2009 US Men's National Champion, 2010 Olympian *

Margie Smith Margie Smith (born March 20, 1960, in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is an American curler from Shoreview, Minnesota. She is a former U.S. national senior women's champion. Smith has played in eight national championships, coming closest to winning in h ...

References

External links

St. Paul Curling ClubSt. Paul Curling Club at MNopediaPhotographs
at the Minnesota Historical Society {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Paul Curling Club 1885 establishments in Minnesota Curling clubs in the United States Sports in Saint Paul, Minnesota Curling in Minnesota Curling clubs established in 1885