Ted Appelman (born August 27, 1980 ) is a

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curler from

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, and the brother of fellow curler

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Career

Appelman has made most of his successes to date as a skip, during the 2008–09 season and the 2009–10 season. His team was invited to participate in the

2009 Canada Cup of Curling The 2009 Canada Cup of Curling was held March 18-22 at the Farrell Agencies Arena in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. Men's Teams * Kevin Koe (Defending champion) * Kevin Martin (2008 Brier Champion) * Glenn Howard (2008 Player's Championship champion) (d ...

, where he finished with a 1–4 record. His successes during that season qualified the team for the 2009 Canadian Olympic Pre-Trials, where he lost in the C-qualifier semi-final to

Bob Ursel Robert (Bob) "Bobby" Ursel (born February 12, 1965) is a Canadian curler and curling coach. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Ursel curls out of Kelowna, British Columbia. Curling career In 1984, Ursel skipped his native Manitoba to a Canadian J ...

. Coming from a very competitive province, Appelman has never made to the

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, but he lost in the semi-final at the 2010 Boston Pizza Cup (Alberta's provincial championship) in an attempt to do so. On the World Curling Tour, Appelman and his rink have won four career tour events. In 2008 they won the

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, the

Meyers Norris Penny Charity Classic The Medicine Hat Charity Classic is an annual bonspiel on the men's and women's World Curling Tour. It is held every October at the Medicine Hat Curling Club in Medicine Hat, Alberta. Event names *Medicine Hat Super 8 Motel Charity Classic (1997 ...

and the

Red Deer Curling Classic The Prism Flow Red Deer Curling Classic is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, that takes place at the Red Deer Curling Club in Red Deer, Alberta. The tournament is held in a triple-knockout format. The men's tournament started in 1992 a ...

and in 2009 they won the

Kamloops Crown of Curling The Kamloops Crown of Curling (formerly the Hub International Crown of Curling, Valley First Crown of Curling, Strauss Crown of Curling, Labatt's Crown of Curling, Labatt Crown of Curling, Thompson Crown of Curling, Thompson Hotel Crown of Curl ...

. His top

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event was the

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where his team lost in the quarterfinals. Appelman also represented Alberta at the

2007 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship The 2007 Forbes Canadian Mixed Curling Championship was held November 11–18, 2006 at the Westmount Golf and Country Club in Kitchener, Ontario. New Brunswick would win the event, only the province's second Mixed title. They were skipped by Terry ...

(held in 2006), where his Alberta rink finished the round robin with a 7–4 record, but lost in a tie breaker. In 2011–2012, he joined forces with

Randy Ferbey Randy S. Ferbey (born May 30, 1959) is a Canadian retired curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta. Ferbey is a six-time Canadian champion and a four-time World Champion. He currently coaches the Rachel Homan women's team. Born in Edmonton, Albert ...

David Nedohin David Nedohin (born December 20, 1973) is a Canadian curler. Nedohin was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and now plays out of Sherwood Park, Alberta. He is best known as the longtime fourth for Randy Ferbey. Curling career Nedohin joined the Randy F ...

and

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. After a successful World Curling Tour season, the team failed to qualify for Northern Alberta Regionals, losing in the Edmonton Zones to

Kevin Park Kevin Park (born September 2, 1964 in Hythe, Alberta) is a Canadian curler from Edmonton, Alberta. Career Early career Park was a two time provincial junior champion in his native Alberta, winning in 1983 and 1984. Park played third for Kevi ...

. At the conclusion of the season, the team disbanded as Ferbey retired and Nedohin formed a new team.

Personal life

Appelman is married and has two children. He works as a process operator for Umicore Canada.2019 Brier Media Guide: Team Alberta

Grand Slam record

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Appelman, Ted 1980 births Living people Curlers from Edmonton Canadian male curlers Canada Cup (curling) participants 21st-century Canadian people