Éric Sylvain (born June 16, 1971) is a Canadian
curler from
Lévis, Quebec. He was the long time
second
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for
Jean-Michel Ménard from 2003 to 2018.
Sylvain joined up with Ménard in 2003, and qualified for his first
Brier in 2005 as a member of Team Quebec. They lost in the 3-4 game to Nova Scotia (
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Career
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, skip).
In 2006, they qualified for the Brier, this time winning the title when they defeated Ontario (
Glenn Howard) in the final. The team became the first francophone team from Quebec to win the Brier. This qualified them to represent Team Canada at the
2006 World Men's Curling Championship. The lost in the final to Scotland (
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).
The team failed to qualify for the 2007 Brier- losing to
Pierre Charette in the provincial final. The team broke up that year, but Sylvain stuck with Ménard. They won the 2008 provincial final, qualifying them for the
2008 Tim Hortons Brier, but the new team failed to make the playoffs.
Personal life
Sylvain works as a general manager at the Saint-Michel Golf Club. He is married to fellow curler Julie Rainville. He currently coaches the Julien Tremblay rink.
References
External links
Curling profile*
1971 births
Brier champions
Curlers from Quebec
Living people
Sportspeople from Lévis, Quebec
Sportspeople from Thetford Mines
Canadian male curlers
Continental Cup of Curling participants
Canada Cup (curling) participants
Canadian curling coaches
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