Robert William Doherty (born August 6, 1988) is a Canadian curler from

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. He currently plays

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on Team Adam Casey.

Curling career

Originally from New Brunswick, Doherty won the New Brunswick junior championships in 2009, playing second for the Jon Rennie rink. The team represented New Brunswick at the

2009 Canadian Junior Curling Championships The 2009 M&M Meat Shops Canadian Junior Curling Championships was held January 31-February 8 at the Sunwave Centre and the Salmon Arm Curling Club in Salmon Arm, British Columbia. The winning teams of Prince Edward Island's Brett Gallant in the men ...

, finishing with a 7–5 record. After juniors, Doherty moved to Prince Edward Island. He won the P.E.I. mixed title in 2010, playing second on a team skipped by Robert Campbell. The team represented the island province at the

2011 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship The 2011 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship was held November 13–20, 2010 at the Morris Curling Club in Morris, Manitoba. Prince Edward Island won its third mixed title, defeating Manitoba in the final. P.E.I. skip Robert Campbell won his secon ...

, which the team won. They won the P.E.I. mixed title again in 2012. They team had less success at the 2013 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship, finishing with a 5–6 record. In men's curling, Doherty joined the Robert Campbell after moving to P.E.I, throwing lead stones on the team. Doherty played in his first provincial championship at the

2010 PEI Labatt Tankard External linksCoverage on Curlingzone.comOfficial Site
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. The team went all the way to the final before losing to

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. The team played in the

2011 PEI Labatt Tankard The 2011 PEI Tankard, PEI Labatt Tankard was held February 3–8 at the Silver Fox Curling Club in Summerside, Prince Edward Island. The winning team of Eddie MacKenzie will represent Prince Edward Island at the 2011 Tim Hortons Brier in London, ...

as well, but missed the playoffs. For the 2011–12 season, Doherty played for the

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-based Ian Fitzner-Leblanc rink, playing second. The team played in the

2012 Nova Scotia Men's Molson Provincial Championship The 2012 Nova Scotia Men's Molson Provincial Championship was held from February 8 to 12 at the Bridgewater Curling Club in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. The winning team, skipped by Jamie Murphy, represented Nova Scotia at the 2012 Tim Hortons B ...

, finishing 4th place. Doherty later returned to P.E.I., teaming up with

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, throwing second stones. The team played in the

2014 PEI Tankard The 2014 PEI Tankard, the provincial men's curling championship for Prince Edward Island, was held from February 5 to 9 at the Montague Curling Rink in Montague, Prince Edward Island. The winning Eddie MacKenzie rink from Charlottetown represen ...

, where they lost in the semi-final. In 2014, Doherty joined the Casey rink, throwing lead stones. The team entered several events on the

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, including two

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events, the 2014 National and the 2014 Canadian Open, missing the playoffs in both events. The team won the 2015 PEI Tankard, and would go on to represent the island at the

2015 Tim Hortons Brier The 2015 Tim Hortons Brier was held from February 28 to March 8 at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. In the final, the team of Pat Simmons, John Morris, Carter Rycroft and Nolan Thiessen, representing "Team Canada" as defendi ...

, Doherty's first.

Personal life

Doherty works as an operations manager for the

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. He coached team PEI at the

2019 Canadian Junior Curling Championships The 2019 New Holland Canadian Junior Curling Championships was held from January 19 to 27 at the Art Hauser Centre in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. The winners represented Canada at the 2019 World Junior Curling Championships in Liverpool, Nova S ...

. He is married.2019 Tim Hortons Brier Media Guide: Team Prince Edward Island

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Doherty, Robbie 1988 births Curlers from Prince Edward Island Curlers from New Brunswick Curlers from Nova Scotia Living people Sportspeople from Charlottetown Canadian male curlers Canadian mixed curling champions Canadian curling coaches