2011 Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men's Championship
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The 2011 Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men's Provincials (British Columbia
's men's provincial
curling
championship) was held February 7-13 at the Vernon Curling Club in Vernon, British Columbia
. The winning team of Jim Cotter will represent British Columbia at the 2011 Tim Hortons Brier
in London, Ontario
.
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
's men's provincial
BC Men's Provincial Curling Championship
The Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men's Provincial Curling Championship is the British Columbia provincial championship for men's curling. The winner represents Team British Columbia at the Tim Hortons Brier. It was known as the Safeway Select up to 2003. Listed below are the provincial champion...
curling
Curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...
championship) was held February 7-13 at the Vernon Curling Club in Vernon, British Columbia
Vernon, British Columbia
Vernon is a city in the south-central region of British Columbia, Canada. Named after Forbes George Vernon, a former MLA of British Columbia who helped found the famed Coldstream Ranch, the City of Vernon was incorporated on December 30, 1892. The City of Vernon has a population of 35,944 , while...
. The winning team of Jim Cotter will represent British Columbia at the 2011 Tim Hortons Brier
2011 Tim Hortons Brier
The 2011 Tim Hortons Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was be held March 5 until March 13, 2011 in London, Ontario at the John Labatt Centre...
in London, Ontario
London, Ontario
London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...
.
Teams
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Club(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Buchy | Ken McHargue | Dave Toffolo | Darren Will | Kimberley Curling Club, Kimberley, British Columbia Kimberley, British Columbia Kimberley is a small city in southeast British Columbia, Canada along Highway 95A between the Purcell and Rocky Mountains. Kimberley was named in 1896 after the Kimberley mine in South Africa. From 1917 to 2001, it was the home to the world's largest lead-zinc mine, the Sullivan Mine... |
| Jason Clarke | Ken Miscovitch | Todd Troyer | Troy Ziegler | Victoria Curling Club Victoria Curling Club The Victoria Curling Club was founded as the club signed a lease for land with the City of Victoria in 1950. However, construction did not commence until 1952 as material shortages from the Korean War had caused delays... , Victoria, British Columbia Victoria, British Columbia Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian... |
| Jim Cotter | Ken Maskiewich | Kevin Folk Kevin Folk Kevin Folk is a Canadian curler from Kelowna, British Columbia. He plays second for Jim Cotter.Folk won the 2000 Canadian Junior Curling Championships playing third for Brad Kuhn... |
Rick Sawatsky | Kelowna Curling Club, Kelowna, British Columbia Kelowna, British Columbia Kelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley, in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. Its name derives from a Okanagan language term for "grizzly bear"... |
| Neil Dangerfield | Denis Sutton | Darren Boden | Glen Allen | Victoria Curling Club Victoria Curling Club The Victoria Curling Club was founded as the club signed a lease for land with the City of Victoria in 1950. However, construction did not commence until 1952 as material shortages from the Korean War had caused delays... , Victoria, British Columbia Victoria, British Columbia Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian... |
| Sean Geall | Grant Dezura | Kevin Recksiedler | Kevin MacKenzie | Royal City Curling Club Royal City Curling Club Construction of the Royal City Curling Club in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada, began in August 1965, and was completed in January 1966. The club's first president was Malvin J. Hughes, and its first ice maker was Don Bowman. Since its completion, renovations have been done on it twice,... , New Westminster |
| Darin Heath | Gary vandenberghe | Ryan Le Drew | Darrell Houston | Vernon Curling Club, Vernon, British Columbia Vernon, British Columbia Vernon is a city in the south-central region of British Columbia, Canada. Named after Forbes George Vernon, a former MLA of British Columbia who helped found the famed Coldstream Ranch, the City of Vernon was incorporated on December 30, 1892. The City of Vernon has a population of 35,944 , while... |
| Aron Herrick | Tobin Senum | Marc Fillion | Jason Wizniak | Vernon Curling Club, Vernon, British Columbia Vernon, British Columbia Vernon is a city in the south-central region of British Columbia, Canada. Named after Forbes George Vernon, a former MLA of British Columbia who helped found the famed Coldstream Ranch, the City of Vernon was incorporated on December 30, 1892. The City of Vernon has a population of 35,944 , while... |
| Brent Pierce Brent Pierce Brent Pierce is a Canadian curler.Pierce is a 1987 provincial junior champion skip, and a four-time provincial champion, former national and world champion playing third for Greg McAulay. Pierce last represented BC at the Brier in 2009 with the Sean Geall team... |
Paul Cseke | Jay Wakefield | John Cullen | Royal City Curling Club Royal City Curling Club Construction of the Royal City Curling Club in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada, began in August 1965, and was completed in January 1966. The club's first president was Malvin J. Hughes, and its first ice maker was Don Bowman. Since its completion, renovations have been done on it twice,... , New Westminster |
| Jeff Richard | Tom Shypitka | Tyler Orme | Chris Anderson | Kelowna Curling Club, Kelowna, British Columbia Kelowna, British Columbia Kelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley, in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. Its name derives from a Okanagan language term for "grizzly bear"... |
| Brent Yamada | Corey Sauer | Andrew Barnes | Lance Yamada | Kamloops Curling Clubs, Kamloops, British Columbia Kamloops, British Columbia Kamloops is a city in south central British Columbia, at the confluence of the two branches of the Thompson River and near Kamloops Lake. It is the largest community in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District and the location of the regional district's offices. The surrounding region is more commonly... |
Standings
| Skip (Club) | W | L | PF | PA | Ends Won |
Ends Lost |
Blank Ends |
Stolen Ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Cotter (Kelowna) | 9 | 0 | 64 | 40 | 39 | 31 | 14 | 7 |
| Neil Dangerfield (Victoria) | 7 | 2 | 74 | 49 | 43 | 29 | 5 | 14 |
| Jeff Richard (Kelowna) | 7 | 2 | 69 | 57 | 40 | 37 | 8 | 10 |
| Brent Yamada (Kamloops) | 4 | 5 | 53 | 50 | 36 | 37 | 12 | 7 |
| Aron Herrick (Vernon) | 4 | 5 | 55 | 69 | 41 | 37 | 7 | 9 |
| Darren Heath (Vernon) | 4 | 5 | 58 | 50 | 39 | 40 | 9 | 13 |
| Brent Pierce (Royal City) | 3 | 6 | 48 | 59 | 32 | 30 | 7 | 8 |
| Sean Geall (Royal City) | 3 | 6 | 54 | 60 | 33 | 41 | 7 | 6 |
| Tom Buchy (Kimberley) | 3 | 6 | 49 | 70 | 35 | 41 | 5 | 8 |
| Jason Clarke (Victoria) | 1 | 8 | 55 | 75 | 36 | 44 | 5 | 5 |