Brent Pierce
Encyclopedia
Brent Pierce is a Canadian
curler
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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. Currently, Pierce is skipping his own team out of the Royal City Curling Club.
Pierce's 1987 Vancouver
team of Darin Fentin, Bryan Miki, and Ross Graham won the provincial championships, qualifying them for the '87 Canadian Junior Curling Championships
in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
. They finished the round-robin with a 7-4 record. This qualified them for the playoffs, where the lost in the semi-finals to Team Ontario, skipped by Wayne Middaugh
.
Pierce didn't make it back to a national tournament until 1998 when he had joined forces with Greg McAulay as his third. That year, they won the B.C. provincial championship, qualifying them for the 1998 Labatt Brier
. At the Brier, they finished with a 7-4 record. This forced them into a tie-breaker, which they ended up losing to Team Saskatchewan, skipped by Rod Montgomery.
Two years later, Team McAulay won the BC championships once again, and this time also won the 2000 Labatt Brier
. They defeated Russ Howard
's New Brunswick team in the final. This qualified the team to the World Curling Championships
, where they represented Canada. They claimed the gold medal at the event, defeating Sweden
's Peja Lindholm
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
curler
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...
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Pierce is a 1987 provincial junior champion skip, and a four-time provincial champion, former national and world champion playing third for Greg McAulay
Greg McAulay
Greg McAulay is a Canadian World champion curler from Richmond, British Columbia.McAulay has been to only two Briers in his career. At the 1998 Labatt Brier, he skipped his British Columbia team to a 7-4 finish before losing to Saskatchewan in a tie-breaker.Two years later, McAulay was back at...
. Pierce last represented BC at the Brier in 2009 with the Sean Geall team. Currently, Pierce is skipping his own team out of the Royal City Curling Club.
Pierce's 1987 Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
team of Darin Fentin, Bryan Miki, and Ross Graham won the provincial championships, qualifying them for the '87 Canadian Junior Curling Championships
Canadian Junior Curling Championships
The Canadian Junior Curling Championships is an annual curling tournament held to determine the best junior-level curling team in Canada. Junior level curlers must be under the age of 20 as of December 31 in the year prior to the tournament....
in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
Prince Albert is the third-largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is situated in the centre of the province on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River. The city is known as the "Gateway to the North" because it is the last major centre along the route to the resources of northern Saskatchewan...
. They finished the round-robin with a 7-4 record. This qualified them for the playoffs, where the lost in the semi-finals to Team Ontario, skipped by Wayne Middaugh
Wayne Middaugh
Wayne Middaugh is a Canadian curler from Victoria Harbour, Ontario.Middaugh is a two-time world champion, once as second for Russ Howard in 1993 and as a skip in 1998. He has participated and won in seven and participated in 11 Briers- in 1991, 1992, 1993, and 1994 as Russ Howard's second and in...
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Pierce didn't make it back to a national tournament until 1998 when he had joined forces with Greg McAulay as his third. That year, they won the B.C. provincial championship, qualifying them for the 1998 Labatt Brier
1998 Labatt Brier
The 1998 Labatt Brier was held March 8-15 at the Winnipeg Arena in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Wayne Middaugh of Ontario defeats Guy Hemmings of Quebec in the final.-Standings:-Page playoffs:...
. At the Brier, they finished with a 7-4 record. This forced them into a tie-breaker, which they ended up losing to Team Saskatchewan, skipped by Rod Montgomery.
Two years later, Team McAulay won the BC championships once again, and this time also won the 2000 Labatt Brier
2000 Labatt Brier
The 2000 Labatt Brier curling competition was held March 4-12 at Saskatchewan Place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. This was the last Brier to be sponsored by Labatt. Skip Greg McAulay out of British Columbia beat out notable teams such as Kevin Martin, and Jeff Stoughton to go on to defeat Russ...
. They defeated Russ Howard
Russ Howard
Russell W. "Russ" Howard, ONL is a Canadian curler and Olympic champion, based in Moncton, New Brunswick, but originally from Midland, Ontario. His home club in Moncton is Curling Beausejour...
's New Brunswick team in the final. This qualified the team to the World Curling Championships
World Curling Championships
The World Curling Championships are annual curling events which showcase the world's best curlers, organized by the World Curling Federation. There are men's, women's and mixed championships. The men's championship started in 1959, while the women's in 1979...
, where they represented Canada. They claimed the gold medal at the event, defeating Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
's Peja Lindholm
Peja Lindholm
Peter "Peja" Rutger Lindholm is a Swedish curler. He is a three-time world champion skip, winning in 1997, 2001 and 2004. He is also a two-time European champion and a former world junior champion .Lindholm announced his retirement from curling following the 2007 European Curling Championships...
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