Bryan Cochrane
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Bryan Cochrane is a Canadian
curler
from the Ottawa
area. Cochrane is most notable for skipping team Ontario at the 2003 Nokia Brier
.
After repeatedly making it to provincial championships, and failing to win, finally Cochrane in 2003 became only the fourth Ottawa-based team to play in the Brier. Cochrane, playing out of the RCMP Curling Club at the time, and his team of Bill Gamble, Ian MacAulay and John Steski defeated Peter Corner
in the provincial final.
At the 2003 Brier, Cochrane had to get special permission from the Canadian Curling Association
to use a whistle whilst skipping. Whistles, and other communication devices are banned from national play. However, due to a throat disorder, which requires him to get surgery every six to eight months, he cannot effectively communicate with his team using his voice, and needs a whistle to communicate. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2003/02/28/brierpreview020328.html
At the Brier, the team finished with a disappointing 5-6 record, failing to make the playoffs.
Until failing to qualify for the 2008 provincials, Cochrane had played in ten straight tournaments.
Cochrane was also principal of Russell High School
, a high school in the Ottawa area, from 2004 until 2009.
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...
from the Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
area. Cochrane is most notable for skipping team Ontario at the 2003 Nokia Brier
2003 Nokia Brier
The 2003 Nokia Brier was held at the Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia from March 1-9. The defending champion, Randy Ferbey and his team from Alberta were the winners, winning their third Brier in a row. At the Worlds they went on to represent Canada and win the gold medal.Final...
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After repeatedly making it to provincial championships, and failing to win, finally Cochrane in 2003 became only the fourth Ottawa-based team to play in the Brier. Cochrane, playing out of the RCMP Curling Club at the time, and his team of Bill Gamble, Ian MacAulay and John Steski defeated Peter Corner
Peter Corner
Peter Corner is a Canadian curler.Corner was a member of the 1993 "dream team" of his cousin Wayne Middaugh and the brothers of Glenn and Russ Howard. Corner played lead for the team. All four players would skip teams to provincial championships in the future...
in the provincial final.
At the 2003 Brier, Cochrane had to get special permission from the Canadian Curling Association
Canadian Curling Association
The Canadian Curling Association is a Canadian organization responsible for encouraging and facilitating growth and development of the sport of curling. The CCA is associated with more than a dozen provincial and territorial curling associations across the country.-History:The CCA was created in...
to use a whistle whilst skipping. Whistles, and other communication devices are banned from national play. However, due to a throat disorder, which requires him to get surgery every six to eight months, he cannot effectively communicate with his team using his voice, and needs a whistle to communicate. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2003/02/28/brierpreview020328.html
At the Brier, the team finished with a disappointing 5-6 record, failing to make the playoffs.
Until failing to qualify for the 2008 provincials, Cochrane had played in ten straight tournaments.
Cochrane was also principal of Russell High School
Russell High School (Ontario)
Russell High School is a secondary school in Russell located under the jurisdiction of Upper Canada District School Board. In addition to Russell, students from Embrun, Casselman and Limoges attend Russell High School....
, a high school in the Ottawa area, from 2004 until 2009.