Canadian Senior Curling Championships
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The Canadian Senior Curling
Championships is an annual bonspiel
held to determine the national championships in senior curling for Canada. Seniors are defined as being people over the age of 50. The Championship team plays at the World Senior Curling Championships
the following year.
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...
Championships is an annual bonspiel
Bonspiel
A bonspiel is a curling tournament, traditionally held outdoors on a frozen freshwater loch. The word comes from the Scottish Gaelic and means league match . Though not mandatory, curling teams involved in bonspiels often wear theme costumes...
held to determine the national championships in senior curling for Canada. Seniors are defined as being people over the age of 50. The Championship team plays at the World Senior Curling Championships
World Senior Curling Championships
The World Senior Curling Championships is an annual curling tournament featuring curlers from around the world who are at least 50 years old. Senior curling is quite similar to curling, with the exception of having only 8 ends played instead of 10....
the following year.
Men's
| Year | Team | Skip |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 |  Manitoba |
Leo Johnston |
| 1966 |  Ontario |
Jim Johnston |
| 1967 |  New Brunswick |
Jim Murphy |
| 1968 |  Saskatchewan |
Don Wilson |
| 1969 | Ontario |
Alfie Phillips |
| 1970 |  British Columbia |
Don MacRae |
| 1971 |  Prince Edward Island |
Wen MacDonald |
| 1972 |  Quebec |
Ken Weldon |
| 1973 |  Manitoba |
Bill McTavish |
| 1974 | British Columbia |
George Beaudry |
| 1975 | Prince Edward Island |
Wen MacDonald |
| 1976 | Prince Edward Island |
Wen MacDonald |
| 1977 |  Saskatchewan |
Morrie Thompson |
| 1978 | Saskatchewan |
Art Knutson |
| 1979 |  Alberta |
Cliff Forry |
| 1980 | Saskatchewan |
Terry McGeary |
| 1981 | Quebec |
Jim Wilson |
| 1982 | Manitoba |
Lloyd Guunlaugson |
| 1983 | Manitoba |
Lloyd Guunlaugson |
| 1984 | Manitoba |
Lloyd Guunlaugson |
| 1985 | Saskatchewan |
Frank Scheirich |
| 1986 | Ontario |
Earle Hushagen |
| 1987 | Manitoba |
Norm Houck |
| 1988 | Alberta |
Bill Clark |
| 1989 | Ontario |
Jim Sharples |
| 1990 | Manitoba |
Jim Ursel |
| 1991 | Manitoba |
Jim Ursel |
| 1992 | Ontario |
Jim Sharples |
| 1993 | Alberta |
Len Erickson |
| 1994 | New Brunswick |
David Sullivan |
| 1995 | Ontario |
Bill Dickie |
| 1996 | Ontario |
Bob Turcotte |
| 1997 | Ontario |
Bob Turcotte |
| 1998 | Saskatchewan |
Gary Briden |
| 1999 | British Columbia |
Ken Watson |
| 2000 | Ontario |
Bob Turcotte |
| 2001 | Manitoba |
Gary Ross |
| 2002 | Manitoba |
Carl German |
| 2003 | Manitoba |
Tom Reed |
| 2004 |  Newfoundland and Labrador |
Baz Buckle |
| 2005 | Alberta |
Les Rogers |
| 2006 | Northern Ontario Northern Ontario Northern Ontario is a region of the Canadian province of Ontario which lies north of Lake Huron , the French River and Lake Nipissing. The region has a land area of 802,000 km2 and constitutes 87% of the land area of Ontario, although it contains only about 6% of the population... |
Al Hackner Al Hackner Allan A. "Al" Hackner, nicknamed "the Iceman" is a Canadian Hall of Fame curler from Thunder Bay, Ontario. He was born and raised in Nipigon, Ontario. He is a two-time Brier and World Champion skip... |
| 2007 | Alberta |
Pat Ryan |
| 2008 2008 Canadian Senior Curling Championships The 2008 Canadian Senior Curling Championships was held March 22-30 at the Prince Albert Golf and Curling Club in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. The winning teams represented Canada at the 2009 World Senior Curling Championships.-Men's standings:-Playoffs:... |
Saskatchewan |
Eugene Hritzuk Eugene Hritzuk Eugene Hritzuk is a Canadian curler from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He is a former World Senior men's champion skip.Hritzuk has won two provincial championships as skip, once in 1985 and again in 1988. This qualified him for the Brier both times. At the 1985 Labatt Brier, he finished the round robin... |
| 2009 2009 Canadian Senior Curling Championships The 2009 Canadian Senior Curling Championships was held March 21-28 at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside, Prince Edward Island. The winning team will represent Canada at the 2010 World Senior Curling Championships.-Men's standings:... |
Ontario |
Bruce Delaney Bruce Delaney Bruce Delaney is a Canadian curler from Ottawa.Delaney is a 7 time Silver Tankard winner, representing various clubs in Eastern Ontario, but usually representing the Navy Curling Club in Ottawa. Outside of this, Delaney is known for his success as a senior curler.Delaney is a 3 time provincial... |
| 2010 2010 Canadian Senior Curling Championships The 2010 Canadian Senior Curling Championships were held March 20-28 at the Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club in Ottawa, Ontario. The winning teams represented Canada at the 2011 World Senior Curling Championships, and swept the event with double gold medals.... |
Alberta |
Mark Johnson Mark Johnson (curler) Mark Johnson is an American-Canadian curler from Edmonton, Alberta. He is currently the skip of the Canadian senior championship team.... |
| 2011 2011 Canadian Senior Curling Championships The 2011 Canadian Senior Curling Championships were held March 19-26 at the Digby Arena and Digby Curling Club in Digby, Nova Scotia. The winning teams will represent Canada at the 2012 World Senior Curling Championships.-Men's teams:-Standings:... |
Manitoba |
Kelly Robertson Kelly Robertson Kelly Robertson is a Canadian curler and grain and cattle farmer from Neepawa, Manitoba.At the age of 54, Roberston won his biggest event in his career by winning the 2011 Canadian Senior Curling Championships in his first try. Until winning the 2011 Manitoba Senior provincial, Robertson had not... |
Women's
| Year | Team | Skip |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | British Columbia |
Ada Calles |
| 1974 | British Columbia |
Flora Martin |
| 1975 | British Columbia |
Flora Martin |
| 1976 | Alberta |
Hadie Manley |
| 1977 | British Columbia |
Vi Tapella |
| 1978 | Alberta |
Hadie Manley |
| 1979 | British Columbia |
Flora Martin |
| 1980 | British Columbia |
Flora Martin |
| 1981 | Alberta |
Bea Mayer |
| 1982 |  Nova Scotia |
Verda Kemton |
| 1983 | Manitoba |
Mabel Mitchell |
| 1984 | Saskatchewan |
Ev Krahn |
| 1985 | Saskatchewan |
Ev Krahn |
| 1986 | Saskatchewan |
Ev Krahn |
| 1987 | Nova Scotia |
Verda Kemton |
| 1988 | Ontario |
Phyllis Nielsen |
| 1989 | Saskatchewan |
Emily Farnham |
| 1990 | Ontario |
Jill Greenwood |
| 1991 | Northern Ontario Northern Ontario Northern Ontario is a region of the Canadian province of Ontario which lies north of Lake Huron , the French River and Lake Nipissing. The region has a land area of 802,000 km2 and constitutes 87% of the land area of Ontario, although it contains only about 6% of the population... |
Eila Brown |
| 1992 | Saskatchewan |
Sheila Rowan |
| 1993 | Ontario |
Jill Greenwood |
| 1994 | Alberta |
Cordell Schwengler |
| 1995 | Northern Ontario Northern Ontario Northern Ontario is a region of the Canadian province of Ontario which lies north of Lake Huron , the French River and Lake Nipissing. The region has a land area of 802,000 km2 and constitutes 87% of the land area of Ontario, although it contains only about 6% of the population... |
Sheila Ross |
| 1996 | Ontario |
Jill Greenwood |
| 1997 | Quebec |
Agnès Charrette |
| 1998 | Ontario |
Jill Greenwood |
| 1999 | Quebec |
Agnès Charrette |
| 2000 | Quebec |
Agnès Charrette |
| 2001 | Ontario |
Ann Dunn |
| 2002 | Ontario |
Ann Dunn |
| 2003 | Saskatchewan |
Nancy Kerr |
| 2004 | Ontario |
Ann Dunn |
| 2005 | Ontario |
Joyce Potter |
| 2006 | Ontario |
Ann Dunn |
| 2007 | Alberta |
Diane Foster |
| 2008 2008 Canadian Senior Curling Championships The 2008 Canadian Senior Curling Championships was held March 22-30 at the Prince Albert Golf and Curling Club in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. The winning teams represented Canada at the 2009 World Senior Curling Championships.-Men's standings:-Playoffs:... |
British Columbia |
Pat Sanders Pat Sanders Pat Sanders is a Canadian curler and world champion.-Championships:Sanders became world champion in 1987 with the Canadian team.Her team won the 1987 Scott Tournament of Hearts, and reached the final in 1988, finishing second.... |
| 2009 2009 Canadian Senior Curling Championships The 2009 Canadian Senior Curling Championships was held March 21-28 at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside, Prince Edward Island. The winning team will represent Canada at the 2010 World Senior Curling Championships.-Men's standings:... |
Nova Scotia |
Colleen Pinkney Colleen Pinkney Colleen Pinkney is a Canadian curler from Truro, Nova Scotia. She is a forner Canadian Senior champion skip and a two-time provincial champion.... |
| 2010 2010 Canadian Senior Curling Championships The 2010 Canadian Senior Curling Championships were held March 20-28 at the Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club in Ottawa, Ontario. The winning teams represented Canada at the 2011 World Senior Curling Championships, and swept the event with double gold medals.... |
British Columbia |
Christine Jurgenson Christine Jurgenson Christine "Chris" Jurgenson is a Canadian curler from British Columbia. She is a former World Champion, and is currently the Canadian senior champion.... |
| 2011 2011 Canadian Senior Curling Championships The 2011 Canadian Senior Curling Championships were held March 19-26 at the Digby Arena and Digby Curling Club in Digby, Nova Scotia. The winning teams will represent Canada at the 2012 World Senior Curling Championships.-Men's teams:-Standings:... |
New Brunswick |
Heidi Hanlon Heidi Hanlon Heidi Hanlon is a Canadian curler from Saint John, New Brunswick.Hanlon is an 11-time provincial women's champion skip, provincial mixed champion and two-time provincial women's seniors championship. She became a Canadian champion for the first time by winning the 2011 Canadian Senior Curling... |