Craig Savill
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Craig Edward Savill (born October 25, 1978) is a Canadian
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 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...

. He currently plays lead for former World Champion Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard is a Canadian curler from Penetanguishene, Ontario. He has won three Briers and three world championships in his career. He has also won six straight Ontario provincials.-1980s-2006:...

 rink.

Savill's father was stationed at CFB Lahr
CFB Lahr
Black Forest Airport is a privately owned and operated commercial airport located in Lahr, Germany. Formerly known as Canadian Forces Base Lahr, or CFB Lahr, the Canadian Forces Base was operated primarily as an air force base, and later as an army base, during the late 1960s. The military base...

 in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

, and Savill was born there. However, Savill grew up and still lives in Ottawa. He must commute to play with his current team. He curls out of the Ottawa Curling Club
Ottawa Curling Club
The Ottawa Curling Club is an historic curling club located in downtown Ottawa on O'Connor Street. It is the oldest curling club in Ottawa, established in 1851 by Allan Gilmour as the Bytown Curling Club. The Club first played on the Rideau Canal until 1858...

 in club play, but officially his team is from the Coldwater & District Curling Club in Coldwater, Ontario.

Before playing with Howard, Savill won two 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....

 and two World Junior Curling Championships
World Junior Curling Championships
The World Junior Curling Championships is an annual curling tournament featuring the world's best curlers who are 21 years old or younger. The competition for both men and women occur at the same venue. The men's tournament has occurred since 1975 and the women's 1988...

 (1998, 1999) as John Morris
John Morris (curler)
John Morris is a Canadian curler, and Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic gold medalist from Chestermere, Alberta. Morris plays third for the Kevin Martin team. Morris, author of the book Fit to Curl, is the son of Maureen and Earle Morris, inventor of the "Stabilizer" curling broom...

's third. In 2001 he moved to the position of second, still with John Morris. The team went to the 2002 Nokia Brier
2002 Nokia Brier
The 2002 Nokia Brier was the Canadian Men's Curling Championship. It was held from March 9 to March 17, 2002 at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta. It was won by the Albertan foursome headed by Randy Ferbey. Ferbey threw third stones throughout the tournament while his mate David Nedohin...

, and lost in the final to Alberta, skipped by Randy Ferbey
Randy Ferbey
Randy Ferbey is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta.Ferbey is a six-time Canadian champion and a four-time World Champion....

. A couple of years later, Morris moved to Alberta and Savill joined Howard's team. With Howard, Savill, second Brent Laing
Brent Laing
Brent Laing is a Canadian curler from Stayner, Ontario. He currently plays second for Glenn Howard....

 and third Richard Hart
Richard Hart (curler)
Richard Hart is a retired Canadian curler from Pickering, Ontario. With skip Glenn Howard, Hart has played in 8 straight Ontario Finals....

 lost in the 2006 Tim Hortons Brier
2006 Tim Hortons Brier
The 2006 Tim Hortons Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held at the Brandt Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan March 11-19. In the final, Quebec's Jean-Michel Ménard rink became only the second Quebec team to win the Brier. They also became the first francophone team to win...

 to Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

 skipped by fellow Ottawa Curling Club member Jean-Michel Ménard
Jean-Michel Ménard
Jean-Michel Ménard is a curler from Quebec, Canada. Ménard is notable for being the first Francophone skip from Quebec to win the Brier - Canada's national curling championship- which he did in 2006.-Profile:...

. The following year, at the 2007 Tim Hortons Brier
2007 Tim Hortons Brier
The 2007 Tim Hortons Brier Canadian men's curling championship was held at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario from March 3 to 11th. After losing in the final the previous season, Team Ontario skipped by Glenn Howard defeated 2006 Olympic gold medalist Brad Gushue and his Newfoundland and Labrador...

 they would finally be victorious defeating 2006 Olympic Gold Medalist Brad Gushue
Brad Gushue
Bradley Raymond "Brad" Gushue, ONL is a Canadian curler from Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador. Gushue, along with teammates Russ Howard, Mark Nichols, Jamie Korab and Mike Adam, represented Canada in curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics, where they won the gold medal by defeating Finland...

 in the Brier final. They then went on to win the 2007 Ford World Men's Curling Championship
2007 Ford World Men's Curling Championship
-Draw 2:March 31, 18:00-Draw 3:April 1, 08:30-Draw 4:April 1, 13:00-Draw 5:April 1, 19:30-Draw 6:April 2, 08:30-Draw 7:April 2, 13:00-Draw 8:April 2, 18:00-Draw 9:April 3, 08:30...

, defeating Germany in the final.

Savill is a Real Estate Appraiser for Savill Appraisal Services.

Teams

Season Skip Third Second Lead Events
1996-97 John Morris
John Morris (curler)
John Morris is a Canadian curler, and Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic gold medalist from Chestermere, Alberta. Morris plays third for the Kevin Martin team. Morris, author of the book Fit to Curl, is the son of Maureen and Earle Morris, inventor of the "Stabilizer" curling broom...

 
Craig Savill
Craig Savill
Craig Edward Savill is a Canadian curler from Ottawa. He currently plays lead for former World Champion Glenn Howard rink....

 
Matt St. Louis  Mark Homan  1997 CJC
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....

1997-98 John Morris
John Morris (curler)
John Morris is a Canadian curler, and Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic gold medalist from Chestermere, Alberta. Morris plays third for the Kevin Martin team. Morris, author of the book Fit to Curl, is the son of Maureen and Earle Morris, inventor of the "Stabilizer" curling broom...

 
Craig Savill
Craig Savill
Craig Edward Savill is a Canadian curler from Ottawa. He currently plays lead for former World Champion Glenn Howard rink....

 
Andy Ormsby  Brent Laing
Brent Laing
Brent Laing is a Canadian curler from Stayner, Ontario. He currently plays second for Glenn Howard....

 
1998 CJC, WJC
World Junior Curling Championships
The World Junior Curling Championships is an annual curling tournament featuring the world's best curlers who are 21 years old or younger. The competition for both men and women occur at the same venue. The men's tournament has occurred since 1975 and the women's 1988...

1998-99 John Morris
John Morris (curler)
John Morris is a Canadian curler, and Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic gold medalist from Chestermere, Alberta. Morris plays third for the Kevin Martin team. Morris, author of the book Fit to Curl, is the son of Maureen and Earle Morris, inventor of the "Stabilizer" curling broom...

 
Craig Savill
Craig Savill
Craig Edward Savill is a Canadian curler from Ottawa. He currently plays lead for former World Champion Glenn Howard rink....

 
Jason Young
Jason Young (curler)
Jason "Jay" Young is a Canadian curler from Wyoming, Ontario. Young is a former World Junior Curling champion.In 1999, Young joined the World Junior champion John Morris rink from the Ottawa Curling Club. He replaced Andy Ormsby in the second position...

 
Brent Laing
Brent Laing
Brent Laing is a Canadian curler from Stayner, Ontario. He currently plays second for Glenn Howard....

 
1999 CJC, WJC
1999-00 John Morris
John Morris (curler)
John Morris is a Canadian curler, and Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic gold medalist from Chestermere, Alberta. Morris plays third for the Kevin Martin team. Morris, author of the book Fit to Curl, is the son of Maureen and Earle Morris, inventor of the "Stabilizer" curling broom...

 
Craig Savill
Craig Savill
Craig Edward Savill is a Canadian curler from Ottawa. He currently plays lead for former World Champion Glenn Howard rink....

 
Andy Ormsby  Brent Laing
Brent Laing
Brent Laing is a Canadian curler from Stayner, Ontario. He currently plays second for Glenn Howard....

 
2000-01 John Morris
John Morris (curler)
John Morris is a Canadian curler, and Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic gold medalist from Chestermere, Alberta. Morris plays third for the Kevin Martin team. Morris, author of the book Fit to Curl, is the son of Maureen and Earle Morris, inventor of the "Stabilizer" curling broom...

 
Joe Frans
Joe Frans
Joseph "Joe" Frans is a Canadian curler from Acton, Ontario. Frans is most notable for being a two-time provincial champion and for being suspended from competitive curling for cocaine usage....

 
Craig Savill
Craig Savill
Craig Edward Savill is a Canadian curler from Ottawa. He currently plays lead for former World Champion Glenn Howard rink....

 
Brent Laing
Brent Laing
Brent Laing is a Canadian curler from Stayner, Ontario. He currently plays second for Glenn Howard....

 
2001 Ont.
2001-02 John Morris
John Morris (curler)
John Morris is a Canadian curler, and Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic gold medalist from Chestermere, Alberta. Morris plays third for the Kevin Martin team. Morris, author of the book Fit to Curl, is the son of Maureen and Earle Morris, inventor of the "Stabilizer" curling broom...

 
Joe Frans
Joe Frans
Joseph "Joe" Frans is a Canadian curler from Acton, Ontario. Frans is most notable for being a two-time provincial champion and for being suspended from competitive curling for cocaine usage....

 
Craig Savill
Craig Savill
Craig Edward Savill is a Canadian curler from Ottawa. He currently plays lead for former World Champion Glenn Howard rink....

 
Brent Laing
Brent Laing
Brent Laing is a Canadian curler from Stayner, Ontario. He currently plays second for Glenn Howard....

 
2001 COCT
2001 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials
The 2001 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials were held December 1-9, 2001 at the Agridome in Regina, Saskatchewan. They were held to determine the Canadian National men's and women's Teams for the 2002 Winter Olympics.-Final Standings:-Playoffs:-Final Standings:...

, 2002 Ont., Brier
2002 Nokia Brier
The 2002 Nokia Brier was the Canadian Men's Curling Championship. It was held from March 9 to March 17, 2002 at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta. It was won by the Albertan foursome headed by Randy Ferbey. Ferbey threw third stones throughout the tournament while his mate David Nedohin...

2002-03 John Morris
John Morris (curler)
John Morris is a Canadian curler, and Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic gold medalist from Chestermere, Alberta. Morris plays third for the Kevin Martin team. Morris, author of the book Fit to Curl, is the son of Maureen and Earle Morris, inventor of the "Stabilizer" curling broom...

 
Joe Frans
Joe Frans
Joseph "Joe" Frans is a Canadian curler from Acton, Ontario. Frans is most notable for being a two-time provincial champion and for being suspended from competitive curling for cocaine usage....

 
Craig Savill
Craig Savill
Craig Edward Savill is a Canadian curler from Ottawa. He currently plays lead for former World Champion Glenn Howard rink....

 
Brent Laing
Brent Laing
Brent Laing is a Canadian curler from Stayner, Ontario. He currently plays second for Glenn Howard....

 
2003 Ont., CC
2004–05 Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard is a Canadian curler from Penetanguishene, Ontario. He has won three Briers and three world championships in his career. He has also won six straight Ontario provincials.-1980s-2006:...

 
Richard Hart
Richard Hart (curler)
Richard Hart is a retired Canadian curler from Pickering, Ontario. With skip Glenn Howard, Hart has played in 8 straight Ontario Finals....

 
Brent Laing
Brent Laing
Brent Laing is a Canadian curler from Stayner, Ontario. He currently plays second for Glenn Howard....

 
Craig Savill
Craig Savill
Craig Edward Savill is a Canadian curler from Ottawa. He currently plays lead for former World Champion Glenn Howard rink....

2005–06 Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard is a Canadian curler from Penetanguishene, Ontario. He has won three Briers and three world championships in his career. He has also won six straight Ontario provincials.-1980s-2006:...

 
Richard Hart
Richard Hart (curler)
Richard Hart is a retired Canadian curler from Pickering, Ontario. With skip Glenn Howard, Hart has played in 8 straight Ontario Finals....

 
Brent Laing
Brent Laing
Brent Laing is a Canadian curler from Stayner, Ontario. He currently plays second for Glenn Howard....

 
Craig Savill
Craig Savill
Craig Edward Savill is a Canadian curler from Ottawa. He currently plays lead for former World Champion Glenn Howard rink....

2006–07 Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard is a Canadian curler from Penetanguishene, Ontario. He has won three Briers and three world championships in his career. He has also won six straight Ontario provincials.-1980s-2006:...

 
Richard Hart
Richard Hart (curler)
Richard Hart is a retired Canadian curler from Pickering, Ontario. With skip Glenn Howard, Hart has played in 8 straight Ontario Finals....

 
Brent Laing
Brent Laing
Brent Laing is a Canadian curler from Stayner, Ontario. He currently plays second for Glenn Howard....

 
Craig Savill
Craig Savill
Craig Edward Savill is a Canadian curler from Ottawa. He currently plays lead for former World Champion Glenn Howard rink....

2007–08 Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard is a Canadian curler from Penetanguishene, Ontario. He has won three Briers and three world championships in his career. He has also won six straight Ontario provincials.-1980s-2006:...

 
Richard Hart
Richard Hart (curler)
Richard Hart is a retired Canadian curler from Pickering, Ontario. With skip Glenn Howard, Hart has played in 8 straight Ontario Finals....

 
Brent Laing
Brent Laing
Brent Laing is a Canadian curler from Stayner, Ontario. He currently plays second for Glenn Howard....

 
Craig Savill
Craig Savill
Craig Edward Savill is a Canadian curler from Ottawa. He currently plays lead for former World Champion Glenn Howard rink....

2008–09 Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard is a Canadian curler from Penetanguishene, Ontario. He has won three Briers and three world championships in his career. He has also won six straight Ontario provincials.-1980s-2006:...

 
Richard Hart
Richard Hart (curler)
Richard Hart is a retired Canadian curler from Pickering, Ontario. With skip Glenn Howard, Hart has played in 8 straight Ontario Finals....

 
Brent Laing
Brent Laing
Brent Laing is a Canadian curler from Stayner, Ontario. He currently plays second for Glenn Howard....

 
Craig Savill
Craig Savill
Craig Edward Savill is a Canadian curler from Ottawa. He currently plays lead for former World Champion Glenn Howard rink....

2009–10 Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard is a Canadian curler from Penetanguishene, Ontario. He has won three Briers and three world championships in his career. He has also won six straight Ontario provincials.-1980s-2006:...

 
Richard Hart
Richard Hart (curler)
Richard Hart is a retired Canadian curler from Pickering, Ontario. With skip Glenn Howard, Hart has played in 8 straight Ontario Finals....

 
Brent Laing
Brent Laing
Brent Laing is a Canadian curler from Stayner, Ontario. He currently plays second for Glenn Howard....

 
Craig Savill
Craig Savill
Craig Edward Savill is a Canadian curler from Ottawa. He currently plays lead for former World Champion Glenn Howard rink....

2010–11 Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard is a Canadian curler from Penetanguishene, Ontario. He has won three Briers and three world championships in his career. He has also won six straight Ontario provincials.-1980s-2006:...

 
Richard Hart
Richard Hart (curler)
Richard Hart is a retired Canadian curler from Pickering, Ontario. With skip Glenn Howard, Hart has played in 8 straight Ontario Finals....

 
Brent Laing
Brent Laing
Brent Laing is a Canadian curler from Stayner, Ontario. He currently plays second for Glenn Howard....

 
Craig Savill
Craig Savill
Craig Edward Savill is a Canadian curler from Ottawa. He currently plays lead for former World Champion Glenn Howard rink....

2011–12 Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard is a Canadian curler from Penetanguishene, Ontario. He has won three Briers and three world championships in his career. He has also won six straight Ontario provincials.-1980s-2006:...

 
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...

 
Brent Laing
Brent Laing
Brent Laing is a Canadian curler from Stayner, Ontario. He currently plays second for Glenn Howard....

 
Craig Savill
Craig Savill
Craig Edward Savill is a Canadian curler from Ottawa. He currently plays lead for former World Champion Glenn Howard rink....


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