Ed Lukowich
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Edward "Ed" Lukowich is a former champion curler
. Lukowich is a two-time Brier
champion. In 1986 his team won the World Curling Championship.
Born in Speers, Saskatchewan, Lukowich is currently Athlete Development Director of the United States Curling Association
. He coached the Pete Fenson
rink at the 2010 World Championship
at Cortina d'Ampezzo
to a 4th place finish.
Lukowich has written four books on curling and produced a 60-minute instructional video. He was one of the initial founders of the TSN Skins Game
and a co-founder of and former executive director of the World Curling Tour
. He also was the WCT color-commentator for CTV Sportsnet.
A resident of Calgary
, Ed is the older brother of former NHL hockey
player, Morris Lukowich
. His cousin is NHL player Brad Lukowich
.
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...
. Lukowich is a two-time Brier
Tim Hortons Brier
The Tim Hortons Brier, or simply the Brier, is the annual Canadian men's curling championship, sanctioned by the Canadian Curling Association . The current event name refers to its main sponsor, the Tim Hortons coffee and doughnut shop chain.The Brier has been held since 1927, traditionally during...
champion. In 1986 his team won the World Curling Championship.
Born in Speers, Saskatchewan, Lukowich is currently Athlete Development Director of the United States Curling Association
United States Curling Association
The United States Curling Association is the national governing body of the sport of curling in the United States. The goal of the USCA is to grow the sport of curling in the United States and win medals in competitions both domestic and abroad. Curling’s recent popularity has swelled the USCA to...
. He coached the Pete Fenson
Pete Fenson
Peter Fenson is an American curler, skip of the men's rink which represented the United States at the 2006 Winter Olympics. The rink took the bronze medal, the first ever Olympic medal for the United States in curling...
rink at the 2010 World Championship
2010 Capital One World Men's Curling Championship
-Draw 2:Saturday, April 3, 19:00-Draw 3:Sunday, April 4th, 9:00-Draw 4:Sunday, April 4th, 14:00-Draw 5:Sunday, April 4th, 19:00-Draw 6:Monday, April 5th, 8:00-Draw 7:Monday, April 5th, 13:00-Draw 8:...
at Cortina d'Ampezzo
Cortina d'Ampezzo
Cortina d'Ampezzo is a town and comune in the southern Alps located in Veneto, a region in Northern Italy. Located in the heart of the Dolomites in an alpine valley, it is a popular winter sport resort known for its ski-ranges, scenery, accommodations, shops and après-ski scene...
to a 4th place finish.
Lukowich has written four books on curling and produced a 60-minute instructional video. He was one of the initial founders of the TSN Skins Game
TSN Skins Game
The TSN Curling Skins Game is an annual curling bonspiel hosted by The Sports Network. "Skins" curling had been developed as a way to make curling more interesting on TV during the time before the free guard zone rule was implemented...
and a co-founder of and former executive director of the World Curling Tour
World Curling Tour
The Asham World Curling Tour is a group of curling bonspiels featuring the best male curlers in the world. A Women's World Curling Tour also exists....
. He also was the WCT color-commentator for CTV Sportsnet.
A resident of Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, Ed is the older brother of former NHL hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player, Morris Lukowich
Morris Lukowich
Eugene Morris Lukowich is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He was a member of the Winnipeg Jets of the World Hockey Association and the National Hockey League from 1976 to 1985, and later played for the Boston Bruins and Los Angeles Kings of the NHL...
. His cousin is NHL player Brad Lukowich
Brad Lukowich
Brad Lukowich is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who plays for the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League. He has won the Stanley Cup once in his career, with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2004. He was on the roster of the Dallas Stars when they won the cup in 1998–99 but did not...
.