Mike Wood (curler)
Encyclopedia
Mike Wood is a Canadian
curler
. He currently plays third for Jason Montgomery
.
In 1988, Wood skipped his team of Mike Bradley, Todd Troyer and Greg Hawkes to a Canadian Junior Curling Championships
title. In 1989 this team would lose the final at the World Junior Curling Championships
to Sweden- skipped by Peja Lindholm
.
Nearly two decades later, Wood joined 1989 Canadian Junior Champion- Dean Joanisse
and they would win the British Columbia provincial championships in 2007. In 2008, Wood left the Joanissee rink.
Wood is a grounds foreman for Oak Bay Parks.
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...
. He currently plays third for Jason Montgomery
Jason Montgomery
Jason Montgomery is a Canadian curler from Duncan, British Columbia.Montgomery is a former provincial junior champion. He skipped British Columbia at the 2003 Canadian Junior Curling Championships...
.
In 1988, Wood skipped his team of Mike Bradley, Todd Troyer and Greg Hawkes to a 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....
title. In 1989 this team would lose the final at the 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...
to Sweden- skipped by 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...
.
Nearly two decades later, Wood joined 1989 Canadian Junior Champion- Dean Joanisse
Dean Joanisse
Dean Joanisse is a Canadian curler.Joanisse is most notable for skipping his British Columbia team to a Canadian Junior Curling Championships in 1989, qualifying him to represent Canada at the 1990 World Junior Curling Championships...
and they would win the British Columbia provincial championships in 2007. In 2008, Wood left the Joanissee rink.
Wood is a grounds foreman for Oak Bay Parks.