Ray Turnbull (curler)
Encyclopedia
Raymond "Moose" Turnbull (born c. 1939) is a Canadian
curler
from Manitoba
. He was a member of the TSN
curling coverage team along with Vic Rauter
and Linda Moore
.
won the 1965 Brier
as the lead for the Terry Braunstein team. The team would finish second to the United States
in the World Curling Championships
. He was named the all-star lead at both competitions.
led dozens of clinics in Canada and Europe. He has coached and taught 17 world champions.
In 1981, Turnbull was chief umpire at the World Curling Championships. After the final draw, Turnbull rousted a Global
sports reporter for ignoring CBC's television rights. That reporter, Vic Rauter
, would become Turnbull's broadcasting partner five years later.
Turnbull retired from broadcasting at the end of the 2009–10 curling season.
as both a curler and a builder.
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 Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
. He was a member of the TSN
The Sports Network
The Sports Network, commonly abbreviated as TSN, is a Canadian English language Category C specialty channel and is Canada's leading English language sports TV channel. TSN premiered in 1984, in the first group of Canadian specialty cable channels...
curling coverage team along with Vic Rauter
Vic Rauter
Victor Rauter is a Canadian sportscaster for The Sports Network since 1985. He has covered mostly auto racing, curling and soccer since 1986 as well as hockey, baseball, bowling, squash, volleyball, equestrian and skiing....
and Linda Moore
Linda Moore
Linda Moore is a Canadian world champion curler. Since 1989, she has been a member of the TSN curling coverage team along with Vic Rauter and formerly Ray Turnbull .-Career:...
.
Championships
Turnbull, a native of Huntsville, OntarioHuntsville, Ontario
Huntsville is a town in the Muskoka Region of Ontario, Canada. It is located north of Toronto and south of North Bay....
won the 1965 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...
as the lead for the Terry Braunstein team. The team would finish second to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in the World Curling Championships
World Curling Championships
The World Curling Championships are annual curling events which showcase the world's best curlers, organized by the World Curling Federation. There are men's, women's and mixed championships. The men's championship started in 1959, while the women's in 1979...
. He was named the all-star lead at both competitions.
Broadcasting
After his career ended, Turnbull and fellow curlers Wally Ursuliak and Don DuguidDon Duguid
Donald G. Duguid is a Canadian champion curler. A three-time winner of the Canadian Brier and two-time World Curling Championships champion, Duguid won the Brier in 1965, 1970 and 1971, and the Worlds in 1970 and 1971...
led dozens of clinics in Canada and Europe. He has coached and taught 17 world champions.
In 1981, Turnbull was chief umpire at the World Curling Championships. After the final draw, Turnbull rousted a Global
Global Television Network
Global Television Network is an English language privately owned television network in Canada, owned by Calgary-based Shaw Communications, as part of its Shaw Media division...
sports reporter for ignoring CBC's television rights. That reporter, Vic Rauter
Vic Rauter
Victor Rauter is a Canadian sportscaster for The Sports Network since 1985. He has covered mostly auto racing, curling and soccer since 1986 as well as hockey, baseball, bowling, squash, volleyball, equestrian and skiing....
, would become Turnbull's broadcasting partner five years later.
Turnbull retired from broadcasting at the end of the 2009–10 curling season.
Honors
In 1993, he was inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of FameCanadian Curling Hall of Fame
The Canadian Curling Hall of Fame was established with its first inductees in 1973. It is operated by the Canadian Curling Association in Orleans, Ontario....
as both a curler and a builder.