Grant Odishaw (born July 21, 1964) is a

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curler from Moncton,

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. He is an eight time provincial men's champion and former Canadian Mixed champion. He currently throws lead rocks for his brother

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's team.

Career

Odishaw is a veteran of New Brunswick curling circles. He won his first of eight mixed provincial titles in 1986. He won another mixed title in 1989, and then again in 1991, and then he won five straight provincial mixed titles from 1993 to 1997. In 1994, he won the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship. Odishaw has also won 9 provincial men's championships. The first was in 1991, where he played third for Gary Mitchell. The rink went 4–7, out of the playoffs at the

1991 Labatt Brier The 1991 Labatt Brier, the Canadian men's curling championship, was held from March 3 to 10 in Hamilton, Ontario. The 1991 Brier also constituted the trials that decided the Canadian men's representatives for the curling tournament at the 1992 W ...

. Odishaw won his second provincial title in 1996 as the third for Mike Kennedy. The rink went 5–6 at the

1996 Labatt Brier The 1996 Labatt Brier was held at the Riverside Coliseum in Kamloops, British Columbia. Prince Edward Island defeated Newfoundland in a tie-breaker to win the 4th seed in the playoffs. Jeff Stoughton of Manitoba defeated Kevin Martin of Alberta ...

. Odishaw won his third provincial title in 1999, this time playing for the

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rink. They had more success at the Brier in 1999, where they made the playoffs, but lost to Saskatchewan's Gerald Shymko in the 3 vs. 4 game. It was with Howard that Odishaw had his most success. The team won another provincial title in 2000. At the

2000 Labatt Brier The 2000 Labatt Brier, the Canadian men's curling championship, was held from March 4 to 12 at Saskatchewan Place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. This was the last Brier sponsored by Labatt. Skip Greg McAulay of British Columbia beat out notable tea ...

, they lost in the final British Columbia's

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. Odishaw was a member of the Howard rink at the

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, which finished in 4th. They won another provincial title in 2002. They finished in third place at the

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. They repeated in 2003, and finished in 4th at the

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. And finally, they won a third straight provincial title in 2004. This time, at the

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, the rink missed the playoffs after losing in a tiebreaker game to British Columbia's Jay Peachey. Odishaw would not win another provincial title until 2012, as the lead for his brother's team.

Personal life

Odishaw is married and has two children. He is employed as a letter carrier for

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.2019 Brier Media Guide: Team New Brunswick

References

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* * Living people Curlers from New Brunswick Sportspeople from Moncton Canadian male curlers Canadian mixed curling champions Canadian curling coaches 1964 births Curlers from Vancouver Canada Cup (curling) participants {{Canada-curling-bio-stub