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1988 Labatt Brier
The 1988 Labatt Brier was held from March 6 to 13 at the Centre Georges-Vézina in Chicoutimi, Quebec. Pat Ryan of Alberta finished the round robin with an undefeated record and went on to defeat Eugene Hritzuk Eugene Hritzuk (born c. 1949) is a Canadian curler from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He is a former World Senior men's champion skip. Hritzuk has won two provincial championships as skip, once in 1985 and again in 1988. This qualified him f ... of Saskatchewan in the final to clinch his first Brier title. Teams Round-robin standings Round-robin results Draw 1 Draw 2 Draw 3 Draw 4 Draw 5 Draw 6 Draw 7 Draw 8 Draw 9 Draw 10 Draw 11 Draw 12 Draw 13 Draw 14 Draw 15 Playoffs Semifinal Final Statistics Top 5 player percentages ''Round Robin only'' Team percentages ''Round Robin only'' References {{Canadian Men's Curling Championships The Brier 1988 in Canadian curlin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicoutimi
Chicoutimi () is the most populous borough (arrondissement) of the city of Saguenay in Quebec, Canada. It is situated at the confluence of the Saguenay and Chicoutimi rivers. During the 20th century, it became the main administrative and commercial centre of the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region. In 2002 it merged into the new city of Saguenay and forms the heart of the 5th-largest urban area of the province of Quebec. At the 2021 census, its population was 69,004. History What was ultimately to become the centre of the borough of Chicoutimi was first settled by French colonists in 1676 as a trading post in the fur trade. At that time, the Saguenay and the Chicoutimi rivers had been used as waterways by the Montagnais tribes for centuries. The name ''Chicoutimi'' means ''the end of the deep water'' in the Innu language. After the British seized Lower Canada, the Chicoutimi trading post continued to operate only until 1782, as the fur trade had moved further west of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Thompson (curler)
Ron Thompson may refer to: * Ron Thompson (actor) (born 1941), American actor * Ron Thompson (blues guitarist) (1953–2020), American blues guitarist * Ron Thompson (footballer, born 1921) (1921–1988), English football inside forward * Ron Thompson (footballer, born 1932), English football wing half * Ron Thompson (West Virginia politician) (born 1966), American politician from West Virginia * Ron Thompson (Australian politician) (1917–2006), Australian trade unionist and politician * Ronald L. Thompson (1899–1986), American politician from Pennsylvania See also * Ronnie Thompson (other) Ronnie Thompson may refer to: * Ronnie Thompson (American football) (born ca. 1944), American football coach * Ronnie Thompson (politician) (1934–2020), American politician and mayor of Macon, Georgia * Ronnie Thompson, pseudonymous author of the ... * Ronald Thomson (other) {{hndis, Thompson, Ron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newcastle, New Brunswick
Newcastle is an urban neighbourhood in the city of Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada. Prior to municipal amalgamation in 1995, it was an incorporated town and the shire town of Northumberland County. Situated on the north bank of the Miramichi River, the former town is sometimes referred to as Miramichi West. Being a former shire town, Newcastle is the location of several government offices and the county court house. It was an important transportation centre as it was located at the head of navigation on the Miramichi River and had wharves for the export of lumber and other forest products. During the mid-1870s the Intercolonial Railway was built through the town, placing it on the mainline between Halifax and Montreal. The town's most prosperous days are considered to be the years prior to World War I. It later reached a peak population of about 6,500. History Newcastle was first settled by Scottish settlers, led by William Davidson (lumberman) in the late 18th century, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newcastle Curling Club
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Jeff Ryan (curler)
Jeffrey Ryan is a Canadian curler. He is a and a 1995 Labatt Brier champion. Awards *Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame: inducted in 2002 with all of 1995 Kerry Burtnyk team, Canadian and World champions Teams Personal life Jeff Ryan is from family of curlers: his brother is Pat Ryan, a three-time Brier winner and two-time world champion; his daughter Hailey played third for Manitoba on 2017 Canadian Juniors and on 2019 Manitoba Scotties; his son J. T. Ryan skipped his team on 2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ..., 2018 Viterra and on 2017 Canadian Juniors. References External links * Jeff Ryan – Curling Canada Stats Archive* Video: Living people Canadian male curlers Curlers from Manitoba World curling champions Brier champions Year of birth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Harvey (curler) , American film and TV performer and voice actor
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Donald or Don Harvey may refer to: * Don Harvey (actor, born 1911) (1911–1963), American TV and film performer a/k/a Don C. Harvey *Don Harvey (basketball) (1920–2008), American guard-forward *Donald P. Harvey (born 1924), U.S. Navy rear admiral and former director of the Office of Naval Intelligence * Don Harvey (bishop) (born 1939), Canadian Anglican moderator and director *Donald Harvey (1952–2017), American hospital orderly and serial killer *Don Harvey (actor, born 1960) Donald Patrick Harvey II (born May 31, 1960) is an American actor. Early life Harvey was born and raised in St. Clair Shores, Michigan, the sixth of eight children. He started acting while attending Lake Shore High School, having performed in se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Kammerlock
Ronald Kammerlock is a Canadian curler. He is a and a . Awards *Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame: 2008 (with all 1981 Canadian Men's Championship Team skipped by Kerry Burtnyk) Kammerlock did not show up to his induction ceremony to protest his son, Dan being cut from the 2008 Burtnyk team. Teams Private life His son Dan Kammerlock is a curler too, Dan played third in Kerry Burtnyk's Manitoba team on 2008 Tim Hortons Brier The 2008 Tim Hortons Brier, Canada's men's curling championship, was held from March 8 to 16 at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Skipped by Kevin Martin, Alberta defeated the defending champion, and reigning World Champion Glenn Howard and .... References External links * Ron Kammerlock – Curling Canada Stats Archive Living people Canadian male curlers Brier champions Curlers from Winnipeg Year of birth missing (living people) {{Canada-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Spencer (curler)
James Spencer is a Canadian curler. He is a and a . Awards *Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame: 2008 (with all 1981 Canadian Men's Championship Team skipped by Kerry Burtnyk) Teams Personal life Spencer is married to fellow curler Barb Spencer Barbara Spencer (born Barbara Jay Kirkness, February 14, 1966) is a Canadian curler from Sanford, Manitoba. Spencer is a former Canadian Junior champion and a three-time provincial champion. Career Spencer had a successful junior career, playi ... and has coached her team. References External links * Jim Spencer – Curling Canada Stats Archive Living people Brier champions Canadian curling coaches Canadian male curlers Curlers from Winnipeg Year of birth missing (living people) {{Canada-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerry Burtnyk
Kerry Burtnyk (born November 24, 1958) is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. He grew up in Reston, Manitoba. He is a two time Canadian champion skip, and the 1995 World Champion skip. He is currently the coach of the Darcy Robertson rink. Career Burtnyk's first Brier in 1981 would be a success for him. His Manitoba team of Mark Olson, Jim Spencer and Ron Kammerlock defeated Northern Ontario, skipped by Al Hackner in the final. Burtnyk became the youngest skip to win the Brier in history, as he was 22 years and 4 months old at the time. At that year's World Championship, Burtnyk would have to settle for the bronze medal. Burtnyk returned to the Brier in 1988, but he missed the playoffs despite a 7–4 record. He returned to the Brier once again in 1995 where he would win his second Brier with teammates Jeff Ryan, Rob Meakin and Keith Fenton. In the final, Burtnyk defeated Saskatchewan, skipped by Brad Heidt. At the Worlds, Burtnyk and his team claimed gold, def ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winnipeg
Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749,607 and a metropolitan population of 834,678, making it the sixth-largest city, and eighth-largest metropolitan area in Canada. The city is named after the nearby Lake Winnipeg; the name comes from the Western Cree words for "muddy water" - “winipīhk”. The region was a trading centre for Indigenous peoples long before the arrival of Europeans; it is the traditional territory of the Anishinabe (Ojibway), Ininew (Cree), Oji-Cree, Dene, and Dakota, and is the birthplace of the Métis Nation. French traders built the first fort on the site in 1738. A settlement was later founded by the Selkirk settlers of the Red River Colony in 1812, the nucleus of which was incorporated as the City of Winnipeg in 1873. Being far inland, the local ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club
The Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club is located in the northwestern area of Winnipeg, in the community of St. James. The curling club was started up in 1929 and was nicknamed the 'root cellar', it had only 2 sheets of ice at the time.http://www.curlamcc.ca Assiniboine Memorial CC Site/ The AMCC moved to their current site, at Vimy and Hamilton, in 1962. This new location was built with 4 sheets and then expanded to 8, as it has today. A small fire destroyed part of the clubrooms and arena in 1972, most of the original structure remained and was rebuilt. In 1992 the AMCC addressed the problem of the shifting Winnipeg 'gumbo' under the ice sheets. The ice was dug out 6 feet beneath the curling rink, filled with sand, and covered with styrofoam to prevent shifting of the ice. The AMCC is the home of the 1995 world champion Kerry Burtnyk Kerry Burtnyk (born November 24, 1958) is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. He grew up in Reston, Manitoba. He is a two time Canadi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel Berglund (curler)
Joel Ingemar Berglund, born 4 June 1903 in Torsåker, Archdiocese of Uppsala in Gästrikland, Sweden, died 21 January 1985 in Stockholm, was a Swedish opera singer (Bass-baritone), and the director of Royal Swedish Opera and Hovsångare. Biography Berglund read a note in the Swedish newspaper ''Norrlands-Posten'' that you could get free singing education at the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in Stockholm, Sweden and for that to test singing. He was accepted and soon became one of Sweden's notable singers. He studied singing with Oskar Lejdström and John Forsell at the Music Conservatory in Stockholm from 1922 to 1928. In 1929, he had his debut as Monterone in ''Rigoletto'' at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm. He often played in Vienna, Buenos Aires, Chicago, Berlin, Budapest and New York. Berglund won particularly a great reputation as an interpreter of Richard Wagner's roles, including the title role in ''The Flying Dutchman'', a role he also performed at Bayreuth. He w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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