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Dan Holowaychuk
Dan Holowaychuk (born September 22, 1962) is a Canadian curler from St. Albert, Alberta. He is a three-time (, , ) and a four-time Tim Hortons Brier The Tim Hortons Brier, or simply (and more commonly) the Brier (''french: Le Brier''), is the annual Canadian men's curling championship, sanctioned by Curling Canada. The current event name refers to its main sponsor, the Tim Hortons coffee and ... champion (, , , ) as the alternate on the legendary " Ferbey Four" team. As of 2002, he was employed as a business development manager. Earlier in his career he was a salesman for Catelli pasta. Teams References External links * * Dan Holowaychuk – Curling Canada Stats Archive* * Moonwake Team Living people 1962 births Canadian male curlers Curlers from Alberta World curling champions Brier champions Sportspeople from St. Albert, Alberta {{Canada-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saville Community Sports Centre
The Saville Community Sports Centre is a sports facility run by the University of Alberta's Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation, where it is located in Edmonton, Alberta. It features a curling rink, tennis courts and a gymnasium. Opened in 2003, the centre currently serves as the national training centre for curling in Canada. Its curling facilities include ten sheets, and is home to a membership of nearly 2000 curlers, making it the curling club with the largest membership list in the world. The club is home to many of the top curling teams in the world, including Olympic gold medallist Kevin Martin, Brier champion Kevin Koe, Randy Ferbey, Ted Appelman, Chris Schille, Cathy King, Heather Nedohin and Val Sweeting. A West Wing, added in 2011, is Canada's largest hardwood installation, and the home of the University of Alberta The University of Alberta, also known as U of A or UAlberta, is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marv Wirth
Marv may refer to: Initialism * Maneuverable reentry vehicle (MARV), a type of missile warhead *Marburg virus (MARV), a virus of humans and non-human primates *M.A.R.V., otherwise known as the Mammoth Armed Reclamation Vehicle, a fictional tank from '' Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath'' People *Marv Goldberg (born 1944), American writer and music historian in the field of rhythm & blues (R&B) * Marvin Heemeyer (1951–2004), American muffler shop owner who attacked a Colorado town with a bulldozer * Marv Johnson (1938–1993), American R&B and soul singer * Marv Newland, American-Canadian filmmaker who specializes in animation * Marv Wolfman (born 1946), American comic book writer Sports figures * Marv Albert (born 1941), American television and radio sportscaster *Marv Harshman (1917–2013), American college men's former basketball coach *Marv Levy (born 1925), American football coach of Buffalo Bills and executive *Marv Rotblatt (1927–2013), American left-handed baseball pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials
The 2009 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials were held December 6–13, 2009 at Rexall Place in Edmonton. The event is also known and advertised as ''Roar of the Rings''. The winner of the men's and women's events represented Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Canada was guaranteed a team in each event as hosts. Canadian Olympic qualification process For both men's and women's categories, a pool of sixteen teams is designated as eligible to be Canada's representative at the 2010 Olympics. From the pool of sixteen, four teams are selected to qualify directly for the 2009 Canadian Curling Trials, "The 2009 Roar of the Rings". The remaining twelve teams compete in a pre-trials tournament, which is a triple-knockout bonspiel, with four teams advancing to the eight-team trials. The winner of the trials represents Canada at the 2010 Olympics. Pool of sixteen For each of the three curling seasons from 2006–07 to 2008–09, four teams are named to the pool of sixteen, resulting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Tym
Kevin () is the anglicized form of the Irish masculine given name (; mga, Caoimhghín ; sga, Cóemgein ; Latinized as ). It is composed of "dear; noble"; Old Irish and ("birth"; Old Irish ). The variant '' Kevan'' is anglicized from , an Irish diminutive form.''A Dictionary of First Names''. Oxford University Press (2007) s.v. "Kevin". The feminine version of the name is (anglicised as ''Keeva'' or ''Kweeva''). History Saint Kevin (d. 618) founded Glendalough abbey in the Kingdom of Leinster in 6th-century Ireland. Canonized in 1903, he is one of the patron saints of the Archdiocese of Dublin. Caomhán of Inisheer, the patron saint of Inisheer, Aran Islands, is properly anglicized ''Cavan'' or ''Kevan'', but often also referred to as "Kevin". The name was rarely given before the 20th century. In Ireland an early bearer of the anglicised name was Kevin Izod O'Doherty (1823–1905) a Young Irelander and politician; it gained popularity from the Gaelic revival o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wade White (curler)
Wade White (born c. 1962) is a Canadian curler. He currently skips (captains) his own team based in Alberta, Canada. White is a two-time winner of the world senior men's curling championship, in 2018 and 2022. Early life White was raised in Preeceville, Saskatchewan with his brother George. He has lived in Hinton and currently resides in Stony Plain, Alberta. Curling career White has won the now-discontinued Trans-Canada Telephone Employees curling championship for Alberta four times, including 2004 White and his team won the gold medal in the 2013 Alberta Senior Curling Championships; the gold in 2017 Canadian Senior Curling Championships; the gold in the 2017 Alberta Senior Provincial Curling Championships; and the gold in the 2018 World Senior Curling Championships, where his team beat the defending champion Sweden by six points and earned Canada's first gold in that competition since 2014. He competed in the 2019 Canadian Senior Curling Championships, where h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials
The 2005 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials were held from December 3 to 11 at the Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The winning teams represented Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Men Teams Round-robin standings ''Final round-robin standings'' Round-robin results Draw 2 Draw 4 Draw 6 Draw 8 Draw 10 Draw 12 Draw 14 Draw 16 Draw 18 Playoffs Semifinal Final Women Teams Round-robin standings ''Final round-robin standings'' ;Notes # Kleibrink claimed the second seed based on round-robin wins over Lawton and Middaugh. Round-robin results Draw 1 Draw 3 Draw 5 Draw 7 Draw 9 Draw 11 Draw 13 Draw 15 Draw 17 Tiebreaker Playoffs Semifinal Final References External links * * * Video: ** ** {{Canadian Olympic Curling Trials Curling competitions in Halifax, Nova Scotia Olympic Olympic or Olympics may refer to Sports Comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials
The 2001 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials were held from December 1 to 9 at the Agridome in Regina, Saskatchewan. They were held to determine the Canadian National men's and women's Teams for the 2002 Winter Olympics. Men Teams Final standings Round robin results Draw 1 ''December 1, 12:30pm'' Draw 2 ''December 2, 9:00am'' Draw 3 ''December 2, 6:30pm'' Draw 4 ''December 3, 1:30pm'' Draw 5 ''December 5, 9:00am'' Draw 6 ''December 4, 6:30pm'' Draw 7 ''December 5, 1:30pm'' Draw 8 ''December 6, 9:00am'' Draw 9 ''December 6, 6:30pm'' Playoffs Semi-final ''December 7, 6:30pm'' Final ''December 9, 12:30pm'' Women Teams Final standings Round robin results Draw 1 ''December 1, 8:30am'' Draw 2 ''December 1, 7:30pm'' Draw 3 ''December 2, 1:30pm'' Draw 4 ''December 3, 9:00am'' Draw 5 ''December 3, 6:30pm'' Draw 6 ''December 4, 1:30pm'' Draw 7 ''December 5, 9:00am'' Draw 8 ''December ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Moore (curler)
Brian Moore may refer to: Sportspeople * Brian Moore (footballer, born 1933) (1933–2006), association football player from Northern Ireland * Brian Moore (footballer, born 1938), English footballer * Brian Moore (soccer), retired American soccer midfielder * Brian Moore (rugby league) (1944–2014), Australian rugby league footballer and coach * Brian Moore (rugby union) (born 1962), English rugby union footballer and commentator Politicians * Brian Moore (political activist) (born 1943), Socialist Party USA and Liberty Union Party nominee for president * Brian Moore (Iowa politician) (born 1962), member of the Iowa House of Representatives Others * Brian Moore (novelist) (1921–1999), Northern Irish novelist and screenwriter *Brian Moore (commentator) (1932–2001), British sports commentator and television presenter * Brian Moore (scientist) (born 1946), professor of auditory perception * Brian Moore (police officer) (born 1959), former of the UK Border Force, former Chief ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel Rocque
Marcel Rocque (born June 22, 1971 in St. Paul, Alberta) is a Canadian curler from Edmonton, Alberta. He is a four-time winner of The Brier, the annual Canadian men's curling championship and a three-time World Champion as the lead for the Randy Ferbey team. Rocque would play in two Alberta provincial championships as a lead for Don Walchuk before joining the Ferbey team by 1999. In 2019, Rocque finished second in a TSN poll of broadcasters, reporters and top curlers to name the greatest Canadian male lead in curling history. Coaching Marcel Rocque began coaching the Chinese women's team in 2013 and was the coach for the China's Men Curling team for the 2014 Winter Olympics held in Sochi, Russia. He helped the team reach the fourth position in final rankings. He was also the coach for China Mixed Doubles at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Starting in the 2018-19 curling season, he became the coach for Team Homan. Personal life Rocque is a third cousin to curler Kelsey Rocque. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Pfeifer
Scott Pfeifer (born January 5, 1977 in St. Albert, Alberta) is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada who plays out of the St. Albert Curling Club in St. Albert. He was the long-time second for the Randy Ferbey rink from 1998 to 2010, winning four Briers and three World championships with the team. He later served as the alternate for the Kevin Koe rink with whom he won a Brier and world championship, and represented Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Pfeifer won the 1994 Canadian Junior Curling Championships and 1994 World Junior Curling Championships as a second for Colin Davison. At the 1997 Canadian Juniors Pfeifer threw fourth stones for Ryan Keane and would win his second national junior championship. He finished third at the '97 World Junior Curling Championships and became the '98 Shamrock Poor Boy champion. By 1999, he had joined the Randy Ferbey team, for whom he played second. As a member of Team Ferbey, Pfeifer won Briers in 2001, 2002, 2003 and 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Nedohin
David Nedohin (born December 20, 1973) is a Canadian curler. Nedohin was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and now plays out of Sherwood Park, Alberta. He is best known as the longtime fourth for Randy Ferbey. Curling career Nedohin joined the Randy Ferbey rink in 1997 and was a part of that team's four Brier championships and three world championships. Nedohin is renowned for his shotmaking ability - especially for making difficult combination takeout shots. Nedohin had a shooting percentage of 96% in the final of the 2003 Nokia Brier, and 95% shooting percentage in the final of the 2005 Men's Ford World Curling Championships. The team, famously named The Ferbey Four, popularized the "fourth" shooting position. Because of Nedohin's shotmaking ability, he threw the last two stones in each end, or the ''skip rocks''. This meant that Ferbey, the skip, threw third stones while the front end positions remained the same. Because Nedohin was not the skip, he was labeled as the "fourth". In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |