Brian King (born January 2, 1981, in

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curler from Burton,

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. He currently plays

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on Team Scott Jones.

Career

King competed in his first New Brunswick Tankard in 2010 as second for the Scott Jones. At the 2010 Alexander Keith's Tankard, the team finished with a 4–3 record, missing the playoffs. They returned to the provincial championship the following season where they finished sixth with a 3–4 record. King joined the Zach Eldridge rink for the 2011–12 season. After failing to qualify in 2012, the team competed in the

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. There, they topped the round robin standings with a 5–2 record, earning an automatic bye to the championship game where they faced James Grattan. Leading 6–5 in the tenth end, they gave up two points to lose the game 7–6. The team failed to qualify for the provincial championship the following season. After the 2013–14 season, King left the Eldridge rink and joined the Jason Vaughan team for the 2014–15 season. With Charlie Sullivan at third and Paul Nason at lead, the team qualified for the 2015 Pepsi Tankard where they finished second overall with a 5–2 record. Facing Team Grattan in the semifinal, Team Vaughan lost 5–4 in an extra end, ending their run. King only stayed with the team for one season as he joined the Jason Roach rink at lead for the 2015–16 season. For two years in a row, the team just missed out on the playoffs at the provincial championship, going 4–3 in both

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. After playing for four different rinks, King returned to Team Scott Jones for the 2017–18 season. On tour, the team found success at the

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and the

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, reaching the quarterfinals in both events. Despite their tour success, the team placed sixth at the 2018 Papa John's Pizza Tankard with a 3–4 record. The following season, Team Jones lost in the quarterfinals of both the

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and the Jim Sullivan Curling Classic. They also reached the semifinals of the Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic where they lost to the

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rink. At the 2019 NB Tankard, the team went 4–3 in the round robin and defeated Ed Cyr 7–6 in a tiebreaker. They then lost 7–4 to the Grattan rink in the semifinal. The 2019–20 season was the best season yet for the Jones rink, beginning with back-to-back tour victories at the Steele Cup Cash and the

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. They competed in the

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Tier 2

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event, where after a 2–2 record, they lost to

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in a tiebreaker. The team also reached the final of the Jim Sullivan Classic, losing to the Grattan rink. The team again finished third at the 2020 New Brunswick Tankard after losing 8–5 in the semifinal to Jason Roach. Due to the

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, the 2021 provincial championship was cancelled. As the reigning provincial champions, Team Grattan was invited to represent New Brunswick at the

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, which they accepted. Team Jones only played in one event during the 2020–21 season, the Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic, where they finished 1–3. Team Jones began the 2021–22 season at the Superstore Monctonian Challenge, where after a 4–0 round robin record, they lost in the quarterfinals to the

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rink. The 2022 New Brunswick Tankard was held in a triple knockout format for the first time. Team Jones went 4–3 through the event, losing the C qualifier match to the Grattan rink. The next season, the team played in the PointsBet Capital Winter Club Repechage where they lost in the final to

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. They did not reach the playoffs in any of their other events. Team Jones finished second through the round robin of the 2023 New Brunswick Tankard with a 5–2 record. They then beat Team Grattan 7–6 in the semifinal to face Team Roach in the championship game. After getting out to a 7–1 lead after five ends, the team stayed ahead to secure the provincial title by a final score of 8–7. It was King's first provincial title. This qualified the team to represent New Brunswick at the

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. There, they finished with a 1–7 record, only beating the Yukon's

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Personal life

King is employed as a pharmacist at Riverside Guardian. He has two children.

Teams

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:King, Brian 1981 births Living people Canadian male curlers Curlers from Ottawa Curlers from New Brunswick 21st-century Canadian sportsmen