Mark Bice (born October 10, 1984, in

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) is a

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curler. He used to

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a team on the

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. He won the

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in 2014 and represented the province at the

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Career

Bice had a fairly successful junior career. Bice is a two time provincial junior champion, winning in 2003 and 2005 and was a provincial schoolboy champion in 2002. In 2003, his rink of Mike Callan, Rob Pruliere and Jeff Wilson finished with a 7–5 record at the

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- out of the playoffs. In 2005, they went to the Canadian Juniors again, this time with Codey Maus replacing Callan. The team finished second after the round robin with a 9–3 record. After defeating Ian Fitzner-LeBlanc's Nova Scotia rink in the semi-final, Bice lost in the final match, against Saskatchewan's Kyle George. After his 2005 Junior run, Bice was picked up to play third for

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's rink. He would be demoted to lead the following season. In 2007, he switched to play third for

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. In 2008, he formed his own team of John Grant, Steve Bice and Jeff Grant. Jeff Grant left the team in 2009, and was replaced by Codey Maus. In 2009, Bice won the provincial Mixed title, qualifying his rink that included Leslie Bishop, Codey Maus and Courtney Davies for the 2010 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship. At the 2010 Mixed, the team placed second after the round robin. They beat British Columbia's Jason Montgomery in the semi-final, but lost in the final to Nova Scotia's

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rink. Bice joined the

Greg Balsdon Gregory Balsdon (born October 9, 1977) is a Canadian curler from North York, Ontario. He currently skips a team on the World Curling Tour. Curling career Balsdon was born in Toronto, Ontario. In 1995, Balsdon won the Ontario Schoolboy champion ...

rink in 2012. Bice skipped the rink through zone and regional play of the 2014 Travelers Tankard, while Balsdon recovered from a broken rib. Balsdon rejoined the team after they qualified for the Tankard, the provincial men's championship. While Balsdon skipped the team, the team would be named for Bice. The team won the event, and represented Ontario at the

, finishing the event with a 4–7 record. Bice left the Balsdon rink in 2015, and formed his own team consisting Aaron Squires, Tyler Morgan and brother Steve Bice. They played in the 2016 Ontario Tankard, but finished with a poor 3–7 record. They had a better record at the 2017 Ontario Tankard, where they went 4–5. Later that year, they played in the 2017 Canadian Olympic Pre-trials, but failed to make the playoffs, finishing with a 2–4 record. The team made it to the 2018 Ontario Tankard, but just missed out on qualifying for the playoffs. The next season, the team added Codey Maus to the lineup, and qualified for the 2019 Ontario Tankard. At the 2019 Tankard, they finished with a 1–8 record, in last place

Personal life

Bice is employed as a process operator for Imperial Oil. He is married to Courtney Bice. His brother

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was a member of his 2014 Brier team.

Grand Slam record

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bice, Mark Living people 1984 births Sportspeople from Sarnia Curlers from Ontario Canadian male curlers 21st-century Canadian sportsmen