Martin Ferland (born November 8, 1970) is a

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curler from

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Career

Born in

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, Ferland was a member of the 2007 Quebec champion team, that was skipped by Pierre Charette. Ferland threw last stones for the team. At that first Brier, Ferland's team finished with a 4-7 record. Ferland was also the 1989 provincial junior champion skip. He skipped Quebec at the

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, but lost to Dean Joanisse of

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in the final. Ferland has been one of the more visible Quebec based teams on the

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(WCT). During the 2010s, he regularly competed in

events, while other Quebec rinks were less visible. Despite this, Ferland had regularly played second-fiddle to

Jean-Michel Ménard Jean-Michel Ménard (born January 19, 1976) is a curler from Aylmer, Quebec, Canada. Ménard is notable for being the first Francophone born skip from Quebec to win the Brier - Canada's national curling championship- which he did in 2006. In 202 ...

when it came to Quebec

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playdowns. Since winning the 2007 provincial championship with Charette, Ferland lost three straight provincial finals frin 2008 to 2010, the first two were against Ménard. Following his 2010 defeat, Ferland would not make the playoffs at a Quebec championship until the 2014 Quebec Men's Provincial Curling Championship, where he finished 4th. Ferland has won a total of four WCT events, including one Grand Slam event, The National in 2003. It remains the only Grand Slam victory for a Quebec-based team.

Grand Slam record

Ferland has not competed in any Grand Slam events since the 2012–13 season.

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