Richard Moffatt2017 Brier Media Guide: Previous Rosters (born 1959) is a Canadian curler from

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. In 1999, he became only the third curler to skip an Ottawa-area team at

the Brier The Brier ('), known since 2024 as the Montana's Brier for sponsorship reasons, is the annual Canadian men's curling championship, sanctioned by Curling Canada. The Brier has been held since 1927, traditionally during the month of March. The w ...

. Moffatt began curling in 1973 after quitting ice hockey. As a junior curler, he made it to the playoffs of the 1981 Ontario Junior Curling Championships. He played in his first Ontario men's championship in 1988 throwing third rocks for Rick Bachand. Moffatt skipped his own team for much of his career. In 1999, he finally won the Ontario men's championship, qualifying him for the

1999 Labatt Brier The 1999 Labatt Brier was held from March 6 to 14 at Skyreach Centre in Edmonton, Alberta. Jeff Stoughton of Manitoba defeated Guy Hemmings Guy Hemmings (born May 10, 1962) is a Canadian curler from Sorel. Hemmings gained prominence after re ...

. At the Brier, his rink from the Rideau Curling Club finished with a 6-5 record. Moffatt retired from curling in 2007, but quickly changed his mind and came back to play for

Bryan Cochrane Bryan Cochrane (born October 9, 1957 in Winchester, Ontario) is a Canadian curler from Russell, Ontario. Cochrane is most notable for winning the 2019 World Senior Curling Championships for Canada, and skipping team Ontario at the 2003 Nokia B ...

. He played with Cochrane until 2012. Moffatt joined up with

Howard Rajala Howard John "Howie" Rajala (born February 12, 1962) is a Canadian curler from Kanata, Ontario. He curls out of the Rideau Curling Club. In 2023 his rink won the World Senior Curling Championships for Canada. Born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, ...

(as his third) to win the 2013 Ontario Senior curling championships. He won three more provincial senior titles with Rajala in 2017, 2020 and 2022; the team followed up by winning the 2023 World Senior Curling Championships for Canada.

Personal life

Moffatt attended

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for political science.''

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'', Feb 16 1981, pg 15, "Werenich to represent Ontario"

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moffatt, Rich Curlers from Ottawa Living people 1959 births Canadian male curlers Carleton University alumni 20th-century Canadian sportsmen