Ryan LeDrew (born August 18, 1982 in

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) is a Canadian curler from

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Career

Juniors

Growing up in Newfoundland, LeDrew represented the province at the 1999

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in his birthplace of Corner Brook. He won a bronze medal at the event. LeDrew participated in 8 provincial junior curling championships, finally winning in 2002. He skipped Newfoundland and Labrador at the 2002 Canadian Junior Curling Championships with teammates

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and Nick Lane. He led the team to a 4–8 record, missing the playoffs.

2006 Brier

When the perennial provincial champion

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rink represented Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics, they eschewed playing in the 2006 provincial playdowns, opening the door for other teams to represent the province at

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. LeDrew at the time was playing

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for the

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rink. The team won the Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard, earning the team the right to represent the province at the

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, where the team finished with a 2–9 record and missed the playoffs.

University career

LeDrew represented

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at the

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and 2009 CIS/CCA Curling Championships. He won the fair play award in 2009.

Personal life

LeDrew attended high school at

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. He later moved to Sarnia, Ontario. His mother Diane Ryan-LeDrew was pregnant with him when she played for Newfoundland at the 1982 Scott Tournament of Hearts. His sister

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, is another competitive curler.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:LeDrew, Ryan Living people Curlers from Ontario 1982 births People from Corner Brook Curlers from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Sportspeople from Sarnia Canadian male curlers 21st-century Canadian sportsmen