Sean Geall ( ); (born January 29, 1975 in
Surrey, British Columbia
Surrey is a city in British Columbia, Canada. It is located south of the Fraser River on the Canada–United States border. It is a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver regional district and metropolitan area. Mainly a suburban city, Surr ...
) is a Canadian
curler from
Tappen, British Columbia.
Curling career
To date, Geall has two
provincial championships to his credit, and thus two Brier appearances. Geall and his
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rink of
Brent Pierce
Brent Pierce (born July 7, 1969) is a Canadian curler and coach from New Westminster, British Columbia.
Career
Pierce is a 1987 provincial junior champion skip, and a four-time provincial champion, former national and world champion playing th ...
,
Kevin Recksiedler
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and
Mark Olson won the
2009 Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men's Provincials by defeating
Jay Peachey 8-7 in the final. This qualified the team to represent British Columbia at the
2009 Tim Hortons Brier
The 2009 Tim Hortons Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held March 7–15 at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary.
The Brier was billed as one of the best in history, as it included six former champion skips, as well as ...
. At the Brier, Geall's team finished the round robin with a 6-5 record, missing the playoffs.
Geall would play with the same team for the following season, but formed a new rink in 2010 with
Grant Dezura,
Scott Meechan
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and
Kevin MacKenzie. Geall formed a new rink once again in 2011 with
Ken Maskiewich,
Bill Fisher and bringing Olson back at lead. In 2012, Geall kept Olson at lead, but brought in Jay Peachey as third and
Sebastien Robillard at second. In 2013, Peachey was replaced by
Brent Pierce
Brent Pierce (born July 7, 1969) is a Canadian curler and coach from New Westminster, British Columbia.
Career
Pierce is a 1987 provincial junior champion skip, and a four-time provincial champion, former national and world champion playing th ...
who would skip the team, playing third position. That season, the team won the 2013
Coronation Business Group Men's Classic.
In 2014, Pierce and Robillard left the rink, and were replaced with
Andrew Bilesky
Andrew Bilesky is a Canadian curler from New Westminster, British Columbia.
Career
Bilesky has skipped teams on the World Curling Tour since the 2009–10 curling season. His best finish to date is as champion at the 2011 Kamloops Crown of Cu ...
and
Steve Kopf
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respectively, with Pierce resuming skipping duty. In 2015, the team would win the 2015
Hub International Crown of Curling.
In 2016, Geall formed a new team with
Jeff Richard
Jeffrey Richard (born March 24, 1979) is a Canadian curler from Kelowna, British Columbia.
To date, Richard has won two provincial championships and has made two Brier appearances. In 2010, Richard won the 2010 BC Men's provincial as skip.
I ...
,
Brendan Willis Brendan may refer to:
People
* Saint Brendan the Navigator (c. 484 – c. 577) was an Irish monastic saint.
* Saint Brendan of Birr (died 573), Abbot of Birr in Co. Offaly, contemporaneous with the above
* Brendan (given name), a masculine given na ...
and
David Harper. In 2017, Willis was replaced by
Andrew Nerpin. The team would go on to win the
September 2017 King Cash Spiel. In 2018, Geall would win his second provincial championship, defeating
Jim Cotter in the final in an extra end.
Personal life
Geall works as a utility equipment sales and rental manager for Commercial Truck Equipment Co. He is married and has three children.
[2018 Brier Media Guide]
References
External links
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Living people
Curlers from British Columbia
People from Maple Ridge, British Columbia
Sportspeople from Surrey, British Columbia
Sportspeople from Abbotsford, British Columbia
Canadian male curlers
1975 births
People from the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District