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Sean Geall ( ); (born January 29, 1975 in
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) 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 ...
,
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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,
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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
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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 ...
,
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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


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Geall, Sean 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