Stephen "Steve" Bice (born October 5, 1981 in
Sarnia
Sarnia is a city in Lambton County, Ontario, Canada. It had a 2021 population of 72,047, and is the largest city on Lake Huron. Sarnia is located on the eastern bank of the junction between the Upper and Lower Great Lakes where Lake Huron ...
,
Ontario
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) is a Canadian
curler from
Milton, Ontario
Milton (2016 census population 110,128) is a town in Southern Ontario, Canada, and part of the Halton Region in the Greater Toronto Area. Between 2001 and 2011, Milton was the fastest growing municipality in Canada, with a 71.4% increase in popul ...
. He is currently the alternate for his brother
Mark
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's rink.
Career
Bice was a former alternate on
Glenn Howard
Glenn William Howard (born July 17, 1962) is a Canadian curler who is one of the most decorated curlers of all time. He has won four world championships, four Briers and 17 Ontario provincial championships, including a record eight straight, ...
's team.
The 2007
Ontario Men's Curling Championship
The Ontario Tankard is the Southern Ontario provincial championship for men's curling. The winner represents Team Ontario at the Tim Hortons Brier. The tournament is overseen by CurlON (formerly the Ontario Curling Association).
Northern Ontario ...
took place in Bice's hometown of Sarnia. Bice was on the spare list, and when Howard's second
Brent Laing
Brent George Laing (born December 10, 1978) is a Canadian curler from Horseshoe Valley, Ontario. He currently plays lead for Mike McEwen. He grew up in Meaford, Ontario.
Career
Curling out of the Ottawa Curling Club (in Ottawa) and later the ...
had to leave the tournament because his wife was giving birth, Bice was picked up to play on the team. The team won the provincials, and he was kept for the
2007 Tim Hortons Brier
The 2007 Tim Hortons Brier, Canada's men's curling championship, was held from March 3 to 11 at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario. After losing in the final the previous season, Team Ontario skipped by Glenn Howard defeated 2006 Olympic gold me ...
, which the team also won. He capped off the season by winning the
2007 Ford World Men's Curling Championship
The 2007 World Men's Curling Championship (branded as 2007 Ford World Men's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada from March 31 to April 8. Team Canada skipped by Glenn Howard won the go ...
. Bice would remain on as alternate for the
2008
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,
2009
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and
2010 Tim Hortons Brier
The 2010 Tim Hortons Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held between March 6 until March 14, 2010 in Halifax, Nova Scotia at the Halifax Metro Centre. It marked the sixth time the Brier had been to Halifax, and the seco ...
s. He threw just a combined 17 shots in all four Briers.
Bice will return to the Brier once again as an alternate, this time for
Greg Balsdon
Gregory Balsdon (born October 9, 1977) is a Canadian curler from North York, Ontario. He currently skips a team on the World Curling Tour.
Curling career
Balsdon was born in Toronto, Ontario. In 1995, Balsdon won the Ontario Schoolboy champion ...
. The team won the
2014 Travelers Tankard
The 2014 Travelers Tankard, southern Ontario's men's provincial curling championship, was held from January 27 to February 2 at the Smiths Falls Community Memorial Centre in Smiths Falls, Ontario. The winning Mark Bice team (skipped by Greg Balsd ...
and will play in the
2014 Tim Hortons Brier
The 2014 Tim Hortons Brier was held from March 1 to 9 at the Interior Savings Centre in Kamloops, British Columbia.
Unlike previous years, the winner of the 2014 Brier automatically qualified for the 2015 Brier as Team Canada, similarly to the ...
.
Personal life
Bice is employed as a chemical technician for Ontario Power Generation. He is married and has one child.
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References
External links
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Living people
1981 births
People from Milton, Ontario
Sportspeople from Sarnia
Canadian male curlers
Curlers from Ontario
World curling champions
Brier champions