Fort William Curling Club

The Fort William Curling Club is a curling club located in the Downtown Fort William neighbourhood of Thunder Bay, Ontario. The club hosted the Canadian men's curling championship in 1960 and the Canadian women's curling championship in 1969. It is also the home club of World Men's curling champions Al Hackner, Rick Lang, Bob Nicol, Bruce Kennedy, Ian Tetley, and Pat Perroud.

Fort William Curling Club
Location218 Vickers Street North
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
P7C 6A3[1]
Information
EstablishedSeptember 18, 1891
Club typeDedicated ice
Curling Canada regionNorthern Ontario
Sheets of iceEight[2]
Rock coloursBlue and Yellow   
Websitehttps://www.fortwilliamcurlingclub.com/

History

The Fort William Curling Club was established in Fort William (now Thunder Bay) on September 18, 1891, on property leased by Peter and John McKellar. It was originally part of the Manitoba Curling Association. The rink was destroyed by fire twice, in 1892 and 1908. The current facility, with artificial ice, opened on March 10, 1951, as the Fort William Curling and Athletic Club.[3] The club is adjacent to the Fort William Gardens.[4]

Notable members

Only events representing the Fort William Curling Club are listed.

Events

The Fort William Curling Club has hosted several Canadian national curling championships. In 1960, the club co-hosted the Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's curling championship, at the Fort William Gardens.[3] The club also hosted the 1966 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship[45] and the Canadian Ladies Curling Association Championship in 1969.[46] In 2006, the Fort William and Port Arthur Curling Clubs co-hosted the Canadian Junior Curling Championships in Thunder Bay.[47] The Fort William Curling Club also hosted the Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship in 2012, where a team from the club, skipped by Carl Levesque, represented Northern Ontario.[48] The following year, the club hosted the 2013 The Dominion Curling Club Championship, the Canadian championships for club-level curlers.[49] In 2017, the club hosted the U Sports/Curling Canada University Curling Championships.[50]

The club has also hosted several Northern Ontario provincial curling championships. It hosted the men's provincial championship in 2011[51] and in 2017.[52] The club also hosted the 2015 Northern Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, which was the first time that the Northern Ontario women's provincial champions received a direct berth into the national Scotties Tournament of Hearts and represented Northern Ontario separately from Ontario.[53]

Provincial champions

YearEventSkipThirdSecondLeadRecord at NationalsRecord at Worlds
1958Northern Ontario Junior Men'sTom TodNeil McLeodPatrick MoranDavid Allin1st[3]N/A
1959Northern Ontario Junior Men'sTom TodBill BurnLarry GanderTed GregorN/A
1959Northern Ontario Men'sDarwin WarkDennis StephenLeslie SuttonJohn Jones5th (6–4)[7]
1960[54][55]Ontario Women'sElsie ForsythHelen MorganAnne BrownIna Oikonen2nd (3–1, E. Can)[56]
1970Northern Ontario Men'sTom TodJames CarsonJ. Carl WhitfieldBill Hallinan5th (5–5)[6]
1971Northern Ontario Junior Men'sDouglas SmithWarren ButtersThomas WiegandRick LangN/A
1975Northern Ontario Men'sBill TetleyRick LangBill Hodgson, Jr.Peter Hnatiw1st (9–2)[8]3rd (7–3)[9]
1976Northern Ontario MixedMerto PenziwolEleanor PenziwolBob KosloskiNancy CouttsN/A
1976Northern Ontario Men'sRick LangBob NicolAl Fiskar, Jr.Warren Butters7th (5–6)[12]
1980Northern Ontario Men'sAl HacknerRick LangBob NicholBruce Kennedy2nd (9–4)[16]
1981Northern Ontario MixedRick LangAnne ProvoBert ProvoLorraine Edwards1st[18]N/A
1981Northern Ontario Junior Men'sScott HendersonBill AdamsJim AdamsBrad Coulson
1981Northern Ontario Men'sAl HacknerRick LangBob NicholBruce Kennedy2nd (9–3)[17]
1982Northern Ontario Junior Men'sScott HendersonBill AdamsJim AdamsBrad Coulson
1982Northern Ontario Men'sAl HacknerRick LangBob NicholBruce Kennedy1st (10–3)[10]1st (9–2)[19]
1983[57]Ontario Women'sAnne ProvoLorraine LangMarlene DelorenziValerie AdamsT-6th (4–6)[27]
1983Northern Ontario Senior Men'sCarmon "Red" Ahrensback[58]Ron DepieroJohn AndreychukTom CraneN/A
1984Northern Ontario MixedJim AdamsKim ClarkCharlie SalinaHeather HoustonN/A
1985Northern Ontario Men'sAl HacknerRick LangIan TetleyPat Perroud1st (9–4)[11]1st (8–3)[20]
1986Northern Ontario Junior Men'sGary ChampagneGlen KawaharaDale WatsonCorey Stevenson7th (4–7)[59]
1987Northern Ontario Men'sLarry PineauJack KallosBrian SnellBruce Kennedy8th (5–6)[26]
1988Northern Ontario Men'sAl HacknerRick LangJim AdamsDoug Smith7th (5–6)[13]
1989Northern Ontario Junior Men'sCraig KochanMike DesiletsAaron SkillenGreg Kawahara7th (6–5)[60]
1989Northern Ontario Men'sAl HacknerBill AdamsJim AdamsJohn Salo10th (3–8)[24]
1991Northern Ontario Junior Men'sJason RepayAaron SkillenScott McCallumTrevor Clifford1st (10–3)[33]3rd (7–3)[34]
1991[57]Ontario Women'sHeather HoustonLorraine LangDiane AdamsDiane Pushkar3rd (8–5)[31]
1991Northern Ontario Men'sRick LangScott HendersonRoss TetleyArt Lappalainen4th (7–4)[14]
1992Northern Ontario MixedJim AdamsDiane AdamsBruce HogueDiane HogueN/A
1993Northern Ontario Men'sRick LangScott HendersonRoss TetleyArt Lappalainen3rd (9–5)[21]
1994Northern Ontario Junior Women'sRhonda HalversenLisa BackmanTiffany StubbingsMichelle Boland5th (7–5)[61]
1995Northern Ontario Men'sAl HacknerRick LangAaron SkillenArt Lappalainen7th (6–5)[15]
1997Northern Ontario Junior Men'sBryan BurgessJoe ScharfRobin ChampagneMike Assad8th (6–6)[62]
1999Northern Ontario Junior Men'sJoe ScharfRobin ChampagneColin KoivulaMike McCarville5th (7–5)[63]
2000Northern Ontario Senior Women'sMarion BallMadeline GilbartLynn ReidJudith Prystanski11th (2–9)[64]N/A
2000Northern Ontario Junior Men'sJoe ScharfRobin ChampagneColin KoivulaMike McCarville5th (7–5)[65]
2000Northern Ontario Junior Women'sKrista ScharfAngie Del PinoLaura ArmitageMaggie Carr6th (7–5)[66]
2001Northern Ontario Junior Women'sKrista ScharfAngie Del PinoLaura ArmitageMaggie Carr5th (7–5)[67]
2001Northern Ontario Men'sAl HacknerBryan BurgessJoe ScharfMike Assad9th (5–6)[25]
2002Northern Ontario Junior Women'sKrista ScharfJulie RisiLaura ArmitageMaggie Carr8th (6–6)[68]
2003Northern Ontario Men'sScott HendersonArt LappalainenMike DesiletsTim Lindsay7th (5–6)[35]
2006Northern Ontario MixedMike AssadAngela LeeBen MikkelsenKari MacLean11th (3–8)[69]N/A
2006[57]Ontario Women'sKrista ScharfTara GeorgeTiffany StubbingsLorraine Lang10th (4–7)[28]
2006Northern Ontario Senior Men'sAl HacknerRick LangAl LaineBrian Adams1st (10–3)[22]2nd (6–2)[23]
2007Northern Ontario Women'sKrista ScharfTara GeorgeTiffany StubbingsLorraine LangN/A[a]N/A
2007[57]Ontario Women'sKrista ScharfTara GeorgeTiffany StubbingsLorraine Lang6th (6–6)[29]
2008Northern Ontario Junior Men'sKory CarrJustin WhitehurstAdam LamersMark Adams6th (7–5)[70]
2008Northern Ontario Junior Women'sAshley MiharijaSarah LangJenna EngeJessica Williams4th (8–5)[71]
2009Northern Ontario Junior Men'sDylan JohnstonCody JohnstonMichael MakelaMike Badiuk2nd (9–4)[43]
2009Northern Ontario Women'sKrista McCarvilleTara GeorgeKari MacLeanLorraine LangN/A[a]N/A
2009[57]Ontario Women'sKrista McCarvilleTara GeorgeKari MacLeanLorraine Lang6th (6–5)[30]
2010[57]Ontario Women'sKrista McCarvilleTara GeorgeAshley MiharijaKari MacLean3rd (9–5)[39]
2010Northern Ontario Senior Men'sAl HacknerArt LappalainenAl LaineBrian Adams4th (7–4)[72]
2011Northern Ontario MixedCraig KochanLiz KingstonColin KoivulaAlissa Begin9th (4–7)[45]N/A
2011Northern Ontario Junior Men'sCody JohnstonMike BadiukMark AdamsMike Makela8th (5–7)[73]
2011Northern Ontario Women'sKrista McCarvilleAshley MiharijaKari MacLeanSarah LangN/A[a]N/A
2012Northern Ontario MixedMike AssadAlissa BeginAndrew NerpinJann Bobenic-Costante9th (7–6)[45]N/A
2012Northern Ontario WheelchairCarl LevesqueRick BellMel PrairieSharon LaFroye5th (5–5)[74]N/A[b]
2013Northern Ontario MixedMike AssadAshley KallosTaylor KallosKady Stachiw6th (6–5)[45]N/A
2013Northern Ontario Women'sKrista McCarvilleAshley MiharijaKari LavoieSarah LangN/A[a]N/A
2013Northern Ontario WheelchairGino SonegoDoug DeanRichard DawidLola Graham4th (5–5)[76][77]N/A[b]
2014Northern Ontario Men'sJeff CurrieMike McCarvilleColin KoivulaJamie Childs11th (2–9)[44]
2014Northern Ontario WheelchairGino SonegoDoug DeanRichard DawidLola Graham7th (3–6)[78]N/A[b]
2015Northern Ontario Senior Men'sAl HacknerEric HarndenFrank MorissetteRob Thomas9th (4–5)[79]N/A
2016Northern Ontario Women'sKrista McCarvilleKendra LillyAshley SippalaSarah Potts2nd (9–5)[41][80]
2017Northern Ontario Women'sKrista McCarvilleKendra LillyAshley SippalaSarah Potts4th (9–5)[36][81]
2017Northern Ontario WheelchairDoug DeanGino SonegoRick BellLola Graham8th (3–6)[82]N/A[b]
2018Northern Ontario Junior Women'sHailey BeaudryKendra LemieuxEmily CooneyErin Tomalty8th (3–7)[83]
2018Northern Ontario Senior Men'sAl HacknerEric HarndenFrank MorissetteGary Champagne3rd (9–3)[84][85]
2019Northern Ontario Women'sKrista McCarvilleKendra LillyJen GatesSarah Potts4th (8–4)[37][86]
2019Northern Ontario Senior Men'sAl HacknerFrank MorissetteRobert WhalenGary Champagne6th (5–5)[87]
2019Northern Ontario WheelchairDoug DeanGino SonegoRick BellLola Graham4th (5–4)[88][89]N/A[b]
2019Northern Ontario Club Women'sTracey LarocqueCorie AdamsonRebecca CarrEmily JuurakkoT-13th (1–5)[90]N/A
2020Northern Ontario Women'sKrista McCarvilleKendra LillyAshley SippalaJen Gates4th (8–4)[38][91]
2020Northern Ontario Senior Men'sMike DesiletsScott HendersonDale WiersemaWilliam PelozaN/AN/A
2020Northern Ontario WheelchairDouglas DeanGino SonegoRichard BellLola GrahamN/AN/A
2021Northern Ontario Club Women'sTracey LarocqueSamantha MorrisCorie AdamsonRebecca Carr1st (7–1)N/A

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Presidents

  • 1923–1927: C. McEwan
  • 1941–1942: J. Cassidy
  • 1942–1944: Ira Gerry
  • 1947–1948: R.H. Smith
  • 1948–1950: George Charlesbois
  • 1950–1952: George Breckman
  • 1953–1957: Len Cameron
  • 1957–1959: Dick Symes
  • 1959–1961: Tom Fry
  • 1961–1963: Ted Childs
  • 1963: David Stevens
  • 1963–1965: Jim Andros
  • 1965–1967: Godon Holt
  • 1967–1968: Jack Taylor
  • 1968–1970: Jack Kallos Sr.
  • 1970–1972: Peter Good
  • 1972–1974: Fred Bullough
  • 1974–1976: Bob Morrison
  • 1976–1978: Ed Howe
  • 1978–1980: Tom Crane
  • 1980–1982: Rob Sinclair
  • 1982–1984: Ron Babcock
  • 1984–1986: Peter McCallum
  • 1986–1988: Fred Coulson
  • 1988–1990: Bill Charlebois
  • 1990–1992: Ed Wakewich
  • 1992–1994: Ron Campbell
  • 1994–1996: Ellie Stecky
  • 1996–1998: Alf Childs III
  • 1998–2000: Morris Stoyka
  • 2000–2002: Paul Finlay
  • 2002–2004: Terry Douglas
  • 2004–2006: Kris Woznesensky
  • 2006–2008: Jack Kallos Jr.
  • 2008–2009: Rob Chicorli
  • 2009–2011: Sam Barbisan
  • 2011–2013: Rose Steadwell
  • 2013–2015: Dave Kawahara
  • 2015–2017: Stan Nemec
  • 2017–2019: Rick Sutton
  • 2019–2021: Denise Hardy[93]
  • 2021-2023: Ken Kopechanski
  • 2023-present: Kevan Stranges[94]

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Notes

References