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Canadian Senior Curling Championships
Annual curling championship in Canada
Summary
Annual curling championship in Canada
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Canadian Senior Curling Championships |
| Established | 1965 (men) |
| 1973 (women) | |
| Current host city | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Current arena | Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club |
| Current men's champion | |
| Current women's champion | |
| Current | 2025 Canadian Senior Curling Championships |
1973 (women) | Current men's champion = | Current women's champion =
The Canadian Senior Curling Championships are an annual bonspiel held to determine the national champions in senior curling for Canada. Seniors are defined as being people over the age of 50. The championship teams play at the World Senior Curling Championships the following year.
The event's first committee was established in October 1964. Frank Sargent was an original member of the senior championship committee, and believed the event would attract former Brier competitors and give seniors a place to compete which had not existed. The inaugural Canadian Seniors Curling Championship was hosted in Port Arthur in March 1965. It used a minimum age of 55 for competitors, and had the Seagram Company as its title sponsor.
Past champions
Men
1964–1987
| Year | Team | Winning skip | Host | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Manitoba | Leo Johnson | Port Arthur, Ontario | |||||
| 1966 | Jim Johnston | Winnipeg, Manitoba | ||||||
| 1967 | Jim Murphy | Montreal, Quebec | ||||||
| 1968 | Saskatchewan | Don Wilson | Edmonton, Alberta | |||||
| 1969 | Alfie Phillips | Hamilton, Ontario | ||||||
| 1970 | Don MacRae | Kamloops, British Columbia | ||||||
| 1971 | Wen MacDonald | Halifax, Nova Scotia | ||||||
| 1972 | Ken Weldon | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan | ||||||
| 1973 | Bill McTavish | Sudbury, Ontario | ||||||
| 1974 | George Beaudry | Saint John, New Brunswick | ||||||
| 1975 | Wen MacDonald | Calgary, Alberta | ||||||
| 1976 | Wen MacDonald | Ottawa, Ontario | ||||||
| 1977 | Morrie Thompson | Winnipeg, Manitoba | ||||||
| 1978 | Art Knutson | St. Thomas, Ontario | ||||||
| 1979 | Cliff Forry | Noranda, Quebec | ||||||
| 1980 | Terry McGeary | Saint John, New Brunswick | ||||||
| 1981 | Jim Wilson | Nanaimo, British Columbia | ||||||
| 1982 | Lloyd Gunnlaugson | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island | ||||||
| 1983 | Lloyd Gunnlaugson | Sarnia, Ontario | ||||||
| 1984 | Lloyd Gunnlaugson | St. John's, Newfoundland | ||||||
| title=Saskatchewan tops in seniors | date=March 23, 1985 | page=16 | newspaper=Victoria Times-Colonist | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/times-colonist/160420520/ | accessdate=December 6, 2024}} | Frank Scheirich | Yorkton, Saskatchewan | |
| 1986 | Earle Hushagen | Portage la Prairie, Manitoba | ||||||
| 1987 | Norm Houck | Prince George, British Columbia |
1988–present
A playoff was added in 1988
| Year | Team | Winning skip | Runner-up team (skip) | Host | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Bill Clark | (Barry Coleman) | Peterborough, Ontario | ||||||
| title=Farnham national senior champ | date=March 27, 1989 | page=11 | newspaper=Saskatoon Star-Phoenix | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-phoenix/160422564/ | accessdate=December 6, 2024}} | Jim Sharples | (Harvey Mazinke) | Kenora, Ontario | |
| 1990 | Jim Ursel | (Jerry Martin) | Whitehorse, Yukon | ||||||
| 1991 | Jim Ursel | (Al Delmage) | Victoria, British Columbia | ||||||
| 1992 | Jim Sharples | (Barry Fry) | Nipawin, Saskatchewan | ||||||
| 1993 | Len Erickson | (Al Delmage) | Edmonton, Alberta | ||||||
| 1994 | David Sullivan | (Jim Horswell) | Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan | ||||||
| 1995 | Bill Dickie | (Glenn Pryor) | Saint John, New Brunswick | ||||||
| 1996 | Bob Turcotte | (Bill Johnston) | Medicine Hat, Alberta | ||||||
| 1997 | Bob Turcotte | (Murray Eddy) | Thornhill, Ontario | ||||||
| 1998 | Gary Bryden | (Clare DeBlonde) | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario | ||||||
| 1999 | Ken Watson | (Jim Sharples) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | ||||||
| 2000 | Bob Turcotte | (Wayne Laface) | Portage la Prairie, Manitoba | ||||||
| 2001 | Gary Ross | (Tom Reed) | Calgary, Alberta | ||||||
| 2002 | Carl German | (Bob Fedosa) | St. Thomas, Ontario | ||||||
| 2003 | Tom Reed | (Doug Armour) | Lethbridge, Alberta | ||||||
| 2004 | Bas Buckle | (Steve Ogden) | Vernon, British Columbia | ||||||
| 2005 | Les Rogers | (Al Harnden) | East St. Paul, Manitoba | ||||||
| 2006 | Al Hackner | (Les Rogers) | Summerside, Prince Edward Island | ||||||
| 2007 | Pat Ryan | (Bob Turcotte) | Trois-Rivières, Quebec | ||||||
| 2008 | Saskatchewan | Eugene Hritzuk | (Russ Howard) | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan | |||||
| 2009 | Bruce Delaney | (Russ Howard) | Summerside, Prince Edward Island | ||||||
| 2010 | Mark Johnson | (Gareth Parry) | Ottawa, Ontario | ||||||
| 2011 | Kelly Robertson | (Brad Hannah) | Digby, Nova Scotia | ||||||
| 2012 | Rob Armitage | (Glenn Goss) | Abbotsford, British Columbia | ||||||
| 2013 | Wayne Tallon | (Howard Rajala) | Summerside, Prince Edward Island | ||||||
| 2014 | Alan O'Leary | (Kelly Robertson) | Yellowknife, Northwest Territories | ||||||
| 2015 | Randy Neufeld | (Ted Butler) | Edmonton, Alberta | ||||||
| 2016 | Bryan Cochrane | (Randy Neufeld) | Digby, Nova Scotia | ||||||
| 2017 | Wade White | (Howard Rajala) | Fredericton, New Brunswick | ||||||
| 2018 | Bryan Cochrane | (Terry Odishaw) | Stratford, Ontario | ||||||
| 2019 | Bruce Korte | (Bryan Cochrane) | Chilliwack, British Columbia | ||||||
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada | Portage la Prairie, Manitoba | |||||||
| 2021 | Wade White | (Bryan Cochrane) | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario | ||||||
| 2022 | Howard Rajala | (James Pahl) | Yarmouth, Nova Scotia | ||||||
| 2023 | Paul Flemming | (Bruce Korte) | Vernon, British Columbia | ||||||
| 2024 | Randy Bryden | (James Pahl) | Moncton, New Brunswick | ||||||
| 2025 | Bruce Korte | (Mike Harris) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Province | Titles by province |
|---|---|
| 13 | |
| 12 | |
| 10 | |
| 10 | |
| 3 | |
| 3 | |
| 3 | |
| 2 | |
| 2 | |
| 1 | |
| 1 |
Women
1973–1987
| Year | Team | Winning skip | Host |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Ada Calles | Ottawa, Ontario | |
| 1974 | Flora Martin | Halifax, Nova Scotia | |
| 1975 | Flora Martin | Swift Current, Saskatchewan | |
| 1976 | Hadie Manley | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island | |
| 1977 | Vi Tapella | Peace River, Alberta | |
| 1978 | Hadie Manley | St. John's, Newfoundland | |
| 1979 | Flora Martin | Vernon, British Columbia | |
| 1980 | Flora Martin | Fredericton, New Brunswick | |
| 1981 | Bea Mayer | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
| 1982 | Verda Kempton | Montreal, Quebec | |
| 1983 | Mabel Mitchell | Guelph, Ontario | |
| 1984 | Ev Krahn | Halifax, Nova Scotia | |
| 1985 | Ev Krahn | Yorkton, Saskatchewan | |
| 1986 | Ev Krahn | Portage la Prairie, Manitoba | |
| 1987 | Verda Kempton | Prince George, British Columbia |
1988–present
A playoff was added in 1988
| Year | Team | Winning skip | Runner-up team (skip) | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Phyllis Nielsen | (Helen Elson) | Peterborough, Ontario | |
| 1989 | Emily Farnham | (Arthena Fleming) | Kenora, Ontario | |
| 1990 | Jill Greenwood | (Amy Nakamura) | Whitehorse, Yukon | |
| 1991 | Eila Brown | (Emily Farnham) | Victoria, British Columbia | |
| 1992 | Sheila Rowan | (Bessie Low) | Nipawin, Saskatchewan | |
| 1993 | Jill Greenwood | (Joan Ingram) | Edmonton, Alberta | |
| 1994 | Cordella Schwengler | Newfoundland and Labrador (Sue Anne Bartlett) | Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan | |
| 1995 | Sheila Ross | (Michele Page) | Saint John, New Brunswick | |
| 1996 | Jill Greenwood | (Jeanette Sillars) | Medicine Hat, Alberta | |
| 1997 | Agnès Charette | (Jill Greenwood) | Thornhill, Ontario | |
| 1998 | Jill Greenwood | (Agnès Charette) | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario | |
| 1999 | Agnès Charette | (Maymar Gemmell) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |
| 2000 | Agnès Charette | (Nancy Kerr) | Portage la Prairie, Manitoba | |
| 2001 | Anne Dunn | (Linda Van Daele) | Calgary, Alberta | |
| 2002 | Anne Dunn | (Simone Handfield) | St. Thomas, Ontario | |
| 2003 | Nancy Kerr | (Karen Lepine) | Lethbridge, Alberta | |
| 2004 | Anne Dunn | (Kathy Smiley) | Vernon, British Columbia | |
| 2005 | Joyce Potter | (Kathy Smiley) | East St. Paul, Manitoba | |
| 2006 | Anne Dunn | (Jane Adam) | Summerside, Prince Edward Island | |
| 2007 | Diane Foster | (Kathy Smiley) | Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |
| 2008 | Pat Sanders | (Ann Pearson) | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan | |
| 2009 | Colleen Pinkney | (Kathy Smiley) | Summerside, Prince Edward Island | |
| 2010 | Christine Jurgenson | (Heidi Hanlon) | Ottawa, Ontario | |
| 2011 | Heidi Hanlon | (Joyce Potter) | Digby, Nova Scotia | |
| 2012 | Cathy King | (Cathy Cunningham) | Abbotsford, British Columbia | |
| 2013 | Colleen Pinkney | (Deb Santos) | Summerside, Prince Edward Island | |
| 2014 | Lois Fowler | (Lorraine Arguin) | Yellowknife, Northwest Territories | |
| 2015 | Terri Loblaw | (Colleen Jones) | Edmonton, Alberta | |
| 2016 | Colleen Jones | (Sherry Anderson) | Digby, Nova Scotia | |
| 2017 | Sherry Anderson | (Jo-Ann Rizzo) | Fredericton, New Brunswick | |
| 2018 | Sherry Anderson | (Mary Mattatall) | Stratford, Ontario | |
| 2019 | Sherry Anderson | (Sherry Middaugh) | Chilliwack, British Columbia | |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada | Portage la Prairie, Manitoba | ||
| 2021 | Sherry Anderson | (Mary-Anne Arsenault) | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario | |
| 2022 | Sherry Anderson | (Chantal Osborne) | Yarmouth, Nova Scotia | |
| 2023 | Susan Froud | (Nancy Martin) | Vernon, British Columbia | |
| 2024 | Atina Ford-Johnston | (Jo-Ann Rizzo) | Moncton, New Brunswick | |
| 2025 | Sherry Middaugh | (Amber Holland) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Province | Titles by province |
|---|---|
| 12 | |
| 11 | |
| 8 | |
| 8 | |
| 5 | |
| 3 | |
| 2 | |
| 2 | |
| 1 |
References
References
- (October 1, 1964). "The National Seniors Curling Championship for the Seagram Stone". Miniota Herald.
- Harper, Scotty. (March 22, 1965). "'Greybeards' Match Rocks". Winnipeg Free Press.
- Harper, Scotty. (March 4, 1965). "Sargent Named Head Of Canadian Curlers". Winnipeg Free Press.
- (March 27, 1965). "Manitoba Rink Wins Senior Curling Title". Owen Sound Sun Times.
- (April 2, 1966). "Ontario Wins Senior Curling". St. Catharines Standard.
- (April 1, 1967). "N.B. Rink Wins Title in Playoff". Montreal Star.
- (March 30, 1968). "Wilson unbeatable in 10 matches". Kingston Whig-Standard.
- (March 1, 1969). "Alfie Phillips, Sr., a champ but it took a final end spree". Toronto Star.
- (February 28, 1970). "MacRae triumphs". Montreal Star.
- (February 27, 1971). "MacDonald's P.E.I. Rink Wins Seniors Curling". St. Catharines Standard.
- (February 26, 1972). "Weldon Skips Quebec Rink To Canadian Curling Title". St. Catharines Standard.
- (February 24, 1973). "Manitoba takes title". Ottawa Journal.
- (February 23, 1974). "Senior Curling Champion Seeking Challenge Match". St. Catharines Standard.
- (February 22, 1975). "Give Wen arena any time". Calgary Herald.
- (February 28, 1976). "MacDonald still Canada's best". Ottawa Journal.
- (February 26, 1977). "Thompson rink wins national championship". St. Catharines Standard.
- (February 25, 1978). "Saskatchewan rink wins senior curling title". Ottawa Citizen.
- (February 23, 1979). "Albertan rink wins senior's curling". Montreal Gazette.
- (March 15, 1980). "Saskatchewan Takes Title!". Saint John Telegraph-Journal.
- (March 14, 1981). "Quebec senior curling champs". Montreal Gazette.
- (March 20, 1982). "Manitoba seniors curling champions". Montreal Gazette.
- "The 1982-1984 Canadian Senior Champions".
- (March 19, 1984). "Winnipeg a real winner". Brantford Expositor.
- (March 23, 1985). "Saskatchewan tops in seniors". Victoria Times-Colonist.
- (March 23, 1986). "Earle Hushagen gets wish". Winnipeg Sun.
- (March 22, 1987). "Manitoba jumps on error". Victoria Times-Colonist.
- (March 21, 1988). "Persistence pays off big". Calgary Herald.
- (March 27, 1989). "Farnham national senior champ". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix.
- (March 18, 1990). "Ursel wins seniors". Winnipeg Sun.
- (March 17, 1991). "Ursel, Brown capture senior curling titles". Victoria Times-Colonist.
- (March 23, 1973). "B.C. wins seniors titles—Ontario places second". Ottawa Citizen.
- (March 22, 1974). "British Columbia rink senior curling champs". North Bay Nugget.
- (March 22, 1975). "B.C., Alberta win in women's senior and mixed curling". Montreal Gazette.
- (March 21, 1988). "Nielsen national champion". Ottawa Citizen.
- (March 19, 1990). "Ursel, Greenwood grab senior curling crowns". Montreal Gazette.
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