Curling competition at Edmonton, Alberta
The 1996 Maple Leaf Canadian Junior Curling Championships , the men's and women's national junior curling championships of Canada , were held February 3 to 11[ 3] at the Shamrock and Granite Curling Clubs [ 4] in Edmonton , Alberta . The 1996 event was the first to be sponsored by Maple Leaf Foods.
In their first season together,[ 5] the Jeff Currie rink, representing Northern Ontario won the men's event, defeating future Olympic champion Ryan Fry and his team from Manitoba in the final. The team went on to represent Canada at the 1996 World Junior Curling Championships in Red Deer ,[ 6] where they finished fourth.[ 7] It was Northern Ontario's fourth junior men's title.
The women's side was won by the Heather Godberson (now Nedohin) rink from Alberta. Team Alberta would defeat Saskatchewan, skipped by Cindy Street in the final. At the 1996 Worlds, Godberson led team Canada to a gold medal performance.[ 8] Alberta's win was the fifth women's junior championship for that province.
Men's
The men's field included future Olympic champions Ryan Fry (Manitoba) and Brad Gushue (Newfoundland) as well as future Brier champion Jean-Michel Ménard (Quebec).
Teams
Standings
Results
Draw 1
Draw 2
Draw 3
Draw 4
Draw 5
Draw 6
Draw 7
Draw 8
Draw 9
Draw 10
Draw 11
Draw 12
Draw 13
Tiebreakers
Tiebreaker #1
Tiebreaker #2
Player percentages
Nova Scotia
Northwest Territories
Kris MacLeod
89%
Kevin Cymbalisty
69%
Georg Ernst
84%
Blair Hamer
85%
Graham Eisenhauer
85%
Kevin Whitehead
79%
Rob Sifton
93%
Jamie Koe
74%
Total
88%
Total
77%
Playoffs
Semifinal
Player percentages
Northern Ontario
Nova Scotia
Tyler Oinonen
72%
Kris MacLeod
65%
Andrew Mikkelsen
56%
Georg Ernst
75%
Greg Given
53%
Graham Eisenhauer
56%
Jeff Currie
72%
Rob Sifton
61%
Total
63%
Total
64%
Final
Women's
The women's field included future Olympic silver medalist Kristie Moore (second for Alberta), future world champion Jeanna Richard (British Columbia) and future Scotties champion Heather Godberson (Alberta).
Teams
Standings
Results
Draw 1
Draw 2
Draw 3
Draw 4
Draw 5
Draw 6
Draw 7
Draw 8
Draw 9
Draw 10
Draw 11
Draw 12
Draw 13
Tiebreakers
Tiebreaker #1
Player percentages
Newfoundland
Saskatchewan
Emily Gibbons
68%
Lisa Lewis
78%
Kim Bourque
63%
Allison Tanner
72%
Kelli Sharpe
76%
Jackie Downer
64%
Heather Strong
54%
Cindy Street
65%
Total
65%
Total
70%
Tiebreaker #2
Player percentages
Saskatchewan
Ontario
Lisa Lewis
78%
Allison Ross
74%
Allison Tanner
70%
Angela Cowan
76%
Jackie Downer
69%
Sandy Graham
78%
Cindy Street
78%
Denna Schell
54%
Total
73%
Total
70%
Playoffs
Semifinal
Final
Qualification
Ontario
The Teranet Ontario Junior Curling Championships were held in Newmarket , with the finals on January 14.
Denna Schell of Cannington won the women's event over Milton's Kirsten Harmark in the final, 5-4. In the men's final, Pat Ferris of Sutton defeated the Ottawa Curling Club 's Ray Busato, 5-4.[ 9]
External links
References
^ "NWO Sports Hall of Fame - Inductees" . Archived from the original on 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2016-05-21 .
^ "It'll be a short trip to worlds" . Edmonton Journal . February 11, 1996. p. 6. Retrieved March 29, 2024 .
^ Toronto Star , February 3, 1996, pg F7; "Curling"
^ "Welcome to the Granite Curling Club" . Archived from the original on 2016-06-17. Retrieved 2016-05-21 .
^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine : 1996 Jeff Currie Junior Men's Curling Rink 2002 Inductees Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame . YouTube .
^ The Globe and Mail , February 12, 1996, pg C6; "Northern Ontario Wins"
^ "Tournament details" .
^ "Tournament details" .
^ Ottawa Citizen , January 15, 1996, pg B5, "Shinn rink finally finds path to provincials"