Ottawa Curling Club
Coordinates: 45°24′39″N 75°41′25″W / 45.41081°N 75.69015°W / 45.41081; -75.69015
| Ottawa Curling Club | |
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 Entrance to the club. | |
| Location | 440 O'Connor Street Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K2P 1W4 |
| Information | |
| Established | 1851 |
| Founder(s) | Allan Gilmour |
| Club type | Dedicated Ice |
CCA region | OCA Zone 1 |
| Sheets of ice | Five |
| Rock colours | Red and Yellow |
| Website | www.ottawacurlingclub.com |
The Ottawa Curling Club is an historic curling club located in O'Connor Street in the Centretown neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is the oldest curling club in Ottawa, established in 1851 by Allan Gilmour as the Bytown Curling Club. The Club first played on the Rideau Canal until 1858. It subsequently moved to different locations around the city until finally settling at its current location on O'Connor in 1916. In 1931 the Club was expanded to the current capacity of 5 curling sheets. Artificial ice was also installed at that time. In 1998 and 1999, former club member John Morris won the Junior Men's World Curling Championship. The Ottawa Curling Club is one of two clubs in Downtown Ottawa, the other is the Rideau Curling Club, which maintains a rivalry with the Ottawa.
Contents
1 History
1.1 Presidents
2 Leagues
2.1 Cash League
2.2 University / College League
3 Club Champions
4 Current famous curlers
5 Famous past members
6 Events
7 Provincial champions
8 References
9 External links
History
Ottawa Curling Club, 1904
The By Town Curling Club was established in 1851 under the presidency of lumber businessman Allan Gilmour. Its earliest facility was a rudimentary shed located near Lisgar Street adjoining the Rideau Canal. Canal water was used to construct the single ice sheet. The club constructed a new rink on Albert Street east of O'Connor in 1867, expanding play to two sheets. In 1878, the club spent $510 to move the building structure to a property near Wellington Street west of Kent on the former Vittoria Street which is today federal property in the Supreme Court district. The rink structure was replaced by a brick building which opened in December 1906. In 1914, the club lost the land due to a significant federal government expropriation.[1]
The club's present location was opened on December 1916 when premises on O'Connor Street were provided through a gift by James Manuel, a wealthy local businessman, curler and club president.[1] In 1927, the club was threatened with eviction by Toronto General Trust which represented Manuel's estate at that time. The club maintained that the terms of agreement with Manuel that it had rightful control of the property as long as the facilities were maintained for curling.[2] In the following year, the courts ruled that the club had no formal claim to the property due to the club's unincorporated status at that time, combined with the lack of a written will or agreement regarding Manuel's wishes. The club therefore was required to purchase the property from the estate.[3]
Formal incorporation of the Ottawa Curling Club Limited was completed in 1929.[1]Artificial ice and expansion from four to five sheets followed in 1931.[1]
Presidents
- 1851-1895: Col. Allan Gilmour
- 1895-1914: John Manuel
- 1914-1917: James Manuel
- 1918-1921: William Manuel
- 1922-1936: George F. Henderson, KC
- 1936-1942: Hugh Carson
- 1942-1950: Darcy Finn
- 1950-1952: Olin Beach
- 1952-1955: W.E. Hodgins
- 1955-1958: Ted Moffat
- 1958-1961: B. Brocklesby
- 1961-1963: Howard Grills
- 1964-1966: Alan Brown
- 1966-1968: Gordie Perry
- 1968-1970: Harold Scrim
- 1970-1972: Bill Davis
- 1972-1974: E. Macdonald
- 1974-1976: Don MacKinnon
- 1976-1978: Dick Rich
- 1978-1980: Dave Smith
- 1980-1982: Stan Grover
- 1982-1984: Ted Root
- 1984-1986: Pat Craig
- 1986-1988: Bob York
- 1988-1990: Rod Matheson
- 1990-1992: Sandra Chisholm
- 1992-1994: Brad Shinn
- 1994-1996: Steve Mitchell
- 1996-1998: Eric Johannsen
- 1998-2000: Barbara Brown
- 2000-2002: Terry Clark
- 2002-2004: Gord Perry
- 2004-2006: Gayle Greene
- 2006-2008: Gord Critch
- 2008-2012: Geoff Colley
- 2012-2014: Michael Loewen
- 2014-2016: Tom Sinclair
- 2016–2018: Matthew Kellett
- 2018-present: Eddie Chow
Leagues
The Ottawa Curling Club has a number of different curling leagues that participate at the club. Some are club leagues, while others (like the teachers league or the Rainbow Rockers Curling League) are rentals. Official leagues at the club are the Monday Ladder (open), Business Women (Tuesday), Getting Started/Learn to Curl (Tuesday), Open Cash (Wednesday), Business Men (Thursday), Mixed (Friday), Saturday Men, Sunday Open, Daytime League, Little rocks/bantam and the University/College League.
Cash League
The cash league which runs Wednesday evenings is the league with the highest calibre of curling. Some of the top curlers in the world curl in the cash league at the Ottawa Curling Club. Winners of games receive money, which can vary depending on the level the teams involved are at. The league is open, so there are both men's and women's teams. Curlers in the OCC Cash league include Lynn Kreviazuk, Cheryl Kreviazuk, Lauren Mann, David Mathers, Jean-Sébastien Roy, Lee Merklinger, Andrea Sinclair, Erin Morrissey, Karen Sagle, Jean-Michel Ménard, Jenn Hanna, and Mark Homan.[4]
University / College League
For the 2006-07 season, the Ottawa Curling Club introduced a league on Sunday nights for students in the Ottawa area to participate. At the time, no university in the city had a curling team, so this league was created to facilitate interest in curling from students in Ottawa. At the end of the year, the first championship was played between Carleton University and the University of Ottawa with Carleton winning 6-4.[5]
Club Champions
The club championship is held annually. It is a playoff round featuring the top teams from each of the leagues at the club.
Current famous curlers
Jenn Hanna - 2005 Scott Tournament of Hearts runner-up
Earle Morris - 1985 Ontario men's champion (represented the R.C.N. Curling Club); 1982 Quebec champion; 1980 Manitoba champion, invented the Stabilizer curling broom, coach of the Australian curling team skipped by Hugh Millikin)
Jean-Michel Ménard - 2006 Brier Champion and World Championships runner-up
Eldon Coombe, 1972 provincial champion
Craig Savill - 2007 Brier and World Champion lead for Glenn Howard
Rachel Homan - Four time provincial bantam champion; 2006 Canada Games gold medalist; 2010 Canadian Junior champion; 2013, 2014 and 2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts champion; 2017 World Champion
Andrew Mikkelsen - 1996 Canadian Junior Champion
Gilles Allaire - 2004 Northern Ontario Mixed Champion
Chris Gardner - former provincial bantam and junior mixed champion
Stephanie Hanna - 2005 Scott Tournament of Hearts runner-up (with sister Jenn)
Matt Paul - 2005 Canada Cup of Curling participant
Michael Raby - former World Deaf Curling Champion
Neil Sinclair - 2007 Canada Games silver medalist
Robyn Mattie - 2003 Canadian Junior Runner-up
Emma Miskew - Four time provincial bantam champion; 2006 Canada Games gold medalist; 2010 Canadian Junior Champion; 2013, 2014 and 2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts champion; 2017 World Champion (third for Rachel Homan)
Alison Kreviazuk, 2013 and 2014 Scotties Tournament of Hearts champion (second for Rachel Homan)
Lisa Weagle, 2013, 2014 and 2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts champion; 2017 World Champion (lead for Rachel Homan)
Source: 2006-07 Ottawa Curling Club Directory. See also Hall of Fame
Famous past members
- Sir Sanford Fleming, inventor of standard time[6]
Alexander Mackenzie, former Prime Minister of Canada[6]
John Morris & Brent Laing, 1998 & 1999 World Junior Champions[7]
Brad Gushue - Alternate for John Morris at the 1998 World Junior Championships (Member in name only)[7]
Melanie Robillard - curled with Jenn Hanna in 2000 and as part of the German National Team with Andrea Schöpp won the 2008 European Mixed Championships Kitzbühel, Austria, won the 2009 Women European Championships Aberdeen, Scotland, participated with the German National Team that finished 6th in the Women Curling event at the Olympics in Vancouver and was part of the German Women National Curling Team that won the Women World Curling Championships Swift Current , Saskatchewan, Canada[8]
Markku Uusipaavalniemi - skip of the 2006 Olympic silver medalist Finnish team
Hugh Millikin - skip of the Australian national team
Roy Ananny - Canadian Football League player[9]
Events
The Ottawa and Rideau Curling Clubs used to host the John Shea Insurance Canada Cup Qualifier. In 2003, both clubs hosted the 2003 Canadian Junior Curling Championships. The club also hosted the 2006 and 2007 Canadian Blind Curling Championships.
Provincial champions
| Year | Event | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Record at Nationals | Record at Worlds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Women's Juniors | Judy Jamieson | Debbie Grant | Lynn Britt | Denise Allan | ? | - |
| 1972 | British Consols | Eldon Coombe | Keith Forgues | Jim Patrick | Barry Provost | 4th (6-4) | N/A |
| 1979 | Men's Masters | Ted Root | Ralph Smith | Bob Martin | Elwyn MacDonald | N/A | N/A |
| 1985 | Intermediate Men's | Russ Taylor | Bruce Lonsbery | Al Reed | Jack Casserly | N/A | N/A |
| 1990 | Men's Masters | Ken Hart | Roy James | Cec Morris | Rae Brown | N/A | N/A |
| 1993 | Silver Tankard | Brad Shinn Ian MacAulay | John Theriault Bill Gamble | Dave Korim Richard Groulx | Geoff Colley Barry Conrad | N/A | N/A |
| 1993 | Challenge | Terry Clark | Jack Casserly | Wayne Lennon | Ian MacAulay | N/A | N/A |
| 1995 | Men's Colts | Ken Campbell | John Galligan | James Sutherland | Steve O'Brien | N/A | N/A |
| 1997 | Men's Masters | Rod Matheson | Jack Ross | Bob McKenzie | Gord Cummings | N/A | N/A |
| 1997 | Senior Mixed | Paul Engelbrecht | Bonnie Matheson | Rod Matheson | Darlene Engelrecht | N/A | N/A |
| 1997 | Men's Juniors | John Morris | Craig Savill | Matt St. Louis | Mark Homan | 2nd (10-6) | |
| 1998 | Women's Juniors | Jenn Hanna | Amanda Vanderspank | Julie Colquhoun | Stephanie Hanna | 2nd (10-3) | - |
| 1998 | Men's Juniors | John Morris | Craig Savill | Andy Ormsby | Brent Laing | 1st (12-3) | 1st (11-0) |
| 1999 | Women's Trophy | Laurie Shields | Barb Wheatley | Andrea Leganchuk | Sandra Ribey | N/A | N/A |
| 1999 | Men's Juniors | John Morris | Craig Savill | Jason Young | Brent Laing | 1st (11-4) | 1st (10-1) |
| 2000 | Senior Mixed | Reg Plaster | Donna Lamoureux | Randy Garland | Dianne Sullivan | N/A | N/A |
| 2002 | Women's Trophy | Eveline Shaw | Laurie Shields | Andrea Leganchuk | Sue Kollar | N/A | N/A |
| 2002 | Women's Tankard | Eveline Shaw Joyce Potter | Laurie Shields Muriel Potter | Margaret Pross Janelle Sadler | Sue Kollar Faye Linseman | N/A | N/A |
| 2003 | Senior Mixed | Randy Garland | Eveline Shaw | Roger Shaw | Margaret Pross | N/A | N/A |
| 2003 | Senior Women's | Joyce Potter | Muriel Potter | Janelle Sadler | Faye Linseman | 3rd (9-3) | - |
| 2005 | Men's Masters | Rod Matheson | Eldon Coombe | Ron Brown | Georges Bourgon | 3rd (5-3) | N/A |
| 2005 | Scott Tournament of Hearts | Jenn Hanna | Pascale Letendre | Dawn Askin | Stephanie Hanna | 2nd (11-6) | - |
| 2009 | Women's Juniors | Rachel Homan | Emma Miskew | Alison Kreviazuk | Lynn Kreviazuk | 2nd (10-3) | - |
| 2010 | Women's Juniors | Rachel Homan | Emma Miskew | Laura Crocker | Lynn Kreviazuk | 1st (13-0) | 2nd (9-2) |
| 2011 | Men's Juniors | Mathew Camm | Scott Howard | David Mathers | Andrew Hamilton | 2nd (12-4) | - |
| 2011 | Scotties Tournament of Hearts | Rachel Homan | Emma Miskew | Alison Kreviazuk | Lisa Weagle | 4th (9-5) | - |
| 2011 | Men's Masters | Layne Noble | Rick Bachand | Randy Garland | Cal Hegge | 3rd (6-2) | N/A |
| 2012 | Men's Seniors | Brian Lewis | Jeff McCrady | Steve Doty | Graham Sinclair | 3rd (8-4) | - |
| 2012 | Men's Grand Masters | Rod Matheson | Eldon Coombe | Jamie Angus | John Lockett | ||
| 2013 | Scotties Tournament of Hearts | Rachel Homan | Emma Miskew | Alison Kreviazuk | Lisa Weagle | 1st (12-1)* | 3rd (9-4) |
| 2014 | Tim Hortons Colts | Kevin Rathwell | Terry Scharf | Graham Rathwell | Ian Rathwell | ||
| 2016 | Scotties Tournament of Hearts | Jenn Hanna | Brit O'Neill | Stephanie Hanna | Karen Sagle | 6th (6-5) | - |
| 2017 | Scotties Tournament of Hearts | Rachel Homan | Emma Miskew | Joanne Courtney | Lisa Weagle | 1st (12-2) | 1st (13-0) |
| 2017 | Men's Colts | Sebastien Robillard | Ryan McCrady | Bowie Abbis-Mills | Andrew Denny-Petch |
* As Scotties champions, the Homan rink represented Canada at the 2014 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, without having to play in the women's provincials.
References
^ abcd Gladish, W. M. (17 February 1951). "Centennial Bonspiel Foremost Competition". Ottawa Citizen. p. 20. Retrieved 2010-01-30..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Curling Club Claims Property Ownership". Ottawa Citizen. 15 March 1927. p. 2. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
^ "Ottawa Curling Club Must Now Purchase Plant". Ottawa Citizen. 9 April 1928. p. 1. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
^ https://ottawacurlingclub.com/leagues/cash/teams
^ The Charlatan - Students catch curling fever
^ ab Ottawa Curling Club Through the Years
^ ab http://www.worldcurling.org/Statistics/tournament.asp?tid=131
^ Ottawa Curling Club Playdown Results
^ "Curling Roundup". The Ottawa Journal. February 20, 1959. p. 13. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
External links
- Website
- Rainbow Rockers Curling League
