2023 Canadian Junior Curling Championships Explained

2023 New Holland Canadian
Junior Curling Championships
Host City:Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec
Arena:Aréna Jacques Laperrière &
Club de Curling Noranda
Dates:March 26 – April 2
Men's Winner: 2
Curling Club:Saville Community SC, Edmonton
Skip:Johnson Tao
Third:Jaedon Neuert
Second:Benjamin Morin
Lead:Adam Naugler
Coach:Skip Wilson
Finalist: (Burgess)
Women's Winner: 1
Curling Club2:Airdrie CC, Airdrie &
Sherwood Park CC, Sherwood Park
Skip2:Myla Plett
Third2:Alyssa Nedohin
Second2:Chloe Fediuk
Lead2:Allie Iskiw
Coach2:Blair Lenton
Finalist2: (Mitchell)
Prev:2022
Next:2024

The 2023 New Holland Canadian Junior Curling Championships were held from March 26 to April 2 at the Aréna Jacques Laperrière and the Club de Curling Noranda in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec.[1] The winners will represent Canada at the 2023 World Junior-B Curling Championships where they will need to finish in the top three to qualify for the 2024 World Junior Curling Championships in Lohja, Finland.[2]

This was the third time Rouyn-Noranda played host the Canadian Junior Curling Championships. The city previously held the men's event in 1960 which was won by Alberta's Tommy Kroeger and the women's event in 1986, won by British Columbia's Jodie Sutton. Like the 2022 championship, the 2023 event featured eighteen teams on both the men's and women's sides, each split into two pools of nine. The top three teams from each pool at the end of the round robin advanced to the playoff round.[2] Based on results from the 2020 and 2022 events, certain provinces earned two berths to the championship. Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario and Saskatchewan each earned an extra berth on the men's side, while Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia got two berths on the women's side The host province, Quebec, also earned two teams.[3]

Medallists

Men 2
Johnson Tao
Jaedon Neuert
Benjamin Morin
Adam Naugler

Dallas Burgess
Jackson Dubinsky
Matt Duizer
Owen Riches
Brendan Rajala
1
Jordon McDonald
Reece Hamm
Elias Huminicki
Cameron Olafson
Tanner Graham
Women 1
Myla Plett
Alyssa Nedohin
Chloe Fediuk
Allie Iskiw

Mackenzie Mitchell
Sarah McNeil Lamswood
Kate Paterson
Emily Neary
1
Zoey Terrick
Jaycee Terrick
Jensen Letham
Tessa Terrick

Men

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[4]

Province / TerritorySkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateClub(s)
1 James Ballance Lowell Whittmire Ethan Drysdale Neil Donovan Okotoks / Lethbridge
2 Saville Community SC, Edmonton
1 Adam Fenton Alex Duncan-Wu Chris Parkinson Matthew Fenton Royal City CC, New Westminster
2 Thomas Reed Neil Imada Preston Ballard Miles Reed Golden Ears WC, Maple Ridge
1 Tanner Graham Deer Lodge CC, Winnipeg
2 Thomas McGillivray Aaron MacDonnell Alexandre Fontaine Virden CC, Virden
Timothy Marin Rajan Dalrymple Emmett Knee Cameron Sallaj Thistle-St. Andrews CC, Saint John
1 Simon Perry William Butler Evan Scott St. John's CC, St. John's
2 St. John's CC, St. John's
Brendan Rajala Port Arthur CC, Thunder Bay
Truro CC, Truro
1 Jayden King Jack Ragan Owen Henry Jacob Clarke Gavin Lydiate RCMP CC, Ottawa
2 Daniel Hocevar Joel Matthews Christopher Oka Dixie CC, Mississauga
Chase MacMillan (Fourth) Mitchell Schut (Skip) Cruz Pineau Liam Kelly Cornwall CC, Cornwall
1 Adam Bédard Mathis Arsenault Zakary Rose Nathan Gendron Gabriel Audette CC Noranda, Royun-Noranda
2 Léandre Girard James Trahan Jacob Labrecque Xavier Guévin Maxim Charbonneau Victoria / Trois-Rivières / Kénogami
1 Logan Ede Brayden Grindheim Michael Hom Austin Krupski Martensville CC, Martensville
2 Matthew Drewitz Adam Drewitz Caden Snow Jared Tessier Sutherland CC, Saskatoon

Round robin standings

Final Round Robin Standings

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1 8 0 465.6
2 7 1 553.5
5 3 1–0 956.9
2 5 3 0–1 701.8
1 James Ballance 4 4 1511.4
1 Jayden King 3 5 570.8
Mitchell Schut 2 6 1–0 1177.3
2 Léandre Girard 2 6 0–1 692.7
2 Thomas Reed 0 8 678.7
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2 7 1 367.9
6 2 442.5
2 5 3 1–0 485.8
1 Adam Fenton 5 3 0–1 664.1
1 Logan Ede 3 5 1–1527.7
Timothy Marin 3 5 1–1 926.6
2 Matthew Drewitz 3 5 1–1 963.2
1 Simon Perry 2 6 1–0 764.7
1 Adam Bédard 2 6 0–1 1411.0

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Eastern Time .[3]

Draw 1

Sunday, March 26, 4:00 pm

Draw 3

Monday, March 27, 9:00 am

Draw 5

Monday, March 27, 7:00 pm

Draw 7

Tuesday, March 28, 2:00 pm

Draw 9

Wednesday, March 29, 9:00 am

Draw 11

Wednesday, March 29, 7:00 pm

Draw 13

Thursday, March 30, 2:00 pm

Draw 15

Friday, March 31, 9:00 am

Draw 17

Friday, March 31, 7:00 pm

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Saturday, April 1, 1:00 pm

Semifinals

Saturday, April 1, 7:00 pm

Bronze medal game

Sunday, April 2, 11:00 am

Final

Sunday, April 2, 11:00 am

Final standings

PlaceTeam
2
1
4 2
5
6 2
7 1
8 2
9 1
10 1
11 1
12
13 2
14 2
15 1
16
17 1
18 2

Women

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[4]

Province / TerritorySkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateClub(s)
1 Airdrie / Sherwood Park
2 Lauren Miller The Glencoe Club, Calgary
Emily Bowles Meredith Cole Mahra Harris Sasha Wilson Victoria CC, Victoria
1 Heather CC, Winnipeg
2 Emily Ogg (Fourth) Grace Beaudry (Skip) Maddy Hollins Mackenzie Arbuckle Julia Millan St. Vital CC, Winnipeg
1 Jenna Campbell Olivia Wynter Izzy Paterson Rebecca Watson Capital WC, Fredericton
2 Melodie Forsythe Carly Smith Deanna MacDonald Caylee Smith Moncton / Fredericton
St. John's CC, St. John's
Bella Croisier Celeste Gauthier Dominique Vivier Piper Croisier Northern Credit Union CC, Sudbury
Reese Wainman Alexandria Testart-Campbell Brooke Smith Tamara Bain Inuvik CC, Inuvik
1 Sophie Blades Kate Weissent Stephanie Atherton Alexis Cluney Chester CC, Chester
2 Isabella Tatlock Halifax CC, Halifax
Tori Zemmelink Paige Bown Kailee Delaney Emma Artichuk Navan CC, Navan
Ella Lenentine Makiya Noonan Kacey Gauthier Erika Pater Cornwall CC, Cornwall
1 Anne-Sophie Gionest Sarah Bergeron Léanne Fortin Juliette Bergeron Riverbend / Chicoutimi / Kénogami
2 Elizabeth Cyr Stella-Rose Venne Amber Gargul Alexandra Legault Hannah Gargul Pointe-Claire / Laval
Elizabeth Kessel Tesa Silversides Mya Silversides Hannah Rugg Claudia Lacell Highland CC, Regina
Bayly Scoffin Taylor Legge Dannika Mikkelsen Neizha Snider Whitehorse CC, Whitehorse

Round robin standings

Final Round Robin Standings

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7 1 801.3
Tori Zemmelink 6 2 1–0 601.4
1 Sophie Blades 6 2 0–1 396.9
2 5 3 803.0
Ella Lenentine 4 4 1413.8
1 Anne-Sophie Gionest 3 5 1–0 1260.1
2 Melodie Forsythe 3 5 0–1 1367.3
1 Jenna Campbell 2 6 1137.6
Reese Wainman 0 8 1051.2
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1 8 0 617.0
1 6 2 906.8
2 5 3 595.6
2 Elizabeth Cyr 4 4 1–0 655.7
Bella Croisier 4 4 0–1 813.7
Emily Bowles 3 5 1–0 1447.8
2 3 5 0–1 962.1
Elizabeth Kessel 2 6 689.1
Bayly Scoffin 1 7 904.2

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Eastern Time .[3]

Draw 2

Sunday, March 26, 8:00 pm

Draw 4

Monday, March 27, 2:00 pm

Draw 6

Tuesday, March 28, 9:00 am

Draw 8

Tuesday, March 28, 7:00 pm

Draw 10

Wednesday, March 29, 2:00 pm

Draw 12

Thursday, March 30, 9:00 am

Draw 14

Thursday, March 30, 7:00 pm

Draw 16

Friday, March 31, 2:00 pm

Draw 18

Saturday, April 1, 9:00 am

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Saturday, April 1, 7:00 pm

Semifinals

Sunday, April 2, 9:00 am

Bronze medal game

Sunday, April 2, 3:00 pm

Final

Sunday, April 2, 3:00 pm

Final standings

PlaceTeam
1
1
4
5 1
6 2
7 2
8 2
9
10
11 1
12
13 2
14 2
15
16 1
17
18

Qualification

The Alberta U20 Junior Provincials were held from January 24–29, 2023 at the Spruce Grove Curling Club in Spruce Grove (men's) and the Ellerslie Curling Club in Edmonton (women's).

The championship was held in a round robin format, which qualified three teams for a championship round. Two men's teams and two women's teams qualified for the national championship.

Pre-Playoff Results:[5] [6]

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James Ballance (Okotoks/Lethbridge) 6 1
Johnson Tao (Saville) 5 2
Kenan Wipf (Cochrane/St. Albert) 4 3
Kinley Burton (Granite) 4 3
Zachary Davies (Saville/Sherwood Park/Okotoks) 4 3
Justin Runciman (Leduc) 4 3
Evan Crough (Okotoks) 1 6
Beau Cornelson (Rose City) 0 7
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Claire Booth (Glencoe) 6 1
Chloe Johnston (Okotoks) 5 2
Myla Plett (Airdrie/Sherwood Park) 5 2
Elliot Martens (North Hill/Lacombe/Lethbridge) 4 3
Emma Yarmuch (Ellerslie) 3 4
Kayleigh Shannon (Lethbridge/North Hill) 3 4
Sydney Libbus (Sherwood Park) 2 5
Irelande McMahon (North Hill) 0 7

Playoff Results:

The BC U21 Junior Championships were held from January 26–29, 2023 at the Duncan Curling Club in Duncan.

The championship was held in a modified triple-knockout format, which qualified three teams for a championship round. Two men's teams qualified for the national championship.

Pre-Playoff Results:[7] [8]

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Adam Fenton (Royal City) 2 0
Nolan Blaeser (Vernon) 2 1
Thomas Reed (Golden Ears) 1 2
Calder Fadden (Kamloops/Parksville) 1 3
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Emily Bowles (Victoria) 2 0
Holly Hafeli (Kamloops) 2 1
Bryelle Wong (Royal City/Vancouver) 3 2
Elizabeth Bowles (Equimalt/Victoria/Delta Thistle/Royal City) 3 3
Keelie Duncan (Comox/Duncan/Richmond) 2 3
Kaelen Coles-Lyster (Golden Ears/Victoria/Vernon) 0 3

Playoff Results:

The Telus Junior Provincial Championships were held from January 17–21, 2023 at the Portage Curling Club in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba.

The men's championship was held in a round robin format, while the women's event was held in a modified triple-knockout format, which qualified four teams for a page-playoff championship round. Two men's teams and two women's teams qualified for the national championship.

Pre-Playoff Results:[9] [10]

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Asham Black Pool
Jordon McDonald (Deer Lodge) 4 0
Ronan Peterson (Heather) 3 1
Hunter Dundas (Brandon) 2 2
Tanner Graham (Heather) 1 3
Jonathan Kostna (Pembina) 0 4
Jace Freeman (Virden) 4 0
Colton Olafson (Portage) 2 2
Aaron Van Ryssel (Springfield) 2 2
Luke Robins (West St. Paul) 1 3
Zach Norris (Morris) 1 3
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Zoey Terrick (Heather) 3 0
Grace Beaudry (St. Vital) 4 1
Tansy Tober (Fort Garry) 4 2
Cheynne Ehnes (Pembina) 3 2
Shaela Hayward (Carman) 3 3
Dayna Wahl (Altona) 3 3
Katy Lukowich (Granite) 2 3
Morgan Maguet (East St. Paul) 2 3
Rylie Buchalter (Heather) 1 3
Julia Van Ryssel (Springfield) 1 3
Bethany Allan (Granite) 0 3

Playoff Results:

The Junior U21 Championships were held from January 27–30, 2023 at the Thistle-St. Andrews Curling Club in Saint John.

The championship was held in a modified triple-knockout format, which qualified three teams for a championship round. Two women's teams qualified for the national championship.

Pre-Playoff Results:[11]

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Timothy Marin (TSA) 3 2
Jamie Stewart (Moncton) 4 1
Luke Robichaud (Capital/Woodstock) 1 3
Sahil Dalrymple (Gage) 1 3
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Jenna Campbell (Capital) 5 1
Melodie Forsythe (Moncton/Capital) 4 2
Paige Brewer (TSA) 3 3
Sarah Gaines (Gage) 3 3
Lauren Price (Capital) 0 3
Mya Pugsley (Moncton) 0 3

Playoff Results:

The U21 Juniors were held from January 18–22, 2023 at the Bally Haly Golf & Curling Club in St. John's.

The men's championship was held in a round robin format, which qualified three teams for a championship round. The women's event was held in a best-of-five series between two rinks. Two men's teams qualified for the national championship.

Pre-Playoff Results:[12]

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Simon Perry (RE/MAX) 3 1
Nathan Young (RE/MAX) 3 1
Sean O'Leary (RE/MAX) 2 2
Parker Tipple (RE/MAX) 1 3
Liam Quinlan (Bally Haly) 1 3
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Mackenzie Mitchell (RE/MAX) 3 0
Cailey Locke (RE/MAX) 0 3

Playoff Results:

The Best Western U21 Junior Provincials were held from March 1–5, 2023 at the Fort William Curling Club in Thunder Bay.

The men's championship was held in a double round robin format, while the women's event was held in a best-of-five series between two rinks.

Pre-Playoff Results:[13]

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Dallas Burgess (Port Arthur) 4 0
Brendan Rajala (Northern Credit Union) 1 3
Ian Deschene (Northern Credit Union) 1 3
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Bella Croisier (Northern Credit Union) 3 0
Carrie Allen (Kakabeka Falls) 0 3

Playoff Results:

The Under 21 Provincial Championship was held from January 11–15, 2023 at the Truro Curling Club in Truro.

The championship was held in a modified triple-knockout format, which qualified three teams for a championship round. Two women's teams qualified for the national championship.

Pre-Playoff Results:[14] [15]

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Nick Mosher (Halifax) 6 1
Calan MacIsaac (Truro) 4 2
Aden Kavanaugh (Halifax) 2 3
Jack Higdon (New Glasgow) 2 3
Joel Krats (Chester) 1 3
Mark Strang (Lakeshore) 0 3
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Allyson MacNutt (Halifax) 5 2
Sophie Blades (Chester) 5 1
Marin Callaghan (Mayflower) 3 3
Cassidy Blades (Halifax) 2 3
Olivia McDonah (Truro) 2 3
Rebecca Regan (Lakeshore) 1 3
Abby Slauenwhite (Bridgewater) 0 3

Playoff Results:

The Ontario U-21 Curling Championships were held from March 8–12, 2023 at the RA Centre in Ottawa.

The championship was held in a round robin format, which qualified four teams for a championship round. Two men's teams qualified for the national championship.

Pre-Playoff Results:[16]

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Pool A
Dylan Niepage (Guelph) 4 0
Nicholas Rowe (Ottawa Hunt) 2 2
Jett Gazeley (Cataraqui) 2 2
Matthew Prenevost (Leaside) 2 2
Jake Dobson (Burlington) 0 4
Pool B
Jayden King (RCMP) 4 0
Landan Rooney (Dixie) 3 1
Kyle Stratton (London) 2 2
Wyatt Wright (KW Granite) 1 3
Evan Madore (Quinte) 0 4
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Pool A
Tori Zemmelink (Navan) 4 0
Charlotte Johnston (Barrie) 2 2
Jenny Madden (Rideau) 2 2
Katrina Frlan (Huntley) 2 2
Logan Shaw (Grimsby) 0 4
Pool B
Ava Acres (RCMP) 3 1
Emily Deschenes (Rideau) 2 2
Emma Acres (RCMP) 2 2
Grace Cave (High Park) 2 2
Katelin Langford (Peterborough) 1 3

Playoff Results:

The PEI Pepsi Junior Curling Championships were held from January 11–15, 2023 at the Crapaud Curling Club in Crapaud.

The championship was held in a modified triple-knockout format, which qualified three teams for a championship round.

Pre-Playoff Results:[17]

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Mitchell Schut (Cornwall) 6 0
Brayden Snow (Cornwall) 3 3
Brock Rochford (Summerside) 1 3
Isaiah Dalton (Cornwall) 1 3
Nate Shaw (Montague) 1 3
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Ella Lenentine (Cornwall) 6 0
Madalyn Easter (Summerside) 2 3
Rachel MacLean (Cornwall) 1 3
Sydney Carver (Montague) 0 3

Playoff Results:

The U21 Provincials were held from January 25–29, 2023 at the St-Lambert Curling Club in Saint-Lambert.

The championship was held in a round robin format, which qualified three teams for a championship round. Two men's teams and two women's teams qualified for the national championship.

Pre-Playoff Results:[18]

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Adam Bédard (Noranda) 4 2
Dimitri Audibert (Etchemin) 4 2
Léandre Girard (Victoria /Trois-Rivières/Kénogami) 3 3
Philippe Jauron (Sept-Îles) 3 3
Raphaël Tremblay (Collines) 3 3
Marc-Antoine Robert (Rosemère) 3 3
Charles-Antoine Labbé (Bel-Aire) 1 5
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Anne-Sophie Gionest (Riverbend/Chicoutimi/Kénogami) 4 1
Jolianne Fortin (Kénogami) 4 1
Elizabeth Cyr (Pointe-Claire/Laval) 3 2
Lauren Cheal (Trois-Rivières/Buckingham/Lennoxville) 2 3
Mélianne Darveau (Jacques Cartier) 1 4
Sarah-Ann Daigle (Etchemin/St-Lambert/Victoria) 1 4

Playoff Results:

The Junior Provincials were held from January 19–22, 2023 at the Swift Current Curling Club in Swift Current.

The men's championship was held in a round robin format, while the women's event was held in a modified triple-knockout format, which qualified four teams for a page-playoff championship round. Two men's teams qualified for the national championship.

Pre-Playoff Results:[19] [20]

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Matthew Drewitz (Sutherland) 4 1
Josh Bryden (Regina) 3 2
Logan Ede (Martensville) 3 2
Brayden Heistad (Highland) 2 3
Brandon Zuravloff (Canora) 2 3
Dylan Derksen (Martensville) 1 4
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Elizabeth Kessel (Highland) 3 0
Madison Kleiter (Sutherland) 4 1
Jenna Pomedli (Wadena) 3 2
Cara Kesslering (Yorkton) 2 2
Savanna Taylor (Saskatoon) 2 3
Andra Todd (Hazlet) 1 3
Alyssa Resch (Swift Current) 1 3
Rachael Schlechter (Swift Current) 1 3

Playoff Results:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023 New Holland Canadian U-21 Men's and Women's Curling Championships. Curling Canada. March 18, 2023.
  2. News: On our way to Royun-Noranda!. Curling Canada. March 3, 2022. March 18, 2023.
  3. Web site: Draw Schedule. Curling Canada. March 18, 2023.
  4. Web site: Teams. Curling Canada. March 18, 2023.
  5. Web site: 2023 Curling Alberta U20 Men's Provincial Championship. Curling Alberta. March 20, 2023.
  6. Web site: 2023 Curling Alberta U20 Men's Provincial Championship. Curling Alberta. March 20, 2023.
  7. Web site: 2023 BC Mens' U21 Championships. CurlBC. March 20, 2023.
  8. Web site: 2023 BC Womens' U21 Championships. CurlBC. March 20, 2023.
  9. Web site: 2023 Telus Junior Men's Provincial Championship. CurlManitoba. March 20, 2023.
  10. Web site: 2023 Telus Junior Women's Provincial Championship. CurlManitoba. March 20, 2023.
  11. Web site: 2023 Junior (U21) Championships. Curling NB. March 20, 2023.
  12. Web site: 2023 U21 Juniors. Curling NL. March 20, 2023.
  13. Web site: Best Western U21 Men's and Women's Provincials. Northern Ontario Curling Association. March 20, 2023.
  14. Web site: 2023 Under 21 Men's Provincial Championship. Nova Scotia Curling. March 20, 2023.
  15. Web site: 2023 Under 21 Women's Provincial Championship. Nova Scotia Curling. March 20, 2023.
  16. Web site: 2023 U-21 Men's & Women's Provincial Championship. Curl ON. March 20, 2023.
  17. Web site: 2023 PEI Pepsi Juniors Curling Ch'ships. PEI Curling. 12 November 2015 . March 20, 2023.
  18. Web site: 2023 U-21 championship (boys and girls). Curling Quebec. March 20, 2023.
  19. Web site: Junior Men's Provincials - Swift Current. CurlSASK. March 20, 2023.
  20. Web site: Junior Women's Provincials - Swift Current. CurlSASK. March 20, 2023.